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(b) ELEMENTS.—The assessment required under 
subsection (a) shall include— 
(1) an analysis of the extent to which the De-
partment of Defense developed an integrated oper-
ational energy strategy and the extent to which each 
of the military departments has implemented such 
strategy; 
(2) an analysis of the viability of implementing 
net zero initiatives or meeting net zero goals within 
the operational energy enterprise without negatively 
impacting mission capability; 
(3) an analysis of fossil fuel reduction regimes 
that may maximize reduction of reliance on fossil 
fuels, including impacts of lowering the reliance on 
fossil fuels, decreasing the need for refueling con-
voys, overcoming the tyranny of distance within 
United States Indo-Pacific Command through hybrid 
or other fuel efficient propulsion systems, and en-
ergy production, storage, and distribution systems 
that enhance logistics supply chain resiliency; 
(4) a description of the options for achieving 
fossil fuel reduction benchmarks with respect to 
operational energy of 25 percent, 50 percent, 75 per-
cent, and 100 percent, using fiscal year 2020 as the 
benchmark, including anticipated funding require-
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ments, statutory requirements, infrastructure needs, 
and timeframes; and 
(5) an analysis of the integration between en-
ergy offices with program offices, budget, and oper-
ational planners within the Department of Defense 
and military departments, and recommendations for 
improving coordination. 
(c) FORM OF REPORT.—The report required under 
this section shall be submitted in unclassified form, but 
may contain a classified annex. 
SEC. 319. IMPROVEMENT OF THE OPERATIONAL ENERGY 
CAPABILITY IMPROVEMENT FUND OF THE 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 
(a) MANAGEMENT OF THE OPERATIONAL ENERGY 
CAPABILITY IMPROVEMENT FUND.—The Under Secretary 
of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment shall exercise 
authority, direction, and control over the Operational En-
ergy Capability Improvement Fund of the Department of 
Defense (in this section referred to as the ‘‘OECIF’’). 
(b) ALIGNMENT AND COORDINATION WITH RELATED 
PROGRAMS.— 
(1) REALIGNMENT OF OECIF.—Not later than 
60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary of Defense shall realign the OECIF 
under the Assistant Secretary of Defense for 
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Sustainment, with such realignment to include per-
sonnel positions adequate for the mission of the 
OECIF. 
(2) BETTER
COORDINATION
WITH
RELATED 
PROGRAMS.—The Assistant Secretary shall ensure 
that this placement facilitates better alignment be-
tween OECIF, the Strategic Environmental Re-
search Program, the Environmental Security Tech-
nology Certification Program, and the Operational 
Energy Prototyping Program is utilized to advance 
common goals of the Department, promote organiza-
tional synergies, and avoid unnecessary duplication 
of effort. 
(c) PROGRAM FOR OPERATIONAL ENERGY PROTO-
TYPING.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Commencing not later than 
90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary of Defense, through the Under Sec-
retary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, 
shall carry out a program for the demonstration of 
technologies related to operational energy proto-
typing, including demonstration of operational en-
ergy technology and validation prototyping. 
(2) OPERATION OF PROGRAM.—The Secretary 
shall ensure that the program under paragraph (1) 
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operates in conjunction with the OECIF to promote 
the transfer of innovative technologies that have suc-
cessfully established proof of concept for use in pro-
duction or in the field. 
(3) PROGRAM ELEMENTS.—In carrying out the 
program under paragraph (1) the Secretary shall— 
(A) identify and demonstrate the most 
promising, innovative, and cost-effective tech-
nologies and methods that address high-priority 
operational energy requirements of the Depart-
ment of Defense; 
(B) in conducting demonstrations under 
subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall— 
(i) collect cost and performance data 
to overcome barriers against employing an 
innovative technology because of concerns 
regarding technical or programmatic risk; 
and 
(ii) ensure that components of the De-
partment have time to establish new re-
quirements where necessary and plan, pro-
gram, and budget for technology transition 
to programs of record; 
(C) utilize project structures similar to 
those of the OECIF to ensure transparency and 
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accountability throughout the efforts conducted 
under the program; and 
(D) give priority, in conjunction with the 
OECIF, to the development and fielding of 
clean technologies that reduce reliance on fossil 
fuels. 
(4) TOOL FOR ACCOUNTABILITY AND TRANSI-
TION.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—In carrying out the 
program under paragraph (1), the Secretary 
shall develop and utilize a tool to track relevant 
investments in operational energy from applied 
research to transition to use to ensure user or-
ganizations have the full picture of technology 
maturation and development. 
(B) TRANSITION.—The tool developed and 
utilized under subparagraph (A) shall be de-
signed to overcome transition challenges with 
rigorous and well-documented demonstrations 
that provide the information needed by all 
stakeholders for acceptance of the technology. 
SEC. 320. FIVE-YEAR REVIEWS OF CONTAINMENT TECH-
NOLOGIES RELATING TO RED HILL BULK 
FUEL STORAGE FACILITY. 
(a) REVIEWS.— 
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(1) REVIEWS REQUIRED.—At least once every 5 
years, the Secretary of the Navy shall conduct a re-
view of available technologies relating to the contain-
ment of fuel to determine whether any such tech-
nology may be used to improve the containment of 
fuel with respect to storage tanks located at the Red 
Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility, Hawaii. 
(2) DEADLINE FOR INITIAL REVIEW.—The Sec-
retary shall begin the first review under paragraph 
(1) by not later than the date that is 1 year after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(b) BRIEFINGS.—Not later than 60 days after the 
date on which a review conducted under subsection (a) is 
completed, the Secretary shall provide to the congressional 
defense committees a briefing on— 
(1) any technology identified in such review 
that the Secretary determines may be used to im-
prove the containment of fuel with respect to storage 
tanks located at the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Fa-
cility; and 
(2) the feasibility and cost of implementing any 
such technology at the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage 
Facility. 
(c) TERMINATION.—The requirements to conduct re-
views under subsection (a) and provide briefings under 
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subsection (b) shall terminate on the date on which the 
Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility ceases operation, as 
determined by the Secretary of the Navy. 
SEC. 321. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR ACQUISITION 
OF FURNISHED ENERGY FOR RHINE ORD-
NANCE BARRACKS ARMY MEDICAL CENTER. 
None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by 
this Act or otherwise made available for the Department 
of Defense for fiscal year 2021 may be used to enter into 
a contract for the acquisition of furnished energy for the 
new Rhine Ordnance Barracks Army Medical Center 
(hereafter referred to as the ‘‘Medical Center’’) before the 
date on which Secretary of Defense submits to the con-
gressional defense committees a written certification that 
the Medical Center does not use any energy sourced from 
inside the Russian Federation as a means of generating 
the furnished energy. 
SEC. 322. REQUIREMENT TO UPDATE DEPARTMENT OF DE-
FENSE CLIMATE CHANGE ROADMAP. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than February 1, 2022, 
the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees 
on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Represent-
atives an update to the Department of Defense 2014 Cli-
mate Change Adaptation Roadmap. Such update shall in-
clude an outline of the strategy and implementation plan 
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of the Department to address the current and foreseeable 
effects of climate change on the mission of the Depart-
ment of Defense. 
(b) ELEMENTS OF STRATEGY AND IMPLEMENTATION 
PLAN.—The strategy and implementation plan required to 
be included in the update under subsection (a) shall in-
clude— 
(1) a description of the overarching approach of 
the Department to climate adaptation and climate 
mitigation measures; 
(2) a discussion of the current and foreseeable 
effects of climate change on— 
(A) plans and operations, including— 
(i) military readiness; 
(ii) increased frequency of extreme 
weather 
events, 
including 
flooding, 
drought, desertification, wildfires, thawing 
permafrost, hurricanes, and extreme heat; 
(iii) conflicts or disputes, emerging 
threats, and instability caused or exacer-
bated by climate change, including tensions 
related to drought, famine, infectious dis-
ease, geoengineering, energy transitions, 
extreme weather, migration, and competi-
tion for scarce resources; 
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(iv) increased demand for Defense 
Support for Civil Authorities and disaster 
or humanitarian relief operations; 
(v) the operating environment of the 
Arctic and of the strategic and geopolitical 
implications of a progressively more ice- 
free Arctic Ocean; and 
(vi) alteration or limitation on oper-
ation environments; 
(B) training and testing, including— 
(i) changes in land carrying capacity; 
(ii) increased maintenance and repair 
requirements for equipment and infrastruc-
ture; 
(iii) health of military personnel, in-
cluding mitigation of infectious diseases, 
heat stress and heat-related illnesses re-
sulting from increasing temperatures; 
(iv) increased dust generation, air pol-
lution, and fire hazards; and 
(v) maintaining testing and training 
capacity to support increased operations 
and civil support missions; 
(C) built and natural infrastructure, in-
cluding— 
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(i) military installation resilience, as 
such term is defined in section 101(e)(8) 
of title 10, United States Code, of installa-
tions both within and outside the United 
States and its possessions and territories 
and of the State-owned National Guard in-
stallations of the several States; 
(ii) resilience of the air and sea ports 
of our allies and partners that are critical 
to the training, deployment, and operations 
of the armed forces of the United States 
and its allies and partners; 
(iii) resilience of the deployment sys-
tem and structure of the Department of 
Defense and of the United States, includ-
ing the strategic highway network, the 
strategic rail network, and designated stra-
tegic air and sea ports; 
(iv) best practices for modeling and 
mitigating risks posed to military installa-
tions by increased inundation, erosion, 
flood, wind, and fire damage; 
(v) changing energy demand at mili-
tary installations to include heating and 
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cooling, particularly in communities experi-
encing grid stress; 
(vi) disruption and competition for re-
liable energy and water resources; 
(vii) geoengineering and energy tran-
sitions; 
(viii) 
increased 
maintenance 
and 
sustainment costs; 
(ix) damage to natural and con-
structed infrastructure from thawing per-
mafrost and sea ice; and 
(x) the effects of climate stress on 
community support infrastructure, includ-
ing roads, transportation hubs, and med-
ical facilities; 
(D) acquisition and supply chain, includ-
ing— 
(i) measures to ensure that the cur-
rent and projected future scale and im-
pacts of climate change are fully consid-
ered in the research, development, testing, 
and acquisition of major weapon systems 
and of associated supplies and equipment; 
(ii) required alterations of stockpiles; 
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(iii) reduced or changed availability 
and access to materials, equipment, and 
supplies, including water and food sources; 
(iv) disruptions in fuel availability and 
distribution; 
(v) estimated climate security invest-
ments required to address foreseeable costs 
incurred or influenced by climate change 
for each of the lines of effort in this re-
port, including extreme weather response, 
over the next 5, 10, and 20 years, with 
topline estimates and a qualitative discus-
sion of cost drivers for each; and 
(vi) equipment and infrastructure in-
vestments required to address a changing 
Arctic environment; and 
(E) such other matters as the Secretary 
determines appropriate; and 
(3) a list of the ten most concerning existing or 
emerging conflicts or threats that pose a risk to the 
security of the United States that may be exacer-
bated by climate change. 
(c) ASSESSMENTS AND PROJECTIONS OF THE SCOPE 
AND SCALE OF CLIMATE CHANGE.—In preparing the up-
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date to the climate change roadmap as required under 
subsection (a), the Secretary shall consider— 
(1) climate projections from the Global Change 
Research Office, National Climate Assessment, the 
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
and other Federal agencies; and 
(2) data on, and analysis of, the national secu-
rity effects of climate prepared by the Climate Secu-
rity Advisory Council of the Office of the Director 
of National Intelligence established pursuant to sec-
tion 120 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 
U.S.C. 3060) and by other elements of the intel-
ligence community. 
(d) FORM.—The update to the climate change road-
map required under subsection (a) shall be submitted in 
an unclassified form, but may contain a classified annex. 
If the Secretary determines that the inclusion of a classi-
fied annex is necessary, the Secretary shall conduct an in- 
person briefing for Members of the Committees on Armed 
Services of the Senate and House of Representatives by 
not later than 90 days after date of the submission of the 
update. 
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SEC. 323. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT ON DEPART-
MENT OF DEFENSE INSTALLATION ENERGY. 
(a) GAO REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General 
of the United States shall submit to the Committees on 
Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representa-
tives a report on the progress of the Department of De-
fense toward reaching net zero goals, including an agency- 
wide view and breakdowns of progress by service branch. 
(b) CONTENTS OF REPORT.—The report required 
under subsection (a) shall include— 
(1) an analysis of the extent to which the De-
partment of Defense has implemented net zero ini-
tiatives to date and developed a forward-looking in-
tegrated net zero strategy for energy, emissions, 
water, and waste management and the extent to 
which each of the military departments has imple-
mented such strategy; 
(2) a description of the current challenges to 
implementing net zero initiatives or meeting net zero 
goals and the degree to which the Department of 
Defense and the military departments have ad-
dressed applied lessons learned; 
(3) a cost-benefit analysis of net zero initiatives, 
including a description of how such costs and bene-
fits are identified, tracked, and validated; 
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(4) a description of the feasibility of achieving 
net zero benchmarks of 25 percent, 50 percent, 75 
percent, and 100 percent of the energy, emissions, 
water, and waste management levels for 2020, in-
cluding anticipated funding requirements, statutory 
requirements, infrastructure needs, and timeframes; 
and 
(5) an analysis of the integration between en-
ergy offices with program offices, budget, and oper-
ational planners within the Department of Defense 
and military departments across the enterprise, and 
recommendations for improving coordination. 
(c) FORM OF REPORT.—The report required under 
this section shall be submitted in unclassified form, but 
may contain a classified annex. 
SEC. 324. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE REPORT ON EMIS-
SIONS LEVELS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the 
Department of Defense shall submit to the Committees 
on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Represent-
atives and to the Comptroller General a report on the total 
level of emissions for each of the last 10 fiscal years. Such 
emissions levels shall include the agency-wide total, break-
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downs by military department, and delineations between 
installation and operational emissions. 
(b) FORM OF REPORT.—The report required under 
this section shall be submitted in unclassified form, but 
may contain a classified annex. 
SEC. 325. OBJECTIVES, PERFORMANCE STANDARDS, AND 
CRITERIA FOR USE OF WILDLIFE CONSERVA-
TION BANKING PROGRAMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—To ensure opportunities for De-
partment of Defense participation in wildlife conservation 
banking programs pursuant to section 2694c of title 10, 
United States Code, the Secretary of the Interior, acting 
through the Director of the United States Fish and Wild-
life Service, shall issue regulations of general applicability 
establishing objectives, measurable performance stand-
ards, and criteria for use, consistent with the Endangered 
Species Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), for mitigation bank-
ing offsetting effects on a species, or habitat of such spe-
cies, that is endangered, threatened, a candidate for list-
ing, or otherwise at risk under such Act. To the maximum 
extent practicable, the regulatory standards and criteria 
shall maximize available credits and opportunities for miti-
gation, provide flexibility for characteristics of various spe-
cies, and apply equivalent standards and criteria to all 
mitigation banks. 
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(b) DEADLINE FOR REGULATIONS.—The Secretary 
of the Interior, acting through the Director of the United 
States Fish and Wildlife Service, shall publish an advance 
notice of proposed rulemaking for the regulations required 
by subsection (a) by not later than 1 year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 
326. 
OFFSHORE 
WIND 
ENERGY 
DEVELOPMENT, 
MORRO BAY, CALIFORNIA. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following find-
ings: 
(1) Since 2016, the Department of Defense and 
Department of the Navy have been working with 
State and Federal stakeholders to determine wheth-
er a commercial lease for the development of renew-
able energy off the coast of Morro Bay, California 
could be developed in a manner that is compatible 
with the training and readiness requirements of the 
Department of Defense. 
(2) Military readiness and the ability to conduct 
realistic training are critical to our national security; 
however, energy security and other ocean uses are 
also important. These interests should be balanced 
to the extent practicable when analyzing offshore en-
ergy proposals. 
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(3) In August 2019, Members of Congress, the 
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Sustainment, sen-
ior officials from other Federal agencies, and state 
and local elected representatives met to discuss a 
path forward to accommodate wind energy develop-
ment off the Central Coast of California while ensur-
ing the Department of Defense was able to continue 
meeting its testing, training, and operational re-
quirements. 
(4) Following the initial meeting in August 
2019, the stakeholder group continued meeting at 
roughly monthly intervals through 2019 and into 
2020 to discuss options and work towards a mutu-
ally agreeable solution for renewable energy develop-
ment and continued military testing, training, and 
operational requirements off the Central Coast of 
California. 
(5) In May 2020, the Assistant Secretary of the 
Navy for Energy, Installations, and Environment 
notified stakeholders that despite the previous year 
of negotiations, it was his view any wind energy de-
velopments off the Central Coast of California may 
not be viewed as being compatible with military ac-
tivities. This unilateral decision was made abruptly, 
without providing any supporting analysis or ac-
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knowledgment of the progress and commitments 
made during previous negotiations, and was not in 
the spirit of cooperation and collaboration that had 
driven the previous 9 months of stakeholder engage-
ments. 
(6) Stakeholder confidence in the Department 
of Defense review process is paramount. Abrupt and 
unilateral changes of course erode confidence and 
undermine the State, local, and industry trust in a 
fair, transparent, and predictable adjudication of po-
tential conflicts. 
(7) In early 2019, in order to create continuity 
between the offshore and terrestrial processes, the 
Department of Defense consolidated its review of 
proposed energy development projects so that off-
shore energy proposals were now included in the 
Military Aviation and Installation Assurance Clear-
inghouse (the Clearinghouse). The Clearinghouse 
has a proven record for reviewing proposed energy 
development projects through a fair and transparent 
process. The Morro Bay proposal pre-dates this con-
solidation but underwent a similar Department of 
Defense led compatibility review. 
(8) Congress has generally supported the trans-
parent and fair Clearinghouse review process, as well 
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as all efforts between the Department of Defense 
and other stakeholders to reach solutions that allow 
for the development of energy projects in a manner 
that is compatible with military testing, training, 
and operational requirements. 
(9) Legislating a solution to a specific energy 
development proposal should only be reserved for 
rare occasions. Due to Navy’s abrupt and unilateral 
decision to walk away from productive negotiations, 
after months of good-faith efforts by other stake-
holders and public engagement, the threshold for 
congressional intervention has been reached. 
(b) RESPONSIBILITY.—All interaction on behalf of 
the Department of the Navy with the California Energy 
Commission, Federal agencies, State and local govern-
ments, and potential energy developers regarding proposed 
offshore wind energy off the central coast of California 
shall be performed through the Office of the Under Sec-
retary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment. 
(c) BRIEFING REQUIREMENT; LIMITATION.— 
(1) BRIEFING.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of Defense shall provide to the Committees on 
Armed Services and the Committee on Natural Re-
sources of the House of Representatives a briefing 
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on status of the review by the Offshore Energy 
Working Group of the request to locate at least two 
offshore wind lease areas proximate to and within 
the Morro Bay Call Area. Such briefing shall in-
clude— 
(A) a detailed map that shows any areas 
identified; 
(B) proposed mitigations that would enable 
compatible development in the areas identified; 
(C) any unresolved issues; and 
(D) any other terms of the agreement 
reached with the California Energy Commis-
sion, other Federal agencies, State and local 
governments, and potential energy developers. 
