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the meaning given in section 101 of the Higher Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001). 
SEC. 228. POLICIES FOR MANAGEMENT AND CERTIFICATION OF LINK 
16 MILITARY TACTICAL DATA LINK NETWORK. 
(a) POLICIES REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense shall develop 
and implement policies to adapt Link 16 system management and 
certification to align with agile development practices. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The policies required by subsection (a) shall 
include the following: 
(1) A standardized process through a Chairman, Joint 
Chiefs of Staff Manual, to allow Link 16 frequency use within 
approved special use airspaces for the purpose of testing radio 
systems and associated software that have not completed 
electromagnetic 
compatibility 
features 
certification. 
Such 
process— 
(A) shall, at a minimum, ensure routine and continued 
approval for test operations of developmental systems in 
the Nevada Test and Training Range, Restricted Area 2508, 
Warning Area 151/470, Warning Area 386, and the Joint 
Pacific Alaska Range Complex; and 
(B) may incorporate standardized mitigations that 
enable routine approval including effective radiated power 
settings and coordination for rapid test termination. 
(2) Processes to streamline approval or denial of temporary 
frequency assignment for Link 16 operations to not more than 
15 days for test, training, and large-scale exercises. In devel-
oping such processes, the Secretary of Defense— 
(A) shall ensure that the processes cover operations 
in excess of uncoordinated operations time slot duty factor 
limits, inclusion of foreign participants, and participation 
of non-stage 4 approved terminals or platforms; and 
(B) consider delegating sole authority for temporary 
frequency assignment to the Department of Defense and 
the automation of decision-making processes relating to 
such assignments. 
(3) Delegation of authority to the system manager for Link 
16 to determine when new software within Department of 
Defense Link 16 terminals affects electromagnetic compatibility 
features and requires recertification. 
(4) The self-certification by the Department of Defense 
of the compliance of the Department’s radios with electro-
magnetic compatibility features. 
(5) Processes to internally manage Link 16 uncoordinated 
operations that enable approval for test, training, and exercises 
that does not exceed 15 days for systems holding an active 
radio frequency authorization or temporary frequency assign-
ment. 
(c) INFORMATION TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall provide to the congressional defense committees— 
(1) a briefing on the policies developed under subsection 
(a), along with a timeline for implementation of such policies; 
and 
(2) a list of such additional resources or authorities as 
the Secretary determines may be required to implement such 
policies.
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(d) TESTING REQUIRED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In conjunction with the development of 
the policies required under subsection (a), the Secretary of 
Defense shall conduct, sponsor, or review testing and analysis 
that determines if any effects on air traffic systems are possible 
due to Link 16 terminals which have not completed electro-
magnetic compatibility features certification and quantifies any 
such effects. Such testing shall evaluate Link 16 transmission 
within plus or minus 7 megahertz of the 1030 and 1090 mega-
hertz frequency bands to determine if effects on air traffic 
systems are possible, under what conditions such effects could 
occur, and the impact of such effects. 
(2) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 
to the congressional defense committees a report on the results 
of the testing conducted under paragraph (1), with an emphasis 
on procedures that the Secretary intends to implement to 
negate harmful effects on air traffic from the use of Link 
16 terminals or platforms that have not completed electro-
magnetic compatibility features certification, within special use 
airspace. 
SEC. 229. RAPID RESPONSE TO EMERGENT TECHNOLOGY ADVANCE-
MENTS OR THREATS. 
(a) AUTHORITIES.—Upon approval by the Secretary of Defense 
of a determination described in subsection (b), the Secretary of 
a military department may use the rapid acquisition and funding 
authorities established pursuant to section 3601 of title 10, United 
States Code, to initiate urgent or emerging operational development 
activities for a period of up to one year, in order to— 
(1) leverage an emergent technological advancement of 
value to the national defense to address a military service- 
specific need; or 
(2) provide a rapid response to an emerging threat identi-
fied by a military service. 
(b) DETERMINATION.—A determination described in this sub-
section is a determination by the Secretary of a military department 
submitted in writing to the Secretary of Defense that provides 
the following: 
(1) Identification of a compelling urgent or emergency 
national security need to immediately initiate development 
activity in anticipation of a programming or budgeting action, 
in order to leverage an emergent technological advancement 
or provide a rapid response to an emerging threat. 
(2) Justification for why the effort cannot be delayed until 
the next submission of the budget of the President (under 
section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code) without harming 
the national defense. 
(3) Funding is identified for the effort in the current fiscal 
year to initiate the activity. 
(4) An appropriate acquisition pathway and programmed 
funding for transition to continued development, integration, 
or sustainment is identified to on-ramp this activity within 
two years. 
(c) ADDITIONAL PROCEDURES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall
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amend the procedures for the rapid acquisition and deployment 
of capabilities needed in response to urgent operational needs 
prescribed pursuant to such section 3601 to carry out this 
section. Such updated procedures shall be provided to the 
congressional defense committees concurrently with the 
promulgation to the rest of the Department of Defense. 
(2) REQUIREMENTS
TO
BE
INCLUDED.—The procedures 
amended under paragraph (1) shall include the following 
requirements: 
(A) FUNDING.—(i) Subject to clause (ii), in any fiscal 
year in which a determination described in subsection (b) 
is made, the Secretary of the military department making 
the determination may initiate the activities authorized 
under subsection (a) using any funds available to the Sec-
retary for such fiscal year for— 
(I) procurement; or 
(II) research, development, test, and evaluation. 
(ii) The total cost of all developmental activities within 
the Department of Defense, funded under this section, may 
not exceed $100,000,000 for any fiscal year. 
(B) WAIVER AUTHORITY.—(i) Subject to clause (ii), the 
Secretary of the military department making a determina-
tion under subsection (b) may issue a waiver under sub-
section (d) of such section 3601. 
(ii) Chapter 221 of title 10, United States Code, may 
not be waived pursuant to clause (i). 
(C) TRANSITION.—(i) Any acquisition initiated under 
subsection (a) shall transition to an appropriate acquisition 
pathway for transition and integration of the development 
activity, or be transitioned to a newly established program 
element or procurement line for completion of such activity. 
(ii)(I) Transition shall be completed within one year 
of initiation, but may be extended one time only at the 
discretion of the Secretary of the military department for 
one additional year. 
(II) In the event an extension determination is made 
under subclause (I), the affected Secretary of the military 
department shall submit to the congressional defense 
committees, not later than 30 days before the extension 
takes effect, written notification of the extension with a 
justification for the extension. 
(3) SUBMITTAL TO CONGRESS.—Concurrent with promulga-
tion to the Department of the amendments to the procedures 
under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall submit to the congres-
sional defense committees the procedures updated by such 
amendments. 
(d) CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION.—Within 15 days after the 
Secretary of Defense approves a determination described in sub-
section (b), the Secretary of the military department making the 
determination shall provide written notification of such determina-
tion to the congressional defense committees following the proce-
dures for notification in subsections (c)(4)(D) and (c)(4)(F) of such 
section 3601. A notice under this subsection shall be sufficient 
to fulfill any requirement to provide notification to Congress for 
a new start program.
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SEC. 230. PILOT PROGRAM TO COMMERCIALIZE PROTOTYPES OF THE 
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force, acting 
through the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, 
Technology, and Logistics, shall carry out a pilot program under 
which the Secretary identifies prototypes under development by 
the Department of the Air Force that have the potential to be 
developed into commercial products and provides support to quali-
fied entities to carry out projects to commercialize such prototypes. 
(b) FORM OF SUPPORT.—The support provided to a qualified 
entity under subsection (a) may include the award of— 
(1) a grant; 
(2) a contract or other agreement; or 
(3) such other form of support as the Secretary of the 
Air Force determines appropriate. 
(c) AMOUNT.—The total value of support awarded to a qualified 
entity under this section may not exceed $10,000,000. 
(d) FUNDING.—The Secretary of the Air Force shall carry out 
the pilot program under this section using funds designated as 
budget activity 6 (RDT&E management support) or budget activity 
4 (Advanced Component Development and Prototypes) as those 
budget activity classifications are set forth in volume 2B, chapter 
5 of the Department of Defense Financial Management Regulation 
(DOD 7000.14-R). 
(e) APPLICATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—A qualified entity that seeks an award 
of support under this section shall submit an application to 
the Secretary of the Air Force at such time, in such manner, 
and containing such information as the Secretary may require. 
(2) CONTENTS.—As part of the application required under 
paragraph (1), a qualified entity shall— 
(A) outline measures the entity will implement to give 
the Department of Defense purchasing priority when 
supply chain issues are a factor; 
(B) certify that the entity will, with respect to the 
export of any such product, comply with— 
(i) International Traffic in Arms Regulations under 
subchapter M of chapter I of title 22, Code of Federal 
Regulations (or any successor regulations); and 
(ii) any other applicable export restrictions; and 
(C) acknowledge that the entity may seek advice and 
assistance from the Department of the Air Force and the 
Department of State in the event that the export restric-
tions applicable to a commercial product developed with 
support under this section— 
(i) are more restrictive than the export restrictions 
applicable to the component technologies that comprise 
the product; and 
(ii) are expected to unnecessarily impede the 
ability to make the product commercially available out-
side the United States. 
(f) BRIEFING.—Not later than December 31, 2024, the Assistant 
Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics 
shall provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing 
on the implementation of the pilot program under this section 
and any related policy issues.
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(g) NOTICE TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 30 days after each 
instance in which the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for 
Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics awards support to a qualified 
entity under this section, the Assistant Secretary shall submit 
to the congressional defense committees notice of such award. 
(h) TERMINATION.—The pilot program under this section shall 
terminate on the date that is five years after the date of the 
enactment of this Act. 
(i) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘commercialize’’, when used with respect to 
a prototype, means to transition a prototype into a commercial 
product. 
(2) The term ‘‘commercial product’’ has the meaning given 
that term in section 103 of title 41, United States Code. 
(3) The term ‘‘qualified entity’’ means an individual or 
entity the Secretary of the Air Force determines to be qualified 
to participate in the pilot program under this section. 
SEC. 231. PILOT PROGRAM ON NEAR-TERM QUANTUM COMPUTING 
APPLICATIONS. 
(a) PILOT PROGRAM.—The Secretary of Defense may carry out 
a pilot program under which the Secretary, in partnership with 
the entities specified in subsection (b), establishes and operates 
a program that enables organizations of the Department of Defense, 
including the Armed Forces, to test and evaluate how quantum 
and quantum-hybrid applications may be used— 
(1) to solve technical problems and research challenges 
identified under section 234(e) of the John S. McCain National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 
115–232; 10 U.S.C. 4001 note) and such other near-term tech-
nical problems and challenges facing the Department and the 
Armed Forces as the Secretary may identify; and 
(2) to provide capabilities needed by the Department and 
the Armed Forces in the near-term. 
(b) ENTITIES SPECIFIED.—The Secretary of Defense shall seek 
to carry out the pilot program under subsection (a) in partnership 
with— 
(1) a federally funded research and development center, 
university affiliated research center, center of excellence, or 
similar entity; and 
(2) one or more private-sector entities with expertise in 
quantum computing and quantum information science. 
(c) ACTIVITIES.—Under the pilot program, the Secretary of 
Defense, in partnership with the entities specified in subsection 
(b), may— 
(1) convene a group of experts and organizations to identify 
and articulate challenges faced by the Department of Defense, 
including the Armed Forces, that have the potential to be 
addressed by quantum and quantum-hybrid applications; 
(2) develop and mature demonstrations, proofs of concept, 
pilot programs, and other measures to address the challenges 
identified under paragraph (1) using quantum and quantum- 
hybrid applications; 
(3) develop pathways through which successful demonstra-
tions, proofs of concept, pilot programs, and other measures 
developed 
and 
matured 
under 
paragraph 
(2) 
may 
be
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transitioned to more advanced stages of research and develop-
ment or into operational use within the Department; 
(4) ensure that any quantum-based or quantum-hybrid 
application-based solutions identified under the program are 
capable of development and deployment within the period cov-
ered by the most recent future-years defense program submitted 
to Congress under section 221 of title 10, United States Code 
(as of the time of the pilot program); 
(4) assess the utility of commercial quantum and quantum- 
hybrid applications for meeting the near-term needs of 
warfighters; and 
(5) seek to build and strengthen relationships between 
the Department of Defense, academic institutions, small 
businesses, and nontraditional defense contractors (as defined 
in section 3014 of title 10, United States Code) in the technology 
industry that may have unused or underused solutions to spe-
cific operational challenges of the Department relating to 
quantum and quantum-hybrid applications. 
(d) BRIEFING AND REPORTS.— 
(1) INTERIM BRIEFING.—Not later than 30 days before com-
mencing the pilot program under subsection (a), the Secretary 
of Defense shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services 
of the Senate and the House of Representatives a briefing 
that— 
(A) identifies the entities the Secretary intends to 
partner with for the purposes of carrying out the pilot 
program, including— 
(i) any entities specified in subsection (b); 
(ii) any of the Armed Forces; and 
(iii) any other departments and agencies of the 
Federal Government with pre-existing quantum tech-
nology research efforts; and 
(B) describes the plan of the Secretary for developing 
and operating the program. 
(2) ANNUAL REPORT.—By December 1 of each year in which 
the pilot program under subsection (a) is carried out, the Sec-
retary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed 
Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a 
report that includes— 
(A) a description of the problem sets and capabilities 
that were evaluated by organizations of the Department 
of Defense under the program; 
(B) an explanation of whether and to what extent 
the program resulted in the identification of potential solu-
tions based on quantum and quantum-hybrid applications; 
(C) any potential barriers to the use of quantum and 
quantum-hybrid applications to solve near-term problems 
for the Department of Defense, including the Armed Forces; 
and 
(D) recommendations regarding how the Department 
of Defense can better leverage and deploy quantum and 
quantum-hybrid applications to address near-term military 
applications and operational needs. 
(e) TERMINATION.—The authority to carry out the pilot program 
under subsection (a) shall terminate on September 30, 2026. 
(f) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘quantum and 
quantum-hybrid applications’’ means algorithms and applications
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which use quantum mechanics through quantum processing units, 
including— 
(1) quantum-classical hybrid applications which are 
applications that use both quantum computing and classical 
computing hardware systems; 
(2) annealing and gate systems; and 
(3) 
all 
qubit 
modalities 
(including 
superconducting, 
trapped-ion, neutral atom, and photonics). 
SEC. 232. PILOT PROGRAM TO FACILITATE ACCESS TO ADVANCED 
TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPED BY SMALL BUSINESSES FOR 
GROUND VEHICLE SYSTEMS OF THE ARMY. 
(a) PROGRAM REQUIRED.—Beginning not later than 90 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the 
Army shall carry out a pilot program under which the Secretary 
seeks to facilitate a contract between the Ground Vehicle Systems 
Center of the Army and a non-profit research institute for the 
purposes of improving the ability of the Center to access advanced 
technology developed by a small business concern (as defined under 
section 3 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632)). Any such 
contract shall be a commercial solutions opening contract entered 
into pursuant to section 3458 of title 10, United States Code. 
(b) TERMINATION.—The authority to carry out the pilot program 
under this section shall terminate five years after the date of 
the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 233. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS PENDING DOCU-
MENTATION ON FUTURE ATTACK RECONNAISSANCE AIR-
CRAFT PROGRAM. 
Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or 
otherwise made available for fiscal year 2024, and available for 
the Office of the Secretary of the Army for the travel of persons, 
not more than 70 percent may be obligated or expended until 
the date on which the Secretary submits to the congressional 
defense committees the analysis of alternatives document for the 
Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft program. 
Subtitle C—Energetics and Other 
Munitions Matters 
SEC. 241. JOINT ENERGETICS TRANSITION OFFICE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 4 of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘§ 148. Joint Energetics Transition Office 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall establish 
a Joint Energetics Transition Office (in this section referred to 
as the ‘Office’) within the Department of Defense. The Office shall 
carry out the activities described in subsection (c) and shall have 
such other responsibilities relating to energetic materials as the 
Secretary shall specify. 
‘‘(b) LEADERSHIP AND ADMINISTRATION.— 
‘‘(1) The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and 
Sustainment shall designate an individual to serve as the head 
of the Office. The Under Secretary shall select such individual 
from among officials of the Department of Defense serving
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in organizations under the jurisdiction of the Under Secretary 
at the time of such designation. The head of the Office shall— 
‘‘(A) report directly to the Under Secretary of Defense 
for Acquisition and Sustainment; and 
‘‘(B) coordinate, as appropriate, with the Under Sec-
retary of Defense for Research and Engineering. 
‘‘(2) The Under Secretary of Defense for Research and 
Engineering shall designate an individual to serve as the deputy 
head of the Office. The Under Secretary shall select such indi-
vidual from among officials of the Department of Defense 
serving in organizations under the jurisdiction of the Under 
Secretary at the time of such designation. The deputy head 
of the Office shall report directly to the head of the Office 
and to the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and 
Engineering. 
‘‘(3) The head of the Office and deputy head of the Office 
shall be responsible for the overall management and operation 
of the Office. The Under Secretaries shall ensure that the 
head and deputy head of the Office are not assigned outside 
duties that would diminish their ability to effectively manage 
and operate the Office. 
‘‘(c) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Office shall do the following: 
‘‘(1) Develop and periodically update an energetic materials 
strategic plan and investment strategy to guide investments 
in both new and legacy energetic materials and technologies 
across the entire supply chain for the total life cycle of energetic 
materials, including raw materials, ingredients, propellants, 
pyrotechnics, and explosives for munitions, weapons, and 
propulsion systems. Such strategy and plan shall provide for— 
‘‘(A) developing or supporting the development of stra-
tegic plans for energetic materials and technologies, 
including associated performance metrics for the Office, 
over the periods covered by the future-years defense pro-
gram required under section 221 of this title and the pro-
gram objective memorandum process; 
‘‘(B) initiating special studies or analyses— 
‘‘(i) to determine targets that would be optimally 
addressed or defeated by weapons that incorporate 
novel energetic materials; and 
‘‘(ii) to inform the program objective memorandum 
process; and 
‘‘(C) identifying any shortfalls in the supply chain for 
energetic materials and developing plans to alleviate any 
shortfalls through the expansion of the energetic materials 
industrial base to include critical contractors, subcontrac-
tors, and suppliers. 
‘‘(2) Coordinate and ensure consistency and congruity 
among research, development, test, and evaluation efforts in 
energetic materials across the Department of Defense— 
‘‘(A) to identify promising new energetic materials and 
technologies; 
‘‘(B) to mature, integrate, prototype, test, and dem-
onstrate novel energetic materials and technologies, 
including new materials and manufacturing technologies;
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‘‘(C) to expedite testing, evaluation, and acquisition 
of energetic materials and technologies to meet the emer-
gent needs of the Department, including the rapid integra-
tion of promising new materials and other promising ener-
getic compounds into weapons platforms; 
‘‘(D) to identify or establish prototyping demonstration 
venues to integrate advanced technologies that speed the 
maturation and deployment of energetic materials; and 
‘‘(E) to support collaboration among industry, aca-
demia, and elements of the Department of Defense to 
transition energetic materials and technologies from the 
research and development phase to production and oper-
ational use within the Department. 
‘‘(3) Oversee a process to expedite— 
‘‘(A) the validation, verification, and accreditation of 
modeling and simulation of energetic materials for the 
development of requirements; and 
‘‘(B) the qualification process for energetic materials, 
from discovery through transition to production and 
integration into weapon systems. 
‘‘(4) Recommend changes to laws, regulations, and policies 
that present barriers or extend timelines for the expedited 
process described in paragraph (3). 
‘‘(5) Coordinate with other organizations involved in ener-
getic materials activities within the Department of Defense, 
including the Armed Forces, and across other departments 
and agencies of the Federal Government. 
