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(A) a detailed business case analysis for 
the closure of the center; and 
(B) an assessment of the effects the clo-
sure of the center would have on training units 
of the Armed Forces, including any active duty 
units that may use the center. 
SEC. 2868. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF CERTAIN 
FUNDS UNTIL SUBMISSION OF CERTAIN RE-
PORT ON MILITARY HOUSING. 
Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this 
Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2024 for 
the Department of Defense for travel by the Assistant Sec-
retary of Defense for Energy, Installations, and Environ-
ment, not more than 5 percent may be obligated or ex-
pended for such travel until the date on which the Sec-
retary of Defense submits the report required under sec-
tion 3041 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116–92). 
SEC. 2869. GUIDANCE ON ENCROACHMENT THAT IMPACTS 
COVERED SITES. 
(a) GUIDANCE REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, each Secretary 
of a military department shall issue guidance to estab-
lish— 
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(1) a process to identify encroachment with re-
spect to a covered site; 
(2) a method to mitigate such encroachment; 
and 
(3) a procedure to certify that such encroach-
ment does not directly result in a national security 
risk to the covered site. 
(b) CONSIDERATIONS.—In developing the guidance 
required by this section, each Secretary of a military de-
partment shall consider the following: 
(1) The process by which a commander or head 
of a covered site identifies and reports encroachment 
with respect to such covered site. 
(2) Methods to track data relating to processes, 
methods, and procedures described in subsection (a). 
(3) Coordination processes to track and miti-
gate encroachment— 
(A) within each military department; and 
(B) between the military departments and 
the Assistant Secretaries of Defense for 
Sustainment and Industrial Base Policy. 
(c) FOREIGN INVESTMENT ENCROACHMENT.—Such 
guidance shall include a requirement that if a Secretary 
of a military department determines that encroachment 
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described in subsection (a) involves or may involve foreign 
investment, such Secretary shall— 
(1) report information about encroachment re-
lating to foreign investment to the Assistant Sec-
retary of Defense for Industrial Base Policy; and 
(2) coordinate with the Assistant Secretary of 
Defense for Industrial Base Policy on efforts to 
mitigate such encroachment or potential encroach-
ment. 
(d) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
on which the guidance required by subsection (a) is issued, 
the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Sustainment, in co-
ordination with the Secretaries of the military depart-
ments, shall submit a report to the Committees on Armed 
Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives 
on the guidance required by this section, including— 
(1) the extent to which such guidance has been 
implemented within the Department of Defense; 
(2) a description of methods to update any lists 
of covered sites; and 
(3) an assessment of the procedure described in 
subsection (a)(3). 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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(1) The term ‘‘covered site’’ means a military 
installation or another facility or property of the 
United States Government. 
(2) The term ‘‘encroachment’’ means an activ-
ity conducted within close proximity to a covered site 
that— 
(A) may pose a national security risk to a 
covered site; 
(B) may affect the operational mission of 
a covered site; or 
(C) is incompatible with an installation 
master plan of a covered site. 
(3) The term ‘‘military department’’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 101 of title 10, 
United States Code. 
(4) The term ‘‘military installation’’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 2801 of title 10, 
United States Code. 
SEC. 2870. CONTINUING EDUCATION CURRICULUM ON THE 
USE OF INNOVATIVE PRODUCTS FOR MILI-
TARY CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS. 
(a) CONTINUING
EDUCATION
CURRICULUM
RE-
QUIRED.—No later than one year after enactment of this 
Act, the Commander, Navy Facilities Command and Dep-
uty Commanding General for Military and International 
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Operations for the Army Corps of Engineers shall estab-
lish a continuing education curriculum for contracting of-
ficers and program managers responsible for managing 
military construction and planning and design projects 
within the Department of Defense. Such curriculum shall 
include training on— 
(1) cost estimating and cost control mecha-
nisms, including analyses of contract types; 
(2) standards relating to antiterrorism force 
protection, lateral wind, seismic activity, and fire 
performance; 
(3) life-cycle sustainability and renewability; 
and 
(4) use of innovative products and construction 
methods. 
(b) PROVISION OF TRAINING.—The Secretary shall 
ensure that— 
(1) the continuing education curriculum under 
subsection (a) is made available to such contracting 
officers and program managers not later than 180 
days after completion of the curriculum; and 
(2) such curriculum is updated each time an in-
novative product or construction method is included 
in the Unified Facilities Criteria. 
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(c) REPORT.—Not later than June 1, 2025, the Sec-
retary shall submit to Committees on Armed Services for 
the House and Senate a report containing— 
(1) an update on the status of the continuing 
education curriculum required under subsection (a); 
and 
(2) a plan for executing such curriculum for 
such contracting officers and program managers. 
SEC. 2871. REPORT ON EASEMENTS FOR ENERGY INFRA-
STRUCTURE. 
Not later than 90 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 
to the congressional defense committees, the Committee 
on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representa-
tives, and the Committee on Energy Natural Resources 
of the Senate a report on the policies and procedures of 
the Department of Defense regarding the consideration 
and approval of easements for energy infrastructure that 
could provide military installations with access to hydro-
gen pipelines and support United States energy distribu-
tion and export. 
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SEC. 2872. SENSE OF CONGRESS RELATING TO FEASIBILITY 
STUDY FOR BLUE GRASS CHEMICAL AGENT- 
DESTRUCTION 
PILOT 
PLANT, 
RICHMOND, 
KENTUCKY. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) The Joint Explanatory Statement accom-
panying the James M. Inhofe National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 
117–263) directed the Secretary of Defense, in con-
sultation with the Secretary of the Army, to conduct 
a feasibility study to assess potential missions, 
plants, or industries feasible for Army or Depart-
ment of Defense needs at the Blue Grass Army 
Depot following the completion of the mission at the 
Blue Grass Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant 
located in Richmond, Kentucky. 
(2) The findings of such study were to be sub-
mitted to the congressional defense committees by 
not later than March 1, 2023. 
(3) The Secretary of Defense missed the dead-
line to submit such findings to Congress. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with 
the Secretary of the Army should— 
(1) not later than September 1, 2023, submit 
to the congressional defense committees the findings 
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of the study described in paragraph (1) of sub-
section (a); and 
(2) work with Congress and the community in 
proximity to the Blue Grass Chemical Agent-De-
struction Pilot Plant located in Richmond, Kentucky 
to build upon such findings. 
SEC. 2873. STUDY AND REPORT ON CERTAIN EASEMENTS 
AND LEASES OWNED BY THE DEPARTMENT 
OF DEFENSE IN HAWAII. 
(a) STUDY AND REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 
90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and 
Sustainment shall carry out a study on covered property 
interests and submit to the congressional defense commit-
tees a report that includes— 
(1) a description of— 
(A) the location, size, and expiration date 
of each covered property interest; 
(B) the ways in which the Secretary of De-
fense uses and intends to use each covered 
property interest; 
(C) the major milestones and expected 
timeline for renegotiation and renewal of each 
covered property interest; 
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(D) any renegotiation and renewal actions 
with respect to each covered property interest 
during fiscal years 2019 through 2023; 
(E) any such renegotiation and renewal ac-
tions planned to occur during fiscal years 2024 
through 2030; 
(F) each law or policy governing the exten-
sion of each covered property interest; 
(G) relevant coordination efforts among— 
(i) the Secretaries of the military de-
partments and the Commander of the 
United States Indo-Pacific Command; and 
(ii) the Secretaries of the military de-
partments, the Governor of Hawaii, the 
heads of the appropriate county govern-
ments in Hawaii, and communities in 
areas in proximity to a covered property 
interest; 
(H) risks to renewing each covered prop-
erty interest; and 
(2) recommendations of the Secretary of De-
fense with respect to necessary legislative actions to 
ensure the renewal of covered property interests, in-
cluding such legislative actions to provide Hawaii 
with financial assistance to aid administrative proc-
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esses of Hawaii relating to such covered property in-
terests. 
(b) COVERED PROPERTY INTEREST DEFINED.—In 
this section, the term ‘‘covered property interest’’ means 
a lease or easement consisting of not fewer than five acres 
of real property that— 
(1) is located in Hawaii; 
(2) is owned by the Department of Defense; 
and 
(3) expires not later than January 1, 2030. 
SEC. 2874. REQUIREMENT TO MAINTAIN ACCESS TO CAT-
EGORY 3 SUBTERRANEAN TRAINING FACIL-
ITY. 
(a) REQUIREMENT TO MAINTAIN ACCESS.—The Sec-
retary of Defense shall ensure that the Department of De-
fense maintains access to a covered category 3 subterra-
nean training facility on a continuing basis. 
(b) AUTHORITY TO ENTER INTO LEASE.—The Sec-
retary of Defense may enter into a short-term lease with 
a provider of a covered category 3 subterranean training 
facility for purposes of compliance with subsection (a). 
(c) COVERED CATEGORY 3 SUBTERRANEAN TRAIN-
ING FACILITY DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘cov-
ered category 3 subterranean training facility’’ means a 
category 3 subterranean training facility (as defined in 
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section 2869 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117–263)) that is— 
(1) operational on or before the date of the en-
actment of this Act; and 
(2) deemed safe for use on such date. 
SEC. 2875. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR PREPARA-
TION FOR RENEWAL OF CERTAIN PROJECT 
OF THE DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE. 
(a) LIMITATION.—None of the funds authorized to 
be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available 
for fiscal year 2024 may be used to prepare for the re-
newal of the HVAC chiller replacement standardization 
project of the Department of the Air Force until the date 
on which the Secretary of the Air Force submits to the 
congressional defense committees the certification de-
scribed in subsection (b). 
(b) CERTIFICATION DESCRIBED.—The certification 
described in the subsection is a certification that— 
(1) such Secretary has developed a methodology 
to compare the cost of initial chiller and ancillary 
equipment procurement under the class justification 
and authorization for other than full and open com-
petition to the cost of initial chiller and ancillary 
equipment procurement with competition; 
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(2) metrics have been established to measure 
performance under the project described in sub-
section (a), including training costs, savings from in- 
house repair, and value per dollar, initial chiller and 
ancillary equipment procurement costs, overall tech-
nician education and training costs, and lifecycle op-
erating costs; and 
(3) such Secretary has collected data to dem-
onstrate that limiting competition under the project 
described in subsection (a) has resulted in total cost 
of ownership savings. 
SEC. 2876. INCORPORATION OF CYBER SUPPLY CHAIN RISK 
MANAGEMENT TOOLS AND METHODS IN THE 
ENERGY PERFORMANCE MASTER PLAN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2911 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (e), by adding at the end the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(16) The use of cyber supply chain risk man-
agement tools and methods for continuous analysis, 
monitoring, and mitigation of cyber risk.’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(k) CYBER SUPPLY CHAIN RISK MANAGEMENT 
TOOLS AND METHODS.—(1) In incorporating cyber sup-
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ply chain risk management tools and methods in the en-
ergy performance master plan under subsection (d), the 
Secretary concerned shall— 
‘‘(A) prioritize the adoption of such tools and 
methods that are commercially available; 
‘‘(B) 
use 
existing 
databases 
on 
cyber 
vulnerabilities when selecting such tools and methods 
for use in energy projects; and 
‘‘(C) ensure that such tools and methods pro-
vide continuous analysis, monitoring, and mitigation 
of cyber risk in energy projects. 
‘‘(2) In incorporating cyber supply chain risk man-
agement tools and methods under paragraph (1), the Sec-
retary concerned shall incorporate all funding available to 
such Secretary for such measures, including funds appro-
priated under section 2914 of this title (commonly re-
ferred to as the ‘Energy Resilience and Conservation In-
vestment Program’).’’. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 12 months after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a re-
port analyzing the implementation of (a). Such report 
shall include the following: 
(1) Progress in implementing cyber supply 
chain risk management tools and methods. 
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(2) An analysis of the implementation of Execu-
tive Order No. 14017 titled ‘‘America’s Supply 
Chians’’ (86 Fed. Reg. 11849) and Executive Order 
No. 14028 titled ‘‘Improving the Nation’s Cyberse-
curity’’ (86 Fed. Reg. 26633) in projects that re-
ceive or will receive funds under section 2914 of title 
10, United States Code, (commonly referred to as 
the ‘‘Energy Resilience and Conservation Investment 
Program’’). 
(3) A description of the execution of cybersecu-
rity recommendations in the February 2022 report 
of the Department of Defense titled ‘‘Securing De-
fense-Critical Supply Chains’’; 
(4) Progress in using commercially available 
cyber supply chain risk management tools and meth-
ods to provide continuous analysis, monitoring, and 
mitigation of cyber risk in energy projects. 
(5) An analysis of the effect of such tools and 
methods on energy resilience and energy security on 
military installations receiving funding under the 
Energy Resilience and Conservation Investment Pro-
gram. 
(6) Recommendations and best practices for im-
plementing such tools and methods on military in-
stallations. 
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(7) Recommendations on implementation of 
such tools and methods in all energy and infrastruc-
ture programs on military installations that use Fa-
cility Related Control Systems Cybersecurity, ac-
counting for the effect of such tools on readiness, 
energy security, and energy resiliency. 
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 ADMINISTRA-
TION. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds 
are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Depart-
ment of Energy for fiscal year 2024 for the activities of 
the National Nuclear Security Administration in carrying 
out programs as specified in the funding table in section 
4701. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF NEW PLANT PROJECTS.— 
From funds referred to in subsection (a) that are available 
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for carrying out plant projects, the Secretary of Energy 
may carry out new plant projects for the National Nuclear 
Security Administration as follows: 
Project 24–D–513, Z-Pinch Experimental Un-
derground System Test Bed Facilities Improvement, 
Nevada National Security Site, Nye County, Ne-
vada, $80,000,000. 
Project 24–D–512, TA–46 Protective Force 
Facility, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Ala-
mos, New Mexico, $48,500,000. 
Project 
24–D–511, 
Plutonium 
Production 
Building, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Ala-
mos, New Mexico, $48,500,000. 
