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(1) only if the officer served in a space-related career 
field of the Air Force for sufficient time such that the 
Secretary of the Air Force determines that the retired 
Air Force officer has adequate knowledge concerning 
the standards of performance and conduct required of 
an officer of the Space Force.’’. 
SEC. 1820. RETIREMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle F of title 10, United States 
Code, as amended by section 1719, is further amended by 
adding at the end the following new chapter: 
‘‘CHAPTER 2013—VOLUNTARY 
RETIREMENT FOR LENGTH OF SERVICE 
‘‘Sec. 
‘‘20601. Officers: voluntary retirement for length of service. 
‘‘20602. Officers: computation of years of service for voluntary retirement. 
‘‘20603. Enlisted members: voluntary retirement for length of service. 
‘‘20604. Enlisted members: computation of years of service for voluntary retire-
ment. 
‘‘20605. Applicability of other provisions of law relating to retirement. 
‘‘§ 20601. Officers: voluntary retirement for length of 
service 
‘‘(a) TWENTY YEARS OR MORE.—The Secretary of the 
Air Force may, upon the officer’s request, retire a commis-
sioned officer of the Space Force who has at least 20 years 
of service computed under section 20602 of this title, at least 
10 years of which have been active service as a commis-
sioned officer. 
‘‘(b) THIRTY YEARS OR MORE.—A commissioned offi-
cer of the Space Force who has at least 30 years of service
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computed under section 20602 of this title may be retired 
upon the officer’s request, in the discretion of the President. 
‘‘(c) FORTY YEARS OR MORE.—Except as provided in 
section 20503 of this title, a commissioned officer of the 
Space Force who has at least 40 years of service computed 
under section 20602 of this title shall be retired upon the 
officer’s request. 
‘‘§ 20602. Officers: computation of years of service for 
voluntary retirement 
‘‘(a) YEARS OF ACTIVE SERVICE.—For the purpose of 
determining whether an officer of the Space Force may be 
retired under section 20601 of this title, the officer’s years 
of service are computed by adding all active service in the 
armed forces. 
‘‘(b) REFERENCE TO SECTION EXCLUDING SERVICE 
DURING CERTAIN PERIODS.—Section 972(b) of this title ex-
cludes from computation of an officer’s years of service for 
purposes of this section any time identified with respect to 
that officer under that section. 
‘‘§ 20603. Enlisted members: voluntary retirement for 
length of service 
‘‘(a) TWENTY TO THIRTY YEARS.—Under regulations 
to be prescribed by the Secretary of the Air Force, an en-
listed member of the Space Force who has at least 20, but
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less than 30, years of service computed under section 20604 
of this title may, upon the member’s request, be retired. 
‘‘(b) THIRTY YEARS OR MORE.—An enlisted member 
of the Space Force who has at least 30 years of service com-
puted under section 20604 of this title shall be retired upon 
the member’s request. 
‘‘§ 20604. Enlisted members: computation of years of 
service for voluntary retirement 
‘‘(a) YEARS OF ACTIVE SERVICE.—For the purpose of 
determining whether an enlisted member of the Space Force 
may be retired under section 20603 of this title, the mem-
ber’s years of service are computed by adding all active 
service in the armed forces. 
‘‘(b) REFERENCE TO SECTION EXCLUDING COUNTING 
OF CERTAIN SERVICE REQUIRED TO BE MADE UP.—Time 
required to be made up under section 972(a) of this title 
may not be counted in computing years of service under 
subsection (a). 
‘‘§ 20605. Applicability of other provisions of law re-
lating to retirement 
‘‘(a) APPLICABILITY
TO MEMBERS
OF
THE SPACE 
FORCE.—Except as specifically provided for by this chap-
ter, the provisions of this title specified in subsection (b) 
apply to members of the Space Force as follows:
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‘‘(1) Provisions pertaining to an officer of the 
Air Force shall apply to an officer of the Space Force. 
‘‘(2) Provisions pertaining to an enlisted mem-
ber of the Air Force shall apply to an enlisted mem-
ber of the Space Force. 
‘‘(3) Provisions pertaining to a regular officer 
shall apply to an officer who is on sustained duty in 
the Space Force. 
‘‘(4) Provisions pertaining to a regular enlisted 
member shall apply to an enlisted member who is on 
sustained duty in the Space Force. 
‘‘(5) Provisions pertaining to a reserve officer 
shall apply to an officer who is in a Space Force ac-
tive status but not on sustained duty. 
‘‘(6) Provisions pertaining to a reserve enlisted 
member shall apply to an enlisted member who is in 
a Space Force active status but not on sustained 
duty. 
‘‘(7) Provisions pertaining to service in a reg-
ular component shall apply to service on sustained 
duty. 
‘‘(8) Provisions pertaining to service in a reserve 
component shall apply to service in a Space Force ac-
tive status not on sustained duty.
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‘‘(9) Provisions pertaining to a member of the 
Ready Reserve shall apply to a member of the Space 
Force who is in a Space Force active status prior to 
being ordered to active duty. 
‘‘(10) Provisions pertaining to a member of the 
Retired Reserve shall apply to a member of the Space 
Force who has retired under chapter 1223 of this title. 
‘‘(b) PROVISIONS OF LAW.—The provisions of this title 
referred to in subsection (a) are the following: 
‘‘(1) Chapter 61, relating to retirement or sepa-
ration for physical disability. 
‘‘(2) Chapter 63, relating to retirement for age. 
‘‘(3) Chapter 69, relating to retired grade. 
‘‘(4) Chapter 71, relating to computation of re-
tired pay. 
‘‘(5) Chapter 941, relating to retirement from the 
Air Force for length of service. 
‘‘(6) Chapter 945, relating to computation of re-
tired pay. 
‘‘(7) Chapter 1223, relating to retired pay for 
non-regular service. 
‘‘(8) Chapter 1225, relating to retired grade.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Title 10, United 
States Code, is amended as follows:
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(1) RETIRED
MEMBERS
ORDERED
TO
ACTIVE 
DUTY.—Section 688(b) is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Regular 
Marine Corps, or Regular Space Force’’ and in-
serting ‘‘or Regular Marine Corps’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(4) A retired member of the Space Force.’’. 
(2) RETIRED GRADE.—Section 9341 is amend-
ed— 
(A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘or the 
Space Force’’ both places it appears; 
(B) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘or a Reg-
ular or Reserve of the Space Force’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
subsection: 
‘‘(c) SPACE FORCE.—(1) The retired grade of a com-
missioned officer of the Space Force who retires other than 
for physical disability is determined under section 1370 or 
1370a of this title, as applicable to the officer. 
‘‘(2) Unless entitled to a higher retired grade under 
some other provision of law, a member of the Space Force 
not covered by paragraph (1) who retires other than for 
physical disability retires in the grade that the member 
holds on the date of the member’s retirement.’’.
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(3) RETIRED
GRADE
OF
ENLISTED
MEMBERS 
AFTER 30 YEARS OF SERVICE.—Section 9344(b)(2) is 
amended by striking ‘‘Regular’’ before ‘‘Space Force’’. 
(4) RETIRED LISTS.—Section 9346 is amend-
ed— 
(A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘or the 
Regular Space Force’’ and inserting ‘‘and a sep-
arate retired list containing the name of each re-
tired commissioned officer of the Space Force 
(other than an officer whose name is on the list 
maintained under subsection (b)(2))’’; 
(B) in subsection (b)— 
(i) by redesignating paragraphs (1) 
and (2) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), re-
spectively; 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ after ‘‘(b)’’; 
(iii) in subparagraph (A), as redesig-
nated by clause (i), by striking ‘‘, or for 
commissioned officers of the Space Force 
other than of the Regular Space Force’’; 
(iv) in subparagraph (B), as so redes-
ignated, by striking ‘‘or the Space Force’’; 
and 
(v) by adding at the end the following 
new paragraph:
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‘‘(2) The Secretary shall maintain a retired list con-
taining the name of— 
‘‘(A) each person entitled to retired pay who as 
a member of the Space Force qualified for retirement 
under section 20601 of this title; and 
‘‘(B) each retired warrant officer or enlisted 
member of the Space Force who is advanced to a com-
missioned grade.’’; 
(C) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘or the 
Space Force’’ and inserting ‘‘and a separate re-
tired list containing the name of each retired 
warrant officer of the Space Force’’; and 
(D) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘or the 
Regular Space Force’’ and inserting ‘‘and a sep-
arate retired list containing the name of each re-
tired enlisted member of the Space Force’’. 
Subtitle 
B—Conforming 
Amend-
ments Related to Space Force 
Military Personnel System 
SEC. 1831. AMENDMENTS TO DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR 
FORCE PROVISIONS OF TITLE 10, UNITED 
STATES CODE. 
(a) PROVISIONS RELATING TO PERSONNEL.—Part II 
of subtitle D of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
as follows:
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(1) GENDER-FREE BASIS FOR ACCEPTANCE OF 
ORIGINAL ENLISTMENTS.— 
(A) Section 9132 is amended by striking 
‘‘Regular’’ before ‘‘Space Force’’. 
(B) The heading of such section is amended 
by striking ‘‘REGULAR SPACE FORCE’’ and 
inserting ‘‘SPACE FORCE’’. 
(2) REENLISTMENT AFTER SERVICE AS AN OFFI-
CER.— 
(A) Section 9138(a) is amended by striking 
‘‘Regular’’ before ‘‘Space Force’’ both places it 
appears. 
(B) The heading of section 9138 is amended 
by striking ‘‘REGULAR SPACE FORCE’’ and 
inserting ‘‘SPACE FORCE’’. 
(3) WARRANT
OFFICERS: ORIGINAL
APPOINT-
MENT; QUALIFICATIONS.—Section 9160 is amended by 
striking ‘‘Regular’’ before Space Force’’. 
(4) SERVICE AS AN OFFICER TO BE COUNTED AS 
ENLISTED
SERVICE.—Section 9252 is amended by 
striking ‘‘Regular’’ before ‘‘Space Force’’. 
(5) CHAPTER HEADING.— 
(A) The heading of chapter 915 is amended 
to read as follows:
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‘‘CHAPTER 915—APPOINTMENTS IN THE 
REGULAR AIR FORCE AND IN THE 
SPACE FORCE’’. 
(B) The tables of chapters at the beginning 
of subtitle D, and at the beginning of part II of 
subtitle D of such title, are each amended by 
striking the item relating to chapter 915 and in-
serting the following new item: 
‘‘915. Appointments in the Regular Air Force and in the Space Force 9151.’’. 
(b) PROVISIONS
RELATING
TO
TRAINING
GEN-
ERALLY.—Section 9401 of such title is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘or the Regular Space 
Force’’ after ‘‘Regular Air Force’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘or one of the Space Force 
in a Space Force active status not on sustained 
duty,’’ after ‘‘on the active-duty list,’’; 
(2) in subsection (c)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘or Reserve of the Space 
Force’’ and inserting ‘‘or member of the Space 
Force in a Space Force active status not on sus-
tained duty’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘the Reserve’s consent’’ and 
inserting ‘‘the member’s consent’’; and 
(3) in subsection (f)—
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(A) by striking ‘‘the Regular Space Force’’ 
and inserting ‘‘of Space Force members on sus-
tained duty’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘the Space Force Reserve’’ 
and inserting ‘‘of Space Force members in an 
active status not on sustained duty’’. 
(c) PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE AIR FORCE ACAD-
EMY.—Chapter 953 of such title is amended as follows: 
(1) PERMANENT PROFESSORS; DIRECTOR OF AD-
MISSIONS.—Section 9436 is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘the equivalent grade 
in’’ both places it appears; 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘or the Space Force’’ 
after ‘‘Regular Air Force’’ the first place it 
appears; 
(iii) by striking ‘‘and a permanent’’ 
and all that follows through ‘‘in the Regular 
Air Force’’; and 
(B) in subsection (b)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘the equivalent grade 
in’’ both places it appears and inserting 
‘‘the grade of lieutenant colonel in’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘Regular Space Force 
has the grade equivalent to the grade of
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colonel in the Regular Air Force’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Space Force has the grade of colo-
nel in the Space Force’’. 
(2) APPOINTMENT OF CADETS.—Section 9442(b) 
is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (1)(C), by inserting ‘‘, or 
the Space Force,’’ after ‘‘members of reserve com-
ponents’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘Reg-
ular’’ before ‘‘Space Force’’. 
(3) AGREEMENT OF CADETS TO SERVE AS OFFI-
CERS.—Section 9448(a) is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ‘‘Reg-
ular’’ before ‘‘Space Force’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (3)— 
(i) in the matter preceding subpara-
graph (A), by inserting ‘‘, or to terminate 
the officer’s order to sustained duty in the 
Space Force’’ after ‘‘resign as a regular offi-
cer’’; 
(ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘or as a Reserve in the Space Force for 
service in the Space Force Reserve’’ and in-
serting ‘‘or will accept further assignment 
in a Space Force active status’’; and
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(iii) in subparagraph (B), by inserting 
‘‘, or the Space Force,’’ after ‘‘that reserve 
component’’. 
(4) HAZING.—Section 9452(c) is amended by 
striking ‘‘Marine Corps, or Space Force,’’ and insert-
ing, ‘‘or Marine Corps, or in the Space Force,’’. 
(5) COMMISSION
UPON
GRADUATION.—Section 
9453(b) is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘or in the equivalent grade 
in the Regular Space Force’’; and 
(B) by inserting before the period the fol-
lowing: ‘‘or a second lieutenant in the Space 
Force under section 531 or 20201 of this title’’. 
(d) 
PROVISIONS
RELATING
TO
SCHOOLS
AND 
CAMPS.—Chapter 957 of such title is amended as follows: 
(1) PURPOSE.—Section 9481 is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘to qualify them for ap-
pointment’’ and inserting ‘‘to qualify them for— 
‘‘(1) appointment’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘or the Space Force Re-
serve.’’ and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph:
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‘‘(2) appointment as officers, or enlistment as 
noncommissioned officers, for service in the Space 
Force in a Space Force active status.’’. 
(2) OPERATION.—Section 9482(4) is amended by 
striking ‘‘or the Regular Space Force’’ and inserting 
‘‘or members of the Space Force in an active status’’. 
SEC. 1832. AMENDMENTS TO SUBTITLE A OF TITLE 10, 
UNITED STATES CODE. 
(a) PROVISIONS RELATING
TO ORGANIZATION
AND 
GENERAL MILITARY POWERS.—Part I of subtitle A of title 
10, Untied States Code, is amended as follows: 
(1) ANNUAL DEFENSE MANPOWER REPORT.—Sec-
tion 115a(d)(3)(F) is amended by inserting before the 
period the following: ‘‘or, in the case of the Space 
Force, officers ordered to active duty other than under 
section 20105(b) of this title’’. 
(2) SUSPENSION OF END-STRENGTH AND OTHER 
STRENGTH
LIMITATIONS
IN
TIME
OF
WAR
OR
NA-
TIONAL EMERGENCY.—Section 123a(a)(2) is amended 
by inserting ‘‘or the Space Force’’ after ‘‘a reserve 
component’’. 
(3) DEPUTY
COMMANDER
OF
USNORTHCOM.— 
Section 164(e)(4) is amended— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘(A)’’ after ‘‘(4)’’;
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(B) by striking ‘‘shall be a’’ and all that fol-
lows through the period at the end and inserting 
‘‘shall be— 
‘‘(i) a qualified officer of a reserve 
component who is eligible for promotion to 
the grade of lieutenant general or, in the 
case of the Navy, vice admiral; or 
‘‘(ii) a qualified officer of the Space 
Force whose prior service includes service in 
a Space Force active status other than sus-
tained duty and who is eligible for pro-
motion to the grade of lieutenant general.’’; 
and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraph: 
‘‘(B) The requirement in subparagraph (A) 
does not apply when the officer serving as com-
mander of the combatant command described in 
that subparagraph is— 
‘‘(i) a reserve component officer; or 
‘‘(ii) an officer of the Space Force 
whose prior service includes service in a 
Space Force active status other than sus-
tained duty.’’.
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(4) READINESS
REPORTS.—Section 482(a) is 
amended by inserting ‘‘and the Space Force’’ after 
‘‘active and reserve components’’ both places it ap-
pears. 
(b) DOPMA OFFICER PERSONNEL PROVISIONS.—Chap-
ter 36 of such title is amended as follows: 
(1) NONDISCLOSURE OF BOARD PROCEEDINGS.— 
Section 613a is amended by striking ‘‘573, 611, or 
628’’ both places it appears and inserting ‘‘573, 611, 
628, or 20211’’. 
(2) INFORMATION
FURNISHED
TO
SELECTION 
BOARDS.—Section 615(a) is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘or 
20211’’ after ‘‘section 611(a)’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (3)— 
(i) in subparagraph (B)(i), by striking 
‘‘regular officer’’ and all that follows 
through the period at the end and inserting 
‘‘regular officer or an officer in the Space 
Force, a grade above captain or, in the case 
of the Navy, lieutenant.’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (D)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘major general,’’ 
and inserting ‘‘major general or’’; and
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(II) by striking ‘‘or, in the case of 
the 
Space 
Force, 
the 
equivalent 
grade,’’. 
(3) ELIGIBILITY FOR CONSIDERATION FOR PRO-
MOTION: 
TIME-IN-GRADE
AND
OTHER
REQUIRE-
MENTS.—Section 619(a) is amended by striking ‘‘Ma-
rine Corps, or Space Force’’ each place it appears 
and inserting ‘‘or Marine Corps’’. 
(4) AUTHORITY
TO
VACATE
PROMOTIONS
TO 
GRADES OF BRIGADIER GENERAL AND REAR ADMIRAL 
(LOWER HALF).—Section 625(b) is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Marine Corps, or Space 
Force’’ and inserting ‘‘or Marine Corps’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
sentence: ‘‘An officer of the Space Force whose 
promotion is vacated under this section holds the 
grade of colonel.’’. 
(5) ACCEPTANCE OF PROMOTIONS; OATH OF OF-
FICE.—Section 626 is amended by striking ‘‘section 
624’’ both places it appears and inserting ‘‘section 
624 or 20241’’. 
(6) SPECIAL SELECTION REVIEW BOARD.—Sec-
tion 628a is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a)(1)(A)—
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(i) by striking ‘‘major general,’’ and 
inserting ‘‘major general or’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘, or an equivalent 
grade in the Space Force’’; 
(B) in subsection (e)(2), by adding at the 
end the following new sentence: ‘‘However, in the 
case of an officer on the Space Force officer list, 
the provisions of section 618 of this title apply 
to the report and proceedings of a special selec-
tion review board convened under this section in 
the same manner as they apply to report and 
proceedings of a promotion board convened 
under section 20211 of this title.’’; and 
(C) in subsection (f)(1), by adding at the 
end the following new sentence: ‘‘However, if the 
report of a special selection review board con-
vened 
under 
this 
section 
recommends 
the 
sustainment of the recommendation for pro-
motion to the next higher grade of an officer on 
the Space Force officer list who was referred to 
it for review under this section, and the Presi-
dent approves the report, the officer shall, as 
soon as practicable, be appointed to the grade in 
accordance with subsections (b) and (c) of section 
20241 of this title.’’.
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(7) REMOVAL
FROM
LIST
OF
OFFICERS
REC-
OMMENDED FOR PROMOTION.—Section 629 is amend-
ed— 
(A) in subsection (b), by inserting ‘‘or 
20241(c)’’ after ‘‘section 624(c)’’; and 
(B) in subsection (c)— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘or 20241(a)’’ after 
‘‘section 624(a)’’ both places it appears; and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘or 20241(c)’’ after 
‘‘section 624(c)’’ both places it appears. 
(8) RETIREMENT FOR YEARS OF SERVICE.— 
(A) 
LIEUTENANT
COLONELS.—Section 
633(a) is amended— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘Except 
as’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘Regular Marine 
Corps, or Regular Space Force’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘or Regular Marine Corps’’; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the following 
new paragraph: 
‘‘(2) Except as provided under section 637(b) or 637a 
of this title, each officer of the Space Force who holds the 
grade of lieutenant colonel who is not on a list of officers 
recommended for promotion to the grade of colonel shall, 
if not earlier retired, be retired on the first day of the month
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after the month in which the officer completes 28 years of 
active commissioned service.’’. 
(B) COLONELS.—Section 634(a) is amend-
ed— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘Except 
as’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘Regular Marine 
Corps, or Regular Space Force’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘or Regular Marine Corps’’; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the following 
new paragraph: 
‘‘(2) Except as provided under section 637(b) or 637a 
of this title, each officer of the Space Force who holds the 
grade of colonel who is not on a list of officers recommended 
for promotion to the grade of brigadier general shall, if not 
earlier retired, be retired on the first day of the month after 
the month in which the officer completes 30 years of active 
commissioned service.’’. 
(C) BRIGADIER GENERALS.—Section 635 is 
amended— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘(a) ARMY, NAVY, AIR 
FORCE, AND MARINE CORPS’’ before ‘‘Ex-
cept as’’;
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(ii) by striking ‘‘Regular Marine 
Corps, or Regular Space Force’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘or Regular Marine Corps’’; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the following 
new subsection: 
‘‘(b) SPACE FORCE.—Except as provided under section 
637(b) or 637a of this title, each officer of the Space Force 
who holds the grade of brigadier general who is not on a 
list of officers recommended for promotion to the grade of 
major general shall, if not earlier retired, be retired as spec-
ified in subsection (a).’’. 
(D) OFFICERS
IN
GRADES
ABOVE
BRIGA-
DIER GENERAL.—Section 636(a) is amended— 
(i) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘Except 
as’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘Regular Marine 
Corps, or Regular Space Force’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘or Regular Marine Corps’’; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the following 
new paragraph: 
‘‘(2) Except as provided in subsection (b) or (c) and 
under section 637(b) or 637a of this title, each officer of 
the Space Force who holds the grade of major general shall, 
if not earlier retired, be retired as specified in paragraph 
(1).’’.
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(E) SECTION HEADINGS.— 
(i) The heading of section 633 is 
amended 
by 
striking 
‘‘LIEUTENANT 
COLONELS
AND’’ and inserting ‘‘AND 
SPACE
FORCE
LIEUTENANT
COLO-
NELS; REGULAR NAVY’’. 
(ii) The heading of section 634 is 
amended by striking ‘‘COLONELS
AND’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘AND
SPACE
FORCE 
COLONELS; REGULAR’’. 
(iii) The heading of section 635 is 
amended by striking ‘‘BRIGADIER
GEN-
ERALS AND’’ and inserting ‘‘AND SPACE 
FORCE
BRIGADIER
GENERALS; REG-
ULAR NAVY’’. 
(iv) The heading of section 636 is 
amended 
by 
striking 
‘‘OFFICERS
IN 
GRADES ABOVE BRIGADIER GENERAL 
AND’’ and inserting ‘‘AND SPACE FORCE 
OFFICERS IN GRADES ABOVE BRIGA-
DIER GENERAL; REGULAR NAVY OFFI-
CERS IN GRADES ABOVE’’. 