(2) LIMITATION.—The Secretary of Defense 
may not issue a final offshore wind assessment that 
proposes wind exclusion areas and may not object to 
an offshore energy project in the Central Coast of 
California that has filed for review by the Military 
Aviation and Installation Assurance Clearinghouse 
until the Secretary provides the briefing required 
under paragraph (1). 
(d) LIMITATION
ON
USE
OF
FUNDS.—Of the 
amounts authorized to be appropriated by this Act or oth-
erwise made available for the Department of Defense for 
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fiscal year 2021, not more than 75 percent may be obli-
gated or expended for the Office of the Assistant Secretary 
of the Navy for Energy, Installations, and Environment 
until the date that is 30 days after the date on which the 
briefing required under subsection (c)(1) is provided. 
SEC. 327. LONG-DURATION DEMONSTRATION INITIATIVE 
AND JOINT PROGRAM. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF INITIATIVE.—Not later than 
January 15, 2021, the Director of the Environmental Se-
curity Technology Certification Program of the Depart-
ment of Defense (hereinafter in this section referred to 
as the ‘‘Director’’) may establish a demonstration initia-
tive composed of demonstration projects focused on the 
development of long-duration energy storage technologies. 
(b) SELECTION OF PROJECTS.—To the maximum ex-
tent practicable, in selecting demonstration projects to 
participate in the demonstration initiative under sub-
section (a), the Director may— 
(1) ensure a range of technology types; 
(2) ensure regional diversity among projects; 
and 
(3) consider bulk power level, distribution power 
level, behind-the-meter, microgrid (grid-connected or 
islanded mode), and off-grid applications. 
(c) JOINT PROGRAM.— 
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(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—As part of the dem-
onstration initiative under subsection (a), the Direc-
tor, in consultation with the Secretary of Energy, 
may establish within the Department of Defense a 
joint program to carry out projects— 
(A) to demonstrate promising long-dura-
tion energy storage technologies at different 
scales to promote energy resiliency; and 
(B) to help new, innovative long-duration 
energy storage technologies become commer-
cially viable. 
(2) MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING.—Not 
later than 200 days after the date of enactment of 
this Act, the Director may enter into a memo-
randum of understanding with the Secretary of En-
ergy to administer the joint program. 
(3) INFRASTRUCTURE.—In carrying out the 
joint program, the Director and the Secretary of En-
ergy may— 
(A) use existing test-bed infrastructure 
at— 
(i) installations of the Department of 
Defense; and 
(ii) facilities of the Department of En-
ergy; and 
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(B) develop new infrastructure for identi-
fied projects, if appropriate. 
(4) GOALS AND METRICS.—The Director and 
the Secretary of Energy may develop goals and 
metrics for technological progress under the joint 
program consistent with energy resilience and energy 
security policies. 
(5) SELECTION OF PROJECTS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—To the maximum ex-
tent practicable, in selecting projects to partici-
pate in the joint program, the Director and the 
Secretary of Energy may— 
(i) ensure that projects are carried 
out under conditions that represent a vari-
ety of environments with different physical 
conditions and market constraints; and 
(ii) ensure an appropriate balance 
of— 
(I) 
larger, 
operationally-scaled 
projects, adapting commercially-prov-
en technology that meets military 
service defined requirements; and 
(II) smaller, lower-cost projects. 
(B) PRIORITY.—In carrying out the joint 
program, the Director and the Secretary of En-
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ergy may give priority to demonstration 
projects that— 
(i) make available to the public 
project information that will accelerate de-
ployment of long-duration energy storage 
technologies that promote energy resil-
iency; and 
(ii) will be carried out as field dem-
onstrations fully integrated into the instal-
lation grid at an operational scale. 
SEC. 328. PRIZES FOR DEVELOPMENT OF NON-PFAS-CON-
TAINING FIRE-FIGHTING AGENT. 
(a) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of Defense, acting 
through 
the 
Assistant 
Secretary 
of 
Defense 
for 
Sustainment and the Strategic Environmental Research 
and Development Program, may carry out a program to 
award cash prizes and other types of prizes that the Sec-
retary determines are appropriate to recognize out-
standing achievements in the development of a non-PFAS- 
containing fire-fighting agent to replace aqueous film- 
forming foam with the potential for application to the per-
formance of the military missions of the Department of 
Defense. 
(b) COMPETITION
REQUIREMENTS.—A program 
under subsection (a) shall use a competitive process for 
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the selection of recipients of cash prizes. The process shall 
include the widely-advertised solicitation of submissions of 
research results, technology developments, and prototypes. 
(c) LIMITATIONS.—The following limitations shall 
apply to a program under subsection (a): 
(1) No prize competition may result in the 
award of a prize with a fair market value of more 
than $5,000,000. 
(2) No prize competition may result in the 
award of more than $1,000,000 in cash prizes with-
out the approval of the Assistant Secretary of De-
fense for Sustainment. 
(3) No prize competition may result in the 
award of a solely nonmonetary prize with a fair mar-
ket value of more than $10,000 without the approval 
of 
the 
Assistant 
Secretary 
of 
Defense 
for 
Sustainment. 
(d) RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER AUTHORITY.—A pro-
gram under subsection (a) may be carried out in conjunc-
tion with or in addition to the exercise of any other author-
ity of the Department of Defense. 
(e) USE OF PRIZE AUTHORITY.—Use of prize author-
ity under this section shall be considered the use of com-
petitive procedures for the purposes of section 2304 of 
title 10, United States Code. 
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(f) PFAS.—In this section, the term ‘‘PFAS’’ 
means— 
(1) man-made chemicals of which all of the car-
bon atoms are fully fluorinated carbon atoms; and 
(2) man-made chemicals containing a mix of 
fully fluorinated carbon atoms, partially fluorinated 
carbon atoms, and nonfluorinated carbon atoms. 
(g) TERMINATION.—The authority to carry out a 
program under this section shall terminate on October 1, 
2024. 
SEC. 329. SURVEY OF TECHNOLOGIES FOR DEPARTMENT 
OF DEFENSE APPLICATION IN PHASING OUT 
THE USE OF FLUORINATED AQUEOUS FILM- 
FORMING FOAM. 
(a) SURVEY OF TECHNOLOGIES.—The Secretary of 
Defense shall conduct a survey of relevant technologies, 
other than fire-fighting agent solutions, to determine 
whether any such technologies are available and can be 
adapted for use by the Department of Defense to facilitate 
the phase-out of fluorinated aqueous film-forming foam. 
The technologies surveyed under this subsection shall in-
clude hangar flooring systems, fire-fighting agent delivery 
systems, containment systems, and other relevant tech-
nologies the Secretary determines appropriate. 
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(b) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to 
the congressional defense committees a report on the re-
sults of the survey conducted under subsection (a). Such 
report shall include— 
(1) a description of the technologies included in 
the survey; 
(2) a list of the technologies that were consid-
ered for further testing or analysis; and 
(3) any technologies that are undergoing addi-
tional analysis for possible application within the 
Department. 
SEC. 330. INTERAGENCY BODY ON RESEARCH RELATED TO 
PER- AND POLYFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Director of the Office of 
Science and Technology Policy, acting through the Na-
tional Science and Technology Council, shall establish an 
interagency working group to coordinate Federal activities 
to advance research and development needed to address 
PFAS. 
(b) AGENCY PARTICIPATION.—The interagency work-
ing group shall include a representative of each— 
(1) the Environmental Protection Agency; 
(2) the National Institute of Environmental 
Health Sciences; 
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(3) the Agency for Toxic Substances and Dis-
ease Registry; 
(4) the National Science Foundation; 
(5) the Department of Defense; 
(6) the National Institutes of Health; 
(7) the National Institute of Standards and 
Technology; 
(8) the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Ad-
ministration; 
(9) the Department of the Interior; 
(10) the Department of Transportation; 
(11) the Department of Homeland Security; 
(12) the National Aeronautics and Space Ad-
ministration; 
(13) the National Toxicology Program; 
(14) the Department of Agriculture; 
(15) the Geological Survey; 
(16) the Department of Commerce; 
(17) the Department of Energy; 
(18) the Office of Information and Regulatory 
Affairs; 
(19) the Office of Management and Budget; 
and 
(20) any such other Federal department or 
agency as the President considers appropriate. 
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(c) CO-CHAIRS.—The Interagency working group 
shall be co-chaired by the Director of the Office of Science 
and Technology Policy and, on an annual rotating basis, 
a representative from a Member agency, as selected by the 
Director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy. 
(d) RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE WORKING GROUP.— 
The interagency working group established under sub-
section (a) shall— 
(1) provide for interagency coordination of Fed-
erally funded PFAS research and development; and 
(2) not later than 12 months after the date of 
enactment of this Act, develop a strategic plan for 
Federal support for PFAS research and development 
(to be updated not less than every 2 years) that— 
(A) identifies all current Federally funded 
PFAS research and development, including the 
nature and scope of such research and develop-
ment and the amount of funding associated 
with such research and development during the 
current fiscal year, disaggregated by agency; 
(B) identifies scientific and technological 
challenges that must be addressed to under-
stand and to significantly reduce the environ-
mental and human health impacts of PFAS and 
to identify cost-effective— 
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(i) alternatives to PFAS that are de-
signed to be safer and more environ-
mentally friendly; 
(ii) methods for removal of PFAS 
from the environment; and 
(iii) methods to safely destroy or de-
grade PFAS; 
(C) 
establishes 
goals, 
priorities, 
and 
metrics for Federally funded PFAS research 
and development that takes into account the 
current state of research and development iden-
tified in paragraph (A) and the challenges iden-
tified in paragraph (B); and 
(D) an implementation plan for Federal 
agencies. 
(e) CONSULTATION.—In developing the strategic plan 
under subsection (d), the interagency working group shall 
consult with states, tribes, territories, local governments, 
appropriate industries, academic institutions and non-
governmental organizations with expertise in PFAS re-
search and development, treatment, management, and al-
ternative development. 
(f) ANNUAL REPORT.—For each fiscal year begin-
ning with fiscal year 2022, not later than 90 days after 
submission of the President’s annual budget request for 
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such fiscal year, the Interagency working group shall pre-
pare and submit to Congress a report that includes— 
(1) a summary of Federally funded PFAS re-
search and development for such fiscal year and the 
preceding fiscal year, including a disaggregation of 
spending for each participating Federal agency; and 
(2) a description of how Federal agencies are 
implementing the strategic plan described in sub-
section (d). 
(g) PFAS RESEARCH
AND DEVELOPMENT.—The 
term ‘‘PFAS research and development’’ includes any re-
search or project that has the goal of accomplishing the 
following: 
(1) The removal of PFAS from the environ-
ment. 
(2) The safe destruction or degradation of 
PFAS. 
(3) The development and deployment of safer 
and more environmentally friendly alternative sub-
stances that are functionally similar to those made 
with PFAS. 
(4) The understanding of sources of environ-
mental PFAS contamination and pathways to expo-
sure for the public. 
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(5) The understanding of the toxicity of PFAS 
to humans and animals. 
SEC. 331. RESTRICTION ON PROCUREMENT BY DEFENSE 
LOGISTICS AGENCY OF CERTAIN ITEMS CON-
TAINING 
PERFLUOROALKYL 
SUBSTANCES 
AND POLYFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—The Director of the Defense Lo-
gistics Agency may not procure any covered item con-
taining a perfluoroalkyl substance or polyfluoroalkyl sub-
stance. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘covered item’’ means— 
(A) non-stick cookware or food service 
ware for use in galleys or dining facilities; 
(B) food packaging materials; 
(C) furniture or floor waxes; 
(D) carpeting, rugs, or upholstered fur-
niture; 
(E) personal care items; 
(F) dental floss; and 
(G) sunscreen. 
(2) The term ‘‘perfluoroalkyl substance’’ means 
a man-made chemical of which all of the carbon 
atoms are fully fluorinated carbon atoms. 
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(3) The term ‘‘polyfluoroalkyl substance’’ 
means a man-made chemical containing a mix of 
fully fluorinated carbon atoms, partially fluorinated 
carbon atoms, and nonfluorinated carbon atoms. 
(c) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section shall take effect 
on the date that is one year after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act. 
SEC. 332. STANDARDS FOR REMOVAL OR REMEDIAL AC-
TIONS WITH RESPECT TO PFOS OR PFOA 
CONTAMINATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In conducting removal or reme-
dial actions pursuant to the Comprehensive Environ-
mental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 
1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.) or section 332 of the Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 
(Public Law 116–92) of PFOS or PFOA contamination 
from Department of Defense or National Guard activities 
found in drinking water or in groundwater that is not cur-
rently used for drinking water, the Secretary of Defense 
shall ensure that such actions result in a level that meets 
or exceeds the most stringent of the following standards 
for PFOS or PFOA in any environmental media: 
(1) An enforceable State standard, in effect in 
that State, for drinking, surface, or ground water, as 
described in section 121(d)(2)(A)(ii) of the Com-
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prehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, 
and 
Liability 
Act 
of 
1980 
(42 
U.S.C. 
9621(d)(2)(A)(ii)). 
(2) An enforceable Federal standard for drink-
ing, surface, or ground water, as described in section 
121(d)(2)(A)(i) of the Comprehensive Environmental 
Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 
(42 U.S.C. 9621(d)(2)(A)(i)). 
(3) 
A 
health 
advisory 
under 
section 
1412(b)(1)(F) of the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 
U.S.C. 300g–1(b)(1)(F)). 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘PFOA’’ means perfluorooctanoic 
acid. 
(2) The term ‘‘PFOS’’ means perfluorooctane 
sulfonate. 
(3) The terms ‘‘removal’’ and ‘‘remedial action’’ 
have the meanings given those terms in section 101 
of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 
9601). 
(c) SAVINGS CLAUSE.—Except with respect to the 
specific level required to be met under subsection (a), 
nothing in this section affects the application of the Com-
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prehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and 
Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9607). 
SEC. 333. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT OF ALTERNATIVE 
TO AQUEOUS FILM-FORMING FOAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense, acting 
through the National Institute of Standards and Tech-
nology and in consultation with appropriate stakeholders 
and manufactures, research institutions, and other Fed-
eral agencies shall award grants and carry out other ac-
tivities to— 
(1) promote and advance the research and de-
velopment of additional alternatives to aqueous film- 
forming foam (in this section referred to as 
‘‘AFFF’’) containing per- and polyfluoroalkyl sub-
stances (in this section referred to as ‘‘PFAS’’) to 
facilitate the development of a military specification 
and subsequent fielding of a PFAS-free fire-fighting 
foam; 
(2) advance the use of green and sustainable 
chemistry for a fluorine-free alternative to AFFF; 
(3) increase opportunities for sharing best prac-
tices within the research and development sector 
with respect to AFFF; 
(4) assist in the testing of potential alternatives 
to AFFF; and 
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(5) provide guidelines on priorities with respect 
to an alternative to AFFF. 
(b) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS.—In carrying out 
the program required under subsection (a), the Secretary 
shall— 
(1) take into consideration the different uses of 
AFFF and the priorities of the Department of De-
fense in finding an alternative; 
(2) prioritize green and sustainable chemicals 
that do not pose a threat to public health or the en-
vironment; and 
(3) use and leverage research from existing De-
partment of Defense programs. 
(c) REPORT.—The Secretary shall submit to Con-
gress a report on— 
(1) the priorities and actions taken with respect 
to finding an alternative to AFFF and the imple-
mentation of such priorities; and 
(2) any alternatives the Secretary has denied, 
and the reason for any such denial. 
(d) USE OF FUNDS.—This section shall be carried 
out using amounts authorized to be available for the Stra-
tegic Environmental Research and Development Program. 
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SEC. 334. NOTIFICATION TO AGRICULTURAL OPERATIONS 
LOCATED IN AREAS EXPOSED TO DEPART-
MENT OF DEFENSE PFAS USE. 
(a) NOTIFICATION REQUIRED.—Not later than 60 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of 
Agriculture, shall provide a notification described in sub-
section (b) to any agricultural operation located within 10 
square miles of a location where covered PFAS— 
(1) has been detected in groundwater; 
(2) has been hydrologically linked to a local 
water source, including a water well; and 
(3) is suspected to be, or due to a positive test 
known to be, the result of the use of PFAS at any 
installation of the Department of Defense located in 
the United States or any State-owned facility of the 
National Guard. 
(b) NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.—The notifica-
tion required under subparagraph (a) shall include: 
(1) The name of the Department of Defense or 
National Guard installation from which the PFAS 
contamination in groundwater originated. 
(2) The specific type of PFAS detected in 
groundwater. 
(3) The detection levels of PFAS detected. 
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(4) Relevant governmental information regard-
ing the health and safety of the covered PFAS de-
tected, including relevant Federal or State standards 
for PFAS in groundwater, livestock, food commod-
ities and drinking water, and any known restrictions 
for sale of agricultural products that have been irri-
gated or watered with water containing PFAS. 
(c) ADDITIONAL TESTING RESULTS.—The Secretary 
of Defense shall provide to an agricultural operation that 
receives a notice under subsection (a) any pertinent up-
dated information, including any results of new elevated 
testing, by not later than 15 days after receiving such in-
formation. 
(d) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 90 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually 
thereafter, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 
Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the 
Senate and the Committee on Agriculture of the House 
of Representatives a report on the status of providing no-
tice under subsection (a). Such report shall include, for 
the period covered by the report— 
(1) the approximate locations of such oper-
ations relative to installations of the Department of 
Defense located in the United States and State- 
owned facilities of the National Guard; 
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(2) the PFAS substances detected in ground-
water; and 
(3) the levels of PFAS detected. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘covered PFAS’’ means each of 
the following: 
(A) Perfluorooctanoic acid (commonly re-
ferred to as ‘‘PFOA’’) (Chemical Abstracts 
Service No. 335–67–1). 
(B) Perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (com-
monly referred to as ‘‘PFOS’’) (Chemical Ab-
stracts Service No. 1763–23–1). 
(C) Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid ( com-
monly referred to as ‘‘PFBS’’) (Chemical Ab-
stracts Service No. 375–73–5). 
(D) Perfluorohexane sulfonate (commonly 
referred to as ‘‘PFHxs’’) (Chemical Abstracts 
Service No. 108427–53–8). 
(E) Perfluoroheptanoic acid (commonly re-
ferred to as ‘‘PFHpA’’) (Chemical Abstracts 
Service No. 375–85–9). 
(F) Perfluorohexanoic acid (commonly re-
ferred to as ‘‘PFHxA’’) (Chemical Abstracts 
Service No. 307–24–4). 
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(G) Perfluorodecanoic acid (commonly re-
ferred to as ‘‘PFDA’’) (Chemical Abstracts 
Service No. 335–76–2). 