Project 24–D–510, Analytic Gas Laboratory, 
Pantex Plant, Panhandle, Texas, $35,000,000. 
Project 24–D–530, Naval Reactors Facility 
Medical Science Complex, Idaho Falls, Idaho, 
$36,584,000. 
SEC. 3102. DEFENSE ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUP. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds 
are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Depart-
ment of Energy for fiscal year 2024 for defense environ-
mental cleanup activities in carrying out programs as 
specified in the funding table in section 4701. 
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(b) AUTHORIZATION OF NEW PLANT PROJECT.— 
From funds referred to in subsection (a) that are available 
for carrying out plant projects, the Secretary of Energy 
may carry out, for defense environmental cleanup activi-
ties, the following new plant project: 
Project 24–D–401, Environmental Restoration 
Disposal Facility Super Cell 11 Expansion Project, 
Hanford Site, Richland, Washington, $1,000,000. 
SEC. 3103. OTHER DEFENSE ACTIVITIES. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated to 
the Department of Energy for fiscal year 2024 for other 
defense activities in carrying out programs as specified in 
the funding table in section 4701. 
SEC. 3104. NUCLEAR ENERGY. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated to 
the Department of Energy for fiscal year 2024 for nuclear 
energy as specified in the funding table in section 4701. 
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Subtitle 
B—Program 
Authoriza-
tions, Restrictions, and Limita-
tions 
SEC. 3112. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY ON ACCEPTANCE OF 
CONTRIBUTIONS FOR ACCELERATION OR RE-
MOVAL OR SECURITY OF FISSILE MATERIALS, 
RADIOLOGICAL MATERIALS, AND RELATED 
EQUIPMENT AT VULNERABLE SITES WORLD-
WIDE. 
Section 3132(f) of the Ronald W. Reagan National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2005 (Public 
Law 108–375; 50 U.S.C. 2569) is amended by striking 
paragraph (6). 
SEC. 3113. CYBERSECURITY RISK INVENTORY, ASSESS-
MENT, AND MITIGATION WORKING GROUP. 
Subtitle A of title XXXII of the National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 (Public Law 106– 
65) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
section: 
‘‘SEC. 3222. CYBERSECURITY RISK INVENTORY, ASSESS-
MENT, AND MITIGATION WORKING GROUP. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is in the Administra-
tion a working group, to be known as the ‘Cybersecurity 
Risk Inventory, Assessment, and Mitigation Working 
Group’. 
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‘‘(b) MEMBERSHIP.—Members of the working group 
shall include the Deputy Administrator for Defense Pro-
grams, the Associate Administrator for Information Man-
agement and Chief Information Officer, and staff from 
other offices as determined appropriate by the Deputy Ad-
ministrator and Associate Administrator. 
‘‘(c) COMPREHENSIVE
STRATEGY.—The working 
group shall prepare a comprehensive strategy for 
inventorying the range of National Nuclear Security Ad-
ministration systems that are potentially at risk in the 
operational technology and nuclear weapons information 
technology environments, assessing the systems at risk, 
and implementing risk mitigation actions. Such strategy 
shall incorporate key elements of effective cybersecurity 
risk management strategies, as identified by the Govern-
ment Accountability Office, including the specification 
of— 
‘‘(1) goals, objectives, activities, and perform-
ance measures; 
‘‘(2) organizational roles, responsibilities, and 
coordination; 
‘‘(3) necessary resources needed to implement 
the strategy over the next ten years; and 
‘‘(4) detailed milestones and schedules for com-
pletion of tasks. 
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‘‘(d) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.— 
‘‘(1) BRIEFING.—Not later than 120 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the members 
of the working group shall provide to the congres-
sional defense committees a briefing on the plan of 
the working group plan to develop the strategy re-
quired under subsection (c). 
‘‘(2) SUBMISSION
OF
STRATEGY.—Not later 
than April 1, 2025, the working group shall submit 
the congressional defense committees a copy of the 
completed strategy. 
‘‘(e) TERMINATION.—The working group shall termi-
nate on the date that is five years after the date of the 
enactment of this section.’’. 
SEC. 3114. MODIFICATION OF MINOR CONSTRUCTION 
THRESHOLD FOR PLANT PROJECTS. 
Section 4701(2) of the Atomic Energy Defense Act 
(Public Law 107–314; 50 U.S.C. 2741(2)) is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘During 
the period beginning on December 23, 2022, and 
ending on November 30, 2025, the’’ and inserting 
‘‘The’’; and 
(2) by striking subparagraph (C). 
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SEC. 3115. TECHNICAL CORRECTION TO NATIONAL NU-
CLEAR 
SECURITY 
ADMINISTRATION 
UN-
FUNDED PRIORITIES. 
Section 4716 of the Atomic Energy Defense Act (50 
U.S.C. 2756) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)(1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘or 
the risk to be mitigated’’ after ‘‘objectives to be 
achieved’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ‘‘or 
risk mitigation’’ after ‘‘objectives’’; and 
(2) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘, and 
that the Nuclear Weapons Council has certified 
as sufficient’’ after ‘‘United States Code’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘fulfill’’ and inserting 
‘‘reduce a risk associated with’’; and 
(ii) by inserting after ‘‘Administra-
tion’’ the following: ‘‘or to provide a sig-
nificant additional benefit in achieving or 
making progress toward the key objectives 
of the Administration’’. 
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SEC. 3116. CRIMINAL PENALTIES FOR INTERFERENCE 
WITH THE TRANSPORT OF SPECIAL NUCLEAR 
MATERIALS, 
NUCLEAR 
WEAPONS 
COMPO-
NENTS, OR RESTRICTED DATA. 
Section 92 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 
U.S.C. 2122) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection b. as subsection 
c.; 
(2) by inserting after subsection a. the following 
new subsection: 
‘‘b. Whoever knowingly obstructs, resists, or inter-
feres with a nuclear materials courier (as that term is de-
fined in section 8331 of title 5) engaged in the transport 
of any atomic weapons, special nuclear material, nuclear 
weapons components, or Restricted Data shall be fined not 
more than $1,000 or imprisoned for not more than one 
year, or both.’’; 
(3) in subsection c. (as so redesignated) by 
striking ‘‘prohibited by subsection a.’’ and inserting 
‘‘prohibited by subsections a. and b.’’; and 
(4) adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘d. The Attorney General shall have primary inves-
tigative authority for any violation of this section.’’. 
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SEC. 3117. DEADLINES FOR COMMENCEMENT OF OPER-
ATIONS OF CERTAIN ATOMIC ENERGY RE-
PLACEMENT PROJECTS. 
(a) HIGH EXPLOSIVE SYNTHESIS, FORMULATION, 
AND PRODUCTION FACILITY.— 
(1) DEADLINE FOR COMMENCEMENT OF OPER-
ATIONS.—Project 21-D-510, the High Explosive 
Synthesis, Formulation, and Production facility, 
shall commence operations by not later than Decem-
ber 31, 2032. 
(2) ANNUAL REPORT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator for 
Nuclear Security shall submit to the congres-
sional defense committees, not later than Feb-
ruary 1 of each year until the termination date 
specified in subparagraph (B), a report that in-
cludes a comprehensive estimate of the funds 
necessary, by year, to achieve the deadline spec-
ified in paragraph (1). 
(B) TERMINATION
DATE.—The termi-
nation date specified in this subparagraph is 
the date on which the Administrator determines 
that the facility referred to in paragraph (1) 
has commenced operations. 
(b) TRITIUM FINISHING FACILITY.— 
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(1) DEADLINE FOR COMMENCEMENT OF OPER-
ATIONS.—Project 18-D-650, the Tritium Finishing 
Facility, shall commence operations by not later 
than December 31, 2035. 
(2) ANNUAL REPORT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator for 
Nuclear Security shall submit to the congres-
sional defense committees, not later than Feb-
ruary 1 of each year until the termination date 
specified in subparagraph (B), a report that in-
cludes a comprehensive estimate of the funds 
necessary, by year, to achieve the deadline spec-
ified in paragraph (1). 
(B) TERMINATION
DATE.—The termi-
nation date specified in this subparagraph is 
the date on which the Administrator determines 
that the facility referred to in paragraph (1) 
has commenced operations. 
SEC. 3118. INTEGRATED MASTER SCHEDULE FOR THE FU-
TURE-YEARS NUCLEAR SECURITY PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than March 31, 2024, 
the Administrator for Nuclear Security shall develop an 
integrated master schedule for the future-years nuclear se-
curity program that incorporates all programs of record 
for nuclear warhead development, including pit production 
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activities, production, and sustainment at the National 
Nuclear Security Administration. 
(b) BRIEFING.—Not later than May 15, 2024, the 
Administrator for Nuclear Security shall provide to the 
congressional defense committees a briefing on the final 
integrated master schedule developed under subsection 
(a). 
SEC. 3119. PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS TO 
RECONVERT OR RETIRE W76–2 WARHEADS. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—Except as provided in subsection 
(b), none of the funds authorized to be appropriated by 
this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2024 
for the National Nuclear Security Administration may be 
obligated or expended to reconvert or retire a W76–2 war-
head. 
(b) WAIVER.—The Administrator for Nuclear Secu-
rity may waive the prohibition under subsection (a) if the 
Administrator, in consultation with the Secretary of De-
fense and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, cer-
tifies in writing to the congressional defense committees 
that— 
(1) Russia and China do not possess naval ca-
pabilities similar to the W76–2 warhead in the ac-
tive stockpiles of the respective countries; and 
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(2) the Department of Defense does not have a 
valid military requirement for the W76–2 warhead. 
SEC. 3120. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS PENDING SUB-
MISSION OF CERTAIN NATIONAL NUCLEAR 
SECURITY ADMINISTRATION REPORTS. 
Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this 
Act for fiscal year 2024 for the Administrator for Nuclear 
Security, for travel, not more than 80 percent may be obli-
gated or expended until the date on which the Adminis-
trator provides to the congressional defense committees 
the briefing described in House Report 117–397 under the 
heading ‘‘Modernization of the Pantex Plant’’ and the re-
port described in House Report 117–118 under the head-
ing ‘‘NNSA Management and Operation Contract Risk 
Mitigation’’. 
SEC. 3121. INCREASE IN NUMBER OF AUTHORIZED CON-
TRACTING, 
PROGRAM 
MANAGEMENT, 
SCI-
ENTIFIC, ENGINEERING, AND TECHNICAL PO-
SITIONS IN NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECURITY 
ADMINISTRATION. 
Section 3241 of the National Nuclear Security Ad-
ministration Act (50 U.S.C. 2441) is amended— 
(1) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘800’’ and 
inserting ‘‘1,000’’; and 
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(2) by adding at the end the following new sen-
tence: ‘‘Not fewer than 40 percent of the positions 
established under the first sentence of this section 
shall be positions the primary responsibility of which 
is to support defense programs.’’. 
SEC. 3122. DESIGNATION OF NATIONAL NUCLEAR SECU-
RITY ADMINISTRATION AS TECHNICAL NU-
CLEAR FORENSICS LEAD. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3211(b) of the National 
Nuclear Security Administration Act (50 U.S.C. 2401(b)) 
is amended by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(7) To lead the technical nuclear forensics ef-
forts of the United States.’’. 
(b) RULE
OF
CONSTRUCTION.—The amendment 
made by this section may not be construed to alter the 
functions vested in any department or agency of the Fed-
eral Government by statute other than the National Nu-
clear Security Administration pursuant to such amend-
ment. 
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Subtitle C—Plans, Reports, and 
Other Matters 
SEC. 3131. BIENNIAL DETAILED REPORT ON NUCLEAR 
WEAPONS STOCKPILE STEWARDSHIP, MAN-
AGEMENT, AND RESPONSIVENESS PLAN. 
Section 4203(d)(4)(A) of the Atomic Energy Defense 
Act (50 U.S.C. 2523) is amended by inserting ‘‘, including 
with respect to weapons assembly and disassembly,’’ after 
‘‘measures’’. 
SEC. 3132. PLAN FOR DOMESTIC ENRICHMENT CAPABILITY 
TO SATISFY DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE URA-
NIUM REQUIREMENTS. 
(a) REPORT.—Not later than 120 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Na-
tional Nuclear Security Administration shall submit to the 
congressional defense committees a report that contains 
a plan to establish a domestic enrichment capability dedi-
cated to solely satisfying the requirements of the Depart-
ment of Defense for highly enriched uranium, high-assay 
low enriched uranium, low enriched uranium, and depleted 
uranium. Such plan shall include— 
(1) a description of mixes and amounts of en-
riched uranium expected to be necessary between the 
date of the enactment of this Act and 2060 to meet 
the requirements of the Department of Defense; 
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(2) key milestones, steps, and policy decisions 
required to achieve the domestic defense enrichment 
capability; 
(3) the dates by which such key milestones need 
to be achieved; 
(4) a funding profile, broken down by project 
and sub-project, for obtaining such capability; 
(5) a cost profile to establish such capability by 
the date that is two years before the date on which 
such capacity is needed; 
(6) a plan for any changes to the workforce of 
the Administration that are necessary to establish 
such capability; 
(7) a description of any changes in the require-
ment of the Department of Defense for highly en-
riched uranium due to AUKUS; and 
(8) any other elements or information the Ad-
ministrator determines appropriate. 
(b) ANNUAL CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than February 1 
of each year after the year during which the report 
required by subsection (a) is submitted until the 
date specified in paragraph (2), the Administrator 
shall submit to the congressional defense committees 
a certification that— 
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(A) the Administration is in compliance 
with the plan and milestones contained in the 
report; or 
(B) the Administration is not in compli-
ance with such plan or milestones, together 
with— 
(i) a description of the nature of the 
non-compliance; 
(ii) the reasons for the non-compli-
ance; and 
(iii) a plan to achieve compliance. 
(2) TERMINATION DATE.—No report shall be 
required under paragraph (1) after the date on 
which the Administrator certifies to the congres-
sional defense committees that the final key mile-
stone under the plan has been met. 
