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(1) business and industry (including trade asso-
ciations and small- and medium-sized enterprises 
from across the value chain); 
(2) the scientific community (including the Na-
tional Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medi-
cine, scientific professional societies, national labs, 
and academia); 
(3) the defense community; 
(4) State, Tribal, and local governments, includ-
ing nonregulatory State or regional sustainable chem-
istry programs, as appropriate; 
(5) nongovernmental organizations; and 
(6) other appropriate organizations. 
(d) REPORT TO CONGRESS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after 
the date of enactment of this subtitle, the Entity shall 
submit a report to the Committee on Environment 
and Public Works, the Committee on Commerce, 
Science, and Transportation, and the Committee on 
Appropriations of the Senate, and the Committee on 
Science, Space, and Technology, the Committee on 
Energy and Commerce, and the Committee on Appro-
priations of the House of Representatives. In addition 
to the elements described in subsections (a) and (b), 
the report shall include— 
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(A) a summary of federally funded, sustain-
able chemistry research, development, demonstra-
tion, technology transfer, commercialization, 
education, and training activities; 
(B) a summary of the financial resources 
allocated to sustainable chemistry initiatives by 
each participating agency; 
(C) an assessment of the current state of 
sustainable chemistry in the United States, in-
cluding the role that Federal agencies are play-
ing in supporting it; 
(D) an analysis of the progress made to-
ward achieving the goals and priorities of this 
subtitle, and recommendations for future pro-
gram activities; 
(E) an evaluation of steps taken and future 
strategies to avoid duplication of efforts, stream-
line interagency coordination, facilitate informa-
tion sharing, and spread best practices among 
participating agencies; and 
(F) an evaluation of duplicative Federal 
funding and duplicative Federal research in sus-
tainable chemistry, efforts undertaken by the En-
tity to eliminate duplicative funding and re-
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search, and recommendations on how to achieve 
these goals. 
(2) SUBMISSION TO GAO.—The Entity shall also 
submit the report described in paragraph (1) to the 
Comptroller General of the United States for consider-
ation in future Congressional inquiries. 
(3) ADDITIONAL
REPORTS.—The Entity shall 
submit a report to Congress and the Comptroller Gen-
eral of the United States that incorporates the infor-
mation described in subparagraphs (a), (b), (d), (e), 
and (f) every three years, commencing after the ini-
tial report is submitted until the Entity terminates. 
SEC. 255. AGENCY ACTIVITIES IN SUPPORT OF SUSTAIN-
ABLE CHEMISTRY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The agencies participating in the 
Entity shall carry out activities in support of sustainable 
chemistry, as appropriate to the specific mission and pro-
grams of each agency. 
(b) ACTIVITIES.—The activities described in subsection 
(a) shall— 
(1) incorporate sustainable chemistry into exist-
ing research, development, demonstration, technology 
transfer, commercialization, education, and training 
programs, that the agency determines to be relevant, 
including consideration of— 
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(A) merit-based competitive grants to indi-
vidual investigators and teams of investigators, 
including, to the extent practicable, early career 
investigators for research and development; 
(B) grants to fund collaborative research 
and development partnerships among univer-
sities, industry, and nonprofit organizations; 
(C) coordination of sustainable chemistry 
research, development, demonstration, and tech-
nology transfer conducted at Federal laboratories 
and agencies; 
(D) incentive prize competitions and chal-
lenges in coordination with such existing Federal 
agency programs; and 
(E) grants, loans, and loan guarantees to 
aid in the technology transfer and commer-
cialization of sustainable chemicals, materials, 
processes, and products; 
(2) collect and disseminate information on sus-
tainable chemistry research, development, technology 
transfer, and commercialization, including informa-
tion on accomplishments and best practices; 
(3) expand the education and training of stu-
dents at appropriate levels of education, professional 
scientists and engineers, and other professionals in-
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volved in all aspects of sustainable chemistry and en-
gineering appropriate to that level of education and 
training, including through— 
(A) partnerships with industry as described 
in section 256; 
(B) support for the integration of sustain-
able chemistry principles into chemistry and 
chemical engineering curriculum and research 
training, as appropriate to that level of edu-
cation and training; and 
(C) support for integration of sustainable 
chemistry principles into existing or new profes-
sional development opportunities for profes-
sionals including teachers, faculty, and individ-
uals involved in laboratory research (product de-
velopment, materials specification and testing, 
life cycle analysis, and management); 
(4) as relevant to an agency’s programs, examine 
methods by which the Federal agencies, in collabora-
tion and consultation with the National Institute of 
Standards and Technology, may facilitate the devel-
opment or recognition of validated, standardized tools 
for performing sustainability assessments of chemistry 
processes or products; 
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(5) through programs identified by an agency, 
support (including through technical assistance, par-
ticipation, financial support, communications tools, 
awards, or other forms of support) outreach and dis-
semination of sustainable chemistry advances such as 
non-Federal symposia, forums, conferences, and publi-
cations in collaboration with, as appropriate, indus-
try, academia, scientific and professional societies, 
and other relevant groups; 
(6) provide for public input and outreach to be 
integrated into the activities described in this section 
by the convening of public discussions, through mech-
anisms such as public meetings, consensus con-
ferences, and educational events, as appropriate; 
(7) within each agency, develop or adapt metrics 
to track the outputs and outcomes of the programs 
supported by that agency; and 
(8) incentivize or recognize actions that advance 
sustainable chemistry products, processes, or initia-
tives, including through the establishment of a nation-
ally recognized awards program through the Environ-
mental Protection Agency to identify, publicize, and 
celebrate innovations in sustainable chemistry and 
chemical technologies. 
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(d) LIMITATIONS.—Financial support provided under 
this section shall— 
(1) be available only for pre-competitive activi-
ties; and 
(2) not be used to promote the sale of a specific 
product, process, or technology, or to disparage a spe-
cific product, process, or technology. 
SEC. 256. PARTNERSHIPS IN SUSTAINABLE CHEMISTRY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The agencies participating in the 
Entity may facilitate and support, through financial, tech-
nical, or other assistance, the creation of partnerships be-
tween institutions of higher education, nongovernmental or-
ganizations, consortia, or companies across the value chain 
in the chemical industry, including small- and medium- 
sized enterprises, to— 
(1) create collaborative sustainable chemistry re-
search, development, demonstration, technology trans-
fer, and commercialization programs; and 
(2) train students and retrain professional sci-
entists, engineers, and others involved in materials 
specification on the use of sustainable chemistry con-
cepts and strategies by methods, including— 
(A) developing or recognizing curricular 
materials and courses for undergraduate and 
graduate levels and for the professional develop-
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ment of scientists, engineers, and others involved 
in materials specification; and 
(B) publicizing the availability of profes-
sional development courses in sustainable chem-
istry and recruiting professionals to pursue such 
courses. 
(b) PRIVATE SECTOR PARTICIPATION.—To be eligible 
for support under this section, a partnership in sustainable 
chemistry shall include at least one private sector organiza-
tion. 
(c) SELECTION OF PARTNERSHIPS.—In selecting part-
nerships for support under this section, the agencies partici-
pating in the Entity shall also consider the extent to which 
the applicants are willing and able to demonstrate evidence 
of support for, and commitment to, the goals outlined in 
the strategic plan and report described in section 254. 
(d) PROHIBITED USE OF FUNDS.—Financial support 
provided under this section may not be used— 
(1) to support or expand a regulatory chemical 
management program at an implementing agency 
under a State law; 
(2) to construct or renovate a building or struc-
ture; or 
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(3) to promote the sale of a specific product, 
process, or technology, or to disparage a specific prod-
uct, process, or technology. 
SEC. 257. PRIORITIZATION. 
In carrying out this subtitle, the Entity shall focus its 
support for sustainable chemistry activities on those that 
achieve, to the highest extent practicable, the goals outlined 
in the Act. 
SEC. 258. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION. 
Nothing in this subtitle shall be construed to alter or 
amend any State law or action with regard to sustainable 
chemistry, as defined by the State. 
SEC. 
259. 
MAJOR 
MULTI-USER 
RESEARCH 
FACILITY 
PROJECT. 
Section 110 of the American Innovation and Competi-
tiveness Act (42 U.S.C. 1862s-2) is amended by striking 
(g)(2) and inserting the following: 
‘‘(2) MAJOR
MULTI-USER
RESEARCH
FACILITY 
PROJECT.—The term ‘major multi-user research facil-
ity project’ means a science and engineering facility 
project that exceeds $100,000,000 in total construc-
tion, acquisition, or upgrade costs to the Founda-
tion.’’. 
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Subtitle E—Plans, Reports, and 
Other Matters 
SEC. 261. MODIFICATION TO ANNUAL REPORT OF THE DI-
RECTOR OF OPERATIONAL TEST AND EVAL-
UATION. 
Section 139(h)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘Engineering,,’’ and inserting 
‘‘Engineering,’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘, through January 31, 2025’’. 
SEC. 262. REPEAL OF QUARTERLY UPDATES ON THE OP-
TIONALLY MANNED FIGHTING VEHICLE PRO-
GRAM. 
Section 261 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public law 116–92; 133 Stat. 1294) 
is repealed. 
SEC. 263. INDEPENDENT EVALUATION OF PERSONAL PRO-
TECTIVE AND DIAGNOSTIC TESTING EQUIP-
MENT. 
(a) INDEPENDENT EVALUATION REQUIRED.—The Di-
rector of Operational Test and Evaluation shall conduct an 
independent evaluation of— 
(1) any processes used to test the effectiveness of 
covered personal protective and diagnostic testing 
equipment; and 
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(2) the results of such tests. 
(b) AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION.—The Secretary of 
Defense shall provide the Director of Operational Test and 
Evaluation with such information as may be necessary for 
the Director to conduct the evaluations required under sub-
section (a), including any relevant documentation relating 
to testing processes and test results for covered personal pro-
tective and diagnostic testing equipment. 
(c) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 30 days 
after the completion of each evaluation under subsection (a), 
the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation shall sub-
mit to the congressional defense committees a report on the 
results of the evaluation. 
(d) COVERED PERSONAL PROTECTIVE
AND DIAG-
NOSTIC TESTING EQUIPMENT DEFINED.—In this section, 
the term ‘‘covered personal protective and diagnostic testing 
equipment’’ means any personal protective equipment or 
diagnostic testing equipment developed, acquired, or used 
by the Department of Defense— 
(1) in response to COVID–19; or 
(2) as part of any follow-on, long-term acquisi-
tion and distribution program for such equipment. 
