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(B) in subparagraph (A)(ii), by striking ‘‘; 
and’’ and inserting a semicolon; 
(C) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking the 
period at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraph: 
‘‘(C) may be exercised for a transaction for a fol-
low-on production contract or transaction that is 
awarded pursuant to subsection (f) and expected to 
cost the Department of Defense in excess of 
$100,000,000 (including all options) only if a covered 
official— 
‘‘(i) determines in writing that— 
‘‘(I) the requirements of subsection (d) 
will be met; and 
‘‘(II) the use of the authority of this 
section is essential to meet critical national 
security objectives; and 
‘‘(ii) notifies the congressional defense com-
mittees in writing of the determinations required 
under clause (i) at the time such authority is ex-
ercised.’’; 
(2) in subsection (e)— 
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and 
(2) as paragraphs (2) and (4), respectively; 
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(B) by inserting before paragraph (2), as 
redesignated by subparagraph (A), the following 
new paragraph: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘covered official’ means— 
‘‘(A) a service acquisition executive; 
‘‘(B) the Director of the Defense Advanced 
Research Projects Agency; 
‘‘(C) the Director of the Missile Defense 
Agency; 
‘‘(D) the Undersecretary of Defense for Ac-
quisition and Sustainment; or 
‘‘(E) the Undersecretary of Defense for Re-
search and Engineering.’’; and 
(C) by inserting after paragraph (2), as so 
redesignated, the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) The term ‘service acquisition executive’ has 
the meaning given that term in section 101(a) of this 
title.’’; and 
(3) in subsection (f)(2), in the matter preceding 
subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘of section 2304 of this 
title,’’ and inserting the following: ‘‘of chapter 221 of 
this title and even if explicit notification was not list-
ed within the request for proposal for the trans-
action’’. 
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SEC. 843. OTHER TRANSACTION AUTHORITY CLARIFICA-
TION. 
Section 4022 of title 10, United States Code, as amend-
ed by section 842, is further amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ‘‘military 
personnel and the supporting’’ and inserting ‘‘per-
sonnel of the Department of Defense or improving’’; 
(2) in subsection (e), by adding at the end the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(5) The term ‘prototype project’ includes a 
project that addresses— 
‘‘(A) a proof of concept, model, or process, 
including a business process; 
‘‘(B) reverse engineering to address obsoles-
cence; 
‘‘(C) a pilot or novel application of com-
mercial technologies for defense purposes; 
‘‘(D) agile development activity; 
‘‘(E) the creation, design, development, or 
demonstration of operational utility; or 
‘‘(F) any combination of subparagraphs (A) 
through (E).’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(i) PILOT AUTHORITY FOR USE OF OTHER TRANS-
ACTIONS FOR INSTALLATION OR FACILITY PROTOTYPING.— 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense or 
the Secretary of a military department may establish 
a pilot program under which the Secretary may, 
under the authority of this section, carry out proto-
type projects that are directly relevant to enhancing 
the ability of the Department of Defense to prototype 
the design, development, or demonstration of new con-
struction techniques or technologies to improve mili-
tary installations or facilities (as such terms are de-
fined in section 2801 of this title). 
‘‘(2) LIMITS.—In carrying out prototype projects 
under the pilot program established under paragraph 
(1)— 
‘‘(A) not more than two prototype projects 
may begin to be carried out per fiscal year under 
such pilot program; and 
‘‘(B) the aggregate value of all transactions 
entered into under such pilot program may not 
exceed $200,000,000. 
‘‘(3) SUNSET.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (B), the authority to carry out 
prototype projects under the pilot program estab-
lished under paragraph (1) shall terminate on 
September 30, 2025. 
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‘‘(B) ONGOING PROJECT EXCEPTION.—Sub-
paragraph (A) shall not apply with respect to 
prototype projects being carried out under the 
pilot program established under paragraph (1) 
on the date described in subparagraph (A).’’. 
SEC. 844. PRIZES FOR ADVANCED TECHNOLOGY ACHIEVE-
MENTS. 
Section 4025 of title 10, United States Code, is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘that have’’ and inserting 
‘‘that—’’ 
‘‘(1) have’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘Defense.’’ and inserting 
‘‘Defense; or’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(2) demonstrate management practices that im-
prove the schedule or performance, reduce the costs, or 
otherwise support the transition of technology into ac-
quisition programs or operational use.’’; 
(2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘of research re-
sults, technology developments, and prototypes’’; 
(3) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘to acquire, 
support, or stimulate basic, advanced and applied re-
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search, 
technology 
development, 
or 
prototype 
projects’’; 
(4) in subsection (f), by striking ‘‘section 2304’’ 
and inserting ‘‘chapter 221’’; and 
(5) in subsection (g)(2)— 
(A) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) 
and (C) as subparagraphs (D) and (E), respec-
tively; and 
(B) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the 
following new subparagraphs: 
‘‘(B) if applicable, a summary of the man-
agement practice that contributed to an improve-
ment to schedule or performance or a reduction 
in cost relating to the transition of technology; 
‘‘(C) an identification of any program exec-
utive officer (as defined in section 1737 of this 
title) responsible for implementation or oversight 
of research results, technology development, pro-
totype development, or management practices (as 
applicable) for which an award was made under 
this section, and a brief summary of lessons 
learned by such program executive officer in car-
rying out such implementation or oversight;’’. 
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SEC. 845. CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION FOR PILOT PRO-
GRAM TO ACCELERATE THE PROCUREMENT 
AND 
FIELDING 
OF 
INNOVATIVE 
TECH-
NOLOGIES. 
Section 834 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117–81; 135 Stat. 1835; 
10 U.S.C. 4061 note) is amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection 
(g); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (e) the following 
new subsection: 
‘‘(f) CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION.—The Secretary 
of Defense shall notify the congressional defense committees 
within 30 days after funding has been provided for a pro-
posal selected for an award under the pilot program estab-
lished under this section.’’. 
SEC. 846. REPORT ON SOFTWARE DELIVERY TIMES. 
(a) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter until 
December 31, 2028, the Under Secretary of Defense for Ac-
quisition and Sustainment, in consultation with the Chief 
Information Officer of the Department of Defense and the 
Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer, shall sub-
mit to the congressional defense committees a report on the 
following: 
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(1) A description of covered software delivered 
during the fiscal year preceding the date of the report 
that is being developed using iterative development, 
including a description of the capabilities delivered 
for operational use. 
(2) For such covered software not developed 
using iterative development, an explanation for not 
using iterative development and a description of the 
development method used. 
(3) For such covered software being developed 
using iterative development, the frequency with which 
capabilities of such covered software were delivered, 
disaggregated as follows: 
(A) Covered software for which capabilities 
were delivered during period of less than three 
months. 
(B) Covered software for which capabilities 
were delivered during period of more than three 
months and less than six months. 
(C) Covered software for which capabilities 
were delivered during period of more than six 
months and less than nine months. 
(D) Covered software for which capabilities 
were delivered during period of more than nine 
months and less than 12 months. 
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(4) With respect to covered software described in 
paragraph (3) for which capabilities of such covered 
software were not delivered in fewer than 12 months, 
an explanation of why such delivery was not possible. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘Chief Digital and Artificial Intel-
ligence Officer’’ means— 
(A) the official designated as the Chief Dig-
ital and Artificial Intelligence Officer of the De-
partment of Defense pursuant to the memo-
randum of the Secretary of Defense titled ‘‘Es-
tablishment of the Chief Digital and Artificial 
Intelligence Officer’’ dated December 8, 2021; or 
(B) if there is no official designated as such 
Officer, the official within the Office of the Sec-
retary of Defense with primary responsibility for 
digital and artificial intelligence matters. 
(2) The term ‘‘covered software’’ means software 
that is being developed that— 
(A) was acquired using a software acquisi-
tion pathway established under section 800 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2020 (Public Law 116–92); or 
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(B) is a covered defense business system, as 
defined in section 2222(i) of title 10, United 
States Code. 
(3) The term ‘‘iterative development’’ has the 
meaning given the term ‘‘agile or iterative develop-
ment’’ in section 891 of the National Defense Author-
ization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 10 115– 
91; 131 Stat. 1509; 10 U.S.C. 1746 note). 
Subtitle E—Industrial Base Matters 
SEC. 851. MODIFICATION TO THE NATIONAL TECHNOLOGY 
AND INDUSTRIAL BASE. 
Section 4801(1) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by inserting ‘‘New Zealand,’’ after ‘‘Australia,’’. 
SEC. 852. MODIFICATION TO MISCELLANEOUS LIMITATIONS 
ON THE PROCUREMENT OF GOODS OTHER 
THAN UNITED STATES GOODS. 
Section 4864 of title 10, United States Code, as amend-
ed by section 853, is further amended by adding at the end 
the following new subsection: 
‘‘(l) PERIODIC REVIEW.— 
‘‘(1) RECOMMENDATION.—Not later than Novem-
ber 1, 2024, and every five years thereafter, the Under 
Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment 
shall review each item described in subsections (a) 
and (e) of this section and submit to the congressional 
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defense committees, in writing, one of the following 
recommendations: 
‘‘(A) Recommend continued inclusion of the 
item under this section. 
‘‘(B) Recommend continued inclusion of the 
item under this section with modifications. 
‘‘(C) Recommend discontinuing inclusion of 
the item under this section. 
‘‘(2) ELEMENTS.—Each review required under 
paragraph (1) shall include, with respect to the five- 
year period preceding the date of submission of the 
written determination related to such a review, the 
following elements: 
‘‘(A) The criticality of the item reviewed to 
a military unit’s mission accomplishment or 
other national security objectives. 
‘‘(B) The extent to which such item is field-
ed in current programs of record. 
‘‘(C) The number of such items to be pro-
cured by current programs of record. 
‘‘(D) The extent to which cost and pricing 
data for such item has been deemed fair and rea-
sonable. 
‘‘(3) JUSTIFICATION.—The written determina-
tion required under paragraph (1) shall also include 
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the findings of the applicable review conducted under 
such paragraph and any key justifications for the rec-
ommendation.’’. 
SEC. 853. REQUIREMENTS FOR THE PROCUREMENT OF CER-
TAIN COMPONENTS FOR CERTAIN NAVAL 
VESSELS AND AUXILIARY SHIPS. 
(a) REQUIREMENT THAT CERTAIN AUXILIARY SHIP 
COMPONENTS
BE
MANUFACTURED
IN
THE
NATIONAL 
TECHNOLOGY AND INDUSTRIAL BASE.— 
(1) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—Section 4864 of 
title 10, United States Code, is amended by redesig-
nating subsection (l) (relating to ‘‘Implementation of 
auxiliary ship component limitation’’) as subsection 
(k). 
(2) COMPONENTS FOR AUXILIARY SHIPS.—Para-
graph (4) of section 4864(a) of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended— 
(A) in the subsection heading, by inserting 
‘‘AND T–ARC’’ after ‘‘T–AO 205’’; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘and T–ARC’’ after ‘‘T– 
AO 205’’. 
(b) REGULATIONS.—Not later than June 1, 2023, the 
Secretary of Defense shall issue regulations for carrying out 
section 4864(j) of title 10, United States Code. 
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‘‘(1) recognize the existence and activities of such 
an association; and 
‘‘(2) jointly develop with such association a 
model cooperative agreement that may be used at the 
option of the Secretary and an eligible entity.’’. 
(c) REGULATIONS.—Section 4953 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘, and shall consult 
with an association recognized under section 4954(f) re-
garding any revisions to such regulations’’ before the period 
at the end. 
(d) FUNDING.—Section 4955(a)(1) of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘$1,000,000’’ and in-
serting ‘‘$1,500,000’’. 