(c) MANAGEMENT POLICIES FOR JOINT QUALIFIED 
OFFICERS.—Section 661(a) of such title is amended—
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(1) by striking ‘‘Marine Corps, and Space 
Force’’ and inserting ‘‘and Marine Corps’’; and 
(2) by inserting ‘‘, and officers of the Space 
Force on the Space Force officer list,’’ after ‘‘active- 
duty list’’. 
(d) LEAVE.—Chapter 40 of such title is amended as 
follows: 
(1) ENTITLEMENT AND ACCUMULATION.—Section 
701 is amended— 
(A) in subsection (h)— 
(i) by inserting at the end of para-
graph (2) the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(D) A member of the Space Force in a 
Space Force active status on sustained duty or 
subject to a call or order to active duty for a pe-
riod in excess of 12 months.’’; and 
(ii) in paragraphs (5)(B) and (6), by 
inserting ‘‘, or of the Space Force,’’ after 
‘‘member of a reserve component’’; and 
(B) in subsection (i), by inserting ‘‘, or of 
the Space Force,’’ after ‘‘member of a reserve 
component’’. 
(2) PAYMENT UPON DISAPPROVAL OF CERTAIN 
BOARD OF INQUIRY RECOMMENDATIONS FOR EXCESS 
LEAVE REQUIRED TO BE TAKEN.—Section 707a(a)(1)
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is amended by inserting ‘‘or 20503’’ after ‘‘section 
1182(c)(2)’’. 
(3) CAREER FLEXIBILITY TO ENHANCE RETEN-
TION OF MEMBERS.—Section 710 is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a), by inserting ‘‘or of the 
Space Force’’ after ‘‘regular components’’; 
(B) in subsection (b)(2), by inserting ‘‘, or 
a Space Force officer in a Space Force active 
status not on active duty under section 20105(b) 
of this title,’’ after ‘‘officer’’; 
(C) in subsection (c)(1), by inserting before 
the period at the end the following: ‘‘or, in the 
case of a member of the Space Force on sus-
tained duty, to accept release from sustained 
duty orders and to serve in a Space Force active 
status’’; and 
(D) in subsection (g)(1)(A), by striking 
‘‘chapter 36 or 1405’’ and inserting ‘‘chapter 36, 
1405, or 2005’’. 
(e) LIMITATION ON NUMBER OF OFFICERS WHO MAY 
BE FROCKED TO A HIGHER GRADE.—Section 777(d)(2) of 
such title is amended by inserting ‘‘, or for the Space Force, 
the Space Force officer list,’’ after ‘‘active-duty list’’.
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(f) UNIFORM CODE OF MILITARY JUSTICE.—Chapter 
47 of such title (the Uniform Code of Military Justice), is 
amended as follows: 
(1) PERSONS SUBJECT TO UCMJ.—Section 802 
(article 2) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a)— 
(i) in paragraph (1), by inserting 
‘‘and members of the Space Force on active 
duty under section 20105 of this title,’’ after 
‘‘regular component of the armed forces,’’; 
(ii) in paragraph (3)(A)(i), by insert-
ing ‘‘or the Space Force’’ after ‘‘reserve 
component’’; 
(iii) in paragraph (5), by inserting ‘‘, 
or retired members of the Space Force who 
qualified for a non-regular retirement and 
are receiving retired pay,’’ after ‘‘a reserve 
component’’; and 
(iv) by adding at the end the following 
new paragraph: 
‘‘(14) Retired members of the Space Force who 
qualified for a regular retirement under section 20603 
of this title and are receiving retired pay.’’; and 
(B) in subsection (d)—
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(i) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘or 
the Space Force’’ after ‘‘reserve component’’; 
(ii) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘or 
the Space Force’’ after ‘‘a reserve compo-
nent’’; and 
(iii) in paragraph (4), by inserting 
‘‘or the Space Force’’ after ‘‘in a regular 
component of the armed forces’’. 
(2) 
JURISDICTION
TO
TRY
CERTAIN
PER-
SONNEL.—Subsection (d) of section 803 (article 3) is 
amended by inserting, ‘‘or the Space Force’’ after ‘‘re-
serve component’’. 
(3) ARTICLES TO BE EXPLAINED.—Section 937 
(article 137) is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a)(1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘or’’ at the end of sub-
paragraph (A); 
(ii) by striking the period at the end of 
subparagraph (B) and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the following 
new subparagraph: 
‘‘(C) the member’s initial entrance on active 
duty or into a Space Force active status.’’; 
(B) in subsection (a)(2)—
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(i) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of sub-
paragraph (A); 
(ii) by redesignating subparagraph (B) 
as subparagraph (C); and 
(iii) by inserting after subparagraph 
(A) the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(B) after a member of Space Force has 
completed six months of sustained duty or in the 
case of a member not on sustained duty, after the 
member has completed basic or recruit training; 
and’’; 
(C) in subsection (b)(1)(B), by inserting ‘‘or 
the Space Force’’ after ‘‘in a reserve component’’; 
and 
(D) in subsection (d)(1), by striking ‘‘or to 
a member of a reserve component,’’ and inserting 
‘‘, to a member of a reserve component, or to a 
member of the Space Force,’’. 
(g) RESTRICTION ON PERFORMANCE OF CIVIL FUNC-
TIONS BY OFFICERS ON ACTIVE DUTY.—Section 973(b)(1) 
of such title 10 is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of subpara-
graph (B); 
(2) by striking the period at the end of subpara-
graph (C) and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and
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(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph: 
‘‘(D) to an officer on the Space Force officer 
list serving on active duty under section 
20105(b) of this title or under a call or order to 
active duty for a period in excess of 270 days.’’. 
(h) USE OF COMMISSARY STORES AND MWR RETAIL 
FACILITIES.—Section 1063 of such title is amended— 
(1) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in the heading, by inserting ‘‘AND 
SPACE FORCE’’ after ‘‘RESERVE’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘or the Space Force’’ after 
‘‘reserve component’’; 
(2) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as 
subsections (e) and (f), respectively; 
(3) by inserting after subsection (c) the following 
new subsection (d): 
‘‘(d) MEMBERS OF THE SPACE FORCE.—A member of 
the Space Force in a Space Force active status who is not 
on sustained duty shall be permitted to use commissary 
stores and MWR retail facilities under the same conditions 
as specified in subsection (a) for a member of the Selected 
Reserve.’’; and 
(4) in subsection (e), as redesignated by para-
graph (2), by striking ‘‘subsection (a) or (b)’’ in
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paragraph (1) and inserting ‘‘subsection (a), (b), or 
(d)’’. 
(i) MEMBERS INVOLUNTARY SEPARATED.— 
(1) ELIGIBILITY
FOR
CERTAIN
BENEFITS
AND 
SERVICES.—Section 1141 of such title is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end of para-
graph (3); 
(B) by striking the period at the end of 
paragraph (4) and inserting a semicolon; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraphs: 
‘‘(5) in the case of an officer of the Space Force 
(other than a retired officer), the officer is involun-
tarily discharged or released from active duty under 
other than adverse conditions, as characterized by the 
Secretary of the Air Force; and 
‘‘(6) in the case of an enlisted member of the 
Space Force, the member is— 
‘‘(A) denied reenlistment; or 
‘‘(B) involuntarily discharged or released 
from active duty under other than adverse condi-
tions, as characterized by the Secretary of the 
Air Force.’’. 
(2) SEPARATION
PAY.—Section 1174(a)(2) of 
such title is amended by striking ‘‘, Marine Corps, or
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Space Force’’ both places it appears and inserting ‘‘or 
Marine Corps’’. 
(j) BOARDS
FOR
THE CORRECTION
OF MILITARY 
RECORDS.—Chapter 79 of such title is amended as follows: 
(1) REVIEW OF ACTIONS OF SELECTION BOARDS 
AND
CORRECTION
OF
MILITARY
RECORDS.—Section 
1558 is amended— 
(A) inserting ‘‘, or the Space Force,’’ after 
‘‘reserve component’’ each place it appears; and 
(B) in subsection (b)— 
(i) in paragraph (1)(C), by striking 
‘‘section 628 or 14502’’ and inserting ‘‘sec-
tion 628, 14502, or 20252’’; 
(ii) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking 
‘‘or 14705’’ and inserting ‘‘14507, or 
20403’’; and 
(iii) in paragraph (2)(B)(i), by strik-
ing ‘‘or 14101(a)’’ and inserting ‘‘14101(a), 
or 20211’’. 
(2) TITLE OF AIR FORCE SERVICE REVIEW AGEN-
CY.— 
(A) Sections 1555(c)(3) and 1557(f)(3) are 
amended by inserting ‘‘the Department of’’ after 
‘‘Air Force,’’.
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(B) Section 1556(a) is amended by insert-
ing ‘‘the Department of’’ after ‘‘the Army Review 
Boards Agency,’’. 
(C) Section 1559(c)(3) is amended by in-
serting ‘‘the Department of’’ after ‘‘Air Force,’’. 
(k) MILITARY FAMILY PROGRAMS.—Chapter 88 of such 
title is amended as follows: 
(1) MEMBERS
OF
DEPARTMENT
OF
DEFENSE 
MILITARY
READINESS
COUNCIL.—Section 
1781a(b)(1)(B)(iii) is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘member and’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘member,’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘, and one of whom shall 
be the spouse or parent of a member of the Space 
Force’’ after ‘‘parent of a reserve component 
member’’. 
(2) DEPARTMENT
OF
DEFENSE
POLICY
AND 
PLANS FOR MILITARY FAMILY READINESS .—Section 
1781b is amended— 
(A) in subsection (b)(3), by striking ‘‘mili-
tary families of members of the regular compo-
nents and military families of members of the re-
serve components’’ and inserting ‘‘military fami-
lies of members of the regular components, the re-
serve components, and the Space Force’’; and
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(B) in subsection (c)(2)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘both’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘military families of 
members of the regular components and 
military families of members of the reserve 
components’’ and inserting ‘‘military fami-
lies of members of the regular components, 
members of the reserve components, and 
members of the Space Force’’. 
(l) TRAINING AND EDUCATION PROGRAMS.— 
(1) PAYMENT OF TUITION FOR OFF-DUTY TRAIN-
ING OR EDUCATION.—Section 2007 of such title is 
amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(g) The provisions of this section pertaining to mem-
bers of the Ready Reserve, the Selected Reserve, or the Indi-
vidual Ready Reserve also apply to members of the Space 
Force in a Space Force active status who are not on active 
duty.’’. 
(2) ROTC FINANCIAL ASSISTANT PROGRAM FOR 
SPECIALLY
SELECTED
MEMBERS.—Section 2107 of 
such title is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘Navy,’’ and inserting 
‘‘Navy or’’; and
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(ii) by striking ‘‘Marine Corps, or as 
an officer in the equivalent grade in the 
Space Force’’ and inserting ‘‘or Marine 
Corps’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
subsection: 
‘‘(k) APPLICABILITY TO SPACE FORCE.—(1) Provi-
sions of this section referring to a regular commission, reg-
ular officer, or a commission in a regular component shall 
be treated as also referring to the commission of an officer, 
or an officer, who is a commissioned officer in the Space 
Force serving on active duty pursuant to section 20105(b) 
of this title. 
‘‘(2) Provisions of this section referring to a reserve 
commission, reserve officer, or a commission in a reserve 
component shall be treated as also referring to the commis-
sion of an officer, or an officer, who is a commissioned offi-
cer in the Space Force not serving on active duty pursuant 
to section 20105(b) of this title.’’. 
(3) DUTY
AS
ROTC
ADMINISTRATORS
AND
IN-
STRUCTORS.—Section 2111 of such title is amended 
by adding at the end the following new sentence: ‘‘The 
Secretary of the Air Force may detail members of the 
Space Force in the same manner as regular and re-
serve members of the Air Force.’’.
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SEC. 1833. TITLE 38, UNITED STATES CODE (VETERANS’ 
BENEFITS). 
(a) DEFINITIONS.— 
(1) GENERAL DEFINITIONS.—Section 101 of title 
38, United States Code, is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (23), by inserting ‘‘, or 
for members of the Space Force in a Space Force 
active status (as defined in section 101(e)(1) of 
title 10),’’ after ‘‘(including commissioned offi-
cers of the Reserve Corps of the Public Health 
Service)’’ both places it appears; and 
(B) in paragraph (27)— 
(i) by striking subparagraph (E); and 
(ii) by redesignating subparagraphs 
(F), (G), and (H) as subparagraphs (E), 
(F), and (G), respectively. 
(2) DEFINITIONS FOR PURPOSES OF SGLI.—Sec-
tion 1965 of such title is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (2)(A), by inserting ‘‘, or 
by members of the Space Force in a Space Force 
active status (as defined in section 101(e)(1) of 
title 10) but not on sustained duty under section 
20105 of title 10,’’ after ‘‘for Reserves’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (3)(A), by inserting ‘‘, or 
for members of the Space Force in a Space Force 
active status (as defined in section 101(e)(1) of
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title 10),’’ after ‘‘(including commissioned offi-
cers of the Reserve Corps of the Public Health 
Service)’’. 
(b) PERSONS ELIGIBLE FOR INTERMENT IN NATIONAL 
CEMETERIES.—Section 2402(a) of such title is amended in 
paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘any member of the Space 
Force,’’ after ‘‘a Reserve component of the Armed Forces,’’. 
(c) EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE.— 
(1) 
MONTGOMERY
GI
BILL.—Section 
3011(a)(3)(D) of such title is amended by inserting 
‘‘or for further service in the Space Force in a Space 
Force active status not on sustained duty under sec-
tion 20105 of title 10’’ after ‘‘of the Armed Forces,’’. 
(2) POST 9–11 GI BILL.—Section 3311(c)(3) of 
such title is amended by inserting ‘‘, or for further 
service in the Space Force in a Space Force active 
status not on sustained duty under section 20105 of 
title 10,’’ after ‘‘of the Armed Forces’’ the second place 
it appears. 
Subtitle C—Transition Provisions 
SEC. 1841. TRANSITION PERIOD. 
In this subtitle, the term ‘‘transition period’’ means 
the period beginning on the date of the enactment of this 
Act and ending on the last day of the fourth fiscal year 
beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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SEC. 1842. CHANGE OF DUTY STATUS OF MEMBERS OF THE 
SPACE FORCE. 
(a) CHANGE OF DUTY STATUS.— 
(1) CONVERSION OF STATUS AND ORDER TO SUS-
TAINED
DUTY.—During the transition period, the 
Secretary of the Air Force shall change the duty sta-
tus of each member of the Regular Space Force to 
Space Force active status and shall, at the same time, 
order the member to sustained duty under section 
20105 of title 10, United States Code, as added by 
section 1715 of this Act. Any such order may be made 
without regard to any otherwise applicable require-
ment that such an order be made only with the con-
sent of the member or as specified in an enlistment 
agreement or active-duty service commitment. 
(2) DEFINITIONS.—For purposes of this section, 
the terms ‘‘Space Force active status’’ and ‘‘sustained 
duty’’ have the meanings given those terms by sub-
section (e) of section 101 of title 10, United States 
Code, as added by section 1713(a). 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE OF CHANGE OF DUTY STATUS.— 
The change of a member’s duty status and order to sus-
tained duty in accordance with subsection (a) shall be effec-
tive on the date specified by the Secretary of the Air Force, 
but not later than the last day of the transition period.
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SEC. 1843. TRANSFER TO THE SPACE FORCE OF MEMBERS 
OF THE AIR FORCE RESERVE AND THE AIR 
NATIONAL GUARD. 
(a) TRANSFER OF MEMBERS OF THE AIR FORCE RE-
SERVE.— 
(1) OFFICERS.—During the transition period, 
the Secretary of Defense may, with the officer’s con-
sent, transfer a covered officer of the Air Force Re-
serve or the Air National Guard to, and appoint the 
officer in, the Space Force. 
(2) ENLISTED MEMBERS.—During the transition 
period, the Secretary of the Air Force may transfer 
each covered enlisted member of the Air Force Reserve 
or the Air National Guard to the Space Force, other 
than those members who do not consent to the trans-
fer. 
(3) EFFECTIVE
DATE
OF
TRANSFERS.—Each 
transfer under this subsection shall be effective on the 
date specified by the Secretary of Defense, in the case 
of an officer, or the Secretary of the Air Force, in the 
case of an enlisted member, but not later than the last 
day of the transition period. 
(b) REGULATIONS.—Transfers under subsection (a) 
shall be carried out under regulations prescribed by the Sec-
retary of Defense. In the case of an officer, applicable regu-
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lations shall include those prescribed pursuant to section 
716 of title 10, United States Code. 
(c) TERM
OF
INITIAL
ENLISTMENT
IN
SPACE 
FORCE.—In the case of a covered enlisted member who is 
transferred to the Space Force in accordance with sub-
section (a), the Secretary of the Air Force may accept the 
initial enlistment of the member in the Space Force for a 
period of less than 2 years, but only if the period of enlist-
ment in the Space Force is not less than the period remain-
ing, as of the date of the transfer, in the member’s term 
of enlistment in the Air Force Reserve. 
(d) END STRENGTH ADJUSTMENTS UPON TRANSFERS 
FROM AIR FORCE RESERVE OR AIR NATIONAL GUARD TO 
SPACE FORCE.—During the transition period, upon the 
transfer of a mission of the Air Force Reserve or the Air 
National Guard to the Space Force— 
(1) the end strength authorized for the Space 
Force pursuant to section 115(a)(1)(A) of title 10, 
United States Code, for the fiscal year during which 
the transfer occurs shall be increased by the number 
of billets associated with that mission; and 
(2) the end strength authorized for the Air Force 
Reserve and the Air National Guard pursuant to sec-
tion 115(a)(2) of such title for such fiscal year shall 
be decreased by the same number.
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(e) ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.—For purposes of 
the transfer of covered members of the Air Force Reserve 
in accordance with subsection (a)— 
(1) the Air Force Reserve, the Air National 
Guard, and the Space Force shall be considered to be 
components of the same Armed Force; and 
(2) the Space Force officer list shall be consid-
ered to be an active-duty list of an Armed Force. 
(f) RETRAINING AND REASSIGNMENT FOR MEMBERS 
NOT TRANSFERRING.—If a covered member of the Air Force 
Reserve or the Air National Guard does not consent to 
transfer to the Space Force in accordance with subsection 
(a), the Secretary of the Air Force may, as determined ap-
propriate by the Secretary in the case of the individual 
member, provide the member retraining and reassignment 
within the Air Force Reserve. 
(g) COVERED MEMBERS.—For purposes of this section, 
the term ‘‘covered’’, with respect to a member of the Air 
Force Reserve or the Air National Guard, means— 
(1) a member who as of the date of the enactment 
of this Act holds an Air Force specialty code for a 
specialty held by members of the Space Force; and 
(2) any other member designated by the Sec-
retary of the Air Force for the purposes of this sec-
tion.
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SEC. 1844. PLACEMENT OF OFFICERS ON THE SPACE FORCE 
OFFICER LIST. 
(a) PLACEMENT ON LIST.—Officers of the Space Force 
whose duty status is changed in accordance with section 
1742, and officers of the Air Force Reserve or the Air Na-
tional Guard who transfer to the Space Force in accordance 
with section 1743, shall be placed on the Space Force officer 
list in an order determined by their respective grades and 
dates of rank. 
(b) OFFICERS OF SAME GRADE AND DATE OF RANK.— 
Among officers of the same grade and date of rank, place-
ment on the Space Force officer list shall be in the order 
of their rank as determined in accordance with section 
741(c) of title 10, United States Code. 
SEC. 1845. DISESTABLISHMENT OF REGULAR SPACE FORCE. 
(a) DISESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of the Air 
Force shall disestablish the Regular Space Force not later 
than the end of the transition period, once there are no 
longer any members remaining in the Regular Space Force. 
The Regular Space Force shall be disestablished upon the 
completion of the change of duty status of all members of 
the Space Force pursuant to section 1742 and certification 
by the Secretary of the Air Force to the congressional de-
fense committees that there are no longer any members of 
the Regular Space Force.
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(b) PUBLICATION
OF NOTICE
IN FEDERAL REG-
ISTER.—The Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register 
notice of the disestablishment of the Regular Space Force, 
including the date thereof, together with any certification 
submitted pursuant to subsection (a). 
(c) CONFORMING REPEAL.— 
(1) REPEAL.—Section 9085 of title 10, United 
States Code, relating to the composition of the Reg-
ular Space Force, is repealed. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
this subsection shall take effect on the date on which 
the certification is submitted under subsection (a). 
SEC. 1846. END STRENGTH FLEXIBILITY. 
(a) 
ADDITIONAL
AUTHORITY
TO
VARY
END 
STRENGTHS.— 
(1) 
AUTHORITY.—Notwithstanding 
section 
115(g) of title 10, United States Code, upon deter-
mination by the Secretary of the Air Force that such 
action would enhance manning and readiness in es-
sential units or in critical specialties, the Secretary 
may vary the end strength authorized by Congress for 
a fiscal year as follows: 
(A) Increase the end strength authorized 
pursuant to section 115(a)(1)(A) of such title for 
a fiscal year for the Space Force by a number
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equal to not more than 5 percent of such author-
ized end strength. 
(B) Decrease the end strength authorized 
pursuant to section 115(a)(1)(A) of such title for 
a fiscal year for the Space Force by a number 
equal to not more than 10 percent of such au-
thorized end strength. 
(2) 
TERMINATION.—The 
authority 
provided 
under paragraph (1) shall terminate on the last day 
of the transition period. 
(b) TEMPORARY EXEMPTION FOR THE SPACE FORCE 
FROM END STRENGTH GRADE RESTRICTIONS.—Sections 
517 and 523 of title 10, United States Code, shall not apply 
to the Space Force during the transition period. 
SEC. 1847. PROMOTION AUTHORITY FLEXIBILITY. 
(a) PROMOTION AUTHORITY FLEXIBILITY.—During 
the transition period, the Secretary of the Air Force may 
convene selection boards to consider officers on the Space 
Force officer list for promotion, and may promote Space 
Force officers selected by such boards, in accordance with 
any of the following provisions of title 10, United States 
Code: 
(1) Chapter 36. 
(2) Part III of subtitle E. 
(3) Chapter 2005, as added by section 1716.
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(b) COORDINATION OF PROVISIONS.—(1) For a selec-
tion board convened pursuant to subsection (a) to consider 
members of the Space Force for promotion in accordance 
with chapter 36 of such title— 
(A) provisions that apply to an officer of a reg-
ular component of the Armed Forces shall apply to an 
officer of the Space Force; and 
(B) the Space Force officer list shall be consid-
ered to be an active-duty list. 