SEC. 264. REPORTS ON F–35 PHYSIOLOGICAL EPISODES AND 
MITIGATION EFFORTS. 
(a) STUDY AND REPORT.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—The Under Secretary of De-
fense for Acquisition and Sustainment shall conduct 
a study to determine the underlying causes of physio-
logical episodes affecting crewmembers of F–35 air-
craft. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The study under subsection (a) 
shall include— 
(A) an examination of each physiological 
episode reported by a crewmember of an F–35 
aircraft as of the date of the enactment of this 
Act; and 
(B) a determination as to the underlying 
cause of the episode. 
(3) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary 
of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment shall sub-
mit to the congressional defense committees a report 
that includes— 
(A) the results the study conducted under 
subsection (a), including a description of each 
physiological episode examined under the study 
and an explanation of the underlying cause of 
the episode; 
(B) a description of any actions that may 
be taken to address the underlying causes of such 
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episodes, including any resources that may be re-
quired to carry out such actions; and 
(C) any other findings and recommenda-
tions of the study. 
(b) ANNUAL REPORTS ON MITIGATION EFFORTS.—The 
Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Under Sec-
retary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, shall 
include with the annual report required by section 224(d) 
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2017 (Public Law 114–328; 130 Stat. 2059), a detailed de-
scription of— 
(1) the efforts of the Department of Defense to 
address physiological episodes affecting crewmembers 
of F–35 aircraft; and 
(2) the funding allocated for such efforts. 
SEC. 265. STUDY ON MECHANISMS FOR ATTRACTING AND 
RETAINING HIGH QUALITY TALENT IN THE 
NATIONAL SECURITY INNOVATION BASE. 
(a) STUDY REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
conduct a study to determine the feasibility of establishing 
a program to attract and retain covered individuals for em-
ployment in the national security innovation base. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The study required under subsection 
(a) shall include an analysis of— 
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(1) mechanisms the Department of Defense may 
use to engage institutions of higher education to assist 
in the identification and recruitment of covered indi-
viduals for employment in the national security inno-
vation base; 
(2) monetary and nonmonetary incentives that 
may be provided to retain covered individuals in po-
sitions in the national security innovation base; 
(3) methods that may be implemented to ensure 
the proper vetting of covered individuals; 
(4) the number of covered individuals needed to 
advance the competitiveness of the research, develop-
ment, test, and evaluation efforts of the Department 
of Defense in the critical technologies identified in the 
National Defense Strategy; and 
(5) the type and amount of resources required to 
implement the program described in subsection (a). 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than February 1, 2021, the 
Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional de-
fense committees a report on the results of the study con-
ducted under subsection (a). 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘national security innovation 
base’’ the means the network of persons and organiza-
tions, including Federal agencies, institutions of high-
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er education, federally funded research and develop-
ment centers, defense industrial base entities, non-
profit organizations, commercial entities, and venture 
capital firms that are engaged in the military and 
nonmilitary research, development, funding, and pro-
duction of innovative technologies that support the 
national security of the United States. 
(2) The term ‘‘institution of higher education’’ 
has the meaning given that term in section 101 of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001). 
(3) The term ‘‘covered individual’’ means an in-
dividual who— 
(A) is employed by a United States em-
ployer and engaged in work to promote and pro-
tect the national security innovation base; 
(B) is engaged in basic or applied research, 
funded by the Department of Defense, through an 
institution of higher education in the United 
States; and 
(C) possesses scientific or technical expertise 
that will advance the development of critical 
technologies identified in the National Defense 
Strategy or the National Defense Science and 
Technology Strategy, required by section 218 of 
the John S. McCain National Defense Authoriza-
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later concludes for any reason that the energy project will 
not have an adverse impact on military readiness, the 
Clearinghouse shall notify the applicant and the governor 
in writing of that conclusion.’’; and 
(3) in paragraph (7), as so redesignated, by 
striking ‘‘Any setback for a project pursuant to the 
previous sentence shall not be more than what is de-
termined to be necessary by a technical analysis con-
ducted by the Lincoln Laboratory at the Massachu-
setts Institute of Technology or any successor entity.’’. 
SEC. 312. MILITARY AVIATION AND INSTALLATION ASSUR-
ANCE CLEARINGHOUSE FOR REVIEW OF MIS-
SION OBSTRUCTIONS. 
Section 183a(c) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (4) through (6) 
as paragraphs (5) through (7), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after paragraph (3) the fol-
lowing new paragraph (4): 
‘‘(4) If, after issuing the notices of presumed risk re-
quired by paragraphs (2) and (3), the Secretary of Defense 
later concludes for any reason that the energy project will 
not have an adverse impact on military readiness, the 
Clearinghouse shall notify the applicant and the governor 
in writing of that conclusion.’’. 
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SEC. 313. AGREEMENTS TO LIMIT ENCROACHMENTS AND 
OTHER CONSTRAINTS ON MILITARY TRAIN-
ING, TESTING, AND OPERATIONS. 
Section 2684a of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘An agreement 
under this section may be entered into with’’ and in-
serting ‘‘For purposes of this section, the term ‘eligible 
entity’ means’’; and 
(2) in subsection (d)(1)(A), by striking ‘‘the enti-
ty’’ and inserting ‘‘the eligible entity’’. 
SEC. 314. MODIFICATION OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE EN-
VIRONMENTAL RESTORATION AUTHORITIES 
TO INCLUDE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FACILI-
TIES USED BY NATIONAL GUARD. 
Section 2707(e) of title 10, United States Code, as 
added by section 316 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116–92, is amend-
ed— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘where military activities are 
conducted by the state National Guard under title 
32,’’ after ‘‘facility’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sen-
tence: ‘‘The Secretary concerned may also utilize the 
authority in section 2701(d) of this title for these en-
vironmental restoration projects.’’. 
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SEC. 315. INCREASED TRANSPARENCY THROUGH REPORT-
ING ON USAGE AND SPILLS OF AQUEOUS 
FILM-FORMING FOAM AT MILITARY INSTALLA-
TIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 160 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following 
new section: 
‘‘§ 2712. Reporting on usage and spills of aqueous 
film-forming foam 
‘‘Not later than 48 hours after the Deputy Assistant 
Secretary of Defense for Environment receives notice of the 
usage or spill of aqueous film-forming foam, either as con-
centrate or mixed foam, at any military installation, the 
Deputy Assistant Secretary shall submit to the Committees 
on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representa-
tives notice of such usage or spill. Each such notice shall 
include each of the following: 
‘‘(1) The name of the installation where the 
usage or spill occurred. 
‘‘(2) The date on which the usage or spill oc-
curred. 
‘‘(3) The amount, type, and specified concentra-
tion of aqueous film-forming foam that was used or 
spilled. 
‘‘(4) The cause of the usage or spill. 
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‘‘(5) A summary narrative of the usage or 
spill.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at 
the beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the 
end the following new item: 
‘‘2712. Reporting on usage and spills of aqueous film-forming foam.’’. 
SEC. 316. REPLACEMENT OF NON-TACTICAL MOTOR VEHI-
CLES AT THE END OF SERVICE LIFE WITH 
ELECTRIC OR HYBRID MOTOR VEHICLES. 
Section 2922g of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as 
subsections (c) and (d), respectively; 
(2) by inserting after subsection (a) the following 
new subsection (b): 
‘‘(b) END OF LIFE REPLACEMENT.—Upon the end of 
the lease or service life of a motor vehicle, the Secretary 
of the military department or the head of the Defense Agen-
cy shall, to the maximum extent possible, replace such 
motor vehicle with a motor vehicle that uses an electric or 
hybrid propulsion system, including a plug-in hybrid sys-
tem.’’; 
(3) in subsection (c), as so redesignated, by strik-
ing ‘‘Subsection (a) does not’’ and inserting ‘‘Sub-
sections (a) and (b) do not’’; and 
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(4) in subsection (d), as so redesignated, by 
striking ‘‘The preference required by subsection (a) 
does not’’ and inserting ‘‘The preference under sub-
section (a) and the requirement under subsection (b) 
do not’’. 
SEC. 317. BUDGETING OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE RE-
LATING TO OPERATIONAL ENERGY IMPROVE-
MENT. 
The Secretary of Defense shall include in the annual 
budget submission of the President under section 1105(a) 
of title 31, United States Code, a dedicated budget line item 
for fielding operational energy improvements, including 
such improvements for which funds from the Operational 
Energy Capability Improvement Fund have been expended 
to create the operational and business case for broader em-
ployment. 
SEC. 318. ASSESSMENT OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
OPERATIONAL ENERGY USAGE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—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 Depart-
ment of Defense operational energy usage, including an 
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agency-wide view and breakdowns of progress by service 
branch. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The assessment required under sub-
section (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 convoys, 
overcoming the tyranny of distance within United 
States Indo-Pacific Command through hybrid or other 
fuel efficient propulsion systems, and energy produc-
tion, storage, and distribution systems that enhance 
logistics supply chain resiliency; 
(4) a description of the options for achieving fos-
sil fuel reduction benchmarks with respect to oper-
ational energy of 25 percent, 50 percent, 75 percent, 
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and 100 percent, using fiscal year 2020 as the bench-
mark, including anticipated funding requirements, 
statutory requirements, infrastructure needs, and 
timeframes; and 
(5) an analysis of the integration between energy 
offices with program offices, budget, and operational 
planners within the Department of Defense and mili-
tary departments, and recommendations for improv-
ing 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 DE-
PARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 
(a) MANAGEMENT OF THE OPERATIONAL ENERGY CA-
PABILITY IMPROVEMENT FUND.—The Under Secretary of 
Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment shall exercise au-
thority, direction, and control over the Operational Energy 
Capability Improvement Fund of the Department of De-
fense (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 
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Secretary of Defense shall realign the OECIF under 
the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Sustainment, 
with such realignment to include personnel positions 
adequate for the mission of the OECIF. 
(2) BETTER COORDINATION WITH RELATED PRO-
GRAMS.—The Assistant Secretary shall ensure that 
this placement facilitates better alignment between 
OECIF, the Strategic Environmental Research Pro-
gram, the Environmental Security Technology Cer-
tification Program, and the Operational Energy 
Prototyping Program is utilized to advance common 
goals of the Department, promote organizational 
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 Secretary 
of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, shall 
carry out a program for the demonstration of tech-
nologies related to operational energy prototyping, in-
cluding demonstration of operational energy tech-
nology 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 in-
novative technology because of concerns re-
garding 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 pro-
gram under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall 
develop and utilize a tool to track relevant in-
vestments in operational energy from applied re-
search to transition to use to ensure user organi-
zations have the full picture of technology matu-
ration 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 stake-
holders 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 
five years, the Secretary of the Navy shall conduct a 
review of available technologies relating to the con-
tainment 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 one 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 com-
pleted, the Secretary shall provide to the congressional de-
fense committees a briefing on— 
(1) any technology identified in such review that 
the Secretary determines may be used to improve the 
containment of fuel with respect to storage tanks lo-
cated at the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility; 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 sub-
section (b) shall terminate on the date on which the Red 
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Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility ceases operation, as deter-
mined 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 De-
fense for fiscal year 2021 may be used to enter into a con-
tract 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 congressional de-
fense committees a written certification that the Medical 
Center does not use any energy sourced from inside the Rus-
sian Federation as a means of generating the furnished en-
ergy. 
