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(1) by amending subsection (c) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(c) ELEMENTS.—The Program shall consist of ele-
ments relating to the development and management of the 
security cooperation workforce for the purposes specified in 
subsection (b), including the following elements on training, 
certification, assignment, career development, and tracking 
of personnel of the security cooperation workforce: 
‘‘(1) Establishment of a comprehensive system to 
track and account for all Department of Defense per-
sonnel in the security cooperation workforce, using 
systems of record in the military departments, the Of-
fice of the Secretary of Defense, the combatant com-
mands, Defense Agencies, Department of Defense 
Field Activities, and the National Guard. 
‘‘(2) Establishment of a management informa-
tion system, pursuant to regulations prescribed by the 
Secretary of Defense, acting through the Under Sec-
retary of Defense for Policy and the Director of the 
Defense Security Cooperation Agency, to ensure that 
the all organizations and elements of the Department 
provide standardized information and data to the 
Secretary on persons serving in security cooperation 
positions. Such management information system 
shall, at a minimum, provide for the collection and 
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retention of information concerning the qualification, 
assignments, and tenure of persons in the security co-
operation workforce. 
‘‘(3) Implementation and management of the se-
curity cooperation human capital initiative under 
subsection (e). 
‘‘(4) Establishment of a defense security coopera-
tion service which shall include— 
‘‘(A) members of the armed forces and civil-
ians assigned to security cooperation organiza-
tions of United States missions overseas; and 
‘‘(B) personnel of the Department of Defense 
performing functions in furtherance of section 
515 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 
U.S.C. 2321i). 
‘‘(5) Such other elements as the Secretary of De-
fense determines appropriate.’’; 
(2) in subsection (e)— 
(A) in the subsection heading, by striking 
‘‘GUIDANCE’’ and inserting ‘‘SECURITY
CO-
OPERATION HUMAN CAPITAL INITIATIVE’’; 
(B) by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) and 
inserting the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall imple-
ment a security cooperation human capital initiative 
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to identify, account for, and manage the career pro-
gression of personnel in the security cooperation 
workforce.’’; 
(C) by striking ‘‘(3) SCOPE OF GUIDANCE.— 
The guidance shall do the following’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘(2) ELEMENTS.—The security cooperation 
human capital initiative shall do the following:’’ 
(D) in paragraph (2) (as amended and re-
designated by subparagraph (C))— 
(i) by striking subparagraph (E); 
(ii) by redesignating subparagraphs 
(F) through (H) as paragraphs (E) through 
(G), respectively; and 
(iii) by adding at the end the following 
new subparagraphs: 
‘‘(H) Identify career paths that provide a 
competency-based road map for security coopera-
tion employees to aid in their career planning 
and professional development. 
‘‘(I) Develop a competency-based approach 
to the security cooperation workforce that enables 
components of the Department of Defense to in-
corporate competencies in recruitment and reten-
tion tools such as job analysis, position descrip-
tions, vacancy announcements, selection assess-
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ment questionnaires, and employee training and 
development plans. 
‘‘(J) Align with the Department of Defense 
and Defense Security Cooperation Agency stra-
tegic planning, budget process, performance 
management goals, and metrics to ensure the ap-
propriate workforce mix and skill sets to accom-
plish the security cooperation mission. 
‘‘(K) Include assessment measures intended 
to assess progress in implementing the security 
cooperation workforce using results-oriented per-
formance measures.’’ 
(3) by redesignating subsections (f) through (h) 
as subsections (g) through (i), respectively; and 
(4) by inserting after subsection (e) the following 
new subsection: 
‘‘(f) AUTHORITIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF ASSIST-
ANT SECRETARY.—Subject to the authority, direction, and 
control of the Secretary of Defense, the Assistant Secretary 
of Defense for Strategy, Plans, and Capabilities shall— 
‘‘(1) carry out all powers, functions, and duties 
of the Secretary of Defense with respect to the security 
cooperation workforce in the Department of Defense; 
‘‘(2) ensure that the policies of the Secretary of 
Defense established in accordance with this section are 
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implemented throughout the Department of Defense; 
and 
‘‘(3) prescribe policies and requirements for the 
educational programs of the defense security coopera-
tion university structure established under section 
384a.’’. 
