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Union Calendar No. 97 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 2670 
[Report No. 118–125] 
To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2024 for military activities of 
the Department of Defense and for military construction, and for defense 
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel 
strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
APRIL 18, 2023 
Mr. ROGERS of Alabama (for himself and Mr. SMITH of Washington) intro-
duced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Armed 
Services 
JUNE 30, 2023 
Reported with an amendment, committed to the Committee of the Whole 
House on the State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 
[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic] 
[For text of introduced bill, see copy of bill as introduced on April 18, 2023] 
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Subtitle C—Navy Programs 
Sec. 131. Multiyear procurement authority for Virginia class submarine program. 
Sec. 132. Multiyear procurement authority for MK–48 torpedoes. 
Sec. 133. Procurement authority for Auxiliary Personnel Lighter program. 
Sec. 134. Limitation on upgrades to nacelles of MV–22 aircraft pending certifi-
cation of upgrade plan. 
Subtitle D—Air Force Programs 
Sec. 151. Extension of requirements relating to C–130 aircraft. 
Sec. 152. Modification of annual reports on T–7A Advanced Pilot Training Sys-
tem. 
Sec. 153. Modification to prohibition on certain reductions to B–1 bomber air-
craft squadrons. 
Sec. 154. Modification of minimum inventory requirements for A–10 aircraft. 
Sec. 155. Procurement of over-the-horizon radar systems. 
Sec. 156. KC–135 aircraft recapitalization program. 
Sec. 157. Prohibition on reduction of KC–135 aircraft in PMAI of the reserve 
components. 
Sec. 158. Prohibition on availability of funds for termination of production lines 
for the HH–60W aircraft. 
Sec. 159. Limitation on termination of fighter squadrons. 
Sec. 160. Limitation on divestment of F–16 aircraft. 
Sec. 161. Limitation on procurement of KC–46A aircraft. 
Sec. 162. Limitation on actions relating to remote vision systems of KC–46A air-
craft. 
Subtitle E—Defense-wide, Joint, and Multiservice Matters 
Sec. 181. Multiyear procurement authority for domestically processed rare earth 
elements. 
Sec. 182. Prohibition on procurement of certain tactical vehicles. 
Sec. 183. Prohibition on availability of funds for procurement of certain battery 
technology. 
Sec. 184. Plan to expedite integration of Long-Range Anti-Ship Missiles into leg-
acy aircraft fleets. 
TITLE II—RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION 
Subtitle A—Authorization of Appropriations 
Sec. 201. Authorization of appropriations. 
Subtitle B—Program Requirements, Restrictions, and Limitations 
Sec. 211. Naval Air Warfare Rapid Capabilities Office. 
Sec. 212. Clarification of role of partnership intermediaries to promote defense re-
search and education. 
Sec. 213. Modification of support for research and development of bioindustrial 
manufacturing processes. 
Sec. 214. Certain disclosure requirements for university research funded by the 
Department of Defense. 
Sec. 215. Consortia to assist in protection of sensitive research performed on be-
half of the Department of Defense. 
Sec. 216. Consortium on use of additive manufacturing for Army aviation and 
missile capability development. 
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Sec. 217. Support for defense innovation activities of the North Atlantic Treaty 
Organization. 
Sec. 218. Next Generation Air Dominance family of systems development pro-
gram accountability matrices. 
Sec. 219. Continuous capability development and delivery program for F–35 air-
craft. 
Sec. 220. Process to ensure the responsible development and use of artificial intel-
ligence. 
Sec. 221. Pilot program to commercialize prototypes of the Department of the Air 
Force. 
Sec. 222. Pilot program on near-term quantum computing applications. 
Sec. 223. Pilot program on access to small business advanced technology for 
Army ground vehicle systems. 
Sec. 224. Prohibition on availability of funds for gain-of-function research. 
Sec. 225. Limitation on availability of funds pending documentation on Future 
Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft program. 
Sec. 226. F–35 propulsion and thermal management modernization program. 
Subtitle C—Energetics and Other Munitions Matters 
Sec. 241. Establishment of Joint Energetics Transition Office. 
Sec. 242. Consideration of lethality as a key performance parameter for muni-
tions. 
Sec. 243. Pilot program on incorporation of the CL20 compound in certain weap-
on systems. 
Sec. 244. Assessment of energetics industrial base. 
Sec. 245. Limitation on sourcing chemical materials for munitions from certain 
countries. 
Subtitle D—Plans, Reports, and Other Matters 
Sec. 261. Hypersonic testing strategy and evaluation of potential hypersonic test 
ranges. 
Sec. 262. Modification to annual reports on critical technology areas supportive 
of the National Defense Strategy. 
Sec. 263. Intellectual property strategy. 
Sec. 264. Study on establishment of centralized platform for development and 
testing of autonomy software. 
Sec. 265. Annual report on incremental and transformational research and devel-
opment. 
Sec. 266. Congressional notification of changes to Department of Defense policy 
on autonomy in weapon systems. 
Sec. 267. Sense of Congress on dual use innovative technology for the robotic com-
bat vehicle of the Army. 
TITLE III—OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 
Subtitle A—Authorization of Appropriations 
Sec. 301. Authorization of appropriations. 
Subtitle B—Energy and Environment 
Sec. 311. Equivalent authority to carry out certain projects at facilities of the 
National Guard and the Air National Guard. 
Sec. 312. Modifications to pilot program on use of sustainable aviation fuel. 
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Sec. 313. Required determination on availability of charging stations prior to re-
placement of non-tactical vehicle fleet of Department of Defense. 
Sec. 314. Modification to prototype and demonstration projects for energy resil-
ience at certain military installations. 
Sec. 315. Authority to transfer certain funds as payment relating to Naval Air 
Station, Moffett Field, California. 
Sec. 316. Requirement for Secretary of Defense to develop plan for transition of 
Joint Task Force Red Hill. 
Sec. 317. Designation of official responsible for coordination of renegotiation of 
certain land leases owned by Department of Defense in Hawai’i. 
Sec. 318. Prohibition and limitation on availability of funds for certain energy 
programs of Department of Defense. 
Sec. 319. Analysis of alternatives for battlefield storage and distribution of elec-
tric power. 
Subtitle C—Treatment of Perfluoroalkyl Substances and Polyfluoroalkyl 
Substances 
Sec. 331. Improvements 
relating 
to 
exposures 
to 
perfluoroalkyl 
and 
polyfluoroalkyl substances. 
Sec. 332. Prizes for development of technology for thermal destruction of 
perfluoroalkyl substances or polyfluoroalkyl substances. 
Sec. 333. Restriction on Department of Defense acquisition of covered items con-
taining or produced using certain substances. 
Subtitle D—Logistics and Sustainment 
Sec. 341. Repeal of Comptroller General review requirement relating to core logis-
tics capabilities. 
Sec. 342. Disaggregation of certain information in annual report relating to per-
formance of depot-level maintenance. 
Sec. 343. Foreign military sales exclusion in calculation for certain workload car-
ryover of Department of Army. 
Sec. 344. Matters relating to briefings on Shipyard Infrastructure Optimization 
Program of the Navy. 
Sec. 345. Pilot program on optimization of aerial refueling and fuel management 
in contested logistics environments through use of artificial intel-
ligence. 
Sec. 346. Limitation on availability of funds pending quarterly briefing on avail-
ability of amphibious warships. 
Sec. 347. Requirement for Secretary of Navy to complete common readiness mod-
els. 
Sec. 348. Plan regarding condition and maintenance of prepositioned stockpiles 
of Army. 
Subtitle E—Reports and Other Matters 
Sec. 361. Modification to Joint Safety Council. 
Sec. 362. Recognition of service of military working dogs. 
Sec. 363. Improvements relating to end-to-end travel management system of the 
Department of Defense. 
Sec. 364. Diversity, equity, and inclusion personnel grade cap. 
Sec. 365. Prohibition on elimination of Caisson Platoon and support by such pla-
toon of military funeral services at Arlington National Ceme-
tery. 
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Sec. 366. Assessment on use of certain areas in southeastern United States for 
testing and training in support of Pacific Deterrence Initiative. 
TITLE IV—MILITARY PERSONNEL AUTHORIZATIONS 
Subtitle A—Active Forces 
Sec. 401. End strengths for active forces. 
Subtitle B—Reserve Forces 
Sec. 411. End strengths for Selected Reserve. 
Sec. 412. End strengths for Reserves on active duty in support of the Reserves. 
Sec. 413. End strengths for military technicians (dual status). 
Sec. 414. Maximum number of reserve personnel authorized to be on active duty 
for operational support. 
Subtitle C—Authorization of Appropriations 
Sec. 421. Military personnel. 
TITLE V—MILITARY PERSONNEL POLICY 
Subtitle A—Officer Personnel Policy 
Sec. 501. Removal of exemption relating to Attending Physician to the Congress 
for certain distribution and grade limitations. 
Sec. 502. Number of general officers and flag officers on active duty. 
Sec. 503. Promotions and transfers between components of certain Armed Forces 
or to other certain Armed Forces. 
Sec. 504. Modification to grade of Attending Physician to the Congress. 
Sec. 505. Verification of the financial independence of financial services coun-
selors in the Department of Defense. 
Sec. 506. Retired grade for the Director of Admissions of a Service Academy. 
Sec. 507. Establishment of Legislative Liaison of the Space Force. 
Subtitle B—Reserve Component Management 
Sec. 511. Grades of certain chiefs of reserve components. 
Sec. 512. Removal of prohibition on active duty members of the Air Force Reserve 
Policy Committee. 
Sec. 513. Removal of prohibition on active duty members of the Air Force Reserve 
Policy Committee. 
Sec. 514. Grade of Vice Chief of the National Guard Bureau. 
Sec. 515. Transfers of officers between the active and inactive National Guard. 
Sec. 516. Authorization for FireGuard Program. 
Sec. 517. Designation of at least one general officer of the Marine Corps Reserve 
as a joint qualified officer. 
Sec. 518. Report on foreign disclosure officer and foreign military sales officer 
billets. 
Subtitle C—General Service Authorities and Military Records 
Sec. 521. Requirement to classify certain persons as unaccounted for from World 
War II under certain conditions. 
Sec. 522. Authority to designate certain separated members of the Air Force as 
honorary separated members of the Space Force. 
Sec. 523. Military personnel: recruiting; merit-based determinations. 
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Sec. 524. Improvements to medical standards for accession to certain Armed 
Forces. 
Sec. 525. Protections for members of certain Armed Forces who refuse to receive 
vaccinations against COVID-19. 
Sec. 526. Reviews of characterization of administrative discharges of certain 
members on the basis of failure to receive COVID-19 vaccine. 
Sec. 527. Certain members discharged or dismissed on the sole basis of failure to 
obey a lawful order to receive a vaccine for COVID-19: commu-
nication strategy regarding reinstatement process. 
Sec. 528. Pilot program on cardiac screenings for military accessions. 
Subtitle D—Military Justice 
Sec. 531. Prohibition on certain communications regarding courts-martial. 
Sec. 532. Technical and conforming amendments to the Uniform Code of Military 
Justice. 
Sec. 533. Treatment of certain records of criminal investigations. 
Sec. 534. Limitation on availability of funds for relocation of Army CID special 
agent training course. 
Subtitle E—Other Legal Matters 
Sec. 541. Supreme Court review of certain actions of the United States Court of 
Appeals for the Armed Forces. 
Sec. 542. Study on removal of Sexual Assault Victim Advocates from the chain 
of command of victims. 
Subtitle F—Member Education 
Sec. 551. Military education for special operations forces. 
Sec. 552. Expansion of individuals eligible to serve as administrators and in-
structors in the Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps. 
Sec. 553. Prohibition of establishment or maintenance of a unit of the Junior Re-
serve Officers’ Training Corps at an educational institution 
owned, operated, or controlled by the Chinese Communist Party. 
Sec. 554. Inclusion of advanced research programs at certain institutions of pro-
fessional military education. 
Sec. 555. Pilot program for enlisted members of the Army and the Navy to attend 
the Naval Postgraduate School. 
Subtitle G—Member Training 
Sec. 561. Increase in accession bonus for nurse officer candidates. 
Sec. 562. Service Academies: numbers of nominations by Members of Congress 
and appointments by the Secretaries of the military depart-
ments. 
Sec. 563. Increase in the number of nominees from Guam to the Service Acad-
emies. 
Sec. 564. Exemption of cadet or midshipman who refuses to receive a vaccination 
against COVID–19 from requirement to repay tuition at mili-
tary service academy. 
Sec. 565. Training on the National Defense Strategy for members of certain 
Armed Forces. 
Sec. 566. Prohibition on use of Federal funds for certain training or education 
that promotes critical race theory. 
Sec. 567. Sex-neutral high fitness standards for army close combat force military 
occupational specialties. 
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Sec. 568. Costs of training on critical race theory. 
Sec. 569. Publication of training materials of the Defense Equal Opportunity 
Management Institute. 
Subtitle H—Member Transition 
Sec. 571. Amendments to Pathways for counseling in the Transition Assistance 
Program. 
Sec. 572. Skillbridge: staffing; budgeting; outreach; report. 
Sec. 573. Troops-to-Teachers Program: expansion; extension. 
Sec. 574. Report on the Transition Assistance Program. 
Sec. 575. Skillbridge: apprenticeship programs. 
Sec. 576. Female members of certain Armed Forces and civilian employees of the 
Department of Defense in STEM. 
Sec. 577. Department of Defense report on third-party job search technology. 
Subtitle I—Decorations and Awards 
Sec. 581. Extension of time to review World War I valor medals. 
Sec. 582. Authorization for award of the Medal of Honor to Marcelino Serna for 
acts of valor during World War I. 
Subtitle J—Other Personnel Matters, Reports, and Briefings 
Sec. 591. Armed Forces workplace surveys. 