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 Representatives 
an update to the Department of Defense 2014 Climate 
Change Adaptation Roadmap. Such update shall include 
an outline of the strategy and implementation plan of the 
Department to address the current and foreseeable effects 
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of climate change on the mission of the Department of De-
fense. 
(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; and 
(2) a discussion of the current and foreseeable ef-
fects 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 perma-
frost, hurricanes, and extreme heat; 
(iii) geopolitical instability caused by 
climate events, including extreme weather; 
(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 
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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) mitigation of heat stress and heat- 
related illnesses resulting from increasing 
temperatures; 
(iv) increased dust generation 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— 
(i) military installation resilience, as 
such term is defined in section 101(e)(8) of 
title 10, United States Code, of installations 
both within and outside the United States 
and its possessions and territories and of 
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the State-owned National Guard installa-
tions 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 De-
fense and of the United States, including 
the strategic highway network, the strategic 
rail network, and designated strategic 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 
cooling, particularly in communities experi-
encing grid stress; 
(vi) disruption and competition for re-
liable energy and water resources; 
(vii) 
increased 
maintenance 
and 
sustainment costs; 
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(viii) damage to natural and con-
structed infrastructure from thawing per-
mafrost and sea ice; and 
(ix) the effects of climate stress on com-
munity support infrastructure, including 
roads, transportation hubs, and medical fa-
cilities; 
(D) acquisition and supply chain, includ-
ing— 
(i) measures to ensure that the current 
and projected future scale and impacts of 
climate change are fully considered in the 
research, development, testing, and acquisi-
tion of major weapon systems and of associ-
ated supplies and equipment; 
(ii) required alterations of stockpiles; 
(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 report, in-
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cluding extreme weather response, over the 
next five, ten, and twenty 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 de-
termines appropriate. 
(c) ASSESSMENTS AND PROJECTIONS OF THE SCOPE 
AND SCALE OF CLIMATE CHANGE.—In preparing the up-
date to the climate change roadmap as required under sub-
section (a), the Secretary shall consider— 
(1) climate projections from the Global Change 
Research Office, National Climate Assessment, the Na-
tional 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 section 
120 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 
3060) and by other elements of the intelligence com-
munity. 
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(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 classified 
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. 
SEC. 323. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT ON DEPART-
MENT OF DEFENSE INSTALLATION ENERGY. 
(a) GAO REPORT.—Not later than one 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 Representatives 
a report on the progress of the Department of Defense to-
ward 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 initia-
tives to date and developed a forward-looking inte-
grated net zero strategy for energy, emissions, water, 
and waste management and the extent to which each 
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of the military departments has implemented such 
strategy; 
(2) a description of the current challenges to im-
plementing net zero initiatives or meeting net zero 
goals and the degree to which the Department of De-
fense and the military departments have addressed 
applied lessons learned; 
(3) a cost-benefit analysis of net zero initiatives, 
including a description of how such costs and benefits 
are identified, tracked, and validated; 
(4) a description of the feasibility of achieving 
net zero benchmarks of 25 percent, 50 percent, 75 per-
cent, and 100 percent of the energy, emissions, water, 
and waste management levels for 2020, including an-
ticipated funding requirements, statutory require-
ments, infrastructure needs, and timeframes; and 
(5) an analysis of the integration between energy 
offices with program offices, budget, and operational 
planners within the Department of Defense and mili-
tary departments across the enterprise, and rec-
ommendations 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. 
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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 De-
partment of Defense shall submit to the Committees on 
Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives 
and to the Comptroller General a report on the total level 
of emissions for each of the last ten fiscal years. Such emis-
sions levels shall include the agency-wide total, breakdowns 
by military department, and delineations between installa-
tion 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 Wildlife 
Service, shall issue regulations of general applicability es-
tablishing objectives, measurable performance standards, 
and criteria for use, consistent with the Endangered Species 
Act (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), for mitigation banking offset-
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ting effects on a species, or habitat of such species, that is 
endangered, threatened, a candidate for listing, or otherwise 
at risk under such Act. To the maximum extent practicable, 
the regulatory standards and criteria shall maximize avail-
able credits and opportunities for mitigation, provide flexi-
bility for characteristics of various species, and apply 
equivalent standards and criteria to all mitigation banks. 
(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 one 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 findings: 
(1) Since 2016, the Department of Defense and 
Department of the Navy have been working with 
State and Federal stakeholders to determine whether 
a commercial lease for the development of renewable 
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 Depart-
ment of Defense. 
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(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 energy 
proposals. 
(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 development off 
the Central Coast of California while ensuring the De-
partment of Defense was able to continue meeting its 
testing, training, and operational requirements. 
(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 mutually 
agreeable solution for renewable energy development 
and continued military testing, training, and oper-
ational requirements off the Central Coast of Cali-
fornia. 
(5) In May 2020, the Assistant Secretary of the 
Navy for Energy, Installations, and Environment no-
tified stakeholders that despite the previous year of 
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negotiations, it was his view any wind energy devel-
opments off the Central Coast of California may not 
be viewed as being compatible with military activi-
ties. This unilateral decision was made abruptly, 
without providing any supporting analysis or ac-
knowledgment of the progress and commitments made 
during previous negotiations, and was not in the 
spirit of cooperation and collaboration that had driv-
en the previous nine 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 un-
dermine the State, local, and industry trust in a fair, 
transparent, and predictable adjudication of potential 
conflicts. 
(7) In early 2019, in order to create continuity 
between the offshore and terrestrial processes, the De-
partment of Defense consolidated its review of pro-
posed energy development projects so that offshore en-
ergy proposals were now included in the Military 
Aviation and Installation Assurance Clearinghouse 
(the Clearinghouse). The Clearinghouse has a proven 
record for reviewing proposed energy development 
projects through a fair and transparent process. The 
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Morro Bay proposal pre-dates this consolidation but 
underwent a similar Department of Defense led com-
patibility review. 
(8) Congress has generally supported the trans-
parent and fair Clearinghouse review process, as well 
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 oper-
ational requirements. 
(9) Legislating a solution to a specific energy de-
velopment proposal should only be reserved for rare 
occasions. Due to Navy’s abrupt and unilateral deci-
sion to walk away from productive negotiations, after 
months of good-faith efforts by other stakeholders 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 Com-
mission, Federal agencies, State and local governments, and 
potential energy developers regarding proposed offshore 
wind energy off the central coast of California shall be per-
formed through the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense 
for Acquisition and Sustainment. 
(c) BRIEFING REQUIREMENT; LIMITATION.— 
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(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 Resources of 
the House of Representatives a briefing 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 include— 
(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 Commission, 
other Federal agencies, State and local govern-
ments, and potential energy developers. 
(2) LIMITATION.—The Secretary of Defense may 
not issue a final offshore wind assessment that pro-
poses wind exclusion areas and may not object to an 
offshore energy project in the Central Coast of Cali-
fornia that has filed for review by the Military Avia-
tion and Installation Assurance Clearinghouse until 
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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 otherwise made 
available for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2021, 
not more than 75 percent may be obligated 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 Secu-
rity Technology Certification Program of the Department 
of Defense (hereinafter in this section referred to as the ‘‘Di-
rector’’) may establish a demonstration initiative 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 par-
ticipate in the demonstration initiative under subsection 
(a), the Director may— 
(1) ensure a range of technology types; 
(2) ensure regional diversity among projects; and 
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(3) consider bulk power level, distribution power 
level, behind-the-meter, microgrid (grid-connected or 
islanded mode), and off-grid applications. 
(c) JOINT PROGRAM.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—As part of the demonstra-
tion initiative under subsection (a), the Director, in 
consultation with the Secretary of Energy, may estab-
lish within the Department of Defense a joint pro-
gram to carry out projects— 
(A) to demonstrate promising long-duration 
energy storage technologies at different scales to 
promote energy resiliency; and 
(B) to help new, innovative long-duration 
energy storage technologies become commercially 
viable. 
(2) MEMORANDUM
OF
UNDERSTANDING.—Not 
later than 200 days after the date of enactment of this 
Act, the Director may enter into a memorandum of 
understanding with the Secretary of Energy to ad-
minister the joint program. 
(3) INFRASTRUCTURE.—In carrying out the joint 
program, the Director and the Secretary of Energy 
may— 
(A) use existing test-bed infrastructure at— 
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(i) installations of the Department of 
Defense; and 
(ii) facilities of the Department of En-
ergy; and 
(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 extent 
practicable, in selecting projects to participate in 
the joint program, the Director and the Sec-
retary of Energy may— 
(i) ensure that projects are carried out 
under conditions that represent a variety of 
environments with different physical condi-
tions and market constraints; and 
(ii) ensure an appropriate balance 
of— 
(I) 
larger, 
operationally-scaled 
projects, adapting commercially-proven 
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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-
ergy may give priority to demonstration projects 
that— 
(i) make available to the public project 
information that will accelerate deployment 
of long-duration energy storage technologies 
that promote energy resiliency; 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 Develop-
ment Program, may carry out a program to award cash 
prizes and other types of prizes that the Secretary deter-
mines are appropriate to recognize outstanding achieve-
ments in the development of a non-PFAS-containing fire- 
fighting agent to replace aqueous film-forming foam with 
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the potential for application to the performance of the mili-
tary missions of the Department of Defense. 
(b) COMPETITION REQUIREMENTS.—A program under 
subsection (a) shall use a competitive process for the selec-
tion 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 without 
the approval of the Assistant Secretary of Defense 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. 
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(e) USE OF PRIZE AUTHORITY.—Use of prize author-
ity under this section shall be considered the use of competi-
tive procedures for the purposes of section 2304 of title 10, 
United States Code. 
(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 pro-
gram 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-FORM-
ING FOAM. 