‘‘(6) Pursuant to the authority provided under section 191 
of this title, establish and manage a Department of Defense 
Field Activity dedicated to systems engineering associated with 
energetic materials. Such Field Activity shall be funded under 
budget activity 3 (advanced technology development) or budget 
activity 4 (advanced component development and prototypes) 
(as such budget activity classifications are set forth in volume 
2B, chapter 5 of the Department of Defense Financial Manage-
ment Regulation (DOD 7000.14-R)) to reduce technical risk, 
integrate research, development, test, and evaluation, and per-
form system demonstration programs of the Department of 
Defense on novel energetic materials for use in weapon systems. 
‘‘(7) Carry out such other responsibilities relating to ener-
getic materials as the Secretary shall specify. 
‘‘(d) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS.—The Secretary of Defense 
shall ensure that the Office is budgeted for and funded in a manner 
sufficient to ensure the Office has the staff and other resources 
necessary to effectively carry out the responsibilities specified in 
subsection (c). 
‘‘(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the term ‘energetic materials’ 
means critical chemicals and formulations that— 
‘‘(1) release large amounts of stored chemical energy; and 
‘‘(2) are capable of being used as explosives, propellants, 
pyrotechnics, and reactive materials that— 
‘‘(A) create lethal effects in warheads in kinetic 
weapons components and systems; or 
‘‘(B) increase propellant performance in a weapon 
propulsion system as related to lethal effects, range, or 
speed.’’.
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(b) STATUS REPORTS.—The Secretary of Defense shall submit 
to the congressional defense committees— 
(1) not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, a report on the status of the establishment of 
Joint Energetics Transition Office under section 148 of title 
10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a); 
(2) not later than one year after such date of enactment, 
a report on the measures taken to provide the Joint Energetics 
Transition Office with the staff and resources necessary for 
the Office to carry out the responsibilities specified in sub-
section (c) of such section 148; and 
(3) not later than two years after such date of enactment, 
a report that includes the energetic materials strategic plan 
and investment strategy required under subsection (c)(1) of 
such section 148. 
(c) ANNUAL REPORTS.—Not later than March 1, 2024, and not 
later than March 1 of each year thereafter through 2029, the 
head of the Joint Energetics Transition Office shall submit to the 
congressional defense committees a report that includes, with 
respect to the year covered by the report, the following information: 
(1) A description of activities carried out in accordance 
with the energetic materials strategic plan and investment 
strategy developed under section 148(c)(1) of title 10, United 
States Code, as added by subsection (a) of this section, 
including— 
(A) a description of any updates to the performance 
metrics developed for purposes of such plan and strategy; 
and 
(B) an assessment of the performance of the Office 
against those metrics. 
(2) An overview of the research, development, test, and 
evaluation efforts initiated or completed by the Office. 
(3) An overview of the efforts of the Office to expedite 
qualification processes for energetic materials. 
(4) An overview of efforts of the Office to coordinate with 
other organizations involved in energetic materials activities 
across the Department of Defense and other departments and 
agencies of the Federal Government. 
SEC. 242. CONSIDERATION OF LETHALITY IN THE ANALYSIS OF ALTER-
NATIVES FOR MUNITIONS. 
(a) ANALYSIS
OF ALTERNATIVES REVIEW.—The Secretary of 
Defense shall ensure that lethality is considered in any analysis 
of alternatives conducted prior to issuing a capability development 
document for purposes of procuring any new munition or modifying 
an existing munition. 
(b) CONSIDERATION OF ENERGETIC MATERIALS.—In assessing 
the lethality of a munition for purposes of the analysis of alter-
natives described under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense 
shall include the margin of effectiveness, increased system capac-
ities, and cost implications afforded by the potential use of novel 
or alternative energetic materials in the munition to achieve 
increased explosive effects. 
(c) ENERGETIC MATERIALS DEFINED.—In this section, the term 
‘‘energetic materials’’ means critical chemicals that— 
(1) release large amounts of energy in a short amount 
of time; and
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(2) are capable of being used in explosives that create 
lethal effects in warheads. 
SEC. 243. PILOT PROGRAM ON INCORPORATION OF THE CL20 COM-
POUND IN CERTAIN WEAPON SYSTEMS. 
(a) PILOT PROGRAM REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
carry out a pilot program under which the Secretary incorporates 
the CL20 compound as the energetic material for the main fill 
in the warheads or propellants of three weapon systems under 
development by the Department of Defense for the purpose of 
determining cost, schedule, and lethality performance parameters 
for such systems. 
(b) SELECTION OF WEAPON SYSTEMS.—Each of the three weapon 
systems selected under subsection (a) shall be a weapon system 
that does not, as of the date of the enactment of this Act, already 
incorporate the CL20 compound as the energetic material for the 
main fill in the warhead or propellant of the system. 
(c) TIMELINE FOR INTEGRATION.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
ensure that the CL20 energetic compound is integrated into each 
weapon system selected under subsection (a) by not later than 
three years after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(d) BRIEFING.—Not later than one year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to 
the congressional defense committees a briefing on progress of 
the Secretary in carrying out the pilot program under this section, 
including— 
(1) identification of the weapon systems selected by the 
Secretary under subsection (a); 
(2) with respect to each such weapon system, identification 
of— 
(A) a timeline for incorporating the CL20 energetic 
compound into such weapon system; 
(B) the organization within the Department of Defense 
responsible for carrying out activities under the pilot pro-
gram for such weapon system; and 
(C) any locations at which testing associated with such 
weapon system under the program is expected to be carried 
out; and 
(3) the baseline cost, schedule, and lethality objectives that 
will be used to evaluate the performance of weapon systems 
under the program. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the term ‘‘energetic material’’ 
means critical chemicals and formulations that— 
(1) release large amounts of stored chemical energy; and 
(2) are capable of being used as explosives, propellants, 
pyrotechnics, and reactive materials that— 
(A) create lethal effects in warheads in kinetic weapons 
components and systems; or 
(B) increase propellant performance in a weapon 
propulsion system as related to lethal effects, range, or 
speed. 
SEC. 244. LIMITATION ON SOURCING CHEMICAL MATERIALS FOR 
MUNITIONS FROM CERTAIN COUNTRIES. 
(a) LIMITATION.—The Secretary of Defense may not procure 
a chemical material for munitions specified in subsection (b) from 
any country specified in subsection (c).
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(b) CHEMICAL MATERIALS SPECIFIED.—The chemical materials 
for munitions specified in this subsection are the chemicals listed 
under the heading ‘‘Task 1: Domestic Production of Critical Chemi-
cals’’ in section 3.0E of the document of the Department of Defense 
titled ‘‘Statement of Objectives (SOO) for Critical Chemicals Produc-
tion’’ (FOA: FA8650-19-S-5010, Appendix VI, Call: 012) and dated 
December 5, 2022. 
(c) COUNTRIES SPECIFIED.—The countries specified in this sub-
section are the following: 
(1) The People’s Republic of China. 
(2) The Russian Federation. 
(3) The Islamic Republic of Iran. 
(4) The Democratic People’s Republic of North Korea. 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The requirements of this section shall 
take effect on a date determined by the Secretary of Defense that 
is not later than September 30, 2028. 
SEC. 245. DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL BASE MUNITION SURGE CAPACITY 
CRITICAL RESERVE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisi-
tion and Sustainment, in coordination with the service acquisition 
executive of each military department, may establish a reserve 
of long-lead items and components to accelerate the delivery of 
munitions described in section 222c(c) of title 10, United States 
Code. 
(b) QUANTITY.—The quantity of long-lead items and components 
reserved pursuant to subsection (a) should be in amounts commen-
surate to fulfill the requirements identified as Out-Year Uncon-
strained Total Munitions Requirement and Out-Year inventory 
numbers under section 222c(a) of title 10, United States Code. 
(c) AUTHORITY FOR ADVANCE PROCUREMENT.—The Under Sec-
retary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment may enter into 
one or more contracts, beginning in fiscal year 2024, for the advance 
procurement of long-lead items and components, or economic order 
quantities of such items and components when cost savings are 
achievable, associated with munitions identified in subsection (a). 
Advance procurement authority may include the cost of shipping, 
storage, tracking, maintenance, and obsolescence management of 
long-lead items and components while held in the reserve described 
in subsection (a). 
(d) LIMITATIONS.—No long-lead item or component may be pro-
cured under this section if the anticipated life cycle of such item 
or component requires disposal due to lack of military utility less 
than 8 years after such item or component is procured. 
(e) REPORT.—Not later than February 1, 2025, and annually 
thereafter until February 1, 2030, the Under Secretary of Defense 
for Acquisition and Sustainment shall submit to the congressional 
defense committees a report that describes the use of the authority 
under this section, including— 
(1) the type, number, and value of long-lead items and 
components procured under each contractual action; and 
(2) information about the location of storage of such items 
and components. 
(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘long-lead item or component’’ means a mate-
rial, component, or subsystem of a munition that must be 
procured well in advance of the need for such munition.
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(2) The terms ‘‘service acquisition executive’’ and ‘‘military 
department’’ have the meanings given, respectively, in section 
101 of title 10, United States Code. 
Subtitle D—Plans, Reports, and Other 
Matters 
SEC. 251. CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION OF CHANGES TO DEPART-
MENT OF DEFENSE POLICY ON AUTONOMY IN WEAPON 
SYSTEMS. 
Not later than 30 days after making a modification to Depart-
ment of Defense Directive 3000.09 (relating to autonomy in weapon 
systems) the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the congressional 
defense committees a briefing that includes— 
(1) a description of the modification; and 
(2) an explanation of the reasons for the modification. 
SEC. 252. AUDIT TO IDENTIFY DIVERSION OF DEPARTMENT OF 
DEFENSE FUNDING TO CHINA’S RESEARCH LABS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Inspector General of the Department 
of Defense shall conduct a study, and submit a report to the congres-
sional defense committees, regarding the amount of Federal funds 
awarded by the Department of Defense (whether directly or 
indirectly) through grants, contracts, subgrants, subcontracts, or 
any other type of agreement or collaboration, during the 10-year 
period immediately preceding such date of enactment, that— 
(1) was provided, whether purposely or inadvertently, to— 
(A) the People’s Republic of China; 
(B) the Communist Party of China; 
(C) the Wuhan Institute of Virology or any other 
organization administered by the Chinese Academy of 
Sciences; 
(D) EcoHealth Alliance Inc. for work performed in 
China on research supported by the Government of China, 
including any subsidiaries and related organizations that 
are directly controlled by EcoHealth Alliance, Inc.; 
(E) the Academy of Military Medical Sciences or any 
of its research institutes, including the Beijing Institute 
of Microbiology and Epidemiology; or 
(F) any other lab, agency, organization, individual, or 
instrumentality that is owned, controlled (directly or 
indirectly), or overseen (officially or unofficially) by any 
of the entities listed in subparagraphs (A) through (E); 
or 
(2) was used to fund research or experiments that could 
have 
reasonably 
resulted 
in 
the 
enhancement 
of 
any 
coronavirus, influenza, Nipah, Ebola, or other pathogen of pan-
demic potential or chimeric versions of such a virus or pathogen 
in the People’s Republic of China or any other foreign country. 
(b) IDENTIFICATION OF COUNTRIES AND PATHOGENS.—The report 
required under subsection (a) shall specify— 
(1) the countries in which the research or experiments 
described in subsection (a)(2) was conducted; and 
(2) the pathogens involved in such research or experiments.
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SEC. 253. ANNUAL REVIEW OF STATUS OF IMPLEMENTATION PLAN 
FOR DIGITAL ENGINEERING CAREER TRACKS. 
Not less frequently than once each year until December 31, 
2029, the Secretary of Defense shall— 
(1) conduct an internal review of the status of the 
implementation of the plan submitted to Congress pursuant 
to section 230(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116–92; 10 U.S.C. 501 note 
prec.), which shall include consideration of how the rapid rate 
of technological change in data science and machine learning 
may affect the implementation of the plan; and 
(2) submit to the congressional defense committees a report 
that includes— 
(A) a summary of the status of the implementation 
of the plan described in paragraph (1); 
(B) the findings of the Secretary with respect to the 
most recent review conducted under such paragraph; and 
(C) the plan of the Secretary for addressing the digital 
engineering personnel needs of the Department of Defense 
in the years following the date of the report. 
TITLE III—OPERATION AND 
MAINTENANCE 
Subtitle A—Authorization of Appropriations 
Sec. 301. Authorization of appropriations. 
Subtitle B—Energy and Environment 
Sec. 311. Improvement and codification of Sentinel Landscapes Partnership pro-
gram authority. 
Sec. 312. Modification of authority for environmental restoration projects at Na-
tional Guard facilities. 
Sec. 313. Modification to technical assistance authority for environmental restora-
tion activities. 
Sec. 314. Coordination on agreements to limit encroachments and other constraints 
on military training, testing, and operations. 
Sec. 315. Requirement for approval by Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition 
and Sustainment of waiver for systems not meeting fuel efficiency key 
performance parameter. 
Sec. 316. Modification to prototype and demonstration projects for energy resilience 
at certain military installations. 
Sec. 317. Authority to transfer certain funds as payment relating to Naval Air Sta-
tion, Moffett Field, California. 
Sec. 318. Prohibition on required disclosure by Department of Defense contractors 
of information relating to greenhouse gas emissions. 
Sec. 319. Required infrastructure plan prior to deployment of certain non-tactical 
vehicles at military installations. 
Sec. 320. Prohibition and report requirement relating to certain energy programs 
of Department of Defense. 
Sec. 321. Report on schedule and cost estimates for completion of testing and reme-
diation of contaminated sites; publication of cleanup information. 
Subtitle C—Treatment of Perfluoroalkyl Substances and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances 
Sec. 331. Modification of timing of report on activities of PFAS Task Force. 
Sec. 332. Budget justification document for funding relating to perfluoroalkyl sub-
stances and polyfluoroalkyl substances. 
Sec. 333. Increase of transfer authority for funding of study and assessment on 
health implications of perfluoroalkyl substances and polyfluoroalkyl sub-
stances contamination in drinking water by Agency for Toxic Substances 
and Disease Registry. 
Sec. 334. Prizes for development of technology for thermal destruction of 
perfluoroalkyl substances or polyfluoroalkyl substances. 
Sec. 335. Treatment of certain materials contaminated with perfluoroalkyl sub-
stances or polyfluoroalkyl substances.
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Sec. 336. Government Accountability Office reports on testing and remediation of 
perfluoroalkyl substances and polyfluoroalkyl substances. 
Subtitle D—Logistics and Sustainment 
Sec. 341. Modification of rule of construction regarding provision of support and 
services to non-Department of Defense organizations and activities. 
Sec. 342. Repeal of Comptroller General review requirement relating to core logis-
tics capabilities. 
Sec. 343. Modifications to Contested Logistics Working Group of Department of De-
fense. 
Sec. 344. Matters relating to briefings on Shipyard Infrastructure Optimization 
Program of the Navy. 
Sec. 345. Foreign military sales exclusion in calculation for certain workload carry-
over of Department of the Army. 
Sec. 346. Pilot program on optimization of aerial refueling and fuel management in 
contested logistics environments through use of artificial intelligence. 
Sec. 347. Limitation on availability of funds to expand leased facilities for Joint 
Military Information Support Operations Web Operations Center. 
Sec. 348. Limitation on availability of funds pending submission of certain 30-year 
shipbuilding plan by the Secretary of the Navy. 
Sec. 349. Plan regarding condition and maintenance of prepositioned stockpiles of 
the Army. 
Sec. 350. Strategy and assessment on use of automation and artificial intelligence 
for shipyard optimization. 
Sec. 351. Assessment and strategy relating to hardening of certain military instal-
lations against attack by Iran and Iranian-associated groups. 
Sec. 352. Semiannual briefings on operational status of amphibious warship fleet. 
Subtitle E—Other Matters 
Sec. 361. Review of notice of presumed risk issued by Military Aviation and Instal-
lation Assurance Clearinghouse. 
Sec. 362. Modifications to military aviation and installation assurance clearing-
house for review of mission obstructions. 
Sec. 363. Modification to Joint Safety Council. 
Sec. 364. Designation of official responsible for coordination of renegotiation of cer-
tain land leases owned by Department of Defense in Hawaii. 
Sec. 365. Continued designation of Secretary of the Navy as executive agent for 
Naval Small Craft Instruction and Technical Training School. 
Sec. 366. Establishment of Caisson Platoon and support for military and State fu-
neral services at Arlington National Cemetery. 
Sec. 367. Recovery of rare earth elements and other strategic and critical materials 
through end-of-life equipment recycling. 
Subtitle A—Authorization of 
Appropriations 
SEC. 301. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 
2024 for the use of the Armed Forces and other activities and 
agencies of the Department of Defense for expenses, not otherwise 
provided for, for operation and maintenance, as specified in the 
funding table in section 4301. 
Subtitle B—Energy and Environment 
SEC. 311. IMPROVEMENT AND CODIFICATION OF SENTINEL LAND-
SCAPES PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM AUTHORITY. 
(a) CODIFICATION OF EXISTING STATUTE.—Section 317 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public 
Law 115–91; 10 U.S.C. 2684a note) is— 
(1) transferred to chapter 159 of title 10, United States 
Code; 
(2) inserted after section 2692 of such chapter; and
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(3) redesignated as section 2693. 
(b) IMPROVEMENTS TO SENTINEL LANDSCAPES PARTNERSHIP PRO-
GRAM.—Section 2693 of title 10, United States Code, as so trans-
ferred and redesignated, is further amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘and the Secretary of 
the Interior’’ and inserting ‘‘, the Secretary of the Interior, 
and the heads of other Federal departments and agencies that 
elect to become full partners in the program’’; 
(2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘and the Secretary of 
the Interior, may, as the Secretaries’’ and inserting ‘‘the Sec-
retary of the Interior, and the heads of other Federal depart-
ments and agencies that elect to become full partners in the 
Sentinel Landscapes Partnership may, as such Secretaries and 
other heads’’; 
(3) by amending subsection (c) to read as follows: 
‘‘(c) COORDINATION OF ACTIVITIES.—In carrying out this section, 
the Secretaries and the other heads of Federal departments and 
agencies may coordinate actions between their departments and 
agencies and with other Federal, State, interstate, and local agen-
cies, Indian Tribes, and private entities to more efficiently work 
together for the mutual benefit of conservation, resilience, working 
lands, and national defense, and to encourage owners and managers 
of land to engage in voluntary land management, resilience, and 
conservation activities that contribute to the sustainment of military 
installations, State-owned National Guard installations, and associ-
ated airspace.’’; 
(4) in subsection (d)— 
(A) by striking the first sentence and inserting ‘‘In 
carrying out this section, the Secretaries and the other 
heads of Federal departments and agencies may give to 
any eligible owner or manager of land within a designated 
sentinel landscape priority consideration for participation 
in any easement, grant, or assistance program adminis-
tered by that Secretary or head.’’; and 
(B) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘eligible land-
owner or agricultural producer’’ and inserting ‘‘eligible 
owner or manager of land’’; 
(5) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (g); 
(6) by inserting after subsection (e) the following new sub-
section (f): 
‘‘(f) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section may be 
construed to require an owner or manager of land, including a 
private landowner or agricultural producer, to participate in any 
land management, resilience, or conservation activity under this 
section.’’; and 
(7) in subsection (g), as redesignated by paragraph (5)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘section 670(1) of 
title 16, United States Code’’ and inserting ‘‘section 100(1) 
of the Sikes Act (16 U.S.C. 670(1))’’; 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘section 670(3) of 
title 16, United States Code’’ and inserting ‘‘section 100(3) 
of the Sikes Act (16 U.S.C. 670(3))’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (3), by amending subparagraph (B) 
to read as follows: 
‘‘(B) the publicly and privately owned lands that serve 
to protect and support the rural economy, the natural 
environment, outdoor recreation, and the national defense
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missions of a military installation or State-owned National 
Guard installation.’’. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Title 10, United States Code, 
is further amended— 
(1) in section 2684a(g)(2)(E), by striking ‘‘Sentinel Land-
scapes Partnership established under section 317 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public 
Law 115–91; 10 U.S.C. 2684a note)’’ and inserting ‘‘Sentinel 
Landscapes Partnership under section 2693 of this title’’; and 
(2) in section 2694(e), by striking ‘‘meaning given that 
term in section 317(f) of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115–91; 10 U.S.C. 2684a 
note)’’ and inserting ‘‘meaning given that term in section 2693(g) 
of this title’’. 