(H) Perfluorononanoic acid (commonly re-
ferred to as ‘‘PFNA’’) (Chemical Abstracts 
Service No. 375–95–1). 
(2) The term ‘‘PFAS’’ means a perfluoroalkyl 
or polyfluoroalkyl substance with at least one fully 
fluorinated carbon atom, including the chemical 
GenX. 
SEC. 335. PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF RESULTS OF DEPART-
MENT 
OF 
DEFENSE 
TESTING 
FOR 
PERFLUOROALKYL OR POLYFLUOROALKYL 
SUBSTANCES. 
(a) PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF PFAS TESTING.—The 
Secretary of Defense shall publicly disclose the results of 
any testing for perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances 
(commonly referred to as ‘‘PFAS’’) conducted on military 
installations or formerly used defense sites, and any test-
ing for lead or copper at a Department education activity 
facility, including— 
(1) all such testing results conducted by the 
Department of Defense; and 
(2) all such testing results conducted by a non- 
Department entity (including any Federal agency 
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and any public or private entity) under contract by 
or pursuant to an agreement with the Department 
of Defense. 
(b) NATURE OF DISCLOSURE.—The Secretary of De-
fense may satisfy the disclosure requirement under sub-
section (a) by publishing the information, datasets, and 
results relating to the testing referred to in such sub-
section— 
(1) on the publicly available website established 
under section 331(b) of the National Defense Au-
thorization Act of 2020 (Public Law 116–92) by not 
later than 7 days after such information, datasets, 
and results become available; 
(2) on another publicly available website of the 
Department of Defense by not later than 7 days 
after such information, datasets, and results become 
available; or 
(3) in the Federal Register by not later than 30 
days after such information, datasets, and results 
become available. 
(c) REQUIREMENTS.—The information required to be 
disclosed by the Secretary of Defense under subsection (a) 
and published under subsection (b) shall— 
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(1) constitute a record for the purposes of 
chapters 21, 29, 31, and 33 of title 44, United 
States Code; and 
(2) include any underlying datasets or addi-
tional information of interest to the public, as deter-
mined by the Secretary of Defense. 
(d) LOCAL NOTIFICATION.—Prior to conducting any 
testing for perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances, 
the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the managers 
of the public water system and the publicly owned treat-
ment works serving the areas located immediately adja-
cent to the military installation where such testing is to 
occur notice in writing of the testing. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘formerly used defense site’’ 
means any site formerly used by the Department of 
Defense or National Guard eligible for environ-
mental restoration by the Secretary of Defense fund-
ed under the ‘‘Environmental Restoration Account, 
Formerly Used Defense Sites’’ account established 
under section 2703(a)(5) of title 10, United States 
Code. 
(2) The term ‘‘military installation’’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 2801(c)(4) of 
title 10, United States Code. 
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(3) The term ‘‘perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl 
substance’’ means any per or polyfluoroalkyl sub-
stance with at least one fully fluorinated carbon 
atom. 
(4) The term ‘‘public water system’’ has the 
meaning given such term under section 1401(4) of 
the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300f(4)). 
(5) The term ‘‘treatment works’’ has the mean-
ing given such term in section 212(2) of the Federal 
Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1292(2)). 
SEC. 336. BIOLOGICAL THREATS REPORT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, 
in coordination with the Secretary of State, shall submit 
to the appropriate congressional committees a report on 
efforts to prevent, detect, and respond to biological 
threats, including through cooperation with bilateral and 
multilateral partners. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report shall include the fol-
lowing: 
(1) A description of actions taken by the De-
partment of Defense to improve proliferation preven-
tion regarding, detection of, and response to biologi-
cal threats of natural, accidental, or deliberate ori-
gin, including the following: 
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(A) Department of Defense policy guidance 
to address the threat of naturally and acciden-
tally occurring diseases in addition to potential 
deliberate biological events. 
(B) Organizational chart describing those 
responsible in each Department for coordi-
nating these activities, in accordance with the 
report required by section 745 of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 
(Public Law 116–92). 
(C) A description of efforts to integrate 
Department of Defense infectious disease re-
search, cooperative threat reduction programs, 
and other activities designed to protect Depart-
ment of Defense personnel against infectious 
disease threats. 
(2) Programs and policies to address the threat 
of accidental or deliberate misuse of emerging bio-
logical technologies, including synthetic biology, in-
cluding Cooperative Threat Reduction, efforts to co-
operate with other partners to establish international 
norms and standards, consideration of new tech-
nologies in the Biological Threat Reduction Pro-
gram, and efforts to develop countermeasures. 
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SEC. 337. REPORT ON ENERGY SAVINGS PERFORMANCE 
CONTRACTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees 
a report on the use of energy savings performance con-
tracts (in this section referred to as ‘‘ESPCs’’) by the De-
partment of Defense. Such report shall include— 
(1) the total investment value of the total num-
ber of ESPCs per service for fiscal years 2016 
through 2020; 
(2) the location of facilities with ESPCs for fis-
cal years 2016 through 2020; 
(3) any limitations on expanding ESPCs 
throughout the Department of Defense; 
(4) the effect ESPCs have on military readi-
ness; and 
(5) any additional information the Secretary de-
termines relevant. 
(b) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.— 
In this section, the appropriate congressional committees 
are— 
(1) the Committee on Armed Services and the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House 
of Representatives; and 
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(2) the Committee on Armed Services, the 
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, and 
the Committee on Environment and Public Works of 
the Senate. 
SEC. 338. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING AN INTE-
GRATED MASTER PLAN TOWARDS ACHIEVING 
NET ZERO. 
It is the sense of Congress that the Department of 
Defense should develop an integrated master plan for pur-
suing Net Zero initiatives and reductions in fossil fuels 
using the findings of— 
(1) the assessment of Department of Defense 
operational energy usage required under section 318; 
(2) the Comptroller General report on Depart-
ment of Defnse installation energy required under 
section 323; and 
(3) the Department of Defense report on emis-
sions required under section 324. 
SEC. 339. INCREASE IN FUNDING FOR CENTERS FOR DIS-
EASE CONTROL STUDY ON HEALTH IMPLICA-
TIONS HEALTH IMPLICATIONS OF PER- AND 
POLYFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES CONTAMI-
NATION IN DRINKING WATER. 
Section 316(a)(2)(B)(ii) of the National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115– 
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91) is amended by striking ‘‘$10,000,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$15,000,000’’. 
SEC. 340. MORATORIUM ON INCINERATION BY DEPART-
MENT OF DEFENSE OF PERFLUOROALKYL 
SUBSTANCES, 
POLYFLUOROALKYL 
SUB-
STANCES, AND AQUEOUS FILM FORMING 
FOAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Beginning on the date of the en-
actment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall pro-
hibit the incineration of materials containing per- and 
polyfluoroalkyl substances or aqueous film forming foam 
until regulations have been prescribed by the Secretary 
that— 
(1) implement the requirements of section 330 
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2020 (Public Law 116–92); and 
(2) take into consideration the interim guidance 
published by the Administrator of the Environ-
mental Protection Agency under section 7361 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2020 (Public Law 116–92). 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the publi-
cation of the final regulations described in subsection (a), 
and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the 
Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency a 
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report on all incineration by the Department of Defense 
of 
materials 
containing 
perfluoroalkyl 
substances, 
polyfluoroalkyl substances, or aqueous film forming foam 
during the year covered by the report, including— 
(1) the total amount of such materials inciner-
ated; 
(2) the temperature range at which such mate-
rials were incinerated; and 
(3) the locations and facilities where such mate-
rials were incinerated. 
SEC. 341. GUARANTEEING EQUIPMENT SAFETY FOR FIRE-
FIGHTERS ACT OF 2020. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the 
‘‘Guaranteeing Equipment Safety for Firefighters Act of 
2020’’. 
(b) NATIONAL
INSTITUTE
OF
STANDARDS
AND 
TECHNOLOGY STUDY ON PER- AND POLYFLUOROALKYL 
SUBSTANCES
IN PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT 
WORN BY FIREFIGHTERS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 3 years after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Director 
of the National Institute of Standards and Tech-
nology shall, subject to availability of appropriations, 
in consultation with the Director of the National In-
stitute for Occupational Safety and Health, complete 
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a study of the contents and composition of new and 
unused personal protective equipment worn by fire-
fighters. 
(2) CONTENTS OF STUDY.—In carrying out the 
study required by paragraph (1), the Director of the 
National Institute of Standards and Technology 
shall examine— 
(A) the identity, prevalence, and concentra-
tion of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances 
(commonly known as ‘‘PFAS’’) in the personal 
protective equipment worn by firefighters; 
(B) the conditions and extent to which per- 
and polyfluoroalkyl substances are released into 
the environment over time from the degradation 
of personal protective equipment from normal 
use by firefighters; and 
(C) the relative risk of exposure to per- 
and polyfluoroalkyl substances faced by fire-
fighters from— 
(i) their use of personal protective 
equipment; and 
(ii) degradation of personal protective 
equipment from normal use by firefighters. 
(3) REPORTS.— 
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(A) PROGRESS
REPORTS.—Not less fre-
quently than once each year for the duration of 
the study conducted under paragraph (1), the 
Director shall submit to Congress a report on 
the progress of the Director in conducting such 
study. 
(B) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than 90 
days after the date on which the Director com-
pletes the study required by paragraph (1), the 
Director shall submit to Congress a report de-
scribing— 
(i) the findings of the Director with 
respect to the study; and 
(ii) recommendations on what addi-
tional research or technical improvements 
to personal protective equipment materials 
or components should be pursued to avoid 
unnecessary occupational exposure among 
firefighters to per- and polyfluoroalkyl sub-
stances through personal protective equip-
ment. 
(c) RESEARCH
ON PER- AND POLYFLUOROALKYL 
SUBSTANCES
IN PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT 
WORN BY FIREFIGHTERS.— 
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(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the submittal of the report required 
by subsection (b)(3)(B), the Director of the National 
Institute of Standards and Technology shall— 
(A) issue a solicitation for research pro-
posals to carry out the research recommenda-
tions identified in the report submitted under 
subsection (b)(3); and 
(B) award grants to applicants that submit 
research proposals to develop safe alternatives 
to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in per-
sonal protective equipment. 
(2) CRITERIA.—The Director shall select re-
search proposals to receive a grant under paragraph 
(1) on the basis of merit, using criteria identified by 
the Director, including the likelihood that the re-
search results will address the findings of the Direc-
tor with respect to the study conducted under sub-
section (b)(1). 
(3) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—Any entity or group 
of 2 or more entities may submit to the Director a 
research proposal in response to the solicitation for 
research proposals under paragraph (1), including— 
(A) State and local agencies; 
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(B) public institutions, including public in-
stitutions of higher education; 
(C) private corporations; and 
(D) nonprofit organizations. 
(d) AUTHORITY FOR DIRECTOR OF THE NATIONAL 
INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY TO CON-
SULT WITH EXPERTS ON MATTERS RELATING TO PER- 
AND POLYFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES.—In carrying out 
this section, the Director of the National Institute of 
Standards and Technology may consult with Federal 
agencies, nongovernmental organizations, State and local 
governments, and science and research institutions deter-
mined by the Director to have scientific or material inter-
est in reducing unnecessary occupational exposure to per- 
and polyfluoroalkyl substances by firefighters. 
(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—There are authorized to be 
appropriated to the Director $2,500,000 to carry out 
this section. 
(2) 
SUPPLEMENT
NOT
SUPPLANT.—Funds 
made available to carry out this section shall supple-
ment and not supplant funds made available to the 
Director for other purposes. 
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SEC. 342. ASSESSMENT OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE EX-
CESS PROPERTY PROGRAMS WITH RESPECT 
TO NEED AND WILDFIRE RISK. 
(a) ASSESSMENT OF PROGRAMS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense, 
acting through the Director of the Defense Logistics 
Agency, jointly with the Secretary of Agriculture, 
acting through the Chief of the Forest Service, shall 
assess the Firefighter Property Program (FFP) and 
the Federal Excess Personal Property Program 
(FEPP) implementation and best practices, taking 
into account community need and risk, including 
whether a community is an at-risk community (as 
defined in section 101(1) of the Healthy Forests 
Restoration Act of 2003 (16 U.S.C. 6511(1)). 
(2) COLLABORATION.—In carrying out the as-
sessment required under paragraph (1), the Sec-
retary of Defense, acting through the Director of the 
Defense Logistics Agency, and the Secretary of Ag-
riculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest 
Service, shall consult with State foresters and par-
ticipants in the programs described in such para-
graph. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, 
acting through the Director of the Defense Logistics 
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Agency, jointly with the Secretary of Agriculture, acting 
through the Chief of the Forest Service, shall submit to 
the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the Com-
mittee on Armed Services and the Committee on Agri-
culture, Forestry, and Nutrition of the Senate a report 
on the assessment required under paragraph (1) of sub-
section (a) and any findings and recommendations with 
respect to the programs described in such paragraph. 
Subtitle C—Logistics and 
Sustainment 
SEC. 351. NATIONAL DEFENSE SUSTAINMENT AND LOGIS-
TICS REVIEW. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 2 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 118 the 
following new section: 
‘‘§ 118a. National Defense Sustainment and Logistics 
Review 
‘‘(a) QUADRENNIAL REVIEW REQUIRED.—Two years 
after the submittal of each national defense strategy under 
section 113(g) of this title, the Secretary of Defense shall 
conduct a comprehensive review of the sustainment and 
logistics requirements necessary to support the force 
structure, force modernization, infrastructure, and other 
elements of the defense program and policies of the United 
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States during the subsequent 5-, 10-, and 25-year periods. 
Each such review shall be known as the ‘National Defense 
Sustainment and Logistics Review’. Each such review 
shall be conducted in consultation with the Secretaries of 
the military departments, the chief of the armed services, 
the Commander of United States Transportation Com-
mand, and the Commander of the Defense Logistics Agen-
cy. 
‘‘(b) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—(1) Not later than the 
first Monday in February of the year following the fiscal 
year during which the review required by subsection (a) 
is submitted, the Secretary shall submit to the congres-
sional defense committees a report on the review. Each 
such report shall include each of the following: 
‘‘(A) An assessment of the strategic and tac-
tical maritime logistics force (including non-military 
assets provided by Military Sealift Command and 
through the Voluntary Intermodal Sealift Agree-
ment) required to support sealift and at sea logistics 
requirements of forces to meet steady state and con-
tingency requirements. 
‘‘(B) An assessment of the strategic and tac-
tical airlift and tankers (including non-military as-
sets provided by the Civil Reserve Air Fleet and 
through the Voluntary Tanker Agreement) required 
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to support movement of forces to meet steady state 
and contingency requirements. 
‘‘(C) An assessment of the location, configura-
tion, and inventory of prepositioned materiel and 
equipment programs required to meet steady state 
and contingency requirements. 
‘‘(D) An assessment of the location, infrastruc-
ture, and storage capacity for petroleum, oil, and lu-
bricant products, as well as the ability to distribute 
such products from storage supply points to de-
ployed military forces, required to meet steady state 
and contingency requirements. 
‘‘(E) An assessment of the capabilities, capac-
ity, and infrastructure of the Department of Defense 
organic industrial base and private sector industrial 
base required to meet steady-state and surge soft-
ware and depot maintenance requirements. 
‘‘(F) An assessment of the production capa-
bility, capacity, and infrastructure, of the Depart-
ment of Defense organic industrial base and private 
sector industrial base required to meet steady-state 
and surge production requirements for ammunition 
and other military munitions. 
‘‘(G) An assessment of the condition, capacity, 
and location of military infrastructure required to 
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project military forces to meet steady-state and con-
tingency requirements. 
‘‘(H) An assessment of the cybersecurity risks 
to military and commercial logistics networks and 
information technology systems. 
‘‘(I) An assessment of the gaps between the re-
quirements identified under subparagraphs (A) 
through (H) compared to the actual force structure 
and infrastructure capabilities, capacity, and posture 
and the risks associated with each gap as it relates 
to the ability to meet the national defense strategy. 
‘‘(J) A discussion of the identified mitigations 
being pursued to address each gap and risk identi-
fied under subparagraph (I) as well as the initiatives 
and resources planned to address such gaps, as in-
cluded in the Department of Defense budget request 
submitted during the same year as the report and 
the applicable future-years defense program. 
‘‘(K) An assessment of the extent to which 
wargames conducted by the Department of Defense, 
Joint Staff, geographic combatant commands, and 
military departments incorporate logistics capabili-
ties and threats and a description of the logistics 
constraints to operations identified through such 
wargames. 
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‘‘(L) Such other matters the Secretary of De-
fense considers appropriate. 
‘‘(2) The report required under this subsection shall 
be submitted in classified form and shall include an un-
classified summary. 
‘‘(c) COMPTROLLER GENERAL REVIEW.—Not later 
than 180 days after the date on which Secretary submits 
each report required under subsection (b), the Comptroller 
General shall submit to the congressional defense commit-
tees a report that includes an assessment of each of the 
following: 
‘‘(1) Whether the report includes each of the 
elements referred to in subsection (b). 
‘‘(2) The strengths and weaknesses of the ap-
proach and methodology used in conducting the re-
view required under subsection (a) that is covered by 
the report. 
‘‘(3) Any other matters relating to sustainment 
that may arise from the report, as the Comptroller 
General considers appropriate. 
‘‘(d) RELATIONSHIP TO BUDGET.—Nothing in this 
section shall be construed to affect section 1105(a) of title 
31. 
‘‘(e) TERMINATION.—The requirement to submit a 
report under this section shall terminate on the date that 
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is 10 years after the date of the enactment of this sec-
tion.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting 
after the item relating to section 118 the following new 
item: 
‘‘118a. National Defense Sustainment and Logistics Review.’’. 
(c) DEADLINE FOR SUBMITTAL OF FIRST REPORT.— 
Notwithstanding the deadline in subsection (b)(1) of sec-
tion 118a of title 10, United States Code, the Secretary 
of Defense shall submit the first report under such section 
by no later than the date that is 18 months after the date 
of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 352. EXTENSION OF SUNSET RELATING TO CHARTER 
AIR TRANSPORTATION SERVICES. 
Section 9515(k) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘2020’’ and inserting ‘‘2025’’. 
SEC. 353. ADDITIONAL ELEMENTS FOR INCLUSION IN NAVY 
SHIP DEPOT MAINTENANCE BUDGET RE-
PORT. 
Section 363(b) of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116–92) is amended 
by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: 
‘‘(6) The execution of the planned schedule, 
categorized by class of ship, for each of the three 
preceding fiscal years, including— 
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‘‘(A) the actual contract award compared 
to the milestone; 
‘‘(B) the planned completion date com-
pared to the actual completion date; and 
‘‘(C) each regional maintenance center’s 
availability schedule performance for on-time 
availability completion. 