SEC. 855. CODIFICATION OF PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN 
PROCUREMENTS 
FROM 
THE 
XINJIANG 
UYGHUR AUTONOMOUS REGION. 
(a) REPEAL.—Section 848 of the National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117–81; 
10 U.S.C. 4651 note prec.) is repealed. 
(b) PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN PROCUREMENTS FROM 
THE XINJIANG UYGHUR AUTONOMOUS REGION.—Chapter 
363 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following new section: 
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‘‘§ 4661. Prohibition on certain procurements from the 
Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region 
‘‘(a) PROHIBITION ON THE AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS 
FOR CERTAIN PROCUREMENTS FROM XUAR.—None of the 
funds authorized to be appropriated by a national defense 
authorization Act or any other Act, or otherwise made 
available for any fiscal year for the Department of Defense, 
may be obligated or expended to knowingly procure any 
products mined, produced, or manufactured wholly or in 
part by forced labor from XUAR or from an entity that 
has used labor from within or transferred from XUAR as 
part of a ‘poverty alleviation’ or ‘pairing assistance’ pro-
gram. 
‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the terms ‘forced 
labor’ and ‘XUAR’ have the meanings given, respectively, 
in section 2496 of this title.’’. 
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents for 
such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following 
new item: 
‘‘4661. Prohibition on certain procurements from the Xinjiang Uyghur Autono-
mous Region.’’. 
(d) POLICY REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of De-
fense shall issue a policy to require that an offeror or 
awardee of a Department of Defense contract shall make 
a good faith effort to determine that forced labor from 
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XUAR, as described in section 4661 of title 10, United 
States Code (as amended by subsection (b)), will not be used 
in the performance of such contract. 
SEC. 856. CODIFICATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DE-
FENSE MENTOR–PROTEGE PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 831 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 (10 U.S.C. 4901 
note prec.) is transferred to subchapter I of chapter 387 of 
title 10, United States Code, inserted after section 4901, 
and redesignated as section 4902. 
(b) AMENDMENTS.—Section 4902 of title 10, United 
States Code, as so transferred and redesignated, is amend-
ed— 
(1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘MEN-
TOR-PROTEGE
PILOT’’ and inserting ‘‘DEPART-
MENT OF DEFENSE MENTOR-PROTEGE’’; 
(2) in the heading for subsection (a), by striking 
‘‘PILOT’’; 
(3) in subsections (a) and (c), by striking ‘‘pilot’’ 
each place it appears; 
(4) in subsection (d)(1)(B)(iii)— 
(A) 
in 
subclause 
(I), 
by 
striking 
‘‘$100,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$25,000,000’’; 
and 
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(B) in subclause (II), by striking ‘‘sub-
section (k)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (j)’’; 
(5) in subsection (e)(2), by striking ‘‘two years’’ 
each place it appears and inserting ‘‘three years’’; 
(6) in subsection (f)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)(B), by inserting 
‘‘manufacturing, test and evaluation,’’ after ‘‘in-
ventory control,’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (6)(B), by striking ‘‘pur-
suant to’’ and all that follows through the semi-
colon at the end and inserting ‘‘pursuant to 
chapter 388 of this title;’’; 
(7) in subsection (g)(3)(C), by striking ‘‘sub-
section (k)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (j)’’; 
(8) by striking subsections (j) and (n); 
(9) by redesignating subsections (k) through (m) 
as subsections (j) through (l), respectively; 
(10) by redesignating subsection (o) as subsection 
(n); 
(11) in subsection (j), as so redesignated— 
(A) by striking ‘‘pilot’’ each place it ap-
pears; 
(B) by striking ‘‘by which mentor firms’’ 
and inserting ‘‘by which the parties’’; and 
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(C) by striking ‘‘The Secretary shall pub-
lish’’ and all that follows through ‘‘270 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act.’’; 
(12) in paragraph (7)(B) of subsection (k), as so 
redesignated, by striking ‘‘pursuant to’’ and all that 
follows through ‘‘; or’’ and inserting ‘‘pursuant to 
chapter 388 of this title; or’’; 
(13) in subsection (l), as so redesignated, by 
striking ‘‘subsection (l)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection 
(k)’’; 
(14) by inserting after subsection (l), as so redes-
ignated, the following new subsection: 
‘‘(m) 
ANNUAL
COLLECTION
OF
PERFORMANCE 
DATA.—The Director of the Office of Small Business Pro-
grams shall— 
‘‘(1) maintain outcome-based performance goals 
and annually collect data through an automated in-
formation system (if practicable) assessing such goals; 
and 
‘‘(2) conduct an independent review of the Men-
tor-Protege Program established under this section at 
least once every three years.’’; and 
(15) by amending subsection (n), as so redesig-
nated, to read as follows: 
‘‘(n) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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‘‘(1) The term ‘affiliation’, with respect to a rela-
tionship between a mentor firm and a protege firm, 
means a relationship described under section 121.103 
of title 13, Code of Federal Regulations (or any suc-
cessor regulation). 
‘‘(2) The term ‘disadvantaged small business 
concern’ means a firm that is not more than the size 
standard corresponding to its primary North Amer-
ican Industry Classification System code, is not 
owned or managed by individuals or entities that di-
rectly or indirectly have stock options or convertible 
securities in the mentor firm, and is— 
‘‘(A) a small business concern owned and 
controlled by socially and economically dis-
advantaged individuals; 
‘‘(B) a business entity owned and controlled 
by an Indian tribe as defined by section 8(a)(13) 
of 
the 
Small 
Business 
Act 
(15 
U.S.C. 
637(a)(13)); 
‘‘(C) a business entity owned and controlled 
by a Native Hawaiian Organization as defined 
by section 8(a)(15) of the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 637(a)(15)); 
‘‘(D) a qualified organization employing se-
verely disabled individuals; 
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‘‘(4) The term ‘minority institution of higher 
education’ means an institution of higher education 
with a student body that reflects the composition spec-
ified in section 312(b)(3), (4), and (5) of the Higher 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1058(b)(3), (4), 
and (5)). 
‘‘(5) The term ‘qualified organization employing 
the severely disabled’ means a business entity oper-
ated on a for-profit or nonprofit basis that— 
‘‘(A) uses rehabilitative engineering to pro-
vide employment opportunities for severely dis-
abled individuals and integrates severely dis-
abled individuals into its workforce; 
‘‘(B) employs severely disabled individuals 
at a rate that averages not less than 20 percent 
of its total workforce; 
‘‘(C) employs each severely disabled indi-
vidual in its workforce generally on the basis of 
40 hours per week; and 
‘‘(D) pays not less than the minimum wage 
prescribed pursuant to section 6 of the Fair 
Labor Standards Act (29 U.S.C. 206) to those 
employees who are severely disabled individuals. 
‘‘(6) The term ‘severely disabled individual’ 
means an individual who is blind (as defined in sec-
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tion 8501 of title 41) or a severely disabled individual 
(as defined in such section). 
‘‘(7) The term ‘small business concern’ has the 
meaning given such term under section 3 of the Small 
Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632). 
‘‘(8) The term ‘small business concern owned and 
controlled by socially and economically disadvantaged 
individuals’ has the meaning given such term in sec-
tion 8(d)(3)(C) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
637(d)(3)(C)). 
‘‘(9) The term ‘subcontracting participation 
goal’, with respect to a Department of Defense con-
tract, means a goal for the extent of the participation 
by disadvantaged small business concerns in the sub-
contracts awarded under such contract, as established 
pursuant to section 8(d) of the Small Business Act 
(15 U.S.C. 637(d)).’’. 
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections for 
subchapter I of chapter 387 of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended by adding at the end the following new item: 
‘‘4902. Department of Defense Mentor–Protege Program.’’. 
(d) PROTEGE TECHNICAL REIMBURSEMENT PILOT 
PROGRAM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than July 1, 2023, 
the Director of the Office of Small Business Programs 
of the Department of Defense (as appointed pursuant 
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to section 144 of title 10, United States Code) shall 
establish a pilot program under which a protege firm 
may receive up to 25 percent of the reimbursement for 
which the mentor firm of such protege firm is eligible 
under the Mentor-Protege Program for a covered ac-
tivity described in paragraph (2). 
(2) ACTIVITY
DESCRIBED.—A covered activity 
under this paragraph is an engineering, software de-
velopment, or manufacturing customization that the 
protege firm implements in order to ensure that a 
technology developed by the protege firm will be ready 
for integration with a program or system of the De-
partment of Defense. 
(3) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
(A) The terms ‘‘mentor firm’’, ‘‘protege 
firm’’ have the meanings given under section 
4902 of title 10, United States Code, as amended 
by this section. 
(B) The term ‘‘Mentor-Protege Program’’ 
means the Mentor-Protege Program established 
under section 4902 of title 10, United States 
Code, as amended by this section. 
(4) TERMINATION.—The pilot program estab-
lished under paragraph (1) shall terminate on the 
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date that is five years after the date on which the 
pilot program is established. 
(e) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) BUY INDIAN ACT.—Section 23(a)(2) of the 
Act of June 25, 1910 (commonly known as the ‘‘Buy 
Indian Act’’) (36 Stat. 861, 25 U.S.C. 47(a)(2)) is 
amended by striking ‘‘section 831(c) of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 (10 
U.S.C. 2302 note; Public Law 101–510)’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘section 4902(c) of title 10, United States Code’’. 
(2) SMALL BUSINESS ACT.—Section 8(d)(12) of 
the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(d)(12)) is 
amended— 
(A) by striking ‘‘the pilot Mentor-Protege 
Program established pursuant to section 831 of 
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fis-
cal Year 1991 (Public Law 101–510; 10 U.S.C. 
2301 note)’’ and inserting ‘‘the Mentor-Protege 
Program established under section 4902 of title 
10, United States Code,’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘subsection (g)’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘subsection (f)’’. 
(f) REGULATIONS.—Not later than December 31, 2023, 
the Secretary of Defense shall issue regulations for carrying 
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out section 4902 of title 10, United States Code, as amended 
by this section. 
(g) AGREEMENTS
UNDER
PILOT
PROGRAM.—The 
amendments made by this section shall not apply with re-
spect to any agreement entered into under the program as 
established under section 831 of the National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 (Public Law 101–510; 
104 Stat. 1607) before the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 857. PROCUREMENT REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO 
RARE EARTH ELEMENTS AND STRATEGIC AND 
CRITICAL MATERIALS. 
(a) DISCLOSURES CONCERNING RARE EARTH ELE-
MENTS AND STRATEGIC AND CRITICAL MATERIALS BY CON-
TRACTORS OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.— 
(1) REQUIREMENT.—Beginning on the effective 
date of this subsection, the Secretary of Defense 
shall— 
(A) require that any contractor that pro-
vides to the Department of Defense a system with 
a permanent magnet that contains rare earth 
elements or strategic and critical materials dis-
close, after undertaking a commercially reason-
able inquiry and along with delivery of the sys-
tem, the provenance of the magnet; and 
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(B) safeguard such disclosures in accord-
ance with applicable classification level required 
by the associated programs. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—A disclosure under paragraph 
(1) shall include an identification of the country or 
countries in which— 
(A) any rare earth elements and strategic 
and critical materials used in the magnet were 
mined; 
(B) such elements and minerals were re-
fined into oxides; 
(C) such elements and minerals were made 
into metals and alloys; and 
(D) the magnet was sintered or bonded and 
magnetized. 