(b) ESTABLISHMENT
OF DEFENSE SECURITY CO-
OPERATION UNIVERSITY.—Subchapter VII of chapter 16 of 
title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after 
section 384 the following new section: 
‘‘§ 384a. Defense security cooperation university 
‘‘(a) DEFENSE SECURITY COOPERATION UNIVERSITY 
STRUCTURE.—The Secretary of Defense, acting through the 
Under Secretary of Defense for Policy and the Director of 
the Defense Security Cooperation Agency, shall establish a 
structure for a defense security cooperation university to 
provide for— 
‘‘(1) the professional educational development 
and training of the security cooperation workforce; 
‘‘(2) research and analysis of defense security co-
operation policy issues from an academic perspective; 
‘‘(3) advancement of the profession of security co-
operation by serving as an intellectual home for crit-
ical inquiry, research, knowledge, publication, and 
learning; 
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‘‘(4) operation of university components deemed 
necessary for the execution of the university mission. 
‘‘(5) implementation and management of the 
program under section 384(a) of this title; and 
‘‘(6) implementation of the security cooperation 
human capital initiative required under section 
384(e) of this title to ensure the workforce is appro-
priately educated, trained, and allocated to execute its 
mission. 
‘‘(b) CIVILIAN FACULTY MEMBERS.—The Secretary of 
Defense may employ civilian faculty members at the De-
fense Security Cooperation University pursuant to section 
1595 of title 10, United States Code. 
‘‘(c) COMPONENT INSTITUTIONS.—The defense security 
cooperation university structure shall include the School of 
Security Cooperation Studies and the College of Strategic 
Security Cooperation. 
‘‘(d) COOPERATIVE RESEARCH
AND DEVELOPMENT 
AGREEMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—In engaging in research and 
development projects pursuant to subsection (a) of sec-
tion 4001 of this title by a contract, cooperative 
agreement, or grant pursuant to subsection (b)(1) of 
such section, the Secretary may enter into such con-
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tract or cooperative agreement or award such grant 
through the Defense Security Cooperation University. 
‘‘(2) LABORATORY STATUS.—The Defense Secu-
rity Cooperation University shall be considered a 
Government-operated Federal laboratory for purposes 
of section 12 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology In-
novation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3710a). 
‘‘(e) ACCEPTANCE OF RESEARCH GRANTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense, 
acting through the Undersecretary of Defense for Pol-
icy and the Director of the Defense Security Coopera-
tion Agency, may authorize the President of the De-
fense Security Cooperation University to accept quali-
fying research grants. Any such grant may only be 
accepted if the work under the grant is to be carried 
out by a professor or instructor of the Defense Secu-
rity Cooperation University for a scientific, literary, 
or educational purpose. 
‘‘(2) QUALIFYING
GRANTS.—A qualifying re-
search grant under this section is a grant that is 
awarded on a competitive basis by an entity referred 
to in paragraph (3) for a research project with a sci-
entific, literary, or educational purpose. 
‘‘(3) ENTITIES FROM WHICH GRANTS MAY BE AC-
CEPTED.—A grant may be accepted under this section 
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only from a corporation, fund, foundation, edu-
cational institution, or similar entity that is orga-
nized and operated primarily for scientific, literary, 
or educational purposes. 
‘‘(4) ADMINISTRATION OF GRANT FUNDS.—The 
Director of the Defense Security Cooperation Agency 
shall establish an account for administering funds re-
ceived as research grants under this section. The 
President of the Defense Security Cooperation Univer-
sity shall use the funds in the account in accordance 
with applicable provisions of the regulations and the 
terms and condition of the grants received. 
‘‘(5) RELATED EXPENSES.—Subject to such limi-
tations as may be provided in appropriations Acts, 
appropriations available for the Defense Security Co-
operation University may be used to pay expenses in-
curred by such University in applying for, and other-
wise pursuing, the award of qualifying research 
grants. 
‘‘(6) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary of Defense, 
through the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy 
and the Director of the Defense Security Cooperation 
Agency, shall prescribe regulations for the adminis-
tration of this subsection.’’. 
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(c) DESIGNATION OF CENTER OF EXCELLENCE.—Not 
later than January 1, 2025, the Secretary of Defense shall 
designate the School of Security Cooperation Studies or the 
College of Strategic Security Cooperation of the Defense Se-
curity Cooperation University to serve as a Foreign Mili-
tary Sales Center of Excellence for the following purposes: 
(1) To improve the training and education of 
personnel engaged in the planning and execution of 
foreign military sales. 