(c) FORM
OF REPORTS.—The report under sub-
section (a) and each annual certification under subsection 
(b) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may in-
clude a classified annex. 
SEC. 3133. INDEPENDENT ASSESSMENT OF PLUTONIUM PIT 
AGING MILESTONES AND PROGRESS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator for Nuclear 
Security shall seek to enter into an arrangement with the 
scientific advisory group known as JASON to conduct an 
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assessment of the report entitled ‘‘Research Program Plan 
for Plutonium and Pit Aging’’, published by the National 
Nuclear Security Administration in September 2021, and 
the work undertaken as a result of such report. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The assessment required under 
subsection (a) shall contain the following: 
(1) A determination regarding whether the re-
port referred to in such subsection meets the criteria 
for appropriate pit aging research described by 
JASON in its 2019 Pit Aging Letter Report (JSR- 
19-2A). 
(2) Information relating to any improvements 
or additions to such report. 
(3) A review of initial data collected by the Na-
tional Laboratories included in such report to deter-
mine the possibility of updating the expected life-
times of plutonium pits, including, if such updates 
are not possible, an estimate of when such a updates 
would be possible. 
SEC. 3134. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING USE OF AD-
VANCED 
NUCLEAR 
REACTORS 
BY 
THE 
ARMED FORCES. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) aspects of the Armed Forces have intentions 
to use advanced nuclear reactors at United States 
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military bases, both domestically and internationally, 
because of advanced nuclear’s potential ability to 
generate clean electricity consistently and reliably; 
(2) the Armed Forces currently rely on fossil 
fuel, which presents potential safety risks and na-
tional security risks associated with such reliance; 
(3) advanced nuclear reactors can provide clean, 
uninterrupted electricity to power a wide array of 
domestic and international military operations; 
(4) the Armed Forces have grown accustomed 
to an operational energy supply chain in times of 
peace, but the United States also needs to prepare 
for the logistical challenges arising from the battles 
of tomorrow; and 
(5) energy use on the battlefield will increase 
significantly over the next decade, and advanced nu-
clear reactors will be an important solution to pro-
viding secure, dense, and firm energy supply. 
SEC. 3135. MILITARY DEPARTMENT USE OF ADVANCED NU-
CLEAR REACTORS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of each of the mili-
tary departments shall submit to the appropriate congres-
sional committees a statement that, if the military depart-
ment concerned certifies in such statement that it is inter-
ested in potentially using advanced nuclear technology, an 
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identification of what the individual branch would need in 
regards to enhancing regulatory certainty relating to de-
ploying advanced nuclear reactors for military operations 
and logistical support. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(A) the Committees on Appropriations, 
Armed Services, Energy and Commerce, and 
Natural Resources of the House of Representa-
tives; and 
(B) the Committees on Appropriations, 
Armed 
Services, 
Environment 
and 
Public 
Works, and Energy and Natural Resources of 
the Senate. 
(2) The term ‘‘advanced nuclear reactor’’ 
means— 
(A) a nuclear fission reactor, including a 
prototype plant (as defined in sections 50.2 and 
52.1 of title 10, Code of Federal Regulations 
(or successor regulations)), with significant im-
provements compared to reactors operating on 
October 19, 2016, including improvements such 
as— 
(i) additional inherent safety features; 
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(ii) lower waste yields; 
(iii) improved fuel and material per-
formance; 
(iv) increased tolerance to loss of fuel 
cooling; 
(v) enhanced reliability or improved 
resilience; 
(vi) increased proliferation resistance; 
(vii) increased thermal efficiency; 
(viii) reduced consumption of cooling 
water and other environmental impacts; 
(ix) the ability to integrate into elec-
tric applications and nonelectric applica-
tions; 
(x) modular sizes to allow for deploy-
ment that corresponds with the demand 
for electricity or process heat; and 
(xi) operational flexibility to respond 
to changes in demand for electricity or 
process heat and to complement integra-
tion with intermittent renewable energy or 
energy storage; 
(B) a fusion reactor; and 
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(C) a radioisotope power system that uti-
lizes heat from radioactive decay to generate 
energy. 
TITLE 
XXXII—DEFENSE 
NU-
CLEAR 
FACILITIES 
SAFETY 
BOARD 
SEC. 3201. AUTHORIZATION. 
There are authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
year 2024, $47,230,000 for the operation of the Defense 
Nuclear Facilities Safety Board under chapter 21 of the 
Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2286 et seq.). 
TITLE XXXIV—NAVAL 
PETROLEUM RESERVES 
SEC. 3401. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
(a) AMOUNT.—There are hereby authorized to be ap-
propriated to the Secretary of Energy $13,010,000 for fis-
cal year 2024 for the purpose of carrying out activities 
under chapter 869 of title 10, United States Code, relating 
to the naval petroleum reserves. 
(b) PERIOD OF AVAILABILITY.—Funds appropriated 
pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in sub-
section (a) shall remain available until expended. 
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TITLE XXXV—MARITIME 
ADMINISTRATION 
Subtitle A—Maritime 
Administration 
SEC. 3501. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR MAR-
ITIME ADMINISTRATION. 
There are authorized to be appropriated to the De-
partment of Transportation for fiscal year 2024, for pro-
grams associated with maintaining the United States Mer-
chant Marine, the following amounts: 
(1) For expenses necessary to support the 
United 
States 
Merchant 
Marine 
Academy, 
$195,500,000, of which— 
(A) $103,500,000 shall be for Academy 
operations; 
(B) $22,000,000 shall be for facilities 
maintenance and repair and equipment; and 
(C) $3,000,000 shall be for training, staff-
ing, retention, recruiting, and contract manage-
ment for United States Merchant Marine Acad-
emy capital improvement projects. 
(2) For expenses necessary to support the State 
maritime academies, $53,700,000, of which— 
(A) $2,400,000 shall be for the Student 
Incentive Payment Program; 
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(B) $6,000,000 shall be for direct pay-
ments for State maritime academies; 
(C) $6,800,000 shall be for training ship 
fuel assistance; 
(D) $8,000,000 shall be for offsetting the 
costs of training ship sharing; and 
(E) $30,500,000 shall be for maintenance 
and repair of State maritime academy training 
vessels. 
(3) For expenses necessary to support the Na-
tional Security Multi-Mission Vessel program, in-
cluding funds for construction and necessary ex-
penses to construct shoreside infrastructure to sup-
port such vessels, $75,000,000. 
(4) For expenses necessary to support Maritime 
Administration 
operations 
and 
programs, 
$96,300,000, of which— 
(A) $15,000,000 shall be for the maritime 
environmental and technical assistance under 
section 50307 of title 46, United States Code; 
(B) $15,000,000 shall be for the United 
States marine highways program, including to 
make grants authorized under section 55601 of 
title 46, United States Code; 
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(C) $65,500,000 shall be for headquarters 
operations expenses; and 
(D) $800,000 shall be for expenses nec-
essary to provide for National Defense Reserve 
Fleet resiliency. 
(5) For expenses necessary for the disposal of 
obsolete vessels in the National Defense Reserve 
Fleet of the Maritime Administration, $6,000,000. 
(6) For expenses necessary to maintain and 
preserve a United States flag merchant marine to 
serve the national security needs of the United 
States under chapter 531 of title 46, United States 
Code, $318,000,000. 
(7) For expenses necessary for the loan guar-
antee program authorized under chapter 537 of title 
46, United States Code, $33,000,000, of which— 
(A) $30,000,000 may be for the cost (as 
such term is defined in section 502(5) of the 
Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990 (2 U.S.C. 
661a(5)) of loan guarantees under the program; 
and 
(B) $3,000,000 may be used for adminis-
trative expenses relating to loan guarantee com-
mitments under the program. 
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(8) For expenses necessary to provide assist-
ance to small shipyards and for maritime training 
programs authorized under section 54101 of title 46, 
United States Code, $30,000,000. 
(9) For expenses necessary to implement the 
port infrastructure development program, as author-
ized under section 54301 of title 46, United States 
Code, $230,000,000, to remain available until ex-
pended, except that no such funds authorized under 
this title for this program may be used to provide 
a grant to purchase fully automated cargo handling 
equipment that is remotely operated or remotely 
monitored with or without the exercise of human 
intervention or control, if the Secretary of Transpor-
tation determines such equipment would result in a 
net loss of jobs within a port or port terminal. If 
such a determination is made, the data and analysis 
for such determination shall be reported to the Com-
mittee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of 
the Senate and the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives 
not later than 3 days after the date of the deter-
mination. 
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Subtitle B—Maritime 
Infrastructure 
SEC. 3511. PORT INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT PRO-
GRAM ELIGIBLE PROJECTS. 
Section 54301(a)(3)(A)(ii) of title 46, United States 
Code, is amended— 
(1) in subclause (III) by striking ‘‘; or’’ and in-
serting a semicolon; 
(2) in subclause (IV)(ii) by striking the period 
and inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(V) port infrastructure that 
supports the loading and unloading of 
commercially harvested fish and fish 
products.’’. 
SEC. 3512. ASSISTANCE FOR SMALL INLAND RIVER AND 
COASTAL PORTS AND TERMINALS. 
Section 54301(b)(1) of title 46, United States Code, 
is amended by striking ‘‘as determined by using United 
States Army Corps of Engineers data’’ and all that follows 
and inserting the following: ‘‘as determined by using— 
‘‘(A) Corps of Engineers data; or 
‘‘(B) data provided by an independent 
audit the findings of which are acceptable to 
the Secretary.’’. 
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SEC. 3513. ELIGIBILITY OF SHORE POWER PROJECTS 
UNDER PORT INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOP-
MENT PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In making port infrastructure de-
velopment grants under section 54301 of title 46, United 
States Code, for fiscal years 2024 through 2028, the Sec-
retary of Transportation shall treat a project described in 
subsection (b) as— 
(1) having met the requirements of paragraphs 
(1) and (6)(A)(i) of section 54301(a) of such title; 
and 
(2) being an eligible project under section 
54301(a)(3) of such title. 
(b) PROJECT DESCRIBED.—A project described in 
this paragraph is a project to provide shore power at a 
port that services both of the following: 
(1) Passenger vessels described in section 
3507(k) of title 46, United States Code. 
(2) Vessels that move goods or freight. 
SEC. 3514. CODIFICATION OF EXISTING LANGUAGE; TECH-
NICAL AMENDMENTS. 
(a) PORT INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT PRO-
GRAM.— 
(1) STRATEGIC SEAPORTS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Section 3505(a)(1) of 
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fis-
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cal Year 2014 (Public Law 113–66; 46 U.S.C. 
50302 note) is— 
(i) transferred to appear after section 
54301(a)(6)(B) of title 46, United States 
Code; 
(ii) redesignated as subparagraph (C); 
and 
(iii) amended by striking ‘‘Under the 
port infrastructure development grant pro-
gram established under section 50302(c) of 
title 46, United States Code’’ and inserting 
‘‘In selecting projects described in para-
graph (3)’’. 
(B) STRATEGIC SEAPORT DEFINED.—Sec-
tion 3505(a)(2) of such Act is transferred to 
appear after section 54301(a)(12)(D) of title 
46, United States Code, and redesignated as 
subparagraph (E). 
(C) REPEAL.—Section 3505(a) of such Act 
is repealed. 
(2) DETERMINATION
OF
EFFECTIVENESS.— 
Section 54301(b)(5)(B) of title 46, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ‘‘subsection (c)(6)(A)’’ 
and inserting ‘‘subsection (a)(6)(A)’’. 
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(b) TRANSFER OF IMPROVEMENTS TO PROCESS FOR 
WAIVING NAVIGATION AND INSPECTION LAWS.—Section 
3502(b) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 is— 
(1) amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘For fiscal year 2020 and 
each subsequent fiscal year, the’’ and inserting 
‘‘The’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘section 56101 of title 46, 
United States Code,’’ and inserting ‘‘this sec-
tion’’; 
(2) transferred to appear after section 56101(e) 
of title 46, United States Code; and 
(3) redesignated as subsection (f). 
(c) AMENDMENT
TO DEEPWATER PORT ACT
OF 
1974.—The Deepwater Port Act of 1974 (33 U.S.C. 1501 
et seq.) is amended— 
(1) in section 8 by striking ‘‘8.’’ and inserting 
‘‘8. OPERATION AS A COMMON CARRIER’’; and 
(2) by repealing section 25. 
(d) CHAPTER ANALYSIS.—The analysis for chapter 
503 of title 46, United States Code, is amended in the 
item relating to section 50308 by striking ‘‘Port devel-
opment; 
maritime 
transportation 
system 
emergency relief program’’ and inserting ‘‘Mari-
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time transportation system emergency relief 
program’’. 
(e) VESSEL OPERATIONS REVOLVING FUND.—Sec-
tion 50301(b) of title 46, United States Code, is amended 
by striking ‘‘(50 App. U.S.C. 1291(a), (c), 1293(c), 
1294)’’ and inserting ‘‘(50 U.S.C. 4701(a), (c), 4703(c), 
4704)’’. 
(f) MARITIME TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM EMER-
GENCY RELIEF PROGRAM.—Section 50308 of title 46, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(2)(B) by striking ‘‘Federal 
Emergency Management Administration’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Federal Emergency Management Agency’’; 
and 
(2) in subsection (j)(4)(A) by striking ‘‘Federal 
Emergency Management Administration’’ and in-
serting ‘‘Federal Emergency Management Agency’’. 
(g) MERCHANT MARINE.—The analysis for subtitle 
V of title 46, United States Code, is amended in the item 
relating to chapter 556 by striking ‘‘SHORT SEA 
TRANSPORTATION’’ and inserting ‘‘MARINE 
HIGHWAYS’’. 
(h) CHAPTER 537.—The analysis for chapter 537 of 
title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking the 
item relating to section 53703 and inserting the following: 
‘‘53703. Application and administration.’’. 
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(i) CHAPTER 541.—The analysis for chapter 541 of 
title 46, United States Code, is amended to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘CHAPTER 541—MISCELLANEOUS 
‘‘Sec. 