(3) IMPLEMENTATION OF SUPPLY CHAIN TRACK-
ING SYSTEM.—If a contractor cannot make the disclo-
sure required by paragraph (1) with respect to a sys-
tem described in that paragraph, the Secretary shall 
require the contractor to establish and implement a 
supply chain tracking system in order to make the 
disclosure to the fullest extent possible not later than 
180 days after the contractor provides the system to 
the Department of Defense. The tracking system 
shall— 
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(A) include a description of the efforts taken 
by the contractor to date to make the disclosure 
required by paragraph (1); 
(B) take into account the possible refusal of 
certain foreign entities to provide the contractor 
the information necessary to make the disclosure 
required by paragraph (1); and 
(C) require the contractor to report to the 
Secretary the name, location, and other identi-
fying information of any entities which refuse to 
provide the contractor with the information nec-
essary to make the disclosure required by para-
graph (1). 
(4) WAIVERS.— 
(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary may 
waive a requirement under paragraph (1) or (3) 
with respect to a system described in paragraph 
(1) for a period of not more than 180 days if the 
Secretary certifies to the Committees on Armed 
Services of the Senate and the House of Rep-
resentatives that— 
(i) the continued procurement of the 
system is necessary to meet the demands of 
a national emergency declared under section 
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201 of the National Emergencies Act (50 
U.S.C. 1621); or 
(ii) a contractor that cannot currently 
make the disclosure required by paragraph 
(1) is making significant efforts to comply 
with the requirements of that paragraph. 
(B) WAIVER
RENEWALS.—The Secretary 
may renew a waiver as many times as the Sec-
retary considers appropriate, provided that the 
Secretary submits an updated certification to the 
committees. 
(C) LIMITATION.—The Secretary may not 
delegate this waiver authority below the level of 
Assistant Secretary of Defense, a senior acquisi-
tion executive (as defined in section 101(a) of 
title 10, United States Code), or a command ac-
quisition executive (as described in section 
167(e)(4)(C) of title 10, United States Code) or 
equivalent. 
(5) BRIEFING REQUIRED.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days 
after the submission of each report required by 
subsection (c)(3), the Secretary of Defense shall 
provide to the Committees on Armed Services of 
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the Senate and the House of Representatives a 
briefing that includes— 
(i) a summary of the disclosures made 
under this subsection; 
(ii) an assessment of the extent of reli-
ance by the United States on foreign coun-
tries, and especially countries that are not 
allies of the United States, for rare earth 
elements and strategic and critical mate-
rials; 
(iii) a determination with respect to 
which systems described in paragraph (1) 
are of the greatest concern for interruptions 
of supply chains with respect to rare earth 
elements and strategic and critical mate-
rials; and 
(iv) any suggestions for legislation or 
funding that would mitigate security gaps 
in such supply chains. 
(B) FORM.—To the extent practicable, each 
briefing required under subparagraph (A) shall 
be in an unclassified form, but may contain a 
classified annex. 
(6) EFFECTIVE
DATE.—The requirements de-
scribed in this subsection shall take effect— 
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(A) not earlier than 30 months after the 
date of enactment of this Act; and 
(B) after the Secretary of Defense certifies 
to the Committees on Armed Services of the Sen-
ate and the House of Representatives that the 
Department has established a process to ensure 
that the information collection requirements of 
this subsection present no national security risks, 
or that any such risks have been fully mitigated. 
(b) EXPANSION OF RESTRICTIONS ON PROCUREMENT 
OF MILITARY AND DUAL-USE TECHNOLOGIES BY CHINESE 
MILITARY COMPANIES.—Section 1211 of the National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 (Public Law 
109–163; 10 U.S.C. 4651 note prec.) is amended— 
(1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘COM-
MUNIST
CHINESE
MILITARY
COMPANIES’’ and 
inserting ‘‘CHINESE MILITARY COMPANIES’’; 
(2) in subsection (a), by inserting after ‘‘mili-
tary company’’ the following: ‘‘, any Chinese military 
company, any Non-SDN Chinese military-industrial 
complex company, or any other covered company’’; 
(3) by amending subsection (b) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(b) GOODS AND SERVICES COVERED.— 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—For purposes of subsection 
(a), and except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
goods and services described in this subsection are 
goods and services— 
‘‘(A) on the munitions list of the Inter-
national Traffic in Arms Regulations; or 
‘‘(B) on the Commerce Control List that— 
‘‘(i) are classified in the 600 series; or 
‘‘(ii) contain strategic and critical ma-
terials, rare earth elements, or energetic ma-
terials used to manufacture missiles or mu-
nitions. 
‘‘(2) EXCEPTIONS.—Goods and services described 
in this subsection do not include goods or services 
procured— 
‘‘(A) in connection with a visit by a vessel 
or an aircraft of the United States Armed Forces 
to the People’s Republic of China; 
‘‘(B) for testing purposes; or 
‘‘(C) for purposes of gathering intelligence.’’; 
and 
(4) in subsection (e)— 
(A) by striking paragraph (3); 
(B) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and 
(2) as paragraphs (3) and (5), respectively; 
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(C) by inserting before paragraph (3), as 
redesignated by subparagraph (B), the following: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘Chinese military company’ has 
the meaning given that term by section 1260H(d)(1) 
of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 
116–283; 10 U.S.C. 113 note). 
‘‘(2) The term ‘Commerce Control List’ means 
the list maintained by the Bureau of Industry and 
Security and set forth in Supplement No. 1 to part 
774 of the Export Administration Regulations.’’; 
(D) by inserting after paragraph (3), as so 
redesignated, the following: 
‘‘(4) The term ‘Export Administration Regula-
tions’ has the meaning given that term in section 
1742 of the Export Control Reform Act of 2018 (50 
U.S.C. 4801).’’; and 
(E) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(6) The term ‘Non-SDN Chinese military-in-
dustrial complex company’ means any entity on the 
Non-SDN Chinese Military-Industrial Complex Com-
panies List— 
‘‘(A) established pursuant to Executive 
Order 13959 (50 U.S.C. 1701 note; relating to 
addressing the threat from securities investments 
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that finance Communist Chinese military com-
panies), as amended before, on, or after the date 
of the enactment of the National Defense Author-
ization Act for Fiscal Year 2023; and 
‘‘(B) maintained by the Office of Foreign 
Assets Control of the Department of the Treas-
ury. 
‘‘(7) The term ‘other covered company’ means a 
company that— 
‘‘(A) is owned or controlled by the govern-
ment of the People’s Republic of China; and 
‘‘(B) is certified by the Secretary of Defense 
to the congressional defense committees to be a 
company that must be covered by this section for 
national security reasons. 
‘‘(8) The term ‘strategic and critical materials’ 
means materials designated as strategic and critical 
under section 3(a) of the Strategic and Critical Mate-
rials Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98b(a)).’’; and 
(5) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(f) EFFECTIVE DATE.—With respect to goods and 
services described in clause (ii) of subparagraph (b)(1)(B), 
the prohibition shall take effect 180 days after the date on 
which the Secretary of Defense certifies to the congressional 
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defense committees that a sufficient number of commercially 
viable providers exist outside of the People’s Republic of 
China that collectively can provide the Department of De-
fense with satisfactory quality and sufficient quantity of 
such goods or services as and when needed at United States 
market prices.’’. 
(c) REVIEW OF COMPLIANCE WITH CONTRACTING RE-
QUIREMENTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, and periodically 
thereafter until the termination date specified in 
paragraph (5), the Comptroller General of the United 
States shall assess the extent of the efforts of the Sec-
retary of Defense to comply with the requirements 
of— 
(A) subsection (a); 
(B) section 1211 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006, as 
amended by subsection (b); and 
(C) section 4872 of title 10, United States 
Code. 
(2) BRIEFING REQUIRED.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Comptroller General 
shall periodically, until the termination date 
specified in paragraph (5), provide to the Com-
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mittees on Armed Services of the Senate and the 
House of Representatives a briefing on the results 
of the assessments conducted under paragraph 
(1) that includes an assessment of— 
(i) the inclusion by the Department of 
Defense of necessary contracting clauses in 
relevant contracts to meet the requirements 
described in subparagraphs (A), (B), and 
(C) of paragraph (1); and 
(ii) the efforts of the Department of De-
fense to assess the compliance of contractors 
with such clauses. 
(B) FORM.—To the extent practicable, each 
briefing required under subparagraph (A) shall 
be in an unclassified form, but may contain a 
classified annex. 
(3) REPORT REQUIRED.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Comptroller General 
shall, not less frequently than every 2 years until 
the termination date specified in paragraph (5), 
submit to the Committees on Armed Services of 
the Senate and the House of Representatives a 
report on the results of the assessments conducted 
under paragraph (1). 
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(B) FORM.—To the extent practicable, each 
report required under subparagraph (A) shall be 
in an unclassified form, but may contain a clas-
sified annex. 
(4) REFERRAL.—If, in conducting an assessment 
under paragraph (1), the Comptroller General deter-
mines that a contractor has willfully or recklessly 
failed to comply with any of the requirements de-
scribed in subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) of para-
graph (1), the Comptroller General may refer the 
matter, as appropriate, for further examination and 
possible enforcement actions. 
(5) TERMINATION.—The requirements of this 
subsection shall terminate on the date that is 5 years 
after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(d) STRATEGIC
AND
CRITICAL
MATERIALS
DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘strategic and critical 
materials’’ means materials designated as strategic and 
critical under section 3(a) of the Strategic and Critical Ma-
terials Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98b(a)). 
SEC. 858. ANALYSES OF CERTAIN ACTIVITIES FOR ACTION 
TO ADDRESS SOURCING AND INDUSTRIAL CA-
PACITY. 
(a) ANALYSIS REQUIRED.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense, act-
ing through the Under Secretary of Defense for Acqui-
sition and Sustainment and other appropriate offi-
cials, shall review the items under subsection (c) to 
determine and develop appropriate actions, consistent 
with the policies, programs, and activities required 
under subpart I of part V of subtitle A of title 10, 
United States Code, chapter 83 of title 41, United 
States Code, and the Defense Production Act of 1950 
(50 U.S.C. 4501 et seq.), including— 
(A) restricting procurement, with appro-
priate waivers for cost, emergency requirements, 
and non-availability of suppliers, including re-
stricting procurement to— 
(i) suppliers in the United States; 
(ii) suppliers in the national tech-
nology and industrial base (as defined in 
section 4801 of title 10, United States 
Code); 
(iii) suppliers in other allied nations; 
or 
(iv) other suppliers; 
(B) increasing investment through use of re-
search and development or procurement activi-
ties and acquisition authorities to— 
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(i) expand production capacity; 
(ii) diversify sources of supply; or 
(iii) promote alternative approaches 
for addressing military requirements; 
(C) prohibiting procurement from selected 
sources or nations; 
(D) taking a combination of actions de-
scribed under subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C); 
or 
(E) taking no action. 
(2) CONSIDERATIONS.—The analyses conducted 
pursuant to paragraph (1) shall consider national se-
curity, economic, and treaty implications, as well as 
impacts on current and potential suppliers of goods 
and services. 
(b) REPORTING ON ANALYSES, RECOMMENDATIONS, 
AND ACTIONS.— 
(1) BRIEFING REQUIRED.—Not later than Janu-
ary 15, 2024, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to 
the congressional defense committees, in writing— 
(A) a summary of the findings of the anal-
yses undertaken for each item pursuant to sub-
section (a); 
(B) relevant recommendations resulting 
from the analyses; and 
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(C) descriptions of specific activities under-
taken as a result of the analyses, including 
schedule and resources allocated for any planned 
actions. 
(2) REPORTING.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
include the analyses conducted under subsection (a), 
and any relevant recommendations and descriptions 
of activities resulting from such analyses, as appro-
priate, in each of the following during the 2024 cal-
endar year: 
(A) The annual report or quarterly brief-
ings to Congress required under section 4814 of 
title 10, United States Code. 