(2) To conduct research and establish best prac-
tices to ensure that foreign military sales are timely 
and effective. 
(3) To expand existing curriculum to ensure that 
the relevant workforce is fully trained and prepared 
to manage and execute foreign military sales pro-
grams. 
(d) IMPLEMENTATION
OF DEFENSE SECURITY CO-
OPERATION UNIVERSITY STRUCTURE.— 
(1) PLAN REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense, 
acting through the Under Secretary of Defense for 
Policy and the Director of the Defense Security Co-
operation Agency, shall develop an implementation 
plan for the structure for a defense security coopera-
tion university required under section 384a of title 
10, United States Code (as added by subsection (b)). 
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(2) 
ELEMENTS.—The 
implementation 
plan 
under paragraph (1) shall provide for the following: 
(A) Operation under a charter developed by 
the Secretary of Defense. 
(B) Establishment of a university mission 
to achieve objectives formulated by the Secretary 
of Defense. Such objectives shall include— 
(i) the achievement of more efficient 
and effective use of available security co-
operation resources by coordinating Depart-
ment of Defense security cooperation edu-
cation and training programs and tailoring 
those programs to support the careers of 
personnel in security cooperation positions; 
(ii) the development of education, 
training, research, and publication capa-
bilities in the area of security cooperation; 
and 
(iii) implementation of the security co-
operation human capital initiative required 
under section 384(e) of title 10, United 
States Code (as amended by subsection (a)) 
to ensure the workforce is appropriately 
educated, trained, and allocated to execute 
its mission. 
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(C) Establishment of appropriate lines of 
authority (including relationships between the 
university any existing security cooperation edu-
cation and training institutions and activities) 
and accountability for the accomplishment of the 
university mission (as established by the Sec-
retary). 
(D) A coherent framework for the edu-
cational development of personnel in security co-
operation positions. 
(E) Appropriate organizations, such as a 
policy guidance council, composed of senior De-
partment of Defense officials, to recommend or 
establish policy, and a board of visitors, com-
posed of persons selected for their preeminence in 
the fields of academia, business, and the defense 
industry, to advise on organization management, 
curricula, methods of instruction, facilities, and 
other matters of interest to the university. 
(F) Implementation of the management in-
formation 
system 
required 
under 
section 
384(c)(2) of title 10, United States Code (as 
added by subsection (a)), to address, with respect 
to the security cooperation workforce: 
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(i) the exchange of human resource 
data electronically, leveraging automated 
and secure real-time or near real-time 
interfaces 
between 
a 
program-managed 
management information system and the 
human resource system of record of the var-
ious components; 
(ii) the technical expertise and business 
skills to ensure the Department is able to 
manage the full scope of chapter 16 of title 
10, United States Code including any and 
all reporting requirements while achieving 
best value for the expenditure of public re-
sources; 
(iii) the collection and retention of in-
formation concerning the positions and bil-
lets; 
(iv) the collection and retention of in-
formation concerning the qualifications, as-
signments, and tenure of persons currently 
in the security cooperation workforce and 
alumni of the security cooperation workforce 
who may return to the security cooperation 
workforce; 
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(v) the chain of command within each 
organization that employs members of the 
security cooperation workforce; 
(vi) the full workforce (whether full- 
time or part-time) engaged in planning, 
executing, and managing— 
(I) foreign military sales; 
(II) end-use monitoring and the 
number of hours of training and edu-
cation provided with respect to end-use 
monitoring laws, regulations, prin-
ciples, and practice; and 
(III) institutional capacity build-
ing and the training and education 
provided 
to 
institutional 
capacity 
building planners and practitioners. 
(vii) measures to ensure the workforce 
described in clause (vi) receives the appro-
priate levels of training and education: 
(viii) succession management and ca-
reer paths. 
(ix) expenditures associated with re-
cruiting, retention, awards, and other in-
centives available to, and provided to, the 
security cooperation workforce. 
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(x) any other information necessary for 
the Secretary of Defense to comply with the 
requirements of this section and the amend-
ments made by this section. 