‘‘(7) In accordance with the findings of the 
Government Accountability Office (GAO 20–370)— 
‘‘(A) in 2021, an analysis plan for the 
evaluation of pilot program availabilities funded 
by the Other Procurement, Navy account; and 
‘‘(B) in 2022, a report on the Navy’s 
progress implementing such analysis plan.’’. 
SEC. 354. MODIFICATION TO LIMITATION ON LENGTH OF 
OVERSEAS 
FORWARD 
DEPLOYMENT 
OF 
NAVAL VESSELS. 
Section 323(b) of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115–232; 10 U.S.C. 
8690 note) is amended by striking ‘‘In the case of any 
naval vessel’’ and inserting ‘‘In the case of any aircraft 
carrier, amphibious ship, cruiser, destroyer, frigate, or lit-
toral combat ship’’. 
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SEC. 355. INDEPENDENT ADVISORY PANEL ON WEAPON 
SYSTEM SUSTAINMENT. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Defense 
shall establish an independent advisory panel (in this sec-
tion referred to as the ‘‘panel’’) on the weapon system 
sustainment ecosystem. The National Defense University 
and the Defense Acquisition University shall sponsor the 
panel, including by providing administrative support. 
(b) MEMBERSHIP.— 
(1) COMPOSITION.—The panel shall be com-
prised of nine members, of whom— 
(A) five shall be appointed by the Sec-
retary of Defense; 
(B) one shall be appointed by the Chair-
man of the Committee on Armed Services of 
the Senate; 
(C) one shall be appointed by the Ranking 
Member of the Committee on Armed Services of 
the Senate; 
(D) one shall be appointed by the Chair-
man of the Committee on Armed Services of 
the House of Representatives; and 
(E) one shall be appointed by the Ranking 
Member of the Committee on Armed Services of 
the House of Representatives. 
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(2) 
EXPERTISE.—In 
making 
appointments 
under this subsection, consideration should be given 
to individuals with expertise in public and private- 
sector acquisition, sustainment, and logistics policy 
in aviation, ground, maritime systems, and space 
systems and their related components. 
(3) APPOINTMENT DATE.—The appointment of 
the members of the panel shall be made not later 
than 120 days after the date of the enactment of 
this Act. 
(c) DUTIES.—The panel shall— 
(1) review the weapon system sustainment eco-
system 
from 
development, 
production, 
and 
sustainment of the weapon system through use in 
the field, depot and field-level maintenance, modi-
fication, and disposal with a goal of— 
(A) maximizing the availability and mis-
sion capabilities of weapon systems; 
(B) reducing overall life-cycle costs of 
weapon systems during fielding, operation and 
sustainment; and 
(C) aligning weapon system sustainment 
functions to the most recent national defense 
strategy submitted pursuant to section 113 of 
title 10, United States Code; and 
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(2) using information from the review of the 
weapon system sustainment ecosystem, make rec-
ommendations related to statutory, regulatory, pol-
icy, or operational best practices the panel considers 
necessary. 
(d) REPORT.— 
(1) INTERIM REPORT.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date on which all members of the panel 
have been appointed, the panel shall provide to the 
Secretary of Defense and the Committees on Armed 
Services of the Senate and House of Representatives 
a briefing on the interim findings and recommenda-
tions of the panel. 
(2) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than 2 years 
after the date on which all members of the panel 
have been appointed, the panel shall submit to the 
Secretary of Defense and the Committees on Armed 
Services of the Senate and House of Representatives 
a report setting for a detailed statement of the find-
ings and conclusions the panel as a result of the re-
view described in subsection (c), together with such 
recommendations related to statutory, regulatory, 
policy, or operational practices as the panel con-
siders appropriate in light of the results of the re-
view. 
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(e) ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense 
shall provide the panel with timely access to appro-
priate information, data, resources, analysis, and lo-
gistics support so that the panel may conduct a 
thorough and independent assessment as required 
under this section. 
(2) EFFECT OF LACK OF APPOINTMENT BY AP-
POINTMENT DATE.—If any member has not been ap-
pointed by the date specified in subsection (b)(3), 
the authority to appoint such member under sub-
section (b)(1) shall expire, and the number of mem-
bers of the panel shall be reduced by the number 
equal to the number of appointments so not made. 
(3) PERIOD
OF
APPOINTMENT; VACANCIES.— 
Members of the panel shall be appointed for the du-
ration of the panel. Any vacancy in the panel shall 
not affect its powers, but shall be filled in the same 
manner as the original appointment. 
(4) CHAIR.—The panel shall select a Chair 
from among its members. The Chair may not be a 
Federal officer or employee. 
(f) TERMINATION.—The panel shall terminate 90 
days after the date on which the panel submits the report 
required under subsection (d)(2). 
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SEC. 356. BIANNUAL BRIEFINGS ON STATUS OF SHIPYARD 
INFRASTRUCTURE OPTIMIZATION PLAN. 
(a) BRIEFINGS REQUIRED.—During the period be-
ginning on July 1, 2020, and ending on July 1, 2025, 
the Secretary of the Navy shall provide to the congres-
sional defense committees biannual briefings on the status 
of the Shipyard Infrastructure Optimization Plan. 
(b) ELEMENTS OF BRIEFINGS.—Each briefing under 
subsection (a) shall include a discussion of the status of 
each of the following elements: 
(1) A master plan for infrastructure develop-
ment, including projected military construction and 
capital equipment projects. 
(2) A planning and design update for military 
construction, minor military construction, and facil-
ity sustainment projects over the subsequent five- 
year period. 
(3) A human capital management and develop-
ment plan. 
(4) A workload management plan that includes 
synchronization requirements for each shipyard and 
ship class. 
(5) Performance metrics and an assessment 
plan. 
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(6) A funding and authority plan that includes 
funding lines across the future years defense pro-
gram. 
SEC. 357. MATERIEL READINESS METRICS AND OBJEC-
TIVES FOR MAJOR WEAPON SYSTEMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 118 of title 10, United 
States Code is amended— 
(1) by amending the section heading to read as 
follows: ‘‘Materiel readiness metrics and 
objectives for major weapon systems’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘Not later than five days’’ and 
inserting the following: 
‘‘(d) BUDGET JUSTIFICATION.—Not later than five 
days’’; 
(3) by inserting before subsection (d) (as des-
ignated by paragraph (2)) the following new sub-
sections: 
‘‘(a) MATERIEL READINESS METRICS.—Each head 
of an element of the Department specified in paragraphs 
(1) through (10) of section 111(b) of this title shall estab-
lish and maintain materiel readiness metrics to enable as-
sessment of the readiness of members of the armed forces 
to carry out— 
‘‘(1) the strategic framework required by sec-
tion 113(g)(1)(B)(vii) of this title; and 
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‘‘(2) guidance issued by the Secretary of De-
fense pursuant to section 113(g)(1)(B) of this title. 
‘‘(b) REQUIRED METRICS.—At a minimum, the ma-
teriel readiness metrics required by subsection (a) shall 
address the materiel availability, operational availability, 
operational capability, and materiel reliability of each 
major weapon system by designated mission, design series, 
variant, or class. 
‘‘(c) MATERIEL READINESS OBJECTIVES.—(1) Not 
later than one year after the date of the enactment of this 
Act, each head of an element described in subsection (a) 
shall establish the metrics required by subsection (b) nec-
essary to support the strategic framework and guidance 
referred to in paragraph (1) and (2) of subsection (a). 
‘‘(2) Annually, each head of an element described in 
subsection (a) shall review and revise the metrics required 
by subsection (b) and include any such revisions in the 
materials submitted to Congress in support of the budget 
of the President under section 1105 of title 31.’’; 
(4) in subsection (d) (as designated by para-
graph (2))— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘materiel reliability, 
and mean down time metrics for each 
major weapons system’’ and inserting 
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‘‘operational availability, and materiel reli-
ability for each major weapon system’’; 
and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘; and’’ 
and inserting a period at the end; and 
(C) by striking paragraph (3); and 
(5) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘major weapon system’ has the 
meaning given in section 2379(f) of this title. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘materiel availability’ means a 
measure of the percentage of the total inventory of 
a major weapon system that is operationally capable 
of performing an assigned mission. 
‘‘(3) The term ‘materiel reliability’ means the 
probability that a major weapon system will perform 
without failure over a specified interval. 
‘‘(4) The term ‘operational availability’ means a 
measure of the percentage of time a major weapon 
system is operationally capable. 
‘‘(5) The term ‘operationally capable’ means a 
materiel condition indicating that a major weapon 
system is capable of performing its assigned mission 
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and has no discrepancies with a subsystem of a 
major weapon system.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of chapter 2 of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 
118 and inserting the following new item: 
‘‘118. Materiel readiness metrics and objectives for major defense acquisition 
programs.’’. 
(c) BRIEFING.—Not later than October 1, 2021, the 
Secretary of Defense shall brief the congressional defense 
committees regarding the implementation of the materiel 
readiness metrics required under section 118 of title 10, 
United States Code, as amended by subsection (a). 
Subtitle D—Munitions Safety and 
Oversight 
SEC. 361. CHAIR OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE EXPLOSIVE 
SAFETY BOARD. 
(a) RESPONSIBILITIES.—Section 172 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following new subsections: 
‘‘(c) RESPONSIBILITIES OF CHAIR.—The chair of the 
explosive safety board shall carry out the following respon-
sibilities: 
‘‘(1) To act as the principal executive represent-
ative and advisor of the Secretary on explosive and 
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chemical agent safety matters related to Department 
of Defense military munitions. 
‘‘(2) To perform the hazard classification ap-
proval duties assigned to the chair. 
‘‘(3) To preside over meetings of the explosive 
safety board. 
‘‘(4) To direct the staff of the explosive safety 
board. 
‘‘(5) To performs other functions relating to ex-
plosives safety management, as directed by the As-
sistant Secretary of Defense for Sustainment. 
‘‘(6) To provide impartial and objective advice 
related to explosives safety management to the Sec-
retary of Defense and the heads of the military de-
partments. 
‘‘(7) To serve as the principal representative 
and advisor of the Department of Defense on mat-
ters relating to explosives safety management. 
‘‘(8) To provide assistance and advice to the 
Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and 
Sustainment and the Deputy Director of Land War-
fare and Munitions in munitions acquisition over-
sight and technology advancement for Department 
of Defense military munitions, especially in the areas 
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of explosives and chemical agent safety and demili-
tarization. 
‘‘(9) To provide assistance and advice to the 
Assistant Secretary of Defense for Logistics and 
Material Readiness in sustainment oversight of De-
partment of Defense military munitions, especially in 
the areas of explosives and chemical agent safety, 
storage, transportation, and demilitarization. 
‘‘(10) To develop and recommend issuances to 
define the functions of the explosive safety board. 
‘‘(11) To establishes joint hazard classification 
procedures with covered components of the Depart-
ment. 
‘‘(12) To make recommendations to the Under 
Secretary 
of 
Defense 
for 
Acquisition 
and 
Sustainment with respect to explosives and chemical 
agent safety tenets and requirements. 
‘‘(13) To conducts oversight of Department of 
Defense explosive safety management programs. 
‘‘(14) To carry out such other responsibilities 
as the Secretary of Defense determines appropriate. 
‘‘(d) RESPONSIBILITIES OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 
AND CIVILIAN MEMBERS.—The executive director and ci-
vilian members of the explosive safety board shall— 
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‘‘(1) provide assistance to the chair in carrying 
out the responsibilities specified in subsection (c); 
and 
‘‘(2) carry out such other responsibilities as the 
chair determines appropriate. 
‘‘(e) MEETINGS.—(1) The explosive safety board 
shall meet not less frequently than quarterly. 
‘‘(2) The chair shall submit to the congressional de-
fense committees an annual report describing the activities 
conducted at the meetings of the board. 
‘‘(f) EXCLUSIVE RESPONSIBILITIES.—The explosive 
safety board shall have exclusive responsibility within the 
Department of Defense for— 
‘‘(1) recommending new and updated explosive 
and chemical agent safety regulations and standards 
to the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Energy In-
stallations and Environment for submittal to the 
Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and 
Sustainment; and 
‘‘(2) acting as the primary forum for coordina-
tion among covered components of the Department 
on all matters related to explosive safety manage-
ment. 
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‘‘(g) COVERED COMPONENTS.—In this section, the 
covered components of the Department are each of the fol-
lowing: 
‘‘(1) The Office of the Secretary of Defense. 
‘‘(2) The military departments. 
‘‘(3) The Office of the Chairman of the Joint 
Chiefs of Staff and the Joint Staff, the Combatant 
Commands. 
‘‘(4) The Office of the Inspector General of the 
Department. 
‘‘(5) The Defense Agencies. 
‘‘(6) The Department of Defense field activities. 
‘‘(7) All other organizational entities within the 
Department.’’. 
(b) DEADLINE FOR APPOINTMENT.—By not later 
than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary of Defense shall take such steps as may be 
necessary to ensure that the explosive safety board of the 
Department of Defense, as authorized under section 172 
of title 10, United States Code, has a chair who is a mili-
tary officer and whose responsibilities include the day-to- 
day management of the explosive safety board and the re-
sponsibilities provided in subsection (c) of such section. 
(c) LIMITATION
ON
USE
OF
FUNDS.—Of the 
amounts authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made 
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available in this Act for the Office of the Under Secretary 
of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment for fiscal year 
2021, not more than 75 percent may be obligated or ex-
pended until the date on which the Under Secretary of 
Defense certifies to the congressional defense committees 
that all board member positions, including the chair, of 
the Department of Defense explosive safety board, as au-
thorized under section 172 of title 10, United States Code, 
as amended by this section, have been filled by military 
officers as required by such section. 
SEC. 362. EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DISPOSAL DEFENSE PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) ROLES, RESPONSIBILITIES, AND AUTHORITIES.— 
Section 2284(b) of title 10, United States Code, as amend-
ed by section 1052 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116–92), is further 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)(A)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘and’’ before ‘‘integra-
tion’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘an Assistant Secretary of 
Defense’’ and inserting ‘‘the Assistant Sec-
retary of Defense for Special Operations and 
Low Intensity Conflict’’; 
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(2) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘to whom re-
sponsibility is assigned under paragraph (1)(A)’’ and 
inserting ‘‘for Special Operations and Low Intensity 
Conflict’’; 
(3) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as 
paragraphs (4) and (5), respectively; and 
(4) by inserting after paragraph (2) the fol-
lowing new paragraph (3): 
‘‘(3) the Assistant Secretary of Defense for 
Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict shall 
coordinate with— 
‘‘(A) the Under Secretary of Defense for 
Intelligence on explosive ordnance technical in-
telligence; 
‘‘(B) the Under Secretary of Defense for 
Acquisition and Sustainment on explosive ord-
nance disposal research, development, acquisi-
tion, and sustainment; 
‘‘(C) the Under Secretary of Defense for 
Research and Engineering on explosive ord-
nance disposal research, development, test, and 
evaluation; 
‘‘(D) the Assistant Secretary of Defense 
for Homeland Security and Global Security on 
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explosive ordnance disposal on defense support 
of civil authorities; and 
‘‘(E) the Assistant Secretary of Defense 
for Nuclear, Chemical, and Biological Defense 
programs on explosive ordnance disposal for 
combating weapons of mass destruction;’’. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the 
Senate and House of Representatives a report of the Ex-
plosive Ordnance Disposal Defense Program under section 
2284 of title 10, United States Code. Such report shall 
include each of the following: 
(1) The status of the establishment and organi-
zation of the Program and the compliance with the 
requirements of such section, as amended by section 
1052 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2020. 
(2) An assessment of the feasibility and advis-
ability of designating the Joint Program Executive 
Officer for Armaments and Ammunition as the joint 
program executive officer for the explosive ordnance 
disposal program or establishing a rotation of the 
role between an Army, Navy, and Air Force entity 
on a periodic basis. 
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(3) An assessment of the feasibility and advis-
ability of designating the Director of the Defense 
Threat Reduction Agency with management respon-
sibility for a Defense-wide program element for ex-
plosive ordnance disposal research, development, 
test, and evaluation transactions other than con-
tracts, cooperative agreements, and grants related to 
section 2371 of title 10, United States Code, during 
research projects including rapid prototyping and 
limited procurement urgent activities and acquisi-
tion. 
SEC. 363. ASSESSMENT OF RESILIENCE OF DEPARTMENT 
OF DEFENSE MUNITIONS ENTERPRISE. 
(a) ASSESSMENT.—Not later than 60 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall enter into an agreement with a federally-funded re-
search and development center with relevant expertise 
under which such center shall conduct an assessment of 
the resilience of the Department of Defense munitions en-
terprise. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The assessment required under 
subsection (a) shall include the following elements: 
(1) An identification of the points of failure 
with respect to the munitions enterprise, including 
physical locations, materials, suppliers, contractors, 
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and other relevant elements, that, if failure occurs, 
would have the largest negative impact on the capac-
ity, resiliency, and safety of the enterprise. 
(2) An evaluation of the efforts of the Depart-
ment of Defense to address the points of failure 
identified under paragraph (1). 
(3) Recommendation with respect to any addi-
tional efforts or actions that could be taken to pro-
vide for mitigation or solutions with respect to such 
points of failure. 
(4) An evaluation of the capacity of the muni-
tions enterprise to support a sudden surge in de-
mand to support a contingency. 
(5) An evaluation of the capacity of the muni-
tions enterprise to withstand intentional disruption 
during a conflict. 
(c) REPORT AND BRIEFINGS.—The Secretary shall— 
(1) submit to the congressional defense commit-
tees a report on the results of assessment conducted 
under this section by not later than December 31, 
2021; and 
(2) provide for such committees interim brief-
ings on such assessment upon request. 
(d) POINT OF FAILURE.—In this section, the term 
‘‘point of failure’’ means, with respect to the munitions 
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enterprise, an aspect of the enterprise, that, if it were to 
fail or be significantly negatively impacted would cause the 
portion of the enterprise it supports to either fail or be 
significantly negatively impacted. 
SEC. 364. REPORT ON SAFETY WAIVERS AND MISHAPS IN 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE MUNITIONS EN-
TERPRISE. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—The Secretary shall include 
with the Department of Defense materials submitted to 
Congress with the budget of the President for each of fis-
cal years 2022 through 2025 (as submitted to Congress 
pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, United States Code), 
a report on safety waivers provided in the Department of 
Defense munitions enterprise. Each such report shall in-
clude each of the following for the year covered by the 
report and each of the preceding 3 years: 
(1) A list of each waiver, exemption, and secre-
tarial exemption or certification provided with re-
spect to any Department of Defense munitions safe-
ty standard. 
(2) For each such waiver, exemption, or certifi-
cation provided— 
(A) the location where the waiver, exemp-
tion, or certification was provided; 
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(B) a summary of the justification used for 
providing the waiver, exemption, or certifi-
cation; 
(C) the time period during which the waiv-
er, exemption, or certification applies and the 
number of times such a waiver, exemption, or 
certification has been provided at that location; 
and 
(D) a list of all safety-related mishaps that 
occurred at locations where waivers, exemp-
tions, or certifications were in place, and for 
each such mishap, whether or not a subsequent 
investigation determined the waiver, exemption, 
or certification was related or may have been 
related to the mishap. 