Sec. 592. Electronic notarization for members of the Armed Forces. 
Sec. 593. Due date for report on efforts to prevent and respond to deaths by sui-
cide in the Navy. 
Sec. 594. Posting of promotional materials for the 988 Suicide and Crisis Life-
line at military installations. 
Sec. 595. Prohibition on drag shows and drag queen story hour. 
Sec. 596. Defense Advisory Committee on Diversity and Inclusion: report; sunset. 
Sec. 597. Force structure and personnel requirements of special operations forces: 
review; briefing; report. 
Sec. 598. Prohibition on Federal funds for the Department of Defense Countering 
Extremism Work Group. 
Sec. 599. Digital ambassador program of the Navy: cessation; report; restart. 
Sec. 599A. Report on Military OneSource. 
Sec. 599B. Study on service by neurodivergent individuals in the Department of 
Defense. 
TITLE VI—COMPENSATION AND OTHER PERSONNEL BENEFITS 
Subtitle A—Basic Pay, Retired Pay, and Leave 
Sec. 601. Parental leave parity for members of certain reserve components of the 
Armed Forces. 
Sec. 602. Expansion of authority of the Secretary of a military department to 
pay a member who is absent without leave or over leave for such 
absence. 
Sec. 603. Report on modernized retirement system. 
Subtitle B—Bonus and Incentive Pays 
Sec. 611. One-year extension of certain expiring bonus and special pay authori-
ties. 
Sec. 612. Authorization of monthly bonus pay for a junior member of the uni-
formed services during calendar year 2024. 
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Sec. 613. Determination of cold weather location for purposes of assignment or 
special duty pay. 
Subtitle C—Allowances 
Sec. 621. Basic needs allowance: exclusion of basic allowance for housing from the 
calculation of gross household income of an eligible member of 
the Armed Forces. 
Sec. 622. Improved calculation of basic allowance for housing for junior enlisted 
members. 
Sec. 623. Expansion of authority of a commanding officer to authorize a basic 
allowance for housing for a member performing initial field or 
sea duty. 
Sec. 624. Dual basic allowance for housing for training. 
Sec. 625. Basic allowance for housing: pilot program to outsource rate calcula-
tion. 
Sec. 626. Independent assessment of housing for military personnel in Guam. 
Sec. 627. Briefings on pilot program on hiring of special needs inclusion coordi-
nators for department of defense child development centers. 
Subtitle D—Family Readiness and Survivor Benefits 
Sec. 631. Modifications to transitional compensation for dependents of members 
separated for dependent abuse. 
Sec. 632. Lodging expenses for dependents of members separated for dependent 
abuse. 
Sec. 633. Access to commissary and exchange privileges for remarried surviving 
spouses. 
Sec. 634. Authority for peer mentoring program for military dependents. 
Sec. 635. Expansion of qualifying events for which a member of the uniformed 
services may be reimbursed for spousal relicensing or business 
costs due to the member’s relocation. 
Sec. 636. Student loan deferment for dislocated military spouses. 
Sec. 637. Grants to assist caregivers in military families. 
Sec. 638. MySTeP: provision online and in multiple languages. 
Subtitle E—Child Care 
Sec. 641. Increase in the target funding level for military child care. 
Sec. 642. Recurring review and revision of pay for military child care employees. 
Sec. 643. Discounted child care for child care employees of the Department of De-
fense. 
Sec. 644. Expansion of pilot program to provide financial assistance to members 
of the Armed Forces for in-home child care. 
Sec. 645. Wait times for child care services provided through military child devel-
opment centers: publication; feasibility of certain improvement. 
Sec. 646. Study on effects of child care on readiness and retention. 
Subtitle F—Dependent Education 
Sec. 651. Rights of parents of children attending schools operated by the Depart-
ment of Defense Education Activity. 
Sec. 652. Certain assistance to local educational agencies that benefit dependents 
of military and civilian personnel. 
Sec. 653. Verification of reporting of eligible federally connected children for pur-
poses of Federal impact aid programs. 
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Sec. 654. Financial literacy education in schools operated by the Department of 
Defense Education Activity. 
Sec. 655. Pilot program for routine mental health check-ups in schools operated 
by the Department of Defense Education Activity. 
Sec. 656. Briefings on implementation of universal pre-kindergarten programs in 
schools operated by the Department of Defense Education Activ-
ity. 
TITLE VII—HEALTH CARE PROVISIONS 
Subtitle A—TRICARE and Other Health Benefits 
Sec. 701. TRICARE dental plan for the Selected Reserve. 
Sec. 702. Extension of period of eligibility for health benefits under TRICARE 
Reserve Select for survivors of a member of the Selected Reserve. 
Sec. 703. Clarification of applicability of required mental health self-initiated re-
ferral process for members of the Selected Reserve. 
Sec. 704. Non-medical counseling services for military families. 
Sec. 705. Doulas: certification assistance for military spouses; expansion of dem-
onstration project. 
Sec. 706. Medical testing and related services for firefighters of Department of De-
fense. 
Sec. 707. Temporary requirement for contraception coverage parity under the 
TRICARE program. 
Sec. 708. Naloxone and fentanyl: regulations; report. 
Sec. 709. Rates of reimbursement for providers of applied behavior analysis. 
Sec. 710. Department of Defense pilot program on health effects of medical mari-
juana use by veterans. 
Sec. 711. Pilot program on cryopreservation and storage of gametes of certain 
members of the Armed Forces. 
Sec. 712. Psychological evaluations for certain members of the Armed Forces who 
served in Kabul. 
Sec. 713. Authority to expand the TRICARE Competitive Plans Demonstration 
Project. 
Subtitle B—Health Care Administration 
Sec. 721. Clarification of grade of Surgeon General of the Navy. 
Sec. 722. Clarification of responsibilities regarding the integrated disability eval-
uation system. 
Sec. 723. Sharing of medical data regarding members of the Coast Guard. 
Sec. 724. Organizational framework of the military health system to support the 
medical requirements of the combatant commands. 
Sec. 725. Mandatory training on health effects of perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl 
substances. 
Sec. 726. Establishment of military pharmaceutical and medical device vulner-
ability working group. 
Sec. 727. Establishment of medical and surgical consumables standardization 
working group. 
Sec. 728. Pilot program on remote health monitoring technologies. 
Sec. 729. Task force of Department of Defense on mental health. 
Sec. 730. Disclosures by entities receiving grants the Secretary of Defense for bio-
medical research. 
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Subtitle C—Studies and Reports 
Sec. 741. Amendments to report on behavioral health workforce of the Department 
of Defense. 
Sec. 742. Comprehensive strategy on force resilience of the Department of Defense. 
Sec. 743. Study on non-clinical mental health services of the Department of De-
fense. 
Sec. 744. Clinical study on treatment of certain members with certain conditions 
using certain psychedelic substances. 
Sec. 745. Study on opioid alternatives. 
Sec. 746. Report on overdoses by members of certain Armed Forces. 
Sec. 747. Feasibility report regarding DHA employment of certain mental health 
providers awaiting licensure. 
Sec. 748. Study on health care available to individuals supporting the missions 
of United States Forces, Japan, and Joint Region Marianas. 
Sec. 749. United States-Israel PTSD Collaborative Research. 
Sec. 750. Feasibility study on creation of centers of excellence in Ukraine for 
treatment of traumatic brain injuries and traumatic extremity 
injuries. 
Sec. 751. Testosterone levels among members of special forces of the Army: study; 
report. 
Sec. 752. GAO report on TRICARE payments to behavioral health professionals. 
TITLE VIII—ACQUISITION POLICY, ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT, AND 
RELATED MATTERS 
Subtitle A—Acquisition Policy and Management 
Sec. 801. Commercial nature determination memo available to contractor. 
Sec. 802. Prohibition on the transfer of certain data on employees of the Depart-
ment of Defense to third parties. 
Sec. 803. Principal technology transition advisor. 
Sec. 804. Pilot program on payment of costs for denied Government Account-
ability Office bid protests. 
Sec. 805. Pilot program for prototype projects for Anything-as-a-Service. 
Sec. 806. Low-methane intensity natural gas pilot program. 
Sec. 807. Prohibition on contracting with persons that have business operations 
with the Government of the Russian Federation or the Russian 
energy sector. 
Sec. 808. Organizational conflict of interests relating to national security and 
foreign policy. 
Subtitle B—Amendments to General Contracting Authorities, Procedures, and 
Limitations 
Sec. 822. Modification to truthful cost or pricing data submissions and report. 
Sec. 823. Competition requirements for purchases from Federal Prison Industries. 
Sec. 824. Modification of approval authority for high dollar other transactions for 
prototypes. 
Sec. 825. Clarification of authority of the Department of Defense to carry out cer-
tain prototype projects. 
Sec. 826. Acquisition of sensitive material prohibition exception amendment. 
Sec. 827. Modification to acquisition authority of the senior official with prin-
cipal responsibility for artificial intelligence and machine learn-
ing. 
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Sec. 828. Amend prohibition on contracting with entities operating certain un-
manned aircraft systems. 
Sec. 829. Avoidance of use of lowest price technically acceptable source selection 
process for certain logistics services. 
Sec. 830. Modification and extension of temporary authority to modify certain 
contracts and options based on the impacts of inflation. 
Sec. 831. Modification of contracts and options to provide economic price adjust-
ments. 
Sec. 833. Pilot program on the use of acquisition authority for Office of Naval 
Research to aid in technology transition. 
Sec. 832. Prohibition on computers or printers acquisitions involving entities 
owned or controlled by China. 
Subtitle C—Domestic Sourcing Requirements 
Sec. 841. Require full domestic production of flags of the United States acquired 
by the Department of Defense. 
Sec. 842. Inclusion of titanium powder in definition of specialty metals exempted 
from certain domestic sourcing requirements. 
Sec. 843. Amend requirement to buy certain metals from American sources. 
Sec. 844. Modification to miscellaneous limitations on the procurement of goods 
other than United States goods. 
Sec. 845. Procurement of covered hearing protection devices. 
Subtitle D—Provisions Relating to Programs for Accelerating Acquisition 
Sec. 851. Pilot program for recurring awards for production, investment, and de-
ployment through competitions. 
Sec. 852. Demonstration and prototyping program to advance international 
product support capabilities in a contested logistics environ-
ment. 
Sec. 853. Defense industrial base advanced capabilities pilot program. 
Subtitle E—Industrial Base Matters 
Sec. 861. Additional national security objectives for the national technology and 
industrial base. 
Sec. 862. Use of Industrial Base Fund for support for the workforce for large sur-
face combatants. 
Sec. 863. Redesignation of Industrial Base Fund as Industrial Base and Oper-
ational Infrastructure Fund; additional uses. 
Sec. 864. Modifications to the procurement technical assistance cooperative agree-
ment program. 
Sec. 865. Modification to procurement requirements relating to rare earth ele-
ments and strategic and critical materials. 
Sec. 866. Securing maritime data from China. 
Sec. 867. Pilot program for analyzing and continuous monitoring of key supply 
chains. 
Sec. 868. Study and report on country of origin of end items and components 
procured by Department of Defense. 
Sec. 869. Enhanced domestic content requirement for major defense acquisition 
programs. 
Subtitle F—Small Business Matters 
Sec. 881 Entrepreneurial Innovation Project designations. 
Sec. 882. Extension and modification of Domestic Investment Pilot Program. 
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Sec. 883. Study and report on the expansion of the Strategic Funding Increase 
program of the Air Force. 
Subtitle G—Other Matters 
Sec. 891. Employee-owned business contracting incentive pilot program clarifica-
tion and extension. 
Sec. 892. Pilot program on the use of budget transfer authority for Army research 
to aid in technology transition. 
Sec. 893. Seaplane procurement and employment. 
Sec. 894. Limitation on availability of funds relating to contracts with contract 
managers and auditors. 
Sec. 895. Inspector General report on Department of Defense acquisition and con-
tract administration. 
TITLE IX—DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ORGANIZATION AND 
MANAGEMENT 
Subtitle A—Office of the Secretary of Defense and Related Matters 
Sec. 901. Under Secretary of Defense for Science and Innovation Integration. 
Sec. 902. Repeal of position of Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evalua-
tion. 
Sec. 903. Conforming amendments to carry out elimination of position of Chief 
Management Officer. 
Sec. 904. Elimination of the Chief Diversity Officer of the Department of Defense. 
Subtitle B—Other Department of Defense Organization and Management 
Matters 
Sec. 921. Modification of analysis required for reductions to civilian workforce 
under general policy for total force management. 
Sec. 922. Additional requirements under general policy for total force manage-
ment. 
Sec. 923. Eligibility of Chief of the National Guard Bureau for appointment as 
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. 
Sec. 924. Coast Guard input to the Joint Requirements Oversight Council. 
Sec. 925. Codification of the Defense Innovation Unit and establishment of the 
nontraditional innovation fielding enterprise. 
Sec. 926. Designation of Explosive Ordnance Disposal Corps as a basic branch 
of the Army. 
Sec. 927. Repeal of authority to appoint a Naval Research Advisory Committee. 
Sec. 928. Eligibility of members of Space Force for instruction at the Naval Post-
graduate School. 
Sec. 929. Membership of the Air Force Reserve Forces Policy Committee. 
Sec. 930. Framework for classification of autonomous capabilities. 
Sec. 931. Comprehensive assessment of force design modernization efforts of the 
Marine Corps. 
Sec. 932. Enhancing Department of Defense coordination of geoeconomic affairs. 
Subtitle C—Space National Guard 
Sec. 951. Establishment of Space National Guard. 
Sec. 952. No effect on military installations. 
Sec. 953. Implementation of Space National Guard. 
Sec. 954. Conforming amendments and clarification of authorities. 
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TITLE X—GENERAL PROVISIONS 
Subtitle A—Financial Matters 
Sec. 1001. General transfer authority. 