‘‘54101. Assistance for small shipyards.’’. 
SEC. 3515. UPDATE TO CATEGORICAL EXCLUSIONS USED 
BY MARITIME ADMINISTRATION IN REVIEW-
ING ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACTS OF TRANS-
PORTATION PROJECTS. 
(a) IDENTIFICATION OF ADDITIONAL CATEGORICAL 
EXCLUSIONS.—Not later than six months after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transpor-
tation shall— 
(1) survey the use by the Maritime Administra-
tion of categorical exclusions in reviewing the envi-
ronmental impacts of transportation projects since 
2013; and 
(2) publish in the Federal Register for notice 
and public comment a review of the survey under 
paragraph (1) that includes a description of— 
(A) the type of actions categorically ex-
cluded; 
(B) categorical exclusions used by other 
modal administrations, including such exclu-
sions currently in place for the Federal High-
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way Administration, the Federal Railroad Ad-
ministration, and the Federal Transit Adminis-
tration; and 
(C) any actions the Secretary is consid-
ering for new categorical exclusions, including 
the adoption of categorical exclusions relevant 
to maritime projects and projects sponsored by 
the Maritime Administration that would con-
form to categorical exclusions of other modal 
administrations listed in subparagraph (B). 
(b) UPDATE TO CATEGORICAL EXCLUSIONS.—Not 
later than one year after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary shall— 
(1) publish a notice of proposed rulemaking to 
propose new and existing categorical exclusions for 
maritime projects that require the approval of the 
Secretary under the National Environmental Policy 
Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), including 
such exclusions identified under subsection (a) and 
such exclusions of other modal administrations that 
are relevant to maritime projects and projects spon-
sored by the Maritime Administration; and 
(2) develop a process for considering new cat-
egorical exclusions to the extent that such exclusions 
meet the criteria for a categorical exclusion, as such 
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term is defined under section 1508.4 of title 40, 
Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect on the date 
of the enactment of this Act. 
Subtitle C—Reports 
SEC. 3521. REPORT ON ADMINISTRATION OF PROGRAMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 553 of title 46, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting before section 55302 
the following: 
‘‘§ 55301. Report on administration of programs 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator of the Mari-
time Administration shall annually submit to Congress a 
report on the administration by other Federal depart-
ments and agencies of programs subject to section 2631 
of title 10, United States Code, and that the Adminis-
trator determines are subject to section 55305 of title 46, 
United States Code. 
‘‘(b) CONTENTS.—The report under paragraph (1) 
shall include— 
‘‘(1) gross tonnage by department or agency of 
cargo (equipment, materials, or agricultural prod-
ucts) and by cargo type transported on United 
States flag vessels versus foreign vessels; and 
‘‘(2) the total number of United States flag ves-
sels versus foreign vessels contracted by each depart-
ment or agency.’’. 
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(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The analysis for chap-
ter 553 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by 
inserting before the item relating to section 55302 the fol-
lowing new item: 
‘‘55301. Report on administration of programs.’’. 
SEC. 3522. REPORT ON AVAILABILITY OF USED SEALIFT 
VESSELS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Commander of the United 
States Transportation Command, in consultation with the 
Administrator of the Maritime Administration, shall con-
duct a market analysis to determine the availability of 
used sealift vessels that— 
(1) meet military requirements; and 
(2) may be purchased using the authority pro-
vided under section 2218 of title 10, United States 
Code, within the period of five years following the 
date of the enactment of this Act. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Commander of the 
United States Transportation Command shall submit to 
the congressional defense committees a report on the re-
sults of the market analysis conducted under subsection 
(a). 
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SEC. 3523. REPORT ON PORT PREFERENCES FOR US–FLAG 
VESSELS. 
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Administrator of the Maritime Administra-
tion shall submit to Congress a report on the preference, 
if any, afforded by each port authority or marine terminal 
operator, as applicable, to vessels documented under the 
laws of the United States, including such vessels— 
(1) operated by an armed force (as such term 
is defined in section 101(4) of title 10, United 
States Code); 
(2) participating in the Maritime Security Pro-
gram or the Emergency Preparedness Program 
under chapter 531 of title 46, United States Code, 
the Cable Security Fleet under chapter 532 of such 
title, the Tanker Security Fleet under chapter 534 
of such title, or the National Defense Reserve Fleet 
under section 57100 of such title; and 
(3) with a coastwise endorsement under chapter 
121 of title 46, United States Code. 
SEC. 3524. REPORTS TO CONGRESS. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Con-
gress a report on the implementation by the Department 
of Defense of the amendments to section 2631 of title 10, 
United States Code, made by section 1024 of the William 
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M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116–283). 
Subtitle D—Other Matters 
SEC. 3531. CARGOES PROCURED, FURNISHED, OR FI-
NANCED BY THE UNITED STATES GOVERN-
MENT. 
Section 55305 of title 46, United States Code, is 
amended by striking subsection (c) and inserting the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(c) WAIVERS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, when the President, the Secretary 
of Defense, or the Secretary of Transportation de-
clares the existence of an emergency justifying a 
temporary waiver of this section or section 55314, 
the President, the Secretary of Defense, or the Sec-
retary of Transportation, following a determination 
by the Maritime Administrator, acting in the Admin-
istrator’s capacity as Director, National Shipping 
Authority, of the non-availability of qualified United 
States flag capacity at fair and reasonable rates for 
commercial vessels of the United States to meet the 
requirements of this section or section 55314, may 
waive compliance with such section to the extent, in 
the manner, and on the terms the Maritime Admin-
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istrator, acting in such capacity, prescribes, and no 
other waivers of the requirements of this section or 
section 55314 shall be authorized. 
‘‘(2) DURATION OF WAIVER.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to subpara-
graphs (B) and (C), a waiver issued under this 
subsection shall be for a period of not more 
than 60 days. 
‘‘(B) WAIVER
EXTENSION.—Upon termi-
nation of the period of a waiver issued under 
this subsection, the Maritime Administrator 
may extend the waiver for an additional period 
of not more than 30 days, if the Maritime Ad-
ministrator makes the determinations described 
in paragraph (1). 
‘‘(C) AGGREGATE DURATION.—The aggre-
gate duration of the period of all waivers and 
extensions of waivers under this subsection with 
respect to any one set of events shall not exceed 
3 months in a fiscal year. 
‘‘(3) DETERMINATIONS.—The Maritime Admin-
istrator shall— 
‘‘(A) for each determination referred to in 
paragraph (1), identify any actions that could 
be taken to enable qualified United States flag 
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capacity to meet the requirements of this sec-
tion or section 55314 at fair and reasonable 
rates for commercial vessels of the United 
States; 
‘‘(B) provide notice of each determination 
referred to in paragraph (1) to the Secretary of 
Transportation and, as applicable, the Presi-
dent or the Secretary of Defense; and 
‘‘(C) publish each determination referred 
to in paragraph (1)— 
‘‘(i) on the website of the Maritime 
Administration not later than 24 hours 
after notice of the determination is pro-
vided to the Secretary of Transportation; 
and 
‘‘(ii) in the Federal Register. 
‘‘(4) NOTICE
TO
CONGRESS.—The Maritime 
Administrator shall notify— 
‘‘(A) 
the 
Committee 
on 
Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation of the Senate and 
the Committee on Transportation and Infra-
structure of the House of Representatives of— 
‘‘(i) any request for a waiver (or an 
extension thereof) made by the Secretary 
of Transportation of this section or section 
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55314(a) not later than 72 hours after re-
ceiving such a request; and 
‘‘(ii) the issuance of any such waiver 
(or an extension thereof), and why such 
waiver or extension was necessary, not 
later than 72 hours after such issuance; 
and 
‘‘(B) 
the 
Committee 
on 
Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation and the Committee 
on Armed Services of the Senate and the Com-
mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
and the Committee on Armed Services of the 
House of Representatives of— 
‘‘(i) any request for a waiver (or an 
extension thereof) made by the Secretary 
of Defense of this section or section 
55314(a) not later than 72 hours after re-
ceiving such a request; and 
‘‘(ii) the issuance of any such waiver 
(or an extension thereof), and why such 
waiver or extension was necessary, not 
later than 72 hours after such issuance.’’. 
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SEC. 3532. RECAPITALIZATION OF NATIONAL DEFENSE RE-
SERVE FLEET. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 3546 of the James M. 
Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2023 (Public Law 117–263; 46 U.S.C. 57100 note) is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph 
(1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘Subject to the avail-
ability of appropriations, the’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘The’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘of Transportation’’ 
and inserting ‘‘of the Navy’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘roll-on, roll-off cargo’’ 
and inserting ‘‘sealift’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘2024’’ and inserting 
‘‘2025’’; 
(2) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘The Sec-
retary of Transportation shall consult and coordi-
nate with the Secretary of the Navy’’ and inserting 
‘‘The Secretary of the Navy shall consult and coordi-
nate with the Secretary of Transportation’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
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‘‘(f) LIMITATION.—Of the amounts authorized to be 
appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for 
fiscal year 2024 for the Office of the Secretary of the Navy 
for travel expenses, not more than 50 percent may be obli-
gated or expended until the Secretary of the Navy submits 
to the congressional defense committees a report that in-
cludes a detailed description of the acquisition strategy for 
the execution of the authority under subsection (a).’’. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated for expenses necessary for 
the design of a vessel for the National Defense Reserve 
Fleet, as required by section 3546 of the James M. Inhofe 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 
(Public Law 117–263; 46 U.S.C. 57100 note), as amend-
ed by subsection (a), $6,000,000, to remain available until 
expended. 
SEC. 3533. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS PENDING SUB-
MISSION OF REPORTS ON MERCHANT MA-
RINE ACADEMY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in subsection 
(b), none of the funds authorized to be appropriated by 
this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2024 
for the Maritime Administration may be used for travel 
expenses for the Office of the Maritime Administrator 
until the date on which the Secretary of Transportation 
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submits the reports required by section 3515(a) of the 
James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117–263). 
(b) EXCEPTION.—Nothing in this section shall pro-
hibit the expenditure of funds for any travel directly re-
lated to the administration of grants under the Port Infra-
structure Development Program, Small Shipyards Grant 
program, Maritime Environmental and Technical Assist-
ance Program, or the Marine Highways Transportation 
program. 
SEC. 3534. MARITIME WORKFORCE WORKING GROUP. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Maritime Adminis-
trator, in consultation with the National Merchant Marine 
Personnel Advisory Committee, the National Offshore 
Safety Advisory Committee, the National Towing Safety 
Advisory Committee, and the Committee on the Marine 
Transportation System, shall convene a working group to 
examine and assess the size of the pool of mariners with 
covered credentials necessary to support the United States 
flag fleet. 
(b) MEMBERSHIP.—The Maritime Administrator 
shall designate individuals to serve as members of the 
working group convened under subsection (a). The work-
ing group shall consist of— 
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(1) the Maritime Administrator, who shall serve 
as chairperson of the working group; 
(2) the Superintendent of the United States 
Merchant Marine Academy; 
(3) the Commandant of the Coast Guard; 
(4) the Commander of the Military Sealift Com-
mand; 
(5) the Secretary of the Navy; and 
(6) at least one representative from each of— 
(A) the State maritime academies; 
(B) the owners and operators of United 
States-flagged vessels engaged in offshore oil 
and gas exploration, development, and produc-
tion; 
(C) the owners and operators of United 
States-flagged vessels engaged in offshore wind 
exploration, development, and production; 
(D) the owners and operators of United 
States-flagged vessels engaged in inland river 
transportation; 
(E) a nonprofit labor organization rep-
resenting a class of licensed or unlicensed en-
gine department mariners who are employed on 
vessels operating in the United States flag fleet; 
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(F) a nonprofit labor organization rep-
resenting a class of licensed or unlicensed mari-
ners who are employed on vessels operating in 
the United States flag fleet; 
(G) the owners of vessels operating in the 
United States flag fleet, or their private con-
tracting parties, that are primarily operating in 
international transportation; 
(H) Centers of Excellence for Maritime 
Training designated under section 51706 of 
title 46, United States Code; and 
(I) private maritime training providers. 
(c) NO QUORUM REQUIREMENT.—The Maritime Ad-
ministrator may convene the working group virtually and 
without all members present. 
(d) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The working group shall 
carry out the following responsibilities: 
(1) Review the report required by section 
3525(b), and the study required by section 3545(a), 
of the James Inhofe National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117–263), if 
available. 
(2) Identify the number of mariners with cov-
ered credentials in each of the following categories: 
(A) All such mariners. 
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(B) Such mariners who have a valid Coast 
Guard merchant mariner credential with the 
necessary endorsements for service on unlimited 
tonnage vessels that are subject to the Inter-
national Convention on Standards of Training, 
Certification and Watchkeeping for Seafarers, 
1978, as amended. 
(C) Such mariners who are participating in 
a Federal program that supports the United 
States merchant marine and the United States 
flag fleet. 
(D) Such mariners who are available to 
crew the United States flag fleet and the surge 
sealift fleet in times of a national emergency. 
(E) Such mariners who are full-time. 
(F) Such mariners who are merchant mar-
iner credentialed officers in the United States 
Navy Reserve. 
(3) Assess the effect on the United States mer-
chant marine and United States Merchant Marine 
Academy if graduates from State maritime acad-
emies and the United States Merchant Marine Acad-
emy were assigned to, or required to fulfill, certain 
maritime positions based on the overall needs of the 
United States merchant marine. 
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(4) Assess the accessibility of Coast Guard Mer-
chant Mariner Licensing and Documentation System 
data for mariners with covered credentials, the mari-
time industry, and the Maritime Administration for 
the purposes of evaluating the pool of mariners with 
covered credentials. 
(5) Make recommendations to enhance the 
availability and quality of interagency data, includ-
ing data from the United States Transportation 
Command, the Coast Guard, the Navy, and the Bu-
reau of Transportation Statistics, for use by the 
Maritime Administration in evaluating the pool of 
mariners with covered credentials. 