(G) Implementation of the defense security 
cooperation 
service 
required 
under 
section 
384(c)(4) of title 10, United States Code (as 
added by subsection (a)), including plans and 
measures to address— 
(i) the overall command and control 
relationships and organizational construct 
of the defense security cooperation service; 
(ii) the anticipated number of per-
sonnel necessary to manage the defense secu-
rity cooperation service at initial operating 
capacity and at full operational capacity; 
(iii) the conditions that define initial 
operating capacity and full operational ca-
pacity and the anticipated dates at which 
the defense security cooperation service is 
expected to reach those milestones; 
(iv) the number of military and civil-
ian personnel working at embassies of the 
United States abroad that will be incor-
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porated into the defense security cooperation 
service; and 
(v) any additional authorities needed 
for the effective implementation of the de-
fense security cooperation service. 
(H) Requirements for each military depart-
ment, combatant command, Defense Agency, De-
partment of Defense Field Activity, or any other 
organization of the Department managing secu-
rity cooperation workforce personnel to provide 
to the Defense Security Cooperation Agency, not 
later than July 1 of each year, a joint table of 
distribution or equivalent formal manpower doc-
ument that— 
(i) lists each position in the security 
cooperation workforce of the organization 
concerned; and 
(ii) uniquely codes every position with-
in component manpower systems for the se-
curity cooperation workforce. 
(3) SUBMITTAL TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 
90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary of Defense, acting through the Under 
Secretary of Defense for Policy and the Director of the 
Defense Security Cooperation Agency, shall submit to 
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the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 
House of Representatives the implementation plan de-
veloped under paragraph (1), including the charter 
required under paragraph (2)(A). 
(4) DEADLINE FOR IMPLEMENTATION.—Not later 
than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of Defense, acting through the 
Under Secretary of Defense for Policy and the Direc-
tor of the Defense Security Cooperation Agency, shall 
carry out the implementation plan developed under 
paragraph (1). 
(e) REPORT
ON
SECURITY
COOPERATION
WORK-
FORCE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than two years after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, and not less fre-
quently than once every two years thereafter, the Sec-
retary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on 
Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Rep-
resentatives a report on the Department of Defense se-
curity cooperation workforce. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—Each report under paragraph 
(1) shall— 
(A) identify current and projected security 
cooperation workforce manpower requirements, 
including expeditionary requirements within the 
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context of total force planning, needed to meet 
the security cooperation mission; 
(B) identify critical skill gaps (such as re-
cruitment in the existing or projected workforce) 
and development of strategies to manage the se-
curity cooperation workforce to address those 
gaps; 
(C) address development, validation, imple-
mentation, and assessment of security coopera-
tion 
workforce 
and 
Department-wide 
com-
petencies for security cooperation and associated 
occupational series using the Department tax-
onomy; 
(D) produce a comparison between com-
petency proficiency levels against target pro-
ficiency levels at enterprise and individual levels 
to identify competency gaps and gap closure 
strategies, for competencies needed at the time of 
the report and in the future; 
(E) identify any exceptions and waivers 
granted with respect to the application of quali-
fication, assignment, and tenure policies, proce-
dures, and practices to persons, billets or posi-
tions; 
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‘‘(7) Section 12318, relating to duties and fund-
ing of reserve members on active duty. 
‘‘(8) Section 12320, relating to grade in which 
ordered to active duty. 
‘‘(9) Section 12321, relating to a limitation on 
number of reserve members assigned to Reserve Officer 
Training Corps units. 
‘‘§ 20105. Sustained duty 
‘‘(a) ENLISTED MEMBERS.—An authority designated 
by the Secretary of the Air Force may order an enlisted 
member of the Space Force in a space force active status 
to sustained duty, or retain an enlisted member on sus-
tained duty, with the consent of that member, as specified 
in the terms of the member’s enlistment or reenlistment 
agreement. 
‘‘(b) OFFICERS.— 
‘‘(1) An authority designated by the Secretary of 
the Air Force may order a Space Force officer in a 
space force active status to sustained duty— 
‘‘(A) with the consent of the officer; or 
‘‘(B) to fulfill the terms of an active-duty 
service commitment incurred by the officer under 
any provision of law. 
‘‘(2) An officer ordered to sustained duty under 
paragraph (1) may not be released from sustained 
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