(3) A list and summary of all class A through 
class E mishaps related to the construction, storage, 
transportation, usage, and demilitarization of muni-
tions. 
(4) Any mitigation efforts in place at any loca-
tion where a waiver, exemption, or certification has 
been provided or where a safety-related mishap has 
occurred. 
(5) Such other matters as the Secretary deter-
mines appropriate. 
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(b) MUNITIONS DEFINED.—In this section, the term 
‘‘munitions’’ includes ammunition, explosives, and chem-
ical agents. 
Subtitle E—Other Matters 
SEC. 371. PILOT PROGRAM FOR TEMPORARY ISSUANCE OF 
MATERNITY-RELATED UNIFORM ITEMS. 
(a) PILOT PROGRAM.—The Director of the Defense 
Logistics Agency, in coordination with the Secretaries con-
cerned, shall carry out a pilot program under which each 
Secretary concerned shall establish an office for issuing 
maternity-related uniform items to pregnant members of 
the Armed Forces, on a temporary basis and at no cost 
to such member. In carrying out the pilot program, the 
Director shall take the following actions: 
(1) The Director shall ensure that such offices 
maintain a stock of each type of maternity-related 
uniform item determined necessary by the Secretary 
concerned, including service uniforms items, utility 
uniform items, and other items relating to the com-
mand and duty assignment of the member requiring 
issuance. 
(2) The Director shall ensure that such items 
have not been treated with the chemical permethrin. 
(3) The Director, in coordination with the Sec-
retary concerned, shall determine a standard number 
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of maternity-related uniform items that may be 
issued per member. 
(4) The Secretary concerned shall ensure that 
any member receiving a maternity-related uniform 
item returns such item to the relevant office estab-
lished under paragraph (1) on the date on which the 
Secretary concerned determines the member no 
longer requires such item. 
(5) The Secretary concerned shall inspect, proc-
ess, repair, clean, and re-stock items returned by a 
member pursuant to paragraph (4) for re-issuance 
from such relevant office. 
(6) The Director, in coordination with the Sec-
retaries concerned, may issue such guidance and 
regulations as necessary to carry out the pilot pro-
gram. 
(b) TERMINATION.—No maternity-related uniform 
items may be issued to a member of the Armed Forces 
under the pilot program after September 30, 2026. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than September 30, 2025, 
the Director of the Defense Logistics Agency, in coordina-
tion with the Secretaries concerned, shall submit to the 
congressional defense committees a report on the pilot 
program. Such report shall include each of the following: 
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(1) For each year during which the pilot pro-
gram was carried out, the number of members of the 
Armed Forces who received a maternity-related uni-
form item under the pilot program. 
(2) An overview of the costs associated with, 
and any savings realized by, the pilot program, in-
cluding a comparison of the cost of maintaining a 
stock 
of 
maternity-related 
uniform 
items 
for 
issuance under the pilot program versus the cost of 
providing allowances to members for purchasing 
such items. 
(3) A recommendation on whether the pilot pro-
gram should be extended after the date of termi-
nation under subsection (b) and whether legislation 
is necessary for such extension. 
(4) Any other matters that the Secretary of De-
fense determines appropriate. 
(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Of the 
amounts authorized to be appropriated for operation and 
maintenance, Defense-wide, for fiscal year 2021, as speci-
fied in the funding table in section 4301, $10,000,000 
shall be available for implementation of the pilot program. 
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SEC. 372. SERVICEWOMEN’S COMMEMORATIVE PARTNER-
SHIPS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Army may 
enter into a contract, partnership, or grant with a non- 
profit organization for the purpose of providing financial 
support for the maintenance and sustainment of infra-
structure and facilities at military service memorials and 
museums that highlight the role of women in the military. 
Such a contract, partnership, or grant shall be referred 
to as a ‘‘Servicewomen’s Commemorative Partnership’’. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Of the 
amounts authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 
2021, as identified in division D of this Act, $3,000,000 
shall be available for Servicewomen’s Commemorative 
Partnerships under subsection (a). 
SEC. 373. BIODEFENSE ANALYSIS AND BUDGET SUBMIS-
SION. 
(a) ANNUAL ANALYSIS.—For each fiscal year, the 
Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall— 
(1) conduct a detailed and comprehensive anal-
ysis of Federal biodefense programs; and 
(2) develop an integrated biodefense budget 
submission. 
(b) DEFINITION
OF BIODEFENSE.—In accordance 
with the National Biodefense Strategy, the Director shall 
develop and disseminate to all Federal departments and 
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agencies a unified definition of the term ‘‘biodefense’’ to 
identify which programs and activities are included in an-
nual budget submission referred to in subsection (a). 
(c) REQUIREMENTS FOR ANALYSIS.—The analysis 
required under subsection (a) shall include— 
(1) the display of all funds requested for bio-
defense activities, both mandatory and discretionary, 
by agency and categorized by biodefense enterprise 
element, including threat awareness, prevention, de-
terrence, preparedness, surveillance and detection, 
response, attribution (including bioforensic capabili-
ties), recovery, and mitigation; and 
(2) detailed explanations of how each program 
and activity included aligns with biodefense goals. 
(d) SUBMITTAL TO CONGRESS.— The Director shall 
submit to Congress the analysis required under subsection 
(a) for a fiscal year concurrently with the President’s an-
nual budget request for that fiscal year. 
SEC. 374. CLARIFICATION OF NATIONAL BIODEFENSE 
STRATEGY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Health and 
Human Services, in cooperation with the Biodefense 
Steering Committee, shall clarify the national biodefense 
strategy and associated implementation plan developed 
under section 1086 of the National Defense Authorization 
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Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (6 U.S.C. 104) to clearly docu-
ment agreed-upon processes, roles, and responsibilities for 
making and enforcing enterprise-wide decisions. 
(b) SPECIFIC CLARIFICATIONS.—In carrying out sub-
section (a), the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
shall work with the head of each agency participating in 
the Biodefense Steering Committee, including the Admin-
istrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, 
to— 
(1) enter into a memorandum of understanding, 
or take such other action as is necessary, to describe 
the roles and responsibilities of the Federal depart-
ments and agencies, including internal and external 
coordination procedures, in identifying and sharing 
information, as described in section 1086(b)(4) of 
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2017 (6 U.S.C. 104(b)(4)); 
(2) clarify roles, responsibilities, and processes 
for decisionmaking that involves shifting resources 
across agency boundaries to more effectively or effi-
ciently address enterprise-wide risk; 
(3) prepare an inventory and assessment of all 
existing strategies, plans, policies, laws, and inter-
agency agreements with respect to biodefense; 
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(4) establish a resource plan to staff, support, 
and sustain the efforts of the Biodefense Coordina-
tion Team; 
(5) clearly document guidance and methods for 
analyzing the data collected from agencies to include 
non-Federal resources and capabilities; and 
(6) not later than 90 days after the date of en-
actment of this Act, report to the appropriate con-
gressional committees on possible implementation 
strategies, that will effectively and efficiently en-
hance information-sharing activities on biosurveil-
lance data integration as identified in the national 
biodefense strategy and associated implementation 
plan described in subsection (a). 
(c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres-
sional committees’’ means the following: 
(1) The Committees on Armed Services of the 
House of Representatives and the Senate. 
(2) The Committees on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives and the Senate. 
(3) The Committee on Energy and Commerce 
of the House of Representatives and the Committee 
on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the 
Senate. 
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(4) The Committee on Homeland Security of 
the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the 
Senate. 
(5) The Committee on Agriculture of the House 
of Representatives and the Committee on Agri-
culture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate. 
SEC. 375. REPORT ON BIODEFENSE. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 
to the congressional defense committees a report that in-
cludes— 
(1) a description of the roles and responsibil-
ities of Department of Defense entities with respon-
sibility for biodefense or pandemic preparedness and 
response, including logistical support; 
(2) an updated Department of Defense imple-
mentation plan for biodefense and pandemic re-
sponse operations that includes a separation of ac-
tivities conducted under title 10, United States 
Code, and activities conducted under title 32, United 
States Code; and 
(3) recommendations for solving gaps in au-
thorities or organizational structures that have in-
hibited COVID–19 response efforts. 
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SEC. 376. FACILITATING AGREEMENTS WITH OTHER FED-
ERAL AGENCIES TO LIMIT ENCROACHMENTS. 
Section 2684a(d)(5) of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(1) in the second sentence of subparagraph (A), 
by inserting ‘‘or another Federal agency’’ after ‘‘to 
a State’’ both places it appears; and 
(2) by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(B) Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), if all or a 
portion of the property or interest acquired under the 
agreement is initially or subsequently transferred to a 
State or another Federal agency, before that State or 
other Federal agency may declare the property or interest 
in excess to its needs or propose to exchange the property 
or interest, the State or other Federal agency shall give 
the Secretary concerned reasonable advance notice of its 
intent. If the Secretary concerned determines it necessary 
to preserve the purposes of this section, the Secretary con-
cerned may request that administrative jurisdiction over 
the property be transferred to the Secretary concerned at 
no cost, and, upon such a request being made, the admin-
istrative jurisdiction over the property shall be transferred 
accordingly. If the Secretary concerned does not make 
such a request within a reasonable time period, all such 
rights of the Secretary concerned to request transfer of 
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the property or interest shall remain available to the Sec-
retary concerned with respect to future transfers or ex-
changes of the property or interest and shall bind all sub-
sequent transferees.’’. 
TITLE IV—MILITARY 
PERSONNEL AUTHORIZATIONS 
Subtitle A—Active Forces 
SEC. 401. END STRENGTHS FOR ACTIVE FORCES. 
The Armed Forces are authorized strengths for active 
duty personnel as of September 30, 2021, as follows: 
(1) The Army, 485,900. 
(2) The Navy, 347,800. 
(3) The Marine Corps, 184,100. 
(4) The Air Force, 327,266. 
(5) The Space Force, 6,434. 
SEC. 402. REVISIONS IN PERMANENT ACTIVE DUTY END 
STRENGTH MINIMUM LEVELS. 
Section 691(b) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by striking paragraphs (1) through (4) and in-
serting the following new paragraphs: 
‘‘(1) For the Army, 485,900. 
‘‘(2) For the Navy, 347,800. 
‘‘(3) For the Marine Corps, 184,100. 
‘‘(4) For the Air Force, 327,266. 
‘‘(5) For the Space Force, 6,434.’’. 
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SEC. 403. MODIFICATION OF THE AUTHORIZED NUMBER 
AND ACCOUNTING METHOD FOR SENIOR EN-
LISTED PERSONNEL. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 517 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘daily 
average’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘enlisted 
end 
strength’’; and 
(2) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘daily average number of’’ 
and inserting ‘‘end strength for’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘in a fiscal year’’ and in-
serting ‘‘as of the last day of a fiscal year’’; 
(C) by striking ‘‘2.5 percent’’ and inserting 
‘‘3.0 percent’’; and 
(D) by striking ‘‘on the first day of that 
fiscal year’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of chapter 31 of such title is amended 
by striking the item relating to section 517 and inserting 
the following new item: 
‘‘517. Authorized enlisted end strength: members in pay grades E–8 and E–9.’’. 
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Subtitle B—Reserve Forces 
SEC. 411. END STRENGTHS FOR SELECTED RESERVE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Armed Forces are authorized 
strengths for Selected Reserve personnel of the reserve 
components as of September 30, 2021, as follows: 
(1) The Army National Guard of the United 
States, 336,500. 
(2) The Army Reserve, 189,800. 
(3) The Navy Reserve, 58,800. 
(4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 38,500. 
(5) The Air National Guard of the United 
States, 108,100. 
(6) The Air Force Reserve, 70,300. 
(7) The Coast Guard Reserve, 7,000. 
(b) 
END
STRENGTH
REDUCTIONS.—The 
end 
strengths prescribed by subsection (a) for the Selected Re-
serve of any reserve component shall be proportionately 
reduced by— 
(1) the total authorized strength of units orga-
nized to serve as units of the Selected Reserve of 
such component which are on active duty (other 
than for training) at the end of the fiscal year; and 
(2) the total number of individual members not 
in units organized to serve as units of the Selected 
Reserve of such component who are on active duty 
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(other than for training or for unsatisfactory partici-
pation in training) without their consent at the end 
of the fiscal year. 
(c) END STRENGTH INCREASES.—Whenever units or 
individual members of the Selected Reserve of any reserve 
component are released from active duty during any fiscal 
year, the end strength prescribed for such fiscal year for 
the Selected Reserve of such reserve component shall be 
increased proportionately by the total authorized strengths 
of such units and by the total number of such individual 
members. 
SEC. 412. END STRENGTHS FOR RESERVES ON ACTIVE 
DUTY IN SUPPORT OF THE RESERVES. 
Within the end strengths prescribed in section 
411(a), the reserve components of the Armed Forces are 
authorized, as of September 30, 2021, the following num-
ber of Reserves to be serving on full-time active duty or 
full-time duty, in the case of members of the National 
Guard, for the purpose of organizing, administering, re-
cruiting, instructing, or training the reserve components: 
(1) The Army National Guard of the United 
States, 30,595. 
(2) The Army Reserve, 16,511. 
(3) The Navy Reserve, 10,215. 
(4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 2,386. 
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(5) The Air National Guard of the United 
States, 25,333. 
(6) The Air Force Reserve, 5,256. 
SEC. 413. END STRENGTHS FOR MILITARY TECHNICIANS 
(DUAL STATUS). 
The minimum number of military technicians (dual 
status) as of the last day of fiscal year 2021 for the re-
serve components of the Army and the Air Force (notwith-
standing section 129 of title 10, United States Code) shall 
be the following: 
(1) For the Army National Guard of the United 
States, 22,294. 
(2) For the Army Reserve, 6,492. 
(3) For the Air National Guard of the United 
States, 10,994. 
(4) For the Air Force Reserve, 7,947. 
SEC. 414. MAXIMUM NUMBER OF RESERVE PERSONNEL AU-
THORIZED TO BE ON ACTIVE DUTY FOR 
OPERATIONAL SUPPORT. 
During fiscal year 2021, the maximum number of 
members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces 
who may be serving at any time on full-time operational 
support duty under section 115(b) of title 10, United 
States Code, is the following: 
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(1) The Army National Guard of the United 
States, 17,000. 
(2) The Army Reserve, 13,000. 
(3) The Navy Reserve, 6,200. 
(4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 3,000. 
(5) The Air National Guard of the United 
States, 16,000. 
(6) The Air Force Reserve, 14,000. 
Subtitle C—Authorization of 
Appropriations 
SEC. 421. MILITARY PERSONNEL. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds 
are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 
2021 for the use of the Armed Forces and other activities 
and agencies of the Department of Defense for expenses, 
not otherwise provided for, for military personnel, as spec-
ified in the funding table in section 4401. 
(b) CONSTRUCTION OF AUTHORIZATION.—The au-
thorization of appropriations in the subsection (a) super-
sedes any other authorization of appropriations (definite 
or indefinite) for such purpose for fiscal year 2021. 
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TITLE V—MILITARY PERSONNEL 
POLICY 
Subtitle A—Officer Personnel 
Policy 
SEC. 501. AUTHORIZED STRENGTH: EXCLUSION OF CER-
TAIN GENERAL AND FLAG OFFICERS OF THE 
RESERVE COMPONENTS ON ACTIVE DUTY. 
Section 526a of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (c) through (h) 
as subsections (d) through (i), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (b) the fol-
lowing new subsection (c): 
‘‘(c) EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN OFFICERS OF THE RE-
SERVE COMPONENTS.—The limitations of this section do 
not apply to the following: 
‘‘(1) A general or flag officer of a reserve com-
ponent who is on active duty— 
‘‘(A) for training; or 
‘‘(B) under a call or order specifying a pe-
riod of less than 180 days. 
‘‘(2)(A) A general or flag officer of a reserve 
component who is authorized by the Secretary of the 
military department concerned to serve on active 
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duty for a period of at least 180 days and not longer 
than 365 days. 
‘‘(B) The Secretary of the military department 
concerned may authorize a number, determined 
under subparagraph (C), of officers in the reserve 
component of each armed force under the jurisdic-
tion of that Secretary to serve as described in sub-
paragraph (A). 
‘‘(C) Each number described in subparagraph 
(B) may not exceed 10 percent of the number of 
general or flag officers, as the case may be, author-
ized to serve in the armed force concerned under 
section 12004 of this title. In determining a number 
under this subparagraph, any fraction shall be 
rounded down to the next whole number that is 
greater than zero. 
‘‘(3)(A) A general or flag officer of a reserve 
component who is on active duty for a period longer 
than 365 days and not longer than three years. 
‘‘(B) The number of officers described in sub-
paragraph (A) who do not serve in a position that 
is a joint duty assignment for purposes of chapter 
38 of this title may not exceed five per armed force, 
unless authorized by the Secretary of Defense.’’. 
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SEC. 502. DIVERSITY IN SELECTION BOARDS. 
(a) REQUIREMENT FOR DIVERSE MEMBERSHIP OF 
ACTIVE DUTY SELECTION BOARDS.— 
(1) OFFICERS.—Section 612(a)(1) of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following new sentence: ‘‘The members of a 
selection board shall represent the diversity of the 
armed forces to the extent practicable.’’. 
(2) WARRANT
OFFICERS.—Section 573(b) of 
title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following new sentence: ‘‘The mem-
bers of a selection board shall represent the diversity 
of the armed forces to the extent practicable.’’. 
(b) REQUIREMENT FOR DIVERSE MEMBERSHIP OF 
RESERVE COMPONENTS SELECTION BOARDS.—Section 
14102(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following new sentence: ‘‘The mem-
bers of a selection board shall represent the diversity of 
the armed forces to the extent practicable.’’. 
(c) OTHER SELECTION BOARDS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense 
shall ensure that the members of each selection 
board described in paragraph (2) represent the di-
versity of the armed forces to the extent practicable. 
(2) SELECTION BOARD DESCRIBED.—A selec-
tion board described in this paragraph (1) is any se-
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lection board used with respect to the promotion, 
education, or command assignments of members of 
the Armed Forces that is not covered by the amend-
ments made by this section. 
SEC. 503. REDACTION OF PERSONALLY IDENTIFIABLE IN-
FORMATION FROM RECORDS FURNISHED TO 
A PROMOTION BOARD. 
(a) ACTIVE-DUTY OFFICERS.—Section 615(b) of title 
10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through 
(6) as subparagraphs (A) through (F), respectively; 
(2) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), 
as redesignated, by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘The Sec-
retary’’; 
(3) in subparagraph (C), as redesignated, by 
striking ‘‘whose name is furnished to the board’’ and 
inserting ‘‘under consideration by the board for pro-
motion’’; 
(4) by striking subparagraph (B), as redesig-
nated, and redesignating subparagraphs (C) through 
(F) as subparagraphs (B) through (E), respectively; 
and 
(5) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
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‘‘(2) The Secretary of the military department con-
cerned shall redact any personally identifiable information 
from the information furnished to a selection board under 
this section.’’. 