(e) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transpor-
tation shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation of the Senate, the Committee 
on Armed Services of the House of Representatives, and 
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of 
the House of Representatives a report that contains the 
findings and conclusions of the working group gathered 
in the course of performing the responsibilities under sub-
section (d). Such report shall include each of the following: 
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(1) The number of mariners with covered cre-
dentials identified for each category described in 
subparagraphs (A) through (F) of subsection (d)(2). 
(2) The results of the assessments conducted 
under paragraphs (3) and (4) of subsection (d). 
(3) The recommendations made under sub-
section (d)(5). 
(4) Such other information as the working 
group determines appropriate. 
(f) COVERED CREDENTIAL DEFINED.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘‘covered credential’’ means any credential 
issued under part E of subtitle II of title 46, United States 
Code. 
(g) SUNSET.—The Maritime Administrator shall dis-
band the working group upon the submission of the report 
required under subsection (e). 
SEC. 3535. CONSIDERATION OF LIFE-CYCLE COST ESTI-
MATES FOR ACQUISITION AND PROCURE-
MENT OF VESSELS. 
In carrying out the acquisition and procurement of 
vessels in the National Defense Reserve Fleet, the Sec-
retary of Transportation, acting through the Adminis-
trator of the Maritime Administration, shall consider the 
life-cycle cost estimates of vessels during the design and 
evaluation processes. 
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SEC. 3536. SOURCE RESTRICTIONS ON AUXILIARY SHIP 
COMPONENTS. 
Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall finalize the rule 
published in the Federal Register on September 29, 2020, 
titled ‘‘Source Restrictions on Auxiliary Ship Components 
(DFARS Case 2020-D017)’’ (85 Fed. Reg. 60943). 
SEC. 3537. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR NA-
TIONAL MARITIME STRATEGY. 
There is authorized to be appropriated for expenses 
necessary to implement the development of a national 
maritime strategy, as required by section 3542 of the 
James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117–263; 136 Stat. 3094), 
$2,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
SEC. 3538. LOANS FOR RETROFITTING TO QUALIFY AS A 
VESSEL OF THE UNITED STATES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 53706(a) of title 46, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(8) Financing (including reimbursement of an 
obligor for expenditures previously made for) the re-
construction, reconditioning, retrofitting, repair, re-
configuration, or similar work in a shipyard located 
in the United States.’’. 
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(b) PROHIBITION
ON
USE
OF
APPROPRIATED 
FUNDS.—Amounts appropriated to the Maritime Admin-
istration before the date of enactment of this Act shall 
not be available to be used for the cost of loan guarantees 
for projects receiving financing support or credit enhance-
ments under section 53706(a)(8) of title 46, United States 
Code, as added by this section. 
SEC. 3539. ACCOUNTABILITY FOR NATIONAL MARITIME 
STRATEGY. 
(a) BIANNUAL BRIEFING.— 
(1) REQUIREMENT.—Not less than twice annu-
ally, the Administrator of the Maritime Administra-
tion, in consultation with the National Security 
Council, the Secretary of State, the Secretary of 
Transportation, and the Secretary of Homeland Se-
curity, shall provide briefings to appropriate defense 
committees in the House of Representatives and the 
Senate on the status of establishing the type of na-
tional maritime strategy required in section 50114 
of title 46, United States Code. The Chief of Naval 
Operations and Commandant of the Marine Corps 
shall participate in each briefing required under this 
paragraph, and the Commandant of the Coast 
Guard is encouraged to participate in each such 
briefing. 
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(2) USE.—The Administrator should use the 
briefings required under paragraph (1) to augment 
and influence the national maritime strategy discus-
sion with national security focused stakeholders 
across the administration, until an updated strategy 
is published and endorsed by the President of the 
United States. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—As the national maritime strategy 
relates to National Security, each briefing under sub-
section (a) should include the following: 
(1) Recommendations for a whole-of-govern-
ment approach to orchestrating national instruments 
of power to shape all elements of the maritime enter-
prise of the United States, domestic and inter-
national, on the high seas or domestic waterways. 
(2) Assessment of great power competition in 
the maritime domain, to include opportunities for in-
creased cooperation with Allied and Partner global 
maritime industry leaders to improve national ship-
building and shipping, while promoting the inter-
national rules-based maritime order. 
(3) Analysis of existing shipyards to build and 
capitalize on the virtuous cycle between commercial 
and military shipbuilding and repair, to include 
areas of improvement. 
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(4) Analysis of opportunities for private or pub-
lic financing to increase the capacity, efficiency, and 
effectiveness of America’s shipyards, to include in-
frastructure, labor force, technology, and global com-
petitiveness. 
(5) Analysis of potential improvements to na-
tional or cooperative arrangements for sea-lift capac-
ity and shipping, including for contested logistics. 
DIVISION D—FUNDING TABLES 
SEC. 4001. AUTHORIZATION OF AMOUNTS IN FUNDING TA-
BLES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Whenever a funding table in this 
division specifies a dollar amount authorized for a project, 
program, or activity, the obligation and expenditure of the 
specified dollar amount for the project, program, or activ-
ity is hereby authorized, subject to the availability of ap-
propriations. 
(b) MERIT-BASED DECISIONS.—A decision to com-
mit, obligate, or expend funds with or to a specific entity 
on the basis of a dollar amount authorized pursuant to 
subsection (a) shall— 
(1) except as provided in paragraph (2), be 
based on merit-based selection procedures in accord-
ance with the requirements of sections 2304(k) and 
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2374 of title 10, United States Code, or on competi-
tive procedures; and 
(2) comply with other applicable provisions of 
law. 
(c) RELATIONSHIP TO TRANSFER AND PROGRAM-
MING AUTHORITY.—An amount specified in the funding 
tables in this division may be transferred or repro-
grammed under a transfer or reprogramming authority 
provided by another provision of this Act or by other law. 
The transfer or reprogramming of an amount specified in 
such funding tables shall not count against a ceiling on 
such transfers or reprogrammings under section 1001 of 
this Act or any other provision of law, unless such transfer 
or reprogramming would move funds between appropria-
tion accounts. 
(d) APPLICABILITY TO CLASSIFIED ANNEX.—This 
section applies to any classified annex that accompanies 
this Act. 
(e) ORAL
AND WRITTEN COMMUNICATIONS.—No 
oral or written communication concerning any amount 
specified in the funding tables in this division shall super-
sede the requirements of this section. 
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TITLE XLI—PROCUREMENT 
SEC. 4101. PROCUREMENT. 
SEC. 4101. PROCUREMENT 
(In Thousands of Dollars) 
Line 
Item 
FY 2024 
Request 
House 
Authorized 
AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, ARMY 
FIXED WING 
003 
FUTURE UAS FAMILY ............................................................................................
53,453 
53,453 
005 
SMALL UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS ........................................................
20,769 
20,769 
ROTARY 
006 
AH–64 APACHE BLOCK IIIA REMAN ..................................................................
718,578 
718,578 
007 
AH–64 APACHE BLOCK IIIA REMAN AP ............................................................
110,360 
110,360 
008 
UH–60 BLACKHAWK M MODEL (MYP) ...............................................................
668,258 
668,258 
009 
UH–60 BLACKHAWK M MODEL (MYP) AP .........................................................
92,494 
92,494 
010 
UH–60 BLACK HAWK L AND V MODELS ...........................................................
153,196 
153,196 
011 
CH–47 HELICOPTER ...............................................................................................
202,487 
379,987 
Four Additional Aircraft ......................................................................................
[177,500 ] 
012 
CH–47 HELICOPTER AP .........................................................................................
18,936 
41,436 
CH–47F Block II—Adv Procurement .................................................................
[22,500 ] 
012A 
UH–72B LAKOTA HELICOPTER ...........................................................................
20,000 
Two aircraft .........................................................................................................
[20,000 ] 
MODIFICATION OF AIRCRAFT 
013 
MQ–1 PAYLOAD ........................................................................................................
13,650 
13,650 
014 
GRAY EAGLE MODS2 ..............................................................................................
14,959 
39,959 
Program increase .................................................................................................
[25,000 ] 
016 
AH–64 MODS .............................................................................................................
113,127 
113,127 
017 
CH–47 CARGO HELICOPTER MODS (MYP) ........................................................
20,689 
20,689 
022 
UTILITY HELICOPTER MODS ..............................................................................
35,879 
65,879 
Black Hawk Mods—60kVA Generators ..............................................................
[15,000 ] 
Litter Basket Stabilization Systems ....................................................................
[15,000 ] 
023 
NETWORK AND MISSION PLAN ..........................................................................
32,418 
32,418 
024 
COMMS, NAV SURVEILLANCE ..............................................................................
74,912 
74,912 
025 
DEGRADED VISUAL ENVIRONMENT .................................................................
16,838 
16,838 
026 
AVIATION ASSURED PNT ......................................................................................
67,383 
67,383 
027 
GATM ROLLUP .........................................................................................................
8,924 
8,924 
029 
UAS MODS .................................................................................................................
2,258 
2,258 
GROUND SUPPORT AVIONICS 
030 
AIRCRAFT SURVIVABILITY EQUIPMENT .........................................................
161,731 
161,731 
031 
SURVIVABILITY CM ................................................................................................
6,526 
6,526 
032 
CMWS ..........................................................................................................................
72,041 
72,041 
033 
COMMON INFRARED COUNTERMEASURES (CIRCM) .....................................
261,384 
261,384 
OTHER SUPPORT 
034 
COMMON GROUND EQUIPMENT .........................................................................
25,752 
25,752 
035 
AIRCREW INTEGRATED SYSTEMS .....................................................................
22,097 
22,097 
036 
AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL ........................................................................................
21,216 
21,216 
037 
LAUNCHER, 2.75 ROCKET .....................................................................................
2,125 
2,125 
TOTAL AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, ARMY .................................
3,012,440 
3,287,440 
MISSILE PROCUREMENT, ARMY 
SURFACE-TO-AIR MISSILE SYSTEM 
001 
LOWER TIER AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE (AMD) SEN ................................
6,625 
6,625 
003 
M-SHORAD—PROCUREMENT ...............................................................................
400,697 
390,197 
Excess fielding growth .........................................................................................
[–10,500 ] 
004 
MSE MISSILE ............................................................................................................
1,212,832 
1,212,832 
006 
PRECISION STRIKE MISSILE (PRSM) ................................................................
384,071 
384,071 
007 
INDIRECT FIRE PROTECTION CAPABILITY INC 2–I .....................................
313,189 
313,189 
008 
MID-RANGE CAPABILITY (MRC) ..........................................................................
169,519 
169,519 
AIR-TO-SURFACE MISSILE SYSTEM 
009 
HELLFIRE SYS SUMMARY ....................................................................................
21,976 
21,976 
010 
JOINT AIR-TO-GROUND MSLS (JAGM) ...............................................................
303,409 
303,409 
012 
LONG-RANGE HYPERSONIC WEAPON ...............................................................
156,821 
156,821 
ANTI-TANK/ASSAULT MISSILE SYS 
013 
JAVELIN (AAWS-M) SYSTEM SUMMARY ............................................................
199,509 
199,509 
014 
TOW 2 SYSTEM SUMMARY ....................................................................................
120,475 
120,475 
015 
GUIDED MLRS ROCKET (GMLRS) .......................................................................
886,367 
886,367 
016 
GUIDED MLRS ROCKET (GMLRS) .......................................................................
55,913 
55,913 
017 
MLRS REDUCED RANGE PRACTICE ROCKETS (RRPR) .................................
10,334 
10,334 
018 
HIGH MOBILITY ARTILLERY ROCKET SYSTEM (HIMARS ...........................
179,230 
179,230 
019 
ARMY TACTICAL MSL SYS (ATACMS)—SYS SUM ............................................
7,307 
7,307 
MODIFICATIONS 
021 
PATRIOT MODS ........................................................................................................
212,247 
212,247 
022 
STINGER MODS .......................................................................................................
36,484 
36,484 
023 
AVENGER MODS ......................................................................................................
22,274 
22,274 
025 
MLRS MODS ..............................................................................................................
168,198 
168,198 
026 
HIMARS MODIFICATIONS .....................................................................................
76,266 
76,266 
SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS 
027 
SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS ...............................................................................
6,573 
6,573 
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SEC. 4101. PROCUREMENT 
(In Thousands of Dollars) 
Line 
Item 
FY 2024 
Request 
House 
Authorized 
SUPPORT EQUIPMENT & FACILITIES 
028 
AIR DEFENSE TARGETS .......................................................................................
11,701 
11,701 
TOTAL MISSILE PROCUREMENT, ARMY .....................................
4,962,017 
4,951,517 
PROCUREMENT OF WEAPONS AND TRACKED COMBAT VEHI-
CLES, ARMY 
TRACKED COMBAT VEHICLES 
001 
ARMORED MULTI PURPOSE VEHICLE (AMPV) ...............................................
554,777 
552,277 
Program decrease .................................................................................................
[–2,500 ] 
003 
MOBILE PROTECTED FIREPOWER ....................................................................
394,635 
386,235 
Excessive growth—systems technical support .....................................................
[–8,400 ] 
MODIFICATION OF TRACKED COMBAT VEHICLES 
004 
STRYKER UPGRADE ...............................................................................................
614,282 
756,682 
Excessive growth—fleet modifications .................................................................
[–4,600 ] 
Program increase .................................................................................................
[147,000 ] 
005 
BRADLEY FIRE SUPPORT TEAM (BFIST) VEHICLE ......................................
5,232 
5,232 
006 
BRADLEY PROGRAM (MOD) .................................................................................
158,274 
252,774 
Program increase .................................................................................................
[94,500 ] 
007 
M109 FOV MODIFICATIONS ..................................................................................
90,986 
90,986 
008 
PALADIN INTEGRATED MANAGEMENT (PIM) ................................................
469,152 
579,152 
Program increase .................................................................................................