Sec. 1002. Requirement for a covered Armed Force to submit posture statements 
in support of congressional budget process. 
Subtitle B—Counterdrug Activities 
Sec. 1006. Drug interdiction and counter-drug activities. 
Sec. 1007. Threat analysis regarding fentanyl crisis. 
Sec. 1008. Report on role of Department of Defense in supporting National 
Emergency Declaration combating fentanyl crisis. 
Subtitle C—Naval Vessels and Shipyards 
Sec. 1011. Modifications to annual naval vessel construction plan. 
Sec. 1012. Critical components of national sea-based deterrence vessels. 
Sec. 1013. Grants for improvement of Navy ship repair or alterations capability. 
Sec. 1014. Repeal of obsolete provision of law regarding vessel nomenclature. 
Sec. 1015. Responsibility of Commandant of the Marine Corps with respect to 
naval force battleship assessment and requirement reporting. 
Sec. 1016. Policy of the United States on shipbuilding defense industrial base. 
Sec. 1017. Availability of funds for retirement or inactivation of landing dock 
ships and guided missile cruisers. 
Sec. 1018. Expeditionary fast transport vessels. 
Sec. 1019. Guam shipyard assessment . 
Sec. 1020. Authority to use incremental funding to enter into a contract for the 
advance procurement and construction of a San Antonio-class 
amphibious ship. 
Sec. 1021. Authority to use incremental funding to enter into a contract for the 
advance procurement and construction of a submarine tender. 
Sec. 1022. Plan for extended prohibition on retirement of ships. 
Sec. 1023. Congressional notification regarding pending retirement of naval ves-
sels viable for artificial reefing. 
Sec. 1024. Quarterly briefings on submarine readiness. 
Subtitle D—Counterterrorism 
Sec. 1031. Extension of prohibition on use of funds for transfer or release of indi-
viduals detained at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo 
Bay, Cuba, to the United States. 
Sec. 1032. Extension of prohibition on use of funds to construct or modify facili-
ties in the United States to house detainees transferred from 
United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. 
Sec. 1033. Extension of prohibition on use of funds for transfer or release of indi-
viduals detained at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo 
Bay, Cuba, to certain countries. 
Sec. 1034. Extension of prohibition on use of funds to close or relinquish control 
of United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. 
Subtitle E—Miscellaneous Authorities and Limitations 
Sec. 1041. Modification to definitions of Confucius Institute. 
Sec. 1042. Limitation on provision of funds to institutions of higher education 
hosting Confucius Institutes. 
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Sec. 1043. Modification of vetting procedures and monitoring requirements for 
certain military training. 
Sec. 1044. Limitation on availability of funds until delivery of report on next 
generation tactical communications. 
Sec. 1045. Limitation on use of funds related to Military Religious Freedom 
Foundation. 
Sec. 1046. Prohibition on use of funds for advisory committees related to environ-
mental, social, and governance aspects. 
Subtitle F—Studies and Reports 
Sec. 1061. Annual report on unfunded priorities of Defense POW/MIA Account-
ing Agency. 
Sec. 1062. Quarterly briefings on Joint All Domain Command and Control Ef-
fort. 
Sec. 1063. Extension of requirement to submit a report on Department of Defense 
support for Department of Homeland Security at the inter-
national borders of the United States. 
Sec. 1064. Air Force plan for maintaining proficient aircrews in certain mission 
areas. 
Sec. 1065. Assessment and strategy relating to range capability and capacity for 
Joint All-Domain Operations. 
Sec. 1066. Report on defense of Department of Defense facilities and forces in Eu-
ropean and Indo-Pacific regions from missile and air attack. 
Sec. 1067. Independent study on naval mine warfare. 
Sec. 1068. Report on establishment of joint force headquarters in Indo-Pacific re-
gion. 
Sec. 1069. Annual briefings on implementation of Force Design 2030. 
Sec. 1070. Plan for Taiwan noncombatant evacuation operations. 
Subtitle G—Other Matters 
Sec. 1081. Navy consideration of Coast Guard views on matters directly con-
cerning Coast Guard capabilities. 
Sec. 1082. Development of commercial integration cells action plan within cer-
tain combatant commands. 
Sec. 1083. Requirement to update warfighting requirements for confronting Rus-
sia in Europe. 
Sec. 1084. Update to strategic plan on Department of Defense combating traf-
ficking in persons program. 
Sec. 1085. Guidance for use of unmanned aircraft systems by National Guard. 
Sec. 1086. Sense of Congress regarding defense presence in the Indo-Pacific re-
gion. 
TITLE XI—CIVILIAN PERSONNEL MATTERS 
Sec. 1101. Authority to establish excepted service positions for army law enforce-
ment activities. 
Sec. 1102. Authorization to pay a living quarters allowance for Department of 
the Navy civilian employees assigned to permanent duty in 
Guam for performing work, or supporting work being performed, 
aboard or dockside, of U.S. naval vessels. 
Sec. 1103. Consolidation of direct hire authorities for candidates with specified 
degrees at science and technology reinvention laboratories. 
Sec. 1104. Direct hire authority for certain personnel of the Department of De-
fense. 
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Sec. 1105. One-year extension of authority to waive annual limitation on pre-
mium pay and aggregate limitation on pay for Federal civilian 
employees working overseas. 
Sec. 1106. Extension of authority to grant competitive status to employees of in-
spectors general for overseas contingency operations. 
Sec. 1107. Extension of direct hire authority for Domestic Industrial Base Facili-
ties and Major Range and Test Facilities Base. 
Sec. 1108. Waiver of limitation on appointment of recently retired members of 
armed forces to DOD competitive service positions. 
Sec. 1109. Exclusion of nonappropriated fund employees from limitations on 
dual pay. 
Sec. 1110. One-year extension of temporary authority to grant allowances, bene-
fits, and gratuities to civilian personnel on official duty in a 
combat zone. 
Sec. 1111. Support United States Strategic Command and United States Space 
Command enterprises. 
Sec. 1112. Temporary extension of authority to provide security for former De-
partment of Defense officials. 
Sec. 1113. GAO report on civilian support positions at remote military installa-
tions. 
Sec. 1114. Modification to shore leave accrual for crews of vessels to support crew 
rotations and improve retention of civilian mariners. 
Sec. 1115. Assessments of staffing in Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for 
Personnel and Readiness. 
Sec. 1116. Military Spouse Employment Act. 
Sec. 1117. Amendments to the John S. McCain strategic defense fellows program. 
Sec. 1118. Including military service in determining family and medical leave 
eligibility for Federal employees. 
Sec. 1119. Assessments of staffing in Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for 
Research and Engineering. 
Sec. 1120. Assessments of staffing in DOD Office for Diversity, Equity, and In-
clusion. 
TITLE XII—MATTERS RELATING TO FOREIGN NATIONS 
Subtitle A—Assistance and Training 
Sec. 1201.
Support of special operations for irregular warfare. 
Sec. 1202.
Modification of Combatant Commander Initiative Fund. 
Sec. 1203.
Equipment disposition with respect to building capacity of foreign se-
curity forces. 
Sec. 1204.
Mission training through distributed simulation. 
Sec. 1205.
Modifications to security cooperation workforce development program 
and establishment of defense security cooperation university. 
Sec. 1206.
Requirement for military exercises. 
Sec. 1207.
Report on end-use monitoring. 
Sec. 1208.
Report on enhanced end-use monitoring. 
Sec. 1209.
Report on partner country forces. 
Subtitle B—Matters Relating to the Middle East and Central Asia 
Sec. 1211.
Extension of cross-servicing agreements for loan of personnel protec-
tion and personnel survivability equipment in coalition oper-
ations. 
Sec. 1212.
Modification of quarterly reports on ex-gratia payments. 
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Sec. 1213.
Extension and modification of authority to provide assistance to vet-
ted Syrian groups and individuals. 
Sec. 1214.
Extension and modification of authority to provide assistance to 
counter the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria. 
Sec. 1215.
Plan of action to equip and train Iraqi security forces and Kurdish 
Peshmerga forces. 
Sec. 1216.
Extension of United States-Israel anti-tunnel cooperation. 
Sec. 1217.
Plan to enable Israel to gain observer status in the Euro-NATO Joint 
Jet Pilot Training Program. 
Sec. 1218.
Extension and modification of annual report on military power of 
Iran. 
Sec. 1219.
Prohibition on transporting currency to the Taliban and the Islamic 
Emirate of Afghanistan. 
Sec. 1220.
Modifications to the Office of the Special Inspector General for Af-
ghanistan Reconstruction. 
Subtitle C—Matters Relating to Ukraine 
Sec. 1221.
Direct hire authority for certain personnel of the Office of the Inspec-
tor General of the Department of Defense. 
Sec. 1222.
Special Inspector General for Ukraine Assistance. 
Sec. 1223.
Extension of Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative. 
Sec. 1224.
Extension of lend-lease authority to Ukraine. 
Sec. 1225.
Plan and report relating to allied and partner support to Ukraine. 
Subtitle D—Matters Relating to Russia, Europe, and NATO 
Sec. 1231.
Statement of policy relating to NATO-Russia Founding Act. 
Sec. 1232.
Strategy to delay, disrupt, and degrade Rosatom’s proliferation ac-
tivities and other revenue streams. 
Sec. 1233.
Baltic Security Initiative. 
Sec. 1234.
Prohibition on New START Treaty information sharing. 
Subtitle E—Matters Relating to the Armed Forces Abroad and the Authorities 
of the Department of Defense 
Sec. 1241.
Report on hostilities involving United States Armed Forces. 
Sec. 1242.
Protection and legal preparedness for servicemembers abroad. 
Sec. 1243.
Prohibition on funding for the Global Engagement Center. 
Sec. 1244.
Determination of location for McCain Irregular Warfare Center. 
TITLE XIII—OTHER MATTERS RELATING TO FOREIGN NATIONS. 
Subtitle A—Matters Relating to the Indo-Pacific and Pacific Regions 
Sec. 1301.
Extension of Pacific Deterrence Initiative and report, briefings, and 
plan under the Initiative. 
Sec. 1302.
Independent assessment and report on the progress made under the 
Pacific Deterrence Initiative. 
Sec. 1303.
Sense of Congress on South Korea. 
Sec. 1304.
Sense of Congress on Taiwan defense relations. 
Sec. 1305.
Briefing on multi-year plan to fulfill defensive requirements of mili-
tary forces of Taiwan. 
Sec. 1306.
Modification to the American, British, Canadian, and Australian Ar-
mies’ Program. 
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Sec. 1307.
Modifications to initiative to support protection of national security 
academic researchers from undue influence and other security 
threats. 
Sec. 1308.
Limitation on availability of funds pending submittal of list identi-
fying certain foreign academic institutions. 
Sec. 1309.
Expansion of international technology focused partnerships and ex-
perimentation activities in the Indo-Pacific. 
Subtitle B—Matters Relating to China 
Sec. 1311.
Modifications to public reporting of Chinese military companies oper-
ating in the United States. 
Sec. 1312.
Modification to annual report on military and security developments 
involving the People’s Republic of China. 
Sec. 1313.
Prohibition on use of funds for work performed by EcoHealth Alli-
ance, Inc., in China on research supported by the Government 
of China. 
Sec. 1314.
Study and report on implementation of naval blockades of shipments 
of fossil fuels to China in event of armed conflict. 
Sec. 1315.
Independent study on defense budget of People’s Republic of China. 
Sec. 1316.
Determination on involvement of the PRC in the Mexican fentanyl 
trade. 
TITLE XIV—OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS 
Subtitle A—Military Programs 
Sec. 1401. Working capital funds. 
Sec. 1402. Chemical agents and munitions destruction, defense. 
Sec. 1403. Drug interdiction and counter-drug activities, defense-wide. 
Sec. 1404. Defense Inspector General. 
Sec. 1405. Defense Health Program. 
Subtitle B—Other Matters 
Sec. 1411. Expansion of National Defense Stockpile requirements for era of great 
power competition. 
Sec. 1412. Membership of Coast Guard on Strategic Materials Protection Board. 
Sec. 1413. Authority for transfer of funds to joint Department of Defense-Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund 
for Captain James A. Lovell Health Care Center, Illinois. 
Sec. 1414. Authorization of appropriations for Armed Forces Retirement Home. 
TITLE XV—CYBERSPACE-RELATED MATTERS 
Subtitle A—Cyber Matters 
Sec. 1501. Harmonization and clarification of Strategic Cybersecurity Program 
and related matters. 
Sec. 1502. Office for academic engagement relating to cyber activities. 
Sec. 1503. Modification to Department of Defense enterprise-wide procurement of 
cyber data products and services. 
Sec. 1504. Authority to establish program of United States Cyber Command on 
dark web and deep web analysis tools. 
Sec. 1505. Military cybersecurity cooperation with Taiwan. 
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Subtitle B—Personnel 
Sec. 1521. Authority to accept voluntary and uncompensated services from cyber-
security experts. 
Sec. 1522. Matters relating to management of United States Marine Corps cyber-
space operations officers. 
Sec. 1523. Modifications to rates of pay for certain cyber-related positions of De-
partment of Defense. 
Sec. 1524. Responsibility for cybersecurity and critical infrastructure protection 
of the defense industrial base. 
Subtitle C—Reports and Other Matters 
Sec. 1531. Oversight for Command Post Computing Environment contract award. 
Sec. 1532. Prohibition on availability of funds relating to censorship or black-
listing of news sources based on subjective criteria or political 
biases. 
Sec. 1533. GAO review of cyberspace operations management. 
Sec. 1534. Study on occupational resiliency of Cyber Mission Force. 
TITLE XVI—SPACE ACTIVITIES, STRATEGIC PROGRAMS, AND 
INTELLIGENCE MATTERS 
Subtitle A—Space Activities 
Sec. 1601. Classification review of space major defense acquisition programs. 