(B) The annual report on unfunded prior-
ities of the national technology and industrial 
base required under section 4815 of such title. 
(C) Department of Defense technology and 
industrial base policy guidance prescribed under 
section 4811(c) of such title. 
(D) Activities to modernize acquisition 
processes to ensure the integrity of the industrial 
base pursuant to section 4819 of such title. 
(E) Defense memoranda of understanding 
and related agreements considered in accordance 
with section 4851 of such title. 
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(F) Industrial base or acquisition policy 
changes. 
(G) Legislative proposals for changes to rel-
evant statutes which the Department shall con-
sider, develop, and submit to the Committee on 
Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee 
on Armed Services of the House of Representa-
tives not less frequently than once per fiscal year. 
(H) Other actions as the Secretary of De-
fense determines appropriate. 
(c) LIST OF GOODS AND SERVICES FOR ANALYSES, 
RECOMMENDATIONS, AND ACTIONS.—The items described 
in this subsection are the following: 
(1) Solar components for satellites. 
(2) Satellite ground station service contracts. 
(3) Naval vessel shafts and propulsion system 
components (including reduction gears and propel-
lers). 
(4) Infrastructure or equipment for a passenger 
boarding bridge at a military airport designated by 
the Secretary of Transportation under section 
47118(a) of title 49, United States Code. 
(5) Flags of the United States. 
(6) Natural rubber from herbaceous plants for 
military applications. 
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(7) Alternative proteins as sustainable and se-
cure food sources. 
(8) Carbon fiber. 
SEC. 859. DEMONSTRATION EXERCISE OF ENHANCED PLAN-
NING FOR INDUSTRIAL MOBILIZATION AND 
SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT. 
(a) DEMONSTRATION
EXERCISE
REQUIRED.—Not 
later than December 31, 2024, the Secretary of Defense shall 
conduct a demonstration exercise of industrial mobilization 
and supply chain management planning capabilities in 
support of one or more operational or contingency plan use 
cases, as selected in consultation with the Chairman of the 
Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Under Secretary of Defense 
for Acquisition and Sustainment. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The demonstration exercise required 
under subsection (a) shall include the following elements: 
(1) Use of a current program that is both fielded 
and still in production from each military depart-
ment, Defense Agency, and Department of Defense 
Field Activity in order to model a notional plan for 
mobilization or supply chain management, as associ-
ated with the selected operational or contingency 
plans. 
(2) The exercise of processes and authorities that 
support the Department of Defense for industrial mo-
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bilization in support of declared hostilities or other 
contingency operations. 
(3) The identification of process improvements or 
gaps in resources, capabilities, or authorities that re-
quire remediation, including those related to govern-
ment or contractor production facilities, tooling, or 
workforce development. 
(4) The implementation of analytical tools and 
processes to monitor and assess the health of the in-
dustrial base and to use near real-time data and vis-
ualization capabilities in making production and dis-
tribution decisions, with an emphasis on identifying, 
assessing, and demonstrating commercially available 
tools. 
(5) The establishment and tracking of goals and 
metrics to support institutionalization of defense in-
dustrial base health assessment and planning. 
(c) BRIEFING REQUIRED.—Not later than November 
1, 2023, the Secretary shall provide to the congressional de-
fense committees an interim briefing on the demonstration 
exercise required under subsection (a), including— 
(1) an identification of the programs and use 
cases to be demonstrated; 
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(2) a description of methodology for executing 
the demonstration exercise, including analytical tools 
or metrics identified to support the process; and 
(3) any preliminary findings. 
(d) ASSESSMENT.—Not later than March 1, 2025, the 
Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense commit-
tees a report assessing the demonstration exercise required 
under subsection (a), including a description of— 
(1) the programs and use cases considered in this 
demonstration exercise; 
(2) the outcomes of the activities required under 
subsection (b); 
(3) outcomes and conclusions; 
(4) lessons learned; and 
(5) any recommendations for legislative action 
that may be required as a result. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the terms ‘‘military 
department’’, ‘‘Defense Agency’’, and ‘‘Defense Field Activ-
ity’’ have the meanings given those terms in section 101 
of title 10, United States Code. 
SEC. 860. RISK MANAGEMENT FOR DEPARTMENT OF DE-
FENSE PHARMACEUTICAL SUPPLY CHAINS. 
(a) RISK MANAGEMENT FOR ALL DEPARTMENT OF 
DEFENSE PHARMACEUTICAL SUPPLY CHAINS.—Not later 
than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
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the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and 
Sustainment shall— 
(1) develop and issue implementing guidance for 
risk management for Department of Defense supply 
chains for pharmaceutical materiel for the Depart-
ment; 
(2) identify, in coordination with the Secretary 
of Health and Human Services, supply chain infor-
mation gaps regarding the Department’s reliance on 
foreign suppliers of drugs, including active pharma-
ceutical ingredients and final drug products; and 
(3) submit to the Committees on Armed Services 
of the Senate and the House of Representatives a re-
port regarding— 
(A) existing information streams, if any, 
that may be used to assess the reliance by the 
Department of Defense on high-risk foreign sup-
pliers of drugs; 
(B) vulnerabilities in the drug supply 
chains of the Department of Defense; and 
(C) any recommendations to address— 
(i) information gaps identified under 
paragraph (2); and 
(ii) any risks related to such reliance 
on foreign suppliers. 
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(b) RISK MANAGEMENT FOR DEPARTMENT OF DE-
FENSE PHARMACEUTICAL SUPPLY CHAIN.—The Director of 
the Defense Health Agency shall— 
(1) not later than one year after the issuance of 
the guidance required under subsection (a)(1), develop 
and publish implementing guidance for risk manage-
ment for the Department of Defense supply chain for 
pharmaceuticals; and 
(2) establish a working group— 
(A) to assess risks to the Department’s 
pharmaceutical supply chain; 
(B) to identify the pharmaceuticals most 
critical to beneficiary care at military treatment 
facilities; and 
(C) to establish policies for allocating scarce 
pharmaceutical resources of the Department of 
Defense in case of a supply disruption. 
SEC. 861. STRATEGY FOR INCREASING COMPETITIVE OP-
PORTUNITIES FOR CERTAIN CRITICAL TECH-
NOLOGIES. 
(a) STRATEGY.—Not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
submit to the congressional defense committees a com-
prehensive strategy to— 
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(1) increase competitive opportunities available 
for appropriate United States companies to transi-
tion critical technologies into major weapon systems 
and other programs of record; and 
(2) enhance the integrity and diversity of the de-
fense industrial base. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The strategy required under sub-
section (a) shall include the following: 
(1) A description of methods to increase opportu-
nities for appropriate United States companies to de-
velop end items of critical technologies for major 
weapon systems, rapidly prototype such end items, 
and conduct activities that would support the transi-
tion of such end items into major weapon systems 
and programs of record, including— 
(A) continuous experimentation or military 
utility assessments to improve such end items; 
(B) evaluation of how to integrate existing 
commercial capabilities relating to such end 
items of appropriate United States companies or 
entities in the defense industrial base into major 
weapon systems and programs of record in the 
Department of Defense; 
(C) efforts that improve the ability of ap-
propriate United States companies or entities in 
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the defense industrial base to maintain, afford, 
or manufacture major weapon systems or compo-
nents for such systems; and 
(D) development of alternative supply 
sources for components of a major weapon sys-
tem to ensure the availability of component parts 
and to support supply chain diversity. 
(2) Processes to improve coordination by the 
military departments and other elements of the De-
partment of Defense to carry out the strategy required 
by this section. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘appropriate United States com-
pany’’ means— 
(A) a nontraditional defense contractor, as 
defined in section 3014 of title 10, United States 
Code; or 
(B) a prime contractor that has entered 
into a cooperative agreement with a nontradi-
tional defense contractor with the express intent 
to pursue funding authorized by sections 4021 
and 4022 of title 10, United States Code, in the 
development, testing, or prototyping of critical 
technologies. 
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(2) The term ‘‘major weapon system’’ has the 
meaning given in section 3455 of title 10, United 
States Code. 
(3) The term ‘‘critical technology’’ means a tech-
nology identified as critical by the Secretary of De-
fense, which shall include the following: 
(A) Biotechnology. 
(B) Quantum science technology. 
(C) Advanced materials. 
(D) Artificial intelligence and machine 
learning. 
(E) Microelectronics. 
(F) Space technology. 
(G) Advanced computing and software. 
(H) Hypersonics. 
(I) Integrated sensing and cybersecurity. 
(J) Autonomous systems. 
(K) Unmanned systems. 
(L) Advanced sensing systems. 
(M) Advanced communications systems. 
SEC. 862. KEY ADVANCED SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT INDUS-
TRY DAYS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than March 1, 2023, and 
every 180 days thereafter, the each Secretary of a military 
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department shall ensure that such military department con-
ducts an outreach event to— 
(1) collaborate with the private sector on present 
current and future opportunities with respect to key 
advanced system development areas; 
(2) raise awareness within the private sector 
of— 
(A) key advanced system development areas; 
and 
(B) capability needs and existing and po-
tential requirements related to the key advanced 
system development areas; and 
(3) raise awareness within such military depart-
ment of potential material solutions for capability 
needs and existing and potential requirements related 
to key advanced system development areas. 
(b) RESPONSIBILITIES.— 
(1) SERVICE CHIEFS.—For each event a military 
department conducts under subsection (a), the Service 
Chief concerned shall, for each key advanced system 
development area, perform the following: 
(A) Identify related and potentially related 
existing, planned, or potential military require-
ments, including urgent and emergent oper-
ational needs. 
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(B) Identify and describe related and poten-
tially related needs or gaps in the capabilities of 
the military department to carry out the mis-
sions of the military department, including 
warfighting and combat support capabilities. 
(C) Identify and describe related and poten-
tially related exercise, demonstration, or experi-
mentation opportunities. 
(2) ACQUISITION EXECUTIVES.—For each event a 
military department conducts under subsection (a), 
the service acquisition executive of the military de-
partment conducting the event shall, for each key ad-
vanced system development area, perform the fol-
lowing: 
(A) Identify and describe related and poten-
tially related existing, planned, or potential ac-
quisition plans and strategies. 
(B) Identify and describe related and poten-
tially related existing, planned, or potential 
funding opportunities, including— 
(i) broad agency announcements; 
(ii) requests for information; 
(iii) funding opportunity announce-
ments; 
(iv) special program announcements; 
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(v) requests for proposals; 
(vi) requests for quotes; 
(vii) special notices; 
(viii) transactions pursuant to sections 
4004, 4021, and 4022 of title 10, United 
States Code; 
(ix) unsolicited proposals; and 
(x) other funding opportunities as de-
termined appropriate by the service acquisi-
tion executive. 
(3) DELEGATION.—Each Service Chief concerned 
and each service acquisition executive may delegate 
the authority to carry out the tasks for which such in-
dividuals are responsible under this subsection. 
(4) REVIEWS AND COORDINATION.— 
(A) INDUSTRY
DAY
REVIEWS.—Promptly 
after an event conducted by a military depart-
ment under subsection (a), the service acquisition 
executive of such military department shall— 
(i) disseminate a written review of 
such event as broadly as practicable within 
the Department of Defense; and 
(ii) make such review publicly avail-
able on a website of the military depart-
ment. 
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(B) CONSOLIDATION.—The Secretary of De-
fense and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of 
Staff shall, periodically, jointly review and con-
solidate the reviews required by subparagraph 
(A) to identify trends, eliminate redundancy, 
and enhance efficiency with respect to events 
conducted under subsection (a). 