(a) SURVEY OF TECHNOLOGIES.—The Secretary of De-
fense 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 include hangar flooring 
systems, fire-fighting agent delivery systems, containment 
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systems, and other relevant technologies the Secretary deter-
mines appropriate. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date 
of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the 
congressional defense committees a report on the results 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 considered 
for further testing or analysis; and 
(3) any technologies that are undergoing addi-
tional analysis for possible application within the De-
partment. 
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 National 
Science and Technology Council, shall establish an inter-
agency 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; 
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(2) the National Institute of Environmental 
Health Sciences; 
(3) the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease 
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 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 
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(20) any such other Federal department or agen-
cy as the President considers appropriate. 
(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 rep-
resentative from a Member agency, as selected by the Direc-
tor of the Office of Science and Technology Policy. 
(d) RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE WORKING GROUP.— 
The interagency working group established under subsection 
(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 en-
actment of this Act, develop a strategic plan for Fed-
eral 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 cur-
rent fiscal year, disaggregated by agency; 
(B) identifies scientific and technological 
challenges that must be addressed to understand 
and to significantly reduce the environmental 
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and human health impacts of PFAS and to 
identify cost-effective— 
(i) alternatives to PFAS that are de-
signed to be safer and more environmentally 
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 develop-
ment that takes into account the current state of 
research and development identified in para-
graph (A) and the challenges identified in para-
graph (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, ap-
propriate industries, academic institutions and nongovern-
mental organizations with expertise in PFAS research and 
development, treatment, management, and alternative de-
velopment. 
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(f) ANNUAL REPORT.—For each fiscal year beginning 
with fiscal year 2022, not later than 90 days after submis-
sion of the President’s annual budget request for such fiscal 
year, the Interagency working group shall prepare and sub-
mit 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 im-
plementing the strategic plan described in subsection 
(d). 
(g) PFAS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.—The term 
‘‘PFAS research and development’’ includes any research 
or project that has the goal of accomplishing the following: 
(1) The removal of PFAS from the environment. 
(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 Logis-
tics Agency may not procure any covered item containing 
a perfluoroalkyl substance or polyfluoroalkyl substance. 
(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. 
(3) The term ‘‘polyfluoroalkyl substance’’ means 
a man-made chemical containing a mix of fully 
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fluorinated carbon atoms, partially fluorinated car-
bon 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 enactment 
of this Act. 
SEC. 332. STANDARDS FOR REMOVAL OR REMEDIAL AC-
TIONS WITH RESPECT TO PFOS OR PFOA CON-
TAMINATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In conducting removal or remedial 
actions pursuant to the Comprehensive Environmental Re-
sponse, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 
9601 et seq.) or section 332 of the National Defense Author-
ization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116–92) of 
PFOS or PFOA contamination from Department of De-
fense or National Guard activities found in drinking water 
or in groundwater that is not currently used for drinking 
water, the Secretary of Defense shall ensure that such ac-
tions result in a level that meets or exceeds the most strin-
gent 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-
prehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, 
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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, Com-
pensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 
9601). 
(c) SAVINGS CLAUSE.—Except with respect to the spe-
cific level required to be met under subsection (a), nothing 
in this section affects the application of the Comprehensive 
Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act 
of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9607). 
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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 Technology 
and in consultation with appropriate stakeholders and 
manufactures, research institutions, and other Federal 
agencies shall award grants and carry out other activities 
to— 
(1) promote and advance the research and devel-
opment of additional alternatives to aqueous film- 
forming foam (in this section referred to as ‘‘AFFF’’) 
containing per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (in 
this section referred to as ‘‘PFAS’’) to facilitate the 
development of a military specification and subse-
quent 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 
(5) provide guidelines on priorities with respect 
to an alternative to AFFF. 
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(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 Defense 
in finding an alternative; 
(2) prioritize green and sustainable chemicals 
that do not pose a threat to public health or the envi-
ronment; and 
(3) use and leverage research from existing De-
partment of Defense programs. 
(c) REPORT.—The Secretary shall submit to Congress 
a report on— 
(1) the priorities and actions taken with respect 
to finding an alternative to AFFF and the implemen-
tation 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 Strategic 
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 Secretary 
of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of Agri-
culture, shall provide a notification described in subsection 
(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 in-
stallation of the Department of Defense located in the 
United States or any State-owned facility of the Na-
tional Guard. 
(b) NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.—The notification 
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 commodities 
and drinking water, and any known restrictions for 
sale of agricultural products that have been irrigated 
or watered with water containing PFAS. 
(c) ADDITIONAL TESTING RESULTS.—The Secretary of 
Defense shall provide to an agricultural operation that re-
ceives a notice under subsection (a) any pertinent updated 
information, including any results of new elevated testing, 
by not later than 15 days after receiving such information. 
(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 Com-
mittee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate 
and the Committee on Agriculture of the House of Rep-
resentatives a report on the status of providing notice under 
subsection (a). Such report shall include, for the period cov-
ered by the report— 
(1) the approximate locations of such operations 
relative to installations of the Department of Defense 
located in the United States and State-owned facili-
ties 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 Serv-
ice 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 Serv-
ice No. 335-76-2). 
(H) Perfluorononanoic acid (commonly re-
ferred to as ‘‘PFNA’’) (Chemical Abstracts Serv-
ice 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, including— 
(1) all such testing results conducted by the De-
partment of Defense; and 
(2) all such testing results conducted by a non- 
Department entity (including any Federal agency 
and any public or private entity) under contract by 
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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 re-
sults relating to the testing referred to in such subsection— 
(1) on the publicly available website established 
under section 331(b) of the National Defense Author-
ization Act of 2020 (Public Law 116–92); 
(2) on another publicly available website of the 
Department of Defense; or 
(3) in the Federal Register. 
(c) REQUIREMENTS.—The information required to be 
disclosed by the Secretary of Defense under subsection (a) 
and published under subsection (b) shall— 
(1) constitute a record for the purposes of chap-
ter 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 treatment 
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works serving the areas located immediately adjacent 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 environmental restora-
tion by the Secretary of Defense funded 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. 
(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 meaning 
given such term in section 212(2) of the Federal 
Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1292(2)). 
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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 fol-
lowing 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 lo-
gistics requirements necessary to support the force structure, 
force modernization, infrastructure, and other elements of 
the defense program and policies of the United States dur-
ing 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 depart-
ments, the chief of the armed services, the Commander of 
United States Transportation Command, and the Com-
mander of the Defense Logistics Agency. 
‘‘(b) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—(1) Not later than the 
first Monday in February of the year following the fiscal 
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year during which the review required by subsection (a) is 
submitted, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional 
defense committees a report on the review. Each such report 
shall include each of the following: 
‘‘(A) An assessment of the strategic and tactical 
maritime logistics force (including non-military as-
sets provided by Military Sealift Command and 
through the Voluntary Intermodal Sealift Agreement) 
required to support sealift and at sea logistics re-
quirements of forces to meet steady state and contin-
gency requirements. 
‘‘(B) An assessment of the strategic and tactical 
airlift and tankers (including non-military assets 
provided by the Civil Reserve Air Fleet and through 
the Voluntary Tanker Agreement) required to support 
movement of forces to meet steady state and contin-
gency 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 deployed 
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military forces, required to meet steady state and con-
tingency requirements. 
‘‘(E) An assessment of the capabilities, capacity, 
and infrastructure of the Department of Defense or-
ganic industrial base and private sector industrial 
base required to meet steady-state and surge software 
and depot maintenance requirements. 
‘‘(F) An assessment of the production capability, 
capacity, and infrastructure, of the Department of 
Defense organic industrial base and private sector in-
dustrial 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 
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 infor-
mation 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 
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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 identified 
under subparagraph (I) as well as the initiatives and 
resources planned to address such gaps, as included 
in the Department of Defense budget request sub-
mitted during the same year as the report and the ap-
plicable 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 con-
straints 
to 
operations 
identified 
through 
such 
wargames. 
‘‘(L) Such other matters the Secretary of Defense 
considers appropriate. 
‘‘(2) The report required under this subsection shall 
be submitted in classified form and shall include an unclas-
sified 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 
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General shall submit to the congressional defense committees 
a report that includes an assessment of each of the following: 
‘‘(1) Whether the report includes each of the ele-
ments 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 sec-
tion shall be construed to affect section 1105(a) of title 31. 
‘‘(e) TERMINATION.—The requirement to submit a re-
port under this section shall terminate on the date that is 
10 years after the date of the enactment of this section.’’. 
(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 section 
118a of title 10, United States Code, the Secretary of De-
fense 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. 
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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 REPORT. 
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, cat-
egorized by class of ship, for each of the three pre-
ceding fiscal years, including— 
‘‘(A) the actual contract award compared to 
the milestone; 
‘‘(B) the planned completion date compared 
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 Gov-
ernment Accountability Office (GAO 20-370)— 
‘‘(A) in 2021, an analysis plan for the eval-
uation 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.’’. 
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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 littoral com-
bat ship’’. 
SEC. 355. INDEPENDENT ADVISORY PANEL ON WEAPON 
SYSTEM SUSTAINMENT. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
establish an independent advisory panel (in this section re-
ferred 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 comprised 
of nine members, of whom— 
(A) five shall be appointed by the Secretary 
of Defense; 
(B) one shall be appointed by the Chairman 
of the Committee on Armed Services of the Sen-
ate; 
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(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 Chairman 
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. 
(2) 
EXPERTISE.—In 
making 
appointments 
under this subsection, consideration should be given to 
individuals with expertise in public and private-sec-
tor acquisition, sustainment, and logistics policy in 
aviation, ground, maritime systems, and space sys-
tems 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, modification, 
and disposal with a goal of— 
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(A) maximizing the availability and mis-
sion capabilities of weapon systems; 
(B) reducing overall life-cycle costs of weap-
on 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 
(2) using information from the review of the 
weapon system sustainment ecosystem, make rec-
ommendations related to statutory, regulatory, policy, 
or operational best practices the panel considers nec-
essary. 
(d) REPORT.— 
(1) INTERIM REPORT.—Not later than one year 
after the date on which all members of the panel have 
been appointed, the panel shall provide to the Sec-
retary of Defense and the Committees on Armed Serv-
ices 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 two years 
after the date on which all members of the panel have 
been appointed, the panel shall submit to the Sec-
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retary of Defense and the Committees on Armed Serv-
ices of the Senate and House of Representatives a re-
port setting for a detailed statement of the findings 
and conclusions the panel as a result of the review de-
scribed in subsection (c), together with such rec-
ommendations related to statutory, regulatory, policy, 
or operational practices as the panel considers appro-
priate in light of the results of the review. 