SEC. 312. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RES-
TORATION PROJECTS AT NATIONAL GUARD FACILITIES. 
(a) CLARIFICATION OF DEFINITION OF NATIONAL GUARD FACILI-
TIES.—Section 2700(4) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘State-owned’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘owned and operated by a State when such 
land is’’; and 
(3) by striking ‘‘even though such land is not under the 
jurisdiction of the Department of Defense.’’ and inserting ‘‘with-
out regard to—’’ 
‘‘(A) the owner or operator of the facility; or 
‘‘(B) whether the facility is under the jurisdiction of 
the Department of Defense or a military department.’’. 
(b) INCLUSION UNDER DEFENSE ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION 
PROGRAM.—Section 2701(a)(1) of such title is amended by striking 
‘‘State-owned’’. 
(c) RESPONSE ACTIONS AT NATIONAL GUARD FACILITIES.—Sec-
tion 2701(c)(1)(D) of such title is amended by striking ‘‘State-owned’’. 
(d) SERVICES OF OTHER ENTITIES.—Section 2701(d)(1) of such 
title is amended, in the second sentence, by inserting ‘‘or at a 
National Guard facility’’ before the period at the end. 
(e) 
ENVIRONMENTAL
RESTORATION
ACCOUNTS.—Section 
2703(g)(1) of such title is amended by inserting ‘‘, a National Guard 
facility,’’ after ‘‘Department of Defense’’. 
(f) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) REPEAL.—Section 2707 of such title is amended by 
striking subsection (e). 
(2) REFERENCE UPDATE.—Section 345(f)(1) of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 
117–81; 10 U.S.C. 2715 note) is amended by striking ‘‘facility 
where military activities are conducted by the National Guard 
of a State pursuant to section 2707(e) of title 10, United States 
Code’’ and inserting ‘‘National Guard facility, as such term 
is defined in section 2700 of title 10, United States Code’’. 
SEC. 313. MODIFICATION TO TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AUTHORITY FOR 
ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION ACTIVITIES. 
Section 2705(e) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘upon the request of the technical 
review committee or restoration advisory board for an 
installation’’ and inserting ‘‘upon the request of the tech-
nical review committee for an installation, restoration
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advisory board for an installation, community concerned 
with respect to an installation, or individual member of 
such community’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘to obtain’’ and all that follows through 
‘‘interpreting’’ and inserting ‘‘to obtain from covered sources 
technical assistance for the committee, advisory board, 
community, or individual (as the case may be) to interpret’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘technical review committee or restora-
tion advisory board’’ and inserting ‘‘technical review com-
mittee, restoration advisory board, community, or indi-
vidual’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘only if’’ and all that follows through 
the closing period and inserting ‘‘only if the technical assist-
ance—’’ 
‘‘(A) is likely to contribute to the efficiency, effective-
ness, or timeliness of environmental restoration activities 
at the installation; or 
‘‘(B) is a service described in paragraph (3).’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: 
‘‘(3) A service described in this paragraph is a service to improve 
public participation in, or assist in the navigation of, environmental 
restoration activities at an installation by the community concerned 
or an individual member of such community, including with respect 
to the following: 
‘‘(A) The interpretation of site-related documents, including 
documents concerning the nature of a release or threatened 
release at the installation, monitoring, testing plans, and 
reports associated with site assessment and characterization 
at the installation. 
‘‘(B) The interpretation of health-related information. 
‘‘(C) The interpretation of documents, plans, proposed 
actions, and final decisions relating to— 
‘‘(i) an interim remedial action; 
‘‘(ii) a remedial investigation or feasibility study; 
‘‘(iii) a record of decision; 
‘‘(iv) a remedial design; 
‘‘(v) the selection and construction of remedial action; 
‘‘(vi) operation and maintenance; 
‘‘(vii) a five-year review at the installation; or 
‘‘(viii) a removal action at the installation. 
‘‘(D) Assistance with the preparation of public comments. 
‘‘(E) The development of outreach materials to improve 
public participation. 
‘‘(F) The provision of advice and guidance regarding addi-
tional technical assistance for which the community or indi-
vidual, as the case may be, may be eligible. 
‘‘(4) In this subsection, the term ‘covered source’ means a private 
sector source, a Federal department or agency other than the 
Department of Defense (pursuant to a Federal interagency agree-
ment), or a nonprofit entity (pursuant to a cooperative agreement 
entered into with such entity).’’. 
SEC. 314. COORDINATION ON AGREEMENTS TO LIMIT ENCROACH-
MENTS 
AND 
OTHER 
CONSTRAINTS 
ON 
MILITARY 
TRAINING, TESTING, AND OPERATIONS. 
Section 2684a of title 10, United States Code, is amended—
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(1) by redesignating subsections (c) through (j) as sub-
sections (d) through (k), respectively; 
(2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(c) AUTHORITY TO COORDINATE.—(1) In entering into an agree-
ment under subsection (a) or undertaking a project under such 
agreement, the Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of a military 
department, as the case may be, may coordinate with any other 
covered official with an interest in the activities proposed to be 
undertaken under such agreement. 
‘‘(2) In this subsection, the term ‘covered official’ means a 
Secretary concerned, the Director of the Army National Guard, 
or the Director of the Air National Guard.’’; and 
(3) in subsection (h)(2)(D), as redesignated by paragraph 
(1), by striking ‘‘subsection (d)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (e)’’. 
SEC. 315. REQUIREMENT FOR APPROVAL BY UNDER SECRETARY OF 
DEFENSE 
FOR 
ACQUISITION 
AND 
SUSTAINMENT 
OF 
WAIVER FOR SYSTEMS NOT MEETING FUEL EFFICIENCY 
KEY PERFORMANCE PARAMETER. 
Section 332(b) of the Duncan Hunter National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110–417; 10 
U.S.C. 2911 note) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘The Secretary of Defense’’ and inserting 
the following: ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(2) WAIVER OF FUEL EFFICIENCY KEY PERFORMANCE PARAM-
ETER.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The fuel efficiency key performance 
parameter implemented pursuant to paragraph (1) may 
be waived with respect to a system only if— 
‘‘(i) such waiver is approved by the Under Sec-
retary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment; 
and 
‘‘(ii) the system is a fuel consuming system that 
the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and 
Sustainment determines requires, or is likely to 
require, sustainment on at least an occasional basis. 
‘‘(B) NONDELEGATION.—The authority to approve a 
waiver under subparagraph (A) may not be delegated.’’. 
SEC. 316. MODIFICATION TO PROTOTYPE AND DEMONSTRATION 
PROJECTS FOR ENERGY RESILIENCE AT CERTAIN MILI-
TARY INSTALLATIONS. 
(a) MODIFICATION TO COVERED TECHNOLOGIES FOR PROTOTYPE 
AND DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS.—Section 322(c)(6) of the James 
M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 
(Public Law 117–263; 136 Stat. 2511; 10 U.S.C. 2911 note) is 
amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(C) Hydrogen creation, storage, and power generation 
technologies using natural gas or renewable electricity.’’. 
(b) APPLICABILITY.—The amendments made by subsection (a) 
shall apply with respect to covered prototype and demonstration 
projects (as defined in section 322(k) of the James M. Inhofe 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public 
Law 117–263; 136 Stat. 2511; 10 U.S.C. 2911 note)) commencing 
on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
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SEC. 317. AUTHORITY TO TRANSFER CERTAIN FUNDS AS PAYMENT 
RELATING TO NAVAL AIR STATION, MOFFETT FIELD, CALI-
FORNIA. 
(a) AUTHORITY TO TRANSFER FUNDS.— 
(1) TRANSFER AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of the Navy shall, 
in accordance with section 2703(f) of title 10, United States 
Code— 
(A) transfer $218,125 to the Hazardous Substance 
Superfund established under subchapter A of chapter 98 
of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, without regard to 
section 2215 of such title; and 
(B) transfer $218,125 to the State of California for 
deposit into the California State Water Pollution Cleanup 
and Abatement Account. 
(2) SOURCE OF FUNDS.—Any transfer under this subsection 
shall be made using funds authorized to be appropriated by 
this Act for fiscal year 2024 for the Department of Defense 
Base Closure Account established by section 2906(a) of the 
Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (10 U.S.C. 
2687 note). 
(b) PURPOSE OF TRANSFER.—A transfer under subsection (a) 
shall be for the purpose of satisfying a stipulated penalty assessed 
by the Environmental Protection Agency on May 4, 2018, regarding 
former Naval Air Station, Moffett Field, California, under the Fed-
eral Facility Agreement for Naval Air Station, Moffett Field, which 
was entered into by the Navy, the State of California, and the 
Environmental Protection Agency in 1990 pursuant to section 120 
of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and 
Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9620), and which provided for 
equal sharing of any such stipulated penalty between the appro-
priate Federal and State funds. 
(c) EFFECT OF TRANSFERS.—If the Secretary of the Navy trans-
fers under subsection (a)(1) the amounts required under such sub-
section, such transferred amounts shall be deemed to satisfy in 
full the stipulated penalty referred to in subsection (b) for purposes 
of the agreement referred to in such subsection, pursuant to the 
resolution of stipulated penalties agreed to with respect to such 
penalties by the Navy, the State of California, and the Environ-
mental Protection Agency on October 1, 2018. 
SEC. 318. PROHIBITION ON REQUIRED DISCLOSURE BY DEPARTMENT 
OF DEFENSE CONTRACTORS OF INFORMATION RELATING 
TO GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS. 
(a) PROHIBITION ON DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) NONTRADITIONAL
DEFENSE
CONTRACTORS.—The Sec-
retary of Defense may not require that any nontraditional 
defense contractor, as a condition of being awarded a contract 
with the Secretary, disclose a greenhouse gas inventory or 
any other report on greenhouse gas emissions, unless the Sec-
retary determines that requiring such disclosure is necessary 
to verify a voluntary disclosure of such inventory or other 
report by the nontraditional defense contractor. 
(2) OTHER THAN NONTRADITIONAL DEFENSE CONTRACTORS.— 
During the one-year period beginning on the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense may not require 
that any individual or entity other than a nontraditional 
defense contractor, as a condition of being awarded a contract
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with the Secretary, disclose a greenhouse gas inventory or 
any other report on greenhouse gas emissions, unless the Sec-
retary determines that requiring such disclosure is necessary 
to verify a voluntary disclosure of such inventory or other 
report by the individual or entity. 
(b) WAIVER.—The Secretary of Defense may issue a waiver 
on a contract-by-contract basis provided that the information pro-
vided is directly related to the performance of the contract. In 
issuing such a waiver, the Secretary of Defense shall ensure that 
any information that is required is clearly identifiable. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘greenhouse gas’’ means— 
(A) carbon dioxide; 
(B) methane; 
(C) nitrous oxide; 
(D) nitrogen trifluoride; 
(E) hydrofluorocarbons; 
(F) perfluorocarbons; or 
(G) sulfur hexafluoride. 
(2) The term ‘‘greenhouse gas inventory’’ means, with 
respect to a person, a quantified list of the annual greenhouse 
gas emissions of the person. 
(3) The term ‘‘nontraditional defense contractor’’ has the 
meaning given the term in section 3014 of title 10, United 
States Code. 
SEC. 319. REQUIRED INFRASTRUCTURE PLAN PRIOR TO DEPLOYMENT 
OF CERTAIN NON-TACTICAL VEHICLES AT MILITARY 
INSTALLATIONS. 
(a) REQUIREMENT.—No Secretary concerned may deploy covered 
non-tactical vehicles to a military installation until, for each such 
prospective deployment— 
(1) the Secretary concerned— 
(A) ensures there is completed an infrastructure plan 
for that military installation relating to the prospective 
deployment; and 
(B) determines such plan is sufficient to ensure the 
satisfaction of the conditions described in subsection (b); 
and 
(2) in the case of the first prospective deployment to that 
military installation, a period of 180 days has elapsed since 
such determination; or 
(3) in the case of any subsequent prospective deployment 
to that military installation, a period of 60 days has elapsed 
since such determination. 
(b) CONDITIONS DESCRIBED.—The conditions described in this 
subsection are, with respect to a prospective deployment of covered 
non-tactical vehicles to a military installation, the following: 
(1) Military logistics and operational requirements of that 
military installation would not be substantially affected as a 
result of a lack of infrastructure to support the kind and 
quantity of such vehicles proposed to be deployed. 
(2) Adequate support facilities for the kind and quantity 
of such vehicles proposed to be deployed exist at that military 
installation. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section:
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(1) The term ‘‘covered non-tactical vehicle’’ means a non- 
tactical vehicle that is an electric vehicle, hydrogen-powered 
vehicle, or advanced biofuel-powered vehicle, as such terms 
are defined in section 328 of the James M. Inhofe National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 
117–263; 136 Stat. 2519). 
(2) The term ‘‘Secretary concerned’’ has the meaning given 
that term in section 101 of title 10, United States Code. 
SEC. 320. PROHIBITION AND REPORT REQUIREMENT RELATING TO 
CERTAIN 
ENERGY 
PROGRAMS 
OF 
DEPARTMENT 
OF 
DEFENSE. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—None of the funds authorized to be appro-
priated by this Act or otherwise made available for the Department 
of Defense for any operational energy program may be provided 
to any entity owned by, or with known financial or leadership 
ties to, the Russian Federation or the Chinese Communist Party. 
(b) REPORT REQUIREMENT.—As part of the report submitted 
under section 2925(a) of title 10, United States Code, for fiscal 
year 2024, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congres-
sional defense committees a report on operational energy programs 
that includes— 
(1) a list of each operational energy program; and 
(2) to the extent such information may be determined, 
a description of— 
(A) how each such program improves military readiness 
or capabilities; 
(B) how each such program shall be sustained 
(including in a contested environment); and 
(C) the estimated life-cycle costs of each such program, 
including the estimated cost avoidance over such life cycle. 
(c) OPERATIONAL ENERGY PROGRAM DEFINED.—In this section, 
the term ‘‘operational energy program’’ means any program carried 
out under an operational energy initiative of the Department of 
Defense specified in section 2925(b)(3) of title 10, United States 
Code. 
SEC. 321. REPORT ON SCHEDULE AND COST ESTIMATES FOR COMPLE-
TION OF TESTING AND REMEDIATION OF CONTAMINATED 
SITES; PUBLICATION OF CLEANUP INFORMATION. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.— 
(1) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, and once every two years thereafter 
until December 31, 2029, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 
to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Senate a report that includes— 
(A) a proposed schedule for the completion of testing 
and remediation activities (including with respect to the 
remediation 
of 
perfluoroalkyl 
substances 
and 
polyfluoroalkyl 
substances) 
at 
military 
installations, 
National Guard facilities, and sites formerly used by the 
Department of Defense in the United States with respect 
to which the Secretary obligated funds for environmental 
restoration activities in fiscal year 2022; 
(B) for each site specified in subparagraph (A) for 
which an element of the Department of Defense has com-
pleted a remedial investigation but for which testing and
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remediation activities have not been completed, a detailed 
cost estimate— 
(i) for any such activities to be carried out at 
such site during the following year; and 
(ii) for the completion of such activities at such 
site; 
(C) if either cost estimate specified in subparagraph 
(B) is unavailable with respect to a given site specified 
in subparagraph (A), a detailed description of known and 
unknown factors, including site characteristics and the 
nature of contamination, that may affect the cost to com-
plete testing and remediation activities at such site based 
on historical costs of remediation for— 
(i) sites remediated under the Defense Environ-
mental Restoration Program under section 2701 of title 
10, United States Code; 
(ii) other federally-funded sites; or 
(iii) privately-funded sites; and 
(D) for each site specified in subparagraph (A) for 
which the Secretary has completed the preliminary assess-
ment or site inspection phase and that has been designated 
as requiring a remedial investigation or study on the feasi-
bility of remediating the site, the timeline for the comple-
tion of such investigation or study. 
(2) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
(A) The term ‘‘military installation’’ has the meaning 
given such term in section 2801(c) of title 10, United States 
Code. 
(B) The term ‘‘National Guard facility’’ has the meaning 
given that term in section 2700 of title 10, United States 
Code. 
(b) PUBLICATION OF INFORMATION.—Beginning not later than 
one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of Defense shall publish on the publicly available website estab-
lished under section 331(b) of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116–92; 10 U.S.C. 2701 
note) timely and regularly updated information on the status of 
cleanup at sites for which the Secretary has obligated funds for 
environmental restoration activities. 
Subtitle C—Treatment of Perfluoroalkyl 
Substances 
and 
Polyfluoroalkyl 
Sub-
stances 
SEC. 331. MODIFICATION OF TIMING OF REPORT ON ACTIVITIES OF 
PFAS TASK FORCE. 
Section 2714(f) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
by striking ‘‘and quarterly thereafter,’’ and inserting ‘‘and annually 
thereafter through 2029,’’. 
SEC. 
332. 
BUDGET 
JUSTIFICATION 
DOCUMENT 
FOR 
FUNDING 
RELATING 
TO 
PERFLUOROALKYL 
SUBSTANCES 
AND 
POLYFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES. 
Chapter 160 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
adding at the end the following new section:
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‘‘§ 2716. Budget justification document for funding relating 
to perfluoroalkyl substances and polyfluoroalkyl 
substances 
‘‘The Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress, concurrent 
with the submission to Congress of the budget of the President 
for each fiscal year pursuant to section 1105(a) of title 31, a separate 
budget justification document that consolidates all information per-
taining to activities of the Department of Defense relating to 
perfluoroalkyl substances or polyfluoroalkyl substances, including 
funding for and descriptions of— 
‘‘(1) research and development efforts; 
‘‘(2) testing; 
‘‘(3) remediation; 
‘‘(4) contaminant disposal; and 
‘‘(5) community outreach.’’. 
SEC. 333. INCREASE OF TRANSFER AUTHORITY FOR FUNDING OF 
STUDY AND ASSESSMENT ON HEALTH IMPLICATIONS OF 
PERFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES AND POLYFLUOROALKYL 
SUBSTANCES CONTAMINATION IN DRINKING WATER BY 
AGENCY FOR TOXIC SUBSTANCES AND DISEASE REGISTRY. 
Section 316(a)(2)(B) of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115–91; 131 Stat. 1350) is amended 
by adding at the end the following new clause: 
‘‘(iv) Without regard to section 2215 of title 10, United 
States Code, the Secretary of Defense may transfer not 
more than $5,000,000 during fiscal year 2024 to the Sec-
retary of Health and Human Services to pay for the study 
and assessment required by this section.’’. 
SEC. 334. PRIZES FOR DEVELOPMENT OF TECHNOLOGY FOR THERMAL 
DESTRUCTION OF PERFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES OR 
POLYFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES. 
(a) PRIZES.—Section 330 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116–283; 10 U.S.C. 2661 
note prec.), as amended by section 343 of the James M. Inhofe 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public 
Law 117–263; 136 Stat. 2530), is further amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the following 
new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) 
Technology 
for 
the 
thermal 
destruction 
of 
perfluoroalkyl substances or polyfluoroalkyl substances.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (g), by striking ‘‘October 1, 2024’’ and 
inserting ‘‘December 31, 2026’’. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is authorized 
to be appropriated to the Department of Defense for fiscal year 
2024 $1,000,000 to carry out this section. 