[110,000 ] 
009 
IMPROVED RECOVERY VEHICLE (M88 HERCULES) ......................................
41,058 
41,058 
012 
JOINT ASSAULT BRIDGE ......................................................................................
159,804 
159,804 
013 
ABRAMS UPGRADE PROGRAM .............................................................................
697,883 
974,383 
Abrams Upgrade Predictive Maintenance (PPMX) .............................................
[10,000 ] 
Program increase .................................................................................................
[266,500 ] 
014 
ABRAMS UPGRADE PROGRAM AP .......................................................................
102,440 
102,440 
WEAPONS & OTHER COMBAT VEHICLES 
016 
PERSONAL DEFENSE WEAPON (ROLL) ............................................................
510 
510 
017 
M240 MEDIUM MACHINE GUN (7.62MM) ...........................................................
425 
425 
019 
MACHINE GUN, CAL .50 M2 ROLL .......................................................................
3,420 
3,420 
020 
MORTAR SYSTEMS ..................................................................................................
8,013 
8,013 
021 
LOCATION & AZIMUTH DETERMINATION SYSTEM (LADS ..........................
3,174 
3,174 
022 
XM320 GRENADE LAUNCHER MODULE (GLM) ...............................................
14,143 
14,143 
023 
PRECISION SNIPER RIFLE ...................................................................................
5,248 
5,248 
024 
CARBINE ....................................................................................................................
571 
571 
025 
NEXT GENERATION SQUAD WEAPON ...............................................................
292,850 
292,850 
026 
HANDGUN .................................................................................................................
MOD OF WEAPONS AND OTHER COMBAT VEH 
028 
M777 MODS ...............................................................................................................
18,920 
18,920 
029 
M2 50 CAL MACHINE GUN MODS ........................................................................
8,000 
M4 Carbine Mods for Upper Receivers ...............................................................
[8,000 ] 
031 
M119 MODIFICATIONS ...........................................................................................
13,097 
13,097 
032 
MORTAR MODIFICATION ......................................................................................
423 
423 
SUPPORT EQUIPMENT & FACILITIES 
033 
ITEMS LESS THAN $5.0M (WOCV-WTCV) ...........................................................
1,148 
1,148 
034 
PRODUCTION BASE SUPPORT (WOCV-WTCV) .................................................
115,024 
115,024 
TOTAL PROCUREMENT OF WEAPONS AND TRACKED 
COMBAT VEHICLES, ARMY.
3,765,521 
4,386,021 
PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, ARMY 
SMALL/MEDIUM CAL AMMUNITION 
001 
CTG, 5.56MM, ALL TYPES ......................................................................................
90,853 
106,553 
Program increase .................................................................................................
[15,700 ] 
002 
CTG, 7.62MM, ALL TYPES ......................................................................................
65,370 
101,270 
Program increase .................................................................................................
[35,900 ] 
003 
NEXT GENERATION SQUAD WEAPON AMMUNITION ...................................
191,244 
191,244 
004 
CTG, HANDGUN, ALL TYPES ...............................................................................
6,597 
10,197 
Program increase .................................................................................................
[3,600 ] 
005 
CTG, .50 CAL, ALL TYPES .....................................................................................
41,534 
73,294 
Program increase .................................................................................................
[31,760 ] 
006 
CTG, 20MM, ALL TYPES .........................................................................................
7,925 
7,925 
007 
CTG, 25MM, ALL TYPES .........................................................................................
38,760 
38,760 
008 
CTG, 30MM, ALL TYPES .........................................................................................
107,805 
107,805 
009 
CTG, 40MM, ALL TYPES .........................................................................................
148,970 
148,970 
010 
CTG, 50MM, ALL TYPES .........................................................................................
28,000 
28,000 
MORTAR AMMUNITION 
011 
60MM MORTAR, ALL TYPES .................................................................................
35,160 
35,160 
012 
81MM MORTAR, ALL TYPES .................................................................................
40,562 
40,562 
013 
120MM MORTAR, ALL TYPES ...............................................................................
106,784 
106,784 
TANK AMMUNITION 
014 
CARTRIDGES, TANK, 105MM AND 120MM, ALL TYPES .................................
300,368 
300,368 
ARTILLERY AMMUNITION 
015 
ARTILLERY CARTRIDGES, 75MM & 105MM, ALL TYPES ...............................
21,298 
21,298 
016 
ARTILLERY PROJECTILE, 155MM, ALL TYPES ...............................................
150,839 
150,839 
018 
PRECISION ARTILLERY MUNITIONS .................................................................
96,406 
96,406 
019 
ARTILLERY PROPELLANTS, FUZES AND PRIMERS, ALL ............................
172,947 
172,947 
MINES 
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(In Thousands of Dollars) 
Line 
Item 
FY 2024 
Request 
House 
Authorized 
020 
MINES & CLEARING CHARGES, ALL TYPES ....................................................
71,182 
71,182 
021 
CLOSE TERRAIN SHAPING OBSTACLE .............................................................
55,374 
55,374 
ROCKETS 
022 
SHOULDER LAUNCHED MUNITIONS, ALL TYPES .........................................
18,630 
18,630 
023 
ROCKET, HYDRA 70, ALL TYPES ........................................................................
87,293 
87,293 
OTHER AMMUNITION 
024 
CAD/PAD, ALL TYPES ............................................................................................
6,564 
6,564 
025 
DEMOLITION MUNITIONS, ALL TYPES .............................................................
24,238 
24,238 
026 
GRENADES, ALL TYPES ........................................................................................
48,374 
48,374 
027 
SIGNALS, ALL TYPES .............................................................................................
23,252 
23,252 
028 
SIMULATORS, ALL TYPES ....................................................................................
11,309 
11,309 
MISCELLANEOUS 
030 
AMMO COMPONENTS, ALL TYPES ......................................................................
3,976 
3,976 
031 
NON-LETHAL AMMUNITION, ALL TYPES .........................................................
3,281 
3,281 
032 
ITEMS LESS THAN $5 MILLION (AMMO) ..........................................................
17,436 
17,436 
033 
AMMUNITION PECULIAR EQUIPMENT .............................................................
13,133 
13,133 
034 
FIRST DESTINATION TRANSPORTATION (AMMO) .........................................
18,068 
18,068 
035 
CLOSEOUT LIABILITIES .......................................................................................
102 
102 
PRODUCTION BASE SUPPORT 
036 
INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES .....................................................................................
726,135 
726,135 
037 
CONVENTIONAL MUNITIONS DEMILITARIZATION .......................................
183,752 
80,602 
Unjustified growth—EP1800 Conventional Ammunition Demilitarization ........
[–98,450 ] 
Unjustified growth—EP1803 Non Army Missile Demilitarization .....................
[–4,700 ] 
038 
ARMS INITIATIVE ...................................................................................................
4,057 
4,057 
TOTAL PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, ARMY ..................
2,967,578 
2,951,388 
OTHER PROCUREMENT, ARMY 
TACTICAL VEHICLES 
001 
SEMITRAILERS, FLATBED: ..................................................................................
22,751 
22,751 
002 
SEMITRAILERS, TANKERS ...................................................................................
40,359 
40,359 
003 
HI MOB MULTI-PURP WHLD VEH (HMMWV) ...................................................
25,904 
25,904 
004 
GROUND MOBILITY VEHICLES (GMV) ..............................................................
36,223 
61,223 
Program increase .................................................................................................
[25,000 ] 
006 
JOINT LIGHT TACTICAL VEHICLE FAMILY OF VEHICL ..............................
839,413 
839,413 
007 
TRUCK, DUMP, 20T (CCE) .....................................................................................
20,075 
50,075 
Program increase .................................................................................................
[30,000 ] 
008 
FAMILY OF MEDIUM TACTICAL VEH (FMTV) .................................................
110,734 
110,734 
009 
FAMILY OF COLD WEATHER ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLE ................................
28,745 
28,745 
010 
FIRETRUCKS & ASSOCIATED FIREFIGHTING EQUIP ...................................
55,340 
55,340 
011 
FAMILY OF HEAVY TACTICAL VEHICLES (FHTV) .........................................
66,428 
101,435 
Incomplete development goals ..............................................................................
[–14,993 ] 
Program increase .................................................................................................
[50,000 ] 
012 
PLS ESP .....................................................................................................................
51,868 
51,868 
014 
TACTICAL WHEELED VEHICLE PROTECTION KITS .....................................
3,792 
3,792 
015 
MODIFICATION OF IN SVC EQUIP ......................................................................
80,326 
150,326 
HMMWV ABS/ESC .............................................................................................
[70,000 ] 
NON-TACTICAL VEHICLES 
016 
PASSENGER CARRYING VEHICLES ....................................................................
2,203 
2,203 
017 
NONTACTICAL VEHICLES, OTHER ....................................................................
8,246 
8,246 
COMM—JOINT COMMUNICATIONS 
018 
SIGNAL MODERNIZATION PROGRAM ................................................................
161,585 
151,185 
Program decrease .................................................................................................
[–10,400 ] 
019 
TACTICAL NETWORK TECHNOLOGY MOD IN SVC .........................................
358,646 
376,646 
On-the-Move Sattelite Communications Terminals .............................................
[18,000 ] 
020 
DISASTER INCIDENT RESPONSE COMMS TERMINAL (DI ...........................
254 
254 
021 
JCSE EQUIPMENT (USRDECOM) .........................................................................
5,097 
5,097 
COMM—SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS 
024 
DEFENSE ENTERPRISE WIDEBAND SATCOM SYSTEMS .............................
101,181 
101,181 
025 
TRANSPORTABLE TACTICAL COMMAND COMMUNICATIONS .....................
54,849 
54,849 
026 
SHF TERM .................................................................................................................
41,634 
41,634 
027 
ASSURED POSITIONING, NAVIGATION AND TIMING ....................................
202,370 
202,370 
028 
EHF SATELLITE COMMUNICATION ...................................................................
19,122 
19,122 
030 
GLOBAL BRDCST SVC—GBS ................................................................................
531 
531 
COMM—C3 SYSTEM 
031 
COE TACTICAL SERVER INFRASTRUCTURE (TSI) .........................................
77,999 
77,999 
COMM—COMBAT COMMUNICATIONS 
032 
HANDHELD MANPACK SMALL FORM FIT (HMS) ...........................................
765,109 
760,066 
Excess to need ......................................................................................................
[–5,043 ] 
033 
ARMY LINK 16 SYSTEMS .......................................................................................
60,767 
60,767 
035 
UNIFIED COMMAND SUITE ..................................................................................
18,999 
18,999 
036 
COTS COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT .............................................................
492,001 
484,901 
Program decrease .................................................................................................
[–7,100 ] 
037 
FAMILY OF MED COMM FOR COMBAT CASUALTY CARE .............................
1,374 
1,374 
038 
ARMY COMMUNICATIONS & ELECTRONICS .....................................................
52,485 
52,485 
COMM—INTELLIGENCE COMM 
039 
CI AUTOMATION ARCHITECTURE-INTEL ........................................................
16,767 
16,767 
041 
MULTI-DOMAIN INTELLIGENCE .........................................................................
119,989 
119,989 
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Request 
House 
Authorized 
042 
INFORMATION SYSTEM SECURITY PROGRAM-ISSP ......................................
701 
701 
043 
COMMUNICATIONS SECURITY (COMSEC) .........................................................
159,712 
159,712 
044 
DEFENSIVE CYBER OPERATIONS ......................................................................
13,848 
13,848 
045 
INSIDER THREAT PROGRAM—UNIT ACTIVITY MONITO .............................
1,502 
1,502 
047 
BIOMETRIC ENABLING CAPABILITY (BEC) .....................................................
453 
453 
COMM—LONG HAUL COMMUNICATIONS 
049 
BASE SUPPORT COMMUNICATIONS ...................................................................
23,278 
23,278 
COMM—BASE COMMUNICATIONS 
050 
INFORMATION SYSTEMS ......................................................................................
32,608 
32,608 
051 
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT MODERNIZATION PROGRAM .........................
4,949 
4,949 
052 
INSTALLATION INFO INFRASTRUCTURE MOD PROGRAM ..........................
243,011 
243,011 
ELECT EQUIP—TACT INT REL ACT (TIARA) 
055 
JTT/CIBS-M ...............................................................................................................
8,543 
8,543 
056 
TERRESTRIAL LAYER SYSTEMS (TLS) .............................................................
85,486 
85,486 
058 
DCGS-A-INTEL ..........................................................................................................
2,980 
2,980 
060 
TROJAN ......................................................................................................................
30,649 
30,649 
061 
MOD OF IN-SVC EQUIP (INTEL SPT) .................................................................
4,169 
4,169 
062 
BIOMETRIC TACTICAL COLLECTION DEVICES ..............................................
932 
932 
ELECT EQUIP—ELECTRONIC WARFARE (EW) 
063 
EW PLANNING & MANAGEMENT TOOLS (EWPMT) ........................................
21,278 
21,278 
064 
AIR VIGILANCE (AV) ...............................................................................................
6,641 
6,641 
065 
MULTI-FUNCTION ELECTRONIC WARFARE (MFEW) SYST .........................
15,941 
15,941 
067 
COUNTERINTELLIGENCE/SECURITY COUNTERMEASURES .......................
22,833 
22,833 
068 
CI MODERNIZATION ...............................................................................................
434 
434 
ELECT EQUIP—TACTICAL SURV. (TAC SURV) 
069 
SENTINEL MODS .....................................................................................................
161,886 
176,886 
Prophet ESP kits .................................................................................................
[15,000 ] 
070 
NIGHT VISION DEVICES .......................................................................................
141,143 
51,692 
Rephase to RDT&E for IVAS 1.2 Development .................................................
[–89,451 ] 
071 
SMALL TACTICAL OPTICAL RIFLE MOUNTED MLRF ...................................
15,484 
15,484 
073 
FAMILY OF WEAPON SIGHTS (FWS) ..................................................................
185,634 
177,534 
Program decrease .................................................................................................