(e) ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
provide the panel with timely access to appropriate 
information, data, resources, analysis, and logistics 
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 subsection 
(b)(1) shall expire, and the number of members 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 dura-
tion of the panel. Any vacancy in the panel shall not 
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affect its powers, but shall be filled in the same man-
ner 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 re-
quired under subsection (d)(2). 
SEC. 356. BIANNUAL BRIEFINGS ON STATUS OF SHIPYARD 
INFRASTRUCTURE OPTIMIZATION PLAN. 
(a) BRIEFINGS REQUIRED.—During the period begin-
ning on July 1, 2020, and ending on July 1, 2025, the 
Secretary of the Navy shall provide to the congressional de-
fense 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. 
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(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. 
(6) A funding and authority plan that includes 
funding lines across the future years defense program. 
SEC. 357. MATERIEL READINESS METRICS AND OBJECTIVES 
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 ob-
jectives 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 establish 
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and maintain materiel readiness metrics to enable assess-
ment of the readiness of members of the armed forces to 
carry out— 
‘‘(1) the strategic framework required by section 
113(g)(1)(B)(vii) of this title; and 
‘‘(2) guidance issued by the Secretary of Defense 
pursuant to section 113(g)(1)(B) of this title. 
‘‘(b) REQUIRED METRICS.—At a minimum, the mate-
riel readiness metrics required by subsection (a) shall ad-
dress 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 re-
ferred 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 ma-
terials submitted to Congress in support of the budget of 
the President under section 1105 of title 31.’’; 
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(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 ‘‘oper-
ational availability, and materiel reliability 
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. 
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‘‘(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 
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 pro-
grams.’’. 
(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: 
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‘‘(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 representa-
tive and advisor of the Secretary on explosive and 
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 Assist-
ant 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 matters re-
lating to explosives safety management. 
‘‘(8) To provide assistance and advice to the 
Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and 
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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 of 
explosives and chemical agent safety and demili-
tarization. 
‘‘(9) To provide assistance and advice to the As-
sistant Secretary of Defense for Logistics and Mate-
rial Readiness in sustainment oversight of Depart-
ment 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. 
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‘‘(d) RESPONSIBILITIES
OF EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 
AND CIVILIAN MEMBERS.—The executive director and civil-
ian members of the explosive safety board shall— 
‘‘(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 defense 
committees an annual report describing the activities con-
ducted 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 management. 
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‘‘(g) COVERED COMPONENTS.—In this section, the cov-
ered 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 Sec-
retary 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 military officer 
and whose responsibilities include the day-to-day manage-
ment of the explosive safety board and the responsibilities 
provided in subsection (c) of such section. 
(c) LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS.—Of the amounts 
authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available 
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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 expended until 
the date on which the Under Secretary of Defense certifies 
to the congressional defense committees that all board mem-
ber positions, including the chair, of the Department of De-
fense explosive safety board, as authorized under section 172 
of title 10, United States Code, as amended by this section, 
have been filled by military officers as required by such sec-
tion. 
SEC. 362. EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DISPOSAL DEFENSE PRO-
GRAM. 
(a) ROLES, RESPONSIBILITIES, AND AUTHORITIES.— 
Section 2284(b) of title 10, United States Code, as amended 
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 ‘‘integration’’; 
and 
(B) by striking ‘‘an Assistant Secretary of 
Defense’’ and inserting ‘‘the Assistant Secretary 
of Defense for Special Operations and Low In-
tensity 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 Spe-
cial Operations and Low Intensity Conflict shall co-
ordinate with— 
‘‘(A) the Under Secretary of Defense for In-
telligence on explosive ordnance technical intel-
ligence; 
‘‘(B) the Under Secretary of Defense for Ac-
quisition and Sustainment on explosive ord-
nance disposal research, development, and acqui-
sition; 
‘‘(C) the Under Secretary of Defense for Re-
search and Engineering on explosive ordnance 
disposal research, development, test, and evalua-
tion; and 
‘‘(D) the Assistant Secretary of Defense for 
Homeland Security and Global Security on ex-
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plosive ordnance disposal on defense support of 
civil authorities;’’. 
(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 Explosive Ord-
nance 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 organiza-
tion of the Program and the compliance with the re-
quirements 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. 
(3) An assessment of the feasibility and advis-
ability of designating the Director of the Defense 
Threat Reduction Agency with management responsi-
bility for a Defense-wide program element for explo-
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sive ordnance disposal research, development, test, 
and evaluation transactions other than contracts, co-
operative agreements, and grants related to section 
2371 of title 10, United States Code, during research 
projects including rapid prototyping and limited pro-
curement urgent activities and acquisition. 
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 resil-
ience of the Department of Defense munitions enterprise. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The assessment required under sub-
section (a) shall include the following elements: 
(1) An identification of the points of failure with 
respect to the munitions enterprise, including phys-
ical locations, materials, suppliers, contractors, and 
other relevant elements, that, if failure occurs, would 
have the largest negative impact on the capacity, re-
siliency, and safety of the enterprise. 
(2) An evaluation of the efforts of the Depart-
ment of Defense to address the points of failure iden-
tified under paragraph (1). 
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(3) Recommendation with respect to any addi-
tional efforts or actions that could be taken to provide 
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 demand 
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 briefings 
on such assessment upon request. 
(d) POINT OF FAILURE.—In this section, the term 
‘‘point of failure’’ means, with respect to the munitions en-
terprise, an aspect of the enterprise, that, if it were to fail 
or be significantly negatively impacted would cause the por-
tion of the enterprise it supports to either fail or be signifi-
cantly negatively impacted. 
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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 Con-
gress with the budget of the President for each of fiscal 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 muni-
tions enterprise. Each such report shall include each of the 
following for the year covered by the report and each of the 
preceding three years: 
(1) A list of each waiver, exemption, and secre-
tarial exemption or certification provided with re-
spect to any Department of Defense munitions safety 
standard. 
(2) For each such waiver, exemption, or certifi-
cation provided— 
(A) the location where the waiver, exemp-
tion, or certification was provided; 
(B) a summary of the justification used for 
providing the waiver, exemption, or certification; 
(C) the time period during which the waiv-
er, exemption, or certification applies and the 
number of times such a waiver, exemption, or 
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certification has been provided at that location; 
and 
(D) a list of all safety-related mishaps that 
occurred at locations where waivers, exemptions, 
or certifications were in place, and for each such 
mishap, whether or not a subsequent investiga-
tion determined the waiver, exemption, or certifi-
cation was related or may have been related to 
the mishap. 
(3) A list and summary of all class A-E mishaps 
related to the construction, storage, transportation, 
usage, and demilitarization of munitions. 
(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. 
(b) MUNITIONS DEFINED.—In this section, the term 
‘‘munitions’’ includes ammunition, explosives, and chem-
ical agents. 
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Subtitle E—Other Matters 
SEC. 371. PILOT PROGRAM FOR TEMPORARY ISSUANCE OF 
MATERNITY-RELATED UNIFORM ITEMS. 
(a) PILOT PROGRAM.—The Director of the Defense Lo-
gistics 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 ma-
ternity-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 
of maternity-related uniform items that may be 
issued per member. 
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(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 Secre-
taries concerned, may issue such guidance and regu-
lations as necessary to carry out the pilot program. 
(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 coordination 
with the Secretaries concerned, shall submit to the congres-
sional defense committees a report on the pilot program. 
Such report shall include each of the following: 
(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. 
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(2) An overview of the costs associated with, and 
any savings realized by, the pilot program, including 
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 allow-
ances to members for purchasing such items. 
(3) A recommendation on whether the pilot pro-
gram should be extended after the date of termination 
under subsection (b) and whether legislation is nec-
essary 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. 
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 infrastruc-
ture and facilities at military service memorials and muse-
ums that highlight the role of women in the military. Such 
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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 Di-
rector 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 sub-
mission. 
(b) DEFINITION OF BIODEFENSE.—In accordance with 
the National Biodefense Strategy, the Director shall develop 
and disseminate to all Federal departments and agencies 
a unified definition of the term ‘‘biodefense’’ to identify 
which programs and activities are included in annual 
budget submission referred to in subsection (a). 
(c) REQUIREMENTS FOR ANALYSIS.—The analysis re-
quired under subsection (a) shall include— 
(1) the display of all funds requested for bio-
defense activities, both mandatory and discretionary, 
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by agency and categorized by biodefense enterprise 
element, including threat awareness, prevention, de-
terrence, preparedness, surveillance and detection, re-
sponse, 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. 
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. 
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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 insert-
ing 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.’’. 
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 
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(D) by striking ‘‘on the first day of that fis-
cal 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.’’. 
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 com-
ponents 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 Reserve 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 
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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 
(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 in-
creased proportionately by the total authorized strengths of 
such units and by the total number of such individual mem-
bers. 
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 number 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, recruiting, instructing, or 
training the reserve components: 
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(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. 
(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 reserve 
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. 
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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 sup-
port duty under section 115(b) of title 10, United States 
Code, is the following: 
(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 oth-
erwise provided for, for military personnel, as specified in 
the funding table in section 4401. 
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(b) CONSTRUCTION OF AUTHORIZATION.—The author-
ization of appropriations in the subsection (a) supersedes 
any other authorization of appropriations (definite or in-
definite) for such purpose for fiscal year 2021. 
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 amend-
ed— 
(1) by redesignating subsections (c) through (h) 
as subsections (d) through (i), respectively; and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following 
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 compo-
nent who is on active duty— 
‘‘(A) for training; or 
‘‘(B) under a call or order specifying a pe-
riod of less than 180 days. 
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‘‘(2)(A) A general or flag officer of a reserve com-
ponent who is authorized by the Secretary of the mili-
tary department concerned to serve on active 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 jurisdiction of that Sec-
retary to serve as described in subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(C) Each number described in subparagraph 
(B) may not exceed 10 percent of the number of gen-
eral or flag officers, as the case may be, authorized 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 com-
ponent 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 
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this title may not exceed five per armed force, unless 
authorized by the Secretary of Defense.’’. 
SEC. 502. DIVERSITY IN SELECTION BOARDS. 
(a) REQUIREMENT FOR DIVERSE MEMBERSHIP OF AC-
TIVE 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 selec-
tion 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 members of a se-
lection board shall represent the diversity of the 
armed forces to the extent practicable.’’. 
(b) REQUIREMENT FOR DIVERSE MEMBERSHIP OF RE-
SERVE
COMPONENTS
SELECTION
BOARDS.—Section 
14102(b) 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.’’. 
(c) OTHER SELECTION BOARDS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
ensure that the members of each selection board de-
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scribed in paragraph (2) represent the diversity of the 
armed forces to the extent practicable. 