(c) FORM.—With respect to each event conducted under 
subsection (a), the Secretary concerned shall seek to maxi-
mize industry and government participation, while mini-
mizing cost to the maximum extent practicable, by— 
(1) holding the event at an unclassified security 
level to the extent practicable; 
(2) making the event publicly accessible through 
teleconference or other virtual means; and 
(3) making supporting materials for the event 
publicly available on a website. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) MILITARY DEPARTMENTS; SECRETARY CON-
CERNED; 
SERVICE
ACQUISITION
EXECUTIVE.—The 
terms ‘‘military departments’’, ‘‘Secretary concerned’’, 
and ‘‘service acquisition executive’’ have the meanings 
given such terms in section 101(a) of title 10, United 
States Code. 
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(2) KEY
ADVANCED
SYSTEM
DEVELOPMENT 
AREA.—The term ‘‘key advanced system development 
area’’ means the following: 
(A) For the Department of the Navy— 
(i) unmanned surface vessels; 
(ii) unmanned underwater vessels; 
(iii) 
unmanned 
deployable 
mobile 
ocean systems; 
(iv) unmanned deployable fixed ocean 
systems; and 
(v) autonomous unmanned aircraft 
systems. 
(B) For the Department of the Air Force, 
autonomous unmanned aircraft systems. 
(C) For the Department of the Army, au-
tonomous unmanned aircraft systems. 
(3) SERVICE CHIEF.—The term ‘‘Service Chief 
concerned’’ means— 
(A) the Chief of Staff of the Army, with re-
spect to matters concerning the Department of 
the Army; 
(B) the Chief of Naval Operations and the 
Commandant of the Marine Corps, with respect 
to matters concerning the Department of the 
Navy; and 
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(C) the Chief of Staff of the Air Force, with 
respect to matters concerning the Department of 
the Air Force. 
Subtitle F—Small Business Matters 
SEC. 871. CODIFICATION OF SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRA-
TION SCORECARD. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (b) of section 868 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 
(15 U.S.C. 644 note) is transferred to section 15 of the 
Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 644), inserted after sub-
section (x), redesignated as subsection (y), and amended— 
(1) by striking paragraphs (1), (6), and (7); 
(2) by redesignating paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) 
as paragraphs (1), (2), and (3), respectively; 
(3) by redesignating paragraph (8) as para-
graph (6); 
(4) in paragraph (1) (as so redesignated), by 
striking ‘‘Beginning in’’ and all that follows through 
‘‘to evaluate’’ and inserting ‘‘The Administrator shall 
use a scorecard to annually evaluate’’; 
(5) in paragraph (2) (as so redesignated)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘the Federal agency’’ each 
place it appears and inserting ‘‘a Federal agency 
or the Federal Government, as applicable,’’; 
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(B) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
(A)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘developed under para-
graph (1)’’; and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘and Government-
wide’’ after ‘‘each Federal agency’’; and 
(C) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘sec-
tion 15(g)(1)(B) of the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 644(g)(1)(B))’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection 
(g)(1)(B)’’; 
(6) in paragraph (3) (as so redesignated)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking 
‘‘paragraph (3)(A)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph 
(2)(A)’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking 
‘‘paragraph (3)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (2)’’; 
(7) by inserting after paragraph (3) (as so redes-
ignated) the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(4) ADDITIONAL
REQUIREMENTS
FOR
SCORE-
CARDS.—The scorecard shall include, for each Federal 
agency and Governmentwide, the following informa-
tion with respect to prime contracts: 
‘‘(A) The number (expressed as a percent-
age) and total dollar amount of awards made to 
small business concerns owned and controlled by 
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women through sole source contracts and com-
petitions restricted to small business concerns 
owned and controlled by women under section 
8(m). 
‘‘(B) The number (expressed as a percent-
age) and total dollar amount of awards made to 
small business concerns owned and controlled by 
qualified HUBZone small business concerns 
through sole source contracts and competitions 
restricted to qualified HUBZone small business 
concerns under section 31(c)(2). 
‘‘(C) The number (expressed as a percent-
age) and total dollar amount of awards made to 
small business concerns owned and controlled by 
service-disabled veterans through sole source con-
tracts and competitions restricted to small busi-
ness concerns owned and controlled by service- 
disabled veterans under section 36. 
‘‘(D) The number (expressed as a percent-
age) and total dollar amount of awards made to 
socially and economically disadvantaged small 
business concerns under section 8(a) through sole 
source contracts and competitions restricted to 
socially and economically disadvantaged small 
business concerns, disaggregated by awards made 
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to such concerns that are owned and controlled 
by individuals and awards made to such con-
cerns that are owned and controlled by an enti-
ty.’’; 
(8) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘section 
15(h)(2) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
644(h)(2))’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (h)(2)’’; and 
(9) by amending paragraph (6) (as so redesig-
nated) to read as follows: 
‘‘(6) SCORECARD DEFINED.—In this subsection, 
the term ‘scorecard’ means any summary using a rat-
ing system to evaluate the efforts of a Federal agency 
to meet goals established under subsection (g)(1)(B) 
that— 
‘‘(A) includes the measures described in 
paragraph (2); and 
‘‘(B) assigns a score to each Federal agency 
evaluated.’’. 
(b) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 15(x)(2) of 
the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 644(x)(2)) is amended 
by striking ‘‘scorecard described in section 868(b) of the Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (15 
U.S.C. 644 note)’’ and inserting ‘‘scorecard (as defined in 
subsection (y))’’. 
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SEC. 872. MODIFICATIONS TO THE SBIR AND STTR PRO-
GRAMS. 
(a) CORRECTION TO STTR DISCLOSURE REQUIRE-
MENTS.—Section 9(g)(13)(D) of the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 638(g)(13)(D)) is amended by striking ‘‘of concern’’. 
(b) DUE DILIGENCE PROGRAM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Until the date on which the 
Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engi-
neering makes the certification described in para-
graph (2), in carrying out the due diligence program 
required under subsection (vv) of section 9 of the 
Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638), the Secretary of 
Defense and each Secretary of a military department 
shall perform the assessments required under such due 
diligence program— 
(A) only with respect to small business con-
cerns selected by the applicable Secretary as the 
presumptive recipient of an award described in 
such subsection (vv); and 
(B) prior to notifying the small business 
concern that the small business concern has been 
selected to receive such an award. 
(2) FULL
IMPLEMENTATION.—On the date on 
which the Under Secretary of Defense for Research 
and Engineering certifies to the Committees on 
Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Rep-
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resentatives that an automated capability for per-
forming the assessments required under the due dili-
gence program required under subsection (vv) of sec-
tion 9 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638) with 
respect to all small business concerns seeking an 
award described in such subsection is operational, 
paragraph (1) of this subsection shall sunset. 
SEC. 873. ACCESS TO DATA ON BUNDLED OR CONSOLI-
DATED CONTRACTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 15(p) of the Small Business 
Act (15 U.S.C. 644(p)) is amended— 
(1) by amending paragraph (1) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(1) BUNDLED OR CONSOLIDATED CONTRACT DE-
FINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘bundled or con-
solidated contract’ has the meaning given in sub-
section (s).’’; 
(2) in paragraph (4)— 
(A) in the paragraph heading, by striking 
‘‘CONTRACT BUNDLING’’ and inserting ‘‘BUNDLED 
OR CONSOLIDATED CONTRACTS’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘con-
tract bundling’’ and inserting ‘‘bundled or con-
solidated contracts’’; 
(C) in subparagraph (B)— 
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(i) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘bundled 
contracts’’ and inserting ‘‘bundled or con-
solidated contracts’’; and 
(ii) in clause (ii)— 
(I) in the matter preceding sub-
clause (I), by striking ‘‘bundled con-
tracts’’ and inserting ‘‘bundled or con-
solidated contracts’’; 
(II) in subclause (I), by striking 
‘‘were bundled’’ and inserting ‘‘were 
included in bundled or consolidated 
contracts’’; and 
(III) in subclause (II)— 
(aa) in the matter preceding 
item (aa), by striking ‘‘bundled 
contract’’ and inserting ‘‘bundled 
or consolidated contract’’; 
(bb) in items (aa), (dd), and 
(ee) by inserting ‘‘or the consoli-
dation of contract requirements 
(as applicable)’’ after ‘‘bundling 
of contract requirements’’ each 
place it appears; 
(cc) in item (bb), by striking 
‘‘bundling the contract require-
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ments’’ and inserting ‘‘the bun-
dling of contract requirements or 
the consolidation of contract re-
quirements (as applicable)’’; 
(dd) in item (cc), by striking 
‘‘the bundled status of contract re-
quirements’’ and inserting ‘‘con-
tract requirements in a bundled 
or consolidated contract’’; and 
(ee) in item (ee), by striking 
‘‘consolidated requirements’’ and 
inserting ‘‘contract’’; and 
(3) in paragraph (5)(B), by striking ‘‘provide, 
upon request’’ and all that follows through the period 
at the end and inserting the following: ‘‘provide to the 
Administrator data and information described in 
paragraphs (2) and (4).’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.—Section 15(p)(2) of the 
Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 644(p)) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘DATABASE’’ in the paragraph 
heading and all that follows through ‘‘Not later’’ and 
inserting ‘‘DATABASE.—Not later’’; and 
(2) by redesignating clauses (i) and (ii) as sub-
paragraphs (A) and (B), respectively. 
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SEC. 
874. 
SMALL 
BUSINESS 
INTEGRATION 
WORKING 
GROUP. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days after the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall issue 
a charter to establish a small business integration working 
group that— 
(1) ensures the integration and synchronization 
of the activities of the military departments and other 
components of the Department of Defense with respect 
to small business concerns; and 
(2) convenes not fewer than four times per year. 
(b) MEMBERSHIP.—The small business integration 
working group chartered under subsection (a) shall be com-
prised of representatives from each of the following organi-
zations: 
(1) The small business office of each military de-
partment. 
(2) The Small Business Innovation Research 
Program and the Small Business Technology Transfer 
Program (as such terms are defined in section 9(e) of 
the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638(e))) of each 
military department. 
(3) The office of the Under Secretary of Defense 
for Acquisition and Sustainment. 
(4) The office of the Under Secretary of Defense 
for Research and Engineering. 
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(5) Any other office the Secretary of Defense de-
termines appropriate. 
(c) BRIEFING REQUIRED.—Not later than March 1, 
2023, the Secretary of Defense shall brief the Committee on 
Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed 
Services of the House of Representatives on the establish-
ment and activities of the small business integration work-
ing group chartered under subsection (a), the policies en-
acted by the small business integration working group to 
allow for the sharing of best practices for maximizing the 
contributions of small business concerns in the defense in-
dustrial base and in acquisitions by the Department of De-
fense, and practices for conducting oversight of the activities 
of the military departments and other components of the 
Department of Defense with respect to small business con-
cerns. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) MILITARY DEPARTMENT.—The term ‘‘mili-
tary department’’ has the meaning given such term in 
section 101(a) of title 10, United States Code. 
(2) SMALL
BUSINESS
CONCERN.—The term 
‘‘small business concern’’ has the meaning given such 
term under section 3 of the Small Business Act (15 
U.S.C. 632). 
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SEC. 875. DEMONSTRATION OF COMMERCIAL DUE DILI-
GENCE FOR SMALL BUSINESS PROGRAMS. 
(a) DEMONSTRATION REQUIRED.—Not later than De-
cember 31, 2027, the Secretary of Defense shall establish a 
program to carry out a demonstration of commercial due 
diligence tools, techniques, and processes in order to support 
small businesses in identifying attempts by malicious for-
eign actors to gain undue access to, or foreign ownership, 
control, or influence over— 
(1) the small business; or 
(2) any technology a small business is developing 
pursuant to a contract or other agreement with the 
Department of Defense. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The program required under sub-
section (a) shall include the following: 
(1) The identification of one or more entities to 
be responsible for the commercial due diligence tools, 
techniques, and processes that are part of a dem-
onstration under the program and a description of 
the interactions required between such entity, small 
businesses, and the government agencies that enforce 
such tools, techniques, and processes. 