(b) RESERVE OFFICERS.—Section 14107(b) of title 
10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through 
(5) as subparagraphs (A) through (E), respectively; 
(2) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), 
as redesignated, by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘The Sec-
retary’’; 
(3) in subparagraph (C), as redesignated, by 
striking ‘‘whose name is furnished to the board’’ and 
inserting ‘‘under consideration by the board for pro-
motion’’; 
(4) by striking subparagraph (B), as redesig-
nated, and redesignating subparagraphs (C) through 
(E) as subparagraphs (B) through (D), respectively; 
and 
(5) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(2) The Secretary of the military department con-
cerned shall redact any personally identifiable information 
from the information furnished to a promotion board 
under this section.’’. 
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(c) ENLISTED MEMBERS.—Each Secretary of a mili-
tary department shall prescribe regulations that require 
the redaction of any personally identifiable information 
from the information furnished to a board that considers 
for promotion an enlisted member of an Armed Force 
under the jurisdiction of that Secretary. 
SEC. 504. TEMPORARY EXPANSION OF AVAILABILITY OF 
ENHANCED CONSTRUCTIVE SERVICE CREDIT 
IN A PARTICULAR CAREER FIELD UPON 
ORIGINAL 
APPOINTMENT 
AS 
A 
COMMIS-
SIONED OFFICER. 
(a) REGULAR OFFICERS.—Subparagraph (D) of sec-
tion 533(b)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
to read as follows: 
‘‘(D) Additional credit as follows: 
‘‘(i) For special training or experience in a 
particular officer field as designated by the Sec-
retary concerned, if such training or experience 
is directly related to the operational needs of 
the armed force concerned. 
‘‘(ii) During fiscal years 2021 through 
2025, for advanced education in an officer field 
so designated, if such education is directly re-
lated to the operational needs of the armed 
force concerned.’’. 
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(b) RESERVE OFFICERS.—Section 12207(b)(1) of 
such title is amended— 
(1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), 
‘‘or a designation in’’ and all that follows through 
‘‘education or training,’’ and inserting ‘‘and who has 
special training or experience, or advanced education 
(if applicable),’’; and 
(2) by striking subparagraph (D) and inserting 
the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(D) Additional credit as follows: 
‘‘(i) For special training or experience in a 
particular officer field as designated by the Sec-
retary concerned, if such training or experience 
is directly related to the operational needs of 
the armed force concerned. 
‘‘(ii) During fiscal years 2021 through 
2025, for advanced education in an officer field 
so designated, if such education is directly re-
lated to the operational needs of the armed 
force concerned.’’. 
(c) ANNUAL REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than February 1, 
2022, and every 4 years thereafter, each Secretary 
of a military department shall submit to the Com-
mittees on Armed Services of the Senate and the 
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House of Representatives a report on the use of the 
authorities in subparagraph (D) of section 553(b)(1) 
of title 10, United States Code (as amended by sub-
section (a)), and subparagraph (D) of section 
12207(b)(1) of such title (as amended by subsection 
(b)) (each referred to in this subsection as a ‘‘con-
structive credit authority’’) during the preceding fis-
cal year for the Armed Forces under the jurisdiction 
of such Secretary. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—Each report under paragraph 
(1) shall include, for the fiscal year and Armed 
Forces covered by such report, the following: 
(A) The manner in which constructive 
service credit was calculated under each con-
structive credit authority. 
(B) The number of officers credited con-
structive service credit under each constructive 
credit authority. 
(C) A description and assessment of the 
utility of the constructive credit authorities in 
meeting the operational needs of the Armed 
Force concerned. 
(D) Such other matters in connection with 
the constructive credit authorities as the Sec-
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retary of the military department concerned 
considers appropriate. 
SEC. 505. PERMANENT PROGRAMS ON DIRECT COMMIS-
SIONS TO CYBER POSITIONS. 
Section 509 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 10 U.S.C. 
503 note) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘pilot’’ each place it appears; 
and 
(2) by striking subsections (d) and (e). 
Subtitle B—Reserve Component 
Management 
SEC. 511. GRANTS TO SUPPORT STEM EDUCATION IN THE 
JUNIOR 
RESERVE 
OFFICERS’ 
TRAINING 
CORPS. 
(a) PROGRAM AUTHORITY.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Chapter 102 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following new section: 
‘‘§ 2036. Grants to support science, technology, engi-
neering, and mathematics education 
‘‘(a) AUTHORITY.—The Secretary, in consultation 
with the Secretary of Education, may carry out a program 
to make grants to eligible entities to assist such entities 
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in providing education in covered subjects to students in 
the Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps. 
‘‘(b) COORDINATION.—In carrying out a program 
under subsection (a), the Secretary may coordinate with 
the following: 
‘‘(1) The Secretaries of the military depart-
ments. 
‘‘(2) The Secretary of Education. 
‘‘(3) The Director of the National Science 
Foundation. 
‘‘(4) The Administrator of the National Aero-
nautics and Space Administration. 
‘‘(5) The heads of such other Federal, State, 
and local government entities the Secretary of De-
fense determines to be appropriate. 
‘‘(6) Private sector organizations as the Sec-
retary of Defense determines appropriate. 
‘‘(c) ACTIVITIES.—Activities funded with grants 
under this section may include the following: 
‘‘(1) Training and other support for instructors 
to teach courses in covered subjects to students. 
‘‘(2) The acquisition of materials, hardware, 
and software necessary for the instruction of covered 
subjects. 
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‘‘(3) Activities that improve the quality of edu-
cational materials, training opportunities, and cur-
ricula available to students and instructors in cov-
ered subjects. 
‘‘(4) Development of travel opportunities, dem-
onstrations, mentoring programs, and informal edu-
cation in covered subjects for students and instruc-
tors. 
‘‘(5) Students’ pursuit of certifications in cov-
ered subjects. 
‘‘(d) PREFERENCE.—In making any grants under 
this section, the Secretary shall give preference to eligible 
entities that are eligible for assistance under part A of 
title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 6311 et seq.). 
‘‘(e) EVALUATIONS.—In carrying out a program 
under this section, the Secretary shall establish outcome- 
based metrics and internal and external assessments to 
evaluate the merits and benefits of the activities funded 
with grants under this section with respect to the needs 
of the Department of Defense. 
‘‘(f) AUTHORITIES.—In carrying out a program 
under this section, the Secretary shall, to the extent prac-
ticable, make use of the authorities under chapter 111 and 
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sections 2601 and 2605 of this title, and other authorities 
the Secretary determines appropriate. 
‘‘(g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘eligible entity’ means a local 
education agency that hosts a unit of the Junior Re-
serve Officers’ Training Corps. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘covered subjects’ means— 
‘‘(A) science; 
‘‘(B) technology; 
‘‘(C) engineering; 
‘‘(D) mathematics; 
‘‘(E) computer science; 
‘‘(F) computational thinking; 
‘‘(G) artificial intelligence; 
‘‘(H) machine learning; 
‘‘(I) data science; 
‘‘(J) cybersecurity; 
‘‘(K) robotics; 
‘‘(L) health sciences; and 
‘‘(M) other subjects determined by the Sec-
retary of Defense to be related to science, tech-
nology, engineering, and mathematics.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of chapter 102 of such title 
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is amended by adding at the end the following new 
item: 
‘‘2036. Grants to support science, technology, engineering, and mathematics 
education.’’. 
(b) REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense 
committees a report on any activities carried out 
under section 2036 of title 10, United States Code 
(as added by subsection (a)). 
(2) CONGRESSIONAL
DEFENSE
COMMITTEES 
DEFINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘congres-
sional defense committees’’ has the meaning given 
that term in section 101(a)(16) of title 10, United 
States Code. 
SEC. 512. MODIFICATION OF EDUCATION LOAN REPAY-
MENT 
PROGRAM 
FOR 
MEMBERS 
OF 
SE-
LECTED RESERVE. 
(a) MODIFICATION
OF
MAXIMUM
REPAYMENT 
AMOUNT.—Section 16301(b) of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended by striking ‘‘15 percent or $500’’ and 
inserting ‘‘20 percent or $1,000’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE
AND APPLICABILITY.—The 
amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect on 
the date of the enactment of this Act and shall apply with 
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respect to loan repayment under section 16301 of title 10, 
United States Code, for eligible years of service completed 
on or after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 513. REQUIREMENT OF CONSENT OF THE CHIEF EXEC-
UTIVE OFFICER FOR CERTAIN FULL-TIME NA-
TIONAL GUARD DUTY PERFORMED IN A 
STATE, TERRITORY, OR THE DISTRICT OF CO-
LUMBIA. 
Section 502(f)(2)(A) of title 32, United States Code, 
is amended by inserting ‘‘and performed inside the United 
States with the consent of the chief executive officer of 
the State (as that term is defined in section 901 of this 
title)’’ after ‘‘Defense’’. 
SEC. 514. CONSTRUCTIVE CREDIT FOR CERTAIN MEMBERS 
OF THE RESERVE COMPONENTS WHO CAN-
NOT COMPLETE MINIMUM ANNUAL TRAINING 
REQUIREMENTS AS A RESULT OF THE COVID– 
19 PANDEMIC. 
(a) AUTHORITY.—Under regulations prescribed by 
the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary, in computing re-
tired pay pursuant to section 12733 of title 10, United 
States Code, may approve constructive credit, in addition 
to points earned under section 12732(a)(2) of such title, 
for a member of the reserve components of the Armed 
Forces who cannot complete minimum annual training re-
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quirements due to cancellation or other extenuating cir-
cumstance arising from the covered national emergency. 
(b) REPORTING.— 
(1) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 1 year 
after the date on which the covered national emer-
gency ends, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to 
the congressional defense committees a report on the 
use of the authority under subsection (a). 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The report under this sub-
section shall include, with respect to each reserve 
component, the following: 
(A) The number of individuals granted 
constructive credit as a result of a training can-
cellation. 
(B) The number of individuals granted 
constructive credit as a result of another ex-
tenuating circumstance. 
(C) Recommendations of the Secretary 
whether the authority under subsection (a) 
should be made permanent and under what cir-
cumstances such permanent authority should 
apply. 
(3) PUBLICATION.—Not later than 30 days 
after submitting the report under paragraph (1), the 
Secretary shall— 
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(A) publish the report on a publicly acces-
sible website of the Department of Defense; and 
(B) ensure that any data in the report is 
made available in a machine-readable format 
that is downloadable, searchable, and sortable. 
(c) COVERED NATIONAL EMERGENCY DEFINED.—In 
this section, the term ‘‘covered national emergency’’ 
means the national emergency declared on March 13, 
2020, by the President under the National Emergencies 
Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) with respect to COVID–19. 
SEC. 515. GUIDANCE FOR USE OF UNMANNED AIRCRAFT 
SYSTEMS BY THE NATIONAL GUARD. 
(a) NEW GUIDANCE.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Defense shall issue new guidance that provides for the ex-
pedited review of requests for the use of unmanned air-
craft systems by the National Guard for covered activities 
within the United States. 
(b) COVERED ACTIVITIES DEFINED.—In this section, 
‘‘covered activities’’ means the following: 
(1) Emergency operations. 
(2) Search and rescue operations. 
(3) Defense support to civil authorities. 
(4) Support under section 502(f) of title 32, 
United States Code. 
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SEC. 516. DIRECT EMPLOYMENT PILOT PROGRAM FOR CER-
TAIN MEMBERS OF THE RESERVE COMPO-
NENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense may 
carry out a pilot program to enhance the efforts of the 
Department of Defense to provide job placement assist-
ance and related employment services directly to members 
of the National Guard and Reserves in reserve active-sta-
tus. 
(b) ADMINISTRATION.—Any such pilot program shall 
be offered to, and administered by, the adjutants general 
appointed under section 314 of title 32, United States 
Code, or other officials in the States concerned designated 
by the Secretary for purposes of the pilot program. 
(c) COST-SHARING REQUIREMENT.—As a condition 
on the provision of funds under this section to a State 
to support the operation of the pilot program in that 
State, the State must agree to contribute an amount, de-
rived from non-Federal sources, equal to at least 50 per-
cent of the funds provided by the Secretary to the State 
under this section. 
(d) DEVELOPMENT.—In developing any such pilot 
program, the Secretary shall— 
(1) incorporate elements of State direct employ-
ment programs for members of the reserve compo-
nents; and 
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(2) use resources provided to members of the 
Armed Forces with civilian training opportunities 
through the SkillBridge transition training program 
administered by the Department of Defense. 
(e) DIRECT EMPLOYMENT PROGRAM MODEL.—Any 
such pilot program shall use a job placement program 
model that focuses on working one-on-one with eligible 
members to cost-effectively provide job placement services, 
including— 
(1) identifying unemployed and underemployed 
individuals; 
(2) job matching services; 
(3) resume editing; 
(4) interview preparation; and 
(5) post-employment follow up. 
(f) EVALUATION.—The Secretary shall develop out-
come metrics to evaluate the success of any such pilot pro-
gram. 
(g) REPORTING.— 
(1) REPORT REQUIRED.—If the Secretary car-
ries out the pilot Program, the Secretary of Defense 
shall submit to the congressional defense committees 
a report describing the results of the pilot program 
not later than March 1, 2022. The Secretary shall 
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prepare the report in coordination with the Chief of 
the National Guard Bureau. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—A report under paragraph (1) 
shall include the following: 
(A) A description and assessment of the ef-
fectiveness and achievements of the pilot pro-
gram, including the number of members of the 
reserve components of the Armed Forces hired 
and the cost-per-placement of participating 
members. 
(B) An assessment of the effects of the 
pilot program and increased reserve component 
employment on the readiness of members of the 
reserve components and on the retention of 
members. 
(C) A comparison of the pilot program to 
other programs conducted by the Department 
of Defense to provide unemployment or under-
employment support to members of the reserve 
components of the Armed Forces, including the 
best practices developed through and used in 
such programs. 
(D) Any other matters the Secretary of 
Defense determines appropriate. 
(h) DURATION; EXTENSION.— 
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(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the authority to 
carry out the pilot program expires on September 
30, 2024. 
(2) The Secretary may elect to extend the pilot 
program for not more than two additional fiscal 
years. 
SEC. 517. TEMPORARY LIMITATION ON AUTHORITY TO 
TRANSFER, RELOCATE, OR DISSOLVE ELE-
MENTS OF THE RESERVE COMPONENTS OF 
THE AIR FORCE. 
(a) LIMITATION.—The Secretary of the Air Force 
may not transfer or relocate any personnel or asset, or 
dissolve any unit, of the Air National Guard or Air Force 
Reserve until the latter of the following occurs: 
(1) The day that is 180 days after the date on 
which the Secretary of the Air Force submits the re-
port under subsection (b). 
(2) The Chief of Space Operations certifies in 
writing to the Secretary of the Air Force that plans 
of the Secretary to establish the reserve components 
of the Space Force shall not diminish space capa-
bility of the Department of the Air Force. 
(b) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than January 31, 
2021, the Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to the 
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House 
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of Representatives a report regarding the plan of the Sec-
retary to establish the reserve components of the Space 
Force. The report shall identify the following: 
(1) The assumptions and factors used to de-
velop the plan. 
(2) The members of the team that issued rec-
ommendations regarding the organization of such re-
serve components. 
(3) The recommendations of the Secretary re-
garding the mission, organization, and unit retention 
of such reserve components. 
(4) The final organizational and integration 
recommendations regarding such reserve compo-
nents. 
(5) The proposed staffing and operational orga-
nization for such reserve components. 
(6) The estimated date of implementation of 
the plan. 
(7) Any savings or costs arising from the pres-
ervation of existing space-related force structures in 
the Air National Guard. 
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SEC. 518. PILOT PROGRAMS IN CONNECTION WITH SROTC 
UNITS AND CSPI PROGRAMS AT HISTORI-
CALLY BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES 
AND MINORITY INSTITUTIONS. 
(a) PILOT PROGRAMS REQUIRED.—The Secretary of 
Defense may carry out two pilot programs as follows: 
(1) A pilot program, with elements as provided 
for in subsection (c), at covered institutions in order 
to assess the feasibility and advisability of mecha-
nisms to reduce barriers to participation in the Sen-
ior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps at such institu-
tions by creating partnerships between satellite or 
extension Senior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps 
units at such institutions and military installations. 
(2) In consultation with the Secretary of Home-
land Security, a pilot program, with elements as pro-
vided for in subsection (d), in order to assess the 
feasibility and advisability of the provision of finan-
cial assistance to members of the Senior Reserve Of-
ficers’ Training Corps, and members of the Coast 
Guard College Student Pre-Commissioning Initia-
tive, at covered institutions for participation in flight 
training. 
(b) DURATION.—The duration of each pilot program 
under subsection (a) may not exceed 5 years. 
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(c) PILOT PROGRAM ON PARTNERSHIPS BETWEEN 
SATELLITE OR EXTENSION SROTC UNITS AND MILITARY 
INSTALLATIONS.— 
(1) PARTICIPATING
INSTITUTIONS.—The Sec-
retary of Defense shall carry out the pilot program 
required by subsection (a)(1) at not fewer than five 
covered institutions selected by the Secretary for 
purposes of the pilot program. 
(2) REQUIREMENTS
FOR
SELECTION.—Each 
covered institution selected by the Secretary for pur-
poses of the pilot program under subsection (a)(1) 
shall— 
(A) currently maintain a satellite or exten-
sion Senior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps 
unit under chapter 103 of title 10, United 
States Code, that is located more than 20 miles 
from the host unit of such unit; or 
(B) establish and maintain a satellite or 
extension Senior Reserve Officers’ Training 
Corps unit that meets the requirements in sub-
paragraph (A). 
(3) PREFERENCE IN SELECTION OF INSTITU-
TIONS.—In selecting covered institutions under this 
subsection for participation in the pilot program 
under subsection (a)(1), the Secretary shall give 
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preference to covered institutions that are located 
within 20 miles of a military installation of the same 
Armed Force as the host unit of the Senior Reserve 
Officers’ Training Corps of the covered institution 
concerned. 
(4) PARTNERSHIP ACTIVITIES.—The activities 
conducted under the pilot program under subsection 
(a)(1) between a satellite or extension Senior Re-
serve Officers’ Training Corps unit and the military 
installation concerned shall include such activities 
designed to reduce barriers to participation in the 
Senior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps at the cov-
ered institution concerned as the Secretary considers 
appropriate, including measures to mitigate travel 
time and expenses in connection with receipt of Sen-
ior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps instruction. 