[–8,100 ] 
074 
ENHANCED PORTABLE INDUCTIVE ARTILLERY FUZE SE ........................
3,652 
3,652 
075 
FORWARD LOOKING INFRARED (IFLIR) ..........................................................
20,438 
20,438 
076 
COUNTER SMALL UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEM (C-SUAS) ..........................
365,376 
365,376 
077 
JOINT BATTLE COMMAND—PLATFORM (JBC-P) ...........................................
215,290 
210,066 
Unjustified Cost Growth—Fielding and Systems Engineering ...........................
[–5,224 ] 
078 
JOINT EFFECTS TARGETING SYSTEM (JETS) ................................................
8,932 
8,932 
079 
COMPUTER BALLISTICS: LHMBC XM32 ............................................................
2,965 
2,965 
080 
MORTAR FIRE CONTROL SYSTEM .....................................................................
8,024 
8,024 
081 
MORTAR FIRE CONTROL SYSTEMS MODIFICATIONS ...................................
7,399 
7,399 
082 
COUNTERFIRE RADARS ........................................................................................
99,782 
99,782 
ELECT EQUIP—TACTICAL C2 SYSTEMS 
083 
ARMY COMMAND POST INTEGRATED INFRASTRUCTURE ..........................
78,512 
78,512 
084 
FIRE SUPPORT C2 FAMILY ..................................................................................
10,052 
10,052 
085 
AIR & MSL DEFENSE PLANNING & CONTROL SYS ........................................
68,892 
68,892 
086 
IAMD BATTLE COMMAND SYSTEM ....................................................................
412,556 
395,456 
Excess Interim Contractor Support .....................................................................
[–17,100 ] 
087 
LIFE CYCLE SOFTWARE SUPPORT (LCSS) ......................................................
4,270 
4,270 
088 
NETWORK MANAGEMENT INITIALIZATION AND SERVICE ........................
37,194 
37,194 
089 
GLOBAL COMBAT SUPPORT SYSTEM-ARMY (GCSS-A) ..................................
1,987 
1,987 
090 
INTEGRATED PERSONNEL AND PAY SYSTEM-ARMY (IPP ..........................
5,318 
5,318 
091 
MOD OF IN-SVC EQUIPMENT (ENFIRE) ............................................................
4,997 
4,997 
ELECT EQUIP—AUTOMATION 
092 
ARMY TRAINING MODERNIZATION ...................................................................
10,130 
10,130 
093 
AUTOMATED DATA PROCESSING EQUIP .........................................................
61,489 
61,489 
094 
ACCESSIONS INFORMATION ENVIRONMENT (AIE) .......................................
4,198 
4,198 
096 
HIGH PERF COMPUTING MOD PGM (HPCMP) .................................................
76,053 
76,053 
097 
CONTRACT WRITING SYSTEM .............................................................................
6,061 
6,061 
098 
CSS COMMUNICATIONS .........................................................................................
56,804 
56,804 
CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS 
151A 
CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS .......................................................................................
1,781 
1,781 
CHEMICAL DEFENSIVE EQUIPMENT 
102 
BASE DEFENSE SYSTEMS (BDS) ........................................................................
70,781 
70,781 
103 
CBRN DEFENSE ......................................................................................................
63,198 
63,198 
BRIDGING EQUIPMENT 
104 
TACTICAL BRIDGING .............................................................................................
1,157 
1,157 
105 
TACTICAL BRIDGE, FLOAT-RIBBON ..................................................................
82,228 
82,228 
106 
BRIDGE SUPPLEMENTAL SET ............................................................................
4,414 
4,414 
ENGINEER (NON-CONSTRUCTION) EQUIPMENT 
110 
ROBOTICS AND APPLIQUE SYSTEMS ................................................................
68,893 
68,893 
112 
FAMILY OF BOATS AND MOTORS .......................................................................
4,785 
4,785 
COMBAT SERVICE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 
113 
HEATERS AND ECU’S ............................................................................................
7,617 
7,617 
115 
PERSONNEL RECOVERY SUPPORT SYSTEM (PRSS) .....................................
5,356 
5,356 
116 
GROUND SOLDIER SYSTEM .................................................................................
167,129 
148,324 
Excess to need ......................................................................................................
[–18,805 ] 
117 
MOBILE SOLDIER POWER ....................................................................................
15,967 
15,967 
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FORCE PROVIDER ...................................................................................................
34,200 
34,200 
120 
CARGO AERIAL DEL & PERSONNEL PARACHUTE SYSTEM ........................
45,792 
45,792 
121 
FAMILY OF ENGR COMBAT AND CONSTRUCTION SETS .............................
12,118 
12,118 
PETROLEUM EQUIPMENT 
123 
QUALITY SURVEILLANCE EQUIPMENT ............................................................
2,507 
2,507 
124 
DISTRIBUTION SYSTEMS, PETROLEUM & WATER ........................................
40,989 
40,989 
MEDICAL EQUIPMENT 
125 
COMBAT SUPPORT MEDICAL ..............................................................................
86,829 
86,829 
MAINTENANCE EQUIPMENT 
126 
MOBILE MAINTENANCE EQUIPMENT SYSTEMS ............................................
17,287 
17,287 
CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT 
128 
TRACTOR, FULL TRACKED ..................................................................................
29,878 
29,878 
129 
ALL TERRAIN CRANES ..........................................................................................
27,725 
30,725 
FOATC Type I Cranes ........................................................................................
[3,000 ] 
131 
FAMILY OF DIVER SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ......................................................
1,811 
1,811 
132 
CONST EQUIP ESP ..................................................................................................
8,898 
8,898 
RAIL FLOAT CONTAINERIZATION EQUIPMENT 
133 
ARMY WATERCRAFT ESP .....................................................................................
30,592 
30,592 
134 
MANEUVER SUPPORT VESSEL (MSV) ...............................................................
149,449 
191,476 
One additional vessel ............................................................................................
[42,027 ] 
GENERATORS 
136 
GENERATORS AND ASSOCIATED EQUIP ..........................................................
78,364 
78,364 
137 
TACTICAL ELECTRIC POWER RECAPITALIZATION .......................................
11,088 
11,088 
MATERIAL HANDLING EQUIPMENT 
138 
FAMILY OF FORKLIFTS ........................................................................................
12,982 
12,982 
TRAINING EQUIPMENT 
139 
COMBAT TRAINING CENTERS SUPPORT ..........................................................
56,619 
56,619 
140 
TRAINING DEVICES, NONSYSTEM .....................................................................
226,379 
226,379 
141 
SYNTHETIC TRAINING ENVIRONMENT (STE) ................................................
234,965 
213,205 
Excess to need—RVCT ........................................................................................
[–9,534 ] 
Excess to need—STE Live ..................................................................................
[–7,226 ] 
STE Live Training System ..................................................................................
[–5,000 ] 
142 
GAMING TECHNOLOGY IN SUPPORT OF ARMY TRAINING .........................
9,698 
9,698 
TEST MEASURE AND DIG EQUIPMENT (TMD) 
143 
INTEGRATED FAMILY OF TEST EQUIPMENT (IFTE) ...................................
36,149 
36,149 
144 
TEST EQUIPMENT MODERNIZATION (TEMOD) ..............................................
32,623 
32,623 
OTHER SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 
145 
PHYSICAL SECURITY SYSTEMS (OPA3) ............................................................
132,739 
132,739 
146 
BASE LEVEL COMMON EQUIPMENT .................................................................
34,460 
34,460 
147 
MODIFICATION OF IN-SVC EQUIPMENT (OPA–3) ...........................................
35,239 
35,239 
148 
BUILDING, PRE-FAB, RELOCATABLE ...............................................................
31,011 
31,011 
149 
SPECIAL EQUIPMENT FOR TEST AND EVALUATION ...................................
52,481 
52,481 
OPA2 
151 
INITIAL SPARES—C&E ...........................................................................................
9,169 
9,169 
TOTAL OTHER PROCUREMENT, ARMY ........................................
8,672,979 
8,728,030 
AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, NAVY 
COMBAT AIRCRAFT 
001 
F/A–18E/F (FIGHTER) HORNET ...........................................................................
41,329 
41,329 
002 
JOINT STRIKE FIGHTER CV ................................................................................
2,410,569 
2,382,069 
Flyaway unit cost growth .....................................................................................
[–28,500 ] 
003 
JOINT STRIKE FIGHTER CV AP ..........................................................................
189,425 
189,425 
004 
JSF STOVL ................................................................................................................
2,126,317 
2,036,717 
Flyaway unit cost growth .....................................................................................
[–89,600 ] 
005 
JSF STOVL AP ..........................................................................................................
193,125 
193,125 
006 
CH–53K (HEAVY LIFT) ...........................................................................................
1,698,050 
1,698,050 
007 
CH–53K (HEAVY LIFT) AP .....................................................................................
456,567 
456,567 
008 
V–22 (MEDIUM LIFT) ..............................................................................................
27,216 
27,216 
009 
H–1 UPGRADES (UH–1Y/AH–1Z) ..........................................................................
4,292 
4,292 
010 
P–8A POSEIDON .......................................................................................................
31,257 
391,257 
Two additional aircraft ........................................................................................
[360,000 ] 
011 
E–2D ADV HAWKEYE .............................................................................................
182,817 
182,817 
TRAINER AIRCRAFT 
013 
MULTI-ENGINE TRAINING SYSTEM (METS) ....................................................
289,141 
289,141 
OTHER AIRCRAFT 
015 
KC–130J ......................................................................................................................
241,291 
241,291 
017 
MQ–4 TRITON ...........................................................................................................
416,010 
416,010 
019 
MQ–8 UAV ..................................................................................................................
1,546 
1,546 
021 
MQ–25 .........................................................................................................................
545,697 
346,697 
Scheduling delays .................................................................................................
[–199,000 ] 
022 
MQ–25 AP ...................................................................................................................
50,576 
37,976 
Scheduling delays .................................................................................................
[–12,600 ] 
023 
MARINE GROUP 5 UAS ...........................................................................................
89,563 
71,663 
Early to need ........................................................................................................
[–17,900 ] 
023A 
UC–12W ......................................................................................................................
45,000 
USMC UPL—2 additional aircraft .....................................................................
[45,000 ] 
MODIFICATION OF AIRCRAFT 
024 
F–18 A-D UNIQUE ....................................................................................................
116,551 
116,551 
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F–18E/F AND EA–18G MODERNIZATION AND SUSTAINM ............................
605,416 
605,416 
026 
MARINE GROUP 5 UAS SERIES ...........................................................................
98,063 
98,063 
027 
AEA SYSTEMS ..........................................................................................................
24,110 
24,110 
028 
AV–8 SERIES .............................................................................................................
22,829 
22,829 
029 
INFRARED SEARCH AND TRACK (IRST) ...........................................................
179,193 
179,193 
030 
ADVERSARY ..............................................................................................................
69,336 
69,336 
031 
F–18 SERIES .............................................................................................................
640,236 
640,236 
032 
H–53 SERIES .............................................................................................................
41,414 
41,414 
033 
MH–60 SERIES .........................................................................................................
106,495 
106,495 
034 
H–1 SERIES ...............................................................................................................
114,284 
143,284 
UH–1Y—SIEPU Upgrades .................................................................................
[29,000 ] 
035 
EP–3 SERIES .............................................................................................................
8,548 
8,548 
036 
E–2 SERIES ...............................................................................................................
183,246 
183,246 
037 
TRAINER A/C SERIES .............................................................................................
16,376 
16,376 
039 
C–130 SERIES ...........................................................................................................
198,220 
198,220 
040 
FEWSG .......................................................................................................................
651 
651 
041 
CARGO/TRANSPORT A/C SERIES .........................................................................
13,930 
13,930 
042 
E–6 SERIES ...............................................................................................................
164,571 
164,571 
043 
EXECUTIVE HELICOPTERS SERIES ..................................................................
60,498 
60,498 
044 
T–45 SERIES .............................................................................................................
170,357 
170,357 
045 
POWER PLANT CHANGES .....................................................................................
21,079 
21,079 
046 
JPATS SERIES ..........................................................................................................
28,005 
28,005 
048 
COMMON ECM EQUIPMENT .................................................................................
53,614 
53,614 
049 
COMMON AVIONICS CHANGES ............................................................................
136,199 
136,199 
050 
COMMON DEFENSIVE WEAPON SYSTEM .........................................................
6,585 
6,585 
051 
ID SYSTEMS ..............................................................................................................
13,085 
13,085 
052 
P–8 SERIES ...............................................................................................................
316,168 
316,168 
053 
MAGTF EW FOR AVIATION ...................................................................................
24,901 
24,901 
054 
MQ–8 SERIES ............................................................................................................
14,700 
14,700 
055 
V–22 (TILT/ROTOR ACFT) OSPREY .....................................................................
215,997 
226,887 
V–22 Nacelle Improvement ..................................................................................
[10,890 ] 
056 
NEXT GENERATION JAMMER (NGJ) ..................................................................
426,396 
426,396 
057 
F–35 STOVL SERIES ...............................................................................................
311,921 
311,921 
058 
F–35 CV SERIES .......................................................................................................
166,909 
166,909 
059 
QRC .............................................................................................................................
28,206 
28,206 
060 
MQ–4 SERIES ............................................................................................................
93,951 
93,951 
AIRCRAFT SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS 
062 
SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS ...............................................................................
2,451,244 
2,451,244 
AIRCRAFT SUPPORT EQUIP & FACILITIES 
063 
COMMON GROUND EQUIPMENT .........................................................................
566,156 
561,156 
Program decrease .................................................................................................
[–5,000 ] 
064 
AIRCRAFT INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES .................................................................
133,815 
133,815 
065 
WAR CONSUMABLES ..............................................................................................
44,632 
44,632 
066 
OTHER PRODUCTION CHARGES .........................................................................
49,907 
49,907 
067 
SPECIAL SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ........................................................................
404,178 
384,778 
Flyaway unit cost growth .....................................................................................
[–19,400 ] 
TOTAL AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT, NAVY .................................