SEC. 335. TREATMENT OF CERTAIN MATERIALS CONTAMINATED WITH 
PERFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES OR POLYFLUOROALKYL 
SUBSTANCES. 
Section 343 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2022 (Public Law 117–81; 135 Stat. 1643; 10 U.S.C. 2701 
note) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘Beginning not later’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Except as provided in subsection (c), beginning 
not later’’;
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(2) by redesignating subsections (c) through (e) as sub-
sections (d) through (f), respectively; 
(3) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(c) TREATMENT OF CERTAIN MATERIALS.—Notwithstanding sub-
section (a), until the date on which the Secretary adopts the final 
rule pursuant to subsection (b), the Secretary may treat covered 
materials, including soils that have been contaminated with PFAS, 
through the use of any remediation or disposal technology that 
is approved by the Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
Agency.’’; and 
(4) in subsection (e), as redesignated by paragraph (2), 
by striking ‘‘subsection (c)’’ and inserting ‘‘subsection (d)’’. 
SEC. 336. GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE REPORTS ON 
TESTING AND REMEDIATION OF PERFLUOROALKYL SUB-
STANCES AND POLYFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES. 
Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, and not later than five years thereafter, the Comptroller 
General of the United States shall submit to the congressional 
defense committees a report assessing the state of ongoing testing 
and remediation by the Department of Defense of current or former 
military installations contaminated with perfluoroalkyl substances 
or polyfluoroalkyl substances, including— 
(1) an assessment of the thoroughness, pace, and cost- 
effectiveness of efforts of the Department to conduct testing 
and remediation relating to such substances; 
(2) recommendations to improve such efforts; and 
(3) such other matters as the Comptroller General deter-
mines appropriate. 
Subtitle D—Logistics and Sustainment 
SEC. 341. MODIFICATION OF RULE OF CONSTRUCTION REGARDING 
PROVISION OF SUPPORT AND SERVICES TO NON-DEPART-
MENT OF DEFENSE ORGANIZATIONS AND ACTIVITIES. 
Section 2012(i) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as subpara-
graphs (A) and (B), respectively; 
(2) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), as redesig-
nated by paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘Nothing in this section’’ 
and inserting ‘‘(1) Nothing in this section’’; 
(3) in subparagraph (A), as so redesignated, by inserting 
‘‘, except as provided in paragraph (2),’’ before ‘‘for response’’; 
and 
(4) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(2) Funds available to the Secretary of a military department 
for operation and maintenance for the Innovative Readiness 
Training program (as established pursuant to this section) may 
be expended under this section, upon approval by the Secretary 
concerned, to assist in demolition, clearing of roads, infrastructure 
improvements, and military construction to restore an area after 
a natural disaster.’’.
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SEC. 342. REPEAL OF COMPTROLLER GENERAL REVIEW REQUIRE-
MENT RELATING TO CORE LOGISTICS CAPABILITIES. 
Section 2464 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
striking subsection (e). 
SEC. 343. MODIFICATIONS TO CONTESTED LOGISTICS WORKING 
GROUP OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 
Section 2926(d) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
as follows: 
(1) EXPANSION OF WORKING GROUP.— 
(A) EXPANSION.—In paragraph (3)— 
(i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by 
striking ‘‘appointed’’; and 
(ii) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraphs: 
‘‘(D) A senior official of the Defense Logistics Agency, who 
shall be appointed by the Director of the Defense Logistics 
Agency to represent the Defense Logistics Agency. 
‘‘(E) An official of the Office of the Under Secretary of 
Defense for Research and Engineering, who shall be nominated 
by the Secretary of Defense and confirmed by the Senate to 
represent such Office. 
‘‘(F) The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, 
who shall represent the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense 
for Acquisition. 
‘‘(G) The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Sustainment, 
who shall represent the Office of the Assistant Secretary of 
Defense for Sustainment.’’. 
(B) TIMING.—Not later than 60 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall appoint the additional members of the working group 
required under subparagraphs (D) through (G) of para-
graph (3) of such section, as added by subparagraph (A). 
(2) RESPONSIBILITIES OF MEMBERS.—In paragraph (4), by 
inserting ‘‘, or developing capabilities for such purposes,’’ after 
‘‘coordinated initiatives’’. 
(3) MEETINGS; REPORTS.—By adding at the end the fol-
lowing new paragraphs: 
‘‘(6) The working group under paragraph (1) shall meet not 
less frequently than quarterly. 
‘‘(7)(A) Not later than February 1 of each year, the working 
group under paragraph (1) shall submit to the congressional defense 
committees a report that contains a description of the following: 
‘‘(i) The topics addressed in the meetings of the working 
group during the preceding year. 
‘‘(ii) The priorities of the working group for the following 
year (including with respect to any shortfalls in personnel, 
equipment, infrastructure, energy and storage, or capabilities) 
in support of the operational plans of the Department of 
Defense. 
‘‘(iii) Any steps taken by the working group, as of the 
date of the submission, to address any identified shortfalls 
in budget or capabilities. 
‘‘(B) Each report under subparagraph (A) shall be submitted 
in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.’’.
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SEC. 344. MATTERS RELATING TO BRIEFINGS ON SHIPYARD INFRA-
STRUCTURE OPTIMIZATION PROGRAM OF THE NAVY. 
(a) 
MODIFICATION
TO
BRIEFING
REQUIREMENT.—Section 
355(b)(2) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2022 (Public Law 117–81; 10 U.S.C. 8013 note) is amended by 
adding at the end the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(D) A risk analysis of how the schedule for such project 
affects the availability schedule for submarines and aircraft 
carriers, including the following: 
‘‘(i) A timeline for the completion of such project, 
including construction dates and dates of planned 
maintenance at each shipyard under such project. 
‘‘(ii) Contingency maintenance plans if such project 
is delayed, including any backup location for mainte-
nance availabilities determined by the Chief Naval 
Officer and any resulting alteration in plans or sched-
ules for maintenance. 
‘‘(iii) The effect on public shipyards should a delay 
to such project result in the implementation of a contin-
gency plan pursuant to clause (ii), including the effect 
on the workforce and workload capacity at the public 
shipyard with respect to which such project is con-
ducted. 
‘‘(iv) A cost-benefit analysis of the potential for 
private shipyards to assist with such workload should 
such project be delayed, including an identification of 
any gaps in the capability of private shipyards to con-
duct the maintenance described in clause (ii). 
‘‘(v) An assessment of whether greater flexibilities 
in authorities are necessary to better support fleet 
maintenance needs and the Shipyard Infrastructure 
Optimization Program.’’. 
(b) BRIEFING
ON IMPLEMENTATION STATUS.—Not later than 
October 1, 2024, the Secretary of the Navy shall provide to the 
congressional defense committees a briefing on the status of the 
implementation of the Shipyard Infrastructure Optimization Pro-
gram of the Department of the Navy. Such briefing shall include, 
with respect to each covered project, the information specified in 
each of subparagraphs (A) through (D) of section 355(b)(2) of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022, as 
amended by subsection (a). 
SEC. 345. FOREIGN MILITARY SALES EXCLUSION IN CALCULATION FOR 
CERTAIN WORKLOAD CARRYOVER OF DEPARTMENT OF 
THE ARMY. 
Section 377 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117–263; 136 Stat. 2542; 
10 U.S.C. 2476 note) is amended by striking ‘‘that applies’’ and 
all that follows through the closing period and inserting ‘‘that— 
’’ 
‘‘(1) applies a material end of period exclusion; and 
‘‘(2) excludes from the calculated carryover amount the 
proceeds of any foreign military sale.’’.
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SEC. 346. PILOT PROGRAM ON OPTIMIZATION OF AERIAL REFUELING 
AND FUEL MANAGEMENT IN CONTESTED LOGISTICS 
ENVIRONMENTS THROUGH USE OF ARTIFICIAL INTEL-
LIGENCE. 
(a) DESIGN OF PILOT PROGRAM.— 
(1) DESIGN.—Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Chief Digital and Artificial Intel-
ligence Officer of the Department of Defense, in collaboration 
with the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and 
Sustainment and the Chief of Staff of the Air Force, shall 
design a pilot program to optimize the logistics of aerial 
refueling and fuel management in the context of contested 
logistics environments through the use of advanced digital tech-
nologies and artificial intelligence (in this section referred to 
as the ‘‘pilot program’’). 
(2) COORDINATION AND CONSULTATION.—In designing the 
pilot program, the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence 
Officer shall— 
(A) coordinate with the Commander of the United 
States Transportation Command and the Commander of 
the United States Indo-Pacific Command regarding the 
activities to be carried out under the pilot program, to 
ensure the pilot program will align with existing oper-
ational requirements; and 
(B) seek to consult with relevant experts in the fields 
of artificial intelligence, logistics, aviation, and fuel 
management. 
(b) OBJECTIVES.—The objectives of the pilot program shall 
include the following: 
(1) Assessing the feasibility and effectiveness of artificial 
intelligence-driven approaches in enhancing aerial refueling 
operations and fuel management processes compared to existing 
mission planning processes executed by members of the Air 
Force with relevant training. 
(2) Identifying opportunities to reduce fuel consumption, 
decrease operational costs, and minimize the environmental 
impact of fuel management while maintaining military readi-
ness. 
(3) Evaluating the interoperability and compatibility of 
artificial intelligence-enabled systems with the existing logistics 
infrastructure of the Department of Defense. 
(4) Enhancing situational awareness and decision-making 
capabilities through real-time data analysis and predictive mod-
eling. 
(5) Addressing potential challenges and risks associated 
with the integration of artificial intelligence and other advanced 
digital technologies, including challenges and risks involving 
cybersecurity concerns. 
(c) COMMENCEMENT.—Not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Chief Digital and Artificial Intel-
ligence Officer, in collaboration with the Under Secretary of Defense 
for Acquisition and Sustainment and the Chief of Staff of the 
Air Force, shall commence the pilot program. 
(d) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence 
Officer shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the 
House of Representatives and the Senate a report on—
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(1) the design of the pilot program under subsection (a); 
(2) the status of any efforts underway to commence the 
pilot program under subsection (c); and 
(3) any planned future activities to be carried out under 
the pilot program to test expected outcomes regarding improved 
efficiencies or other benefits that may be derived from artificial 
intelligence-driven approaches to aerial refueling operations 
and fuel management. 
(e) TERMINATION.—The authority to conduct the pilot program 
under this section shall terminate on January 1, 2027. 
SEC. 347. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS TO EXPAND LEASED 
FACILITIES FOR JOINT MILITARY INFORMATION SUPPORT 
OPERATIONS WEB OPERATIONS CENTER. 
None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act 
or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2024 for Operation 
and Maintenance, Defense-wide, may be obligated or expended to 
expand leased facilities for the Joint Military Information Support 
Operations Web Operations Center until the Secretary of Defense 
submits to the congressional defense committees a validated man-
power study for such center that includes the following: 
(1) Validated estimates of the number of personnel from 
the United States Special Operations Command and the other 
combatant commands that will be housed in leased facilities 
of such center. 
(2) An explanation of how such estimates are aligned with 
and support the priorities established by the national defense 
strategy under 113(g) of title 10, United States Code. 
SEC. 348. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS PENDING SUBMIS-
SION OF CERTAIN 30-YEAR SHIPBUILDING PLAN BY THE 
SECRETARY OF THE NAVY. 
(a) PLAN REQUIRED.—The Secretary of the Navy shall include 
with the defense budget materials for fiscal year 2025 (as submitted 
to Congress in support of the budget of the President under section 
1105(a) of title 31, United States Code) a 30-year shipbuilding 
plan that meets the statutory requirement to maintain 31 amphib-
ious warships as found in section 8062(b) of title 10, United States 
Code. 
(b) LIMITATION.—If the Secretary of the Navy does not submit 
to the congressional defense committees a 30-year shipbuilding 
plan as described in subsection (a), not more than 50 percent 
of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise 
made available for fiscal year 2024 for Administration and 
Servicewide Activities, Operation and Maintenance, Navy, may be 
obligated or expended until the date on which the Secretary of 
the Navy submits to the congressional defense committees a 30- 
year shipbuilding plan as described in such subsection. 
(c) AMPHIBIOUS WARSHIP DEFINED.—In this section, the term 
‘‘amphibious warship’’ means a ship that is classified as an amphib-
ious assault ship (general purpose) (LHA), an amphibious assault 
ship (multi-purpose) (LHD), an amphibious transport dock (LPD), 
or a dock landing ship (LSD) that is included in the Battle Force 
Inventory in accordance with instruction 5030.8D of the Secretary 
of the Navy, or a successor instruction.
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SEC. 349. PLAN REGARDING CONDITION AND MAINTENANCE OF 
PREPOSITIONED STOCKPILES OF THE ARMY. 
(a) PLAN REQUIRED.—Not later than 90 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army shall 
develop a plan to improve the required inspection procedures for 
the prepositioned stockpiles of the Army, for the purpose of identi-
fying deficiencies and conducting maintenance repairs at levels 
necessary to ensure such prepositioned stockpiles are mission- 
capable. 
(b) IMPLEMENTATION.—Not later than 30 days after the date 
on which the Secretary completes the development of the plan 
under subsection (a), and not less frequently than twice each year 
thereafter for the three-year period beginning on the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall inspect the prepositioned 
stockpiles of the Army in accordance with the procedures under 
such plan. 
(c) BRIEFINGS.— 
(1) BRIEFING ON PLAN.—Not later than 120 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army 
shall provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing 
on the plan developed under subsection (a). 
(2) BRIEFINGS ON STATUS OF PREPOSITIONED STOCKPILES.— 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, and every 180 days thereafter for the three-year 
period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary of the Army shall provide to the congressional 
defense committees a briefing on the status and condition of 
the prepositioned stockpiles of the Army. 
SEC. 350. STRATEGY AND ASSESSMENT ON USE OF AUTOMATION AND 
ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE FOR SHIPYARD OPTIMIZA-
TION. 
(a) STRATEGY.—The Secretary of the Navy, in coordination with 
the Shipyard Infrastructure Optimization Program of the Depart-
ment of the Navy, shall develop and implement a strategy to lever-
age commercial best practices used in shipyards to improve the 
efficiency of operations and to demonstrate a digital platform that 
uses artificial intelligence to analyze data on the maintenance and 
condition of shipboard assets of the Navy at shipyards, for the 
purpose of improving the readiness of the Armed Forces, predicting 
and diagnosing issues prior to the occurrence of such issues, and 
lowering maintenance costs. 
(b) ASSESSMENT.—The Secretary of the Navy shall conduct an 
assessment of the costs of maintenance delays on shipboard assets 
of the Navy and the potential cost savings of adopting artificial 
intelligence predictive maintenance technologies to assist in the 
determination of the condition of in-service equipment and estimate 
when maintenance should be performed prior to failure or end 
of life of such equipment. Such assessment shall include— 
(1) an analysis of maintenance delays and costs due to 
unplanned and unpredicted maintenance issues; 
(2) an evaluation of opportunities to demonstrate commer-
cial best practices at shipyards, including the demonstration 
of artificial intelligence technologies to ensure timely pre-
dictions for individuals responsible for maintenance and plan-
ning at shipyards by connecting datasets, executing models, 
and providing outputs in near real-time;
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(3) an identification of shipyard assets of the Navy with 
sufficient data available to enable near-term demonstrations 
of artificial intelligence predictive maintenance technologies, 
and an estimate of resources needed within the Navy to accel-
erate such demonstrations with respect to such assets; and 
(4) an identification of any policy or technical challenges 
to implementing artificial intelligence or machine learning for 
purposes of carrying out the Shipyard Infrastructure Optimiza-
tion Program of the Department of the Navy. 
(c) BRIEFING.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Navy shall provide 
to the congressional defense committees a briefing on— 
(1) the strategy under subsection (a); 
(2) the results of the assessment under subsection (b); 
and 
(3) a plan to execute any measures pursuant to such assess-
ment. 
SEC. 351. ASSESSMENT AND STRATEGY RELATING TO HARDENING OF 
CERTAIN MILITARY INSTALLATIONS AGAINST ATTACK BY 
IRAN AND IRANIAN-ASSOCIATED GROUPS. 
(a) ASSESSMENT AND STRATEGY.—The Secretary of Defense, in 
coordination with the Commander of the United States Central 
Command, shall— 
(1) conduct an assessment of the air and missile defense 
capabilities at covered military installations with respect to 
defense against potential attacks from Iran, the Islamic Revolu-
tionary Guard Corps, and any associated groups; and 
(2) taking into account the results of such assessment, 
develop a strategy to expedite the hardening of covered military 
installations and the upgrade of air and missile defense 
capabilities at such installations to improve defense against 
such potential attacks. 
(b) REPORTS.— 
(1) INITIAL REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit 
to the congressional defense committees a report containing 
the results of the assessment under subsection (a)(1) and the 
strategy developed under subsection (a)(2). 
(2) UPDATE.—Not later than 180 days after the date on 
which the Secretary submits the report under paragraph (1), 
the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense commit-
tees a report containing a description of any update made 
to such assessment or progress made in implementing such 
strategy. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘covered military installation’’ means a mili-
tary installation located in the area of responsibility of the 
United States Central Command. 
(2) The term ‘‘military installation’’ has the meaning given 
such term in section 2801 of title 10, United States Code. 
SEC. 352. SEMIANNUAL BRIEFINGS ON OPERATIONAL STATUS OF 
AMPHIBIOUS WARSHIP FLEET. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, and on a semiannual basis thereafter 
until September 30, 2026, the Secretary of the Navy shall provide
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to the congressional defense committees a briefing on the oper-
ational status of the amphibious warship fleet of the Department 
of the Navy. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—Each briefing under subsection (a) shall 
include, with respect to each amphibious warship within such fleet, 
the following information: 
(1) The average quarterly operational availability of the 
amphibious warship. 
(2) The number of days the amphibious warship was under-
way during the period covered by the briefing as follows: 
(A) Training for the purpose of supporting the require-
ments set forth in the training and readiness manual of 
the Marine Corps, including unit level well-deck training, 
flight-deck operations training, and Amphibious Ready 
Group and Marine Expeditionary Unit integrated training. 
(B) Deployed, which shall not include scheduled or 
unscheduled in-port maintenance. 
(3) A baseline and current estimate of the completion date 
for in-work and scheduled and unscheduled maintenance for 
the amphibious warship. 
(4) An update on any delays in the completion of scheduled 
or unscheduled maintenance, and on any casualty reports, of 
the amphibious warship affecting the following: 
(A) Scheduled unit level well-deck or flight-deck oper-
ations training of the Marine Corps. 
(B) Requirements set forth in the training and readi-
ness manual of the Marine Corps, including with respect 
to mobility, communications, amphibious well-deck oper-
ations, aviation operations, and warfare training. 
(C) The composition and deployment dates of Amphib-
ious Ready Groups and Marine Expeditionary Units that 
are deployed or scheduled to be deployed. 
(5) A plan to schedule maintenance and repair for the 
amphibious warship in a manner that provides for the contin-
uous operation of a total of three Amphibious Ready Groups 
and Marine Expeditionary Units as soon as practicable. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘amphibious warship’’ means a ship that 
is classified as an amphibious assault ship (general purpose), 
an amphibious assault ship (multi-purpose), an amphibious 
transport dock, or a dock landing ship and is included within 
the battle force inventory of the Department of the Navy in 
accordance with the instruction from the Secretary of the Navy 
published on June 28, 2022, titled ‘‘General Guidance for the 
Classification of Naval Vessels and Battle Force Ship Counting 
Procedures’’ (SECNAVINST 5030.8), or any successor instruc-
tion. 