(2) For a selection board convened pursuant to sub-
section (a) to consider members of the Space Force for pro-
motion in accordance with part III of subtitle E of such 
title— 
(A) provisions that apply to an officer of a re-
serve component of the Armed Forces shall apply to 
an officer of the Space Force; and 
(B) the Space Force officer list shall be consid-
ered to be a reserve active-status list. 
(3) For a selection board convened pursuant to sub-
section (a) to consider members of the Space Force for pro-
motion in accordance with either chapter 36 or part III 
of subtitle E of such title— 
(A) section 20213 of such title, as added by sec-
tion 1716 if this Act, shall apply to the composition 
of the selection board;
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(B) the provisions of chapter 2005 of such title, 
as added by such section 1716, regarding officers on 
the Space Force officer list eligible to be considered for 
promotion to the grade of brigadier general or major 
general shall apply; 
(C) section 20216 of such title, as so added, shall 
apply; and 
(D) the provisions of chapter 36 or part III of 
subtitle E of such title, as the case may be, regarding 
failure of selection for promotion shall apply. 
(c) EFFECT OF USING NEW CHAPTER 2005 AUTHORI-
TIES.—If the Secretary of the Air Force convenes a selection 
board under chapter 2005 of title 10, United States Code, 
as added by section 1716, to consider officers on the Space 
Force officer list in a particular grade and competitive cat-
egory for selection for promotion to the next higher grade, 
the Secretary may not convene a future selection board pur-
suant to subsection (a) to consider officers of the same grade 
and competitive category under chapter 36 or part III of 
subtitle E of such title.
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Subtitle D—Other Amendments 
Related to the Space Force 
SEC. 1851. TITLE 10, UNITED STATES CODE. 
(a) AMENDMENTS RELATING TO THE DESIGNATION OF 
GRADES FOR SPACE FORCE OFFICERS.—Title 10, United 
States Code, is amended as follows: 
(1) COMMISSIONED OFFICER GRADES.—Section 
9151 is amended by inserting ‘‘and in the Space 
Force’’ after ‘‘in the Regular Air Force’’. 
(2) RANK.—Section 741(a) is amended in the 
table by striking ‘‘and Marine Corps’’ and inserting 
‘‘Marine Corps, and Space Force’’. 
(3) DEFINITION OF GENERAL OFFICER.—Section 
101(b)(4) is amended by striking ‘‘or Marine Corps’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Marine Corps, or Space Force’’. 
(4) TEMPORARY
APPOINTMENTS
TO
POSITIONS 
DESIGNATED TO CARRY THE GRADE OF GENERAL OR 
LIEUTENANT GENERAL.—Section 601(e) is amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘or Marine Corps,’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Marine Corps, or Space Force or’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘or the commensurate 
grades in the Space Force,’’. 
(5) RETIRED
GRADE
OF
OFFICERS.—Section 
1370 is amended as follows:
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(A) Subsection (a)(2) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘rear admiral in the Navy, or the equivalent 
grade in the Space Force’’ both places it appears 
and inserting ‘‘or rear admiral in the Navy’’. 
(B) Subsection (b) is amended — 
(i) in paragraph (1)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘or Marine Corps’’ 
and all that follows through ‘‘the Space 
Force,’’ and inserting ‘‘Marine Corps, 
or Space Force or lieutenant in the 
Navy,’’; and 
(II) in subparagraph (B), by 
striking ‘‘major general’’ and all that 
follows through ‘‘Space Force’’ and in-
serting ‘‘major general or rear admi-
ral’’; 
(ii) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘or 
Marine Corps’’ and all that follows through 
‘‘Space Force,’’ and inserting ‘‘Marine 
Corps, or Space Force or captain in the 
Navy,’’; 
(iii) in paragraph (5)— 
(I) in subparagraph (A), by strik-
ing ‘‘or Marine Corps’’ and all that 
follows through ‘‘Space Force,’’ and in-
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serting ‘‘Marine Corps, or Space Force 
or 
lieutenant 
commander 
in 
the 
Navy,’’; 
(II) in subparagraph (B), by 
striking ‘‘or Marine Corps’’ and all 
that follows through ‘‘Space Force,’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Marine Corps, or Space 
Force or commander or captain in the 
Navy,’’; and 
(III) in subparagraph (C), by 
striking ‘‘or Marine Corps’’ and all 
that follows through ‘‘Space Force,’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Marine Corps, or Space 
Force or rear admiral (lower half) or 
rear admiral in the Navy,’’; and 
(iv) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘, or 
an equivalent grade in the Space Force,’’. 
(C) Subsection (c)(1) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘or Marine Corps’’ and all that follows 
through ‘‘Space Force’’ and inserting ‘‘Marine 
Corps, or Space Force or vice admiral or admi-
ral in the Navy’’. 
(D) Subsection (d) is amended— 
(i) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘or 
Marine Corps’’ and all that follows through
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‘‘Space Force’’ and inserting ‘‘Marine 
Corps, or Space Force or rear admiral in 
the Navy’’; and 
(ii) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘or 
Marine Corps’’ and all that follows through 
‘‘Space Force,’’ and inserting ‘‘Marine 
Corps, or Space Force or captain in the 
Navy,’’. 
(E) Subsection (e)(2) is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘or Marine Corps’’ and all that follows 
through ‘‘Space Force,’’ and inserting ‘‘Marine 
Corps, or Space Force or vice admiral or admi-
ral in the Navy,’’. 
(F) Subsection (f) is amended — 
(i) in paragraph (3)— 
(I) in subparagraph (A), by strik-
ing ‘‘or Marine Corps’’ and all that 
follows through ‘‘Space Force,’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Marine Corps, or Space Force 
or rear admiral in the Navy’’; and 
(II) in subparagraph (B), by 
striking ‘‘or Marine Corps’’ and all 
that follows through ‘‘Space Force’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Marine Corps, or Space
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Force or vice admiral or admiral in 
the Navy’’; and 
(ii) in paragraph (6)— 
(I) in subparagraph (A), by strik-
ing ‘‘or Marine Corps’’ and all that 
follows through ‘‘Space Force,’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Marine Corps, or Space Force 
or rear admiral in the Navy’’; and 
(II) in subparagraph (B), by 
striking ‘‘or Marine Corps’’ and all 
that follows through ‘‘Space Force,’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Marine Corps, or Space 
Force or vice admiral or admiral in 
the Navy’’. 
(6) 
HONORARY
PROMOTIONS.—Sections 
1563(c)(1) and 1563a(a)(1) are each amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘general,’’ and inserting 
‘‘general or’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘, or an equivalent grade in 
the Space Force’’. 
(7) AIR FORCE INSPECTOR GENERAL.—Section 
9020(a) is amended by striking ‘‘the general, flag, or 
equivalent officers of’’. 
(b) OTHER TITLE 10 AMENDMENTS.—Such title is fur-
ther amended as follows:
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(1) LIMITATION ON NUMBER OF RETIRED MEM-
BERS ORDERED TO ACTIVE DUTY.—Section 690(a) is 
amended by striking ‘‘or Marine Corps,’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘Marine Corps, or Space Force,’’. 
(2) THE UNIFORM.—Section 772(i) is amend-
ed— 
(A) by striking ‘‘an Air Force School’’ and 
inserting ‘‘an Air Force or Space Force school’’; 
and 
(B) by striking ‘‘aviation badges of the Air 
Force’’ and inserting ‘‘aviation or space badges 
of the Air Force or Space Force’’. 
(3) MEMBERSHIP IN MILITARY UNIONS, ORGA-
NIZING OF MILITARY UNIONS, AND RECOGNITION OF 
MILITARY
UNIONS
PROHIBITED.—Section 
976(a)(1)(C) is amended by inserting ‘‘or the Space 
Force’’ after ‘‘member of a Reserve component’’. 
(4) LIMITATION ON ENLISTED AIDES.—Section 
981 is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘Marine 
Corps, Air Force,’’ and inserting ‘‘Air Force, 
Marine Corps, Space Force,’’; 
(B) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘and Ma-
rine Corps’’ and inserting ‘‘Marine Corps, and 
Space Force’’; and
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(C) in subsection (c)(1), by inserting 
‘‘Space Force,’’ after ‘‘Marine Corps,’’. 
(5) DEFINITION OF VETERAN FOR PURPOSES OF 
FUNERAL HONORS.—Section 1491(h)(1) is amended 
by striking ‘‘or air service’’ and inserting ‘‘air, or 
space service’’. 
(6) HOUSING FOR RECRUITS.—Section 9419(d) 
is amended by inserting ‘‘or the Space Force’’ after 
‘‘training program of the Air Force’’. 
(7) CHARTER
OF
CHIEF
OF
SPACE
OPER-
ATIONS.—Section 9082 is amended as follows: 
(A) CROSS-REFERENCE CORRECTION.—Sub-
section (d)(5) is amended by striking ‘‘sections’’ 
and all that follows through ‘‘of law’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘sections 171 and 3104 of this title and other 
provisions of law’’. 
(B) ELAPSED-TIME PROVISION.—Subsection 
(e)(1) is amended by striking ‘‘Commencing’’ 
and all that follows through ‘‘the Chief’’ and in-
serting ‘‘The Chief’’. 
SEC. 1852. OTHER PROVISIONS OF LAW. 
(a) TRADE ACT OF 1974.—Section 233(i)(1) of the 
Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2293(i)(1)) is amended by 
inserting ‘‘, or a member of the Space Force,’’ after ‘‘a mem-
ber of a reserve component of the Armed Forces’’.
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(b) TITLE 28, UNITED STATES CODE (JUDICIARY AND 
JUDICIAL PROCEDURE).—Section 631(c) of title 28, United 
States Code is amended by inserting ‘‘, members of the 
Space Force’’ before ‘‘, and members of the Army National 
Guard’’. 
(c) SERVICEMEMBERS
CIVIL
RELIEF
ACT.—The 
Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (50 U.S.C. 3901 et seq.) 
is amended as follows: 
(1) DEFINITION OF MILITARY SERVICE.—Section 
101(2)(A) (50 U.S.C. 3911(2)(A)) is amended by in-
serting ‘‘Space Force,’’ after ‘‘Marine Corps,’’. 
(2) SAME
RIGHTS
AND
PROTECTIONS
AS
RE-
SERVES ORDERED TO REPORT FOR MILITARY SERV-
ICE.—Section 106 (50 U.S.C. 3917) is amended by 
adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(c) TREATMENT OF MEMBERS OF SPACE FORCE.— 
The provisions of subsection (a) apply to a member of the 
Space Force who is ordered to report for military service 
in the same manner as to a member of a reserve component 
who is ordered to report for military service.’’. 
(3) EXERCISE OF RIGHTS UNDER SCRA.—Section 
108(5) (50 U.S.C. 3919(5)) is amended by inserting 
‘‘or as a member of the Space Force’’ before the period 
at the end.
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DIVISION 
B—MILITARY 
CON-
STRUCTION 
AUTHORIZA-
TIONS 
SEC. 2001. SHORT TITLE. 
This division may be cited as the ‘‘Military Construc-
tion Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024’’. 
SEC. 
2002. 
EXPIRATION 
OF 
AUTHORIZATIONS 
AND 
AMOUNTS REQUIRED TO BE SPECIFIED BY 
LAW. 
(a) EXPIRATION OF AUTHORIZATIONS AFTER THREE 
YEARS.—Except as provided in subsection (b), all author-
izations contained in titles XXI through XXVII for military 
construction projects, land acquisition, family housing 
projects and facilities, and contributions to the North At-
lantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Program 
(and authorizations of appropriations therefor) shall expire 
on the later of— 
(1) October 1, 2026; or 
(2) the date of the enactment of an Act author-
izing funds for military construction for fiscal year 
2027. 
(b) EXCEPTION.—Subsection (a) shall not apply to au-
thorizations for military construction projects, land acqui-
sition, family housing projects and facilities, and contribu-
tions to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security
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Investment Program (and authorizations of appropriations 
therefor), for which appropriated funds have been obligated 
before the later of— 
(1) October 1, 2026; or 
(2) the date of the enactment of an Act author-
izing funds for fiscal year 2027 for military construc-
tion projects, land acquisition, family housing 
projects and facilities, or contributions to the North 
Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment 
Program. 
SEC. 2003. EFFECTIVE DATE. 
Titles XXI through XXVII shall take effect on the later 
of— 
(1) October 1, 2023; or 
(2) the date of the enactment of this Act. 
TITLE XXI—ARMY MILITARY 
CONSTRUCTION 
SEC. 2101. AUTHORIZED ARMY CONSTRUCTION AND LAND 
ACQUISITION PROJECTS. 
(a) INSIDE THE UNITED STATES.—Using amounts ap-
propriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations 
in section 2103(a) and available for military construction 
projects inside the United States as specified in the funding 
table in section 4601, the Secretary of the Army may ac-
quire real property and carry out military construction
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projects for the installations or locations inside the United 
States, and in the amounts, set forth in the following table: 
Army: Inside the United States 
State 
Installation or Location 
Amount 
Alabama ..............................
Redstone Arsenal .........................................................
$50,000,000 
Georgia ................................
Fort Eisenhower ..........................................................
$163,000,000 
Hawaii ................................
Aliamanu Military Reservation ................................
$20,000,000 
Fort Shafter .................................................................
$23,000,000 
Helemano Military Reservation ................................
$33,000,000 
Schofield Barracks ......................................................
$37,000,000 
Kansas .................................
Fort Riley ....................................................................
$105,000,000 
Kentucky ..............................
Fort Campbell .............................................................
$38,000,000 
Louisiana ............................
Fort Johnson ...............................................................
$13,400,000 
Massachusetts ......................
Soldier Systems Center Natick ..................................
$18,500,000 
Michigan ..............................
Detroit Arsenal ............................................................
$72,000,000 
North Carolina ....................
Fort Liberty .................................................................
$154,500,000 
Pennsylvania .......................
Letterkenny Army Depot ............................................
$89,000,000 
Texas ....................................
Fort Bliss .....................................................................
$74,000,000 
Red River Army Depot ..............................................
$113,000,000 
Washington ..........................
Joint Base Lewis-McChord ........................................
$100,000,000 
(b) OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES.—Using amounts 
appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropria-
tions in section 2103(a) and available for military con-
struction projects outside the United States as specified in 
the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the Army 
may acquire real property and carry out military construc-
tion projects for the installations or locations outside the 
United States, and in the amounts, set forth in the following 
table: 
Army: Outside the United States 
Country 
Installation or Location 
Amount 
Germany ..............................
Grafenwoehr ................................................................
$10,400,000 
Hohenfels .....................................................................
$56,000,000 
(c) PROTOTYPE PROJECT.—Using amounts appro-
priated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in 
section 2103(a) and available for military construction
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projects as specified in the funding table in section 4601, 
the Secretary of the Army may carry out a military con-
struction project for the installation, and in the amount, 
set forth in the following table as a prototype project under 
the pilot program under section 4022(i) of title 10, United 
States Code, notwithstanding subchapters I and III of chap-
ter 169 and chapters 221 and 223 of title 10, United States 
Code: 
Army Prototype Project 
State 
Installation 
Amount 
North Carolina ....................
Fort Liberty .................................................................
$85,000,000 
SEC. 2102. FAMILY HOUSING. 
(a) 
CONSTRUCTION
AND
ACQUISITION.—Using 
amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of ap-
propriations in section 2103(a) and available for military 
family housing functions as specified in the funding table 
in section 4601, the Secretary of the Army may construct 
or acquire family housing units (including land acquisition 
and supporting facilities) at the installations or locations, 
in the number of units, and in the amounts set forth in 
the following table: 
Army: Family Housing 
Country 
Installation or Location 
Units 
Amount 
Germany .........
Baumholder ...............................
Family Housing 
New Construc-
tion ...................
$78,746,000 
Kwajalein .......
Kwajalein Atoll .........................
Family Housing 
Replacement 
Construction ....
$98,600,000
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(b) IMPROVEMENTS TO MILITARY FAMILY HOUSING 
UNITS.—Subject to section 2825 of title 10, United States 
Code, and using amounts appropriated pursuant to the au-
thorization of appropriations in section 2103(a) and avail-
able for military family housing functions as specified in 
the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the Army 
may improve existing military family housing units in an 
amount not to exceed $100,000,000. 
(c) PLANNING AND DESIGN.—Using amounts appro-
priated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in 
section 2103(a) and available for military family housing 
functions as specified in the funding table in section 4601, 
the Secretary of the Army may carry out architectural and 
engineering services and construction design activities with 
respect to the construction or improvement of family hous-
ing units in an amount not to exceed $27,549,000. 
SEC. 2103. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, ARMY. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds are 
hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years begin-
ning after September 30, 2023, for military construction, 
land acquisition, and military family housing functions of 
the Department of the Army as specified in the funding 
table in section 4601. 
(b) LIMITATION ON TOTAL COST OF CONSTRUCTION 
PROJECTS.—Notwithstanding the cost variations author-
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ized by section 2853 of title 10, United States Code, and 
any other cost variation authorized by law, the total cost 
of all projects carried out under section 2101 of this Act 
may not exceed the total amount authorized to be appro-
priated under subsection (a), as specified in the funding 
table in section 4601. 
SEC. 2104. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO USE CASH PAY-
MENTS IN SPECIAL ACCOUNT FROM LAND 
CONVEYANCE, 
NATICK 
SOLDIER 
SYSTEMS 
CENTER, MASSACHUSETTS. 
Section 2844(c)(2)(C) of the Military Construction Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (division B of Public 
Law 115–91; 131 Stat. 1865) is amended by striking ‘‘Octo-
ber 1, 2025’’ and inserting ‘‘October 1, 2027’’. 
SEC. 2105. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT FIS-
CAL YEAR 2018 PROJECT AT KUNSAN AIR 
BASE, KOREA. 
(a) EXTENSION.—Notwithstanding section 2002 of the 
Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2018 (division B of Public Law 115–91; 131 Stat. 1817), 
the authorization set forth in the table in subsection (b), 
as provided in section 2101(b) of that Act (131 Stat. 1819) 
and extended and modified by subsections (a) and (b) of 
section 2106 of the Military Construction Act for Fiscal 
Year 2023 (division B of Public Law 117–263), shall re-
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main in effect until October 1, 2024, or the date of the en-
actment of an Act authorizing funds for military construc-
tion for fiscal year 2025, whichever is later. 
(b) TABLE.—The table referred to in subsection (a) is 
as follows: 
Army: Extension of 2018 Project Authorization 
Country 
Installation or 
Location 
Project 
Original 
Authorized 
Amount 
Korea ................
Kunsan Air Base ...........
Unmanned Aerial Ve-
hicle Hangar .........
$53,000,000 
SEC. 2106. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CER-
TAIN FISCAL YEAR 2019 PROJECTS. 
(a) ARMY CONSTRUCTION AND LAND ACQUISITION.— 
(1) EXTENSION.—Notwithstanding section 2002 
of the Military Construction Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2019 (division B of Public Law 115–232; 
132 Stat. 2240), the authorizations set forth in the 
table in paragraph (2), as provided in section 2101 
of that Act (132 Stat. 2241), shall remain in effect 
until October 1, 2024, or the date of the enactment of 
an Act authorizing funds for military construction 
for fiscal year 2025, whichever is later. 
(2) TABLE.—The table referred to in paragraph 
(1) is as follows:
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Army: Extension of 2019 Project Authorizations 
State/Coun-
try 
Installation or 
Location 
Project 
Original 
Authorized 
Amount 
Korea ................
Camp Tango ...................
Command and Con-
trol Facility ..........
$17,500,000 
Maryland .........
Fort Meade .....................
Cantonment Area 
Roads .....................
$16,500,000 
(b) OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS.— 
(1) EXTENSION.—Notwithstanding section 2002 
of the Military Construction Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2019 (division B of Public Law 115–232; 
132 Stat. 2240), the authorizations set forth in the 
table in paragraph (2), as provided in section 2901 
of that Act (132 Stat. 2286), shall remain in effect 
until October 1, 2024, or the date of the enactment of 
an Act authorizing funds for military construction 
for fiscal year 2025, whichever is later. 
(2) TABLE.—The table referred to in paragraph 
(1) is as follows: 
Army: Extension of 2019 Project Authorizations 
Country 
Installation or 
Location 
Project 
Original 
Authorized 
Amount 
Bulgaria ...........
Nevo Selo FOS ...............
EDI: Ammunition 
Holding Area ........
$5,200,000 
Romania ..........
Mihail Kogalniceanu 
FOS ............................
EDI: Explosives & 
Ammo Load/Un-
load Apron. ...........
$21,651,000 
SEC. 2107. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CER-
TAIN FISCAL YEAR 2021 PROJECTS. 
(a) ARMY CONSTRUCTION AND LAND ACQUISITION.—
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(1) EXTENSION.—Notwithstanding section 2002 
of the Military Construction Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2021 (division B of Public Law 116–283; 
134 Stat. 4294), the authorizations set forth in the 
table in paragraph (2), as provided in section 
2101(a) of that Act (134 Stat. 4295), shall remain in 
effect until October 1, 2024, or the date of the enact-
ment of an Act authorizing funds for military con-
struction for fiscal year 2025, whichever is later. 
(2) TABLE.—The table referred to in paragraph 
(1) is as follows: 
Army: Extension of 2021 Project Authorizations 
State 
Installation or 
Location 
Project 
Original 
Authorized 
Amount 
Arizona .............
Yuma Proving Ground ..
Ready Building ........
$14,000,000 
Georgia .............
Fort Gillem .....................
Forensic Lab .............
$71,000,000 
Louisiana .........
Fort Johnson ..................
Information Systems 
Facility ..................
$25,000,000 
(b) CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER, GEORGIA.— 
(1) EXTENSION.—Notwithstanding section 2002 
of the Military Construction Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2021 (division B of Public Law 116–283; 
134 Stat. 4294), the authorization under section 2865 
of that Act (10 U.S.C. 2802 note) for the project de-
scribed in paragraph (2) in Fort Eisenhower, Geor-
gia, shall remain in effect until October 1, 2024, or 
the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds
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for military construction for fiscal year 2025, which-
ever is later. 
(2) PROJECT DESCRIBED.—The project described 
in this paragraph is the following: 
Army: Extension of 2021 Project Authorization 
State 
Installation or 
Location 
Project 
Original 
Authorized 
Amount 
Georgia .............
Fort Eisenhower .............
Child Development 
Center ....................
$21,000,000 
TITLE XXII—NAVY MILITARY 
CONSTRUCTION 
SEC. 2201. AUTHORIZED NAVY CONSTRUCTION AND LAND 
ACQUISITION PROJECTS. 
(a) INSIDE THE UNITED STATES.—Using amounts ap-
propriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations 
in section 2203(a) and available for military construction 
projects inside the United States as specified in the funding 
table in section 4601, the Secretary of the Navy may ac-
quire real property and carry out military construction 
projects for the installations or locations inside the United 
States, and in the amounts, set forth in the following table: 
Navy: Inside the United States 
State 
Installation or Location 
Amount 
California ..................
Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center 
Twentynine Palms.
$42,100,000 
.....................................
Port Hueneme ....................................................
$110,000,000 
Connecticut ................
Naval Submarine Base New London ...............
$331,718,000 
District of Columbia
Marine Barracks Washington ..........................
$131,800,000 
Florida .......................
Naval Air Station Whiting Field ....................
$141,500,000 
Guam .........................
Andersen Air Force Base ..................................
$497,620,000 
.....................................
Joint Region Marianas .....................................
$174,540,000 
.....................................
Naval Base Guam .............................................
$946,500,000 
Hawaii .......................
Marine Corps Base Kaneohe Bay ....................
$227,350,000
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Navy: Inside the United States—Continued 
State 
Installation or Location 
Amount 
Maryland ...................
Fort Meade .........................................................
$186,480,000 
.....................................
Naval Air Station Patuxent River ..................
$141,700,000 
North Carolina ..........
Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point .........
$270,150,000 
.....................................
Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune ..................
$183,780,000 
Pennsylvania .............
Naval Surface Warfare Center Philadelphia ..
$88,200,000 
Virginia .....................
Dam Neck Annex ...............................................
$109,680,000 
.....................................
Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek - Fort 
Story.
$35,000,000 
.....................................
Marine Corps Base Quantico ...........................
$127,120,000 
.....................................
Naval Station Norfolk .......................................
$158,095,000 
.....................................
Naval Weapons Station Yorktown ...................
$221,920,000 
Washington ................
Naval Base Kitsap ............................................
$245,000,000 
(b) OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES.—Using amounts 
appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropria-
tions in section 2203(a) and available for military con-
struction projects outside the United States as specified in 
the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the Navy 
may acquire real property and carry out military construc-
tion projects for the installations or locations outside the 
United States, and in the amounts, set forth in the following 
table: 
Navy: Outside the United States 
Country 
Installation or Location 
Amount 
Djibouti ......................
Camp Lemonnier ...............................................
$106,600,000 
Italy ...........................
Naval Air Station Sigonella ............................
$77,072,000 
(c) PROTOTYPE PROJECT.—Using amounts appro-
priated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in 
section 2203(a) and available for military construction 
projects as specified in the funding table in section 4601, 
the Secretary of the Navy may carry out a military con-
struction project for the installation, and in the amount, 
set forth in the following table as a prototype project under
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the pilot program under section 4022(i) of title 10, United 
States Code, notwithstanding subchapters I and III of chap-
ter 169 and chapters 221 and 223 of title 10, United States 
Code: 
Navy Prototype Project 
State 
Installation 
Amount 
Virginia .....................
Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek - Fort 
Story.
$35,000,000 
SEC. 2202. FAMILY HOUSING. 
(a) 
CONSTRUCTION
AND
ACQUISITION.—Using 
amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of ap-
propriations in section 2203(a) and available for military 
family housing functions as specified in the funding table 
in section 4601, the Secretary of the Navy may construct 
or acquire family housing units (including land acquisition 
and supporting facilities) at the installations or locations, 
in the number of units, and in the amounts set forth in 
the following table: 
Navy: Family Housing 
Country 
Installation or 
Location 
Units 
Amount 
Guam ...............
Joint Region Mar-
ianas.
Replace Andersen Housing 
Ph 8.
$121,906,000 
..........................
Mariana Islands ..
Replace Andersen Housing 
(AF) PH7.
$83,126,000 
(b) IMPROVEMENTS TO MILITARY FAMILY HOUSING 
UNITS.—Subject to section 2825 of title 10, United States 
Code, and using amounts appropriated pursuant to the au-
thorization of appropriations in section 2203(a) and avail-
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able for military family housing functions as specified in 
the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the Navy 
may improve existing military family housing units in an 
amount not to exceed $57,740,000. 
(c) PLANNING AND DESIGN.—Using amounts appro-
priated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in 
section 2203(a) and available for military family housing 
functions as specified in the funding table in section 4601, 
the Secretary of the Navy may carry out architectural and 
engineering services and construction design activities with 
respect to the construction or improvement of family hous-
ing units in an amount not to exceed $14,370,000. 
SEC. 2203. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, NAVY. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds are 
hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years begin-
ning after September 30, 2023, for military construction, 
land acquisition, and military family housing functions of 
the Department of the Navy, as specified in the funding 
table in section 4601. 
(b) LIMITATION ON TOTAL COST OF CONSTRUCTION 
PROJECTS.—Notwithstanding the cost variations author-
ized by section 2853 of title 10, United States Code, and 
any other cost variation authorized by law, the total cost 
of all projects carried out under section 2201 of this Act 
may not exceed the total amount authorized to be appro-
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priated under subsection (a), as specified in the funding 
table in section 4601. 
SEC. 2204. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CER-
TAIN FISCAL YEAR 2019 PROJECTS. 
(a) NAVY CONSTRUCTION
AND LAND ACQUISITION 
PROJECTS.— 
(1) EXTENSION.—Notwithstanding section 2002 
of the Military Construction Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2019 (division B of Public Law 115–232; 
132 Stat. 2240), the authorizations set forth in the 
table in paragraph (2), as provided in section 2201 
of that Act (132 Stat. 2243), shall remain in effect 
until October 1, 2024, or the date of the enactment of 
an Act authorizing funds for military construction 
for fiscal year 2025, whichever is later. 
(2) TABLE.—The table referred to in paragraph 
(1) is as follows: 
Navy: Extension of 2019 Project Authorizations 
State/Country 
Installation or 
Location 
Project 
Original Au-
thorized 
Amount 
Bahrain ...........
SW Asia ...............
Fleet Maintenance Facility 
& TOC.
$26,340,000 
North Carolina 
Marine Corps 
Base Camp 
Lejeune.
2nd Radio BN Complex, 
Phase 2.
$51,300,000 
South Carolina 
Marine Corps Air 
Station Beau-
fort.
Recycling/Hazardous Waste 
Facility.
$9,517,000 
Washington .....
Bangor .................
Pier and Maintenance Fa-
cility.
$88,960,000 
(b) LAUREL BAY FIRE STATION, SOUTH CAROLINA.—
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(1) EXTENSION.—Notwithstanding section 2002 
of the Military Construction Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2019 (division B of Public Law 115–232; 
132 Stat. 2240), the authorization under section 2810 
of that Act (132 Stat. 2266) for the project described 
in paragraph (2) shall remain in effect until October 
1, 2024, or the date of the enactment of an Act au-
thorizing funds for military construction for fiscal 
year 2025, whichever is later. 
(2) PROJECT DESCRIBED.—The project described 
in this paragraph is the following:: 
Navy: Extension of 2019 Project Authorization 
State 
Installation or 
Location 
Project 
Original Au-
thorized 
Amount 
South Carolina 
Marine Corps Air 
Station Beau-
fort.
Laurel Bay Fire Station ....
$10,750,000 
(c) OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS.— 
(1) EXTENSION.—Notwithstanding section 2002 
of the Military Construction Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2019 (division B of Public Law 115–232; 
132 Stat. 2240), the authorization set forth in the 
table in paragraph (2), as provided in section 2902 
of that Act (132 Stat. 2286), shall remain in effect 
until October 1, 2024, or the date of the enactment of 
an Act authorizing funds for military construction 
for fiscal year 2025, whichever is later.
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(2) TABLE.—The table referred to in paragraph 
(1) is as follows: 
Navy: Extension of 2019 Project Authorizations 
Country 
Installation or 
Location 
Project 
Original Au-
thorized 
Amount 
Greece ..............
Naval Support 
Activity Souda 
Bay.
EDI: Joint Mobility Proc-
essing Center.
$41,650,000 
SEC. 2205. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CER-
TAIN FISCAL YEAR 2021 PROJECTS. 
(a) EXTENSION.—Notwithstanding section 2002 of the 
Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2021 (division B of Public Law 116–283; 134 Stat. 4294), 
the authorizations set forth in the table in subsection (b), 
as provided in section 2201 of that Act (134 Stat. 4297), 
shall remain in effect until October 1, 2024, or the date 
of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds for military 
construction for fiscal year 2025, whichever is later. 
(b) TABLE.—The table referred to in subsection (a) is 
as follows: 
Navy: Extension of 2021 Project Authorizations 
State/Country 
Installation or 
Location 
Project 
Original Au-
thorized 
Amount 
California ........
Twentynine 
Palms.
Wastewater Treatment 
Plant.
$76,500,000 
Guam ...............
Joint Region Mar-
ianas.
Joint Communication Up-
grade.
$166,000,000 
Maine ..............
NCTAMS LANT 
Detachment 
Cutler.
Perimeter Security ..............
$26,100,000 
Nevada .............
Fallon ...................
Range Training Complex, 
Phase I.
$29,040,000
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TITLE XXIII—AIR FORCE 
MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 
SEC. 2301. AUTHORIZED AIR FORCE CONSTRUCTION AND 
LAND ACQUISITION PROJECTS. 
(a) INSIDE THE UNITED STATES.—Using amounts ap-
propriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations 
in section 2303(a) and available for military construction 
projects inside the United States as specified in the funding 
table in section 4601, the Secretary of the Air Force may 
acquire real property and carry out military construction 
projects for the installations or locations inside the United 
States, and in the amounts, set forth in the following table: 
Air Force: Inside the United States 
State 
Installation or Location 
Amount 
Florida .........................
MacDill Air Force Base ....................................
$131,000,000 
.......................................
Patrick Space Force Base .................................
$27,000,000 
Tyndall Air Force Base ....................................
$252,000,000 
Georgia 
Robins Air Force Base ......................................
$115,000,000 
Guam ............................
Joint Region Marianas .....................................
$411,000,000 
Massachusetts ...............
Hanscom Air Force Base ..................................
$37,000,000 
Mississippi ...................
Columbus Air Force Base .................................
$39,500,000 
South Dakota ...............
Ellsworth Air Force Base .................................
$235,000,000 
Texas ............................
Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland ..................
$20,000,000 
Utah .............................
Hill Air Force Base ..........................................
$82,000,000 
Wyoming ......................
F.E. Warren Air Force Base ............................
$85,000,000 
(b) OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES.—Using amounts 
appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropria-
tions in section 2303(a) and available for military con-
struction projects outside the United States as specified in 
the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the Air 
Force may acquire real property and carry out military 
construction projects for the installations or locations out-
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side the United States, and in the amounts, set forth in 
the following table: 
Air Force: Outside the United States 
Country 
Installation or Location 
Amount 
Australia ......................
Royal Australian Air Force Base Darwin .....
$26,000,000 
.......................................
Royal Australian Air Force Base Tindal .......
$130,500,000 
Norway .........................
Rygge Air Station .............................................
$119,000,000 
Philippines ..................
Cesar Basa Air Base .........................................
$35,000,000 
Spain ............................
Moro´n Air Base .................................................
$26,000,000 
United Kingdom ..........
Royal Air Force Fairford .................................
$47,000,000 
.......................................
Royal Air Force Lakenheath ............................
$78,000,000 
(c) PROTOTYPE PROJECT.—Using amounts appro-
priated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in 
section 2303(a) and available for military construction 
projects as specified in the funding table in section 4601, 
the Secretary of the Air Force may carry out a military 
construction project for the installation, and in the amount, 
set forth in the following table as a prototype project under 
the pilot program under section 4022(i) of title 10, United 
States Code, notwithstanding subchapters I and III of chap-
ter 169 and chapters 221 and 223 of title 10, United States 
Code: 
Air Force Prototype Project 
State 
Installation 
Amount 
Massachusetts ...............
Hanscom Air Force Base ..................................
$37,000,000 
SEC. 2302. FAMILY HOUSING. 
(a) IMPROVEMENTS TO MILITARY FAMILY HOUSING 
UNITS.—Subject to section 2825 of title 10, United States 
Code, and using amounts appropriated pursuant to the au-
thorization of appropriations in section 2303(a) and avail-
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able for military family housing functions as specified in 
the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the Air 
Force may improve existing military family housing units 
in an amount not to exceed $229,282,000. 
(b) PLANNING AND DESIGN.—Using amounts appro-
priated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in 
section 2303(a) and available for military family housing 
functions as specified in the funding table in section 4601, 
the Secretary of the Air Force may carry out architectural 
and engineering services and construction design activities 
with respect to the construction or improvement of family 
housing units in an amount not to exceed $7,815,000. 
SEC. 2303. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, AIR 
FORCE. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds are 
hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years begin-
ning after September 30, 2023, for military construction, 
land acquisition, and military family housing functions of 
the Department of the Air Force, as specified in the funding 
table in section 4601. 
(b) LIMITATION ON TOTAL COST OF CONSTRUCTION 
PROJECTS.—Notwithstanding the cost variations author-
ized by section 2853 of title 10, United States Code, and 
any other cost variation authorized by law, the total cost 
of all projects carried out under section 2301 of this Act
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may not exceed the total amount authorized to be appro-
priated under subsection (a), as specified in the funding 
table in section 4601. 
SEC. 2304. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CER-
TAIN FISCAL YEAR 2017 PROJECTS. 
(a) AIR FORCE CONSTRUCTION AND LAND ACQUISI-
TION PROJECTS.— 
(1) EXTENSION.—Notwithstanding section 2002 
of the Military Construction Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2017 (division B of Public Law 114–328; 
130 Stat. 2688), the authorizations set forth in the 
table in paragraph (2), as provided in section 2301(b) 
of that Act (130 Stat. 2697) and extended by section 
2304 of the Military Construction Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2022 (division B of Public Law 117– 
181; 135 Stat. 2169), shall remain in effect until Oc-
tober 1, 2024, or the date of the enactment of an Act 
authorizing funds for military construction for fiscal 
year 2025, whichever is later. 
(2) TABLE.—The table referred to in paragraph 
(1) is as follows: 
Air Force: Extension of 2017 Project Authorizations 
Country 
Installation or 
Location 
Project 
Original 
Authorized 
Amount 
Germany ..........
Ramstein Air Base ........
37 AS Squadron Op-
erations/Aircraft 
Maintenance Unit 
$13,437,000
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Air Force: Extension of 2017 Project Authorizations—Continued 
Country 
Installation or 
Location 
Project 
Original 
Authorized 
Amount 
...........................
Spangdahlem Air Base ..
Upgrade Hardened 
Aircraft Shelters 
for F/A–22 .............
$2,700,000 
Japan ...............
Yokota Air Force Base ...
C–130J Corrosion 
Control Hangar ....
$23,777,000 
(b) OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS.— 
(1) EXTENSION.—Notwithstanding section 2002 
of the Military Construction Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2017 (division B of Public Law 114–328; 
130 Stat. 2688), the authorization set forth in the 
table in paragraph (2), as provided in section 2902 
of that Act (130 Stat. 2743) and extended by section 
2304 of the Military Construction Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2022 (division B of Public Law 117– 
181; 135 Stat. 2169), shall remain in effect until Oc-
tober 1, 2024, or the date of the enactment of an Act 
authorizing funds for military construction for fiscal 
year 2025, whichever is later. 
(2) TABLE.—The table referred to in paragraph 
(1) is as follows: 
Air Force: Extension of 2017 Project Authorizations 
Country 
Installation or 
Location 
Project 
Original 
Authorized 
Amount 
Germany ..........
Spangdahlem Air Base ..
F/A–22 Low Observ-
able/Composite Re-
pair Facility .........
$12,000,000
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SEC. 2305. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CER-
TAIN FISCAL YEAR 2018 PROJECTS. 
(a) AIR FORCE CONSTRUCTION AND LAND ACQUISI-
TION PROJECTS.— 
(1) EXTENSION.—Notwithstanding section 2002 
of the Military Construction Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2018 (division B of Public Law 115–91; 
131 Stat. 1817), the authorization set forth in the 
table in paragraph (2), as provided in section 
2301(a) of that Act (131 Stat. 1825) and extended by 
section 2304(a) of the Military Construction Author-
ization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (division B of Public 
Law 117–263), shall remain in effect until October 1, 
2024, or the date of the enactment of an Act author-
izing funds for military construction for fiscal year 
2025, whichever is later. 
(2) TABLE.—The table referred to in paragraph 
(1) is as follows: 
Air Force: Extension of 2018 Project Authorizations 
State 
Installation or 
Location 
Project 
Original 
Authorized 
Amount 
Florida .............
Tyndall Air Force Base
Fire Station ..............
$17,000,000 
(b) OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS.— 
(1) EXTENSION.—Notwithstanding section 2002 
of the Military Construction Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2018 (division B of Public Law 115–91;
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131 Stat. 1817), the authorizations set forth in the 
table in paragraph (2), as provided in section 2903 
of that Act (131 Stat. 1876) and extended by section 
2304(b) of the Military Construction Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (division B of Public Law 
117–263), shall remain in effect until October 1, 
2024, or the date of the enactment of an Act author-
izing funds for military construction for fiscal year 
2025, whichever is later. 
(2) TABLE.—The table referred to in paragraph 
(1) is as follows: 
Air Force: Extension of 2018 Project Authorizations 
Country 
Installation or 
Location 
Project 
Original 
Authorized 
Amount 
Hungary ...........
Kecskemet Air Base .......
ERI: Airfield Up-
grades ....................
$12,900,000 
...........................
Kecskemet Air Base .......
ERI: Construct Par-
allel Taxiway ........
$30,000,000 
...........................
Kecskemet Air Base .......
ERI: Increase POL 
Storage Capacity ..
$12,500,000 
Luxembourg .....
Sanem .............................
ERI: ECAOS 
Deployable Airbase 
System Storage. ....
$67,400,000 
Slovakia ...........
Malacky ..........................
ERI: Airfield Up-
grades ....................
$4,000,000 
...........................
Malacky ..........................
ERI: Increase POL 
Storage Capacity ..
$20,000,000 
SEC. 2306. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CER-
TAIN FISCAL YEAR 2019 PROJECTS. 
(a) AIR FORCE CONSTRUCTION AND LAND ACQUISI-
TION PROJECTS.— 
(1) EXTENSION.—Notwithstanding section 2002 
of the Military Construction Authorization Act for
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Fiscal Year 2019 (division B of Public Law 115–232; 
132 Stat. 2240), the authorizations set forth in the 
table in paragraph (2), as provided in section 2301 
of that Act (132 Stat. 2246), shall remain in effect 
until October 1, 2024, or the date of the enactment of 
an Act authorizing funds for military construction 
for fiscal year 2025, whichever is later. 
(2) TABLE.—The table referred to in paragraph 
(1) is as follows: 
Air Force: Extension of 2019 Project Authorizations 
State/Coun-
try 
Installation or 
Location 
Project 
Original 
Authorized 
Amount 
Mariana Is-
lands .............
Tinian .............................
APR-Cargo Pad with 
Taxiway Exten-
sion. .......................
$46,000,000 
...........................
Tinian .............................
APR-Maintenance 
Support Facility ..
$4,700,000 
Maryland .........
Joint Base Andrews .......
Child Development 
Center ....................
$13,000,000 
...........................
Joint Base Andrews .......
PAR Relocate Haz 
Cargo Pad and 
EOD Range. ..........
$37,000,000 
New Mexico ......
Holloman Air Force 
Base ............................
MQ–9 FTU Ops Fa-
cility ......................
$85,000,000 
...........................
Kirtland Air Force Base 
Wyoming Gate Up-
grade for Anti-Ter-
rorism Compliance 
$7,000,000 
United King-
dom ...............
Royal Air Force 
Lakenheath .................
F–35 ADAL Conven-
tional Munitions 
MX .........................
$9,204,000 
Utah .................
Hill Air Force Base .......
Composite Aircraft 
Antenna Calibra-
tion Fac. ................
$26,000,000 
(b) OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS.— 
(1) EXTENSION.—Notwithstanding section 2002 
of the Military Construction Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2019 (division B of Public Law 115–232;
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132 Stat. 2240), the authorizations set forth in the 
table in paragraph (2), as provided in section 2903 
of that Act (132 Stat. 2287), shall remain in effect 
until October 1, 2024, or the date of the enactment of 
an Act authorizing funds for military construction 
for fiscal year 2025, whichever is later. 
(2) TABLE.—The table referred to in paragraph 
(1) is as follows: 
Air Force: Extension of 2019 Project Authorizations 
Country 
Installation or 
Location 
Project 
Original 
Authorized 
Amount 
Slovakia ...........
Malacky ..........................
EDI: Regional Muni-
tions Storage Area 
$59,000,000 
United King-
dom ...............
RAF Fairford .................
EDI: Construct 
DABS–FEV Stor-
age ..........................
$87,000,000 
...........................
RAF Fairford .................
EDI: Munitions 
Holding Area ........
$19,000,000 
SEC. 2307. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CER-
TAIN FISCAL YEAR 2021 PROJECTS. 
(a) AIR FORCE CONSTRUCTION AND LAND ACQUISI-
TION PROJECT.— 
(1) EXTENSION.—Notwithstanding section 2002 
of the Military Construction Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2021 (division B of Public Law 116–283; 
134 Stat. 4294), the authorization set forth in the 
table in paragraph (2), as provided in section 2301 
of that Act (134 Stat. 4299), shall remain in effect 
until October 1, 2024, or the date of the enactment of
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an Act authorizing funds for military construction 
for fiscal year 2025, whichever is later. 
(2) TABLE.—The table referred to in paragraph 
(1) is as follows: 
Air Force: Extension of 2021 Project Authorization 
State 
Installation or 
Location 
Project 
Original 
Authorized 
Amount 
Virginia ............
Joint Base Langley- 
Eustis ..........................
Access Control Point 
Main Gate with 
Lang Acq. ..............
$19,500,00 
(b) OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS.— 
(1) EXTENSION.—Notwithstanding section 2002 
of the Military Construction Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2021 (division B of Public Law 116–283; 
134 Stat. 4294), the authorizations set forth in the 
table in paragraph (2), as provided in section 2902 
of that Act (134 Stat. 4373), shall remain in effect 
until October 1, 2024, or the date of the enactment of 
an Act authorizing funds for military construction 
for fiscal year 2025, whichever is later. 
(2) TABLE.—The table referred to in paragraph 
(1) is as follows: 
Air Force: Extension of 2021 Project Authorizations 
Country 
Installation or 
Location 
Project 
Original 
Authorized 
Amount 
Germany ..........
Ramstein ........................
EDI: Rapid Airfield 
Damage Repair 
Storage ..................
$36,345,000
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Air Force: Extension of 2021 Project Authorizations—Continued 
Country 
Installation or 
Location 
Project 
Original 
Authorized 
Amount 
...........................
Spangdahlem Air Base ..
EDI: Rapid Airfield 
Damage Repair 
Storage ..................
$25,824,000 
TITLE 
XXIV—DEFENSE 
AGEN-
CIES 
MILITARY 
CONSTRUC-
TION 
SEC. 2401. AUTHORIZED DEFENSE AGENCIES CONSTRUC-
TION AND LAND ACQUISITION PROJECTS. 