17,336,760 
17,409,650 
WEAPONS PROCUREMENT, NAVY 
BALLISTIC MISSILES 
001 
CONVENTIONAL PROMPT STRIKE .....................................................................
341,434 
341,434 
MODIFICATION OF MISSILES 
002 
TRIDENT II MODS ...................................................................................................
1,284,705 
1,284,705 
SUPPORT EQUIPMENT & FACILITIES 
003 
MISSILE INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES ....................................................................
7,954 
7,954 
STRATEGIC MISSILES 
004 
TOMAHAWK ..............................................................................................................
72,908 
72,908 
TACTICAL MISSILES 
005 
AMRAAM ....................................................................................................................
439,153 
439,153 
006 
SIDEWINDER ............................................................................................................
78,165 
78,165 
007 
STANDARD MISSILE ...............................................................................................
969,525 
1,049,325 
INDOPACOM UPL—Standard Missile 1B Variant ...........................................
[79,800 ] 
008 
STANDARD MISSILE AP ........................................................................................
227,320 
227,320 
009 
SMALL DIAMETER BOMB II .................................................................................
65,863 
65,863 
010 
RAM .............................................................................................................................
114,896 
114,896 
011 
JOINT AIR GROUND MISSILE (JAGM) ...............................................................
79,292 
79,292 
012 
HELLFIRE .................................................................................................................
6,923 
6,923 
013 
AERIAL TARGETS ...................................................................................................
176,588 
176,588 
014 
OTHER MISSILE SUPPORT ...................................................................................
3,687 
3,687 
015 
LRASM ........................................................................................................................
639,636 
639,636 
016 
NAVAL STRIKE MISSILE (NSM) ...........................................................................
29,925 
29,925 
017 
NAVAL STRIKE MISSILE (NSM) AP ....................................................................
5,755 
5,755 
MODIFICATION OF MISSILES 
018 
TOMAHAWK MODS ..................................................................................................
540,944 
540,944 
019 
ESSM ...........................................................................................................................
290,129 
290,129 
020 
AARGM-ER .................................................................................................................
162,429 
162,429 
021 
AARGM-ER AP ...........................................................................................................
33,273 
33,273 
022 
STANDARD MISSILES MODS ................................................................................
89,255 
89,255 
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SUPPORT EQUIPMENT & FACILITIES 
023 
WEAPONS INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES .................................................................
2,037 
2,037 
ORDNANCE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 
025 
ORDNANCE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ...................................................................
208,154 
208,154 
TORPEDOES AND RELATED EQUIP 
026 
SSTD ...........................................................................................................................
4,830 
4,830 
027 
MK–48 TORPEDO .....................................................................................................
308,497 
351,589 
Program increase .................................................................................................
[43,092 ] 
028 
ASW TARGETS ..........................................................................................................
14,817 
14,817 
MOD OF TORPEDOES AND RELATED EQUIP 
029 
MK–54 TORPEDO MODS .........................................................................................
104,086 
104,086 
030 
MK–48 TORPEDO ADCAP MODS ...........................................................................
20,714 
20,714 
031 
MARITIME MINES ...................................................................................................
58,800 
83,800 
INDOPACOM UPL—Hammerhead Mine ..........................................................
[25,000 ] 
SUPPORT EQUIPMENT 
032 
TORPEDO SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ......................................................................
133,187 
133,187 
033 
ASW RANGE SUPPORT ...........................................................................................
4,146 
4,146 
DESTINATION TRANSPORTATION 
034 
FIRST DESTINATION TRANSPORTATION .........................................................
5,811 
5,811 
GUNS AND GUN MOUNTS 
035 
SMALL ARMS AND WEAPONS ..............................................................................
14,165 
14,165 
MODIFICATION OF GUNS AND GUN MOUNTS 
036 
CIWS MODS ...............................................................................................................
4,088 
4,088 
037 
COAST GUARD WEAPONS .....................................................................................
55,172 
55,172 
038 
GUN MOUNT MODS .................................................................................................
82,682 
82,682 
039 
LCS MODULE WEAPONS .......................................................................................
3,264 
3,264 
040 
AIRBORNE MINE NEUTRALIZATION SYSTEMS ..............................................
14,357 
14,357 
SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS 
042 
SPARES AND REPAIR PARTS ...............................................................................
177,819 
177,819 
TOTAL WEAPONS PROCUREMENT, NAVY ..................................
6,876,385 
7,024,277 
PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, NAVY AND MARINE CORPS 
NAVY AMMUNITION 
001 
GENERAL PURPOSE BOMBS ................................................................................
43,519 
43,519 
002 
JDAM ..........................................................................................................................
73,689 
73,689 
003 
AIRBORNE ROCKETS, ALL TYPES ......................................................................
67,423 
67,423 
004 
MACHINE GUN AMMUNITION ..............................................................................
11,862 
11,862 
005 
PRACTICE BOMBS ...................................................................................................
52,481 
52,481 
006 
CARTRIDGES & CART ACTUATED DEVICES ....................................................
72,426 
72,426 
007 
AIR EXPENDABLE COUNTERMEASURES .........................................................
104,529 
104,529 
008 
JATOS .........................................................................................................................
7,433 
7,433 
009 
5 INCH/54 GUN AMMUNITION ..............................................................................
30,871 
30,871 
010 
INTERMEDIATE CALIBER GUN AMMUNITION ...............................................
41,261 
41,261 
011 
OTHER SHIP GUN AMMUNITION ........................................................................
44,044 
44,044 
012 
SMALL ARMS & LANDING PARTY AMMO ..........................................................
48,478 
48,478 
013 
PYROTECHNIC AND DEMOLITION .....................................................................
9,521 
9,521 
014 
AMMUNITION LESS THAN $5 MILLION ............................................................
1,679 
1,679 
015 
EXPEDITIONARY LOITERING MUNITIONS ......................................................
249,575 
324,575 
Goalkeeper ............................................................................................................
[75,000 ] 
MARINE CORPS AMMUNITION 
016 
MORTARS ...................................................................................................................
61,274 
61,274 
017 
DIRECT SUPPORT MUNITIONS ...........................................................................
73,338 
73,338 
018 
INFANTRY WEAPONS AMMUNITION ..................................................................
178,240 
178,240 
019 
COMBAT SUPPORT MUNITIONS ..........................................................................
15,897 
15,897 
020 
AMMO MODERNIZATION .......................................................................................
17,941 
17,941 
021 
ARTILLERY MUNITIONS .......................................................................................
82,452 
82,452 
022 
ITEMS LESS THAN $5 MILLION ..........................................................................
5,340 
5,340 
TOTAL PROCUREMENT OF AMMUNITION, NAVY AND MA-
RINE CORPS.
1,293,273 
1,368,273 
SHIPBUILDING AND CONVERSION, NAVY 
FLEET BALLISTIC MISSILE SHIPS 
001 
OHIO REPLACEMENT SUBMARINE ....................................................................
2,443,598 
2,531,598 
Submarine industrial base ...................................................................................
[88,000 ] 
002 
OHIO REPLACEMENT SUBMARINE AP .............................................................
3,390,734 
3,390,734 
OTHER WARSHIPS 
003 
CARRIER REPLACEMENT PROGRAM .................................................................
1,115,296 
1,275,296 
Navy UPL—CVN 75 and CVN 80 SEWIP BLK III .........................................
[160,000 ] 
004 
CVN–81 .......................................................................................................................
800,492 
800,492 
005 
VIRGINIA CLASS SUBMARINE .............................................................................
7,129,965 
7,129,965 
006 
VIRGINIA CLASS SUBMARINE AP .......................................................................
3,215,539 
2,890,439 
Early to need ........................................................................................................
[–325,100 ] 
008 
CVN REFUELING OVERHAULS AP .....................................................................
817,646 
817,646 
009 
DDG 1000 ...................................................................................................................
410,400 
410,400 
010 
DDG–51 .......................................................................................................................
4,199,179 
4,199,179 
011 
DDG–51 AP ................................................................................................................
284,035 
439,035 
Explosion welding .................................................................................................
[5,000 ] 
Program increase .................................................................................................
[150,000 ] 
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FFG-FRIGATE ...........................................................................................................
2,173,698 
2,163,698 
Insufficient justification .......................................................................................
[–10,000 ] 
AMPHIBIOUS SHIPS 
016 
LPD–17 .......................................................................................................................
750,000 
LPD–33 ...............................................................................................................
[750,000 ] 
018 
LHA REPLACEMENT ..............................................................................................
1,830,149 
1,830,149 
020 
EXPEDITIONARY FAST TRANSPORT (EPF) .....................................................
5,000 
Expeditionary Medical Ship long-lead time material (LLTM) ............................
[5,000 ] 
AUXILIARIES, CRAFT AND PRIOR YR PROGRAM COST 
021 
AS SUBMARINE TENDER ......................................................................................
1,733,234 
248,000 
Late contract award .............................................................................................
[–1,485,234 ] 
022 
TAO FLEET OILER ..................................................................................................
815,420 
815,420 
025 
LCU 1700 ....................................................................................................................
62,532 
62,532 
026 
OUTFITTING .............................................................................................................
557,365 
557,365 
028 
SERVICE CRAFT ......................................................................................................
63,815 
93,815 
Yard, Repair, Berthing, and Messing Barge .......................................................
[30,000 ] 
029 
AUXILIARY PERSONNEL LIGHTER ....................................................................
72,000 
Auxiliary Personnel Lighter .................................................................................
[72,000 ] 
030 
LCAC SLEP ................................................................................................................
15,286 
15,286 
031 
AUXILIARY VESSELS (USED SEALIFT) .............................................................
142,008 
142,008 
032 
COMPLETION OF PY SHIPBUILDING PROGRAMS ..........................................
1,648,559 
1,648,559 
TOTAL SHIPBUILDING AND CONVERSION, NAVY ..................
32,848,950 
32,288,616 
OTHER PROCUREMENT, NAVY 
SHIP PROPULSION EQUIPMENT 
001 
SURFACE POWER EQUIPMENT ...........................................................................
14,003 
14,003 
GENERATORS 
002 
SURFACE COMBATANT HM&E .............................................................................
105,441 
105,441 
NAVIGATION EQUIPMENT 
003 
OTHER NAVIGATION EQUIPMENT .....................................................................
110,286 
110,286 
OTHER SHIPBOARD EQUIPMENT 
004 
SUB PERISCOPE, IMAGING AND SUPT EQUIP PROG ....................................
262,951 
262,951 
005 
DDG MOD ..................................................................................................................
628,532 
638,532 
Navy Common Actuator .......................................................................................
[10,000 ] 
006 
FIREFIGHTING EQUIPMENT ...............................................................................
34,782 
34,782 
007 
COMMAND AND CONTROL SWITCHBOARD ......................................................
2,458 
2,458 
008 
LHA/LHD MIDLIFE .................................................................................................
104,369 
104,369 
009 
LCC 19/20 EXTENDED SERVICE LIFE PROGRAM ...........................................
10,529 
10,529 
010 
POLLUTION CONTROL EQUIPMENT ..................................................................
23,272 
23,272 
011 
SUBMARINE SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ..................................................................
112,526 
112,526 
012 
VIRGINIA CLASS SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ..........................................................
32,076 
32,076 
013 
LCS CLASS SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ....................................................................
18,832 
18,832 
014 
SUBMARINE BATTERIES ......................................................................................
28,221 
28,221 
015 
LPD CLASS SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ....................................................................
91,890 
91,890 
016 
DDG 1000 CLASS SUPPORT EQUIPMENT ..........................................................
232,124 
294,024 
Navy UPL ............................................................................................................
[61,900 ] 
017 
STRATEGIC PLATFORM SUPPORT EQUIP ........................................................
25,058 
25,058 
018 
DSSP EQUIPMENT ..................................................................................................
4,623 
4,623 
020 
LCAC ...........................................................................................................................
10,794 
10,794 
021 
UNDERWATER EOD EQUIPMENT .......................................................................
19,549 
19,549 
022 
ITEMS LESS THAN $5 MILLION ..........................................................................
86,001 
86,001 
023 
CHEMICAL WARFARE DETECTORS ...................................................................
3,288 
3,288 
REACTOR PLANT EQUIPMENT 
024 
SHIP MAINTENANCE, REPAIR AND MODERNIZATION .................................
2,746,313 
2,746,313 
025 
REACTOR POWER UNITS ......................................................................................
2,016 
2,016 
026 
REACTOR COMPONENTS .......................................................................................
390,148 
390,148 
OCEAN ENGINEERING 
027 
DIVING AND SALVAGE EQUIPMENT ..................................................................
18,086 
18,086 
SMALL BOATS 
028 
STANDARD BOATS ..................................................................................................
74,963 
86,963 
40-foot Patrol Boats ............................................................................................
[12,000 ] 
PRODUCTION FACILITIES EQUIPMENT 
029 
OPERATING FORCES IPE ......................................................................................
187,495 
187,495 
OTHER SHIP SUPPORT 
030 
LCS COMMON MISSION MODULES EQUIPMENT .............................................
49,060 
19,060 
Excess to need ......................................................................................................
[–30,000 ] 
031 
LCS MCM MISSION MODULES ..............................................................................
93,961 
58,961 
Excess to need ......................................................................................................
[–35,000 ] 
033 
LCS SUW MISSION MODULES ..............................................................................
12,102 
12,102 
034 
LCS IN-SERVICE MODERNIZATION ....................................................................
171,704 
146,704 
Excessive cost growth ..........................................................................................
[–25,000 ] 
035 
SMALL & MEDIUM UUV .........................................................................................
61,951 
51,951 
Late contract award—Razorback ........................................................................
[–5,000 ] 
Late execution—Viperfish ....................................................................................
[–5,000 ] 
LOGISTIC SUPPORT 
036 
LSD MIDLIFE & MODERNIZATION .....................................................................
7,594 
7,594 
SHIP SONARS 
037 
SPQ–9B RADAR ........................................................................................................
7,267 
7,267 
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