(2) An assessment of commercial due diligence 
tools, techniques, and processes already in use by each 
Office of Small Business Programs. 
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(3) The development of methods to analyze the 
commercial due diligence tools, techniques, and proc-
esses that are part of a demonstration under the pro-
gram to— 
(A) monitor and assess attempts described 
in subsection (a); 
(B) provide information on such attempts 
to applicable small businesses; and 
(C) allow small businesses that are subject 
to such attempts to provide information about 
such attempts to the Secretary of Defense. 
(4) The development of training and resources 
for small businesses that can be shared directly with 
such businesses or through a procurement technical 
assistance program established under chapter 388 of 
title 10, United States Code. 
(5) The implementation of performance measures 
to assess the effectiveness of such program. 
(c) BRIEFING REQUIRED.—Not later than April 1, 
2023, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the congres-
sional defense committees an interim briefing on the pro-
gram required under subsection (a) that includes the fol-
lowing: 
(1) An identification of any entity described in 
subsection (b)(1). 
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(2) A description of the methodology for exe-
cuting any demonstrations under the program, in-
cluding any analytical tools or metrics identified to 
support such a demonstration. 
(3) A description of any identified instances of 
attempts described in subsection (a). 
(4) An identification of improvements or gaps in 
resources, capabilities, or authorities, and other les-
sons learned from any demonstrations under the pro-
gram. 
(d) ASSESSMENT.—Not later than March 1, 2028, the 
Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense commit-
tees a report on the program required under subsection (a), 
including any identified instances of attempts described in 
such subsection, any lessons learned, and any recommenda-
tions for legislative action related to such program. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘foreign ownership, control, or in-
fluence’’ has the meaning given in section 847 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2020 (Public Law 116–92; 133 Stat. 1505; 10 U.S.C. 
4819 note). 
(2) The term ‘‘Office of Small Business Pro-
grams’’ means— 
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(A) the Office of Small Business Programs 
of the Department of Defense established under 
section 144 of title 10, United States Code; 
(B) the Office of Small Business Programs 
of the Department of the Army established under 
section 7024 of such title; 
(C) the Office of Small Business Programs 
of the Department of the Navy established under 
section 8028 of such title; and 
(D) the Office of Small Business Programs 
of the Department of the Air Force established 
under section 9024 of such title. 
SEC. 876. DEVELOPMENT AND ASSESSMENT OF MISSION EF-
FECTIVENESS METRICS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense, in coordi-
nation with the service acquisition executives (as defined 
in section 101(a) of title 10, United States Code), shall con-
duct a study on the metrics necessary to assess the effective-
ness of the SBIR and STTR programs of the Department 
of Defense in meeting the mission needs of the Department, 
including by developing metrics and collecting and assess-
ing longitudinal data necessary for evaluation of those 
metrics. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The study required under subsection 
(a) shall include the following: 
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(1) An assessment of the measurable ways in 
which the SBIR and STTR programs of the Depart-
ment of Defense support the mission needs of the De-
partment. 
(2) The development of recurring, quantifiable 
metrics for measuring the ability of the SBIR and 
STTR programs of the Department to deliver prod-
ucts and services that meet the mission needs of the 
Department. 
(3) An evaluation of currently available data to 
support the assessment of the metrics described in 
paragraph (2), including the identification of areas 
where gaps in the availability of such data exist that 
may require collecting new data or modifying exist-
ing data. 
(4) The identification of current means and 
methods available to the Department for collecting 
data in an automated fashion, including the identi-
fication of areas where gaps in the automated collec-
tion of data exist that may require new means for col-
lecting or visualizing data. 
(5) The development of an analysis and assess-
ment methodology framework to make tradeoffs be-
tween the metrics described in paragraph (2) and ex-
isting commercialization benchmarks of the Depart-
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ment to enhance the decision-making of the Depart-
ment regarding the benefits of the SBIR and STTR 
programs of the Department. 
(c) BRIEFINGS.— 
(1) INTERIM
BRIEFING.—Not later than six 
months after the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of Defense shall provide to the Committees on Armed 
Services of the Senate and House of Representatives 
a briefing on the development of the metrics described 
in subsection (a) for the study required under such 
subsection. 
(2) FINAL BRIEFING.—Not later than one year 
after the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of De-
fense shall provide to the Committees on Armed Serv-
ices of the Senate and House of Representatives a 
briefing on the results of the study required under 
subsection (a). 
Subtitle G—Other Matters 
SEC. 881. TECHNICAL CORRECTION TO EFFECTIVE DATE OF 
THE TRANSFER OF CERTAIN TITLE 10 ACQUI-
SITION PROVISIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The amendments made by section 
1701(e) and paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 802(b) of 
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2022 (Public Law 117–81) shall be deemed to have taken 
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effect immediately before the amendments made by section 
1881 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116– 
283; 134 Stat. 4293). 
(b) TREATMENT OF SECTION 4027 REQUIREMENTS.— 
An individual or entity to which the requirements under 
section 4027 of title 10, United States Code, were applicable 
during the period beginning on January 1, 2022, and end-
ing on the date of the enactment of this Act pursuant to 
subsection (a) shall be deemed to have complied with such 
requirements during such period. 
SEC. 882. SECURITY CLEARANCE BRIDGE PILOT PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense, in con-
sultation with the Director of National Intelligence, shall 
conduct a pilot program to allow the Defense Counterintel-
ligence and Security Agency to sponsor the personal secu-
rity clearances of the employees of innovative technology 
companies that are performing a contract of the Depart-
ment of Defense while the Government completes the adju-
dication of the facility clearance application of such a inno-
vative technology company. 
(b) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) PERSONAL SECURITY CLEARANCE AUTHOR-
ITY.— 
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(A) IN
GENERAL.—Under the pilot pro-
gram, the Defense Counterintelligence and Secu-
rity Agency may nominate and sponsor the per-
sonal security clearances of the employees of an 
innovative technology company. 
(B) LIMITATION.—Under the pilot program, 
the Defense Counterintelligence and Security 
Agency may sponsor the personal security clear-
ances of employees of not more than 75 innova-
tive technology companies. 
(2) ADJUDICATION OF THE FACILITY CLEARANCE 
APPLICATION.—Any adjudication of a facility clear-
ance application of an innovative technology com-
pany described in subsection (a) shall include an as-
sessment and mitigation of foreign ownership, control, 
or influence of the innovative technology company, as 
applicable. 
(c) CLEARANCE TRANSFER.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after 
an innovative technology company is granted facility 
clearance, the Defense Counterintelligence and Secu-
rity Agency shall transfer any personal clearances of 
employees of the innovative technology company held 
by the Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agen-
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cy under the pilot program back to the innovative 
technology company. 
(2) DENIAL OF FACILITY CLEARANCE.—Not later 
than 10 days after an innovative technology company 
is denied facility clearance, the Defense Counterintel-
ligence and Security Agency shall release any per-
sonal clearances of employees of the innovative tech-
nology company held by the Defense Counterintel-
ligence and Security Agency under the pilot program. 
(d) PARTICIPANT SELECTION.—The Under Secretary 
of Defense for Research and Engineering, in consultation 
with the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and 
Sustainment and the service acquisition executive of the 
military department concerned (as such terms are defined, 
respectively, in section 101 of title 10, United States Code), 
shall select innovative technology companies to participate 
in the pilot program. 
(e) SUNSET.—The pilot program shall terminate on 
December 31, 2028. 
(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) FACILITY
CLEARANCE.—The term ‘‘facility 
clearance’’ has the meaning given the term ‘‘Facility 
Clearance’’ in section 95.5 of title 10, Code of Federal 
Regulations, or any successor regulation. 
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(2) FOREIGN OWNERSHIP, CONTROL, OR INFLU-
ENCE.—The term ‘‘foreign ownership, control, or in-
fluence’’ has the meaning given in section 847 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2020 (Public Law 116–92; 133 Stat. 1505; 10 U.S.C. 
4819 note). 
(3) INNOVATIVE
TECHNOLOGY
COMPANY.—The 
term ‘‘innovative technology company’’ means a non-
traditional defense contractor (as defined in section 
3014 of title 10, United States Code) that— 
(A) provides goods or services related to— 
(i) one or more of the 14 critical tech-
nology areas described in the memorandum 
by the Under Secretary of Defense for Re-
search and Engineering issued on February 
1, 2022, entitled ‘‘USD(R&E) Technology 
Vision for an Era of Competition’’; or 
(ii) information technology, software, 
or hardware that is unavailable from any 
other entity that possesses a facility clear-
ance; and 
(B) is selected by the Under Secretary of 
Defense for Research and Engineering under sub-
section (d) to participate in the pilot program. 
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(4) PERSONAL SECURITY CLEARANCE.—The term 
‘‘personal security clearance’’ means the security 
clearance of an individual who has received approval 
from the Department of Defense to access classified 
information. 
(5) PILOT PROGRAM.—The term ‘‘pilot program’’ 
means the pilot program established under subsection 
(a). 
SEC. 883. EXISTING AGREEMENT LIMITS FOR OPERATION 
WARP SPEED. 
The value of any modification to, or order made under, 
a contract or other agreement by the Department of Defense 
on or after March 1, 2020, to address the COVID–19 pan-
demic through vaccines and other therapeutic measures 
shall not be counted toward any limit established prior to 
March 1, 2020, on the total estimated amount of all projects 
to be issued under the contract or other agreement (except 
that the value of such modification or order shall count to-
ward meeting any guaranteed minimum value under the 
contract or other agreement). 
SEC. 884. INCORPORATION OF CONTROLLED UNCLASSIFIED 
INFORMATION 
GUIDANCE 
INTO 
PROGRAM 
CLASSIFICATION GUIDES AND PROGRAM PRO-
TECTION PLANS. 
(a) UPDATES REQUIRED.— 
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(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense 
shall, acting through the Under Secretary of Defense 
for Intelligence and Security and the Under Secretary 
of Defense for Research and Engineering, ensure that 
all program classification guides (for classified pro-
grams) and all program protection plans (for unclas-
sified programs) include guidance for the proper 
marking for controlled unclassified information at 
their next regularly scheduled update. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—Guidance under paragraph (1) 
shall include the following: 
(A) A requirement to use document portion 
markings for controlled unclassified information. 
(B) A process to ensure controlled unclassi-
fied information document portion markings are 
used properly and consistently. 
(b) MONITORING
OF PROGRESS.—In tracking the 
progress in carrying out subsection (a), the Under Secretary 
of Defense for Intelligence and Security and the Under Sec-
retary of Defense for Research and Engineering shall imple-
ment a process for monitoring progress that includes the 
following: 
(1) Tracking of all program classification guides 
and program protection plans so they include docu-
ment portion marking for controlled unclassified in-
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formation, and the dates when controlled unclassified 
information guidance updates are completed. 
(2) Updated training in order to ensure that all 
government and contractor personnel using the guides 
described in subsection (a)(1) receive instruction, as 
well as periodic spot checks, to ensure that training 
is sufficient and properly implemented to ensure con-
sistent application of document portion marking 
guidance. 
(3) A process for feedback to ensure that any 
identified gaps or lessons learned are incorporated 
into guidance and training instructions. 
(c) REQUIRED COMPLETION.—The Secretary shall en-
sure that the updates required by subsection (a) are com-
pleted before January 1, 2029. 