(a) INSIDE THE UNITED STATES.—Using amounts ap-
propriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations 
in section 2403(a) and available for military construction 
projects inside the United States as specified in the funding 
table in section 4601, the Secretary of Defense may acquire 
real property and carry out military construction projects 
for the installations or locations inside the United States, 
and in the amounts, set forth in the following table: 
Defense Agencies: Inside the United States 
State 
Installation or Location 
Amount 
Alabama ...................
Redstone Arsenal ...........................................
$147,975,000 
California .................
Marine Corps Air Station Miramar ...........
$103,000,000 
Naval Base Coronado ...................................
$51,000,000 
Naval Base San Diego ..................................
$101,644,000 
Delaware ..................
Dover Air Force Base ...................................
$30,500,000 
Maryland .................
Fort Meade ....................................................
$885,000,000 
Joint Base Andrews ......................................
$38,300,000 
Montana ...................
Great Falls International Airport ...............
$30,000,000 
North Carolina ........
Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune ..............
$70,000,000 
Utah ..........................
Hill Air Force Base ......................................
$14,200,000 
Virginia ....................
Fort Belvoir ...................................................
$185,000,000 
Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek – 
Fort Story.
$61,000,000 
Pentagon ........................................................
$30,600,000 
Washington ..............
Joint Base Lewis – McChord .......................
$62,000,000 
Manchester .....................................................
$71,000,000
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Defense Agencies: Inside the United States—Continued 
State 
Installation or Location 
Amount 
Naval Undersea Warfare Center Keyport ...
$37,000,000 
(b) OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES.—Using amounts 
appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropria-
tions in section 2403(a) and available for military con-
struction projects outside the United States as specified in 
the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of Defense 
may acquire real property and carry out military construc-
tion projects for the installations or locations outside the 
United States, and in the amounts, set forth in the following 
table: 
Defense Agencies: Outside the United States 
Country 
Installation or Location 
Amount 
Cuba ......................
Guantanamo Bay Naval Station ......................
$257,000,000 
Germany ...............
Baumholder .........................................................
$57,700,000 
Ramstein Air Base .............................................
$181,764,000 
Honduras ..............
Soto Cano Air Base ............................................
$41,300,000 
Japan ....................
Kadena Air Base ................................................
$100,300,000 
Spain ....................
Naval Station Rota ............................................
$80,000,000 
SEC. 2402. AUTHORIZED ENERGY RESILIENCE AND CON-
SERVATION 
INVESTMENT 
PROGRAM 
PROJECTS. 
(a) INSIDE THE UNITED STATES.—Using amounts ap-
propriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations 
in section 2403(a) and available for energy conservation 
projects as specified in the funding table in section 4601, 
the Secretary of Defense may carry out energy conservation 
projects under chapter 173 of title 10, United States Code,
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for the installations or locations inside the United States, 
and in the amounts, set forth in the following table: 
ERCIP Projects: Inside the United States 
State 
Installation or Location 
Amount 
California .................
Marine Corps Air Station Miramar ...........
$30,550,000 
Naval Base San Diego ..................................
$6,300,000 
Vandenberg Space Force Base .....................
$57,000,000 
Colorado ...................
Buckley Space Force Base ............................
$14,700,000 
Georgia .....................
Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay .............
$49,500,000 
Kansas ......................
Forbes Field ...................................................
$5,850,000 
Missouri ...................
Lake City Army Ammunition Plant ...........
$80,100,000 
Nebraska ...................
Offutt Air Force Base ...................................
$41,000,000 
North Carolina ........
Fort Liberty (Camp Mackall) ......................
$10,500,000 
Oklahoma .................
Fort Sill .........................................................
$76,650,000 
Puerto Rico ..............
Fort Buchanan ..............................................
$56,000,000 
Texas ........................
Fort Cavazos ..................................................
$18,250,000 
Virginia ....................
Pentagon ........................................................
$2,250,000 
Washington ..............
Joint Base Lewis – McChord .......................
$49,850,000 
Wyoming ..................
F.E. Warren Air Force Base ........................
$25,000,000 
(b) OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES.—Using amounts 
appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropria-
tions in section 2403(a) and available for energy conserva-
tion projects as specified in the funding table in section 
4601, the Secretary of Defense may carry out energy con-
servation projects under chapter 173 of title 10, United 
States Code, for the installations or locations outside the 
United States, and in the amounts, set forth in the following 
table: 
ERCIP Projects: Outside the United States 
Country 
Installation or Location 
Amount 
Korea .....................
K–16 Air Base ....................................................
$5,650,000 
Kuwait ..................
Camp Buehring ..................................................
$18,850,000 
(c) IMPROVEMENT OF CONVEYED UTILITY SYSTEMS.— 
In the case of a utility system that is conveyed under section 
2688 of title 10, United States Code, and that only provides
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utility services to a military installation, notwithstanding 
subchapters I and III of chapter 169 and chapters 221 and 
223 of title 10, United States Code, the Secretary of Defense 
or the Secretary of a military department may authorize 
a contract with the conveyee of the utility system to carry 
out the military construction projects set forth in the fol-
lowing table: 
Improvement of Conveyed Utility Systems 
State 
Installation or Location 
Project 
Nebraska ...............
Offutt Air Force Base .........................................
Microgrid and 
Backup Power 
North Carolina .....
Fort Liberty (Camp Mackall) ...........................
Microgrid and 
Backup Power 
Texas .....................
Fort Cavazos .......................................................
Microgrid and 
Backup Power 
Washington ...........
Joint Base Lewis – McChord ............................
Power Generation 
and Microgrid 
SEC. 2403. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, DEFENSE 
AGENCIES. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds are 
hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years begin-
ning after September 30, 2023, for military construction, 
land acquisition, and military family housing functions of 
the Department of Defense (other than the military depart-
ments), as specified in the funding table in section 4601. 
(b) LIMITATION ON TOTAL COST OF CONSTRUCTION 
PROJECTS.—Notwithstanding the cost variations author-
ized by section 2853 of title 10, United States Code, and 
any other cost variation authorized by law, the total cost 
of all projects carried out under section 2401 of this Act
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may not exceed the total amount authorized to be appro-
priated under subsection (a), as specified in the funding 
table in section 4601. 
SEC. 2404. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CER-
TAIN FISCAL YEAR 2018 PROJECTS. 
(a) EXTENSION.—Notwithstanding section 2002 of the 
Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2018 (division B of Public Law 115–91; 131 Stat. 1817), 
the authorizations set forth in the table in subsection (b), 
as provided in section 2401(b) of that Act (131 Stat. 1829) 
and extended by section 2404 of the Military Construction 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (division B of Pub-
lic Law 117–263), shall remain in effect until October 1, 
2024, or the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing 
funds for military construction for fiscal year 2025, which-
ever is later. 
(b) TABLE.—The table referred to in subsection (a) is 
as follows: 
Defense Agencies: Extension of 2018 Project Authorizations 
Country 
Installation or 
Location 
Project 
Original Au-
thorized 
Amount 
Japan ..............
Iwakuni ................
Construct Bulk Storage 
Tanks PH 1 ....................
$30,800,000 
Puerto Rico .....
Punta Borinquen 
Ramey Unit School Re-
placement ........................
$61,071,000
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SEC. 2405. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY 
TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 2019 
PROJECTS. 
(a) EXTENSION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section 2002 
of the Military Construction Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2019 (division B of Public Law 115–232; 
132 Stat. 2240), the authorizations set forth in the 
table in paragraph (2), as provided in section 2401(b) 
of that Act (132 Stat. 2249), shall remain in effect 
until October 1, 2024, or the date of the enactment of 
an Act authorizing funds for military construction 
for fiscal year 2025, whichever is later. 
(2) TABLE.—The table referred to in paragraph 
(1) is as follows: 
Defense Agencies: Extension of 2019 Project Authorizations 
Country 
Installation or 
Location 
Project 
Original Au-
thorized 
Amount 
Germany .........
Baumholder .........
SOF Joint Parachute Rig-
ging Facility ...................
$11,504,000 
Japan ..............
Camp McTureous 
Betchel Elementary School
$94,851,000 
Iwakuni ................
Fuel Pier .............................
$33,200,000 
(b) MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT FIS-
CAL YEAR 2019 PROJECT IN BAUMHOLDER, GERMANY.— 
(1) MODIFICATION OF PROJECT AUTHORITY.—In 
the case of the authorization contained in the table in 
section 2401(b) of the Military Construction Author-
ization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (division B of Public
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Law 115–232; 132 Stat. 2249) for Baumholder, Ger-
many, for construction of a SOF Joint Parachute 
Rigging Facility, the Secretary of Defense may con-
struct a 3,200 square meter facility. 
(2) MODIFICATION OF PROJECT AMOUNTS.— 
(A) DIVISION B TABLE.—The authorization 
table in section 2401(b) of the Military Construc-
tion Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2019 (division B of Public Law 115–232; 132 
Stat. 2249), as extended pursuant to subsection 
(a), is amended in the item relating to 
Baumholder, 
Germany, 
by 
striking 
‘‘$11,504,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$23,000,000’’ to 
reflect the project modification made by para-
graph (1). 
(B) DIVISION D TABLE.—The funding table 
in section 4601 of the John S. McCain National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 
(Public Law 115–232; 132 Stat. 2406) is amend-
ed in the item relating to Defense-wide, 
Baumholder, Germany, SOF Joint Parachute 
Rigging Facility, by striking ‘‘$11,504’’ in the 
Conference Authorized column and inserting 
‘‘$23,000’’ to reflect the project modification 
made by paragraph (1).
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SEC. 2406. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CER-
TAIN FISCAL YEAR 2021 PROJECTS. 
(a) DEFENSE AGENCIES CONSTRUCTION AND LAND 
ACQUISITION PROJECT.— 
(1) EXTENSION.—Notwithstanding section 2002 
of the Military Construction Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2021 (division B of Public Law 116–283; 
134 Stat. 4294), the authorization set forth in the 
table in paragraph (2), as provided in section 2401(b) 
of that Act (134 Stat. 4305), shall remain in effect 
until October 1, 2024, or the date of the enactment of 
an Act authorizing funds for military construction 
for fiscal year 2025, whichever is later. 
(2) TABLE.—The table referred to in paragraph 
(1) is as follows: 
Defense Agencies: Extension of 2021 Project Authorization 
Country 
Installation or 
Location 
Project 
Original Au-
thorized 
Amount 
Japan ..............
Def Fuel Support 
Point Tsurumi 
Fuel Wharf ..........................
$49,500,000 
(b) ENERGY RESILIENCE AND CONSERVATION INVEST-
MENT PROGRAM PROJECTS.— 
(1) EXTENSION.—Notwithstanding section 2002 
of the Military Construction Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2021 (division B of Public Law 116–283; 
134 Stat. 4294), the authorizations set forth in the 
table in paragraph (2), as provided in section 2402
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of that Act (134 Stat. 4306), shall remain in effect 
until October 1, 2024, or the date of the enactment of 
an Act authorizing funds for military construction 
for fiscal year 2025, whichever is later. 
(2) TABLE.—The table referred to in subsection 
(a) is as follows: 
ERCIP Projects: Extension of 2021 Project Authorizations 
State/Country 
Installation or 
Location 
Project 
Original Au-
thorized 
Amount 
Arkansas ..........
Ebbing Air Na-
tional Guard 
Base ..................
PV Arrays and Battery 
Storage .............................
$2,600,000 
California ........
Marine Corps Air 
Ground Combat 
Center 
Twentynine 
Palms ...............
Install 10 Mw Battery En-
ergy Storage for Various 
Buildings .........................
$11,646,000 
Military Ocean 
Terminal Con-
cord ..................
Military Ocean Terminal 
Concord Microgrid ..........
$29,000,000 
Naval Support 
Activity Mon-
terey .................
Cogeneration Plant at 
B236 ................................
$10,540,000 
Italy .................
Naval Support 
Activity Naples 
Smart Grid .........................
$3,490,000 
Nevada .............
Creech Air Force 
Base ..................
Central Standby Generators 
$32,000,000 
Virginia ...........
Naval Medical 
Center Ports-
mouth ...............
Retro Air Handling Units 
From Constant Volume; 
Reheat to Variable Air 
Volume .............................
$611,000 
SEC. 2407. ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CER-
TAIN FISCAL YEAR 2022 PROJECTS. 
In the case of a utility system that is conveyed under 
section 2688 of title 10, United States Code, and that only 
provides utility services to a military installation, notwith-
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standing subchapters I and III of chapter 169 and chapters 
221 and 223 of title 10, United States Code, the Secretary 
of Defense or the Secretary of a military department may 
authorize a contract with the conveyee of the utility system 
to carry out the military construction projects set forth in 
the following table: 
Improvement of Conveyed Utility Systems 
State 
Installation or Location 
Project 
Alabama ................
Fort Novosel ........................................................
Construct a 10 
MW RICE 
Generator Plant 
and Micro-Grid 
Controls 
Georgia .................
Fort Moore ...........................................................
Construct 4.8MW 
Generation and 
Microgrid 
Fort Stewart .......................................................
Construct a 10 
MW Generation 
Plant, with 
Microgrid 
Controls 
New York ..............
Fort Drum ...........................................................
Well Field 
Expansion 
Project 
North Carolina .....
Fort Liberty ........................................................
Construct 10 MW 
Microgrid 
Utilizing 
Existing and 
New Generators 
Fort Liberty ........................................................
Fort Liberty 
Emergency Water 
System 
SEC. 2408. ADDITIONAL AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CER-
TAIN FISCAL YEAR 2023 PROJECTS. 
In the case of a utility system that is conveyed under 
section 2688 of title 10, United States Code, and that only 
provides utility services to a military installation, notwith-
standing subchapters I and III of chapter 169 and chapters 
221 and 223 of title 10, United States Code, the Secretary 
of Defense or the Secretary of a military department may
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authorize a contract with the conveyee of the utility system 
to carry out the military construction projects set forth in 
the following table: 
Improvement of Conveyed Utility Systems 
State 
Installation or Location 
Project 
Georgia .................
Fort Stewart – Hunter Army Airfield .............
Power Generation 
and Microgrid 
Kansas ..................
Fort Riley ............................................................
Power Generation 
and Microgrid 
Texas .....................
Fort Cavazos .......................................................
Power Generation 
and Microgrid 
TITLE XXV—INTERNATIONAL 
PROGRAMS 
Subtitle A—North Atlantic Treaty 
Organization 
Security 
Invest-
ment Program 
SEC. 2501. AUTHORIZED NATO CONSTRUCTION AND LAND 
ACQUISITION PROJECTS. 
The Secretary of Defense may make contributions for 
the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Invest-
ment Program as provided in section 2806 of title 10, 
United States Code, in an amount not to exceed the sum 
of the amount authorized to be appropriated for this pur-
pose in section 2502 and the amount collected from the 
North Atlantic Treaty Organization as a result of construc-
tion previously financed by the United States. 
SEC. 2502. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, NATO. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fis-
cal years beginning after September 30, 2023, for contribu-
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tions by the Secretary of Defense under section 2806 of title 
10, United States Code, for the share of the United States 
of the cost of projects for the North Atlantic Treaty Organi-
zation Security Investment Program authorized by section 
2501 as specified in the funding table in section 4601. 
Subtitle B—Host Country In-kind 
Contributions 
SEC. 2511. REPUBLIC OF KOREA FUNDED CONSTRUCTION 
PROJECTS. 
Pursuant to agreement with the Republic of Korea for 
required in-kind contributions, the Secretary of Defense 
may accept military construction projects for the installa-
tions or locations in the Republic of Korea, and in the 
amounts, set forth in the following table: 
Republic of Korea Funded Construction Projects 
Component 
Installation or 
Location 
Project 
Amount 
Army ...............
Camp Bonifas ......
Vehicle Maintenance Shop
$7,700,000 
Army ...............
Camp Carroll ......
Humidity-Controlled Ware-
house.
$189,000,000 
Army ...............
Camp Humphreys 
Airfield Services Storage 
Warehouse.
$7,100,000 
Army ...............
Camp Walker .......
Consolidated Fire and Mili-
tary Police Station.
$48,000,000 
Army ...............
Pusan ...................
Warehouse Facility .............
$40,000,000 
Navy ................
Chinhae ................
Electrical Switchgear 
Building.
$6,000,000 
Air Force .........
Osan Air Base .....
Consolidated Operations 
Group and Maintenance 
Group Headquarters.
$46,000,000 
Air Force .........
Osan Air Base .....
Flight Line Dining Facil-
ity.
$6,800,000 
Air Force .........
Osan Air Base .....
Reconnaissance Squadron 
Operations and Avionics 
Facility.
$30,000,000 
Air Force .........
Osan Air Base .....
Repair Aircraft Mainte-
nance Hangar B1732.
$8,000,000 
Air Force .........
Osan Air Base .....
Upgrade Electrical Dis-
tribution East, Phase 2.
$46,000,000 
Air Force .........
Osan Air Base .....
Water Supply Treatment 
Facility.
$22,000,000
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SEC. 2512. REPUBLIC OF POLAND FUNDED CONSTRUCTION 
PROJECTS. 
Pursuant to agreement with the Republic of Poland 
for required in-kind contributions, the Secretary of Defense 
may accept military construction projects for the installa-
tions or locations in the Republic of Poland, and in the 
amounts, set forth in the following table: 
Republic of Poland Funded Construction Projects 
Country 
Installation or 
Location 
Project 
Amount 
Army ...............
Powidz ..................
Barracks and Dining Fa-
cility.
$93,000,000 
Army ...............
Powidz ..................
Rotary Wing Aircraft 
Apron.
$35,000,000 
Army ...............
Swietoszow ...........
Bulk Fuel Storage ...............
$35,000,000 
Army ...............
Swietoszow ...........
Rail Extension and Rail-
head.
$7,300,000 
Air Force .........
Wroclaw ...............
Aerial Port of Debarkation 
Ramp.
$59,000,000 
Air Force .........
Wroclaw ...............
Taxiways to Aerial Port of 
Debarkation Ramp.
$39,000,000 
Defense-wide ....
Lubliniec ..............
Special Operations Forces 
Company Operations Fa-
cility.
$16,200,000 
TITLE XXVI—GUARD AND 
RESERVE FORCES FACILITIES 
SEC. 2601. AUTHORIZED ARMY NATIONAL GUARD CON-
STRUCTION 
AND 
LAND 
ACQUISITION 
PROJECTS. 
Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the author-
ization of appropriations in section 2606 and available for 
the National Guard and Reserve as specified in the funding 
table in section 4601, the Secretary of the Army may ac-
quire real property and carry out military construction 
projects for the Army National Guard locations inside the
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United States, and in the amounts, set forth in the following 
table: 
Army National Guard 
State 
Location 
Amount 
Arizona ......................
Surprise Readiness Center ...............................
$15,000,000 
Florida .......................
Camp Blanding .................................................
$11,000,000 
Idaho ..........................
Jerome County Regional Site ..........................
$17,000,000 
Illinois ........................
North Riverside Armory ...................................
$24,000,000 
Kentucky 
Burlington ..........................................................
$16,400,000 
Mississippi 
Southaven ...........................................................
$22,000,000 
Missouri .....................
Belle Fontaine ...................................................
$28,000,000 
New Hampshire .........
Littleton .............................................................
$23,000,000 
New Mexico ................
Rio Rancho Training Site ................................
$11,000,000 
New York ....................
Lexington Avenue Armory ................................
$90,000,000 
Ohio ............................
Camp Perry Joint Training Center ................
$19,200,000 
Oregon 
Washington County Readiness Center .............
$26,000,000 
Pennsylvania .............
Hermitage Readiness Center ............................
$13,600,000 
Rhode Island ..............
North Kingstown ...............................................
$30,000,000 
South Carolina ..........
Aiken County Readiness Center .......................
$20,000,000 
.....................................
McCrady Training Center ................................
$7,900,000 
Virginia .....................
Sandston RC & FMS 1 ....................................
$20,000,000 
Wisconsin ...................
Viroqua ...............................................................
$18,200,000 
SEC. 2602. AUTHORIZED ARMY RESERVE CONSTRUCTION 
AND LAND ACQUISITION PROJECTS. 
Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the author-
ization of appropriations in section 2606 and available for 
the National Guard and Reserve as specified in the funding 
table in section 4601, the Secretary of the Army may ac-
quire real property and carry out military construction 
projects for the Army Reserve locations inside the United 
States, and in the amounts, set forth in the following table: 
Army Reserve 
State 
Location 
Amount 
Alabama .....................
Birmingham ......................................................
$57,000,000 
Arizona ......................
Queen Creek .......................................................
$12,000,000 
California ..................
Fort Hunter Liggett ..........................................
$40,000,000
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SEC. 2603. AUTHORIZED NAVY RESERVE AND MARINE 
CORPS RESERVE CONSTRUCTION AND LAND 
ACQUISITION PROJECTS. 
Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the author-
ization of appropriations in section 2606 and available for 
the National Guard and Reserve as specified in the funding 
table in section 4601, the Secretary of the Navy may ac-
quire real property and carry out military construction 
projects for the Navy Reserve and Marine Corps Reserve 
locations inside the United States, and in the amounts, set 
forth in the following table: 
Navy Reserve and Marine Corps Reserve 
State 
Location 
Amount 
Michigan ....................
Battle Creek .......................................................
$24,549,000 
Virginia .....................
Marine Forces Reserve Dam Neck Virginia 
Beach ..............................................................
$12,400,000 
SEC. 2604. AUTHORIZED AIR NATIONAL GUARD CONSTRUC-
TION AND LAND ACQUISITION PROJECTS. 
Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the author-
ization of appropriations in section 2606 and available for 
the National Guard and Reserve as specified in the funding 
table in section 4601, the Secretary of the Air Force may 
acquire real property and carry out military construction 
projects for the Air National Guard locations inside the 
United States, and in the amounts, set forth in the following 
table:
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Air National Guard 
State 
Location 
Amount 
Alabama .....................
Montgomery Regional Airport .........................
$7,000,000 
Alaska .........................
Joint Base Elmendorf – Richardson ...............
$7,000,000 
Arizona ......................
Tucson International Airport ..........................
$11,600,000 
Arkansas ....................
Ebbing Air National Guard Base ....................
$76,000,000 
Colorado .....................
Buckley Space Force Base ................................
$12,000,000 
Indiana ......................
Fort Wayne International Airport ..................
$8,900,000 
Oregon ........................
Portland International Airport .......................
$71,500,000 
Pennsylvania .............
Harrisburg International Airport ...................
$8,000,000 
Wisconsin ...................
Truax Field ........................................................
$5,200,000 
SEC. 2605. AUTHORIZED AIR FORCE RESERVE CONSTRUC-
TION AND LAND ACQUISITION PROJECTS. 
Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the author-
ization of appropriations in section 2606 and available for 
the National Guard and Reserve as specified in the funding 
table in section 4601, the Secretary of the Air Force may 
acquire real property and carry out military construction 
projects for the Air Force Reserve locations inside the 
United States, and in the amounts, set forth in the following 
table: 
Air Force Reserve 
State 
Location 
Amount 
Arizona ......................
Davis-Monthan Air Force Base .......................
$8,500,000 
California ..................
March Air Reserve Base ...................................
$226,500,000 
Guam .........................
Joint Region Marianas .....................................
$27,000,000 
Louisiana ...................
Barksdale Air Force Base .................................
$7,000,000 
Texas ..........................
Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort 
Worth.
$16,000,000 
SEC. 2606. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, NA-
TIONAL GUARD AND RESERVE. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fis-
cal years beginning after September 30, 2023, for the costs 
of acquisition, architectural and engineering services, and
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construction of facilities for the Guard and Reserve Forces, 
and for contributions therefor, under chapter 1803 of title 
10, United States Code (including the cost of acquisition 
of land for those facilities), as specified in the funding table 
in section 4601. 
SEC. 2607. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT FIS-
CAL YEAR 2018 PROJECT AT HULMAN RE-
GIONAL AIRPORT, INDIANA. 
(a) EXTENSION.—Notwithstanding section 2002 of the 
Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2018 (division B of Public Law 115–91; 131 Stat. 1817), 
the authorization set forth in the table in subsection (b), 
as provided in section 2604 of that Act (131 Stat. 1836) 
and extended by section 2608 of the Military Construction 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (division B of Pub-
lic Law 117–263), shall remain in effect until October 1, 
2024, or the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing 
funds for military construction for fiscal year 2025, which-
ever is later. 
(b) TABLE.—The table referred to in subsection (a) is 
as follows: 
National Guard and Reserve: Extension of 2018 Project 
Authorization 
State 
Installation or 
Location 
Project 
Original Au-
thorized 
Amount 
Indiana ...........
Hulman Regional 
Airport .............
Construct Small Arms 
Range ...............................
$8,000,000
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SEC. 2608. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT FIS-
CAL YEAR 2019 PROJECT AT FRANCIS S. 
GABRESKI AIRPORT, NEW YORK. 
(a) EXTENSION.—Notwithstanding section 2002 of the 
Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2019 (division B of Public Law 115–232; 132 Stat. 2240), 
the authorization set forth in the table in subsection (b), 
as provided in section 2604 of that Act (132 Stat. 2255), 
shall remain in effect until October 1, 2024, or the date 
of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds for military 
construction for fiscal year 2025, whichever is later. 
(b) TABLE.—The table referred to in subsection (a) is 
as follows: 
National Guard and Reserve: Extension of 2019 Project 
Authorization 
State 
Installation or 
Location 
Project 
Original Au-
thorized 
Amount 
New York .........
Francis S. 
Gabreski Air-
port ...................
Security Forces/Comm. 
Training Facility ...........
$20,000,000 
SEC. 2609. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CER-
TAIN FISCAL YEAR 2021 PROJECTS. 
(a) EXTENSION.—Notwithstanding section 2002 of the 
Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2021 (division B of Public Law 116–283; 134 Stat. 4294), 
the authorizations set forth in the table in subsection (b), 
as provided in sections 2601, 2602, and 2604 of that Act 
(134 Stat. 4312, 4313, 4314), shall remain in effect until
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October 1, 2024, or the date of the enactment of an Act 
authorizing funds for military construction for fiscal year 
2025, whichever is later. 
(b) TABLE.—The table referred to in subsection (a) is 
as follows: 
National Guard and Reserve: Extension of 2021 Project 
Authorizations 
State/Country 
Installation or 
Location 
Project 
Original Au-
thorized 
Amount 
Arkansas ..........
Fort Chaffee .........
National Guard Readiness 
Center ..............................
$15,000,000 
California ........
Bakersfield ...........
National Guard Vehicle 
Maintenance Shop ..........
$9,300,000 
Colorado ..........
Peterson Space 
Force Base .......
National Guard Readiness 
Center ..............................
$15,000,000 
Guam ...............
Joint Region Mar-
ianas ................
Space Control Facility #5 
$20,000,000 
Ohio .................
Columbus .............
National Guard Readiness 
Center ..............................
$15,000,000 
Massachusetts ..
Devens Reserve 
Forces Training 
Area ..................
Automated Multipurpose 
Machine Gun Range .......
$8,700,000 
North Carolina 
Asheville ...............
Army Reserve Center/Land 
$24,000,000 
Puerto Rico .....
Fort Allen ............
National Guard Readiness 
Center ..............................
$37,000,000 
South Carolina 
Joint Base 
Charleston ........
National Guard Readiness 
Center ..............................
$15,000,000 
Texas ...............
Fort Worth ...........
Aircraft Maintenance 
Hangar Addition/Alt. .....
$6,000,000 
..........................
Joint Base San 
Antonio ............
F–16 Mission Training 
Center ..............................
$10,800,000 
Virgin Islands
St. Croix ..............
Army Aviation Support 
Facility (AASF) .............
$28,000,000 
..........................
...............................
CST Ready Building ..........
$11,400,000 
SEC. 2610. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT 
FISCAL YEAR 2022 PROJECT AT NICKELL ME-
MORIAL ARMORY, KANSAS. 
(a) TRANSFER AUTHORITY.—From amounts appro-
priated for ‘‘Military Construction, Army National Guard’’ 
pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section
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2606 and available as specified in the funding table in sec-
tion 4601 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fis-
cal Year 2022 (Public Law 117–81, 135 Stat. 2315), the 
Secretary of Defense may transfer not more than $420,000 
to an appropriation for ‘‘Military Construction, Air Na-
tional Guard’’ for use for studying, planning, designing, 
and architect and engineer services for a sensitive compart-
mented information facility project at Nickell Memorial Ar-
mory, Kansas. 
(b) MERGER
OF
AMOUNTS
TRANSFERRED.—Any 
amount transferred under subsection (a) shall be merged 
with and available for the same purposes, and for the same 
time period, as the ‘‘Military Construction, Air National 
Guard’’ appropriation to which transferred. 
(c) AUTHORITY.—Using amounts transferred pursuant 
to subsection (a), the Secretary of the Air Force may carry 
out study, planning, design, and architect and engineer 
services activities for a sensitive compartmented informa-
tion facility project at Nickell Memorial Armory, Kansas. 
SEC. 2611. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT 
FISCAL YEAR 2023 PROJECT AT CAMP PEN-
DLETON, CALIFORNIA. 
In the case of the authorization contained in the table 
in section 2602 of the Military Construction Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (division B of Public Law 117–
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263) and specified in the funding table in section 4601 of 
the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117–263) for Camp Pen-
dleton, California, for construction of an Area Maintenance 
Support Activity, the Secretary of the Army may construct 
a 15,000 square foot facility. 
SEC. 2612. AUTHORITY TO CONDUCT RESTORATION AND 
MODERNIZATION PROJECTS AT THE FIRST 
CITY TROOP READINESS CENTER IN PHILA-
DELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA. 
The Chief of the National Guard Bureau may expend 
amounts available to the Army National Guard for facili-
ties sustainment, restoration, and modernization to conduct 
restoration and modernization projects at the First City 
Troop Readiness Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 
if— 
(1) the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania has a 
sufficient remaining lease term for such center to real-
ize the full lifecycle benefit of such a project; 
(2) the Federal contribution for such a project 
does not exceed 50 percent of the cost of the project 
(inclusive of all project costs); and 
(3) the Chief of the National Guard Bureau noti-
fies the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate 
and the House of Representatives not less than 15
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days before awarding a contract for such a project, 
which shall include an explanation of the sufficiency 
of remaining lease term to justify the investment. 
TITLE 
XXVII—BASE 
REALIGN-
MENT AND CLOSURE ACTIVI-
TIES 
SEC. 2701. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR BASE 
REALIGNMENT 
AND 
CLOSURE 
ACTIVITIES 
FUNDED THROUGH DEPARTMENT OF DE-
FENSE BASE CLOSURE ACCOUNT. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fis-
cal years beginning after September 30, 2023, for base re-
alignment and closure activities, including real property 
acquisition and military construction projects, as author-
ized by the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 
1990 (part A of title XXIX of Public Law 101–510; 10 
U.S.C. 2687 note) and funded through the Department of 
Defense Base Closure Account established by section 2906 
of such Act, as specified in the funding table in section 
4601. 
SEC. 2702. PROHIBITION ON CONDUCTING ADDITIONAL 
BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE (BRAC) 
ROUND. 
Nothing in this Act shall be construed to authorize an 
additional Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) round.
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SEC. 2703. CLOSURE AND DISPOSAL OF THE PUEBLO CHEM-
ICAL DEPOT, PUEBLO COUNTY, COLORADO. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Army shall 
close the Pueblo Chemical Depot in Pueblo County, Colo-
rado (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Depot’’), not later 
than one year after the completion of the chemical demili-
tarization mission at such location in accordance with the 
Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Produc-
tion, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on 
their Destruction, done at Geneva September 3, 1992, and 
entered into force April 29, 1997 (commonly referred to as 
the ‘‘Chemical Weapons Convention’’). 
(b) PROCEDURES.—The Secretary of the Army shall 
carry out the closure and subsequent related property man-
agement and disposal of the Depot, including the land, 
buildings, structures, infrastructure, and associated equip-
ment, installed equipment, material, and personal property 
that comprise the Chemical Agent–Destruction Pilot Plant, 
in accordance with the procedures and authorities for the 
closure, management, and disposal of property under the 
Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (part 
A of title XXIX of Public Law 101–510; 10 U.S.C. 2687 
note). 
(c) OFFICE
OF LOCAL DEFENSE COMMUNITY CO-
OPERATION ACTIVITIES.—The Office of Local Defense Com-
munity Cooperation of the Department of Defense may
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make grants and supplement other Federal funds pursuant 
to section 2391 of title 10, United States Code, to support 
closure and reuse activities of the Depot. 
(d) TREATMENT OF EXISTING PERMITS.—Nothing in 
this section shall be construed to prevent the removal or 
demolition by the Program Executive Office, Assembled 
Chemical Weapons Alternatives of the Department of the 
Army of existing buildings, structures, infrastructure, and 
associated equipment, installed equipment, material, and 
personal property of the Chemical Agent–Destruction Pilot 
Plant at the Depot in accordance with Hazardous Waste 
Permit Number CO–20–09–02–01 under the Solid Waste 
Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.) (commonly known 
as the ‘‘Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976’’) 
issued by the State of Colorado, or any associated or follow- 
on permits under such Act. 
(e) HOMELESS USE.—Given the nature of activities 
undertaken at the Chemical Agent–Destruction Pilot Plant 
at the Depot, such land, buildings, structures, infrastruc-
ture, and associated equipment, installed equipment, mate-
rial, and personal property comprising the Chemical 
Agent–Destruction Pilot Plant is deemed unsuitable for 
homeless use and, in carrying out any closure, manage-
ment, or disposal of property under this section, need not 
be screened for homeless use purposes pursuant to section
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2905(b)(7) of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment 
Act of 1990 (part A of title XXIX of Public Law 101–510; 
10 U.S.C. 2687 note). 
TITLE 
XXVIII—MILITARY 
CON-
STRUCTION GENERAL PROVI-
SIONS 
Subtitle A—Military Construction 
Program 
SEC. 2801. AUTHORITY FOR INDO-PACIFIC POSTURE MILI-
TARY CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS. 
(a) AUTHORITY.—The Commander of the United 
States Indo-Pacific Command (in this section referred to 
as the ‘‘Commander’’) may carry out an unspecified mili-
tary construction project not otherwise authorized by law 
or may authorize the Secretary of a military department 
to carry out such a project. 
(b) SCOPE OF PROJECT AUTHORITY.—A project car-
ried out under this section may include any planning, de-
signing, construction, development, conversion, extension, 
renovation, or repair, whether to satisfy temporary or per-
manent requirements, and, to the extent necessary, any ac-
quisition of land. 
(c) PURPOSES.—A project carried out under this sec-
tion shall be for the purpose of—
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(1) supporting the rotational deployments of the 
Armed Forces; 
(2) enhancing facility preparedness and military 
installation resilience (as defined in section 101(e)(8) 
of title 10, United States Code) in support of poten-
tial, planned, or anticipated national defense activi-
ties; or 
(3) providing for prepositioning and storage of 
equipment and supplies. 
(d) LOCATION OF PROJECTS.—A project carried out 
under this section— 
(1) may be located— 
(A) at a cooperative security location, for-
ward operating site, or contingency location for 
use by the Armed Forces; or 
(B) at a location used by the Armed Forces 
that is owned or operated by Guam, American 
Samoa, or the Commonwealth of the Northern 
Mariana Islands; and 
(2) may be carried out without regard to whether 
the real property or facilities at the location are 
under the jurisdiction of the Department of Defense if 
the Commander determines that the United States has 
a sufficient interest in the property or facility to sup-
port the project.
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(e) MAXIMUM AMOUNT.—The cost of any project car-
ried out under this section may not exceed $15,000,000. 
(f) AVAILABLE AMOUNTS.—In carrying out a project 
under this section, the Commander, or the Secretary of a 
military department when authorized by the Commander, 
may use amounts authorized for— 
(1) the INDOPACOM Military Construction 
Pilot Program fund; and 
(2) operation and maintenance that are made 
available to the Commander, not to exceed 200 per-
cent of the amount specified in section 2805(c) of title 
10, United States Code. 
(g) NOTICE TO CONGRESS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—If the Commander decides to 
carry out a project under this section with a cost ex-
ceeding $2,000,000, the Commander shall notify the 
congressional defense committees of that determina-
tion in an electronic medium pursuant to section 480 
of title 10, United States Code. 
(2) RELEVANT
DETAILS.—Notice under para-
graph (1) with respect to a project shall include rel-
evant details of the project, including the estimated 
cost, and may include a classified annex. 
(3) TIMING.—A project under this section cov-
ered by paragraph (1) may not be carried out until
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the end of the 14-day period beginning on the date the 
notification under such paragraph is received by the 
congressional defense committees. 
(h) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than December 31 of 
each year, the Commander shall submit to the congressional 
defense committees a report containing a list of projects 
funded, lessons learned, and, subject to the concurrence of 
the President, recommended adjustments to the authority 
under this section for the most recently ended fiscal year. 
(i) PROJECT EXECUTION.— 
(1) PROJECT SUPERVISION.—Subsections (a) and 
(b) of section 2851 of title 10, United States Code, 
shall not apply to projects carried out under this sec-
tion. 
(2) APPLICATION OF CHAPTER 169 OF TITLE 10, 
UNITED STATES CODE.—When exercising the author-
ity under subsection (a), the Commander shall, for 
purposes of chapter 169 of title 10, United States 
Code, be considered the Secretary concerned. 
(j) SUNSET.—The authority to carry out a project 
under this section expires on March 31, 2029.
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SEC. 2802. ORDERING AUTHORITY FOR MAINTENANCE, RE-
PAIR, AND CONSTRUCTION OF FACILITIES OF 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter I of chapter 169 of title 
10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
the following new section: 
‘‘§ 2817. Ordering authority 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The head of a department or orga-
nization within the Department of Defense may place an 
order, on a reimbursable basis, with any other such depart-
ment or organization for a project for the maintenance and 
repair of a facility of the Department of Defense or for a 
minor military construction project. 
‘‘(b) OBLIGATIONS.—An order placed by the head of 
a department or organization under subsection (a) is 
deemed to be an obligation of such department or organiza-
tion in the same manner as a similar order or contract 
placed with a private contractor. 
‘‘(c) CONTINGENCY
EXPENSES.—An order placed 
under subsection (a) for a project may include an amount 
for contingency expenses that shall not exceed 10 percent 
of the cost of the project. 
‘‘(d) AVAILABILITY OF AMOUNTS.—Amounts appro-
priated or otherwise made available to a department or or-
ganization of the Department of Defense shall be available 
to pay an obligation of such department or organization
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under this section in the same manner and to the same ex-
tent as those amounts are available to pay an obligation 
to a private contractor.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at 
the beginning of such subchapter is amended by adding at 
the end the following new item: 
‘‘2817. Ordering authority.’’. 
SEC. 2803. APPLICATION OF AREA CONSTRUCTION COST IN-
DICES OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES. 
Section 2805(f) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘inside the 
United States’’; 
(2) by striking paragraph (2); and 
(3) by redesignating paragraph (3) as para-
graph (2). 
SEC. 2804. AUTHORIZATION OF COST-PLUS INCENTIVE-FEE 
CONTRACTING 
FOR 
MILITARY 
CONSTRUC-
TION PROJECTS TO MITIGATE RISK TO THE 
SENTINEL PROGRAM SCHEDULE AND COST. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section 3323(a) of 
title 10, United States Code, the Secretary of Defense may 
authorize the use of contracts using cost-plus incentive-fee 
contracting for military construction projects associated 
with launch facilities, launch centers, and related infra-
structure of the Sentinel Program of the Department of De-
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fense for not more than one low-rate initial production lot 
at each of the following locations: 
(1) F.E. Warren Air Force Base. 
(2) Malmstrom Air Force Base. 
(3) Minot Air Force Base. 
(b) BRIEFING.—Not later than 90 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, and not less frequently than 
quarterly thereafter, the Secretary of Defense shall brief the 
congressional defense committees on the following: 
(1) Uncertainties with site conditions at loca-
tions specified under subsection (a). 
(2) The plan of the Department of Defense to 
transition to firm, fixed price contracts for military 
construction following any military construction 
projects carried out under subsection (a). 
(3) The acquisition process for military construc-
tion projects carried out under subsection (a). 
(4) Updates on the execution of military con-
struction projects carried out under subsection (a). 
SEC. 2805. EXTENSIONS TO THE MILITARY LANDS WITH-
DRAWAL ACT RELATING TO BARRY M. GOLD-
WATER RANGE. 
(a) RENEWAL OF CURRENT WITHDRAWAL AND RES-
ERVATION.—Section 3031(d)(1) of the Military Lands 
Withdrawal Act of 1999 (Public Law 106–65; 113 Stat.
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907) is amended by striking ‘‘25 years after the date of the 
enactment of this Act’’ and inserting ‘‘on October 5, 2049’’. 
(b) EXTENSION.—Section 3031(e) of the Military 
Lands Withdrawal Act of 1999 (Public Law 106–65; 113 
Stat. 908) is amended— 
(1) in the subsection heading, by striking ‘‘INI-
TIAL’’; and 
(2) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘initial’’. 
SEC. 2806. AUTHORITY TO LEASE LAND PARCEL FOR HOS-
PITAL AND MEDICAL CAMPUS, BARRIGADA 
TRANSMITTER SITE, GUAM. 
(a) NO-COST LEASE AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of 
the Navy (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) 
may lease to the Government of Guam parcels of real prop-
erty, including any improvements thereon, consisting of ap-
proximately 102 acres of undeveloped land and approxi-
mately 10.877 acres of utility easements in the munici-
pality of Barrigada and Mangilao, Guam, known as the 
Barrigada Transmitter Site, for construction of a public 
hospital and medical campus, without fair market consider-
ation. 
(b) DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.—The exact acreage 
and legal description of the property to be leased under sub-
section (a) shall be determined by a survey satisfactory to 
the Secretary.
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(c) APPRAISAL NOT REQUIRED.—The lease under sub-
section (a) shall not require an appraisal. 
(d) CONDITIONS OF LEASE.— 
(1) SUBJECT
TO
CERTAIN
EXISTING
ENCUM-
BRANCES.—A lease of property under subsection (a) 
shall be subject to all existing easements, restrictions, 
and covenants of record, including restrictive cov-
enants, that the Secretary determines are necessary to 
ensure that— 
(A) the use of the property is compatible 
with continued military activities by the Armed 
Forces of the United States in Guam; 
(B) the environmental condition of the 
property is compatible with the use of the prop-
erty as a public hospital and medical campus; 
(C) access is available to the United States 
to conduct environmental remediation or moni-
toring as required under section 120(h) of the 
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Com-
pensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 
9620(h)); 
(D) the property is used only for a public 
hospital and medical campus, which may in-
clude ancillary facilities to support the hospital
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and campus, or as set forth in subsection (e); 
and 
(E) the public hospital and medical campus 
to be constructed on the property shall— 
(i) include— 
(I) an MV–22-capable helipad; 
(II) recompression chamber capa-
bility; and 
(III) perimeter fencing; and 
(ii) allow for the relocation of weather 
radar equipment owned by the United 
States at the hospital or campus. 
(2) FUNDING.—The Secretary is not required to 
fund the construction or operation of a hospital or 
medical campus on the property leased under sub-
section (a). 
(3) PAYMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.—All 
direct and indirect administrative costs, including for 
surveys, title work, document drafting, closing, and 
labor, incurred by the Secretary related to any lease 
of the property under subsection (a) shall be borne by 
the Government of Guam. 
(e) ADDITIONAL TERMS.—The Secretary may require 
such additional terms and conditions in connection with
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the lease under subsection (a) as the Secretary considers ap-
propriate to protect the interests of the United States. 
(f) NOT TO BE CONSIDERED EXCESS, TRANSFERRED, 
OR DISPOSED OF.—The property subject to any lease under 
subsection (a) may not be declared to be excess real property 
to the needs of the Navy or transferred or otherwise disposed 
of by the Navy or any Federal agency. 
SEC. 2807. REVISION TO ACCESS AND MANAGEMENT OF AIR 
FORCE MEMORIAL. 
Section 2863(e) of the Military Construction Author-
ization Act for Fiscal Year 2002 (division B of Public Law 
107–107; 115 Stat. 1332), is amended by striking ‘‘the 
Foundation’’ and inserting ‘‘non-Federal Government enti-
ties, the Secretary of the Air Force, or both’’. 
SEC. 2808. DEVELOPMENT AND OPERATION OF THE MARINE 
CORPS HERITAGE CENTER AND THE NA-
TIONAL MUSEUM OF THE MARINE CORPS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 861 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 8617 the 
following new section: 
‘‘§ 8618. Marine Corps Heritage Center and the Na-
tional Museum of the Marine Corps 
‘‘(a) JOINT VENTURE FOR DEVELOPMENT AND CON-
TINUED MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION.—The Secretary of 
the Navy (in this section referred to as the ‘Secretary’) may
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enter into a joint venture with the Marine Corps Heritage 
Foundation (in this section referred to as the ‘Foundation’), 
a nonprofit entity, for the design, construction, mainte-
nance, and operation of a multipurpose facility to be used 
for historical displays for public viewing, curation, and 
storage of artifacts, research facilities, classrooms, offices, 
and associated activities consistent with the mission of the 
Marine Corps University. The facility shall be known as 
the Marine Corps Heritage Center and the National Mu-
seum of the Marine Corps (in this section referred to as 
the ‘Facility’). 
