I 
117TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 7900 
To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2023 for military activities of 
the Department of Defense and for military construction, to prescribe 
military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
MAY 27, 2022 
Mr. SMITH of Washington (by request) introduced the following bill; which 
was referred to the Committee on Armed Services 
A BILL 
To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2023 for military 
activities of the Department of Defense and for military 
construction, to prescribe military personnel strengths 
for such fiscal year, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023’’. 
SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS. 
The table of contents for this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title. 
Sec. 2. Table of contents. 
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TITLE I—PROCUREMENT 
Sec. 101. Army. 
Sec. 102. Navy and Marine Corps. 
Sec. 103. Air Force and Space Force. 
TITLE II—RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION 
Sec. 201. Authorization of appropriations. 
TITLE IV—MILITARY PERSONNEL AUTHORIZATIONS 
Subtitle A—Active Forces 
Sec. 401. End strengths for active forces. 
Subtitle B—Reserve Forces 
Sec. 413. End strengths for military technicians (dual status). 
Sec. 414. Maximum number of reserve personnel authorized to be on active 
duty for operational support. 
Subtitle C—Authorization of Appropriations 
Sec. 421. Military personnel. 
TITLE XIV—OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS 
Subtitle A—Military Programs 
Sec. 1401. Working capital funds. 
Sec. 1402. Chemical agents and munitions destruction, defense. 
Sec. 1403. Drug interdiction and counter-drug activities, defense. 
Sec. 1404. Defense inspector general. 
Sec. 1405. Defense health program. 
TITLE I—PROCUREMENT 
SEC. 101. ARMY. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 
fiscal year 2023 for procurement for the Army as follows: 
(1) For aircraft, $2,849,655,000. 
(2) For missiles, $3,761,915,000. 
(3) For ammunition, $2,639,051,000. 
(4) For weapons and tracked combat vehicles, 
$3,576,030,000. 
(5) For other procurement, $8,457,509,000. 
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TITLE II—RESEARCH, DEVELOP-
MENT, TEST, AND EVALUA-
TION 
SEC. 201. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 
fiscal year 2023 for the use of the Department of Defense 
for research, development, test, and evaluation as follows: 
(1) For the Army, $13,710,273,000. 
(2) For the Navy, $24,078,718,000. 
(3) For the Air Force, $44,134,301,000. 
(4) For the Space Force, $15,819,372,000. 
(5) 
For 
Defense-wide 
activities, 
$32,077,552,000. 
(6) For the Director of Operational Test and 
Evaluation, $277,194,000. 
TITLE IV—MILITARY 
PERSONNEL AUTHORIZATIONS 
Subtitle A—Active Forces 
SEC. 401. END STRENGTHS FOR ACTIVE FORCES. 
The Armed Forces are authorized strengths for active 
duty personnel as of September 30, 2023, as follows: 
(1) The Army, 473,000. 
(2) The Navy, 346,300. 
(3) The Marine Corps, 177,000. 
(4) The Air Force, 323,400. 
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(5) The Space Force, 8,600. 
Subtitle B—Reserve Forces 
SEC. 413. END STRENGTHS FOR MILITARY TECHNICIANS 
(DUAL STATUS). 
The minimum number of military technicians (dual 
status) as of the last day of fiscal year 2023 for the re-
serve components of the Army and the Air Force (notwith-
standing section 129 of title 10, United States Code) shall 
be the following: 
(1) For the Army National Guard of the United 
States, 22,294. 
(2) For the Army Reserve, 6,492. 
(3) For the Air National Guard of the United 
States, 9,892. 
(4) For the Air Force Reserve, 6,696. 
SEC. 414. MAXIMUM NUMBER OF RESERVE PERSONNEL AU-
THORIZED TO BE ON ACTIVE DUTY FOR 
OPERATIONAL SUPPORT. 
During fiscal year 2023, the maximum number of 
members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces 
who may be serving at any time on full-time operational 
support duty under section 115(b) of title 10, United 
States Code, is the following: 
(1) The Army National Guard of the United 
States, 17,000. 
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(2) The Army Reserve, 13,000. 
(3) The Navy Reserve, 6,200. 
(4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 3,000. 
(5) The Air National Guard of the United 
States, 16,000. 
(6) The Air Force Reserve, 14,000. 
Subtitle C—Authorization of 
Appropriations 
SEC. 421. MILITARY PERSONNEL. 
There is hereby authorized to be appropriated for 
military personnel for fiscal year 2023 a total of 
$164,139,628,000. 
TITLE XIV—OTHER 
AUTHORIZATIONS 
Subtitle A—Military Programs 
SEC. 1401. WORKING CAPITAL FUNDS. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 
fiscal year 2023 for the use of the Armed Forces and other 
activities and agencies of the Department of Defense for 
providing capital for working capital and revolving funds 
in the amount of $1,583,395,000. 
SEC. 1402. CHEMICAL AGENTS AND MUNITIONS DESTRUC-
TION, DEFENSE. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds 
are hereby authorized to be appropriated for the Depart-
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ment of Defense for fiscal year 2023 for expenses, not oth-
erwise provided for, for Chemical Agents and Munitions 
Destruction, Defense, in the amount of $1,059,818,000 
of which— 
(1) $84,612,000 is for Operation and Mainte-
nance; and 
(2) $975,206,000 is for Research, Development, 
Test, and Evaluation. 
(b) USE.—Amounts authorized to be appropriated 
under subsection (a) are authorized for— 
(1) the destruction of lethal chemical agents 
and munitions in accordance with section 1412 of 
the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1986 
(50 U.S.C. 1521); and 
(2) the destruction of chemical warfare materiel 
of the United States that is not covered by section 
1412 of such Act. 
SEC. 1403. DRUG INTERDICTION AND COUNTER-DRUG AC-
TIVITIES, DEFENSE. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 
the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2023 for ex-
penses, not otherwise provided for, for Drug Interdiction 
and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense, in the amount of 
$855,728,000. 
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SEC. 1404. DEFENSE INSPECTOR GENERAL. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 
the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2023 for ex-
penses, not otherwise provided for, for the Office of the 
Inspector General of the Department of Defense, in the 
amount of $479,359,000 of which— 
(1) $475,971,000 is for Operation and Mainte-
nance; 
(2) $1,864,000 is for Research, Development, 
Test and Evaluation; and 
(3) $1,524,000 is for Procurement. 
SEC. 1405. DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for 
the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2023 for ex-
penses, not otherwise provided for, for the Defense Health 
Program, in the amount of $36,932,174,000 of which— 
(1) $35,314,750,000 is for Operation and 
Maintenance; 
(2) $909,994,000 is for Research, Development, 
Test, and Evaluation; 
(3) $570,074,000 is for Procurement; and 
(4) $137,356,000 is for Software and Digital 
Technology Pilot Programs. 
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