(2) SELECTION BOARD DESCRIBED.—A selection 
board described in this paragraph (1) is any selection 
board used with respect to the promotion, education, 
or command assignments of members of the Armed 
Forces that is not covered by the amendments 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 
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(F) as subparagraphs (B) through (E), respectively; 
and 
(5) by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(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 para-
graph: 
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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 promotion board under 
this section.’’. 
(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 pro-
motion an enlisted member of an Armed Force under the 
jurisdiction of that Secretary. 
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 in 
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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 departments. 
‘‘(2) The Secretary of Education. 
‘‘(3) The Director of the National Science Foun-
dation. 
‘‘(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 Defense de-
termines 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 sub-
jects. 
‘‘(3) Activities that improve the quality of edu-
cational materials, training opportunities, and cur-
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ricula available to students and instructors in covered 
subjects. 
‘‘(4) Development of travel opportunities, dem-
onstrations, mentoring programs, and informal edu-
cation in covered subjects for students and instructors. 
‘‘(5) Students’ pursuit of certifications in covered 
subjects. 
‘‘(d) PREFERENCE.—In making any grants under this 
section, the Secretary shall give preference to eligible enti-
ties 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 Depart-
ment of Defense. 
‘‘(f) AUTHORITIES.—In carrying out a program under 
this section, the Secretary shall, to the extent practicable, 
make use of the authorities under chapter 111 and sections 
2601 and 2605 of this title, and other authorities the Sec-
retary determines appropriate. 
‘‘(g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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‘‘(1) The term ‘eligible entity’ means a local edu-
cation agency that hosts a unit of the Junior Reserve 
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 is 
amended by adding at the end the following new item: 
‘‘2036. Grants to support science, technology, engineering, and mathematics edu-
cation.’’. 
(b) REPORT.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than two years after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Defense shall submit to the congressional defense com-
mittees 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 DE-
FINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘congressional 
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 REPAYMENT 
PROGRAM FOR MEMBERS OF SELECTED RE-
SERVE. 
(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 re-
spect 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. 
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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 retired 
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 require-
ments due to cancellation or other extenuating circumstance 
arising from the covered national emergency. 
(b) REPORTING.— 
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(1) REPORT
REQUIRED.—Not later than one 
year after the date on which the covered national 
emergency 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 com-
ponent, the following: 
(A) The number of individuals granted con-
structive credit as a result of a training cancella-
tion. 
(B) The number of individuals granted con-
structive credit as a result of another extenuating 
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 Sec-
retary shall— 
(A) publish the report on a publicly acces-
sible website of the Department of Defense; and 
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(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 expedited re-
view of requests for the use of unmanned aircraft 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 De-
partment of Defense to provide job placement assistance and 
related employment services directly to members of the Na-
tional Guard and Reserves in reserve active-status. 
(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 sup-
port the operation of the pilot program in that State, the 
State must agree to contribute an amount, derived from 
non-Federal sources, equal to at least 50 percent of the funds 
provided by the Secretary to the State under this section. 
(d) DEVELOPMENT.—In developing any such pilot pro-
gram, the Secretary shall— 
(1) incorporate elements of State direct employ-
ment programs for members of the reserve compo-
nents; and 
(2) use resources provided to members of the 
Armed Forces with civilian training opportunities 
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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 outcome 
metrics to evaluate the success of any such pilot program. 
(g) REPORTING.— 
(1) REPORT REQUIRED.—If the Secretary carries 
out the pilot Program, the Secretary of Defense shall 
submit to the congressional defense committees a re-
port describing the results of the pilot program not 
later than March 1, 2022. The Secretary shall prepare 
the report in coordination with the Chief of the Na-
tional Guard Bureau. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—A report under paragraph (1) 
shall include the following: 
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(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 em-
ployment on the readiness of members of the re-
serve components and on the retention of mem-
bers. 
(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 De-
fense determines appropriate. 
(h) DURATION; EXTENSION.— 
(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the authority to 
carry out the pilot program expires on September 30, 
2024. 
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(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 capability 
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 of 
Representatives a report regarding the plan of the Secretary 
to establish the reserve components of the Space Force. The 
report shall identify the following: 
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(1) The assumptions and factors used to develop 
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 rec-
ommendations regarding such reserve components. 
(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 preser-
vation of existing space-related force structures in the 
Air National Guard. 
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 
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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 ex-
tension 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 fea-
sibility and advisability of the provision of financial 
assistance to members of the Senior Reserve Officers’ 
Training Corps, and members of the Coast Guard 
College Student Pre-Commissioning Initiative, at cov-
ered institutions for participation in flight training. 
(b) DURATION.—The duration of each pilot program 
under subsection (a) may not exceed five years. 
(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 re-
quired by subsection (a)(1) at not fewer than five cov-
ered institutions selected by the Secretary for purposes 
of the pilot program. 
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(2) REQUIREMENTS FOR SELECTION.—Each cov-
ered institution selected by the Secretary for purposes 
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 ex-
tension Senior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps 
unit that meets the requirements in subpara-
graph (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 pref-
erence 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 Reserve 
Officers’ Training Corps unit and the military instal-
lation concerned shall include such activities designed 
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to reduce barriers to participation in the Senior Re-
serve Officers’ Training Corps at the covered institu-
tion concerned as the Secretary considers appropriate, 
including measures to mitigate travel time and ex-
penses in connection with receipt of Senior 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 Reserve 
Officers’ Training Corps unit, or a member of a Coast 
Guard College Student Pre-Commissioning Initiative 
program, at a covered institution may participate in 
the pilot program under subsection (a)(2) if the mem-
ber meets such academic requirements at the covered 
institution, and such other requirements, as the Sec-
retary shall establish for purposes of the pilot pro-
gram. 
(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. 
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(3) FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FOR FLIGHT TRAIN-
ING.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary may pro-
vide any member of a Senior Reserve Officers’ 
Training Corps unit or a College Student Pre- 
Commissioning Initiative program who partici-
pates 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 standards and 
is approved by the Federal Aviation Administra-
tion and the applicable State approving 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.—Financial 
assistance may not be provided to a member 
under subparagraph (A) as follows: 
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(i) If the member ceases to meet the 
academic and other requirements established 
pursuant to paragraph (1). 
(ii) If the member ceases to be a mem-
ber of the Senior Reserve Officers’ Training 
Corps or the College Student Pre-Commis-
sioning Initiative, as applicable. 
(e) EVALUATION METRICS.—The Secretary of Defense 
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 
and the House of Representatives a report on the pilot 
programs. The report shall include the following: 
(A) A description of each pilot program, in-
cluding 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 appropriate. 
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(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. 
(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 Col-
lege 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. 
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(ii) The number of recipients of finan-
cial assistance provided under the pilot pro-
gram, 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 
(V) successfully completed pilot 
training in the Armed Forces. 
(iii) The amount of financial assist-
ance provided under the pilot program, bro-
ken 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). 
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(3) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than 180 days 
prior to the completion of the pilot programs, the Sec-
retary shall submit to the Committees on Armed Serv-
ices of the Senate and the House of Representatives 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 Senior 
Reserve Officers’ Training Corps units and Col-
lege Student Pre-Commissioning Initiative pro-
grams. 
(E) Such recommendations for legislative or 
administrative action as the Secretary considers 
appropriate in light of the pilot programs, in-
cluding recommendations for extending or mak-
ing permanent the authority for each pilot pro-
gram. 
(g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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(1) The term ‘‘covered institution’’ has the mean-
ing given that term in section 262(g)(2) of the Na-
tional 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. 
(3) The term ‘‘military installation’’ means an 
installation of the Department of Defense for the reg-
ular components of the Armed Forces. 
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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-DEMAND, 
LOW-DENSITY ASSIGNMENTS DURING WAR OR 
NATIONAL EMERGENCY. 
Section 688a of title 10, United States Code, is amend-
ed— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection 
(h); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (f) the following 
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 Con-
gress or of national emergency declared by the President.’’. 
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 
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covered person if the Secretary determines that the reenlist-
ment of that covered person is vital to the national interest. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘covered person’’ means an indi-
vidual— 
(A) who has been separated, discharged, dis-
missed, 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. 
(2) The terms ‘‘active service’’ and ‘‘military de-
partment’’ have the meanings given such terms in sec-
tion 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 
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to determine whether each participant acknowledged, before 
entering a baccalaureate degree program, that service dur-
ing the baccalaureate degree program would not be included 
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 Sec-
retary 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 Senate 
and House of Representatives regarding the results of the 
review under subsection (a) and the number of participants 
credited with service under subsection (b). 
(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. 
Subtitle D—Military Justice and 
Other Legal Matters 
SEC. 531. PUNITIVE ARTICLE ON VIOLENT EXTREMISM. 
(a) VIOLENT EXTREMISM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter X of chapter 47 of 
title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting 
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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, disability 
status, national origin, sexual orientation, or 
gender identity of the person or class of people 
concerned; 
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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 of-
fense’ 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 prop-
erty 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 viola-
tion of section 917 of this title (article 117); 
‘‘(F) murder, in violation of section 918 of 
this title (article 118); 
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‘‘(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 speci-
fied in any of subparagraphs (A) through (K), as 
punishable under section 881 of this title (article 
81); 
‘‘(M) solicitation to commit an offense spec-
ified in any of subparagraphs (A) through (K), 
as punishable under section 882 of this title (ar-
ticle 82); or 
‘‘(N) an attempt to commit an offense speci-
fied in any of subparagraphs (A) through (K), as 
punishable under section 880 of this title (article 
80). 
‘‘(2) STATE.—The term ‘State’ includes any 
State of the United States, the District of Columbia, 
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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 amended 
by inserting after the item relating to section 916 (ar-
ticle 116) the following new item: 
‘‘916a. 116a. Violent extremism.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by sub-
section (a) shall take effect on the date of the enactment 
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 cri-
teria 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.’’. 
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 subsection: 
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‘‘(e)(1) A person named in subsection (b) may exercise 
the powers described in subsection (a) through electronic 
means, including under circumstances where the individual 
with respect to whom such person is performing the notarial 
act is not physically present in the same location 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 electronic 
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 
(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 
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right or benefit subject to the protection of this chap-
ter.’’. 
(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 agree-
ment to arbitrate a claim under this chapter is unenforce-
able, unless all parties consent to arbitration after a com-
plaint on the specific claim has been filed in court or with 
the Merit Systems Protection Board and all parties know-
ingly 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 viola-
tion of this chapter as a condition of future or continued 
employment, advancement in employment, or receipt of any 
right or benefit of employment.’’. 