Sec. 1602. Enhanced authority to increase space launch capacity through space 
launch support services. 
Sec. 1603. Modification to prohibition on foreign commercial satellite services. 
Sec. 1604. Authorization for establishment of the National Space Intelligence Cen-
ter as a field operating agency. 
Sec. 1605. Limitation on use of funds for WGS-12 satellite. 
Sec. 1606. Limitation on use of funds pending submission of certain reports on 
space policy. 
Sec. 1607. National security space launch program phase three acquisition. 
Sec. 1608. Application of TNT equivalency to launch vehicles and components 
using methane propellant. 
Sec. 1609. Plan to improve threat-sharing arrangements with commercial space 
operators. 
Sec. 1610. Plan for an integrated and resilient satellite communications architec-
ture for the Space Force. 
Sec. 1611. Process and plan for Space Force space situational awareness. 
Sec. 1612. Report on national security space vehicle processing capabilities. 
Subtitle B—Nuclear Forces 
Sec. 1631. Establishment of major force program for nuclear command, control, 
and communications programs. 
Sec. 1632. Repeal of requirement for review of nuclear deterrence postures. 
Sec. 1633.
Retention of capability to redeploy multiple independently targetable 
reentry vehicles. 
Sec. 1634. Pilot program on development of reentry vehicles and related systems. 
Sec. 1635. Integrated master schedule for the Sentinel missile program of the Air 
Force. 
Sec. 1636. Form of contracting authorized to mitigate risk to Sentinel program 
schedule and cost. 
Sec. 1637. Notification of decision to delay strategic delivery system test event. 
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Sec. 1638. Prohibition on reduction of the intercontinental ballistic missiles of the 
United States. 
Sec. 1639. Limitation on availability of funds for retirement of B83–1 nuclear 
gravity bombs. 
Sec. 1640. Prohibition on availability of funds for naval nuclear fuel systems 
based on low-enriched uranium. 
Sec. 1641. Establishment of nuclear sea-launched cruise missile program. 
Sec. 1642. Quarterly reports on progress of Sea-Launched Cruise Missile–Nuclear 
program. 
Sec. 1643. Congressional notification of nuclear cooperation between Russia and 
China. 
Sec. 1644. Report on acceleration of nuclear modernization priorities. 
Subtitle C—Missile Defense Programs 
Sec. 1661. Qualifications of Director of Missile Defense Agency. 
Sec. 1662. National missile defense policy. 
Sec. 1663. Programs to achieve initial and full operational capabilities for the 
Glide Phase Interceptor program. 
Sec. 1664. Research and analysis on multipolar deterrence and escalation dynam-
ics. 
Sec. 1665. Limitation on use of funds pending submission of report on missile 
defense interceptor site. 
Sec. 1666. Report on Hawaii missile defense. 
Sec. 1667. Report on potential enhancements to Aegis Ashore sites in Poland and 
Romania. 
Sec. 1668. Rescission of memorandum on missile defense governance. 
Sec. 1669. Policy and report on North Atlantic Treaty Organization effective in-
tegrated air and missile defense capabilities in Europe. 
Sec. 1670. Independent analysis of space-based missile defense capability. 
Subtitle D—Other Matters 
Sec. 1681. Inclusion of Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House 
of Representatives as recipient of quarterly information oper-
ations briefings. 
Sec. 1682. Modification to authority to use operation and maintenance funds for 
cyber operations-peculiar capability development projects. 
Sec. 1683. Cooperative threat reduction funds. 
Sec. 1684. Quarterly briefings on implementation of military-code compliant 
GPS receivers through Military GPS User Equipment program. 
Sec. 1685. Moving target indicator programs of Department of Defense. 
Sec. 1686. Reporting mechanism on use of consultants, informants, and other 
human sources to acquire intelligence information. 
Sec. 1687. Report on concept of operations for offensive hypersonic systems. 
Sec. 1688. Indo-Pacific missile strategy. 
TITLE XVII—SPACE FORCE PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT 
Sec. 1701. Short title. 
Subtitle A—Space Force Military Personnel System Without Component 
Sec. 1711. Establishment of military personnel management system for the Space 
Force. 
Sec. 1712. Composition of the Space Force without component. 
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Sec. 1713. Definitions for single personnel management system for the Space 
Force. 
Sec. 1714. Basic policies relating to service in the Space Force. 
Sec. 1715. Status and participation. 
Sec. 1716. Officers. 
Sec. 1717. Enlisted members. 
Sec. 1718. Retention and separation generally. 
Sec. 1719. Separation of officers for substandard performance of duty or for cer-
tain other reasons. 
Sec. 1720. Retirement. 
Subtitle B—Conforming Amendments Related to Space Force Military 
Personnel System 
Sec. 1731. Amendments to Department of the Air Force provisions of title 10, 
United States Code. 
Sec. 1732. Amendments to subtitle A of title 10, United States Code. 
Sec. 1733. Title 38, United States Code (Veterans’ Benefits). 
Subtitle C—Transition Provisions 
Sec. 1741. Transition period. 
Sec. 1742. Change of duty status of members of the Space Force. 
Sec. 1743. Transfer to the Space Force of members of the Air Force Reserve. 
Sec. 1744. Placement of officers on the Space Force officer list. 
Sec. 1745. Disestablishment of Regular Space Force. 
Sec. 1746. End strength flexibility. 
Sec. 1747. Promotion authority flexibility. 
Subtitle D—Other Amendments Related to the Space Force 
Sec. 1751. Title 10, United States Code. 
Sec. 1752. Other provisions of law. 
TITLE XVIII—OTHER DEFENSE MATTERS 
Subtitle A—Miscellaneous Authorities and Limitations 
Sec. 1801. Extension of authority to engage in certain commercial activities. 
Sec. 1802. Modification of defense sensitive support notification requirement. 
Sec. 1803. Modification to requirements relating to combating military reliance 
on Russian energy. 
Sec. 1804. Support for execution of bilateral agreements concerning illicit 
transnational maritime activity in Africa. 
Sec. 1805. Clarification of waiver authority for organizational and consultant 
conflicts of interest under the Federal Acquisition Regulation. 
Sec. 1806. Genealogy collection of family members of servicemembers killed at 
Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. 
Subtitle B—Studies and Reports 
Sec. 1821. Report on increasing national cemetery capacity. 
Sec. 1822. Limitation on funds relating to Federal contractor disclosure of green-
house gas emissions and climate-related financial risk. 
Sec. 1823. Study and report on damage to infrastructure in Guam resulting from 
Typhoon Mawar. 
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Subtitle C—Other Matters 
Sec. 1851. Technical and conforming amendments. 
Sec. 1852. Referral to museum located at Blytheville/Eaker Air Force Base as the 
National Cold War Center. 
Sec. 1853. Exemption under Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 for certain 
activities that may result in incidental take of Rice’s whale. 
Sec. 1854. Revision of requirement for transfer of certain aircraft to State of 
California for wildfire suppression purposes. 
Sec. 1855. Restrictive housing reform. 
Sec. 1856. Sense of Congress regarding unmanned aerial, surface, and underwater 
vehicles. 
Sec. 1857. Sense of Congress regarding naming of vessel for Battle of Dai Do. 
Sec. 1858. Risk framework for foreign phone applications of concern. 
DIVISION B—MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZATIONS 
Sec. 2001. Short title. 
Sec. 2002. Expiration of authorizations and amounts required to be specified by 
law. 
Sec. 2003. Effective date. 
TITLE XXI—ARMY MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 
Sec. 2101. Authorized Army construction and land acquisition projects. 
Sec. 2102. Family housing. 
Sec. 2103. Authorization of appropriations, Army. 
Sec. 2104. Extension of authority to use cash payments in special account from 
land conveyance, Natick Soldier Systems Center, Massachusetts. 
Sec. 2105. Extension of authority to carry out fiscal year 2018 project at Kunsan 
Air Base, Korea. 
Sec. 2106. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2019 Army 
military construction projects. 
Sec. 2107. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2021 Army 
military construction projects. 
TITLE XXII—NAVY MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 
Sec. 2201. Authorized Navy construction and land acquisition projects. 
Sec. 2202. Family housing. 
Sec. 2203. Authorization of appropriations, Navy. 
Sec. 2204. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2019 Navy 
military construction projects. 
Sec. 2205. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2021 Navy 
military construction projects. 
TITLE XXIII—AIR FORCE MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 
Sec. 2301. Authorized Air Force construction and land acquisition projects. 
Sec. 2302. Family housing. 
Sec. 2303. Authorization of appropriations, Air Force. 
Sec. 2304. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2017 Air Force 
military construction projects. 
Sec. 2305. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2018 Air Force 
military construction projects. 
Sec. 2306. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2019 Air Force 
military construction projects. 
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Sec. 2307. Extension of authority to carry out fiscal year 2021 Air Force mili-
tary construction projects. 
TITLE XXIV—DEFENSE AGENCIES MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 
Sec. 2401. Authorized Defense Agencies construction and land acquisition 
projects. 
Sec. 2402. Authorized Energy Resilience and Conservation Investment program 
projects. 
Sec. 2403. Authorization of appropriations, Defense Agencies. 
Sec. 2404. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2018 Defense 
Agencies military construction projects. 
Sec. 2405. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2019 Defense 
Agencies military construction projects. 
Sec. 2406. Modification of authority to carry out fiscal year 2019 project at SOF 
Joint Parachute Rigging Facility, Baumholder, Germany. 
Sec. 2407. Extension of authority to carry out fiscal year 2021 project at Defense 
Fuel Support Point Tsurumi, Japan. 
Sec. 2408. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2021 Energy 
Resilience and Conservation Investment projects. 
Sec. 2409. Authority to carry out military construction projects to improve cer-
tain fiscal year 2022 utility systems. 
Sec. 2410. Additional authority to carry out certain military construction 
projects to improve certain fiscal year 2023 utility systems. 
TITLE XXV—INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS 
Subtitle A—North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Program 
Sec. 2501. Authorized NATO construction and land acquisition projects. 
Sec. 2502. Authorization of appropriations, NATO. 
Subtitle B—Host Country In-Kind Contributions 
Sec. 2511. Republic of Korea funded construction projects. 
Sec. 2512. Republic of Poland funded construction projects. 
TITLE XXVI—GUARD AND RESERVE FORCES FACILITIES 
Sec. 2601. Authorized Army National Guard construction and land acquisition 
projects. 
Sec. 2602. Authorized Army Reserve construction and land acquisition projects. 
Sec. 2603. Authorized Navy Reserve and Marine Corps Reserve construction and 
land acquisition projects. 
Sec. 2604. Authorized Air National Guard construction and land acquisition 
projects. 
Sec. 2605. Authorized Air Force Reserve construction and land acquisition 
projects. 
Sec. 2606. Authorization of appropriations, National Guard and Reserve. 
Sec. 2607. Extension of authority to carry out fiscal year 2018 project at 
Hulman Regional Airport, Indiana. 
Sec. 2608. Extension of authority to carry out fiscal year 2019 project at Francis 
S. Gabreski Airport, New York. 
Sec. 2609. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2021 National 
Guard and Reserve military construction projects. 
Sec. 2610. Modification of authority to carry out fiscal year 2023 project at 
Camp Pendleton, California. 
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TITLE XXVII—BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE ACTIVITIES 
Sec. 2701. Authorization of appropriations for base realignment and closure ac-
tivities funded through Department of Defense Base Closure Ac-
count. 
TITLE XXVIII—MILITARY CONSTRUCTION GENERAL PROVISIONS 
Subtitle A—Military Construction Programs 
Sec. 2801. Modifications to Defense Community Infrastructure Program. 
Sec. 2802. Modification to authority for unspecified minor construction. 
Sec. 2803. Modification of authority to carry out defense laboratory moderniza-
tion program. 
Sec. 2804. Expansion of maximum amount of funds available for certain defense 
laboratory improvement projects. 
Sec. 2805. Prioritization of certain military construction projects to improve in-
frastructure at certain facilities determined to be critical to na-
tional security. 
Sec. 2806. Expansion of amount of certain funds Secretary concerned may obli-
gate annually for military installation resilience projects. 
Sec. 2807. Certification of consideration of certain methods of construction for 
military construction projects; annual report. 
Sec. 2808. Authority for certain construction projects in friendly foreign coun-
tries. 
Sec. 2809. Reporting requirements and congressional notification for certain 
military construction projects. 
Subtitle B—Military Housing Reforms 
Sec. 2821. Authority to operate certain transient housing of the Department of 
Defense transferred to Assistant Secretary of Defense for Energy, 
Installations, and Environment. 
Sec. 2822. Department of Defense Military Housing Readiness Council. 
Sec. 2823. Inclusion of information relating to compliance with Military Housing 
Privatization Initiative Tenant Bill of Rights in certain notifi-
cations submitted to Congress. 
Sec. 2824. Establishing additional requirements for a military housing complaint 
database. 
Sec. 2825. Modification of authority to grant certain waivers relating to configu-
ration and privacy standards for military unaccompanied hous-
ing; limitations on availability of certain funds. 
Sec. 2826. Revision of certain minimum standards relating to health, safety, and 
condition for military unaccompanied housing; termination of 
authority to grant certain waivers. 
Subtitle C—Real Property and Facilities Administration 
Sec. 2831. Improvements relating to access to military installations in United 
States. 
Sec. 2832. Real property usage in the National Capital Region. 
Sec. 2833. Revision to Unified Facilities Criteria on use of life safety accessibility 
hardware for covered doors. 
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Subtitle D—Land Conveyances 
Sec. 2841. Extension of sunset for land conveyance, Sharpe Army Depot, 
Lathrop, California. 
Sec. 2842. Land conveyance, Eglin Air Force Base, Florida. 
Sec. 2843. Land acquisition, Westmoreland State Park, Virginia. 