‘‘(b) DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION.—For each phase of 
development of the Facility, the Secretary may— 
‘‘(1) permit the Foundation to contract for the 
design, construction, or both of such phase of develop-
ment; or 
‘‘(2) accept funds from the Foundation for the 
design, construction, or both of such phase of develop-
ment. 
‘‘(c) ACCEPTANCE AUTHORITY.—Upon completion of 
construction of any phase of development of the Facility 
by the Foundation to the satisfaction of the Secretary, and 
the satisfaction of any financial obligations incident thereto 
by the Foundation, the Facility shall become the real prop-
erty of the Department of the Navy with all right, title,
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and interest in and to the Facility belonging to the United 
States. 
‘‘(d) MAINTENANCE, OPERATION, AND SUPPORT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may, for the 
purpose of maintenance and operation of the Facil-
ity— 
‘‘(A) enter into contracts or cooperative 
agreements, on a sole-source basis, with the 
Foundation for the procurement of property or 
services for the direct benefit or use of the Facil-
ity; and 
‘‘(B) notwithstanding the requirements of 
subsection (h) of section 2667 of this title and 
under such terms and conditions as the Sec-
retary considers appropriate for the joint venture 
authorized under subsection (a), lease in accord-
ance with such section 2667 portions of the Fa-
cility to the Foundation for use in generating 
revenue for activities of the Facility and for such 
administrative purposes as may be necessary for 
support of the Facility. 
‘‘(2) CONSIDERATION FOR LEASE.—In making a 
determination of fair market value under section 
2667(b)(4) of this title for payment of consideration 
pursuant to a lease described in paragraph (1)(B),
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the Secretary may consider the entirety of the edu-
cational efforts of the Foundation, support by the 
Foundation to the history division of the Marine 
Corps Heritage Center, funding of museum programs 
and exhibits by the Foundation, or other support re-
lated to the Facility, in addition to the types of in- 
kind consideration provided under section 2667(c) of 
this title. 
‘‘(3) USE
FOR
REVENUE-GENERATING
ACTIVI-
TIES.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to subpara-
graph (B), the Secretary may authorize the 
Foundation to use real or personal property 
within the Facility to conduct revenue-gener-
ating activities in addition to those authorized 
under paragraph (1)(B), as the Secretary con-
siders appropriate considering the work of the 
Foundation and the needs of the Facility. 
‘‘(B) LIMITATION.—The Secretary may only 
authorize the use of the Facility for a revenue- 
generating activity if the Secretary determines 
the activity will not interfere with activities and 
personnel of the armed forces or the activities of 
the Facility.
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‘‘(4) RETENTION
OF
LEASE
PAYMENTS.—The 
Secretary shall retain lease payments received under 
paragraph (1)(B), other than in-kind consideration 
authorized under paragraph (2) or section 2667(c) of 
this title, solely for use in support of the Facility, and 
funds received as lease payments shall remain avail-
able until expended. 
‘‘(e) USE OF CERTAIN GIFTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Under regulations prescribed 
by the Secretary, the Commandant of the Marine 
Corps may, without regard to section 2601 of this 
title, accept, hold, administer, invest, and spend any 
gift, devise, or bequest of personal property of a value 
of $250,000 or less made to the United States if such 
gift, devise, or bequest is for the benefit of the Facil-
ity. 
‘‘(2) EXPENSES.—The Secretary may pay or au-
thorize the payment of any reasonable and necessary 
expense in connection with the conveyance or transfer 
of a gift, devise, or bequest under paragraph (1). 
‘‘(f) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The Sec-
retary may require such additional terms and conditions 
in connection with the joint venture authorized under sub-
section (a) as the Secretary considers appropriate to protect 
the interests of the United States.’’.
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(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at 
the beginning of chapter 861 of such title is amended by 
inserting after the item relating to section 8617 the fol-
lowing new item: 
‘‘8618. Marine Corps Heritage Center and the National Museum of the Marine 
Corps.’’. 
(c) CONFORMING REPEAL.—Section 2884 of the Floyd 
D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2001 (Public Law 106–398; 114 Stat. 1654A–440) is 
repealed. 
SEC. 2809. AUTHORITY FOR ACQUISITION OF REAL PROP-
ERTY INTEREST IN PARK LAND OWNED BY 
THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA. 
(a) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of the Navy (in this 
section referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) may acquire by pur-
chase or lease approximately 225 square feet of land, in-
cluding ingress and egress, at Westmoreland State Park, 
Virginia, for the purpose of installing, operating, maintain-
ing, and protecting equipment to support research and de-
velopment activities by the Department of the Navy in sup-
port of national security. 
(b) TERMS
AND CONDITIONS.—The acquisition of 
property under subsection (a) shall be subject to the fol-
lowing terms and conditions:
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(1) The Secretary shall pay the Commonwealth 
of Virginia fair market value for the property to be 
acquired, as determined by the Secretary. 
(2) Such other terms and conditions as consid-
ered appropriate by the Secretary. 
(c) DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.—The legal descrip-
tion of the property to be acquired under subsection (a) 
shall be determined by a survey that is satisfactory to the 
Secretary and the Commonwealth of Virginia. 
(d) APPLICABILITY OF THE LAND AND WATER CON-
SERVATION FUND ACT.—The provisions of chapter 2003 of 
title 54, United States Code, shall not apply to the acquisi-
tion of property under subsection (a). 
(e) REIMBURSEMENT.—The Secretary shall reimburse 
the Commonwealth of Virginia for the reasonable and docu-
mented administrative costs incurred by the Commonwealth 
of Virginia to execute the acquisition by the Secretary of 
property under subsection (a). 
(f) TERMINATION OF REAL PROPERTY INTEREST.— 
The real property interest acquired by the Secretary under 
subsection (a) shall terminate, and be released without cost 
to the Commonwealth of Virginia, when the Secretary deter-
mines such real property interest is no longer required for 
national security purposes.
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SEC. 2810. MOVEMENT OR CONSOLIDATION OF JOINT SPEC-
TRUM CENTER TO FORT MEADE, MARYLAND, 
OR ANOTHER APPROPRIATE LOCATION. 
(a) LEAVING CURRENT LOCATION.—Not later than 
September 30, 2026, the Secretary of Defense shall com-
pletely vacate the offices of the Joint Spectrum Center of 
the Department of Defense in Annapolis, Maryland. 
(b) MOVEMENT OR CONSOLIDATION.—The Secretary 
shall take appropriate action to move, consolidate, or both, 
the offices of the Joint Spectrum Center to the headquarters 
building of the Defense Information Systems Agency at Fort 
Meade, Maryland, or another appropriate location chosen 
by the Secretary for national security purposes to ensure 
the physical and cybersecurity protection of personnel and 
missions of the Department of Defense. 
(c) STATUS UPDATE.—Not later than January 31 and 
July 31 of each year until the Secretary has completed the 
requirements under subsections (a) and (b), the Commander 
of the Defense Information Systems Agency shall provide 
an in-person and written update on the status of the com-
pletion of those requirements to the Committees on Armed 
Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives and 
the congressional delegation of Maryland. 
(d) 
TERMINATION
OF
EXISTING
LEASE.—Upon 
vacating the offices of the Joint Spectrum Center in Annap-
olis, Maryland, pursuant to subsection (a), all right, title,
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and interest of the United States in and to the existing lease 
for the Joint Spectrum Center in such location shall be ter-
minated. 
(e) REPEAL OF OBSOLETE AUTHORITY.—Section 2887 
of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2008 (division B of Public Law 110–181; 122 Stat. 
569) is repealed. 
SEC. 2811. TEMPORARY EXPANSION OF AUTHORITY FOR 
USE OF ONE-STEP TURN-KEY SELECTION 
PROCEDURES FOR REPAIR PROJECTS. 
During the five-year period beginning on the date of 
the enactment of this Act, section 2862(a)(2) of title 10, 
United States Code, shall be applied and administered by 
substituting ‘‘$12,000,000’’ for ‘‘$4,000,000’’. 
SEC. 2812. MODIFICATION OF TEMPORARY INCREASE OF 
AMOUNTS IN CONNECTION WITH AUTHORITY 
TO CARRY OUT UNSPECIFIED MINOR MILI-
TARY CONSTRUCTION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2801 of the Military Con-
struction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (division 
B of Public Law 117–263) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (4) 
as paragraphs (3) through (5), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the fol-
lowing new paragraph (2):
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‘‘(2) 
in 
subsection 
(b)(2), 
by 
substituting 
‘$4,000,000’ for ‘$2,000,000’;’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by sub-
section (a) shall apply as if included in the enactment of 
the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2023 (division B of Public Law 117–263). 
SEC. 2813. PILOT PROGRAM ON REPLACEMENT OF SUB-
STANDARD ENLISTED BARRACKS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary concerned may, in 
accordance with this section, carry out a pilot program 
under which the Secretary concerned may replace an exist-
ing enlisted barracks with a new enlisted barracks not oth-
erwise authorized by law. 
(b) FACILITY REQUIREMENTS.—A new facility for an 
enlisted barracks replaced under subsection (a)— 
(1) may not have a greater personnel capacity 
than the facility being replaced but may be physically 
larger than the facility being replaced; 
(2) must be replacing a facility that is in a sub-
standard condition, as determined by the Secretary 
concerned, and which determination may not be dele-
gated, in advance of project approval; 
(3) must be designed and utilized for the same 
purpose as the facility being replaced;
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(4) must be located on the same installation as 
the facility being replaced; and 
(5) must be designed to meet, at a minimum, 
current standards for construction, utilization, and 
force protection. 
(c) SOURCE OF FUNDS.—The Secretary concerned, in 
using the authority under this section, may spend amounts 
available to the Secretary concerned for operation and 
maintenance or unspecified military construction. 
(d) CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION.—When a decision 
is made to carry out a replacement project under this sec-
tion with an estimated cost in excess of $10,000,000, the 
Secretary concerned shall submit, in an electronic medium 
pursuant to section 480 of title 10, United States Code, to 
the appropriate committees of Congress a report con-
taining— 
(1) the justification for the replacement project 
and the current estimate of the cost of the project; and 
(2) a description of the elements of military con-
struction, including the elements specified in section 
2802(b) of such title, incorporated into the project. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) APPROPRIATE
COMMITTEES
OF
CONGRESS; 
FACILITY; SECRETARY CONCERNED.—The terms ‘‘ap-
propriate committees of Congress’’, ‘‘facility’’, and
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‘‘Secretary concerned’’ have the meanings given those 
terms in section 2801 of title 10, United States Code. 
(2) ENLISTED BARRACKS.—The term ‘‘enlisted 
barracks’’ means barracks designed and utilized for 
housing enlisted personnel of the Armed Forces. 
(3) PERSONNEL CAPACITY.—The term ‘‘personnel 
capacity’’, with respect to an enlisted barracks, means 
the design capacity for the number of enlisted per-
sonnel housed in the enlisted barracks. 
(4) SUBSTANDARD CONDITION.—The term ‘‘sub-
standard condition’’, with respect to a facility, means 
the facility can no longer meet the requirements of 
current standards without repair that would cost 
more than 75 percent of the replacement cost. 
(f) SUNSET.—The authority under this section shall 
terminate on the date that is five years after the date of 
the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 2814. EXPANSION OF DEFENSE COMMUNITY INFRA-
STRUCTURE PILOT PROGRAM TO INCLUDE IN-
STALLATIONS OF THE COAST GUARD. 
Section 2391 of title 10, United States Code, is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)(B), in the matter pre-
ceding clause (i), by inserting ‘‘, in consultation
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with the Commandant of the Coast Guard,’’ after 
‘‘The Secretary’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(5) In considering grants, agreements, or other 
funding under paragraph (1)(A) with respect to com-
munity infrastructure supportive of a military instal-
lation of the Coast Guard, the Secretary of Defense 
shall consult with the Commandant of the Coast 
Guard to assess the selection and prioritization of the 
project concerned.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (e)(1), by adding at the end the 
following new sentence: ‘‘For purposes of subsection 
(d), the term ‘military installation’ includes an in-
stallation of the Coast Guard under the jurisdiction 
of the Department of Homeland Security.’’. 
SEC. 2815. MODIFICATION OF PILOT PROGRAM ON IN-
CREASED USE OF SUSTAINABLE BUILDING 
MATERIALS IN MILITARY CONSTRUCTION. 
Section 2861 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117–81; 10 U.S.C. 
2802 note) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)(1), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘to include, under the pilot 
program as a whole, at a minimum—
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‘‘(A) one project for mass timber; and 
‘‘(B) one project for low carbon concrete.’’; 
(2) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘September 30, 
2024’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2025’’; 
(3) by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as 
subsections (f) and (g), respectively; 
(4) by inserting after subsection (d) the following 
new subsection (e): 
‘‘(e) COMMENCEMENT OF CONSTRUCTION.—Each mili-
tary construction project carried out under the pilot pro-
gram must commence construction by not later than Janu-
ary 1, 2025.’’; and 
(5) in subsection (f)(1), as redesignated by para-
graph (3), by striking ‘‘December 31, 2024’’ and in-
serting ‘‘December 31, 2025’’. 
Subtitle B—Military Housing 
PART I—MILITARY UNACCOMPANIED HOUSING 
SEC. 2821. UNIFORM CONDITION INDEX FOR MILITARY UN-
ACCOMPANIED HOUSING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall prescribe regulations requiring the Assistant Secretary 
of Defense for Energy, Installations, and Environment to 
complete and issue a uniform facility condition index for 
military unaccompanied housing, including such housing
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that is existing as of the date of the enactment of this Act 
and any such housing constructed or used on or after such 
date of enactment. 
(b) COMPLETION
OF INDEX.—The uniform facility 
condition index required under subsection (a) shall be com-
pleted and issued by not later than October 1, 2024. 
(c) MILITARY UNACCOMPANIED HOUSING DEFINED.— 
In this section, the term ‘‘military unaccompanied housing’’ 
means the following housing owned by the United States 
Government: 
(1) Military housing intended to be occupied by 
members of the Armed Forces serving a tour of duty 
unaccompanied by dependents. 
(2) Transient housing intended to be occupied by 
members of the Armed Forces on temporary duty. 
SEC. 2822. CERTIFICATION OF HABITABILITY OF MILITARY 
UNACCOMPANIED HOUSING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall in-
clude with the submission to Congress by the President of 
the annual budget of the Department of Defense under sec-
tion 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, a certification 
from the Secretary of each military department to the con-
gressional defense committees that the cost for all needed 
repairs and improvements for each occupied military unac-
companied housing facility under the jurisdiction of such
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Secretary does not exceed 20 percent of the replacement cost 
of such facility, as mandated by Department of Defense 
Manual 4165.63, ‘‘DoD Housing Management’’, or suc-
cessor issuance. 
(b) MILITARY UNACCOMPANIED HOUSING DEFINED.— 
In this section, the term ‘‘military unaccompanied housing’’ 
means the following housing owned by the United States 
Government: 
(1) Military housing intended to be occupied by 
members of the Armed Forces serving a tour of duty 
unaccompanied by dependents. 
(2) Transient housing intended to be occupied by 
members of the Armed Forces on temporary duty. 
SEC. 2823. MAINTENANCE WORK ORDER MANAGEMENT 
PROCESS FOR MILITARY UNACCOMPANIED 
HOUSING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall prescribe regulations to establish for each military de-
partment a process associated with maintenance work order 
management for military unaccompanied housing under 
the jurisdiction of such military department, including such 
housing that is existing as of the date of the enactment of 
this Act and any such housing constructed or used on or 
after such date of enactment.
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(b) USE OF PROCESS.—The processes required under 
subsection (a) shall clearly define requirements for effective 
and timely maintenance work order management, includ-
ing requirements with respect to— 
(1) quality assurance for maintenance completed; 
(2) communication of maintenance progress and 
resolution with management of military unaccom-
panied housing, barracks managers, and residents; 
and 
(3) standardized performance metrics, such as 
the timeliness of completion of work orders. 
(c) ADMINISTRATION.—The Secretary of each military 
department shall administer the work order process re-
quired under subsection (a) for such military department 
and shall issue or update relevant guidance as necessary. 
(d) MILITARY UNACCOMPANIED HOUSING DEFINED.— 
In this section, the term ‘‘military unaccompanied housing’’ 
means the following housing owned by the United States 
Government: 
(1) Military housing intended to be occupied by 
members of the Armed Forces serving a tour of duty 
unaccompanied by dependents. 
(2) Transient housing intended to be occupied by 
members of the Armed Forces on temporary duty.
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SEC. 2824. EXPANSION OF UNIFORM CODE OF BASIC STAND-
ARDS FOR MILITARY HOUSING TO INCLUDE 
MILITARY UNACCOMPANIED HOUSING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2818 of the William M. 
(Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116–283; 10 U.S.C. 2871 
note) is amended— 
(1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘FAM-
ILY’’; and 
(2) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘family’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘, including military un-
accompanied housing (as defined in section 2871 
of title 10, United States Code)’’ before the pe-
riod at the end. 
(b) IMPLEMENTATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In implementing the amend-
ments made by subsection (a), the Secretary of De-
fense shall ensure that the standards required under 
section 2818 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 
(Public Law 116–283; 10 U.S.C. 2871 note), as modi-
fied pursuant to those amendments, apply to military 
unaccompanied housing that is existing as of the date 
of the enactment of this Act and any such housing
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constructed or used on or after such date of enact-
ment. 
(2) MILITARY
UNACCOMPANIED
HOUSING
DE-
FINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘military unac-
companied housing’’ means the following housing 
owned by the United States Government: 
(A) Military housing intended to be occu-
pied by members of the Armed Forces serving a 
tour of duty unaccompanied by dependents. 
(B) Transient housing intended to be occu-
pied by members of the Armed Forces on tem-
porary duty. 
SEC. 2825. OVERSIGHT OF MILITARY UNACCOMPANIED 
HOUSING. 
(a) CIVILIAN OVERSIGHT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Defense shall prescribe regulations to require that the 
Secretary of each military department establish a ci-
vilian employee of the Department of Defense, or of 
the military department concerned, at the housing of-
fice for each installation of the Department under the 
jurisdiction of such Secretary to oversee military un-
accompanied housing at that installation.
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(2) SUPERVISORY CHAIN.—For any installation 
of the Department for which the unaccompanied hous-
ing manager is a member of the Armed Forces, the ci-
vilian employee established under paragraph (1) at 
such installation shall report to a civilian employee 
at the housing office for such installation. 
(b) BARRACKS OR DORMITORY MANAGER REQUIRE-
MENTS.— 
(1) LIMITATION ON ROLE BY MEMBERS OF THE 
ARMED FORCES.—No enlisted member of the Armed 
Forces or commissioned officer may be designated as 
a barracks manager or supervisor in charge of over-
seeing, managing, accepting, or compiling mainte-
nance records for any military unaccompanied hous-
ing as a collateral duty. 
(2) POSITION DESIGNATION.—The function of a 
barracks manager or supervisor described in para-
graph (1) for an installation of the Department shall 
be completed by a civilian employee or contractor of 
the Department who shall report to the government 
housing office of the installation. 
(c) MILITARY UNACCOMPANIED HOUSING DEFINED.— 
In this section, the term ‘‘military unaccompanied housing’’ 
means the following housing owned by the United States 
Government:
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(1) Military housing intended to be occupied by 
members of the Armed Forces serving a tour of duty 
unaccompanied by dependents. 
(2) Transient housing intended to be occupied by 
members of the Armed Forces on temporary duty. 
SEC. 2826. ELIMINATION OF FLEXIBILITIES FOR ADEQUACY 
OR CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS FOR MILI-
TARY UNACCOMPANIED HOUSING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall modify all directives, instructions, manuals, regula-
tions, policies, and other guidance and issuances of the De-
partment of Defense to eliminate the grant of any flexibili-
ties to— 
(1) minimum adequacy standards for configura-
tion, privacy, condition, health, and safety for exist-
ing permanent party military unaccompanied hous-
ing to be considered suitable for assignment or occu-
pancy; and 
(2) standards for the construction of new mili-
tary unaccompanied housing. 
(b) MATTERS INCLUDED.—The requirement under sub-
section (a) shall include modifications that remove the flexi-
bility provided to the military departments with respect to 
standards for adequacy for assignment and new construc-
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tion standards for military unaccompanied housing, in-
cluding modification of the Housing Management Manual 
of the Department of Defense and Department of Defense 
Manual 4165.63, ‘‘DoD Housing Management’’. 
(c) MILITARY UNACCOMPANIED HOUSING DEFINED.— 
In this section, the term ‘‘military unaccompanied housing’’ 
means the following housing owned by the United States 
Government: 
(1) Military housing intended to be occupied by 
members of the Armed Forces serving a tour of duty 
unaccompanied by dependents. 
(2) Transient housing intended to be occupied by 
members of the Armed Forces on temporary duty. 
SEC. 2827. DESIGN STANDARDS FOR MILITARY UNACCOM-
PANIED HOUSING. 
(a) UNIFORM STANDARDS FOR FLOOR SPACE, NUM-
BER OF MEMBERS ALLOWED, AND HABITABILITY.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Section 2856 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(A) in the section heading, by striking 
‘‘local comparability of floor areas’’ 
and inserting ‘‘standards’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘In’’ and inserting ‘‘(a) 
LOCAL COMPARABILITY IN FLOOR AREAS.—In’’;
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(C) in subsection (a), as designated by sub-
paragraph (B), by inserting ‘‘, except for pur-
poses of meeting minimum area requirements 
under subsection (b)(1)(A),’’ after ‘‘exceed’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following new 
subsection: 
‘‘(b) FLOOR SPACE, NUMBER OF MEMBERS ALLOWED, 
AND HABITABILITY.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In the design, assignment, 
and use of military unaccompanied housing, the Sec-
retary of Defense shall establish uniform standards 
that— 
‘‘(A) provide a minimum area of floor 
space, not including bathrooms or closets, per in-
dividual occupying a unit of military unaccom-
panied housing; 
‘‘(B) ensure that not more than two indi-
viduals may occupy such a unit; and 
‘‘(C) provide definitions and measures for 
habitability, specifying criteria of design and 
materiel quality to be applied and levels of 
maintenance to be required. 
‘‘(2) 
WAIVER.—Standards 
established 
under 
paragraph (1) may be waived for specific units of 
military unaccompanied housing by the Secretary
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concerned (who may not delegate such waiver) for a 
period not longer than one year and may not be re-
newed.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of subchapter III of chapter 
169 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
striking the item relating to section 2856 and insert-
ing the following new item: 
‘‘2856. Military unaccompanied housing: standards.’’. 
(b) COMPLETION AND ISSUANCE OF UNIFORM STAND-
ARDS.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall— 
(1)(A) ensure that the uniform standards re-
quired under section 2856(b)(1) of title 10, United 
States Code, as added by subsection (a)(1)(D), are 
completed and issued; and 
(B) submit to the congressional defense commit-
tees a copy of those standards; or 
(2) submit to the congressional defense commit-
tees a report, under the Secretary’s signature— 
(A) explaining in detail why those stand-
ards are not completed and issued; 
(B) indicating when those standards are ex-
pected to be completed and issued; and
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(C) specifying the names of the personnel 
responsible for the failure of the Department of 
Defense to comply with paragraph (1). 