(2) The terms ‘‘Amphibious Ready Group’’ and ‘‘Marine 
Expeditionary Unit’’ mean a group or unit, as the case may 
be, that consists of a minimum of three amphibious warships, 
comprised of at least— 
(A) one amphibious assault ship (general purpose) or 
amphibious assault ship (multi-purpose); and 
(B) one amphibious transport dock.
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Subtitle E—Other Matters 
SEC. 361. REVIEW OF NOTICE OF PRESUMED RISK ISSUED BY MILITARY 
AVIATION AND INSTALLATION ASSURANCE CLEARING-
HOUSE. 
Section 183a(c)(3) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
by inserting ‘‘The Clearinghouse shall ensure that a governor has 
at least 30 days after the date on which the governor receives 
the notice of presumed risk to provide any such comments and 
shall provide detailed information and other information necessary 
to ensure that the governor can fully understand the nature of 
the presumed risk.’’ after the first sentence. 
SEC. 362. MODIFICATIONS TO MILITARY AVIATION AND INSTALLATION 
ASSURANCE CLEARINGHOUSE FOR REVIEW OF MISSION 
OBSTRUCTIONS. 
(a) PROJECTS PROPOSED WITHIN TWO NAUTICAL MILES OF ANY 
ACTIVE INTERCONTINENTAL BALLISTIC MISSILE LAUNCH FACILITY 
OR CONTROL CENTER.—Section 183a of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(1) in subsection (d)(2)— 
(A) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ‘‘or any active 
intercontinental ballistic missile launch facility or control 
center’’ after ‘‘military training routes’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (E), by striking ‘‘or a Deputy 
Under Secretary of Defense’’ and inserting ‘‘a Deputy Under 
Secretary of Defense, or, in the case of a geographic area 
of concern related to an active intercontinental ballistic 
missile launch facility or control center, the Assistant Sec-
retary of Defense for Energy, Installations, and Environ-
ment’’; and 
(2) in subsection (e)(1)— 
(A) in the first sentence— 
(i) by striking ‘‘The Secretary’’ and inserting ‘‘(A) 
The Secretary’’; and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘or antenna structure project’’ after 
‘‘energy project’’; 
(B) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘The Secretary 
of Defense’s finding of unacceptable risk to national secu-
rity’’ and inserting the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(C) Any finding of unacceptable risk to national security by 
the Secretary of Defense under this paragraph’’; and 
(C) by inserting after subparagraph (A), as designated 
by subparagraph (A)(i) of this paragraph, the following 
new subparagraph: 
‘‘(B)(i) In the case of any energy project or antenna structure 
project with proposed structures more than 200 feet above ground 
level located within two nautical miles of the geographic center 
of an active intercontinental ballistic missile launch facility or con-
trol center, the Secretary of Defense shall issue a finding of 
unacceptable risk to national security for such project if the mitiga-
tion actions identified pursuant to this section do not include 
removal of all such proposed structures from such project after 
receiving notice of presumed risk from the Clearinghouse under 
subsection (c)(2).
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‘‘(ii) Clause (i) does not apply to structures approved before 
the date of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2024 or to structures that are re-powered with 
updated technology in the same location as previously approved 
structures.’’. 
(b) INCLUSION OF ANTENNA STRUCTURE PROJECTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Such section is further amended— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘or antenna structure projects’’ after 
‘‘energy projects’’ each place it appears; and 
(B) by inserting ‘‘or antenna structure project’’ after 
‘‘energy project’’ each place it appears (except for sub-
sections (e)(1) and (h)(2)). 
(2) ANTENNA STRUCTURE PROJECT AND INTERCONTINENTAL 
BALLISTIC
MISSILE
LAUNCH
FACILITY
OR
CONTROL
CENTER 
DEFINED.—Section 183a(h) of such title is amended— 
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (9) as 
paragraphs (4) through (11), respectively; and 
(B) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new 
paragraphs: 
‘‘(2) The term ‘antenna structure project’— 
‘‘(A) means a project to construct a structure located 
within two nautical miles of the geographic center of any 
intercontinental ballistic missile launch facility or control 
center that— 
‘‘(i) is constructed or used to transmit radio energy 
or that is constructed or used for the primary purpose 
of supporting antennas to transmit or receive radio 
energy (or both), and any antennas and other appur-
tenances mounted on the structure, from the time 
construction of the supporting structure begins until 
such time as the supporting structure is dismantled; 
and 
‘‘(ii) for which notification is required to be made 
to the Federal Aviation Administration pursuant to 
processes already established under this title; and 
‘‘(B) does not include— 
‘‘(i) any structure constructed before the date of 
the enactment of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2024, including any such structure 
which is upgraded, repaired, or otherwise modified 
after such date of enactment as long as such upgrade, 
repair, or modification has not increased the height 
of such structure; or 
‘‘(ii) any project in support of or required by an 
intercontinental ballistic missile launch facility or con-
trol center, or any other such project that has been 
approved by the Secretary of Defense or the Secretary 
of Defense’s designee for use on the same military 
installation at which such facility or control center 
is located. 
‘‘(3) The term ‘intercontinental ballistic missile launch 
facility or control center’ means such facilities or control centers 
located at the Francis E. Warren Air Force Base; the 
Malmstrom Air Force Base, and the Minot Air Force Base, 
and their respective missile fields.’’.
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SEC. 363. MODIFICATION TO JOINT SAFETY COUNCIL. 
Title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by redesignating the second section 184 (relating to 
the Joint Safety Council) as section 185; 
(2) in section 185(d), as so redesignated— 
(A) by redesignating paragraphs (7) through (9) as 
paragraphs (8) through (10), respectively; 
(B) by inserting after paragraph (6) the following new 
paragraph (7): 
‘‘(7) Ensuring each military department has in place, for 
the safety management system and program described in para-
graphs (5) and (6), respectively, of that military department— 
‘‘(A) a resolution plan that identifies specific corrective 
and preventative actions to address the causes of mishaps; 
and 
‘‘(B) an implementation plan for such system and pro-
gram.’’; 
(C) in paragraph (8), as redesignated by subparagraph 
(A), by striking ‘‘the safety management systems described 
in paragraphs (9) and (10)’’ and inserting ‘‘the safety 
management system and program described in paragraphs 
(5) and (6), respectively’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: 
‘‘(11) Not later than one year after the initial identification 
of corrective and preventative actions by a military department 
pursuant to a resolution plan under paragraph (7)(A), and 
periodically thereafter, reviewing and validating each such 
identified corrective and preventative action to ensure the 
action is effective. 
‘‘(12) Ensuring any related change in methods, tactics, or 
procedures necessary for the conduct of such identified correc-
tive and preventative actions have been implemented.’’. 
SEC. 364. DESIGNATION OF OFFICIAL RESPONSIBLE FOR COORDINA-
TION OF RENEGOTIATION OF CERTAIN LAND LEASES 
OWNED BY DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE IN HAWAII. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall designate 
an official to be responsible for, in coordination with appropriate 
officials from the military departments (as such term is defined 
in section 101(a) of title 10, United States Code) and the United 
States Indo-Pacific Command— 
(1) coordinating Department of Defense-wide efforts 
relating to the renegotiation of land leases owned by the Depart-
ment of Defense in the State of Hawaii expiring between 2029 
and 2031; 
(2) representing the Department of Defense during any 
such renegotiation; and 
(3) ensuring clear and consistent communication to such 
State, State and local elected officials, and the public regarding 
the needs and priorities of the Department of Defense with 
respect to joint land use in such State. 
(b) SELECTION.—In making the designation under subsection 
(a), the Secretary of Defense may appoint an individual with a 
significant background and expertise in— 
(1) relevant legal and technical aspects of land lease issues; 
and
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(2) working with State and local elected officials and the 
public in such State. 
(c) NOTIFICATION.—Not later than 30 days after the date on 
which the Secretary of Defense makes the designation under sub-
section (a), the Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense 
committees and the Governor of Hawaii a notification that includes 
the name and contact information of the individual so designated. 
SEC. 365. CONTINUED DESIGNATION OF SECRETARY OF THE NAVY 
AS EXECUTIVE AGENT FOR NAVAL SMALL CRAFT INSTRUC-
TION AND TECHNICAL TRAINING SCHOOL. 
The Secretary of the Navy shall continue, through fiscal year 
2024— 
(1) to perform the responsibilities of the Department of 
Defense executive agent for the Naval Small Craft Instruction 
and Technical Training School pursuant to section 352(b) of 
title 10, United States Code; and 
(2) in coordination with the Commander of the United 
States Special Operations Command, to provide such support, 
including resourcing and manpower, as may be necessary for 
the continued operation of such school. 
SEC. 366. ESTABLISHMENT OF CAISSON PLATOON AND SUPPORT FOR 
MILITARY AND STATE FUNERAL SERVICES AT ARLINGTON 
NATIONAL CEMETERY. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the Department 
of the Army an equine unit, to be known as the ‘‘Caisson Platoon’’, 
assigned to the 3rd Infantry Regiment of the Army. The duties 
of such unit shall include the provision of support for military 
and State funerals. 
(b) PROHIBITIONS ON ELIMINATION.—The Secretary of the Army 
may not eliminate the Caisson Platoon of the 3rd Infantry Regiment 
of the Army established under subsection (a). 
(c) BRIEFINGS.— 
(1) PROVISION TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 60 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, and not less frequently 
than every 180 days thereafter until March 31, 2027, the Sec-
retary of the Army shall provide to the congressional defense 
committees a briefing on the health, welfare, and sustainment 
of military working equids. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—Each briefing under paragraph (1) shall 
include the following: 
(A) An assessment of the ability of the Caisson Platoon 
of the 3rd Infantry Regiment of the Army to support mili-
tary funeral operations within Arlington National Ceme-
tery, including milestones associated with achieving full 
operational capability for such Caisson Platoon. 
(B) An update on the plan of the task force known 
as the ‘‘Task Force-Military Working Equids’’ established 
by the Office of the Surgeon General, as directed by the 
Director of the Army Staff, in May 2022 (or any successor 
task force), to promote, support, and sustain animal health 
and welfare. 
(C) An update on the plan of such task force to ensure 
the Caisson Platoon of the 3rd Infantry Regiment of the 
Army has the ability to continuously support military and 
State funeral operations within Arlington National Ceme-
tery.
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SEC. 367. RECOVERY OF RARE EARTH ELEMENTS AND OTHER STRA-
TEGIC AND CRITICAL MATERIALS THROUGH END-OF-LIFE 
EQUIPMENT RECYCLING. 
The Secretary of Defense shall issue policies and establish 
procedures to— 
(1) identify end-of-life equipment of the Department of 
Defense that contains rare earth elements and other materials 
determined pursuant to section 3(a) of the Strategic and Critical 
Materials Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98b(a)) to be strategic 
and critical materials; and 
(2) recover such materials from such equipment for the 
purposes of reuse by the Department of Defense. 
TITLE IV—MILITARY PERSONNEL 
AUTHORIZATIONS 
Subtitle A—Active Forces 
Sec. 401. End strengths for active forces. 
Sec. 402. End strength level matters. 
Subtitle B—Reserve Forces 
Sec. 411. End strengths for Selected Reserve. 
Sec. 412. End strengths for Reserves on active duty in support of the Reserves. 
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. 
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, 2024, as follows: 
(1) The Army, 445,000. 
(2) The Navy, 337,800. 
(3) The Marine Corps, 172,300. 
(4) The Air Force, 320,000. 
(5) The Space Force, 9,400. 
SEC. 402. END STRENGTH LEVEL MATTERS. 
Section 115 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (f)(2), by striking ‘‘not more than 2 per-
cent’’ and inserting ‘‘not more than 3 percent’’; and 
(2) in subsection (g)(1), by striking subparagraphs (A) and 
(B) and inserting the following new subparagraphs: 
‘‘(A) vary the end strength pursuant to subsection (a)(1)(A) 
for a fiscal year for the armed force or forces under the jurisdic-
tion of that Secretary by a number not equal to more than 
2 percent of such authorized end strength; 
‘‘(B) vary the end strength pursuant to subsection (a)(1)(B) 
for a fiscal year for the armed force or forces under the jurisdic-
tion of that Secretary by a number not equal to more than 
2 percent of such authorized end strength; and
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‘‘(C) vary the end strength pursuant to subsection (a)(2) 
for a fiscal year for the Selected Reserve of the reserve compo-
nent of the armed force or forces under the jurisdiction of 
that Secretary by a number equal to not more than 2 percent 
of such authorized end strength.’’. 
Subtitle B—Reserve Forces 
SEC. 411. END STRENGTHS FOR SELECTED RESERVE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Armed Forces are authorized strengths 
for Selected Reserve personnel of the reserve components as of 
September 30, 2024, as follows: 
(1) The Army National Guard of the United States, 325,000. 
(2) The Army Reserve, 174,800. 
(3) The Navy Reserve, 57,200. 
(4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 32,000. 
(5) The Air National Guard of the United States, 105,000. 
(6) The Air Force Reserve, 69,600. 
(7) The Coast Guard Reserve, 7,000. 
(b) END STRENGTH REDUCTIONS.—The end strengths prescribed 
by subsection (a) for the Selected Reserve of any reserve component 
shall be proportionately reduced by— 
(1) the total authorized strength of units organized to serve 
as units of the Selected Reserve of such component which 
are on active duty (other than for training) at the end of 
the fiscal year; and 
(2) the total number of individual members not in units 
organized to serve as units of the Selected Reserve of such 
component who are on active duty (other than for training 
or for unsatisfactory participation in training) without their 
consent at the end of the fiscal year. 
(c) END STRENGTH INCREASES.—Whenever units or individual 
members of the Selected Reserve for any reserve component are 
released from active duty during any fiscal year, the end strength 
prescribed for such fiscal year for the Selected Reserve of such 
reserve component shall be increased proportionately by the total 
authorized strengths of such units and by the total number of 
such individual members. 
SEC. 412. END STRENGTHS FOR RESERVES ON ACTIVE DUTY IN SUP-
PORT OF THE RESERVES. 
Within the end strengths prescribed in section 411(a), the 
reserve components of the Armed Forces are authorized, as of 
September 30, 2024, the following number of Reserves to be serving 
on full-time active duty or full-time duty, in the case of members 
of the National Guard, for the purpose of organizing, administering, 
recruiting, instructing, or training the reserve components: 
(1) The Army National Guard of the United States, 30,845. 
(2) The Army Reserve, 16,511. 
(3) The Navy Reserve, 10,327. 
(4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 2,355. 
(5) The Air National Guard of the United States, 25,333. 
(6) The Air Force Reserve, 6,003.
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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 2024 for the reserve components 
of the Army and the Air Force (notwithstanding 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, 7,990. 
(3) For the Air National Guard of the United States, 10,994. 
(4) For the Air Force Reserve, 6,882. 
SEC. 414. MAXIMUM NUMBER OF RESERVE PERSONNEL AUTHORIZED 
TO BE ON ACTIVE DUTY FOR OPERATIONAL SUPPORT. 
During fiscal year 2024, 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. 
(2) The Army Reserve, 13,000. 
(3) The Navy Reserve, 6,200. 
(4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 3,000. 
(5) The Air National Guard of the United States, 16,000. 
(6) The Air Force Reserve, 14,000. 
Subtitle C—Authorization of 
Appropriations 
SEC. 421. MILITARY PERSONNEL. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION
OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds are hereby 
authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2024 for the use 
of the Armed Forces and other activities and agencies of the Depart-
ment of Defense for expenses, not otherwise provided for, for mili-
tary personnel, as specified in the funding table in section 4401. 
(b) CONSTRUCTION OF AUTHORIZATION.—The authorization of 
appropriations in subsection (a) supersedes any other authorization 
of appropriations (definite or indefinite) for such purpose for fiscal 
year 2024. 
TITLE V—MILITARY PERSONNEL 
POLICY 
Subtitle A—Officer Policy 
Sec. 501. Authorized strength: general and flag officers on active duty. 
Sec. 502. Extension of active duty term for Attending Physician at United States 
Capitol. 
Sec. 503. Updating authority to authorize promotion transfers between components 
of the same Armed Force or a different Armed Force. 
Sec. 504. Flexibility in determining terms of appointment for certain senior officer 
positions. 
Sec. 505. Realignment of Navy spot-promotion quotas. 
Sec. 506. Authority to increase the number of medical and dental officers rec-
ommended for promotion to certain grades. 
Sec. 507. Prohibition on appointment or nomination of certain officers who are sub-
ject to special selection review boards. 
Sec. 508. Effect of failure of selection for promotion. 
Sec. 509. Improvements relating to service obligation for Marine Corps cyberspace 
operations officers.
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Sec. 509A. Time in grade requirements. 
Sec. 509B. Establishment of Legislative Liaison of the Space Force. 
Sec. 509C. Extension of authority to vary number of Space Force officers considered 
for promotion to major general. 
Sec. 509D. Briefing on number of general officers of the Space Force on active duty. 
Subtitle B—Reserve Component Management 
Sec. 511. Removal of active duty prohibition for members of the Air Force Reserve 
Policy Committee. 
Sec. 512. Grade of Vice Chief of the National Guard Bureau. 
Sec. 513. Mobilization of Selected Reserve for preplanned missions in support of the 
combatant commands. 
Sec. 514. Alternative promotion authority for reserve officers in designated com-
petitive categories. 
Sec. 515. Authorization for FireGuard Program. 
Sec. 516. Designation of at least one general officer of the Marine Corps Reserve 
as a joint qualified officer. 
Subtitle C—General Service Authorities and Prohibitions 
Sec. 521. Permanent authority to order retired members to active duty in high-de-
mand, low-density appointments. 
Sec. 522. Prohibition on policy of the Department of Defense regarding identifica-
tion of gender or personal pronouns in official correspondence. 
Sec. 523. Prohibition on former members of the Armed Forces accepting post-serv-
ice employment with certain foreign governments. 
Sec. 524. Verification of the financial independence of financial services counselors 
in the Department of Defense. 
Sec. 525. Modification of requirements for approval of foreign employment by re-
tired and reserve members of uniformed services. 
Sec. 526. Consideration of reinstatement of a member of the Armed Forces involun-
tarily separated on the basis of refusal to receive a vaccination against 
COVID-19. 
Sec. 527. Reviews of characterization of administrative discharges of certain mem-
bers on the basis of failure to receive COVID-19 vaccine. 
Sec. 528. Certain members discharged or dismissed on the sole basis of failure to 
obey a lawful order to receive a vaccine for COVID-19: communication 
strategy regarding reinstatement process. 
Sec. 529. Continuing military service for certain members eligible for chapter 61 re-
tirement. 
Sec. 529A. Threat-based security services and equipment for certain former or re-
tired Department of Defense personnel. 
Sec. 529B. Limitation on establishment of new diversity, equity, and inclusion posi-
tions; hiring freeze. 
Sec. 529C. Requirement to base military accessions and promotions on merit and 
performance. 
Subtitle D—Military Justice and Other Legal Matters 
Sec. 531. Technical and conforming amendments to the Uniform Code of Military 
Justice. 
Sec. 532. Establishment of staggered terms for members of the Military Justice Re-
view Panel. 
Sec. 533. Supreme Court review of certain actions of the United States Court of Ap-
peals for the Armed Forces. 
Sec. 534. Additional requirements for initiative to enhance the capability of mili-
tary criminal investigative organizations to prevent and combat child 
sexual exploitation. 
Sec. 535. Limitation on availability of funds for relocation of Army CID special 
agent training course. 
Sec. 536. Study on requirement for unanimous votes for findings in general and 
special courts-martial and related milestones for implementation. 
Sec. 537. Study on removal of Sexual Assault Victim Advocates from the chain of 
command of victims. 
Subtitle E—Accession Standards and Recruitment 
Sec. 541. Increased access to potential recruits at secondary schools. 
Sec. 542. Modification of limitation on enlistment and induction of persons whose 
score on the Armed Forces Qualification Test is below a prescribed level. 