Subtitle E—Pilot Programs and Reports 
Sec. 2851. Clarification on amounts available for projects under certain pilot 
program relating to testing facilities at installations of the De-
partment of the Air Force. 
Sec. 2852. Pilot program to provide air purification technology in military hous-
ing. 
Sec. 2853. Quarterly briefings on military construction related to the Sentinel 
intercontinental ballistic missile weapon system program. 
Sec. 2854. Plan for use of excess border wall construction materials. 
Sec. 2871. Joint Housing Requirements and Market Analysis for military instal-
lations in Hawaii. 
Subtitle F—Other Matters 
Sec. 2861. Expansion of certain exemption relating to funding requirement for 
certain defense community infrastructure projects. 
Sec. 2862. Development and operation of Marine Corps Heritage Center and Na-
tional Museum of the Marine Corps. 
Sec. 2863. Prohibition on joint use of homestead air reserve base with civil avia-
tion. 
Sec. 2864. National museum of the Mighty Eighth Air Force. 
Sec. 2865. Recognition of Memorial, Memorial Garden, and K9 Memorial of the 
National Navy UDT-SEAL Museum in Fort Pierce, Florida, as 
a national memorial, memorial garden, and K9 memorial, re-
spectively, of Navy SEALs and their predecessors. 
Sec. 2866. Limitation on availability of certain funds relating to the location of 
the headquarters for United States Space Command. 
Sec. 2867. Limitation on use of funds for closure of combat readiness training 
centers. 
Sec. 2868. Limitation on availability of certain funds until submission of certain 
report on military housing. 
Sec. 2869. Guidance on encroachment that impacts covered sites. 
Sec. 2870. Continuing education curriculum on the use of innovative products for 
military construction projects. 
DIVISION C—DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY 
AUTHORIZATIONS AND OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS 
TITLE XXXI—DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY 
PROGRAMS 
Subtitle A—National Security Programs and Authorizations 
Sec. 3101. National Nuclear Security Administration. 
Sec. 3102. Defense environmental cleanup. 
Sec. 3103. Other defense activities. 
Sec. 3104. Nuclear energy. 
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Subtitle B—Program Authorizations, Restrictions, and Limitations 
Sec. 3112. Extension of authority on acceptance of contributions for acceleration 
or removal or security of fissile materials, radiological materials, 
and related equipment at vulnerable sites worldwide. 
Sec. 3113. Cybersecurity Risk Inventory, Assessment, and Mitigation Working 
Group. 
Sec. 3114. Modification of minor construction threshold for plant projects. 
Sec. 3115. Technical correction to National Nuclear Security Administration un-
funded priorities. 
Sec. 3116. Criminal penalties for interference with the transport of special nu-
clear materials, nuclear weapons components, or Restricted 
Data. 
Sec. 3117. Deadlines for commencement of operations of certain atomic energy re-
placement projects. 
Sec. 3118. Integrated master schedule for the future-years nuclear security pro-
gram. 
Sec. 3119. Prohibition on availability of funds to reconvert or retire W76–2 war-
heads. 
Sec. 3120. Limitation on use of funds pending submission of certain National 
Nuclear Security Administration reports. 
Sec. 3121. Increase in number of authorized contracting, program management, 
scientific, engineering, and technical positions in National Nu-
clear Security Administration. 
Subtitle C—Plans, Reports, and Other Matters 
Sec. 3131. Biennial detailed report on nuclear weapons stockpile stewardship, 
management, and responsiveness plan. 
Sec. 3132. Plan for domestic enrichment capability to satisfy Department of De-
fense uranium requirements. 
Sec. 3133. Independent assessment of plutonium pit aging milestones and 
progress. 
TITLE XXXII—DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD 
Sec. 3201. Authorization. 
TITLE XXXIV—NAVAL PETROLEUM RESERVES 
Sec. 3401. Authorization of appropriations. 
TITLE XXXV—MARITIME ADMINISTRATION 
Subtitle A—Maritime Administration 
Sec. 3501. Authorization of appropriations for Maritime Administration. 
Subtitle B—Maritime Infrastructure 
Sec. 3511. Port infrastructure development program eligible projects. 
Sec. 3512. Assistance for small inland river and coastal ports and terminals. 
Sec. 3513. Eligibility of shore power projects under port infrastructure develop-
ment program. 
Sec. 3514. Codification of existing language; technical amendments. 
Sec. 3515. Update to categorical exclusions used by Maritime Administration in 
reviewing environmental impacts of transportation projects. 
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Subtitle C—Reports 
Sec. 3521. Report on administration of programs. 
Sec. 3522. Report on availability of used sealift vessels. 
Sec. 3523. Report on port preferences for US–flag vessels. 
Sec. 3524. Reports to Congress. 
Subtitle D—Other Matters 
Sec. 3531. Cargoes procured, furnished, or financed by the United States Govern-
ment. 
Sec. 3532. Recapitalization of National Defense Reserve Fleet. 
Sec. 3533. Limitation on use of funds pending submission of reports on Merchant 
Marine Academy. 
Sec. 3534. Maritime workforce working group. 
Sec. 3535. Consideration of life-cycle cost estimates for acquisition and procure-
ment of vessels. 
Sec. 3536. Source restrictions on auxiliary ship components. 
Sec. 3537. Authorization of appropriations for national maritime strategy. 
DIVISION D—FUNDING TABLES 
Sec. 4001. Authorization of amounts in funding tables. 
TITLE XLI—PROCUREMENT 
Sec. 4101. Procurement. 
TITLE XLII—RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION 
Sec. 4201. Research, development, test, and evaluation. 
TITLE XLIII—OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 
Sec. 4301. Operation and maintenance. 
TITLE XLIV—MILITARY PERSONNEL 
Sec. 4401. Military personnel. 
TITLE XLV—OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS 
Sec. 4501. Other authorizations. 
TITLE XLVI—MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 
Sec. 4601. Military construction. 
TITLE XLVII—DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY 
PROGRAMS 
Sec. 4701. Department of Energy national security programs. 
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SEC. 3. CONGRESSIONAL DEFENSE COMMITTEES. 
In this Act, the term ‘‘congressional defense commit-
tees’’ has the meaning given that term in section 101(a)(16) 
of title 10, United States Code. 
DIVISION A—DEPARTMENT OF 
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS 
TITLE I—PROCUREMENT 
Subtitle A—Authorization of 
Appropriations 
SEC. 101. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fis-
cal year 2024 for procurement for the Army, the Navy and 
the Marine Corps, the Air Force and the Space Force, and 
Defense-wide activities, as specified in the funding table in 
section 4101. 
Subtitle B—Army Programs 
SEC. 111. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS PEND-
ING ASSESSMENT OF ARMY TRACKLESS MOV-
ING TARGET SYSTEMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Of the funds authorized to be ap-
propriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal 
year 2024 for the Trackless Moving Target program of the 
Army, not more than 50 percent may be obligated or ex-
pended to procure or further develop the Trackless Moving 
Target–Infantry variant until the Secretary of the Army— 
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no longer mission capable and uneconomical to repair 
due to damage sustained on April 20, 2022.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ‘‘and ending 
on September 30, 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘and ending 
on the date on which the Secretary of the Air Force 
certifies to the congressional defense committees that 
the Air Force has completed construction of not fewer 
than 100 B–21 aircraft.’’. 
SEC. 154. MODIFICATION OF MINIMUM INVENTORY RE-
QUIREMENTS FOR A–10 AIRCRAFT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 134(d) of the National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 
114–328; 130 Stat. 2038), as amended by section 141(b)(1) 
of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117–263), is amended 
by striking ‘‘153 A–10 aircraft’’ and inserting ‘‘135 A–10 
aircraft’’. 
(b) POTENTIAL TRANSFER OF CERTAIN AIRCRAFT.— 
In the case of any A–10 aircraft that is retired, prepared 
to retire, or placed in storage using funds authorized to be 
appropriated by this Act or by the National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117–263), 
the Secretary of Defense shall ensure that such aircraft is 
evaluated for potential transfer to the military forces of a 
nation that is an ally or partner of the United States. 
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(c) REPEAL.—Section 142 of the National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114–92; 
129 Stat. 755) is amended— 
(1) by striking subsection (b); 
(2) by redesignating subsections (c) through (e) 
as subsections (b) through (d), respectively; and 
(3) in subsection (c), as so redesignated, by strik-
ing ‘‘subsection (c)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (b)’’. 
SEC. 155. PROCUREMENT OF OVER-THE-HORIZON RADAR 
SYSTEMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—As soon as practicable, the Sec-
retary of the Air Force shall procure not more than six over- 
the-horizon radar systems for detection of increasingly com-
plex threats that meet the requirements of the United States 
Northern Command. 
(b) USE OF COMPETITIVE PROCEDURES.—To the ex-
tent practicable, the Secretary shall use competitive proce-
dures for such procurement, and may use procedures other 
than competitive procedures for such procurement. 
(c) NOTIFICATION OF USE OF SOLE SOURCE CON-
TRACT.—If the Secretary makes a determination to award 
a sole source contract for the procurement of the first two 
over-the-horizon radar systems in order to meet the require-
ments established by the Commander of the United States 
Northern Command, not later than 14 days after making 
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such determination, the Secretary shall submit to the con-
gressional defense committees a notification of such deter-
mination, including the rationale for such determination. 
(d) SUBSEQUENT CONTRACTS.—With respect to the 
procurement of the third and any subsequent over-the-hori-
zon radar system, the Secretary shall use competitive proce-
dures for such procurement. 
SEC. 156. KC–135 AIRCRAFT RECAPITALIZATION PROGRAM. 
The Secretary of the Air Force may not issue an acqui-
sition strategy for the KC–135 recapitalization program 
until the date on which the Secretary submits to the con-
gressional defense committees the following documentation: 
(1) A business case analysis and analysis of al-
ternatives for the Next Generation Air Refueling Sys-
tem that is based on a more realistic timeline than 
the analyses prepared before the date of the enactment 
of this Act. 
(2) The business case analysis of the Air Force 
for the KC–135 recapitalization program. 
(3) Validated requirements from the Joint Staff 
for the contract competition under the KC–135 re-
capitalization program. 
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SEC. 157. PROHIBITION ON REDUCTION OF KC–135 AIR-
CRAFT IN PMAI OF THE RESERVE COMPO-
NENTS. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—None of the funds authorized to be 
appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for 
fiscal year 2024 for the Air Force may be obligated or ex-
pended to reduce the number of KC–135 aircraft designated 
as primary mission aircraft inventory within the reserve 
components of the Air Force. 
(b) PRIMARY MISSION AIRCRAFT INVENTORY DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘primary mission air-
craft inventory’’ has the meaning given that term in section 
9062(i)(2)(B) of title 10, United States Code. 
SEC. 158. PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 
TERMINATION OF PRODUCTION LINES FOR 
THE HH–60W AIRCRAFT. 
None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this 
Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2024 for the 
Air Force may be obligated or expended to terminate the 
operations of, or to prepare to terminate the operations of, 
a production line for HH–60W Combat Rescue Helicopters. 
SEC. 159. LIMITATION ON TERMINATION OF FIGHTER 
SQUADRONS. 
(a) LIMITATION.—The Secretary of the Air Force may 
not terminate the fighter flying mission of any fighter 
squadron of the Air National Guard until a period of 180 
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days has elapsed following the date on which the Secretary 
submits the plan required under subsection (b). 
(b) PLAN REQUIRED.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Air 
Force, in coordination with the Director of the Air 
National Guard, shall develop a notional plan for the 
recapitalization of all fighter squadrons of the Air 
National Guard. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The plan under paragraph (1) 
shall— 
(A) provide options for the modernization of 
fighter squadrons of the Air National Guard and 
the replacement of the aircraft of such squadrons 
at a rate that ensures recapitalization of such 
squadrons with relevant and more capable re-
placement fighter aircraft; 
(B) ensure that each fighter squadron of the 
Air National Guard has the required minimum 
of primary mission assigned fighter aircraft to 
meet force presentation requirements of geo-
graphic combatant commanders for both steady- 
state and operational contingency planning and 
execution; 
(C) include consideration for the temporary 
reassignment of aircraft to such squadrons from 
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other components of the Air Force, as necessary 
to meet the requirements of the plan; and 
(D) include the Secretary of the Air Force’s 
assessment of any effects of the force presentation 
on— 
(i) combatant commanders; 
(ii) aircrew accession absorption ca-
pacity; 
(iii) industrial capacity to support 
any additional production above pro-
grammed quantities; and 
(iv) costs aside from normal training 
and personnel costs of unit mission transi-
tions. 
(3) SUBMITTAL TO CONGRESS.—The Secretary of 
the Air Force shall submit to the congressional defense 
committees the plan required under paragraph (1) to-
gether with an explanation of— 
(A) any programmatic funding required to 
implement such plan; and 
(B) how the plan differs from other plans of 
the Secretary of the Air Force with respect to 
fighter aircraft squadrons of the Air National 
Guard (including any such plans in effect as of 
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(b) WAIVER.—The Secretary of the Air Force may 
waive the limitation under subsection (a) if the Secretary 
submits to the congressional defense committees written cer-
tification by the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for 
Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics that— 
(1) there are validated needs of the Air Force re-
quiring the waiver; and 
(2) with respect to the KC–46A aircraft planned 
to be procured pursuant to the waiver, cost estimates 
are complete for the long-term sustainment of the air-
craft. 
(c) COVERED PERIOD DEFINED.—In this section, the 
term ‘‘covered period’’ means the period beginning on the 
date of the enactment of this Act and ending on October 
1, 2027. 
SEC. 162. LIMITATION ON ACTIONS RELATING TO REMOTE 
VISION SYSTEMS OF KC–46A AIRCRAFT. 