SEC. 535. ABSENTEE BALLOT TRACKING PROGRAM. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT AND OPERATION OF PROGRAM.— 
Section 102(h) of the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Ab-
sentee Voting Act (52 U.S.C. 20302(h)) is amended to read 
as follows: 
‘‘(h) ABSENTEE BALLOT TRACKING PROGRAM.— 
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‘‘(1) REQUIRING
ESTABLISHMENT
AND
OPER-
ATION OF PROGRAM.—The chief State election official, 
in coordination with local election jurisdictions, shall 
establish and operate an absentee ballot tracking pro-
gram described in paragraph (2) for the use of absent 
uniformed services voters and overseas voters. 
‘‘(2) PROGRAM DESCRIBED.— 
‘‘(A) INFORMATION ON TRANSMISSION AND 
RECEIPT OF ABSENTEE BALLOTS.—An absentee 
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 absentee 
ballots in an election for Federal office oper-
ates 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 official’s office; 
and 
‘‘(ii) the State or local election official 
responsible for the receipt of absentee ballots 
in an election for Federal office operates 
procedures to track and confirm the receipt 
of such ballots and (subject to subparagraph 
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(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 for 
Federal office shall include information regard-
ing whether the vote cast on the ballot was count-
ed, and, in the case of a vote which was not 
counted, the reasons therefor. The appropriate 
State or local election official shall make the in-
formation described in the previous sentence 
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 pe-
riod as the official may provide. 
‘‘(3) USE OF TOLL-FREE TELEPHONE NUMBER 
BY OFFICIALS WITHOUT INTERNET SITE.—A program 
established and operated by a State or local election 
official whose office does not have an Internet site 
may meet the requirements of paragraph (2) if the of-
ficial has established and operates a toll-free telephone 
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number that may be used to obtain the information 
on the transmission or receipt of the absentee ballot 
which is required under such paragraph.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by sub-
section (a) shall apply with respect to an election held dur-
ing 2022 or any succeeding year. 
SEC. 536. 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 covered 
Armed Forces that is prohibited under Department of De-
fense Instruction 1325.06, titled ‘‘Handling Dissident 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 investiga-
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tions that are forwarded to commanders for ad-
ministrative action; 
(B) to provide relevant information from 
criminal investigations and administrative ac-
tions to civilian law enforcement agencies; and 
(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 
organizations 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 re-
quired 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 con-
gressional committees a report on the process implemented 
under subsection (a). Each report shall include— 
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(1) the number of investigations, criminal and 
administrative actions, and final determinations 
tracked over the preceding year; and 
(2) 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 Senate; 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. 537. MILITARY-CIVILIAN TASK FORCE ON DOMESTIC 
VIOLENCE AND RELATED INFORMATION COL-
LECTION ACTIVITIES. 
(a) MILITARY-CIVILIAN TASK FORCE ON DOMESTIC VI-
OLENCE.— 
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(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Defense 
shall establish a military-civilian task force on do-
mestic 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 im-
plementation by the Secretary, with respect to each of 
the following: 
(A) The risk of domestic violence at various 
stages of military service, including identifica-
tion of— 
(i) stages at which there is a higher 
than average risk of domestic violence; and 
(ii) stages at which the implementation 
of domestic violence prevention strategies 
may have the greatest preventive effect. 
(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 resources 
to address those with a higher risk of domestic 
violence. 
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(D) The implementation of strategies to pre-
vent domestic violence by training, educating, 
and assigning prevention-related responsibilities 
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 expe-
dited transfers, and the effects of such transfers. 
(F) Improvements to procedures for report-
ing appropriate legal actions to the National 
Crime Information Center and the efficacy 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 men-
tal 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 in-
crease the enforcement of military protective or-
ders by civilian law enforcement agencies outside 
the boundaries of military installations. 
(J) Whether prevention of domestic violence 
would be enhanced by raising the disposition au-
thority for offenses of domestic violence to an of-
ficer who is— 
(i) in the grade of 0–6 or above; 
(ii) in the chain of command of the ac-
cused; 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) Consideration of any other matters that 
the Task Force determines to be relevant to— 
(i) decreasing the frequency of domestic 
violence committed by or upon members of 
the covered Armed Forces and their depend-
ents; 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 Defense. 
(B) One or more representatives of the De-
fense Advisory Committee on Women in the 
Services. 
(C) One or more medical personnel of the 
Department of Defense. 
(D) One or more Judge Advocates General. 
(E) One or more military police or other 
law enforcement personnel of the covered Armed 
Forces. 
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(F) One or more military commanders. 
(G) One or more individuals whose duties 
include planning, executing, and evaluating 
training of the covered Armed Forces. 
(H) Civilians who are experts on domestic 
violence or who provide services relating to do-
mestic violence, including— 
(i) not fewer than two representatives 
from the national domestic violence resource 
center and the special issue resource centers 
referred to in section 310 of the Family Vio-
lence Prevention and Services Act (42 
U.S.C. 10410); 
(ii) not fewer than two representatives 
from national domestic violence organiza-
tions; 
(iii) not fewer than two representatives 
from State domestic violence and sexual as-
sault coalitions; and 
(iv) not fewer than two domestic vio-
lence service providers who provide services 
in communities located near military in-
stallations. 
(I) One or more representatives who are 
subject matter experts on— 
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(i) scientific and other research relat-
ing to domestic violence; and 
(ii) science-based strategies for the pre-
vention, intervention, and response to do-
mestic violence. 
(J) Civilian law enforcement personnel. 
(K) One or more representatives from the 
Office on Violence Against Women of the Depart-
ment of Justice. 
(L) One or more representatives of the Fam-
ily Violence Prevention and Services Program of 
the Department of Health and Human Services. 
(M) One or more representatives from the 
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 
(4) APPOINTMENT
BY
SECRETARY
OF
DE-
FENSE.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense 
shall appoint the members of the Task Force 
specified in subparagraphs (A) through (M) of 
paragraph (3). 
(B) CONSULTATION.— 
(i) CONSULTATION
WITH
ATTORNEY 
GENERAL.—In appointing members under 
subparagraph (K) of paragraph 3, the Sec-
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retary of Defense shall consult with the At-
torney General. 
(ii) CONSULTATION WITH SECRETARY 
OF
HHS.—In appointing members under 
subparagraphs (L) and (M) of such para-
graph, the Secretary shall consult with the 
Secretary of Health and Human Services 
(C) INCLUSION OF CERTAIN PERSONNEL.— 
The Secretary shall ensure that the members ap-
pointed by the Secretary under this subpara-
graph include— 
(i) representatives of the Office of the 
Secretary of Defense; 
(ii) general and flag officers; 
(iii) noncommissioned officers; and 
(iv) other enlisted personnel of the cov-
ered Armed Forces. 
(5) TOTAL
NUMBER
OF
MEMBERS.—The total 
number of members appointed to the Task Force shall 
be not more than 25. 
(6) CHAIRPERSON.— 
(A) NOMINEE LIST.—On an annual basis, 
the Task Force shall submit to the Secretary a 
list of members of the Task Force who may be 
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considered for the position of chairperson of the 
Task Force. 
(B) SELECTION.—From the list submitted 
to the Secretary under subparagraph (A) for 
each year, the Secretary of Defense shall des-
ignate one member of the Task Force to serve as 
the chairperson of the Task Force. 
(C) TERM.—The chairperson designated by 
the Secretary under subparagraph (B) shall serve 
for a term of one year and may serve for addi-
tional terms of one year if redesignated as the 
chairperson by the Secretary under such sub-
paragraph. 
(7) MEETINGS.—The first meeting of the Task 
Force shall convene not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act. Thereafter, the task 
Force shall meet in plenary session not less frequently 
than once annually. 
(8) COMPENSATION
AND
TRAVEL
EXPENSES.— 
Each member of the Task Force shall serve without 
compensation (other than the compensation to which 
such member may be entitled as a member of the cov-
ered Armed Forces or an officer or employee of the 
United States, as the case may be), but shall be al-
lowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of 
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subsistence, at rates authorized for employees of agen-
cies under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, 
United States Code, while away from the member’s 
home or regular places of business in the performance 
of services for the Task Force. 
(9) SITE VISITS.—In the carrying out the duties 
described in paragraph (2), members of the Task 
Force shall— 
(A) on an annual basis, visit one or more 
military installations outside the United States; 
and 
(B) on a semiannual basis, visit one or 
more military installations within the United 
States. 
(10) OVERSIGHT
AND
ADMINISTRATION.—The 
Secretary of Defense shall designate an appropriate 
organization within the Office of the Secretary of De-
fense to— 
(A) provide oversight of the Task Force; 
(B) provide the Task Force with the per-
sonnel, facilities, and other administrative sup-
port that is necessary for the performance of the 
Task Force’s duties; and 
(C) on a rotating basis, direct the Secretary 
of each military department to— 
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(i) coordinate visits of the Task Force 
to military installations; and 
(ii) provide administrative, logistical, 
and other support for the meetings of the 
Task Force. 
(11) REPORTS.— 
(A) REPORTS TO SECRETARY.— 
(i) INITIAL REPORT.—Not later than 
one year after the date on which the mem-
bers of the Task Force are appointed under 
paragraph (3), the Task Force shall submit 
to the Secretary of Defense recommenda-
tions with respect to each matter described 
in paragraph (2). 
(ii) 
SUBSEQUENT
REPORTS.—After 
submitting the initial report under sub-
paragraph (A), the Task Force shall, from 
time to time, submit to the Secretary of De-
fense such analyses and recommendations as 
the Task Force considers appropriate to im-
prove the effectiveness of the covered Armed 
Forces in responding to and preventing do-
mestic violence. 
(B) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—On an an-
nual basis until the date on which the Task 
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Force terminates under paragraph (12), the Task 
Force shall submit to Congress a report that in-
cludes— 
(i) a description of any improvements 
in the response of the covered Armed Forces 
to domestic violence over the preceding year; 
(ii) an explanation of any pending re-
search on domestic violence that may be rel-
evant to domestic violence involving mem-
bers of the covered Armed Forces; and 
(iii) such analyses and recommenda-
tions as the Task Force considers appro-
priate to improve the effectiveness of the 
covered Armed Forces in responding to and 
preventing domestic violence 
(12) TERMINATION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (B), the Task Force shall termi-
nate on the date that is five years after the date 
of the first meeting of the Task Force. 