(d) PILOT PROGRAM ON FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR 
SROTC AND CSPI MEMBERS FOR FLIGHT TRAINING.— 
(1) ELIGIBILITY FOR PARTICIPATION BY SROTC 
AND CSPI MEMBERS.—A member of a Senior Re-
serve Officers’ Training Corps unit, or a member of 
a Coast Guard College Student Pre-Commissioning 
Initiative program, at a covered institution may par-
ticipate in the pilot program under subsection (a)(2) 
if the member meets such academic requirements at 
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the covered institution, and such other requirements, 
as the Secretary shall establish for purposes of the 
pilot program. 
(2) PREFERENCE IN SELECTION OF PARTICI-
PANTS.—In selecting members under this subsection 
for participation in the pilot program under sub-
section (a)(2), the Secretary shall give a preference 
to members who will pursue flight training under the 
pilot program at a covered institution. 
(3) FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR FLIGHT TRAIN-
ING.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary may 
provide any member of a Senior Reserve Offi-
cers’ Training Corps unit or a College Student 
Pre-Commissioning Initiative program who par-
ticipates in the pilot program under subsection 
(a)(2) financial assistance to defray, whether in 
whole or in part, the charges and fees imposed 
on the member for flight training. 
(B) FLIGHT TRAINING.—Financial assist-
ance may be used under subparagraph (A) for 
a course of flight training only if the course 
meets Federal Aviation Administration stand-
ards and is approved by the Federal Aviation 
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Administration and the applicable State approv-
ing agency. 
(C) USE.—Financial assistance received by 
a member under subparagraph (A) may be used 
only to defray the charges and fees imposed on 
the member as described in that subparagraph. 
(D) CESSATION OF ELIGIBILITY.—Finan-
cial assistance may not be provided to a mem-
ber under subparagraph (A) as follows: 
(i) If the member ceases to meet the 
academic and other requirements estab-
lished pursuant to paragraph (1). 
(ii) If the member ceases to be a 
member of the Senior Reserve Officers’ 
Training Corps or the College Student 
Pre-Commissioning Initiative, as applica-
ble. 
(e) EVALUATION METRICS.—The Secretary of De-
fense shall establish metrics to evaluate the effectiveness 
of the pilot programs under subsection (a). 
(f) REPORTS.— 
(1) INITIAL REPORT.—Not later than 180 days 
after the commencement of the pilot programs under 
subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall submit 
to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate 
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and the House of Representatives a report on the 
pilot programs. The report shall include the fol-
lowing: 
(A) A description of each pilot program, 
including in the case of the pilot program under 
subsection (a)(2) the requirements established 
pursuant to subsection (d)(1). 
(B) The evaluation metrics established 
under subsection (e). 
(C) Such other matters relating to the 
pilot programs as the Secretary considers ap-
propriate. 
(2) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than 90 days 
after the end of each fiscal year in which the Sec-
retary carries out the pilot programs, the Secretary 
shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services 
of the Senate and the House of Representatives a 
report on the pilot programs during such fiscal year. 
Each report shall include, for the fiscal year covered 
by such report, the following: 
(A) In the case of the pilot program re-
quired by subsection (a)(1), a description of the 
partnerships between satellite or extension Sen-
ior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps units and 
military installations under the pilot program. 
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(B) In the case of the pilot program re-
quired by subsection (a)(2), the following: 
(i) The number of members of Senior 
Reserve Officers’ Training Corps units, 
and the number of members of Coast 
Guard College Student Pre-Commissioning 
Initiative programs, at covered institutions 
selected for purposes of the pilot program, 
including the number of such members 
participating in the pilot program. 
(ii) The number of recipients of finan-
cial assistance provided under the pilot 
program, including the number who— 
(I) completed a ground school 
course of instruction in connection 
with obtaining a private pilot’s certifi-
cate; 
(II) completed flight training, 
and the type of training, certificate, or 
both received; 
(III) were selected for a pilot 
training slot in the Armed Forces; 
(IV) initiated pilot training in the 
Armed Forces; or 
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(V) successfully completed pilot 
training in the Armed Forces. 
(iii) The amount of financial assist-
ance provided under the pilot program, 
broken out by covered institution, course of 
study, and such other measures as the Sec-
retary considers appropriate. 
(C) Data collected in accordance with the 
evaluation metrics established under subsection 
(e). 
(3) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than 180 days 
prior to the completion of the pilot programs, the 
Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Armed 
Services of the Senate and the House of Representa-
tives a report on the pilot programs. The report 
shall include the following: 
(A) A description of the pilot programs. 
(B) An assessment of the effectiveness of 
each pilot program. 
(C) A description of the cost of each pilot 
program, and an estimate of the cost of making 
each pilot program permanent. 
(D) An estimate of the cost of expanding 
each pilot program throughout all eligible Sen-
ior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps units and 
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College Student Pre-Commissioning Initiative 
programs. 
(E) Such recommendations for legislative 
or administrative action as the Secretary con-
siders appropriate in light of the pilot pro-
grams, including recommendations for extend-
ing or making permanent the authority for each 
pilot program. 
(g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘covered institution’’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 262(g)(2) of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2020 (Public Law 116–92). 
(2) The term ‘‘flight training’’ means a course 
of instruction toward obtaining any of the following: 
(A) A private pilot’s certificate. 
(B) A commercial pilot certificate. 
(C) A certified flight instructor certificate. 
(D) A multi-crew pilot’s license. 
(E) A flight instrument rating. 
(F) Any other certificate, rating, or pilot 
privilege the Secretary considers appropriate for 
purposes of this section. 
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(3) The term ‘‘military installation’’ means an 
installation of the Department of Defense for the 
regular components of the Armed Forces. 
SEC. 519. REPORT REGARDING FULL-TIME NATIONAL 
GUARD DUTY IN RESPONSE TO THE COVID–19 
PANDEMIC. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 90 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense com-
mittees a report regarding how the Secretary determined 
whether to authorize full-time National Guard duty in re-
sponse to the covered national emergency. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report under this section shall 
include the following: 
(1) The number of requests described in sub-
section (a). 
(2) The number of such requests approved and 
the number of requests denied. 
(3) For each such request— 
(A) the time elapsed from receipt of re-
quest to disposition of request; and 
(B) whether costs (including pay and bene-
fits for members of the National Guard) were 
a factor in determining whether to grant or 
deny the request. 
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(4) For each such request approved, the time 
elapsed from approval to when the first such mem-
ber of the National Guard was placed on full-time 
National Guard duty in response to such request. 
(5) For each such request denied, the reason 
for denial and how such denial was explained to the 
requestor. 
(6) A description of how the process of review 
for such requests differed from previous requests for 
full-time National Guard duty under section 502(f) 
of title 32, United States Code. 
(7) Recommendations of the Secretary to im-
prove the review of such requests in order to better 
respond to such requests. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘covered national emergency’’ 
means the national emergency declared on March 
13, 2020, by the President under the National 
Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) with re-
spect to COVID–19. 
(2) The term ‘‘full-time National Guard duty’’ 
has the meaning given that term in section 101 of 
title 10, United States Code. 
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SEC. 520. STUDY AND REPORT ON ROTC RECRUITMENT. 
(a) STUDY.—The Secretary of Defense shall conduct 
a study that assesses— 
(1) the efforts of the Department of Defense to 
recruit individuals to serve in the Junior Reserve Of-
ficers’ Training Corps and the Senior Reserve Offi-
cers’ Training Corps over the period of 10 years pre-
ceding the date of the study; 
(2) whether members of the Armed Forces who 
served in the Junior Reserve Officers’ Training 
Corps are more or less likely than members who 
served in the Senior Reserve Officers’ Training 
Corps to achieve or receive recommendations for 
higher ranks; 
(3) whether there is a correlation between race 
or ethnicity and the rank ultimately achieved by 
such members; and 
(4) the feasibility of establishing a program to 
create a pathway for minorities into higher ranks 
within the military. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than December 31, 2022, 
the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional 
defense committee a report on the results of the study con-
ducted under subsection (a). 
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SEC. 520A. TRANSITIONAL HEALTH BENEFITS FOR CER-
TAIN MEMBERS OF THE NATIONAL GUARD 
SERVING UNDER ORDERS IN RESPONSE TO 
THE CORONAVIRUS (COVID–19). 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
provide to a member of the National Guard separating 
from active service after serving on full-time National 
Guard duty pursuant to section 502(f) of title 32, United 
States Code, the health benefits authorized under section 
1145 of title 10, United States Code, for a member of 
a reserve component separating from active duty, as re-
ferred to in subsection (a)(2)(B) of such section 1145, if 
the active service from which the member of the National 
Guard is separating was in support of the whole of govern-
ment response to the coronavirus (COVID–19). 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the terms ‘‘active 
duty’’, ‘‘active service’’, and ‘‘full-time National Guard 
duty’’ have the meanings given those terms in section 
101(d) of title 10, United States Code. 
SEC. 520B. QUARANTINE HOUSING FOR MEMBERS OF THE 
NATIONAL GUARD WHO PERFORM CERTAIN 
DUTY IN RESPONSE TO THE COVID–19 EMER-
GENCY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
provide, to a member of the National Guard who performs 
a period of covered duty, housing for not fewer than 14 
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days immediately after the end of such period of covered 
duty. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘covered duty’’ means full-time 
National Guard duty performed in response to the 
covered national emergency. 
(2) The term ‘‘covered national emergency’’ 
means the national emergency declared on March 
13, 2020, by the President under the National 
Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) with re-
spect to COVID–19. 
(3) The term ‘‘full-time National Guard duty’’ 
has the meaning given that term in section 101 of 
title 10, United States Code. 
SEC. 520C. NATIONAL GUARD SUPPORT TO MAJOR DISAS-
TERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 502(f) of title 32, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2), by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(C) Operations or missions authorized by the 
President or the Secretary of Defense to support 
large scale, complex, catastrophic disasters, as de-
fined by section 311(3) of title 6, United States 
Code, at the request of a State governor.’’; and 
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(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) With respect to operations or missions de-
scribed under paragraph (2)(C), there is authorized 
to be appropriated to the Secretary of Defense such 
sums as may be necessary to carry out such oper-
ations and missions, but only if— 
‘‘(A) an emergency has been declared by 
the governor of the applicable State; and 
‘‘(B) the President has declared the emer-
gency to be a major disaster for the purposes 
of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency Assistance Act.’’. 
(b) REPORT ON METHODS TO ENHANCE DOMESTIC 
RESPONSE
TO LARGE SCALE, COMPLEX
AND CATA-
STROPHIC DISASTERS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Defense, in consultation and coordination 
with the Federal Emergency Management Agency, 
the National Security Council, the Council of Gov-
ernors, and the National Governors Association, 
shall submit to the congressional defense, the Com-
mittees on Transportation and Infrastructure and 
Homeland Security of the House of Representatives, 
and the Committee on Homeland Security and Gov-
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ernmental Affairs of the Senate a report on their 
plan to establish policy and processes to implement 
the authority provided by the amendments made by 
section 520. The report shall include a detailed ex-
amination of the policy framework consistent with 
existing authorities, identify major statutory or pol-
icy impediments to implementation, and make rec-
ommendations for legislation as appropriate. 
(2) CONTENTS.—The report submitted under 
paragraph (1) shall include a description of— 
(A) the current policy and processes where-
by governors can request activation of the Na-
tional Guard under title 32, United States 
Code, as part of the response to large scale, 
complex, catastrophic disasters that are sup-
ported by the Federal Government and, if no 
formal process exists in policy, the Secretary of 
Defense shall provide a timeline and plan to es-
tablish such a policy, including consultation 
with the Council of Governors and the National 
Governors Association; 
(B) the Secretary of Defense’s assessment, 
informed by consultation with the Federal 
Emergency Management Agency, the National 
Security Council, the Council of Governors, and 
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the National Governors Association, regarding 
the sufficiency of current authorities for the re-
imbursement of National Guard and Reserve 
manpower during large scale, complex, cata-
strophic disasters under title 10 and title 32, 
United States Code, and specifically whether re-
imbursement authorities are sufficient to ensure 
that military training and readiness are not de-
graded to fund disaster response, or invoking 
them degrades the effectiveness of the Disaster 
Relief Fund; 
(C) the Department of Defense’s plan to 
ensure there is parallel and consistent policy in 
the application of the authorities granted under 
section 12304a of title 10, United States Code, 
and section 502(f) of title 32, United States 
Code, including— 
(i) a description of the disparities be-
tween benefits and protections under Fed-
eral law versus State active duty; 
(ii) recommended solutions to achieve 
parity at the Federal level; and 
(iii) recommended changes at the 
State level, if appropriate; 
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(D) the Department of Defense’s plan to 
ensure there is parity of benefits and protec-
tions for military members employed as part of 
the response to large scale, complex, cata-
strophic disasters under title 32 or title 10, 
United States Code, and recommendations for 
addressing shortfalls; and 
(E) a review, by the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency, of the current policy for, 
and an assessment of the sufficiency of, reim-
bursement authority for the use of all National 
Guard and Reserve, both to the Department of 
Defense and to the States, during large scale, 
complex, catastrophic disasters, including any 
policy and legal limitations, and cost assess-
ment impact on Federal funding. 
SEC. 520D. AUTHORITY TO REINSTATE AND TRANSFER OF-
FICERS IN MEDICAL SPECIALTIES IN THE RE-
SERVE 
COMPONENTS 
OF 
THE 
ARMED 
FORCES PREVIOUSLY RETIRED HONORABLY 
OR UNDER HONORABLE CONDITIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 14703(b) of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘paragraph 
(2)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraphs (2) and (3)’’; and 
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(2) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(3) In the case of an officer in a medical specialty 
described in subsection (a) who was previously retired hon-
orably or under honorable conditions beyond the date de-
scribed in paragraph (1)— 
‘‘(A) if the Secretary concerned determines it 
necessary, the Secretary concerned may, with the 
consent of the officer, reinstate the officer to an ac-
tive status for such period as the Secretary con-
cerned determines appropriate; or 
‘‘(B) the officer may be transferred under sec-
tion 716 of this title to another armed force and re-
instated to an active status for such period as the 
Secretary concerned determines appropriate.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) SECTION HEADING.—The heading for sec-
tion 14703 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended to read as follows: 
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‘‘§ 14703. Retention of chaplains and officers in med-
ical specialties until specified age; reten-
tion, reinstatement, and transfer of offi-
cers in medical specialties beyond speci-
fied age’’. 
(2) TABLE OF SECTIONS.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of chapter 1409 of such title is 
amended by striking the item relating to section 
14703 and inserting the following new item: 
‘‘14703. Retention of chaplains and officers in medical specialties until specified 
age; retention, reinstatement, and transfer of officers in med-
ical specialties beyond specified age.’’. 
SEC. 520E. REPORT REGARDING NATIONAL GUARD YOUTH 
CHALLENGE PROGRAM. 
Not later than December 31, 2021, the Secretary of 
Defense shall submit a report to the congressional defense 
committees regarding the resources and authorities the 
Secretary determines necessary to identify the effects of 
the National Guard Youth Challenge Program on grad-
uates of that program during the 5 years immediately pre-
ceding the date of the report. Such resources shall include 
the costs of identifying such effects beyond the 12-month, 
post-residential mentoring period of that program. 
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SEC. 520F. PERMANENT SUICIDE PREVENTION AND RESIL-
IENCE PROGRAM FOR THE RESERVE COMPO-
NENTS. 
Section 10219 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by striking subsection (h). 
Subtitle C—General Service Au-
thorities and Correction of Mili-
tary Records 
SEC. 521. TEMPORARY AUTHORITY TO ORDER RETIRED 
MEMBERS TO ACTIVE DUTY IN HIGH-DE-
MAND, LOW-DENSITY ASSIGNMENTS DURING 
WAR OR NATIONAL EMERGENCY. 
Section 688a of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (g) as sub-
section (h); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (f) the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(g) EXCEPTION DURING PERIOD OF WAR OR NA-
TIONAL EMERGENCY.—The limitations in subsections (c) 
and (f) shall not apply during time of war declared by 
Congress or of national emergency declared by the Presi-
dent.’’. 
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SEC. 522. REENLISTMENT WAIVERS FOR PERSONS SEPA-
RATED FROM THE ARMED FORCES WHO COM-
MIT ONE MISDEMEANOR CANNABIS OFFENSE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall prescribe regulations that permit any Secretary of 
a military department to grant a reenlistment waiver to 
a covered person if the Secretary determines that the reen-
listment of that covered person is vital to the national in-
terest. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘covered person’’ means an indi-
vidual— 
(A) who has been separated, discharged, 
dismissed, or released from the Armed Forces; 
and 
(B) who has admitted to or been convicted 
by a court of competent jurisdiction of a single 
violation— 
(i) of any law of a State or the United 
States relating to the use or possession of 
cannabis; 
(ii) that constitutes a misdemeanor; 
and 
(iii) that occurred while that indi-
vidual was not performing active service. 
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(2) The terms ‘‘active service’’ and ‘‘military 
department’’ have the meanings given such terms in 
section 101 of title 10, United States Code. 
SEC. 523. REVIEW OF SEAMAN TO ADMIRAL-21 PROGRAM; 
CREDIT TOWARDS RETIREMENT. 
(a) REVIEW.—The Secretary of the Navy shall review 
personnel records of all participants in the Seaman to Ad-
miral-21 program during fiscal years 2010 through 2014 
to determine whether each participant acknowledged, be-
fore entering a baccalaureate degree program, that service 
during the baccalaureate degree program would not be in-
cluded when computing years of service for retirement. 
(b) CREDIT.—For each participant described in sub-
section (a) for whom the Secretary cannot find evidence 
of an acknowledgment described in that subsection, the 
Secretary shall include service during the baccalaureate 
degree program when computing— 
(1) years of service; and 
(2) retired or retainer pay. 
(c) REPORT REQUIRED.—The Secretary shall submit 
a report to the Committees on Armed Services of the Sen-
ate and House of Representatives regarding the results 
of the review under subsection (a) and the number of par-
ticipants credited with service under subsection (b). 
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(d) DEADLINE.—The Secretary of the Navy shall 
carry out this section not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 524. REPORT REGARDING REVIEWS OF DISCHARGES 
AND DISMISSALS BASED ON SEXUAL ORI-
ENTATION OR GENDER IDENTITY. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than September 
30, 2021, the Secretaries of Defense and Veterans Affairs 
shall jointly submit to Congress a report regarding former 
members of the Armed Forces who— 
(1) were discharged or dismissed from the 
Armed Forces; 
(2) have applied to either Secretary for an up-
grade in the characterization of discharge or dis-
missal; and 
(3) allege in such applications that such dis-
charges or dismissals arose from a policy of the De-
partment of Defense regarding the sexual orienta-
tion or gender identity of a member. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report under this section shall 
include the number of applications described in subsection 
(a) and the percentages of such applications granted and 
denied, disaggregated by— 
(1) Armed Force; 
(2) grade; 
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(3) race; 
(4) ethnicity; 
(5) gender; 
(6) characterization of discharge or dismissal; 
and 
(7) upgraded characterization of discharge or 
dismissal, if applicable. 
(c) PUBLICATION.—The Secretaries each shall pub-
lish the report under this section on a publicly accessible 
website of the respective department. 