(a) LIMITATION.—The Secretary of the Air Force may 
not take any action described in subsection (b) until the 
date on which Secretary certifies the to the Committee on 
Armed Services of the House of Representatives that— 
(1) the Secretary has identified a solution to fix 
the remote vision systems of KC–46A aircraft; and 
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(2) such solution resolves all issues identified in 
the category 1 deficiency reports for such systems, ex-
cept for issues relating to the panoramic system. 
(b) ACTIONS DESCRIBED.—The actions described in 
this subsection are the following: 
(1) Approving the incorporation of version 2.0 of 
the KC–46A remote vision system into production 
aircraft. 
(2) Retrofitting aircraft with version 2.0 of the 
KC–46A remote vision system. 
Subtitle E—Defense-wide, Joint, 
and Multiservice Matters 
SEC. 181. MULTIYEAR PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY FOR DO-
MESTICALLY PROCESSED RARE EARTH ELE-
MENTS. 
(a) AUTHORITY FOR MULTIYEAR PROCUREMENT.— 
Subject to section 3501 of title 10, United States Code, and 
from amounts made available by discretionary appropria-
tions Acts from the National Defense Stockpile Transaction 
Fund (as established under section 9(a) of the Strategic and 
Critical Materials Stock Piling Act ((50 U.S.C. 98h(a))) 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of Defense may enter into one or more multiyear contracts 
for the procurement of rare earth elements that are proc-
essed in the United States by qualified domestic sources. 
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(b) APPLICATION OF STRATEGIC AND CRITICAL MATE-
RIALS STOCK PILING ACT.—A multiyear contract entered 
into under this section shall be deemed to be an acquisition 
under the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act 
(50 U.S.C. 98 et seq.) of materials determined to be a stra-
tegic or critical material under section 3(a) of such Act. 
(c) AUTHORITY FOR ADVANCE PROCUREMENT.—The 
Secretary of Defense may enter into one or more contracts, 
beginning in fiscal year 2024, for advance procurement as-
sociated with the domestically processed rare earth elements 
for which authorization to enter into a multiyear procure-
ment contract is provided under subsection (a). 
(d) CONDITION
FOR
OUT-YEAR
CONTRACT
PAY-
MENTS.—A contract entered into under subsection (a) shall 
provide that any obligation of the United States to make 
a payment under the contract for a fiscal year after fiscal 
year 2024 is subject to the availability of appropriations 
or funds for that purpose for such later fiscal year. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘processed’’ means the processing 
or recycling of a rare earth material or magnet, in-
cluding the separation, reduction, metallization, 
alloying, milling, pressing, strip casting, and sinter-
ing of a rare earth element. 
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(2) The term ‘‘qualified domestic source’’ means 
a domestic source (as defined in section 702 of the De-
fense Production Act of 1950 (50 U.S.C. 4552)). 
(3) The term ‘‘rare earth element’’ means any of 
the following: 
(A) Cerium. 
(B) Dysprosium. 
(C) Erbium. 
(D) Europium. 
(E) Gadolinium. 
(F) Holmium. 
(G) Lanthanum. 
(H) Lutetium. 
(I) Neodymium. 
(J) Praseodymium. 
(K) Promethium. 
(L) Samarium. 
(M) Scandium. 
(N) Terbium. 
(O) Thulium. 
(P) Ytterbium. 
(Q) Yttrium. 
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SEC. 182. PROHIBITION ON PROCUREMENT OF CERTAIN 
TACTICAL VEHICLES. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—The Secretary of Defense may not 
include in a solicitation for a tactical tracked vehicle or 
tactical wheeled vehicle a requirement that such vehicle use 
proprietary armor. 
(b) APPLICABILITY.—Subsection (a) shall not apply to 
a contract for the procurement of a tactical tracked vehicle 
or tactical wheeled vehicle entered into before the date of 
the enactment of this Act. 
(c) MODIFICATION OF REQUIREMENT TO BUY STRA-
TEGIC MATERIALS FROM AMERICAN SOURCES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 4863(a)(1) of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘tactical 
tracked vehicles, tactical wheeled vehicles,’’ after 
‘‘automotive items,’’. 
(2) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
paragraph (1) shall take effect on the date that is the 
later of— 
(A) the date of the enactment of the Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2025; or 
(B) September 30, 2024. 
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SEC. 183. PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 
PROCUREMENT OF CERTAIN BATTERY TECH-
NOLOGY. 
None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this 
Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2024 or any 
subsequent fiscal year for the Department of Defense may 
be obligated or expended to procure battery technology pro-
duced by Contemporary Amperex Technology Company, 
Limited (also known as ‘‘CATL’’) or any subsidiary or af-
filiate of such Company. 
SEC. 184. PLAN TO EXPEDITE INTEGRATION OF LONG- 
RANGE ANTI-SHIP MISSILES INTO LEGACY 
AIRCRAFT FLEETS. 
(a) PLAN REQUIRED.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of De-
fense shall submit to the congressional defense committees 
a plan to expedite the full integration of the Long-Range 
Anti-Ship Missile into covered legacy aircraft fleets. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The plan under subsection (a) shall 
include, with respect to each covered legacy aircraft fleet, 
the following: 
(1) An analysis of the operational benefits of in-
tegrating Long-Range Anti-Ship Missiles into the 
fleet. 
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(2) The feasibility of integrating the Universal 
Armament Interface on Long-Range Anti-Ship Mis-
sile weapon platforms. 
(3) The timeline, cost, and any increased pro-
duction capacity requirements associated with such 
plan. 
(4) Identification of any obstacles to the timely 
integration of such capability. 
(5) Recommendations for expediting the timeline 
described under paragraph (3), including an expla-
nation of any resources required to expedite such 
timeline. 
(6) Recommendations for mitigating the obsta-
cles identified under paragraph (4), including an ex-
planation of any resources required to mitigate such 
obstacles. 
(c) COVERED LEGACY AIRCRAFT DEFINED.—In this 
section, the term ‘‘covered legacy aircraft fleet’’ means— 
(1) the B–52 bomber aircraft fleet; 
(2) the F–16 fighter aircraft fleet; and 
(3) any other aircraft fleet the Secretary of De-
fense determines appropriate for inclusion in the plan 
under subsection (a). 
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TITLE II—RESEARCH, DEVELOP-
MENT, TEST, AND EVALUA-
TION 
Subtitle A—Authorization of 
Appropriations 
SEC. 201. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fis-
cal year 2024 for the use of the Department of Defense for 
research, development, test, and evaluation, as specified in 
the funding table in section 4201. 
Subtitle B—Program Requirements, 
Restrictions, and Limitations 
SEC. 211. NAVAL AIR WARFARE RAPID CAPABILITIES OF-
FICE. 
Chapter 803 of title 10, United States Code, is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘§ 8029. Naval Air Warfare Rapid Capabilities Office 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established within 
the Department of the Navy a program office to be known 
as the Naval Air Warfare Rapid Capabilities Office (in this 
section referred to as the ‘Office’). 
‘‘(b) LOCATION.—The Office shall be co-located with 
the headquarters of the Naval Air Warfare Center Weapons 
Division. 
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‘‘(c) HEAD OF OFFICE.—The head of the Office shall 
be the designee of the Secretary of the Navy, and shall report 
to the Chief of Naval Operations. 
‘‘(d) MISSION.—The mission of the Office shall be— 
‘‘(1) to contribute to the development and testing 
of low-cost, rapid reaction targeting and weapon sys-
tems, electronic warfare and other non-kinetic capa-
bilities, and integrated targeting solutions to fulfill 
naval and joint military operational requirements; 
and 
‘‘(2) to contribute to the rapid development, test-
ing, and fielding of new unclassified and classified 
naval air warfare capabilities. 
‘‘(e) ACQUISITION AUTHORITIES.—The acquisition au-
thorities of the Office are as follows: 
‘‘(1) The Secretary of the Navy shall ensure that 
the head of the Office may use available alternative 
or rapid acquisition pathways for procurement. 
‘‘(2) The Joint Capabilities Integration and De-
velopment System process shall not apply to acquisi-
tions by the Office. 
‘‘(f) REQUIRED PROGRAM ELEMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Navy 
shall ensure, within budget program elements for 
naval air warfare programs, that— 
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‘‘(A) there are separate, dedicated program 
elements for naval air warfare rapid capabili-
ties; and 
‘‘(B) the Office executes the responsibilities 
of the Office using such program elements. 
‘‘(2) ADMINISTRATION.—The Office shall manage 
the program elements for naval air warfare rapid ca-
pabilities required by paragraph (1). 
‘‘(g) BOARD OF DIRECTORS.— 
‘‘(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of the 
Navy shall establish a Board of Directors for the Of-
fice (to be known as the ‘Naval Air Warfare Rapid 
Capabilities Board of Directors’) to provide coordina-
tion, oversight, and approval of projects of the Office. 
‘‘(2) MEMBERS.—The Board of Directors shall 
include the following members: 
‘‘(A) The Secretary of the Navy. 
‘‘(B) The Chief of Naval Operations. 
‘‘(C) The Commander of the Naval Air Sys-
tems Command. 
‘‘(D) The Commander, Naval Air Forces. 
‘‘(h) ANNUAL REPORTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—On an annual basis, the 
head of the Office shall submit to the Naval Air War-
fare Rapid Capabilities Board of Directors and the 
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Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the 
House of Representatives a report on the activities of 
the Office. 
‘‘(2) ELEMENTS.—Each report under paragraph 
(1) shall include, with respect to the year preceding 
the date of the report, a description of— 
‘‘(A) funding allocations for the projects of 
the Office; 
‘‘(B) the naval air warfare capability gaps 
addressed by the Office; 
‘‘(C) the progress of the Office in developing, 
testing, and fielding capabilities described in 
subsection (d); and 
‘‘(D) any barriers to the ability of the Office 
to carry out its mission, including any legisla-
tive or regulatory barriers.’’. 
SEC. 212. CLARIFICATION OF ROLE OF PARTNERSHIP 
INTERMEDIARIES TO PROMOTE DEFENSE RE-
SEARCH AND EDUCATION. 
Section 4124(f)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘that assists’’ and inserting 
‘‘that— 
‘‘(A) assists’’; 
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(2) by striking the period at the end and insert-
ing ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph: 
‘‘(B) facilitates technology transfer from in-
dustry or academic institutions to a Center.’’. 
SEC. 213. MODIFICATION OF SUPPORT FOR RESEARCH AND 
DEVELOPMENT OF BIOINDUSTRIAL MANU-
FACTURING PROCESSES. 
Section 215(c)(1) of the James M. Inhofe National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 
117–263; 10 U.S.C. 4841 note) is amended by inserting 
‘‘active pharmaceutical ingredients, key starting materials 
for such ingredients,’’ after ‘‘commodity chemicals,’’. 
SEC. 214. CERTAIN DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS FOR UNI-
VERSITY RESEARCH FUNDED BY THE DE-
PARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 
(a) DISCLOSURES REQUIRED.—Not later than 90 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of Defense shall require the principal investigator of any 
covered research program at an institution of higher edu-
cation to accurately and completely disclose to the Depart-
ment of Defense the following: 
(1) At the time of application for funding from 
the Department of Defense for a covered research pro-
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gram, disclose, with respect to each researcher who is 
expected to participate in the program— 
(A) date and place of birth, country of citi-
zenship, and immigration status in the case of a 
foreign national; 
(B) educational background from under-
graduate education onwards; 
(C) professional and employment back-
ground, as applicable, including any history of 
working for a foreign government or on foreign 
government sponsored projects; 
(D) all previous and concurrent research, 
academic and corporate positions, ties, or rela-
tionships; 
(E) past and current affiliation with for-
eign governments, including foreign political 
parties or organizations, and military ties, as 
applicable, in case of foreign national; 
(F) past or current involvement in any for-
eign talent programs; 
(G) memberships in foreign and United 
States academic and professional associations 
and organizations; and 
(H) a list of all publications published any-
where in any language, peer reviewed or non- 
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peer reviewed, including all mentions of foreign 
funding, research collaborations, and in kind 
support that supported the research and publica-
tion. 
(2) Disclose the information specified in para-
graph (1) with respect to any researcher who joins a 
covered program after funding is awarded by the De-
partment of Defense not later than 90 days after the 
researcher joins the program. 
(3) Beginning not later than one year after 
funding is awarded by the Department of Defense for 
a covered program, and annually thereafter through 
the end of the award period, disclose— 
(A) any direct, indirect, formal, or informal 
collaboration that the principal investigator, ei-
ther independently or as the lead of the covered 
program, enters into with any third-party per-
sons or entities, including the identity and na-
tionality of the third party collaborator, the na-
ture of the collaboration (whether direct, indirect, 
formal or informal) and the terms and condi-
tions of such collaboration; and 
(B) any change of status with regard to a 
researcher who was the subject of a disclosure 
under paragraphs (1) or (2), including any de-
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parture of such researcher from the program, the 
terms of such departure, change of immigration 
status, and change in foreign ties and collabora-
tion. 
(b) FORM; PUBLIC AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION.— 
Each disclosure under subsection (a) shall be submitted in 
unclassified form and shall be made available on a publicly 
accessible website of the Federal Government. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
(1) The term ‘‘covered research program’’ means 
any research program, research project, or other re-
search activity (including classified and unclassified 
research) that is— 
(A) conducted by an institution of higher 
education; and 
(B) funded, in whole or in part, by the De-
partment of Defense. 
(2) The term ‘‘institution of higher education’’ 
has the meaning given such term in section 102 of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002) and 
includes any department, program, project, faculty, 
researcher, or other individual, entity, or activity of 
such institution. 
(3) The term ‘‘researcher’’ means any person who 
has access to research information under a covered re-
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search program, including the principal investigator 
and any graduate students, post-doctoral fellows, or 
visiting scholars participating in such program. 