(B) CONTINUATION.— 
(i) IN
GENERAL.—Subject to clause 
(ii), the Secretary of Defense may continue 
the Task Force for a period of up to two 
years after the termination date applicable 
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under subparagraph (A) if the Secretary de-
termines that continuation of the Task 
Force is advisable and appropriate. 
(ii) NOTICE TO CONGRESS.—If the Sec-
retary determines to continue the Task 
Force under clause (i), not later than 90 
days before the termination date applicable 
under subparagraph (A) and annually 
thereafter until the new date of the termi-
nation of the Task Force, the Secretary shall 
submit to the Committees on Armed Serv-
ices of the Senate and the House of Rep-
resentatives a notice describing the reasons 
for the continuation and confirming the 
new termination date. 
(13) IMPLEMENTATION OF RECOMMENDATIONS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (B), not later than 180 days after 
the date on which the Secretary of Defense re-
ceives the initial report of the Task Force under 
paragraph (11)(A)(i), the Secretary shall, in 
consultation with the Task Force, implement the 
recommendations of the Task Force with respect 
to each matter described in paragraph (2). 
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(B) WAIVER.—The Secretary of Defense 
may waive the requirement under subparagraph 
(A) with respect to a recommendation of the 
Task force by submitting to the Committees on 
Armed Services of the Senate and the House of 
Representatives a written notification setting 
forth the reasons for the Secretary’s decision not 
to implement the recommendation. 
(b) INFORMATION COLLECTION AND REPORTING.— 
(1) INFORMATION COLLECTION.— 
(A) REGULAR INFORMATION COLLECTION.— 
Using the mechanism developed under subpara-
graph (B), the Secretary of Defense shall regu-
larly collect information to measure the preva-
lence of domestic violence involving members of 
the covered Armed Forces, their intimate part-
ners, and immediate family members. 
(B) MECHANISM TO MEASURE DOMESTIC VI-
OLENCE.—The Secretary of Defense, in coordina-
tion with the Centers for Disease Control and ci-
vilian organizations with expertise in conducting 
informational surveys, shall develop a mecha-
nism to carry out the information collection re-
quired under subparagraph (A). 
(2) ANNUAL REPORT ON DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.— 
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(A) REPORT
REQUIRED.—On an annual 
basis, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 
congressional defense committees a report on do-
mestic violence in the covered Armed Forces. 
(B) ELEMENTS.—The report required under 
subparagraph (A) shall include, with respect to 
the year covered by the report, the following: 
(i) Based on the information collected 
under paragraph (1), an assessment of the 
prevalence of domestic violence involving 
members of the covered Armed Forces, their 
intimate partners, and immediate family 
members. 
(ii) The number of convictions under 
section 928b of title 10, United States Code 
(article 128b of the Uniform Code of Mili-
tary Justice). 
(iii) The recidivism rate for members 
of the covered Armed Forces convicted of do-
mestic violence offenses. 
(iv) The number instances in which a 
member of the covered Armed Forces re-
ceived an administrative discharge as a re-
sult of the member’s involvement in a do-
mestic violence incident. 
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(v) The number of instances in which 
a member of the covered Armed Forces was 
prohibited from possessing firearms as a re-
sult of the member’s conviction for a domes-
tic violence offense. 
(vi) Of the incidents described in 
clause (v), the number of instances in which 
the member received a waiver of such prohi-
bition or was otherwise allowed to access 
firearms for duty purposes. 
(vii) An explanation of the status of 
data sharing between the Department of De-
fense and civilian law enforcement agencies 
on matters relating to domestic violence. 
(c) COVERED ARMED FORCES DEFINED.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘‘covered Armed Forces’’ means the Army, 
the Navy, the Air Force, and the Marine Corps. 
SEC. 538. ACTIONS TO ADDRESS MILITARY-CONNECTED 
CHILD ABUSE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Consistent with the recommenda-
tions of the Government Accountability Office in the report 
titled ‘‘Increased Guidance and Collaboration Needed to 
Improve DOD’s Tracking and Response to Child Abuse’’ 
(GAO–20–110), the Secretary of Defense shall carry out ac-
tivities to improve the ability of the Department of Defense 
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to effectively prevent, track, and respond to military-con-
nected child abuse. 
(b) ACTIVITIES REQUIRED.—The activities carried out 
under subsection (a) shall include the following: 
(1) The Secretary of Defense shall expand the 
scope of the Department of Defense’s centralized data-
base on problematic sexual behavior in children and 
youth to track information on all incidents involving 
child abuse reported to a Family Advocacy Program 
or investigated by a military law enforcement organi-
zation, regardless of whether the perpetrator of the 
abuse is another child, an adult, or a person in a 
noncaregiving role at the time of the incident. 
(2) The Secretary of Defense, in consultation 
with the Secretary of each military department, shall 
ensure— 
(A) that each Family Advocacy Program 
records, in a database of the Program, the date 
on which the Program notified a military law 
enforcement organization of a reported incident 
of child abuse; and 
(B) that each military law enforcement or-
ganization records, in a database of the organi-
zation, the date on which the organization noti-
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fied a Family Advocacy Program of a reported 
incident of child abuse. 
(3) The Secretary of Defense, in consultation 
with the Secretary of each military department, shall 
issue guidance that clarifies the process through which 
the Family Advocacy Program of a covered Armed 
Force will receive, and incorporate into the Program’s 
central registry, information regarding child abuse 
allegations involving members of that a covered 
Armed Force and dependents of such members in 
cases in which such allegations were previously re-
corded by the Family Advocacy Program of another 
covered Armed Force. Such guidance shall include a 
mechanism for monitoring the process to ensure that 
the process is carried out consistently. 
(4) Each covered Armed Force shall develop a 
process to monitor how reported incidents of child 
abuse are screened at military installations to help 
ensure that all reported child abuse incidents that 
should be presented to an Incident Determination 
Committee are consistently presented and tracked. 
(5) The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that the 
Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readi-
ness, in consultation with the Director of the Depart-
ment of Defense Education Activity, clarifies Depart-
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ment of Defense Education Activity guidance to de-
fine what types of child abuse incidents must be re-
ported as serious incidents to help ensure that all se-
rious incidents of which Department of Defense Edu-
cation Activity leadership needs to be informed are 
accurately and consistently reported by school admin-
istrators. 
(6) The Secretary of Defense, in consultation 
with the Secretaries of the military departments, 
shall— 
(A) expand the voting membership of each 
Incident Determination Committee to include 
medical personnel with requisite knowledge and 
experience; and 
(B) ensure, to the extent practicable, that 
voting membership of a Committee includes med-
ical personnel with expertise in pediatric medi-
cine in cases in which a reported incident of 
child abuse is under review by the Committee. 
(7) Each covered Armed Force shall implement 
procedures to provide the families of child abuse vic-
tims with comprehensive information on how reported 
incidents of child abuse will be addressed. Such prac-
tices may include the development of a guide that— 
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(A) explains the processes the Family Advo-
cacy Program and military law enforcement or-
ganizations will follow to address the report; and 
(B) identifies services and other resources 
available to victims and their families. 
(8) The Secretary of Defense, in consultation 
with the Secretaries of the military departments, shall 
issue guidance to clarify the circumstances under 
which military commanders may exercise the author-
ity to remove a child from a potentially unsafe home 
on a military installation outside the United States. 
(9) The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that the 
Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readi-
ness, in consultation with the Director of the Defense 
Health Agency, establishes processes that help ensure 
children who are sexually abused outside the United 
States have timely access to a certified pediatric sex-
ual assault forensic examiner to conduct an examina-
tion. Such processes may include certifying pediatri-
cians, or adult sexual assault forensic examiners who 
have pediatric sexual assault nurse examiner training 
in a multidisciplinary team setting, as pediatric ex-
aminers during mandatory training or establishing 
shared regional assets. 
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(10) The Secretary of Defense, in consultation 
with the Deputy Attorney General, shall establish pro-
cedures for military criminal investigative organiza-
tions to communicate with United States Attorneys, 
State Attorneys General, and local prosecutors for rel-
evant cases involving child victims, including estab-
lishing protocols that— 
(A) ensure that military investigators are 
notified when a prosecution is declined; 
(B) provide notice to victims of the status 
of prosecutions and, as applicable, the reasons 
for the declination to prosecute; 
(C) arrange for specialized victim services 
outside of the Department of Defense to be pro-
vided to juvenile victims to the extent possible; 
(D) facilitate legal assistance or other civil 
legal aid services to juvenile victims; and 
(E) ensure that juveniles accused of crimes 
are, to the extent possible, provided defense coun-
sel who are trained in representing juveniles. 
(11) The Secretary of each military department 
shall seek to develop a memorandum of understanding 
with the National Children’s Alliance that makes chil-
dren’s advocacy center services and protocols available 
to all military installations of the department and in-
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creases awareness of those services across the depart-
ment. 
(c) DEADLINE.—The Secretary of Defense shall carry 
out the activities described in subsection (b) not later than 
one year after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘child abuse’’ means any abuse of 
a child (including physical abuse, sexual abuse, emo-
tional abuse, and neglect) regardless of whether the 
perpetrator of the abuse is another child, an adult, or 
a person in a noncaregiving role. 
(2) The term ‘‘covered Armed Forces’’ means the 
Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Space 
Force. 
(3) The term ‘‘Incident Determination Com-
mittee’’ means a committee established at a military 
installation that is responsible for reviewing reported 
incidents of child abuse and determining whether such 
incidents constitute child abuse according to the ap-
plicable criteria of the Department of Defense. 
(4) The term ‘‘military-connected’’, when used 
with respect to child abuse, means child abuse occur-
ring on a military installation or involving a de-
pendent of a member of the covered Armed Forces. 
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SEC. 539. MULTIDISCIPLINARY BOARD TO EVALUATE SUI-
CIDE EVENTS. 
(a) GUIDANCE REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense 
shall issue guidance that requires each suicide event involv-
ing of a member of a covered Armed Force to be reviewed 
by a multidisciplinary board established at the command 
or installation level. Such guidance shall require that, for 
each suicide event reviewed by such a board, the board 
will— 
(1) clearly define the objective, purpose, and out-
come of the review; 
(2) take a multidisciplinary appraoch to the re-
view and include, as part of the review process, lead-
ers of military units, medical and mental health pro-
fessionals, and representatives of military criminal 
investigative organizations; 
(3) obtain the data necessary to make a com-
prehensive Department of Defense suicide event report 
submission; and 
(4) take appropriate steps to protect and share 
information obtained from ongoing investigations 
into the event (such as medical and law enforcement 
reports). 
(b) IMPLEMENTATION BY COVERED ARMED FORCES.— 
Not later than 90 days after the date on which the guidance 
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