TITLE IX—DEPARTMENT OF DE-
FENSE 
ORGANIZATION 
AND 
MANAGEMENT 
Subtitle A—Office of the Secretary of Defense and Related Matters 
Sec. 901. Increase in authorized number of Assistant and Deputy Assistant Secre-
taries of Defense. 
Sec. 902. Conforming amendments relating to repeal of position of Chief Manage-
ment Officer. 
Sec. 903. Limitation on use of funds pending demonstration of product to iden-
tify, task, and manage congressional reporting requirements. 
Sec. 904. Limitation on use of funds pending compliance with requirements relat-
ing to alignment of Close Combat Lethality Task Force. 
Subtitle B—Other Department of Defense Organization and Management 
Matters 
Sec. 911. Updates to management reform framework. 
Sec. 912. Briefing on changes to Unified Command Plan. 
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Sec. 913. Clarification of peacetime functions of the Navy. 
Sec. 914. Responsibilities and functions relating to electromagnetic spectrum op-
erations. 
Sec. 915. Joint all domain command and control. 
Sec. 916. Strategic management dashboard demonstration. 
Sec. 917. Demonstration program for component content management systems. 
Sec. 918. Report on potential transition of all members of the Space Force into 
a single component. 
Subtitle A—Office of the Secretary 
of Defense and Related Matters 
SEC. 901. INCREASE IN AUTHORIZED NUMBER OF ASSIST-
ANT AND DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARIES 
OF DEFENSE. 
(a) ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR CYBER 
POLICY.—Section 138(b) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(8) One of the Assistant Secretaries is the Assistant 
Secretary of Defense for Cyber Policy. The principal duty 
of the Assistant Secretary shall be the overall supervision 
of policy of the Department of Defense for cyber. The Assist-
ant Secretary is the Principal Cyber Advisor described in 
section 392a(a) of this title.’’. 
(b) INCREASE IN AUTHORIZED NUMBER OF ASSISTANT 
SECRETARIES OF DEFENSE.— 
(1) INCREASE.—Section 138(a)(1) of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘15’’ and 
inserting ‘‘19’’. 
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 5315 of 
title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking 
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‘‘Assistant Secretaries of Defense (14).’’ and inserting 
‘‘Assistant Secretaries of Defense (19).’’. 
(c) INCREASE IN AUTHORIZED NUMBER OF DEPUTY 
ASSISTANT SECRETARIES OF DEFENSE.— 
(1) INCREASE.—Section 138 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(e) The number of Deputy Assistant Secretaries of De-
fense may not exceed 60.’’. 
(2) CONFORMING REPEAL.—Section 908 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2018 (Public Law 115–91; 131 Stat. 1514; 10 U.S.C. 
138 note) is repealed. 
(d) ADDITIONAL AMENDMENTS.—Section 138(b) of 
title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2)(A)— 
(A) in the second sentence in the matter 
preceding clause (i), by striking ‘‘He shall have 
as his principal duty’’ and inserting ‘‘The prin-
cipal duty of the Assistant Secretary shall be’’; 
and 
(B) in clause (ii), by striking subclause 
(III); 
(2) in paragraph (3), in the second sentence, by 
striking ‘‘He shall have as his principal duty’’ and 
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inserting ‘‘The principal duty of the Assistant Sec-
retary shall be’’; 
(3) in paragraph (4)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking the 
semicolon and inserting ‘‘; and’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘; 
and’’ inserting a period; and 
(C) by striking subparagraph (C); and 
(4) in paragraph (6), by striking ‘‘shall—’’ and 
all that follows and inserting ‘‘shall advise the Under 
Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment 
on industrial base policies.’’. 
(e) EVALUATION AND REVIEW.—Section 1504 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 
(Public Law 117–81; 135 Stat. 2022) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘Not later than 
180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Not later than April 1, 2023’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in paragraph (13), by striking ‘‘and’’ 
at the end; 
(B) by redesignating paragraph (14) as 
paragraph (17); and 
(C) by inserting after paragraph (13) the 
following new paragraphs: 
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‘‘(14) assess the need to retain or modify the re-
lationships, authorities, roles, and responsibilities of 
the Principal Cyber Advisor described in section 
392a(a) of title 10, United States Code; 
‘‘(15) assess the organizational construct of the 
Department of Defense and how authorities, roles, 
and responsibilities for matters relating to cyber ac-
tivities are distributed among the Under Secretaries, 
Assistant Secretaries, and Deputy Assistant Secre-
taries of Defense and among civilian officials within 
the military departments with roles and responsibil-
ities relating to cyber activities; 
‘‘(16) make recommendations for changes to stat-
utes affecting the organizational construct of the De-
partment of Defense to improve the oversight, man-
agement, and coordination of— 
‘‘(A) policies, programs, and strategies re-
lating to cyber activities; 
‘‘(B) the execution of the authorities of the 
United States Cyber Command; and 
‘‘(C) other matters relating to cyber activi-
ties; and’’. 
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SEC. 902. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS RELATING TO RE-
PEAL OF POSITION OF CHIEF MANAGEMENT 
OFFICER. 
Section 2222 of title 10, United States Code, is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (c)(2), by striking ‘‘the Chief 
Management Officer of the Department of Defense, the 
Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and 
Sustainment, the Chief Information Officer, and the 
Chief Management Officer’’ and inserting ‘‘the Chief 
Information Officer of the Department of Defense, the 
Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and 
Sustainment, and the Chief Information Officer’’; 
(2) in subsection (e)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘the Chief 
Management Officer’’ and inserting ‘‘the Chief 
Information Officer’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (6)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A), in the matter 
preceding clause (i)— 
(I) in the first sentence, by strik-
ing ‘‘The Chief Management Officer of 
the Department of Defense’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘The Chief Information Officer of 
the Department of Defense, in coordi-
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nation with the Chief Data and Artifi-
cial Intelligence Officer,’’; and 
(II) in the second sentence, by 
striking ‘‘the Chief Management Officer 
shall’’ and inserting ‘‘the Chief Infor-
mation Officer shall’’; and 
(ii) in subparagraph (B), in the mat-
ter preceding clause (i), by striking ‘‘The 
Chief Management Officer’’ and inserting 
‘‘The Chief Information Officer’’; 
(3) in subsection (f)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), in the second sen-
tence, by striking ‘‘the Chief Management Officer 
and’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) 
and (B) as subparagraphs (B) and (C), re-
spectively; 
(ii) by inserting before subparagraph 
(B), as redesignated by clause (i), the fol-
lowing new subparagraph (A): 
‘‘(A) The Chief Information Officers of the 
military departments, or their designees.’’; and 
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(iii) in subparagraph (C), as so redes-
ignated, by adding at the end the following 
new clause: 
‘‘(iv) The Chief Data and Artificial In-
telligence Officer of the Department of De-
fense.’’; 
(4) in subsection (g)(2), by striking ‘‘the Chief 
Management Officer’’ each place it appears and in-
serting ‘‘the Chief Information Officer’’; and 
(5) in subsection (i)(5)(B), by striking ‘‘the Chief 
Management Officer’’ and inserting ‘‘the Chief Infor-
mation Officer’’. 
SEC. 903. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS PENDING DEM-
ONSTRATION OF PRODUCT TO IDENTIFY, 
TASK, AND MANAGE CONGRESSIONAL RE-
PORTING REQUIREMENTS. 
Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act 
or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2023 for oper-
ation and maintenance, Defense-wide, for the Office of the 
Secretary of Defense, not more than 90 percent may be obli-
gated or expended until the Secretary of Defense dem-
onstrates a minimum viable product— 
(1) to optimize and modernize the process de-
scribed in section 908(a) of the William M. (Mac) 
Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for 
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Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116–283; 10 U.S.C. 
111 note) for identifying reports to Congress required 
by annual national defense authorization Acts, as-
signing responsibility for preparation of such reports, 
and managing the completion and delivery of such re-
ports to Congress; and 
(2) that includes capabilities to enable— 
(A) direct access by the congressional de-
fense committees to the follow-on system to that 
process using secure credentials; 
(B) rapid automatic ingestion of data pro-
vided by those committees with respect to reports 
and briefings required to be submitted to Con-
gress in a comma-separated value spreadsheet; 
(C) sortable and exportable database views 
for tracking and research purposes; 
(D) automated notification of relevant con-
gressional staff and archival systems; and 
(E) integration with Microsoft Office. 
SEC. 904. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS PENDING COMPLI-
ANCE WITH REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO 
ALIGNMENT OF CLOSE COMBAT LETHALITY 
TASK FORCE. 
Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act 
or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2023 for oper-
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ation and maintenance, Defense-wide, for the Office of the 
Secretary of Defense, not more than 75 percent may be obli-
gated or expended until the Department of Defense complies 
with the requirements of section 911 of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117– 
81; 135 Stat. 1878) (relating to alignment of the Close Com-
bat Lethality Task Force). 
Subtitle B—Other Department of 
Defense Organization and Man-
agement Matters 
SEC. 911. UPDATES TO MANAGEMENT REFORM FRAME-
WORK. 
Section 125a of title 10, United States Code, is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘2022’’ 
and inserting ‘‘2023’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘the Di-
rector for Administration and Management of 
the Department of Defense,’’ after ‘‘the Chief In-
formation Officer of the Department of Defense,’’; 
and 
(2) in subsection (d)— 
(A) by redesignating paragraph (6) as 
paragraph (9); and 
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(B) by inserting after paragraph (5) the fol-
lowing new paragraphs: 
‘‘(6) Development and implementation of a uni-
form methodology for tracking and assessing cost sav-
ings and cost avoidance from reform initiatives. 
‘‘(7) Implementation of reform-focused research 
to improve management and administrative science. 
‘‘(8) Tracking and implementation of techno-
logical approaches to improve management decision- 
making, such as artificial intelligence tools.’’. 
SEC. 912. BRIEFING ON CHANGES TO UNIFIED COMMAND 
PLAN. 
Paragraph (2) of section 161(b) of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(2) Except during time of hostilities or imminent 
threat of hostilities, the President shall— 
‘‘(A) not more than 60 days after establishing a 
new combatant command— 
‘‘(i) notify Congress of the establishment of 
such command; and 
‘‘(ii) provide to Congress a briefing on the 
establishment of such command; and 
‘‘(B) not more than 60 days after significantly 
revising the missions, responsibilities, or force struc-
ture of an existing combatant command— 
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‘‘(i) notify Congress of such revisions; and 
‘‘(ii) provide to Congress a briefing on such 
revisions.’’. 
SEC. 913. CLARIFICATION OF PEACETIME FUNCTIONS OF 
THE NAVY. 
Section 8062(a) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘pri-
marily’’ and inserting ‘‘for the peacetime promotion 
of the national security interests and prosperity of the 
United States and’’; and 
(2) in the third sentence, by striking ‘‘for the ef-
fective prosecution of war’’ and inserting ‘‘for the du-
ties described in the preceding sentence’’. 
SEC. 914. RESPONSIBILITIES AND FUNCTIONS RELATING 
TO 
ELECTROMAGNETIC 
SPECTRUM 
OPER-
ATIONS. 
Section 1053(g) of the John S. McCain National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 
115–232; 10 U.S.C. 113 note) is amended— 
(1) in the subsection heading, by striking 
‘‘TRANSFER
OF RESPONSIBILITIES
AND FUNCTIONS 
RELATING TO ELECTROMAGNETIC SPECTRUM OPER-
ATIONS’’ and inserting ‘‘REPORT ON APPROPRIATE 
ALIGNMENT
OF RESPONSIBILITIES
AND FUNCTIONS 
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RELATING TO ELECTROMAGNETIC SPECTRUM OPER-
ATIONS; EVALUATIONS’’; 
(2) by striking paragraphs (1), (2), and (5); 
(3) by inserting the following new paragraph 
(1): 
‘‘(1) REPORT REQUIRED.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than March 
31, 2023, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 
to the congressional defense committees a report 
on the appropriate alignment of electromagnetic 
spectrum operations responsibilities and func-
tions. 