(c) COMPLIANCE WITH UNIFORM STANDARDS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than two years after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
each military department shall ensure that all mili-
tary unaccompanied housing, including privatized 
military housing under subchapter IV of chapter 169 
of title 10, United States Code, located on an installa-
tion under the jurisdiction of such Secretary complies 
with the uniform standards established under section 
2856(b)(1) of title 10, United States Code, as added 
by subsection (a)(1)(D). 
(2) NO WAIVER.—The requirement under para-
graph (1) may not be waived. 
(3) MILITARY
UNACCOMPANIED
HOUSING
DE-
FINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘military unac-
companied housing’’ has the meaning given that term 
in section 2871 of title 10, United States Code. 
(d) CERTIFICATION
OF BUDGET REQUIREMENTS.— 
The Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) shall include 
with the submission to Congress by the President of the an-
nual budget of the Department of Defense for each of fiscal 
years 2025 through 2029 under section 1105(a) of title 31,
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United States Code, a signed certification that the Depart-
ment of Defense and each of the military departments has 
requested sufficient funds to comply with this section and 
the amendments made by this section. 
SEC. 2828. TERMINATION OF HABITABILITY STANDARD 
WAIVERS AND ASSESSMENT AND PLAN WITH 
RESPECT 
TO 
MILITARY 
UNACCOMPANIED 
HOUSING. 
(a) TERMINATION OF HABITABILITY STANDARD WAIV-
ERS.—On and after February 1, 2025, any waiver by the 
Department of Defense of habitability standards for mili-
tary unaccompanied housing in effect as of such date shall 
terminate. 
(b) ASSESSMENT.—Not later than 60 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, 
in coordination with the Secretary of each military depart-
ment, shall submit to the congressional defense committees 
an assessment on the following: 
(1) The number of waivers currently in place for 
any standards for military unaccompanied housing 
as 
it 
relates 
to 
occupancy 
and 
habitability, 
disaggregated by Armed Force, location, and facility. 
(2) A list of each such waiver, disaggregated by 
Armed Force, with a notation of which official ap-
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pointed by the President and confirmed by the Senate 
approved the waiver. 
(3) The number of members of the Armed Forces 
impacted by each such waiver, disaggregated by loca-
tion. 
(c) PLAN.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of each 
military department, shall submit to the Committees 
on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of 
Representatives and the Comptroller General of the 
United States a plan on addressing the deficiencies of 
military unaccompanied housing, including barracks 
and dormitories, that led to the use of waivers de-
scribed in subsection (b)(1). 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The plan required under para-
graph (1) shall include— 
(A) a timeline for repairs, renovations, or 
minor or major military construction; 
(B) the cost of any such repair, renovation, 
or construction; and 
(C) an installation-by-installation get-well 
plan.
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(3) IMPLEMENTATION.—Not later than 60 days 
after receiving the plan required under paragraph 
(1), the Comptroller General shall brief the Commit-
tees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House 
of Representatives on— 
(A) the ability of the Department of Defense 
to execute the plan; and 
(B) any recommendations of the Comp-
troller General for modifying the plan. 
(d) MILITARY UNACCOMPANIED HOUSING DEFINED.— 
In this section, the term ‘‘military unaccompanied housing’’ 
means the following housing owned by the United States 
Government: 
(1) Military housing intended to be occupied by 
members of the Armed Forces serving a tour of duty 
unaccompanied by dependents. 
(2) Transient housing intended to be occupied by 
members of the Armed Forces on temporary duty. 
SEC. 2829. REQUIREMENT FOR SECURITY CAMERAS IN COM-
MON AREAS AND ENTRY POINTS OF MILITARY 
UNACCOMPANIED HOUSING. 
(a) NEW HOUSING.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
ensure that all renovations of military unaccompanied 
housing authorized on or after the date of the enactment 
of this Act that exceed 20 percent of the replacement cost
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of such facility and all construction of new military unac-
companied housing authorized on or after such date are de-
signed and executed with security cameras in all common 
areas and entry points as part of a closed circuit television 
system. 
(b) RETROFITTING.—Not later than three years after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
ensure that all military unaccompanied housing facilities 
are retrofitted with security cameras in all common areas 
and entry points as part of a closed circuit television sys-
tem. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) COMMON AREA.—The term ‘‘common area’’ 
has the meaning given that term by the Secretary of 
Defense and shall balance the need to increase secu-
rity in appropriate areas with the privacy expecta-
tions of members of the Armed Forces in military un-
accompanied housing. 
(2) MILITARY UNACCOMPANIED HOUSING.—The 
term ‘‘military unaccompanied housing’’ means the 
following housing owned by the United States Govern-
ment: 
(A) Military housing intended to be occu-
pied by members of the Armed Forces serving a 
tour of duty unaccompanied by dependents.
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(B) Transient housing intended to be occu-
pied by members of the Armed Forces on tem-
porary duty. 
SEC. 2830. ANNUAL REPORT ON MILITARY UNACCOM-
PANIED HOUSING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter 
for the following four years, the Secretary of Defense shall 
submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate 
and the House of Representatives a report on military un-
accompanied housing, excluding privatized military hous-
ing under subchapter IV of chapter 169 of title 10, United 
States Code. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—Each report required under sub-
section (a) shall contain a section provided by each Sec-
retary of a military department that— 
(1) is certified by the Secretary concerned; 
(2) includes a list of all military unaccompanied 
housing facilities located on each installation under 
the jurisdiction of the Secretary concerned; 
(3) identifies the replacement cost for each such 
facility; 
(4) identifies the percentage of repair costs as it 
compares to the total replacement cost for each such 
facility; and
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(5) specifies the funding required to conduct all 
needed repairs and improvements at each such facil-
ity. 
(c) MILITARY UNACCOMPANIED HOUSING DEFINED.— 
In this section, the term ‘‘military unaccompanied housing’’ 
has the meaning given that term in section 2871 of title 
10, United States Code. 
PART II—PRIVATIZED MILITARY HOUSING 
SEC. 2841. IMPROVEMENTS TO PRIVATIZED MILITARY 
HOUSING. 
(a) LIMITATION
ON HOUSING ENHANCEMENT PAY-
MENTS.—Section 606(a)(2) of the John S. McCain National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public 
Law 115–232;10 U.S.C. 2871 note) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Each month’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘Except as provided in subparagraph (D), 
each month’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘one of more’’ and inserting 
‘‘one or more’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph: 
‘‘(D) LIMITATION ON PAYMENT.— 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to clause 
(ii), the Secretary of a military department
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may not make a payment under subpara-
graph (A) to a lessor unless the Assistant 
Secretary of Defense for Energy, Installa-
tions, and Environment determines the les-
sor is in compliance with the Military 
Housing Privatization Initiative Tenant 
Bill of Rights developed under section 2890 
of title 10, United States Code. 
‘‘(ii) APPLICATION.—The limitation 
under clause (i) shall apply to any pay-
ment under a housing agreement entered 
into on or after the date of the enactment of 
the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2024 by the Secretary of a mili-
tary department with a lessor.’’. 
(b) INCLUSION
OF INFORMATION
ON COMPLIANCE 
WITH TENANT BILL OF RIGHTS IN NOTICE OF LEASE EX-
TENSION.—Section 2878(f)(2) of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraph: 
‘‘(E) An assessment of compliance by the lessor 
with the Military Housing Privatization Initiative 
Tenant Bill of Rights developed under section 2890 of 
this title.’’.
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(c) MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO INVESTIGATE 
REPRISALS.—Subsection (e) of section 2890 of such title is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘Assistant Secretary of De-
fense for Sustainment’’ and inserting ‘‘Inspector 
General of the Department of Defense’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘member of the armed 
forces’’ and inserting ‘‘tenant’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
(A)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘Assistant Secretary of 
Defense for Sustainment’’ and inserting 
‘‘Inspector General’’; 
(ii) by striking ‘‘member of the armed 
forces’’ and inserting ‘‘tenant’’; and 
(iii) by striking ‘‘Assistant Secretary’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Inspector General’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘As-
sistant Secretary’’ and inserting ‘‘Inspector Gen-
eral’’; and 
(3) in paragraph (3)—
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(A) by striking ‘‘Assistant Secretary of De-
fense for Sustainment’’ and inserting ‘‘Inspector 
General of the Department of Defense’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘Secretary of the military 
department concerned’’ and inserting ‘‘Inspector 
General of the military department concerned’’. 
SEC. 2842. IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPTROLLER GENERAL 
RECOMMENDATIONS 
RELATING 
TO 
STRENGTHENING OVERSIGHT OF PRIVATIZED 
MILITARY HOUSING. 
Not later than one year after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall— 
(1) implement the recommendations of the 
Comptroller General of the United States contained 
in the report published by the Comptroller General on 
April 6, 2023, reissued with revisions on April 20, 
2023, and titled ‘‘DOD Can Further Strengthen Over-
sight of Its Privatized Housing Program’’ (GAO–23– 
105377); or 
(2) if the Secretary does not implement any such 
recommendation, submit to the Committees on Armed 
Services of the Senate and the House of Representa-
tives a report explaining why the Secretary has not 
implemented those recommendations.
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SEC. 2843. TREATMENT OF NONDISCLOSURE AGREEMENTS 
WITH RESPECT TO PRIVATIZED MILITARY 
HOUSING. 
Section 2890(f)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘A tenant or prospective tenant 
of a housing unit may not be required to sign’’ and 
inserting ‘‘A landlord may not request that a tenant 
or prospective tenant of a housing unit sign’’; and 
(2) by inserting at the end the following: ‘‘The 
military services should seek to inform members of the 
armed forces of the possible consequences of entering 
into a nondisclosure agreement and encourage mem-
bers to seek legal counsel before entering into such an 
agreement if they have questions about specific con-
tractual terms.’’. 
PART III—OTHER HOUSING MATTERS 
SEC. 2851. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE MILITARY HOUSING 
READINESS COUNCIL. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter I of chapter 88 of title 
10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after sec-
tion 1781c the following new section:
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‘‘§ 1781d. Department of Defense Military Housing 
Readiness Council 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—There is in the Department of De-
fense the Department of Defense Military Housing Readi-
ness Council (in this section referred to as the ‘Council’). 
‘‘(b) MEMBERS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Council shall be com-
posed of the following members: 
‘‘(A) The Assistant Secretary of Defense for 
Energy, Installations, and Environment, who 
shall serve as chair of the Council and who may 
designate a representative to chair the Council in 
the absence of the Assistant Secretary. 
‘‘(B) One representative of each of the 
Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and 
Space Force, each of whom shall be a member of 
the armed force to be represented and not fewer 
than two of which shall be from an enlisted com-
ponent. 
‘‘(C) One spouse of a member of each of the 
Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and 
Space Force on active duty, not fewer than two 
of which shall be the spouse of an enlisted mem-
ber. 
‘‘(D) One professional from each of the fol-
lowing fields, each of whom shall possess exper-
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tise in State and Federal housing standards in 
their respective field: 
‘‘(i) Plumbing. 
‘‘(ii) Electrical. 
‘‘(iii) Heating, ventilation, and air 
conditioning (HVAC). 
‘‘(iv) Certified home inspection. 
‘‘(v) Roofing. 
‘‘(vi) Structural engineering. 
‘‘(vii) Window fall prevention and 
safety. 
‘‘(E) Two representatives of organizations 
that advocate on behalf of military families with 
respect to military housing. 
‘‘(F) One individual appointed by the Sec-
retary of Defense among representatives of the 
International Code Council. 
‘‘(G) One individual appointed by the Sec-
retary of Defense among representatives of the 
Institute of Inspection Cleaning and Restoration 
Certification. 
‘‘(H) One individual appointed by the Sec-
retary of Defense among representatives of a vol-
untary consensus standards body that develops
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construction standards (such as building, plumb-
ing, mechanical, or electrical). 
‘‘(I) One individual appointed by the Sec-
retary of Defense among representatives of a vol-
untary consensus standards body that develops 
personnel certification standards for building 
maintenance or restoration. 
‘‘(2) TERMS.—The term on the Council of the 
members specified under subparagraphs (B) through 
(M) of paragraph (1) shall be two years and may be 
renewed by the Secretary of Defense. 
‘‘(3) ATTENDANCE BY LANDLORDS.—The chair of 
the Council shall extend an invitation to each land-
lord for one representative of each landlord to attend 
such meetings of the Council as the chair considers 
appropriate. 
‘‘(4) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN 
MEMBERS.—Each member appointed under para-
graph (1)(D) may not be affiliated with— 
‘‘(A) 
any 
organization 
that 
provides 
privatized military housing; or 
‘‘(B) the Department of Defense. 
‘‘(c) MEETINGS.—The Council shall meet two times 
each year.
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‘‘(d) DUTIES.—The duties of the Council shall include 
the following: 
‘‘(1) To review and make recommendations to 
the Secretary of Defense regarding policies for 
privatized military housing, including inspections 
practices, resident surveys, landlord payment of med-
ical bills for residents of housing units that have not 
maintained minimum standards of habitability, and 
access to maintenance work order systems. 
‘‘(2) To monitor compliance by the Department 
of Defense with and effective implementation by the 
Department of statutory and regulatory improve-
ments to policies for privatized military housing, in-
cluding the Military Housing Privatization Initiative 
Tenant Bill of Rights developed under section 2890 of 
this title and the complaint database established 
under section 2894a of this title. 
‘‘(3) To make recommendations to the Secretary 
of Defense to improve collaboration, awareness, and 
promotion of accurate and timely information about 
privatized military housing, accommodations avail-
able through the Exceptional Family Member Pro-
gram of the Department, and other support services 
among policymakers, providers of such accommoda-
tions and other support services, and targeted bene-
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ficiaries of such accommodations and other support 
services. 
‘‘(e) PUBLIC REPORTING.— 
‘‘(1) AVAILABILITY OF DOCUMENTS.—Subject to 
section 552 of title 5 (commonly known as the ‘Free-
dom of Information Act’), the records, reports, tran-
scripts, minutes, appendices, working papers, drafts, 
studies, agenda, and other documents made available 
to or prepared for or by the Council shall be available 
for public inspection and copying at a single location 
in a publicly accessible format on a website of the De-
partment of Defense until the Council ceases to exist. 
‘‘(2) MINUTES.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Detailed minutes of 
each meeting of the Council shall be kept and 
shall contain— 
‘‘(i) a record of the individuals present; 
‘‘(ii) a complete and accurate descrip-
tion of matters discussed and conclusions 
reached; and 
‘‘(iii) copies of all reports received, 
issued, or approved by the Council. 
‘‘(B) CERTIFICATION.—The chair of the 
Council shall certify the accuracy of the minutes 
of each meeting of the Council.
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‘‘(f) ANNUAL REPORTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than March 1 each 
year, the Council shall submit to the Secretary of De-
fense and the congressional defense committees a re-
port on privatized military housing readiness. 
‘‘(2) ELEMENTS.—Each report under this sub-
section shall include the following: 
‘‘(A) An assessment of the adequacy and ef-
fectiveness of the provision of privatized military 
housing and the activities of the Department of 
Defense in meeting the needs of military families 
relating to housing during the preceding fiscal 
year. 
‘‘(B) A description of activities of the Coun-
cil during the preceding fiscal year, including— 
‘‘(i) analyses of complaints of tenants 
of housing units; 
‘‘(ii) data received by the Council on 
maintenance response time and completion 
of maintenance requests relating to housing 
units; 
‘‘(iii) assessments of dispute resolution 
processes; 
‘‘(iv) assessments of overall customer 
service for tenants;
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‘‘(v) assessments of results of housing 
inspections conducted with and without no-
tice; and 
‘‘(vi) any survey results conducted on 
behalf of or received by the Council. 
‘‘(C) Recommendations on actions to be 
taken to improve the capability of the provision 
of privatized military housing and the activities 
of the Department of Defense to meet the needs 
and requirements of military families relating to 
housing, including actions relating to the alloca-
tion of funding and other resources. 
‘‘(3) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—Each report under 
this subsection shall be made available in a publicly 
accessible format on a website of the Department of 
Defense. 
‘‘(g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) LANDLORD.—The term ‘landlord’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 2871 of this title. 
‘‘(2) PRIVATIZED MILITARY HOUSING.—The term 
‘privatized military housing’ means housing provided 
under subchapter IV of chapter 169 of this title.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at 
the beginning of such subchapter is amended by inserting
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after the item relating to section 1781c the following new 
item: 
‘‘1781d. Department of Defense Military Housing Readiness Council.’’. 
SEC. 2852. INCLUSION IN ANNUAL STATUS OF FORCES SUR-
VEY OF QUESTIONS REGARDING LIVING CON-
DITIONS 
OF 
MEMBERS 
OF 
THE 
ARMED 
FORCES. 
The Secretary of Defense shall include in each status 
of forces survey of the Department of Defense conducted on 
or after the date of the enactment of this Act questions spe-
cifically targeting the following areas: 
(1) Overall satisfaction of members of the Armed 
Forces with their current living accommodation. 
(2) Satisfaction of such members with the phys-
ical condition of their current living accommodation. 
(3) Satisfaction of such members with the afford-
ability of their current living accommodation. 
(4) Whether the current living accommodation of 
such members has impacted any decision related to 
reenlistment in the Armed Forces. 
Subtitle C—Land Conveyances 
SEC. 2861. LAND CONVEYANCE, BG J SUMNER JONES ARMY 
RESERVE CENTER, WHEELING, WEST VIR-
GINIA. 
(a) CONVEYANCE AUTHORIZED.—
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(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Army 
(in this section referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) may 
convey to the City of Wheeling, West Virginia (in this 
section referred to as the ‘‘City’’), all right, title, and 
interest of the United States in and to a parcel of real 
property, including any improvements thereon, con-
sisting of approximately 3.33 acres, known as the 
former BG J Sumner Jones Army Reserve Center, lo-
cated within the City, for the purpose of providing 
emergency management response or law enforcement 
services. 
(2) CONTINUATION OF EXISTING EASEMENTS, RE-
STRICTIONS, AND COVENANTS.—The conveyance of the 
property under paragraph (1) shall be subject to any 
easement, restriction, or covenant of record applicable 
to the property and in existence on the date of the en-
actment of this Act. 
(b) REVISIONARY INTEREST.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—If the Secretary determines at 
any time that the property conveyed under subsection 
(a) is not being used in accordance with the purpose 
of the conveyance specified in such subsection, all 
right, title, and interest in and to the property, in-
cluding any improvements thereto, may, at the option 
of the Secretary, revert to and become the property of
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the United States, and the United States may have 
the right of immediate entry onto such property. 
(2) DETERMINATION.—A determination by the 
Secretary under paragraph (1) may be made on the 
record after an opportunity for a hearing. 
(c) PAYMENT OF COSTS OF CONVEYANCE.— 
(1) PAYMENT
REQUIRED.—The Secretary may 
require the City to cover all costs (except costs for en-
vironmental remediation of the property) to be in-
curred by the Secretary, or to reimburse the Secretary 
for costs incurred by the Secretary, to carry out the 
conveyance under subsection (a), including costs for 
environmental and real estate due diligence and any 
other administrative costs related to the conveyance. 
(2) REFUND OF EXCESS AMOUNTS.—If amounts 
are collected from the City under paragraph (1) in 
advance of the Secretary incurring the actual costs, 
and the amount collected exceeds the costs actually in-
curred by the Secretary to carry out the conveyance 
under subsection (a), the Secretary shall refund the 
excess amount to the City. 
(d) LIMITATION ON SOURCE OF FUNDS.—The City 
may not use Federal funds to cover any portion of the costs 
required to be paid by the City under this section.
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(e) DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.—The exact acreage 
and legal description of the property to be conveyed under 
subsection (a) shall be determined by a survey satisfactory 
to the Secretary. 
(f) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The Sec-
retary may require such additional terms and conditions 
in connection with the conveyance under subsection (a) as 
the Secretary considers appropriate to protect the interests 
of the United States. 
SEC. 2862. LAND CONVEYANCE, WETZEL COUNTY MEMORIAL 
ARMY RESERVE CENTER, NEW MARTINSVILLE, 
WEST VIRGINIA. 
(a) CONVEYANCE AUTHORIZED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Army 
(in this section referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) may 
convey to the City of New Martinsville, West Virginia 
(in this section referred to as the ‘‘City’’), all right, 
title, and interest of the United States in and to a 
parcel of real property, including any improvements 
thereon, consisting of approximately 2.96 acres, 
known as the former Wetzel County Memorial Army 
Reserve Center, located within the City, for the pur-
pose of providing emergency management response or 
law enforcement services.
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(2) CONTINUATION OF EXISTING EASEMENTS, RE-
STRICTIONS, AND COVENANTS.—The conveyance of the 
property under paragraph (1) shall be subject to any 
easement, restriction, or covenant of record applicable 
to the property and in existence on the date of the en-
actment of this Act. 
(b) REVISIONARY INTEREST.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—If the Secretary determines at 
any time that the property conveyed under subsection 
(a) is not being used in accordance with the purpose 
of the conveyance specified in such subsection, all 
right, title, and interest in and to the property, in-
cluding any improvements thereto, may, at the option 
of the Secretary, revert to and become the property of 
the United States, and the United States may have 
the right of immediate entry onto such property. 
(2) DETERMINATION.—A determination by the 
Secretary under paragraph (1) may be made on the 
record after an opportunity for a hearing. 
(c) PAYMENT OF COSTS OF CONVEYANCE.— 
(1) PAYMENT
REQUIRED.—The Secretary may 
require the City to cover all costs (except costs for en-
vironmental remediation of the property) to be in-
curred by the Secretary, or to reimburse the Secretary 
for costs incurred by the Secretary, to carry out the
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conveyance under subsection (a), including costs for 
environmental and real estate due diligence and any 
other administrative costs related to the conveyance. 
(2) REFUND OF EXCESS AMOUNTS.—If amounts 
are collected from the City under paragraph (1) in 
advance of the Secretary incurring the actual costs, 
and the amount collected exceeds the costs actually in-
curred by the Secretary to carry out the conveyance 
under subsection (a), the Secretary shall refund the 
excess amount to the City. 
(d) LIMITATION ON SOURCE OF FUNDS.—The City 
may not use Federal funds to cover any portion of the costs 
required to be paid by the City under this section. 
(e) DESCRIPTION OF PROPERTY.—The exact acreage 
and legal description of the property to be conveyed under 
subsection (a) shall be determined by a survey satisfactory 
to the Secretary. 
(f) ADDITIONAL TERMS AND CONDITIONS.—The Sec-
retary may require such additional terms and conditions 
in connection with the conveyance under subsection (a) as 
the Secretary considers appropriate to protect the interests 
of the United States.