SEC. 215. CONSORTIA TO ASSIST IN PROTECTION OF SEN-
SITIVE RESEARCH PERFORMED ON BEHALF 
OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense, acting 
through the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and 
Engineering, may enter into contracts or other agreements 
with one or more eligible consortia to assist institutions of 
higher education in protecting sensitive research performed 
on behalf of the Department of Defense. 
(b) ACTIVITIES.—A eligible consortium that enters into 
a contract or other agreement with the Secretary of Defense 
under subsection (a) shall carry out activities to assist in-
stitutions of higher education in protecting sensitive re-
search performed on behalf of the Department of Defense. 
Such activities may include— 
(1) conducting effective due diligence in vetting 
visiting scholars; 
(2) assisting institutions in meeting applicable 
research security requirements, including through the 
use of common procedures and practices and shared 
infrastructure, as appropriate; 
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(3) providing training to employees and offices 
of the institution that have responsibilities relating to 
research security; and 
(4) providing advice and assistance to institu-
tions in establishing and maintaining research secu-
rity programs. 
(c) CONSIDERATIONS.—In selecting consortia to re-
ceive a contract or other agreement under subsection (a), 
the Secretary of Defense shall consider the following: 
(1) The geographic diversity of the members of 
the consortium and the extent to which the consor-
tium is able to maximize coverage of different regions 
of the United States. 
(2) Any ratings of members of the consortium 
made by the Defense Counterintelligence and Security 
Agency as part of the Agency’s annual Security Vul-
nerability Assessment ratings. 
(3) Whether and to what extent the consortium 
uses best practices for research security as outlined by 
the National Institutes of Science and Technology. 
(4) Demonstrated excellence in security pro-
grams, including receipt of awards for excellence in 
counterintelligence and outstanding achievement in 
industrial security. 
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(d) PERFORMANCE METRICS.—The Secretary of De-
fense shall establish metrics to measure the performance of 
each consortium with which the Secretary enters into a con-
tract or other agreement under subsection (a). 
(e) NOTIFICATION AND REPORT.—For any year in 
which the Secretary of Defense exercises the authority pro-
vided under subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to 
the congressional defense committees a report that— 
(1) identifies each eligible consortium with which 
the Secretary entered into a contract or other agree-
ment under such subsection; and 
(2) evaluates the performance of the eligible con-
sortium. 
(f) ELIGIBLE CONSORTIUM DEFINED.—In this section, 
the term ‘‘eligible consortium’’ has the meaning given by 
the Secretary of Defense. 
SEC. 216. CONSORTIUM ON USE OF ADDITIVE MANUFAC-
TURING FOR ARMY AVIATION AND MISSILE 
CAPABILITY DEVELOPMENT. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the 
Army shall establish a consortium to facilitate the use of 
additive manufacturing for the development of aviation and 
missile capabilities for the Army. The consortium shall be 
known as the ‘‘Consortium on Additive Manufacturing for 
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Aviation and Missile Capability Development’’ (referred to 
in this section as the ‘‘Consortium’’). 
(b) COMPOSITION.—The Consortium shall be composed 
of qualified organizations, selected by the Secretary of the 
Army, that have functions and expertise relevant to addi-
tive manufacturing and aviation and missile programs of 
the Army. At a minimum, the consortium shall include— 
(1) the Army Aviation and Missile Command; 
(2) the Army Combat Capabilities Development 
Command Aviation & Missile Center; 
(3) the Army Space and Missile Defense Com-
mand; 
(4) one or more organizations from private sec-
tor industry; 
(5) one or more institutions of higher education 
or other research institutions; and 
(6) departments and agencies of the Federal Gov-
ernment with demonstrated expertise in the use of ad-
ditive manufacturing in space flight. 
(c) ACTIVITIES.—The Consortium shall— 
(1) facilitate the use of additive manufacturing 
for the aviation and missile programs of the Army to 
significantly reduce logistic footprints, material costs, 
delivery lead-times, and extended logistical supply 
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chain dependencies that often challenge weapon sys-
tem readiness for forward deployed warfighters; 
(2) develop standards and a certification process 
for the use of additive manufacturing in aviation and 
missile programs of the Army, including additive ma-
terial and part certification requirements for additive 
manufactured items intended for use in military air-
craft and missiles; and 
(3) explore ways to adapt and apply the stand-
ards developed under paragraph (2) across other 
aviation and missile programs of the Department of 
Defense to enhance efficiency, cost savings, readiness 
levels, and safety. 
SEC. 217. SUPPORT FOR DEFENSE INNOVATION ACTIVITIES 
OF THE NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZA-
TION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the availability of appro-
priations, the Secretary of Defense, acting through the 
Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, 
is authorized to make funds available to the North Atlantic 
Treaty Organization for the joint fund established for the 
Defence Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic ini-
tiative (commonly known as ‘‘DIANA’’). 
(b) REPORT.—Note later than six months after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, and every six months 
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thereafter until the date specified in subsection (c), the Sec-
retary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed 
Services and Foreign Affairs of the House of Representa-
tives and the Committees on Armed Services and Foreign 
Relations of the Senate a report on expenditures and activi-
ties related to carrying out the requirements of this section. 
(c) 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. 218. NEXT GENERATION AIR DOMINANCE FAMILY OF 
SYSTEMS 
DEVELOPMENT 
PROGRAM 
AC-
COUNTABILITY MATRICES. 
(a) SUBMITTAL OF MATRICES.—Concurrent with the 
President’s annual budget request submitted to Congress 
under section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, for fiscal 
year 2025— 
(1) the Secretary of the Air Force shall submit 
to the congressional defense committees and the 
Comptroller General of the United States the matrices 
described in subsection (b) relating to the Next Gen-
eration Air Dominance piloted fighter aircraft and 
the autonomous, uncrewed Collaborative Combat Air-
craft programs of the Air Force; and 
(2) the Secretary of the Navy shall submit to the 
congressional defense committees and the Comptroller 
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General of the United States the matrices described in 
subsection (b) relating to the Next Generation Air 
Dominance piloted fighter aircraft and the autono-
mous, uncrewed Collaborative Combat Aircraft pro-
grams of the Navy and the Marine Corps. 
(b) MATRICES DESCRIBED.—The matrices described in 
this subsection are the following: 
(1) ENGINEERING MANUFACTURING AND DEVEL-
OPMENT
GOALS.—A matrix that identifies, in six 
month increments, key milestones, development and 
testing events, and specific performance goals for the 
engineering manufacturing and development phase 
(referred to in this section as the ‘‘EMD phase’’) of 
the programs described in subsection (a), and which 
shall be subdivided, at a minimum, according to the 
following: 
(A) Technology readiness levels of major 
components and subsystems and key demonstra-
tion and testing events. 
(B) Design maturity. 
(C) Software maturity. 
(D) Subsystem and system-level integration 
maturity. 
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(E) Manufacturing readiness levels for crit-
ical manufacturing operations and key dem-
onstration and testing events. 
(F) Manufacturing operations. 
(G) System verification, validation, and key 
flight test events. 
(H) Reliability. 
(I) Availability for flight operations. 
(J) Maintainability. 
(2) COST.—A matrix expressing, in six month 
increments, the total cost for the Secretary’s service 
cost position for the EMD phase and low initial rate 
of production lots of the programs described in sub-
section (a) and a matrix expressing the total cost for 
the prime contractor’s estimate for such EMD phase 
and production lots, both of which shall be phased 
over the entire EMD period and subdivided according 
to the costs of the following: 
(A) Air vehicle. 
(B) Propulsion. 
(C) Mission systems. 
(D) Vehicle subsystems. 
(E) Air vehicle software. 
(F) Systems engineering. 
(G) Program management. 
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(H) System test and evaluation. 
(I) Support and training systems. 
(J) Contract fee. 
(K) Engineering changes. 
(L) Direct mission support, including Con-
gressional General Reductions. 
(M) Government testing. 
(N) Ancillary aircraft equipment. 
(O) Initial spares. 
(P) Contractor support. 
(Q) Modifications. 
(c) SEMIANNUAL UPDATE OF MATRICES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date on which the Secretaries concerned submit 
the matrices required by subsection (a), concurrent 
with the submittal of each annual budget request to 
Congress under section 1105 of title 31, United States 
Code, thereafter, and not later than 180 days after 
each such submittal, each Secretary concerned shall 
submit to the congressional defense committees and 
the Comptroller General of the United States updates 
to the matrices described in subsection (b). 
(2) ELEMENTS.—Each update submitted under 
paragraph (1) shall detail progress made toward the 
goals identified in the matrix described in subsection 
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(b)(1) and provide updated cost estimates as described 
in subsection (b)(2). 
(3) TREATMENT OF INITIAL MATRICES AS BASE-
LINE.—The initial matrices submitted pursuant to 
subsection (a) shall be treated as the baseline for the 
full EMD phase and low-rate initial production of the 
programs described in subsection (a) for purposes of 
the updates submitted pursuant to paragraph (1) of 
this subsection. 
(d) ASSESSMENT BY COMPTROLLER GENERAL OF THE 
UNITED STATES.—Not later than the date that is 60 days 
after the date on which the Comptroller General of the 
United States receives an update to a matrix under sub-
section (c)(1), the Comptroller General shall review the suf-
ficiency of such matrix and submit to the congressional de-
fense committees an assessment of such matrix, including 
by identifying cost, schedule, or performance trends. 
(e) 
KEY
PERFORMANCE
PARAMETER
REQUIRE-
MENTS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Each Secretary concerned 
shall develop key performance parameters (referred to 
in this section as ‘‘cost KPPs)’’ for the threshold and 
objective costs of the programs described in subsection 
(a) under the jurisdiction of such Secretary and shall 
include those values as program performance require-
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ments in any capability development document or 
system requirements document for the program in-
volved. Each cost KPP shall include, for each cost cat-
egory specified in paragraph (2)— 
(A) a threshold value indicating the highest 
acceptable cost for that category, as determined 
by the Secretary concerned; and 
(B) an objective value indicating the lowest 
cost expected to be achieved for that category, as 
determined by the Secretary concerned. 
(2) COST CATEGORIES SPECIFIED.—The cost cat-
egories specified in this paragraph are the following: 
(A) Flyaway unit cost. 
(B) Gross/weapon system unit cost. 
(C) Aircraft cost-per-tail-per-year. 
(D) Aircraft cost-per-flight-hour. 
(f) COST LIMITATIONS FOR COLLABORATIVE COMBAT 
AIRCRAFT.— 
(1) CATEGORIZATION OF AIRCRAFT.—Each Sec-
retary concerned shall categorize each Collaborative 
Combat Aircraft to be procured by such Secretary 
into one of following categories: 
(A) EXPENDABLE CCA.—An aircraft shall 
be categorized as ‘‘expendable CCA’’ if it is an 
aerospace vehicle that is designed not to return 
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to a basing location after its mission sortie pro-
file is executed and is characterized as an accept-
able combat loss. 
(B) ATTRITABLE CCA.—An aircraft shall be 
categorized as ‘‘attritable CCA’’ if it is an aero-
space vehicle that is designed to be used for mul-
tiple mission sortie profiles but may not return 
to a basing location after a mission sortie profile 
is flown and is characterized as an occasional 
combat loss. 
(C) EXQUISITE CCA.—An aircraft shall be 
categorized as ‘‘exquisite CCA’’ if it is an aero-
space vehicle designed to be used for multiple 
mission sortie profiles and is intended to return 
to a basing location after each sortie profile is 
flown and is not considered an acceptable com-
bat loss. 
(2) COST
LIMITATIONS
BY
CATEGORY.—Each 
Secretary concerned shall ensure that the flyaway 
unit cost (including the cost of any onboard mission 
systems)— 
(A) for an aircraft categorized as expend-
able CCA under paragraph (1)(A), does not ex-
ceed $3,000,000.00; 
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(B) for an aircraft categorized as attritable 
CCA under paragraph (1)(B), does not exceed 
$10,000,000.00; and 
(C) for an aircraft categorized as exquisite 
CCA under paragraph (1)(C), does not exceed 
$25,000,000.00. 
(g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the term ‘‘Secretary 
concerned’’ means— 
(1) the Secretary of the Navy, with respect to 
aircraft programs of the Navy and the Marine Corps; 
and 
(2) the Secretary of the Air Force, with respect 
to aircraft programs of the Air Force. 
SEC. 219. CONTINUOUS CAPABILITY DEVELOPMENT AND 
DELIVERY PROGRAM FOR F–35 AIRCRAFT. 
(a) DESIGNATION OF MAJOR SUBPROGRAM.—In ac-
cordance with section 4203 of title 10, United States Code, 
the Secretary of Defense shall designate all Block 4 and 
Technical Refresh–3 elements of the F–35 aircraft acquisi-
tion program, collectively, as a single major subprogram 
of the F–35 aircraft acquisition program. 
(b) PROCUREMENT OF F-35 DEVELOPMENTAL TEST-
ING AIRCRAFT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—From the aircraft described in 
paragraph (2), the Program Executive Officer for the 
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F–35 aircraft program shall designate for Lot 18 pro-
duction, two F–35A aircraft, two F–35B aircraft, 
and two F–35C aircraft to be manufactured and de-
livered in a necessary configuration that would ade-
quately support future F–35 developmental testing ac-
tivities. 
(2) AIRCRAFT
DESCRIBED.—The aircraft de-
scribed in this paragraph are F–35 aircraft author-
ized to be procured using funds made available for 
fiscal year 2024. 
SEC. 220. PROCESS TO ENSURE THE RESPONSIBLE DEVEL-
OPMENT AND USE OF ARTIFICIAL INTEL-
LIGENCE. 
(a) PROCESS REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense, 
acting through the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence 
Officer, shall develop and implement a process— 
(1) to assess whether an artificial intelligence 
technology used by the Department of Defense is func-
tioning responsibly; 
(2) to report and remediate any artificial intel-
ligence technology that is determined not to be func-
tioning responsibly; and 
(3) in a case in which efforts to remediate such 
technology have been unsuccessful, to discontinue the 
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use of the technology until effective remediation is 
achievable. 