‘‘(B) CONSIDERATIONS.—In developing the 
report required by subparagraph (A), the Sec-
retary of Defense shall consider the following: 
‘‘(i) The appropriate role of each exist-
ing organization and element of the Depart-
ment of Defense with responsibilities or 
functions relating to electromagnetic spec-
trum operations and the potential establish-
ment of a new entity dedicated electro-
magnetic spectrum operations within one or 
more of those organizations or elements. 
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‘‘(ii) Whether the organizational struc-
ture responsible for electromagnetic spec-
trum operations within the Department— 
‘‘(I) should be a unitary structure, 
in which a single organization or ele-
ment is primarily responsible for all 
aspects of such operations; or 
‘‘(II) a hybrid structure, in which 
separate organizations or elements are 
responsible for different aspects of elec-
tromagnetic spectrum operations. 
‘‘(iii) The resources required to fulfill 
the specified responsibilities and func-
tions.’’; and 
(4) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as 
paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively. 
SEC. 915. JOINT ALL DOMAIN COMMAND AND CONTROL. 
(a) DIRECTION AND CONTROL OF JOINT ALL DOMAIN 
COMMAND AND CONTROL.—The Deputy Secretary of De-
fense, in coordination with the Vice Chairman of the Joint 
Chiefs of Staff, shall oversee joint all domain command and 
control (commonly known as ‘‘JADC2’’) to ensure— 
(1) close collaboration with the Joint Require-
ments Oversight Council, the combatant commands, 
and the military services regarding operational re-
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quirements and requirements satisfaction relating to 
joint all domain command and control; and 
(2) objective assessments to the Deputy Secretary 
and Vice Chairman about the progress of the Depart-
ment of Defense in achieving the objectives of joint all 
domain command and control. 
(b) DEMONSTRATIONS
AND FIELDING
OF MISSION 
THREADS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Deputy Secretary and 
Vice Chairman shall take the following actions in 
support of the objectives described in paragraph (2): 
(A) In consultation with the Commander of 
the United States Indo-Pacific Command and 
the commanders of such other combatant com-
mands as may be designated by the Deputy Sec-
retary— 
(i) identify a prioritized list of dif-
ficult mission-critical operational challenges 
specific to the area of operations of the des-
ignated commands; 
(ii) design and recommend resourcing 
options, through the Office of Cost Analysis 
and Program Evaluation and the Manage-
ment Action Group of the Deputy Sec-
retary, a series of multi-domain, multi-serv-
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ice and multi-agency, multi-platform, and 
multisystem end-to-end integrated kinetic 
and non-kinetic mission threads, including 
necessary battle management functions, to 
solve the operational challenges identified in 
clause (i); 
(iii) demonstrate the ability to execute 
the integrated mission threads identified in 
clause (ii) in realistic conditions on a re-
peatable basis, including the ability to 
achieve, through mission integration soft-
ware, interoperability among effects chain 
components that do not conform to common 
interface standards, including the use of the 
System of Systems Technology Integration 
Tool Chain for Heterogeneous Electronic 
Systems (commonly known as ‘‘STITCH-
ES’’) managed by the 350th Spectrum War-
fare Wing of the Department of the Air 
Force; and 
(iv) create a plan to deploy the mission 
threads to the area of operations of the 
United States Indo-Pacific Command and 
such other combatant commands as may be 
designated by Deputy Secretary, and exe-
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cute the mission threads at the scale and 
pace required to solve the identified oper-
ational challenges, including necessary lo-
gistics and sustainment capabilities. 
(B) Designate organizations to serve as 
transition 
partners 
for 
integrated 
mission 
threads and ensure such integrated mission 
threads are maintained and exercised as oper-
ational capabilities in the United States Indo- 
Pacific Command and such other combatant 
commands as may be designated by Deputy Sec-
retary. 
(C) Designate organizations and elements of 
the Department of Defense as the Deputy Sec-
retary determines appropriate to be responsible 
for— 
(i) serving as mission managers for 
composing and demonstrating the inte-
grated mission threads under the mission 
management pilot program established by 
section 871 of the National Defense Author-
ization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public 
Law 117–81; 10 U.S.C. 191 note); 
(ii) providing continuing support and 
sustainment for, and training and exer-
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cising of, the integrated mission threads 
under the operational command of the Com-
mander of United States Indo-Pacific Com-
mand and such other combatant commands 
as may be designated by Deputy Secretary; 
(iii) planning and executing experi-
mentation and demonstrations with— 
(I) Joint data integration ap-
proaches; 
(II) mission integration capabili-
ties, especially software; and 
(III) Joint tactics, techniques, 
and procedures; 
(iv) assisting in fielding mission inte-
gration software to encourage the develop-
ment and employment of such software on 
a larger scale, especially at the designated 
combatant commands; 
(v) assessing and integrating, as ap-
propriate, the capabilities of Assault Break-
er II, developed by the Defense Advanced 
Research Projects Agency, and related devel-
opmental efforts as those efforts transition 
to operational deployment; and 
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(vi) integrating joint all domain com-
mand and control mission threads and mis-
sion command and control, including in 
conflicts that arise with minimal warning, 
and exercising other joint all domain com-
mand and control capabilities and func-
tions. 
(D) Integrate the planning and demonstra-
tions of the mission threads with— 
(i) the Production, Exploitation, and 
Dissemination Center in the United States 
Indo-Pacific Command; 
(ii) the Family of Integrated Targeting 
Cells; and 
(iii) the tactical dissemination and in-
formation sharing systems for the Armed 
Forces and allies of the United States, in-
cluding the Mission Partner Environment 
and the Maven Smart System. 
(2) OBJECTIVES DESCRIBED.—The objectives de-
scribed in this paragraph are the following— 
(A) to support the emphasis of the National 
Defense Strategy on adversary-specific deterrence 
postures; 
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(B) to support actions that can be taken 
within the period covered by the future-years de-
fense program focused on— 
(i) critical mission threads, such as ki-
netic kill chains and non-kinetic effects 
chains; and 
(ii) integrated concepts of operation; 
(C) to support demonstrations and experi-
mentation; and 
(D) to achieve the objectives of the Joint All 
Domain Command and Control Strategy and 
Implementation Plan approved by the Deputy 
Secretary of Defense. 
(c) PERFORMANCE GOALS.—The Deputy Secretary, 
the Vice Chairman, and the commanders of such other com-
batant commands as may be designated by the Deputy Sec-
retary shall seek to— 
(1) beginning in the third quarter of fiscal year 
2023, demonstrate new integrated mission threads on 
a regularly recurring basis multiple times each year; 
and 
(2) include such demonstrations, as feasible, in 
the Rapid Defense Experimentation Reserve cam-
paign of experimentation, Valiant Shield, Northern 
Edge, the Large Scale Global Exercise, the quarterly 
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Scarlet Dragon exercises, the Global Information 
Dominance Experiments, and annual force exercises 
in the area of responsibility of the United States 
Indo-Pacific Command. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘Deputy Secretary’’ means the 
Deputy Secretary of Defense. 
(2) The term ‘‘Family of Integrated Targeting 
Cells’’ means the Maritime Targeting Cell-Afloat, the 
Maritime Targeting Cell-Expeditionary, the Tactical 
Intelligence Targeting Access Node, Tactical Oper-
ations Center Medium/Light, and other interoperable 
command and control nodes that are able to task the 
collection of, receive, process, and disseminate track 
and targeting information from many sensing sys-
tems in disconnected, denied, intermittent or limited 
bandwidth conditions. 
(3) The term ‘‘joint all domain command and 
control’’ refers to the warfighting capabilities that 
support commander decision making at all echelons 
from campaigning to conflict, across all domains, and 
with partners, to deliver information advantage. 
(4) The term ‘‘mission command’’ is the employ-
ment of military operations through decentralized exe-
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cution based upon mission-type orders and the intent 
of commanders. 
(5) The terms ‘‘mission thread’’, ‘‘kill chain’’, 
and ‘‘effects chain’’ have the meanings given those 
terms in the publication of the Office of the Under 
Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering ti-
tled ‘‘Mission Engineering Guide’’ and dated Novem-
ber 2020. 
(6) The term ‘‘Vice Chairman’’ means the Vice 
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. 
SEC. 916. STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT DASHBOARD DEM-
ONSTRATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall conduct a demonstration of a strategic management 
dashboard to automate the data collection and data visual-
ization of the primary management goals of the Depart-
ment of Defense. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The Secretary of Defense shall ensure 
that the strategic management dashboard demonstrated 
under subsection (a) includes the following: 
(1) The capability for real-time monitoring of 
the performance of the Department of Defense in 
meeting the management goals of the Department. 
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(2) An integrated analytics capability, including 
the ability to dynamically add or upgrade new capa-
bilities when needed. 
(3) Integration with the framework required by 
subsection (c) of section 125a of title 10, United 
States Code, for measuring the progress of the Depart-
ment toward covered elements of reform (as defined in 
subsection (d) of that section). 
(4) Incorporation of the elements of the strategic 
management plan required by section 904(d) of the 
National Defense Authorization Act of Fiscal Year 
2008 (Public Law 110–181; 10 U.S.C. note prec. 
2201), as derived from automated data feeds from ex-
isting information systems and databases. 
(5) Incorporation of the elements of the most re-
cent annual performance plan of the Department re-
quired by section 1115(b) of title 31, United States 
Code, and the most recent update on performance of 
the Department required by section 1116 of that title. 
(6) Use of artificial intelligence and machine 
learning tools to improve decision making and assess-
ment relating to data analytics. 
(7) Adoption of leading and lagging indicators 
for key strategic management goals. 
(c) AUTHORITIES.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—In conducting the demonstra-
tion required by subsection (a), the Secretary of De-
fense may use the authorities described in paragraph 
(2), and such other authorities as the Secretary con-
siders appropriate— 
(A) to help accelerate the development of in-
novative technological or process approaches; and 
(B) to attract new entrants to solve the data 
management and visualization challenges of the 
Department. 
(2) AUTHORITIES DESCRIBED.—The authorities 
described in this paragraph are the authorities pro-
vided under the following provisions of law: 
(A) Section 4025 of title 10, United States 
Code (relating to prizes for advanced technology 
achievements). 
(B) Section 217 of the National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public 
Law 114–92; 10 U.S.C. 2222 note) (relating to 
science and technology activities to support busi-
ness systems information technology acquisition 
programs). 
(C) Section 908 of the National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public 
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Law 117–81; 10 U.S.C. 129a note) (relating to 
management innovation activities). 
(d) USE OF BEST PRACTICES.—In conducting the 
demonstration required by subsection (a), the Secretary of 
Defense shall leverage commercial best practices in manage-
ment and leading research in management and data 
science. 
(e) 
STRATEGIC
MANAGEMENT
DASHBOARD
DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘strategic management 
dashboard’’ means a system for dynamically displaying 
management metrics, performance goals, and other infor-
mation necessary for Department of Defense leadership to 
make strategic decisions related to the management of the 
Department using modern, commercial practices for data 
visualization and drawn from existing automated informa-
tion systems available to the Department. 
SEC. 917. DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM FOR COMPONENT 
CONTENT MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than July 1, 2023, the 
Chief Information Officer of the Department of Defense, in 
coordination with the official designated under section 
238(b) of the John S. McCain National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115–232; 10 
U.S.C. note prec. 4061), shall complete a pilot program to 
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