Sec. 543. Increased access to potential recruits at institutions of higher education. 
Sec. 544. Increase in accession bonus for nurse officer candidates. 
Sec. 545. Improvements to medical standards for accession to certain Armed 
Forces.
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Sec. 546. Future servicemember preparatory course. 
Sec. 547. Pilot program on cardiac screenings for military accessions. 
Sec. 548. Community college Enlisted Training Corps demonstration program. 
Sec. 549. Annual briefings on military recruitment practices in public secondary 
schools and community colleges. 
Subtitle F—Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps 
Sec. 551. Expansion of Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps. 
Sec. 552. Requirement for memoranda of understanding addressing certain matters 
pertaining to units of the Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps. 
Sec. 553. Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps administrator and instructor 
compensation. 
Sec. 554. Prohibition of establishment or maintenance of a unit of the Junior Re-
serve Officers’ Training Corps at an educational institution owned, oper-
ated, or controlled by the Chinese Communist Party. 
Sec. 555. Enforcement of program requirements for the Junior Reserve Officers’ 
Training Corps. 
Sec. 556. Annual report on allegations of sexual misconduct in Junior Reserve Offi-
cers’ Training Corps programs. 
Subtitle G—Member Education 
Sec. 561. Service Academies: numbers of nominations by Members of Congress and 
appointments by the Secretaries of the military departments. 
Sec. 562. Increase in the number of nominees from Guam to the Service Academies. 
Sec. 563. Consideration of standardized test scores in military service academy ap-
plication process. 
Sec. 564. Service Academy professional sports pathway report and legislative pro-
posal required. 
Sec. 565. Briefing on inclusion of advanced research programs at certain institu-
tions of professional military education. 
Subtitle H—Member Training and Transition 
Sec. 571. Amendments to pathways for counseling in the Transition Assistance Pro-
gram. 
Sec. 572. Skillbridge: staffing; budgeting; outreach; report. 
Sec. 573. Extension of Troops-to-Teachers program to the Job Corps. 
Sec. 574. Troops-to-Teachers Program: expansion; extension. 
Sec. 575. Language training centers for members of the Armed Forces and civilian 
employees of the Department of Defense. 
Sec. 576. Prohibition on use of Federal funds to endorse critical race theory. 
Sec. 577. Increased fitness standards for Army close combat force military occupa-
tional specialties. 
Sec. 578. Publication of training materials of the Defense Equal Opportunity Man-
agement Institute. 
Sec. 579. Prohibition on Federal funds for the Department of Defense Countering 
Extremism Work Group. 
Subtitle I—Family Programs, Child Care, and Dependent Education 
Sec. 581. Non-medical counseling services for military families. 
Sec. 582. Increase in the target funding level for military child care. 
Sec. 583. Modifications to assistance to local educational agencies that benefit de-
pendents of members of the Armed Forces with enrollment changes due 
to base closures, force structure changes, or force relocations. 
Sec. 584. Certain assistance to local educational agencies that benefit dependents 
of military and civilian personnel. 
Sec. 585. Outreach campaign relating to waiting lists for military child develop-
ment centers; annual briefing. 
Sec. 586. Briefings on pilot program on hiring of special needs inclusion coordina-
tors for Department of Defense child development centers. 
Sec. 587. Briefings on implementation of universal pre-kindergarten programs in 
schools operated by the Department of Defense Education Activity. 
Sec. 588. Report on mental health and wellness support for students enrolled in 
schools operated by the Department of Defense Education Activity. 
Sec. 589. Rights of parents of children attending schools operated by the Depart-
ment of Defense Education Activity. 
Subtitle J—Decorations and Awards and Other Personnel Matters, Reports, and 
Briefings 
Sec. 591. Armed Forces workplace surveys. 
Sec. 592. Due date for report on efforts to prevent and respond to deaths by suicide 
in the Navy.
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Sec. 593. Extension of deadline for review of World War I valor medals. 
Sec. 594. Digital ambassador program of the Navy: cessation; report; restart. 
Subtitle A—Officer Policy 
SEC. 501. AUTHORIZED STRENGTH: GENERAL AND FLAG OFFICERS 
ON ACTIVE DUTY. 
(a) REPEAL
OF
OBSOLETE
AUTHORITY; REDESIGNATION.— 
Chapter 32 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by repealing section 526; 
(2) by redesignating section 526a as section 526; 
(3) in the table of sections for such chapter, by striking 
the item relating to section 526a; and 
(4) in the section heading for section 526, as redesignated 
by paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘after December 31, 2022’’. 
(b) INCREASED AUTHORIZED STRENGTH.—Section 526 of title 
10, United States Code, as redesignated and amended by subsection 
(a), is further amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘after December 31, 2022,’’; 
(B) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘218’’ and inserting 
‘‘219’’; 
(C) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘149’’ and inserting 
‘‘150’’; 
(D) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘170’’ and inserting 
‘‘171’’; and 
(E) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘62’’ and inserting 
‘‘64’’; and 
(2) by redesignating the second subsection designated as 
subsection (i) as subsection (j). 
(c) REPEAL OF EXCLUSION OF OFFICERS SERVING AS LEAD SPE-
CIAL
TRIAL
COUNSEL
FROM
LIMITATIONS
ON
AUTHORIZED 
STRENGTHS.—Section 506 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 is hereby repealed. 
SEC. 502. EXTENSION OF ACTIVE DUTY TERM FOR ATTENDING PHYSI-
CIAN AT UNITED STATES CAPITOL. 
The present incumbent Attending Physician at the United 
States Capitol shall be continued on active duty until six years 
after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 503. UPDATING AUTHORITY TO AUTHORIZE PROMOTION TRANS-
FERS BETWEEN COMPONENTS OF THE SAME ARMED 
FORCE OR A DIFFERENT ARMED FORCE. 
(a) WARRANT OFFICERS TRANSFERRED BETWEEN COMPONENTS 
WITHIN THE SAME OR A DIFFERENT ARMED FORCE.—Section 578 
of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
the following new subsection: 
‘‘(g) Notwithstanding subsection (d), and subject to regulations 
prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, in the case of a warrant 
officer who is selected for promotion by a selection board convened 
under this chapter, and prior to the placement of the warrant 
officer’s name on the applicable promotion list is approved for 
transfer to a new component within the same or a different armed 
force, the Secretary concerned may place the warrant officer’s name 
on a corresponding promotion list of the new component without 
regard to the warrant officer’s competitive category. A warrant
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officer’s promotion under this subsection shall be made pursuant 
to section 12242 of this title.’’. 
(b) OFFICERS TRANSFERRED TO RESERVE ACTIVE-STATUS LIST.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Section 624 of such title is amended 
by adding at the end the following new subsections: 
‘‘(e) Notwithstanding subsection (a)(2), in the case of an officer 
who is selected for promotion by a selection board convened under 
this chapter, and prior to the placement of the officer’s name on 
the applicable promotion list is approved for transfer to the reserve 
active-status list of the same or a different armed force, the Sec-
retary concerned may place the officer’s name on a corresponding 
promotion list on the reserve active-status list without regard to 
the officer’s competitive category. An officer’s promotion under this 
subsection shall be made pursuant to section 14308 of this title. 
‘‘(f) Notwithstanding subsection (a)(3), in the case of an officer 
who is placed on an all-fully-qualified-officers list, and is subse-
quently approved for transfer to the reserve active-status list, the 
Secretary concerned may place the officer’s name on an appropriate 
all-fully-qualified-officers list on the reserve active-status list. An 
officer’s promotion under this subsection shall be made pursuant 
to section 14308 of this title.’’. 
(2) DATE
OF
RANK.—Section 14308(c) of such title is 
amended— 
(A) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4); 
and 
(B) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(3) The Secretary concerned may adjust the date of rank 
of an officer whose name is placed on a reserve active-status pro-
motion list pursuant to subsection (e) or (f) of section 624 of this 
title.’’. 
SEC. 504. FLEXIBILITY IN DETERMINING TERMS OF APPOINTMENT FOR 
CERTAIN SENIOR OFFICER POSITIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 35 of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended by inserting after section 601 the following new section: 
‘‘§ 602. Flexibility in determining terms of appointment for 
certain senior officer positions 
‘‘The Secretary of Defense may extend or reduce the duration 
of an appointment made under section 152, 154, 7033, 8033, 8043, 
9033, or 9082 of this title by up to six months if the Secretary 
determines that such an extension or reduction is necessary either 
in the interests of national defense, or to ensure an appropriate 
staggering of terms of senior military leadership.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the begin-
ning of chapter 35 of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
by inserting after the item relating to section 601 the following 
new item: 
‘‘602. Flexibility in determining terms of appointment for certain senior officer posi-
tions.’’. 
SEC. 505. REALIGNMENT OF NAVY SPOT-PROMOTION QUOTAS. 
Section 605(g)(4)(B) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
by striking ‘‘325’’ and inserting ‘‘425’’.
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SEC. 506. AUTHORITY TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF MEDICAL AND 
DENTAL OFFICERS RECOMMENDED FOR PROMOTION TO 
CERTAIN GRADES. 
Section 616(d) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
by inserting ‘‘, except, the Secretary concerned may authorize a 
greater number of officers so recommended that is less than 100 
percent of the number of officers so included, for medical and 
dental officers recommended for promotion to major or lieutenant 
commander, if the Secretary concerned determines that such greater 
number is necessary to maintain or improve medical readiness’’ 
before the period at the end. 
SEC. 507. PROHIBITION ON APPOINTMENT OR NOMINATION OF CER-
TAIN OFFICERS WHO ARE SUBJECT TO SPECIAL SELEC-
TION REVIEW BOARDS. 
(a) OFFICERS ON ACTIVE-DUTY LIST.— 
Section 628a(a)(2)(B) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(B) shall not be forwarded for appointment or nomination 
to the Secretary of Defense, the President, or the Senate, as 
applicable.’’. 
(b) OFFICERS ON RESERVE ACTIVE-STATUS LIST.— 
Section 14502a(a)(2)(B) of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(B) shall not be forwarded for appointment or nomination 
to the Secretary of Defense, the President, or the Senate, as 
applicable.’’. 
SEC. 508. EFFECT OF FAILURE OF SELECTION FOR PROMOTION. 
(a) EFFECT OF FAILURE OF SELECTION FOR PROMOTION: CAP-
TAINS AND MAJORS OF THE ARMY, AIR FORCE, MARINE CORPS, AND 
SPACE FORCE
AND LIEUTENANTS
AND LIEUTENANT COMMANDERS 
OF THE NAVY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 632 of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended— 
(A) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘and Marine 
Corps’’ and inserting ‘‘Marine Corps, and Space Force’’; 
(B) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ‘‘President approves 
the report of the board which considered him for the second 
time’’ and inserting ‘‘Secretary concerned releases the pro-
motion results of the board which considered the officer 
for the second time to the public’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the 
beginning of chapter 36 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by striking the item relating to section 632 and 
inserting the following new item: 
‘‘632. Effect of failure of selection for promotion: captains and majors of the Army, 
Air Force, Marine Corps, and Space Force and lieutenants and lieuten-
ant commanders of the Navy.’’. 
(b) RETIREMENT
OF REGULAR OFFICERS
OF
THE NAVY
FOR 
LENGTH OF SERVICE OR FAILURE OF SELECTION FOR PROMOTION.— 
Section 8372(a)(2)(A) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
by striking ‘‘President approves the report of the board which 
considered him for the second time’’ and inserting ‘‘Secretary con-
cerned releases the promotion results of the board which considered 
the officer for the second time to the public’’.
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SEC. 509. IMPROVEMENTS RELATING TO SERVICE OBLIGATION FOR 
MARINE CORPS CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS OFFICERS. 
(a) REQUIRED SERVICE.—Section 651(c) of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘or in the case of an 
unrestricted officer designated within a cyberspace occupational 
specialty’’ before the period at the end; and 
(2) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘; or’’ and inserting 
a semicolon; 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking the period and 
inserting ‘‘; or’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new subpara-
graph: 
‘‘(C) in the case of an unrestricted officer designated within 
a cyberspace occupational specialty, the period of obligated 
service specified in the enlistment agreement of such officer.’’. 
(b) MINIMUM SERVICE REQUIREMENT FOR CERTAIN CYBERSPACE 
OCCUPATIONAL SPECIALTIES.—Chapter 37 of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended by inserting after section 653 the following new 
section: 
‘‘§ 654. Minimum service requirement for certain cyberspace 
occupational specialties 
‘‘(a) CYBERSPACE OPERATIONS OFFICER.—The minimum service 
obligation for any member who successfully completes training in 
the armed forces in direct accession to the cyberspace operations 
officer occupational specialty of the Marine Corps shall be eight 
years. 
‘‘(b) SERVICE OBLIGATION DEFINED.—In this section, the term 
‘service obligation’ means the period of active duty or, in the case 
of a member of a reserve component who completed cyberspace 
operations training in an active duty for training status as a 
member of a reserve component, the period of service in an active 
status in the Selected Reserve, required to be served after comple-
tion of cyberspace operations training.’’. 
SEC. 509A. TIME IN GRADE REQUIREMENTS. 
Section 1305 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(3), by inserting ‘‘or a Marine Corps 
Marine Gunner warrant officer in such grade,’’ after ‘‘chief 
warrant officer, W–5,’’; 
(2) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘when he’’ and inserting 
‘‘when the warrant officer’’; and 
(3) in subsection (c)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘as he’’ and inserting ‘‘as the Secretary 
concerned’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘after he’’ and inserting ‘‘after the war-
rant officer’’. 
SEC. 509B. ESTABLISHMENT OF LEGISLATIVE LIAISON OF THE SPACE 
FORCE. 
Chapter 903 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
inserting, after section 9023, the following new section:— 
‘‘§ 9023a. Legislative Liaison of the Space Force 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is a Legislative Liaison of the 
Space Force.
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‘‘(b) FUNCTIONS.—The Legislative Liaison shall perform legisla-
tive affairs functions under the direction of the Chief of Space 
Operations.’’. 
SEC. 509C. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO VARY NUMBER OF SPACE 
FORCE OFFICERS CONSIDERED FOR PROMOTION TO 
MAJOR GENERAL. 
Subsection (b) of section 503 of the National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117–81; 135 Stat. 1680) 
is amended by striking ‘‘shall terminate on December 31, 2022’’ 
and inserting ‘‘shall terminate on December 31, 2024’’. 
SEC. 509D. BRIEFING ON NUMBER OF GENERAL OFFICERS OF THE 
SPACE FORCE ON ACTIVE DUTY. 
Not later than March 1, 2024, the Secretary of Defense shall 
submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 
House of Representatives a briefing regarding the number of general 
officers of the Space Force on active duty. Such briefing shall 
include the following elements: 
(1) The evaluation of the Secretary whether the current 
number of such general officers is sufficient to meet the require-
ments of— 
(A) the Space Force; 
(B) joint duty assignments under chapter 38 of title 
10, United States Code; and 
(C) the combatant commands. 
(2) Any proposal of the Secretary to increase the maximum 
number (under section 526a of such title) of such general offi-
cers in order to meet such requirements in the future. 
(3) A justification for any such proposal. 
Subtitle B—Reserve Component 
Management 
SEC. 511. REMOVAL OF ACTIVE DUTY PROHIBITION FOR MEMBERS 
OF THE AIR FORCE RESERVE POLICY COMMITTEE. 
Section 10305 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b), by striking ‘‘not on active duty’’ both 
places it appears; and 
(2) in subsection (c)— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘of the reserve components’’ after 
‘‘among the members’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘not on active duty’’. 
SEC. 512. GRADE OF VICE CHIEF OF THE NATIONAL GUARD BUREAU. 
Section 10505 of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(c) GRADE.—(1) The Vice Chief of the National Guard Bureau 
shall be appointed to serve in the grade of general. 
‘‘(2) The Secretary of Defense shall designate, pursuant to sub-
section (b) of section 526 of this title, the position of Vice Chief 
of the National Guard Bureau as one of the general officer and 
flag officer positions to be excluded from the limitations in sub-
section (a) of such section.’’.
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SEC. 513. MOBILIZATION OF SELECTED RESERVE FOR PREPLANNED 
MISSIONS IN SUPPORT OF THE COMBATANT COMMANDS. 
Section 12304b(b)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as clauses 
(i) and (ii), respectively; 
(2) by striking ‘‘Units’’ and inserting ‘‘(A) Except as provided 
under subparagraph (B), units’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(B) In the event the President’s budget is delivered later 
than April 1st in the year prior to the year of the mobilization 
of one or more units under this section, the Secretary concerned 
may submit to Congress the information required under 
subparagraph (A) in a separate notice.’’. 
SEC. 514. ALTERNATIVE PROMOTION AUTHORITY FOR RESERVE OFFI-
CERS IN DESIGNATED COMPETITIVE CATEGORIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Part III of subtitle E of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
chapter: 
‘‘CHAPTER 1413—ALTERNATIVE PROMOTION AUTHOR-
ITY FOR OFFICERS IN DESIGNATED COMPETITIVE 
CATEGORIES 
‘‘Sec. 
‘‘15101. Officers in designated competitive categories. 
‘‘15102. Selection for promotion. 
‘‘15103. Eligibility for consideration for promotion. 
‘‘15104. Opportunities for consideration for promotion. 
‘‘15105. Promotions. 
‘‘15106. Failure of selection for promotion. 
‘‘15107. Retirement: retirement for years of service; selective early retirement. 
‘‘15108. Continuation on the Reserve Active-Status List. 
‘‘15109. Other administrative authorities. 
‘‘15110. Regulations. 
‘‘§ 15101. Officers in designated competitive categories 
‘‘(a) AUTHORITY
TO DESIGNATE COMPETITIVE CATEGORIES
OF 
OFFICERS.—Each Secretary of a military department may designate 
one or more competitive categories for promotion of officers under 
section 14005 of this title that are under the jurisdiction of such 
Secretary as a competitive category of officers whose promotion, 
retirement, and continuation on the reserve active-status list shall 
be subject to the provisions of this chapter. 
‘‘(b) LIMITATION ON EXERCISE OF AUTHORITY.—The Secretary 
of a military department may not designate a competitive category 
of officers for purposes of this chapter until 60 days after the 
date on which the Secretary submits to the Committees on Armed 
Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report 
on the designation of the competitive category. The report on the 
designation of a competitive category shall set forth the following: 
‘‘(1) A detailed description of officer requirements for offi-
cers within the competitive category. 
‘‘(2) An explanation of the number of opportunities for 
consideration for promotion to each particular grade, and an 
estimate of promotion timing, within the competitive category. 
‘‘(3) An estimate of the size of the promotion zone for 
each grade within the competitive category.
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‘‘(2) any reference in sections 14504 through 14506 of this 
title to an officer who has failed of selection for promotion 
to the next higher grade for the second time shall be deemed 
to refer instead to an officer described in subsection (a) who 
has failed of selection for promotion to the next higher grade 
for the maximum number of times specified for opportunities 
for promotion to such grade within the competitive category 
concerned pursuant to such section 15104. 
‘‘§ 15107. Retirement: retirement for years of service; selec-
tive early retirement 
‘‘(a) RETIREMENT
FOR YEARS
OF SERVICE.—Sections 14507 
through 14515 of this title shall apply to the retirement of officers 
in competitive categories of officers designated for purposes of this 
chapter. 
‘‘(b) SELECTIVE EARLY RETIREMENT.—Section 14101(b) of this 
title shall apply to the retirement of officers described in subsection 
(a). 
‘‘§ 15108. Continuation on the Reserve Active-Status List 
‘‘Sections 14701 through 14703 of this title shall apply in 
continuation or retention on a reserve active-status list of officers 
designated for purposes of this chapter. 
‘‘§ 15109. Other administrative authorities 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The following provisions of this title shall 
apply to officers in competitive categories of officers designated 
for purposes of this chapter: 
‘‘(1) Section 14518, relating to continuation of officers to 
complete disciplinary action. 