(b) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS.—In developing and 
implementing the process required under subsection (a), the 
Secretary of Defense shall— 
(1) develop clear criteria to determine if an arti-
ficial intelligence technology is functioning respon-
sibly, which shall include consideration of such cri-
teria previously developed by the Department of De-
fense; 
(2) take steps to integrate such process across the 
organizations and elements of the Department of De-
fense, including the combatant commands; and 
(3) provide information on such process to rel-
evant personnel of the Department of Defense includ-
ing— 
(A) personnel responsible for developing and 
deploying artificial intelligence technologies; 
(B) end users of such technologies, including 
members of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine 
Corps, and Space Force who use such tech-
nologies in military operations; and 
(C) such other personnel as the Secretary 
determines appropriate. 
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(c) DEADLINES
FOR IMPLEMENTATION.—The Sec-
retary of Defense shall— 
(1) commence the implementation of the process 
required under subsection (a) not later than 120 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act; and 
(2) fully implement such process not later than 
one year after such date of enactment. 
(d) INTERIM BRIEFING.—Not later than 160 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of De-
fense shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services 
of the Senate and the House of Representatives a briefing 
on the progress of the Secretary in developing and imple-
menting the process required under subsection (a). At a 
minimum, such briefing shall include an explanation of the 
criteria developed by the Secretary under subsection (b)(1). 
(e) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than one year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the 
Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the 
progress of the Secretary in developing and implementing 
the process required under subsection (a), including the 
progress of the Secretary with respect to each element speci-
fied in subsection (b). 
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SEC. 221. PILOT PROGRAM TO COMMERCIALIZE PROTO-
TYPES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR 
FORCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force, 
acting through the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for 
Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics, shall carry out a 
pilot program to award grants to applicants for a project 
to commercialize a prototype of the Department of the Air 
Force. 
(b) FUNDING.—In carrying out the pilot program 
under this section, the Secretary of the Air Force may only 
expend amounts designated as budget activity 6 (RDT&E 
management support) as that budget activity classification 
is set forth in volume 2B, chapter 5 of the Department of 
Defense Financial Management Regulation (DOD 7000.14- 
R). 
(c) AMOUNT.—A single award under this section may 
not exceed $10,000,000. 
(d) APPLICATION.—An applicant desiring to partici-
pate in the pilot program under this section submit an ap-
plication to the Secretary of the Air Force in such time, 
in such manner, and containing such information as the 
Secretary may require. 
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(e) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out the pilot pro-
gram under this section, the Secretary of the Air Force may 
consult with— 
(1) service acquisition executives (as defined in 
section 101 of title 10, United States Code); 
(2) eligible entities that carry out activities pur-
suant to a procurement technical assistance program 
funded under chapter 388 of title 10, United States 
Code; and 
(3) such other individuals and organizations as 
the Secretary determined appropriate. 
(f) BRIEFING.—Not later than December 31, 2024, the 
Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Tech-
nology, and Logistics shall provide to the congressional de-
fense committees a briefing on the implementation of the 
pilot program under this section and any related policy 
issues. 
(g) REPORT.—Each time the Assistant Secretary of the 
Air Force for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics 
awards a grant under this section, the Assistant Secretary 
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a noti-
fication on such exercise. 
(h) TERMINATION.—The pilot program established 
under this section shall terminate on the date that is five 
years after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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SEC. 222. PILOT PROGRAM ON NEAR-TERM QUANTUM COM-
PUTING APPLICATIONS. 
(a) PILOT PROGRAM.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
carry out a pilot program under which the Secretary, in 
partnership with the entities specified in subsection (b), es-
tablishes and operates a program that enables organizations 
of the Department of Defense, including the Armed Forces, 
to test and evaluate how quantum and quantum-hybrid ap-
plications may be used— 
(1) to solve technical problems and research chal-
lenges identified under section 234(e) of the John S. 
McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fis-
cal Year 2019 (Public Law 115–232; 10 U.S.C. 4001 
note) and such other near-term technical problems 
and challenges facing the Department and the Armed 
Forces as the Secretary may identify; and 
(2) to provide capabilities needed by the Depart-
ment and the Armed Forces in the near-term. 
(b) ENTITIES SPECIFIED.—The Secretary of Defense 
shall seek to carry out the pilot program under subsection 
(a) in partnership with— 
(1) a federally funded research and development 
center; and 
(2) one or more private-sector entities with ex-
pertise in quantum computing and quantum infor-
mation science. 
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(c) ACTIVITIES.—Under the pilot program, the Sec-
retary of Defense, in partnership with the entities specified 
in subsection (b), shall— 
(1) convene a group of experts and organizations 
to identify challenges faced by the Department of De-
fense, including the Armed Forces, that have the po-
tential to be addressed by quantum and quantum-hy-
brid applications; 
(2) develop and deploy demonstrations, proofs of 
concept, pilot programs, and other measures to ad-
dress the challenges identified under paragraph (1) 
using quantum and quantum-hybrid applications; 
(3) ensure that any quantum or quantum-hybrid 
application based solutions identified under the pro-
gram are capable of development and deployment in 
24 months or less; 
(4) assess and utility of commercial quantum 
and quantum-hybrid applications for meeting the 
near-term needs of warfighters; and 
(5) seek to build and strengthen relationships be-
tween the Department of Defense and nontraditional 
defense contractors (as defined in section 3014 of title 
10, United States Code) in the technology industry 
that may have unused or underused solutions to spe-
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cific operational challenges of the Department relat-
ing to quantum and quantum-hybrid applications. 
(d) BRIEFING AND REPORTS.— 
(1) INTERIM BRIEFING.—Not later than March 
1, 2024, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the 
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the 
House of Representatives a briefing that— 
(A) identifies the federally funded research 
and development center and any private-sector 
entities the Secretary has partnered with for 
purposes of carrying out the pilot program 
under subsection (a); and 
(B) describe the plan of the Secretary for 
developing and operating the program. 
(2) ANNUAL REPORT.—On an annual basis dur-
ing each year in which the pilot program under sub-
section (a) is carried out, the Secretary of Defense 
shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of 
the Senate and the House of Representatives a report 
that includes— 
(A) a description of the problem sets and 
capabilities that were evaluated by organizations 
of the Department of Defense under the program; 
(B) an explanation of whether and to what 
extent the program resulted in the identification 
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of potential solutions based on quantum and 
quantum-hybrid applications; 
(C) any potential barriers to the use of 
quantum and quantum-hybrid applications to 
solve near-term problems for the Department of 
Defense, including the Armed Forces; and 
(D) recommendations regarding how the 
Department of Defense can better leverage and 
deploy quantum and quantum-hybrid applica-
tions to address near-term military applications 
and operational needs. 
(e) DEADLINE FOR COMMENCEMENT.—The Secretary 
of Defense shall commence the pilot program under this sec-
tion not later than March 1, 2024. 
(f) TERMINATION.—The authority to carry out the 
pilot program under subsection (a) shall terminate on the 
date that is three years after the date of the enactment of 
this Act. 
(g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘near-term’’ means a period of 24 
months or less. 
(2) The term ‘‘quantum and quantum-hybrid ap-
plications’’ means algorithms and applications which 
use quantum mechanics through quantum processing 
units, including— 
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(A) quantum-classical hybrid applications 
which are applications that use both quantum 
computing and classical computing hardware 
systems; 
(B) annealing and gate systems; and 
(C) all qubit modalities (including super-
conducting, trap ion, and photonics). 
SEC. 223. PILOT PROGRAM ON ACCESS TO SMALL BUSINESS 
ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY FOR ARMY GROUND 
VEHICLE SYSTEMS. 
(a) PROGRAM REQUIRED.—Beginning not later than 
90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of the Army shall carry out a pilot program under 
which the Secretary seeks to establish an arrangement be-
tween the U.S. Army Ground Vehicle Systems Center and 
a non-profit research institute operating a contested logis-
tics research center to enhance access to small business ad-
vanced technology through a Defense Commercial Solutions 
Opening contract entered into under section 3458 of title 
10, United States Code. 
(b) TERMINATION.—The authority to carry out the 
pilot program under this section shall terminate five years 
after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
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SEC. 224. PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR 
GAIN-OF-FUNCTION RESEARCH. 
None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this 
Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2024 for the 
Department of Defense may be obligated or expended to con-
duct research for the purpose of enhancing the pathoge-
nicity, transmissibility, or host range of a microorganism 
or virus (commonly known as ‘‘gain-of-function research’’). 
SEC. 225. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS PEND-
ING DOCUMENTATION ON FUTURE ATTACK 
RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT PROGRAM. 
Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act 
or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2024, and avail-
able for the Office of the Secretary of the Army for the travel 
of persons, not more than 70 percent may be obligated or 
expended until the date on which the Secretary submits to 
the congressional defense committees the analysis of alter-
natives document for the Future Attack Reconnaissance 
Aircraft program. 
SEC. 226. F–35 PROPULSION AND THERMAL MANAGEMENT 
MODERNIZATION PROGRAM. 
(a) PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT
AND
VALIDATION
OF
RE-
QUIREMENTS.—The Secretary of the Air Force (with 
respect to F–35A aircraft of the Air Force) and the 
Secretary of the Navy (with respect to F–35B and F– 
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35C aircraft of the Navy and the Marine Corps) shall 
each— 
(A) establish requirements for the propul-
sion, power and cooling, thermal management, 
and electrical power systems of the F–35 aircraft 
system that adequately supports the planned 
service-life and all planned mission systems 
hardware and software capability upgrades for 
such aircraft system; 
(B) validate the requirements; and 
(C) provide the validated requirements to 
the Program Executive Officer for the F–35 air-
craft acquisition program. 
(2) COST-BENEFIT AND TECHNICAL RISK ANAL-
YSIS.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—Based on the require-
ments established and validated under para-
graph (1), the Program Executive Officer for the 
F–35 aircraft acquisition program shall conduct 
a complete and comprehensive cost-benefit and 
technical risk analysis that evaluates and deter-
mines the upgrades and modernization required 
of the F–35 aircraft system to support all of the 
requirements established under such paragraph. 
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(B) ELEMENTS.—The cost-benefit and tech-
nical risk analysis conducted under subpara-
graph (A) shall assess, at a minimum, the cost, 
risk, modernization, integration activities, and 
acquisition strategy required for the upgrade and 
modernization options available for the following 
major subsystems of F–35 aircraft: 
(i) The aircraft propulsion system and 
gearbox. 
(ii) The power and thermal manage-
ment system. 
(iii) The fuel thermal management sys-
tem. 
(iv) The electrical power system. 
(v) The engine ice protection system. 
(vi) Mission systems hardware, avi-
onics, sensors, and weapons. 
(vii) Any additional systems of the F– 
35 aircraft system the Program Executive 
Officer determines to be relevant to support 
the planned service-life requirements for 
each variant of such aircraft. 
(C) LIMITATION ON COMMENCEMENT.—The 
Program Executive Officer may not commence 
the analysis required under subparagraph (A) 
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until the requirements established under para-
graph (1) have been provided to the Officer. 
(D) INDEPENDENT COST ESTIMATE.—In de-
veloping the cost-benefit analysis under subpara-
graph (A), the Program Executive Officer shall 
obtain an independent cost estimate from an or-
ganization within the Department of Defense 
that is not directly associated with the Office of 
the Program Executive Officer, the Department 
of the Air Force, or the Department of the Navy. 
(E) REPORT.—Following the completion of 
the analysis under subparagraph (A) but not 
later than July 1, 2024, the Program Executive 
Officer shall submit to the congressional defense 
committees a report on the results of the anal-
ysis. 
(3) DESIGNATION OF MAJOR SUBPROGRAM.—In 
accordance with section 4203 of title 10, United 
States Code, the Secretary of Defense shall designate 
all activities relating to the modernization, upgrade, 
and integration of the major subsystems included in 
the analysis under paragraph (2)(A), collectively, as 
a single major subprogram of the F–35 aircraft ac-
quisition program. 
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(b) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘F–35 pro-
pulsion and thermal management modernization program’’ 
means the program of the Department of Defense to mod-
ernize the propulsion, power and cooling, thermal manage-
ment, and electrical power systems of the F–35 aircraft sys-
tem. 
Subtitle C—Energetics and Other 
Munitions Matters 
SEC. 241. ESTABLISHMENT OF JOINT ENERGETICS TRANSI-
TION OFFICE. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Subchapter I of chapter 301 of 
title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following new section: 
‘‘§ 4015. Joint Energetics Transition Office 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
establish a Joint Energetics Transition Office (referred to 
in this section as the ‘Office’) within the Office of the Sec-
retary of Defense. The Office shall carry out the activities 
described in subsection (c) and shall have such other respon-
sibilities relating to energetics as the Secretary may specify. 
The Joint Program Executive Officer for Armaments and 
Ammunition, as the Single Manager for Conventional Am-
munition designated by the Secretary of the Army, shall 
act as executive agent for conventional energetics develop-
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defense committees a briefing on the operational sta-
tus of the amphibious warship fleet of the Armed 
Forces. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—Each briefing under paragraph 
(1) shall include, with respect to each amphibious 
warship, the following: 
(A) The average operational availability of 
the amphibious warship during the 90-day pe-
riod preceding the date of the briefing. 
(B) The number of days the amphibious 
warship was underway during such period for 
the following purposes (disaggregated by pur-
pose): 
(i) Training for the purpose of sup-
porting mission essential tasks of the Ma-
rine Corps, including— 
(I) unit-level well-deck or flight- 
deck operations training of the Marine 
Corps; and 
(II) integrated training for Am-
phibious Ready Groups and Marine 
Expeditionary Unit. 
(ii) Deployment (not inclusive of 
scheduled or unscheduled in-port mainte-
nance). 
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