SEC. 525. DEVELOPMENT OF GUIDELINES FOR USE OF UN-
OFFICIAL SOURCES OF INFORMATION TO DE-
TERMINE ELIGIBILITY OF MEMBERS AND 
FORMER MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES 
FOR DECORATIONS AND BENEFITS WHEN 
THE SERVICE RECORDS ARE INCOMPLETE 
BECAUSE OF DAMAGE TO THE OFFICIAL 
RECORD. 
Section 528 of National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2020 (10 U.S.C. 1121 note; 133 
Stat.1357) is amended— 
(1) in the section heading, by inserting ‘‘AND 
BENEFITS’’ after ‘‘DECORATIONS’’; 
(2) in subsection (a)— 
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(A) by inserting ‘‘and the Secretary of Vet-
erans Affairs’’ after ‘‘military departments’’; 
and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘and benefits’’ after 
‘‘decorations’’; 
(3) by redesignating subsection (b) as sub-
section (c); and 
(4) by inserting after subsection (a) the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(b) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary of Defense 
shall prepare the guidelines in consultation with the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs, with respect to veterans bene-
fits under title 38, United States Code, whose eligibility 
determinations depend on the use of service records main-
tained by the Department of Defense.’’. 
SEC. 526. REPORT ON BAD PAPER. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than September 
1, 2021, the Inspector General of the Department of De-
fense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services 
of the Senate and House of Representatives a report re-
garding bad paper issued by the Department of Defense 
during the 20 years preceding the date of the report. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report shall include, with re-
gards to members who received bad paper, the following, 
if known: 
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(1) Sex. 
(2) Age. 
(3) Religion. 
(4) Race. 
(5) Ethnicity. 
(6) Tribal affiliation. 
(7) Sexual orientation. 
(8) Reasons for discharge or dismissal. 
(9) In a case of a bad conduct or medical dis-
charge, whether there is evidence the member suf-
fered symptoms of sexual trauma, including— 
(A) post-traumatic stress disorder; 
(B) going absent without leave or on unau-
thorized absence; 
(C) inability to complete duties or carry 
out orders; 
(D) insubordination; 
(E) substance abuse; 
(F) or substance addiction; 
(10) Whether the member had filed a complaint 
within the chain of command regarding— 
(A) fraud, waste, or abuse of Federal 
funds; 
(B) a violation of military or Federal law; 
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(C) a violation of the Uniform Code of 
Military Justice; 
(D) sexual assault; 
(E) sexual harassment; 
(F) sexual abuse; 
(G) sexual trauma; or 
(H) discrimination on the basis of sex, age, 
religion, race, ethnicity, Tribal affiliation, or 
sexual orientation. 
(11) Armed Force. 
(12) Any other information the Inspector Gen-
eral determines appropriate. 
(c) INTERVIEWS.—To prepare report under this sec-
tion, the Inspector General may interview veterans or 
other former members of the Armed Forces. 
(d) BAD PAPER DEFINED.—In this section, ‘‘bad 
paper’’ means a discharge or dismissal from the Armed 
Forces characterized as— 
(1) dishonorable; 
(2) bad conduct; or 
(3) other than honorable. 
Subtitle D—Military Justice and 
Other Legal Matters 
SEC. 531. PUNITIVE ARTICLE ON VIOLENT EXTREMISM. 
(a) VIOLENT EXTREMISM.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter X of chapter 47 
of title 10, United States Code, is amended by in-
serting after section 916 (article 116 of the Uniform 
Code of Military Justice) the following new section 
(article): 
‘‘§ 916a. Art. 116a. Violent extremism 
‘‘(a) PROHIBITION.—Any person subject to this chap-
ter who— 
‘‘(1) knowingly commits a covered offense 
against— 
‘‘(A) the Government of the United States; 
or 
‘‘(B) any person or class of people; 
‘‘(2)(A) with the intent to intimidate or coerce 
any person or class of people; or 
‘‘(B) with the intent to influence, affect, or re-
taliate against the policy or conduct of the Govern-
ment of the United States or any State; and 
‘‘(3) does so— 
‘‘(A) to achieve political, ideological, reli-
gious, social, or economic goals; or 
‘‘(B) in the case of an act against a person 
or class of people, for reasons relating to the 
race, religion, color, ethnicity, sex, age, dis-
ability status, national origin, sexual orienta-
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tion, or gender identity of the person or class 
of people concerned; 
is guilty of violent extremism and shall be punished as a 
court-martial may direct. 
‘‘(b) ATTEMPTS, SOLICITATION, AND CONSPIRACY.— 
Any person who attempts, solicits, or conspires to commit 
an offense under this section shall be punished in the same 
manner as a person who completes the offense. 
‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) COVERED OFFENSE.—The term ‘covered 
offense’ means— 
‘‘(A) loss, damage, destruction, or wrongful 
disposition of military property of the United 
States, in violation of section 908 of this title 
(article 108); 
‘‘(B) waste, spoilage, or destruction of 
property other than military property of the 
United States, in violation of section 909 of this 
title (article 109); 
‘‘(C) communicating threats, in violation of 
section 915 of this title (article 115); 
‘‘(D) riot or breach of peace, in violation of 
section 916 of this title (article 116); 
‘‘(E) provoking speech or gestures, in vio-
lation of section 917 of this title (article 117); 
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‘‘(F) murder, in violation of section 918 of 
this title (article 118); 
‘‘(G) manslaughter, in violation of section 
919 of this title (article 119); 
‘‘(H) larceny or wrongful appropriation, in 
violation of section 921 of this title (article 
121); 
‘‘(I) robbery, in violation of section 922 of 
this title (article 122); 
‘‘(J) kidnapping, in violation of section 
925 of this title (article 125); 
‘‘(K) assault, in violation of section 928 of 
this title (article 128); 
‘‘(L) conspiracy to commit an offense spec-
ified in any of subparagraphs (A) through (K), 
as punishable under section 881 of this title 
(article 81); 
‘‘(M) solicitation to commit an offense 
specified in any of subparagraphs (A) through 
(K), as punishable under section 882 of this 
title (article 82); or 
‘‘(N) an attempt to commit an offense 
specified in any of subparagraphs (A) through 
(K), as punishable under section 880 of this 
title (article 80). 
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‘‘(2) STATE.—The term ‘State’ includes any 
State of the United States, the District of Columbia, 
the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and any other 
possession or territory of the United States.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of such subchapter is amend-
ed by inserting after the item relating to section 916 
(article 116) the following new item: 
‘‘916a. 116a. Violent extremism.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by 
subsection (a) shall take effect on the date of the enact-
ment of this Act and shall apply to offenses committed 
on or after such date. 
SEC. 532. PRESERVATION OF COURT-MARTIAL RECORDS. 
Section 940a of title 10, United States Code (article 
140a of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), is amended 
by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(d) PRESERVATION OF COURT-MARTIAL RECORDS 
WITHOUT REGARD TO OUTCOME.—The standards and 
criteria prescribed by the Secretary of Defense under sub-
section (a) shall provide for the preservation of general 
and special court-martial records, without regard to the 
outcome of the proceeding concerned, for not fewer than 
15 years.’’. 
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SEC. 533. ELECTRONIC NOTARIZATION FOR MEMBERS OF 
THE ARMED FORCES. 
Section 1044a of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(e)(1) A person named in subsection (b) may exer-
cise the powers described in subsection (a) through elec-
tronic means, including under circumstances where the in-
dividual with respect to whom such person is performing 
the notarial act is not physically present in the same loca-
tion as such person. 
‘‘(2) A determination of the authenticity of a notarial 
act authorized in this section shall be made without regard 
to whether the notarial act was performed through elec-
tronic means. 
‘‘(3) A log or journal of a notarial act authorized in 
this section shall be considered for evidentiary purposes 
without regard to whether the log or journal is in elec-
tronic form.’’. 
SEC. 534. CLARIFICATIONS REGARDING SCOPE OF EMPLOY-
MENT AND REEMPLOYMENT RIGHTS OF MEM-
BERS OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICES. 
(a) CLARIFICATION
REGARDING
DEFINITION
OF 
RIGHTS AND BENEFITS.—Section 4303(2) of title 38, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘(A)’’ before ‘‘The term’’; and 
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(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph: 
‘‘(B) Any procedural protections or provisions 
set forth in this chapter shall also be considered a 
right or benefit subject to the protection of this 
chapter.’’. 
(b) CLARIFICATION
REGARDING
RELATION
TO 
OTHER LAW AND PLANS FOR AGREEMENTS.—Section 
4302 of such title is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(c)(1) Pursuant to this section and the procedural 
rights afforded by subchapter III of this chapter, any 
agreement to arbitrate a claim under this chapter is unen-
forceable, unless all parties consent to arbitration after a 
complaint on the specific claim has been filed in court or 
with the Merit Systems Protection Board and all parties 
knowingly and voluntarily consent to have that particular 
claim subjected to arbitration. 
‘‘(2) For purposes of this subsection, consent shall 
not be considered voluntary when a person is required to 
agree to arbitrate an action, complaint, or claim alleging 
a violation of this chapter as a condition of future or con-
tinued employment, advancement in employment, or re-
ceipt of any right or benefit of employment.’’. 
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SEC. 535. TERMINATION OF TELEPHONE, MULTICHANNEL 
VIDEO PROGRAMMING, AND INTERNET AC-
CESS 
SERVICE 
CONTRACTS 
BY 
SERVICEMEMBERS WHO ENTER INTO CON-
TRACTS AFTER RECEIVING MILITARY OR-
DERS FOR PERMANENT CHANGE OF STATION 
BUT THEN RECEIVE STOP MOVEMENT OR-
DERS DUE TO AN EMERGENCY SITUATION. 
(a) IN
GENERAL.—Section 305A(a)(1) of the 
Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (50 U.S.C. 3956) is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘after the date the servicemem-
ber receives military orders to relocate for a period 
of not less than 90 days to a location that does not 
support the contract.’’ and inserting ‘‘after—’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraphs: 
‘‘(A) the date the servicemember receives 
military orders to relocate for a period of not 
less than 90 days to a location that does not 
support the contract; or 
‘‘(B) the date the servicemember, while in 
military service, receives military orders for a 
permanent change of station, thereafter enters 
into the contract, and then after entering into 
the contract receives a stop movement order 
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issued by the Secretary of Defense in response 
to a local, national, or global emergency, effec-
tive for an indefinite period or for a period of 
not less than 30 days, which prevents the serv-
icemember from using the services provided 
under the contract.’’. 
(b) RETROACTIVE APPLICATION.—The amendments 
made by this section shall apply to stop movement orders 
issued on or after March 1, 2020. 
SEC. 536. ABSENTEE BALLOT TRACKING PROGRAM. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT
AND
OPERATION
OF
PRO-
GRAM.—Section 102(h) of the Uniformed and Overseas 
Citizens Absentee Voting Act (52 U.S.C. 20302(h)) is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(h) ABSENTEE BALLOT TRACKING PROGRAM.— 
‘‘(1) REQUIRING ESTABLISHMENT AND OPER-
ATION OF PROGRAM.—The chief State election offi-
cial, in coordination with local election jurisdictions, 
shall establish and operate an absentee ballot track-
ing program described in paragraph (2) for the use 
of absent uniformed services voters and overseas vot-
ers. 
‘‘(2) PROGRAM DESCRIBED.— 
‘‘(A) INFORMATION ON TRANSMISSION AND 
RECEIPT OF ABSENTEE BALLOTS.—An absentee 
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ballot tracking program described in this para-
graph is a program under which— 
‘‘(i) the State or local election official 
responsible for the transmission of absen-
tee ballots in an election for Federal office 
operates procedures to track and confirm 
the transmission of such ballots and to 
make information on the transmission of 
such a ballot available by means of online 
access using the Internet site of the offi-
cial’s office; and 
‘‘(ii) the State or local election official 
responsible for the receipt of absentee bal-
lots in an election for Federal office oper-
ates procedures to track and confirm the 
receipt of such ballots and (subject to sub-
paragraph (B)) to make information on 
the receipt of such a ballot available by 
means of online access using the Internet 
site of the official’s office. 
‘‘(B) SPECIFIC INFORMATION ON RECEIPT 
OF VOTED ABSENTEE BALLOTS.—The informa-
tion required to be made available under clause 
(ii) of subparagraph (A) with respect to the re-
ceipt of a voted absentee ballot in an election 
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for Federal office shall include information re-
garding whether the vote cast on the ballot was 
counted, and, in the case of a vote which was 
not counted, the reasons therefor. The appro-
priate State or local election official shall make 
the information described in the previous sen-
tence available during the 30-day period that 
begins on the date on which the results of the 
election are certified, or during such earlier 30- 
day period as the official may provide. 
‘‘(3) USE OF TOLL-FREE TELEPHONE NUMBER 
BY OFFICIALS WITHOUT INTERNET SITE.—A pro-
gram established and operated by a State or local 
election official whose office does not have an Inter-
net site may meet the requirements of paragraph (2) 
if the official has established and operates a toll-free 
telephone number that may be used to obtain the in-
formation on the transmission or receipt of the ab-
sentee ballot which is required under such para-
graph.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall apply with respect to an election held 
during 2022 or any succeeding year. 
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SEC. 537. TRACKING MECHANISM AND REPORTING RE-
QUIREMENTS FOR SUPREMACIST, EXTREM-
IST, AND CRIMINAL GANG ACTIVITY IN THE 
ARMED FORCES. 
(a) PROCESS REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense 
shall develop and implement a process to track investiga-
tions, criminal and administrative actions, and final deter-
minations with respect to conduct of members of the cov-
ered Armed Forces that is prohibited under Department 
of Defense Instruction 1325.06, titled ‘‘Handling Dis-
sident and Protest Activities Among Members of the 
Armed Forces’’, or any successor instruction. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The process under subsection (a) 
shall include the following: 
(1) A mechanism that military criminal inves-
tigative organizations may use— 
(A) to track criminal investigations into 
the prohibited conduct described in subsection 
(a), including a mechanism to track those inves-
tigations that are forwarded to commanders for 
administrative action; 
(B) to provide relevant information from 
criminal investigations and administrative ac-
tions to civilian law enforcement agencies; and 
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(C) to track final administrative actions 
taken with respect to investigations that are re-
ferred to commanders. 
(2) A mechanism commanders may use to pro-
vide information to military criminal investigative or-
ganizations on any serious conduct under consider-
ation for administrative action or any final adminis-
trative actions taken with respect to the prohibited 
conduct described in subsection (a). 
(3) A standardized database, shared among the 
covered Armed Forces, to ensure that the tracking 
required under subsection (a) is carried out in the 
same manner across such Armed Forces. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than December 1 of each 
year beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees a report on the process imple-
mented under subsection (a). Each report shall include— 
(1) the number of investigations, criminal and 
administrative actions, and final determinations 
tracked over the preceding year; 
(2) the number of individuals discharged from 
the covered Armed Forces due to activities prohib-
ited under Department of Defense Instruction 
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1325.06 and a description of the circumstances that 
led to such discharges; and 
(3) of the actions enumerated under paragraph 
(1), the number of instances in which information on 
the conduct of a member of the covered Armed 
Forces was referred to civilian law enforcement 
agencies as a result of the investigation or action. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on the Judiciary and 
the Committee on Armed Services of the Sen-
ate; and 
(B) the Committee on the Judiciary and 
the Committee on Armed Services of the House 
of Representatives. 
(2) The term ‘‘covered Armed Forces’’ means 
the Army, the Navy, the Air Force, and the Marine 
Corps. 
SEC. 538. MILITARY-CIVILIAN TASK FORCE ON DOMESTIC 
VIOLENCE AND RELATED INFORMATION COL-
LECTION ACTIVITIES. 
(a) MILITARY-CIVILIAN TASK FORCE ON DOMESTIC 
VIOLENCE.— 
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(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of De-
fense shall establish a military-civilian task force on 
domestic violence (in this section, referred to as the 
‘‘Task Force’’). 
(2) DUTIES.—The duties of the Task Force 
shall be to analyze and develop recommendations, 
for implementation by the Secretary, with respect to 
each of the following: 
(A) The risk of domestic violence at var-
ious stages of military service, including identi-
fication of— 
(i) stages at which there is a higher 
than average risk of domestic violence; and 
(ii) stages at which the implementa-
tion of domestic violence prevention strate-
gies may have the greatest preventive ef-
fect. 
(B) The use and dissemination of domestic 
violence prevention resources throughout the 
stages of military service including providing 
new service members with training in domestic 
violence prevention. 
(C) How to best target prevention re-
sources to address those with a higher risk of 
domestic violence. 
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(D) The implementation of strategies to 
prevent domestic violence by training, edu-
cating, and assigning prevention-related respon-
sibilities to— 
(i) commanders; 
(ii) medical, behavioral, and mental 
health service providers; 
(iii) family advocacy representatives; 
(iv) Military Family Life Consultants; 
and 
(v) other individuals and entities with 
responsibilities that may be relevant to ad-
dressing domestic violence. 
(E) The efficacy of providing survivors of 
domestic violence with the option to request ex-
pedited transfers, and the effects of such trans-
fers. 
(F) Improvements to procedures for re-
porting appropriate legal actions to the Na-
tional Crime Information Center and the effi-
cacy of such procedures. 
(G) The effects of domestic violence on— 
(i) housing for military families; 
(ii) the education of military depend-
ent children; 
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(iii) servicemember work assignments 
and careers; and 
(iv) the health of servicemembers and 
their families, including short-term and 
long-term health effects and effects on 
mental health. 
(H) Age-appropriate training and edu-
cation programs for students attending schools 
operated by the Department of Defense Edu-
cation Activity that are designed to assist such 
students in learning positive relationship behav-
iors in families and with intimate partners. 
(I) The potential effects of requiring mili-
tary protective orders to be issued by a military 
judge and whether such a requirement would 
increase the enforcement of military protective 
orders by civilian law enforcement agencies out-
side the boundaries of military installations. 
(J) Whether prevention of domestic vio-
lence would be enhanced by raising the disposi-
tion authority for offenses of domestic violence 
to an officer who is— 
(i) in the grade of 0–6 or above; 
(ii) in the chain of command of the 
accused; and 
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(iii) authorized by chapter 47 of title 
10, United States Code (the Uniform Code 
of Military Justice) to convene special 
courts martial. 
(K) How to improve access to resources for 
survivors of domestic violence throughout the 
stages of military service. 
(L) Consideration of any other matters 
that the Task Force determines to be relevant 
to— 
(i) decreasing the frequency of domes-
tic violence committed by or upon members 
of the covered Armed Forces and their de-
pendents; and 
(ii) reducing the severity of such vio-
lence. 
(3) MEMBERSHIP.—The Task Force shall be 
composed of the following members: 
(A) One or more representatives of family 
advocacy programs of the Department of De-
fense. 
(B) One or more representatives of the De-
fense Advisory Committee on Women in the 
Services. 
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