‘‘(2) Section 14519, relating to deferment of retirement 
or separation for medical reasons. 
‘‘(3) Section 14704, relating to the selective early removal 
from the reserve active-status list. 
‘‘(4) Section 14705, relating to the selective early retirement 
of reserve general and flag officers of the Navy and Marine 
Corps. 
‘‘§ 15110. Regulations 
‘‘The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe regulations regarding 
the administration of this chapter. The elements of such regulations 
shall include mechanisms to clarify the manner in which provisions 
of other chapters of this part of the title shall be used in the 
administration of this chapter in accordance with the provisions 
of this chapter.’’. 
(b) TABLE OF CHAPTERS AMENDMENT.—The table of chapters 
at the beginning of part III of subtitle E of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new item: 
‘‘1413. Alternative promotion authority for officers in designated competitive 
categories ..................................................................................................15101’’. 
SEC. 515. AUTHORIZATION FOR FIREGUARD PROGRAM. 
(a) AUTHORITY.—Chapter 5 of title 32, United States Code, 
is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘§ 510. Authorization for FireGuard Program 
‘‘The Secretary of Defense may use members of the National 
Guard to carry out a program to aggregate, analyze, and assess
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multi-source remote sensing information for interagency partner-
ships in the detection and monitoring of wildfires, and to support 
any emergency response to such wildfires. Such a program shall 
be known as the ‘FireGuard Program’.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the begin-
ning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following 
new item: 
‘‘510. Authorization for FireGuard Program.’’. 
(c) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—The 
National 
Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117–81) is 
amended by striking section 515. 
SEC. 516. DESIGNATION OF AT LEAST ONE GENERAL OFFICER OF THE 
MARINE CORPS RESERVE AS A JOINT QUALIFIED OFFICER. 
The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that at least one general 
officer of the Marine Corps Reserve is designated as a joint qualified 
officer. 
Subtitle C—General Service Authorities 
and Prohibitions 
SEC. 521. PERMANENT AUTHORITY TO ORDER RETIRED MEMBERS TO 
ACTIVE DUTY IN HIGH-DEMAND, LOW-DENSITY APPOINT-
MENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 688a of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘Retired members: 
temporary authority’’ and inserting ‘‘Authority’’; 
(2) by striking subsection (f); 
(3) by redesignating subsections (g) and (h) as subsections 
(f) and (g), respectively; and 
(4) in subsection (f), as redesignated by paragraph (3), 
by striking ‘‘limitations in subsections (c) and (f)’’ and inserting 
‘‘limitation in subsection (c)’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the begin-
ning of chapter 39 of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
by striking the item relating to section 688a and inserting the 
following new item: 
‘‘688a. Authority to order to active duty in high-demand, low-density assignments.’’. 
SEC. 522. PROHIBITION ON POLICY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
REGARDING IDENTIFICATION OF GENDER OR PERSONAL 
PRONOUNS IN OFFICIAL CORRESPONDENCE. 
Chapter 49 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
inserting after section 985 the following new section 986: 
‘‘§ 986. Policy regarding identification of gender or personal 
pronouns in official correspondence 
‘‘The Secretary of Defense may not require or prohibit a member 
of the armed forces or a civilian employee of the Department of 
Defense to identify the gender or personal pronouns of such member 
or employee in any official correspondence of the Department.’’.
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SEC. 523. PROHIBITION ON FORMER MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES 
ACCEPTING POST-SERVICE EMPLOYMENT WITH CERTAIN 
FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 49 of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘§ 989. Prohibition on former members of the armed forces 
accepting post-service employment with certain for-
eign governments 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided by subsection (b), a cov-
ered individual may not occupy a covered post-service position. 
‘‘(b) TEMPORARY WAIVER.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall establish 
a process under which a covered individual may be granted 
a temporary waiver of the prohibition under subsection (a) 
if— 
‘‘(A) the individual, or a Federal agency on behalf of, 
and with the consent of, the individual, submits to the 
Secretary a written application for a waiver in such form 
and manner as the Secretary determines appropriate; and 
‘‘(B) the Secretary determines that the waiver is nec-
essary to advance the national security interests of the 
United States. 
‘‘(2) PERIOD OF WAIVER.—A waiver issued under paragraph 
(1) shall apply for a period not exceeding 5 years. The Secretary 
may renew such a waiver. 
‘‘(3) REVOCATION.—The Secretary may revoke a waiver 
issued under paragraph (1) to a covered individual with respect 
to a covered-post service position if the Secretary determines 
that the employment of the individual in the covered-post 
service position poses a threat to national security. 
‘‘(4) NOTIFICATION.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after the 
date on which the Secretary issues a waiver under para-
graph (1) or revokes a waiver under paragraph (3), the 
Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Armed Serv-
ices of the Senate and the House of Representatives written 
notification of the waiver or revocation, as the case may 
be. 
‘‘(B) ELEMENTS.—A notification required by subpara-
graph (A) shall include the following: 
‘‘(i) With respect to a waiver issued to a covered 
individual— 
‘‘(I) the details of the application, including 
the position held by the individual in the armed 
forces; 
‘‘(II) the nature of the post-service position 
of the individual; 
‘‘(III) a description of the national security 
interests that will be advanced by reason of issuing 
such a waiver; and 
‘‘(IV) the specific reasons why the Secretary 
determines that issuing the waiver will advance 
such interests. 
‘‘(ii) With respect to a revocation of a waiver issued 
to a covered individual—
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‘‘(I) the details of the waiver, including any 
renewals of the waiver, and the dates of such 
waiver and renewals; and 
‘‘(II) the specific reasons why the Secretary 
determined that the revocation is warranted. 
‘‘(c) CERTIFICATION
OF
PROHIBITION.—In implementing the 
prohibition under subsection (a), the Secretary shall establish a 
process under which each member of the armed forces is, before 
the member retires or is otherwise separated from the armed 
forces— 
‘‘(1) informed in writing of the prohibition, and the penalties 
for violations of the prohibition; and 
‘‘(2) required to certify that the member understands the 
prohibition and those penalties. 
‘‘(d) PENALTIES.—In the case of a covered individual who know-
ingly and willfully fails to comply with the prohibition under sub-
section (a), the Secretary may, as applicable— 
‘‘(1) withhold any pay, allowances, or benefits that would 
otherwise be provided to the individual by the Department 
of Defense; and 
‘‘(2) revoke any security clearance of the individual. 
‘‘(e) ANNUAL REPORTS.— 
‘‘(1) REQUIREMENT.—Not later than March 31, 2024, and 
annually thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the congres-
sional defense committees a report on covered post-service 
employment occurring during the year covered by the report. 
‘‘(2) ELEMENTS.—Each report required by paragraph (1) 
shall include the following: 
‘‘(A) The number of former covered individuals who 
occupy a covered post-service position, broken down by— 
‘‘(i) the name of the employer; 
‘‘(ii) the foreign government, including by the spe-
cific foreign individual, agency, or entity, for whom 
the covered post-service employment is being per-
formed; and 
‘‘(iii) the nature of the services provided as part 
of the covered post-service employment. 
‘‘(B) An assessment by the Secretary of whether— 
‘‘(i) the Department of Defense maintains adequate 
systems and processes for ensuring that former mem-
bers of the armed forces are submitting required 
reports relating to their employment by foreign govern-
ments; 
‘‘(ii) all covered individuals who occupy a covered 
post-service position are in compliance with this sec-
tion; 
‘‘(iii) the services provided by the covered individ-
uals who occupy a covered post-service position pose 
a current or future threat to the national security 
of the United States; and 
‘‘(iv) there is any credible information or reporting 
that any covered individual who occupies a covered 
post-service position has engaged in activities that vio-
late Federal law. 
‘‘(3) FORM OF REPORT.—Each report required by paragraph 
(1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include 
a classified annex.
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‘‘(f) NOTIFICATIONS OF DETERMINATIONS OF CERTAIN THREATS.— 
‘‘(1) REQUIREMENT.—In addition to the annual reports 
under subsection (d), if the Secretary determines that the serv-
ices provided by a covered individual who occupies a covered 
post-service position pose a threat described in clause (iii) of 
paragraph (2)(B) of that subsection, or include activities 
described in clause (iv) of such paragraph, the Secretary shall 
notify the congressional defense committees of that determina-
tion by not later than 30 days after making the determination. 
‘‘(2) ELEMENTS.—A notification required by paragraph (1) 
shall include the following: 
‘‘(A) The name of the covered individual. 
‘‘(B) The name of the employer. 
‘‘(C) The foreign government, including the specific for-
eign individual, agency, or entity, for whom the covered 
post-service employment is being performed. 
‘‘(D) As applicable, a description of the risk to national 
security and the activities that may violate Federal law. 
‘‘(g) RULE
OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section may 
be construed to indemnify or shield covered individuals from 
prosecution under any relevant provision of title 18. 
‘‘(h) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) COVERED INDIVIDUAL.—The term ‘covered individual’ 
means an individual who has retired or otherwise separated 
from an active or reserve component of the Armed Forces. 
‘‘(2) COVERED POST-SERVICE EMPLOYMENT.—The term ‘cov-
ered post-service employment’ means direct or indirect employ-
ment by, representation of, or any provision of advice or services 
relating to national security, intelligence, the military, or 
internal security to— 
‘‘(A) the government of— 
‘‘(i) a country of concern (as defined in section 
1(m) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act 
of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a(m))); or 
‘‘(ii) a country the Secretary of Defense determines 
acts as a proxy or passthrough for services for a country 
of concern; or 
‘‘(B) any company, entity, or other person the activities 
of which are directly or indirectly supervised, directed, 
controlled, financed, or subsidized, in whole or in major 
part, by a government described in subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(3) COVERED POST-SERVICE POSITION.—The term ‘covered 
post-service position’ means a position of employment described 
in paragraph (2).’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at the begin-
ning of chapter 49 of such title is amended by adding at the 
end the following new item: 
‘‘989. Prohibition on former members of the armed forces accepting post-service em-
ployment with certain foreign governments.’’. 
(c) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section 908 of title 37, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
subsection: 
‘‘(f) PROHIBITION
ON FORMER MEMBERS
OF ARMED FORCES 
ACCEPTING EMPLOYMENT WITH CERTAIN FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS.— 
For a provision of law prohibiting former members of the armed 
forces from accepting post-service employment with certain foreign 
governments, see section 989 of title 10.’’.
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(b) BRIEFING ON FINANCIAL INDEPENDENCE.—Not later than 
180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, each Secretary 
concerned shall submit to Congress a briefing on the implementa-
tion of the amendments made by this section. 
(c) SECRETARY CONCERNED DEFINED.—In this section, the term 
‘‘Secretary concerned’’ has the meaning given to such term in section 
101 of title 10, United States Code. 
SEC. 525. MODIFICATION OF REQUIREMENTS FOR APPROVAL OF FOR-
EIGN EMPLOYMENT BY RETIRED AND RESERVE MEMBERS 
OF UNIFORMED SERVICES. 
Section 908 of title 37, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘A person’’ and inserting ‘‘(1) A person’’; 
(B) by inserting ‘‘after determining that such approval 
is not contrary to the national interests of the United 
States’’ after ‘‘approve the employment’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(2) The Secretary of a military department may delegate the 
determination of the Secretary required by paragraph (1) only to 
an official of the military department at or above the level of 
an Assistant Secretary or, in the event of a vacancy in the position 
of such an official, a civilian official performing the duties of that 
position.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in paragraph (2)— 
(i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by 
striking ‘‘an officer’’ and inserting ‘‘a person’’; and 
(ii) by striking subparagraphs (B) and (C) and 
inserting the following new subparagraphs: 
‘‘(B) A description of the duties, if any, the person is to 
perform and the compensation the person is to receive for 
such duties, as reflected in the person’s application for approval 
of the employment or compensation or payment or award. 
‘‘(C) The position the person held or holds in the armed 
forces, including the rank of the person and the armed force 
in which the person served. 
‘‘(D) Any other information the Secretaries of the military 
departments consider relevant, except that such information 
may not include the person’s date of birth, Social Security 
number, home address, phone number, or any other personal 
identifier other than the name and rank of the person and 
the armed force in which the person served.’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) Not later than 60 days after the date on which a report 
required by paragraph (1) is submitted, the Secretaries of the 
military departments shall make the report, and all contents of 
the report, available on a publicly accessible internet website.’’. 
SEC. 526. CONSIDERATION OF REINSTATEMENT OF A MEMBER OF THE 
ARMED FORCES INVOLUNTARILY SEPARATED ON THE 
BASIS OF REFUSAL TO RECEIVE A VACCINATION AGAINST 
COVID-19. 
(a) REINSTATEMENT.— 
(1) REQUEST; CONSIDERATION.—At the request of a covered 
individual during the two years following the date of the invol-
untary separation of the covered individual, the Secretary con-
cerned shall consider reinstating such covered individual—
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(A) as a member of the Armed Force concerned; and 
(B) in the grade held by such covered individual imme-
diately before the involuntary separation of the covered 
individual. 
(2) TREATMENT
OF
PERIOD
BETWEEN
SEPARATION
AND 
REINSTATEMENT.—The Secretary concerned shall treat the 
period of time between the involuntary separation of a covered 
individual and the reinstatement of such covered individual 
under paragraph (1) as a period of inactivation from active 
service under the following provisions of section 710 of title 
10, United States Code: 
(A) Subsection (b). 
(B) Subparagraphs (B) through (D) of paragraph (2) 
of subsection (f). 
(C) Paragraph (4) of subsection (f). 
(D) Subsection (g). 
(b) COVERED INDIVIDUAL DEFINED.—In this section, the term 
‘‘covered individual’’ means an individual— 
(1) involuntarily separated from an Armed Force solely 
on the basis of the refusal of such individual to receive a 
vaccination against COVID-19; and 
(2) who, during the period beginning on August 24, 2021, 
and ending on February 24, 2023, submitted a request for 
a religious, administrative, or medical exemption from a 
requirement to receive a vaccination against COVID-19. 
SEC. 527. REVIEWS OF CHARACTERIZATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE DIS-
CHARGES OF CERTAIN MEMBERS ON THE BASIS OF 
FAILURE TO RECEIVE COVID-19 VACCINE. 
(a) MANDATORY REVIEW.—A board established under section 
1553 of title 10, United States Code, shall grant a request pursuant 
to such section to review the characterization of a discharge or 
dismissal of a former member of a covered Armed Force if such 
discharge or dismissal was solely based on the failure of such 
former member to obey a lawful order to receive a vaccine for 
COVID-19. 
(b) COVERED ARMED FORCE DEFINED.—In this section, the term 
‘‘covered Armed Force’’ means the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air 
Force, Coast Guard, or Space Force. 
SEC. 528. CERTAIN MEMBERS DISCHARGED OR DISMISSED ON THE 
SOLE BASIS OF FAILURE TO OBEY A LAWFUL ORDER TO 
RECEIVE A VACCINE FOR COVID-19: COMMUNICATION 
STRATEGY REGARDING REINSTATEMENT PROCESS. 
(a) COMMUNICATION STRATEGY REQUIRED.—Not later than six 
months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of Defense, in coordination with the Secretaries of the military 
departments or, with respect the Coast Guard, the Secretary of 
the department in which the Secretary is operating when the Coast 
Guard is not operating as a service in the Navy, shall communicate, 
to a covered individual, the current, established, process by which 
a covered individual may be reinstated in the covered Armed Force 
concerned. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘covered individual’’ means an individual dis-
charged or dismissed from a covered Armed Force on the sole 
basis of failure to obey a lawful order to receive a vaccine 
for COVID-19.
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(2) The term ‘‘covered Armed Force’’ means the Army, 
Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, Coast Guard, or Space Force. 
SEC. 529. CONTINUING MILITARY SERVICE FOR CERTAIN MEMBERS 
ELIGIBLE FOR CHAPTER 61 RETIREMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall prescribe 
regulations that authorize the Secretary of the military department 
concerned to authorize a covered member to continue to serve 
in the Armed Forces— 
(1) in the current military occupational specialty of such 
covered member, for which the covered member may not be 
deployable; or 
(2) in a military occupational specialty for which the cov-
ered member is deployable. 
(b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—A covered member who completes 
20 years of service computed under section 1208 of title 10, United 
States Code shall not be denied any benefit— 
(1) for which the covered member is eligible under laws 
administered by the Secretary of Defense or the Secretary 
of Veterans Affairs; and 
(2) solely on the basis that the covered member elected 
to continue to serve in the Armed Forces instead of taking 
retirement under chapter 61 of title 10, United States Code. 
(c) COVERED MEMBER DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘cov-
ered member’’ means a member of the Army, Navy, Air Force, 
Marine Corps, or Space Force— 
(1) whom the Secretary of the military department con-
cerned determines possesses skill or experience vital to the 
Armed Force concerned; 
(2) who incurs a disability— 
(A) while eligible for special pay under section 310 
of title 37, United States Code; and 
(B) that renders the member eligible for retirement 
under chapter 61 of title 10, United States Code; and 
(3) who seeks to continue to serve in the Armed Forces 
instead of taking such retirement. 
SEC. 529A. THREAT-BASED SECURITY SERVICES AND EQUIPMENT FOR 
CERTAIN 
FORMER 
OR 
RETIRED 
DEPARTMENT 
OF 
DEFENSE PERSONNEL. 
(a) REMOVAL OF TIME LIMITATIONS.—Subsection (b) of section 
714 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ‘‘imminent and credible 
threat’’ and inserting ‘‘serious and credible threat’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking ‘‘for a period of up 
to two years beginning on the date on which the official sepa-
rates from the Department’’; 
(3) by amending paragraph (5) to read as follows: 
‘‘(5) DURATION OF PROTECTION.—The Secretary of Defense 
shall require periodic reviews, not less than once every six 
months, of the duration of protection provided to individuals 
under this subsection.’’; and 
(4) in paragraph (6)(A), by striking ‘‘and of each determina-
tion under paragraph (5)(B) to extend such protection and 
security’’.
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(b) AUTHORIZATION
OF REIMBURSEMENT
OR ACQUISITION
OF 
SECURITY SERVICES.—Such section 714, as amended by subsection 
(a), is further amended by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(e) REIMBURSEMENT.—The Secretary of Defense may reimburse 
a former or retired official who faces serious and credible threats 
arising from duties performed while employed by the Department 
for security services and equipment procured at the personal 
expense of the official, not to exceed an aggregate of $15,000,000 
in any fiscal year for all former and retired officials authorized 
by the Secretary of Defense for such reimbursement.’’. 
SEC. 529B. LIMITATION ON ESTABLISHMENT OF NEW DIVERSITY, 
EQUITY, AND INCLUSION POSITIONS; HIRING FREEZE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—During the period described in subsection 
(b), the Secretary of Defense may not— 
(1) establish any new positions within the Department 
of Defense with responsibility for matters relating to diversity, 
equity, and inclusion; or 
(2) fill any vacancies in positions in the Department with 
responsibility for such matters. 
(b) PERIOD DESCRIBED.—The period described in this subsection 
is the period— 
(1) beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act; 
and 
(2) ending on the date on which the Comptroller General 
of the United States submits to Congress the review of the 
Department of Defense diversity, equity, and inclusion 
workforce required by the report of the Committee on Armed 
Services of the Senate accompanying the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024. 
SEC. 529C. REQUIREMENT TO BASE MILITARY ACCESSIONS AND PRO-
MOTIONS ON MERIT AND PERFORMANCE. 
(a) MERIT REQUIREMENT.—A military accession or a promotion 
in the Department of Defense shall be based on individual merit 
and demonstrated performance. 
(b) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe 
regulations to carry out this section not later than 90 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
Subtitle D—Military Justice and Other 
Legal Matters 
SEC. 531. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO THE UNI-
FORM CODE OF MILITARY JUSTICE. 
(a) TECHNICAL AMENDMENT RELATING TO GUILTY PLEAS FOR 
MURDER.—Section 918 of title 10, United States Code (article 118 
of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘he’’ each place it appears and inserting 
‘‘such person’’; and 
(2) in the matter following paragraph (4), by striking the 
period and inserting ‘‘, unless such person is otherwise sen-
tenced in accordance with a plea agreement entered into 
between the parties under section 853a of this title (article 
53a).’’.
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(b) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS RELATING TO THE MILITARY JUS-
TICE REFORMS IN THE NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR 
FISCAL YEAR 2022.— 
(1) ARTICLE 16.—Subsection (c)(2)(A) of section 816 of title 
10, United States Code (article 16 of the Uniform Code of 
Military Justice), is amended by striking ‘‘by the convening 
authority’’. 
(2) ARTICLE
25.—Section 825 of title 10, United States 
Code (article 25 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), is 
amended— 
(A) in subsection (d)— 
(i) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘may, after the 
findings are announced and before any matter is pre-
sented in the sentencing phase, request, orally on the 
record or in writing, sentencing by members’’ and 
inserting ‘‘shall be sentenced by the military judge’’; 
and 
(ii) by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows: 
‘‘(2) In a capital case, if the accused is convicted of an offense 
for which the court-martial may sentence the accused to death, 
the accused shall be sentenced in accordance with section 853(c) 
of this title (article 53(c)).’’; 
(B) in subsection (e)— 
(i) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘him’’ and inserting 
‘‘the member being tried’’; and 
(ii) in paragraph (2)— 
(I) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘his 
opinion’’ and inserting ‘‘the opinion of the con-
vening authority’’; and 
(II) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘he’’ 
and inserting ‘‘the member’’; and 
(C) in subsection (f), in the second sentence— 
(i) by striking ‘‘his authority’’ and inserting ‘‘the 
authority of the convening authority’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘his staff judge advocate or legal 
officer’’ and inserting ‘‘the staff judge advocate or legal 
officer of the convening authority’’. 
(c) AUTHORITY OF SPECIAL TRIAL COUNSEL WITH RESPECT TO 
CERTAIN OFFENSES OCCURRING BEFORE EFFECTIVE DATE OF MILI-
TARY
JUSTICE
REFORMS
ENACTED
IN
THE
NATIONAL
DEFENSE 
AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2022.— 
(1) AUTHORITY.—Section 824a of title 10, United States 
Code (article 24a of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), 
as added by section 531 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117–81; 135 Stat. 1692), 
is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(d) SPECIAL TRIAL COUNSEL AUTHORITY OVER CERTAIN OTHER 
OFFENSES.— 
‘‘(1) OFFENSES OCCURRING BEFORE EFFECTIVE DATE.—A spe-
cial trial counsel may, at the sole and exclusive discretion 
of the special trial counsel, exercise authority over the following 
offenses: 
‘‘(A) An offense under section 917a (article 117a), 918 
(article 118), section 919 (article 119), section 920 (article 
120), section 920b (article 120b), section 920c (article 120c), 
section 928b (article 128b), or the standalone offense of 
child pornography punishable under section 934 (article
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134) of this title that occurred on or before December 
27, 2023. 
‘‘(B) An offense under section 925 (article 125), section 
930 (article 130), or section 932 (article 132) of this title 
that occurred on or after January 1, 2019, and before 
December 28, 2023. 
‘‘(C) An offense under section 920a (article 120a) of 
this title, an offense under section 925 (article 125) of 
this title alleging an act of nonconsensual sodomy, or the 
standalone offense of kidnapping punishable under section 
934 (article 134) of this title that occurred before January 
1, 2019. 
‘‘(D) A conspiracy to commit an offense specified in 
subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) as punishable under section 
881 of this title (article 81). 
‘‘(E) A solicitation to commit an offense specified in 
subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) as punishable under section 
882 of this title (article 82). 
‘‘(F) An attempt to commit an offense specified in 
subparagraph (A), (B), (C), (D), or (E) as punishable under 
section 880 of this title (article 80). 
‘‘(2) EFFECT OF EXERCISE OF AUTHORITY.— 
‘‘(A) TREATMENT AS COVERED OFFENSE.—If a special 
trial counsel exercises authority over an offense pursuant 
to paragraph (1), the offense over which the special trial 
counsel exercises authority shall be considered a covered 
offense for purposes of this chapter. 
‘‘(B) KNOWN OR RELATED OFFENSES.—If a special trial 
counsel exercises authority over an offense pursuant to 
paragraph (1), the special trial counsel may exercise the 
authority of the special trial counsel under subparagraph 
(B) of subsection (c)(2) with respect to other offenses 
described in that subparagraph without regard to the date 
on which the other offenses occur.’’. 
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT TO EFFECTIVE DATE.—Section 
539C(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2022 (Public Law 117–81; 10 U.S.C. 801 note) is amended 
by striking ‘‘and shall’’ and inserting ‘‘and, except as provided 
in section 824a(d) of title 10, United States Code (article 24a(d) 
of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), shall’’. 
(d) CLARIFICATION OF APPLICABILITY OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE 
AND STALKING TO DATING PARTNERS.— 
(1) ARTICLE
128B; DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE.—Section 928b of 
title 10, United States Code (article 128b of the Uniform Code 
of Military Justice), is amended— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
‘‘Any person’’ and inserting ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Any person’’; 
(B) in subsection (a), as designated by paragraph (1) 
of this section, by inserting ‘‘a dating partner,’’ after ‘‘an 
intimate partner,’’ each place it appears; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the terms ‘dating partner’, 
‘immediate family’, and ‘intimate partner’ have the meanings given 
such terms in section 930 of this title (article 130).’’. 
(2) ARTICLE 130; STALKING.—Section 930 of such title (article 
130 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice) is amended—
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(A) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘or to his or her 
intimate partner’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘to 
his or her intimate partner, or to his or her dating partner’’; 
and 
(B) in subsection (b)— 
(i) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (5) 
as paragraphs (4) through (6), respectively; and 
(ii) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following 
new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) The term ‘dating partner’, in the case of a specific 
person, means a person who is or has been in a social relation-
ship of a romantic or intimate nature with such specific person 
based on a consideration of— 
‘‘(A) the length of the relationship; 
‘‘(B) the type of relationship; 
‘‘(C) the frequency of interaction between the persons 
involved in the relationship; and 
‘‘(D) the extent of physical intimacy or sexual contact 
between the persons involved in the relationship.’’. 
(e) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by subsection 
(b) and subsection (c)(1) shall take effect immediately after the 
coming into effect of the amendments made by part 1 of subtitle 
D of title V of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2022 (Public Law 117–81) as provided in section 539C of 
that Act (10 U.S.C. 801 note). 
SEC. 532. ESTABLISHMENT OF STAGGERED TERMS FOR MEMBERS OF 
THE MILITARY JUSTICE REVIEW PANEL. 
(a) APPOINTMENT TO STAGGERED TERMS.—Subsection (b) of sec-
tion 946 of title 10, United States Code (article 146 of the Uniform 
Code of Military Justice), is amended by adding at the end the 
following new paragraph: 
‘‘(4) ESTABLISHMENT
OF
STAGGERED
TERMS.—Notwith-
standing subsection (e), members of the Panel appointed to 
serve on the Panel to fill vacancies that exist due to terms 
of appointment expiring during the period beginning on August 
1, 2030, and ending on November 30, 2030, shall be appointed 
to terms as follows: 
‘‘(A) Three members designated by the Secretary of 
Defense shall serve a term of two years. 
‘‘(B) Three members designated by the Secretary of 
Defense shall serve a term of four years. 
‘‘(C) Three members designated by the Secretary of 
Defense shall serve a term of six years. 
‘‘(D) Four members designated by the Secretary of 
Defense shall serve a term of eight years.’’. 
(b) TERM; VACANCIES.—Subsection (e) of such section is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(e) TERM; VACANCIES.— 
‘‘(1) TERM.—Subject to subsection (b)(4) and paragraphs 
(2) and (3) of this subsection, each member shall be appointed 
for a term of eight years, and no member may serve more 
than one term. 
‘‘(2) VACANCY.—Any vacancy in the Panel shall be filled 
in the same manner as the original appointment. A member 
appointed to fill a vacancy in the Panel that occurs before 
the expiration of the term of appointment of the predecessor
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of such member shall be appointed for the remainder of the 
term of such predecessor. 
‘‘(3) AVAILABILITY OF REAPPOINTMENT FOR CERTAIN MEM-
BERS.—Notwithstanding paragraph (1), a member of the Panel 
may be appointed to a single additional term if— 
‘‘(A) the appointment of the member is to fill a vacancy 
described in subsection (b)(4); or 
‘‘(B) the member was initially appointed— 
‘‘(i) to a term of four years or less in accordance 
with subsection (b)(4); or 
‘‘(ii) to fill a vacancy that occurs before the expira-
tion of the term of the predecessor of such member 
and for which the remainder of the term of such prede-
cessor is four years or less.’’. 
SEC. 533. SUPREME COURT REVIEW OF CERTAIN ACTIONS OF THE 
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ARMED 
FORCES. 
(a) CERTIORARI
TO
THE UNITED STATES COURT
OF APPEALS 
FOR THE ARMED FORCES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 1259 of title 28, United States 
Code, is amended— 
(A) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘or refused to grant’’ 
after ‘‘granted’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (4), by inserting ‘‘or refused to grant’’ 
after ‘‘granted’’. 
(2) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(A) TITLE 10.—Section 867a(a) of title 10, United States 
Code (article 67a of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), 
is amended by striking ‘‘The Supreme Court may not review 
by a writ of certiorari under this section any action of 
the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces 
in refusing to grant a petition for review.’’. 
(B) TIME FOR APPLICATION FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI.— 
Subsection (g) of section 2101 of title 28, United States 
Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(g) The time for application for a writ of certiorari to review 
a decision of the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed 
Forces, or the decision of a Court of Criminal Appeals that the 
United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces refuses to 
grant a petition to review, shall be as prescribed by rules of the 
Supreme Court.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE AND APPLICABILITY.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The amendments made by subsection 
(a) shall take effect on the date that is one year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act and shall apply with respect 
to any action of the United States Court of Appeals for the 
Armed Forces in granting or refusing to grant a petition for 
review submitted to such Court for the first time on or after 
such effective date. 
(2) INAPPLICABILITY TO PENDING DECISIONS.—With respect 
to a petition submitted to the United States Court of Appeals 
for the Armed Forces before the effective date specified in 
paragraph (1) and on which the Court has not taken action 
as of such date, the provisions of the United States Code 
amended by subsection (a) shall apply as if such amendments 
had not been enacted. Any action of the United States Court
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of Appeals for the Armed Forces in granting or refusing to 
grant such a petition is final and conclusive. 
(3) FINALITY OF DECISIONS BEFORE EFFECTIVE DATE.—Any 
action of the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed 
Forces in granting or refusing to grant a petition for review 
before the effective date specified in paragraph (1) is final 
and conclusive. 
(4) RULES REQUIRED.—The Supreme Court shall prescribe 
rules to carry out section 2101(g) of title 28, United States 
Code, as amended by subsection (a)(2)(B) of this section, by 
not later than the effective date specified in paragraph (1). 
SEC. 534. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR INITIATIVE TO ENHANCE 
THE CAPABILITY OF MILITARY CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIVE 
ORGANIZATIONS 
TO 
PREVENT 
AND 
COMBAT 
CHILD 
SEXUAL EXPLOITATION. 
Section 550D of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116–92; 10 U.S.C. 1561 note prec.) 
is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(c) ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS.—As part of the initiative under 
subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall carry out the following 
activities: 
‘‘(1) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2024, an on an annual basis thereafter 
through 2029, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees 
on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representa-
tives a report on the progress of the initiative, which shall 
include a description of specific actions that have been taken, 
or that are planned to be taken, to detect, combat, and stop 
the use of the Department of Defense information technology 
network to further online child sexual exploitation. 
‘‘(2) PARTNERSHIPS.—The Secretary shall seek to enter into 
partnerships and execute collaborative agreements with func-
tional experts, including highly qualified national child protec-
tion organizations or law enforcement training centers with 
demonstrated expertise in the delivery of law enforcement 
training, to identify, investigate, and prosecute individuals 
engaged in online child sexual exploitation. 
‘‘(3) MANDATORY TRAINING.—The Secretary shall establish 
mandatory training for criminal investigative organizations of 
the Department of Defense and other appropriate personnel 
at military installations to ensure that the capability and 
capacity to investigate child sexual exploitation is continuously 
maintained regardless of staff turnover and relocations.’’. 
SEC. 535. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR RELOCATION 
OF ARMY CID SPECIAL AGENT TRAINING COURSE. 
(a) LIMITATION.—None of the funds authorized to be appro-
priated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 
2024 for the Army may be obligated or expended to relocate an 
Army CID special agent training course until— 
(1) the Secretary of the Army submits to the Committees 
on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representa-
tives a report on any plans of the Secretary to relocate an 
Army CID special agent training course, including an expla-
nation of the business case for any transfer of training per-
sonnel proposed as part of such plan; and
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(2) the Secretary provides to the Committees on Armed 
Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a 
briefing on the contents of the report specified in paragraph 
(1). 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘relocate’’, when used with respect to an 
Army CID special agent training course, means the transfer 
of such course to a location different than the location used 
for such course as of the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(2) The term ‘‘Army CID special agent training course’’ 
means a training course provided to members of the Army 
to prepare such members for service as special agents in the 
Army Criminal Investigation Division. 
SEC. 536. STUDY ON REQUIREMENT FOR UNANIMOUS VOTES FOR 
FINDINGS IN GENERAL AND SPECIAL COURTS-MARTIAL 
AND RELATED MILESTONES FOR IMPLEMENTATION. 
(a) STUDY REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense shall conduct 
a study to determine the feasibility and advisability of requiring 
unanimous votes for findings of guilty, not guilty, or not guilty 
only by reason of lack of mental responsibility in general and 
special courts-martial conducted under chapter 47 of title 10, United 
States Code (the Uniform Code of Military Justice). 
(b) USE
OF MILITARY JUSTICE EXPERTS.—The Secretary of 
Defense shall convene a group of members of the Armed Forces 
and civilian employees of the Department of Defense with signifi-
cant expertise in military justice matters to carry out the study 
required under subsection (a). 
(c) INFORMATION TO CONGRESS.—Not later than one year after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate 
and the House of Representatives the following: 
(1) REPORT.—A report containing the results of the study 
required under subsection (a). 
(2) DRAFT LEGISLATIVE TEXT.—Without regard to the con-
tents of the report under paragraph (1), draft legislative text 
that would revise chapter 47 of title 10, United States Code 
(the Uniform Code of Military Justice) to— 
(A) require a unanimous vote of all members present 
in a general or special court-martial for a finding of guilty, 
not guilty, or not guilty only by reason of lack of mental 
responsibility for a specification; and 
(B) provide that an accused may be tried a second 
time for the same offense if a general or special court- 
martial requiring such a unanimous vote does not result 
in a finding of guilty, not guilty, or not guilty only by 
reason of lack of mental responsibility for such offense. 
(3) MILESTONES
FOR
IMPLEMENTATION.—A description of 
any milestones or other requirements that would need to be 
met for the legislative text provided under paragraph (2) to 
be enacted by not later than December 31, 2027. 
SEC. 537. STUDY ON REMOVAL OF SEXUAL ASSAULT VICTIM ADVO-
CATES FROM THE CHAIN OF COMMAND OF VICTIMS. 
(a) STUDY.—The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a study 
to determine— 
(1) the feasibility and advisability of requiring that any 
Sexual Assault Victim Advocate assigned to a victim under
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section 1565b of title 10, United States Code, be from outside 
the chain of command of the victim; and 
(2) the potential effects of such a requirement on the ability 
of the Armed Forces to implement sexual assault prevention 
and response programs. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to 
the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House 
of Representatives a report on the results of the study conducted 
under subsection (a). 
Subtitle E—Accession Standards and 
Recruitment 
SEC. 541. INCREASED ACCESS TO POTENTIAL RECRUITS AT SEC-
ONDARY SCHOOLS. 
Section 503(c) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)— 
(A) in subparagraph (A)— 
(i) in clause (i), by striking ‘‘; and’’ and inserting 
a semicolon; 
(ii) by redesignating clause (ii) as clause (iii); 
(iii) by inserting after clause (i) the following new 
clause: 
‘‘(ii) shall provide to military recruiters access to career 
fairs or similar events upon a request made by military 
recruiters for military recruiting purposes; and’’; and 
(iv) in clause (iii), as redesignated by subparagraph 
(B), by inserting ‘‘, not later than 60 days after 
receiving such request,’’ after ‘‘provide’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘subparagraph 
(A)(ii)’’ and inserting ‘‘subparagraph (A)(iii)’’; 
(2) by redesignating paragraph (6) as paragraph (7); and 
(3) by inserting after paragraph (5) the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(6) The Secretary of Defense shall submit an annual report 
to Congress not later than February 1 each calendar year, detailing 
each notification of denial of recruiting access issued under para-
graph (3).’’. 
SEC. 542. MODIFICATION OF LIMITATION ON ENLISTMENT AND INDUC-
TION OF PERSONS WHOSE SCORE ON THE ARMED FORCES 
QUALIFICATION TEST IS BELOW A PRESCRIBED LEVEL. 
Section 520(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘The number of persons’’ and inserting ‘‘(1) 
The number of persons’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘may not exceed 20 percent’’ and inserting 
‘‘may not exceed 4 percent’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(2) Upon the request of the Secretary concerned, the Secretary 
of Defense may authorize an armed force to increase the limitation 
specified in paragraph (1) to not exceed 20 percent of the total 
number of persons originally enlisted or inducted to serve on active 
duty (other than active duty for training) in such armed forced 
during such fiscal year. The Secretary of Defense shall notify the
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Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of 
Representatives not later than 30 days after using such authority.’’. 
SEC. 543. INCREASED ACCESS TO POTENTIAL RECRUITS AT INSTITU-
TIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION. 
Section 983(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘; or’’ and inserting a 
semicolon; 
(2) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘to the following information pertaining’’ 
and inserting ‘‘, with respect’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘institution):’’ and inserting ‘‘institu-
tion)—’’; 
(C) in subparagraph (A)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘Names’’ and inserting ‘‘names’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘telephone listings.’’ and inserting 
‘‘telephone listings, which information shall be made 
available not later than the 60th day following the 
date of a request; and’’; and 
(D) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘Date’’ and 
inserting ‘‘date’’. 
SEC. 544. INCREASE IN ACCESSION BONUS FOR NURSE OFFICER CAN-
DIDATES. 
Section 2130a(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘$20,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$40,000’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘$10,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$20,000’’. 
SEC. 545. IMPROVEMENTS TO MEDICAL STANDARDS FOR ACCESSION 
TO CERTAIN ARMED FORCES. 
(a) IMPROVEMENTS.—Not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, and once four years thereafter, the 
Secretary of Defense shall— 
(1) conduct an assessment of the prescribed medical stand-
ards and medical screening processes required for the appoint-
ment of an individual as an officer, or enlistment of an indi-
vidual as a member, in each covered Armed Force; 
(2) taking into account the findings of such assessment— 
(A) update such standards and processes, as may be 
necessary; and 
(B) take such steps as may be necessary to improve 
the waiver process for individuals who do not meet such 
prescribed medical standards; and 
(3) submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the 
House of Representatives and the Senate a report containing, 
with respect to the most recently conducted assessment under 
paragraph (1)— 
(A) the findings of that assessment and a description 
of the actions carried out pursuant to paragraph (2); and 
(B) recommendations by the Secretary for any legisla-
tive action the Secretary determines necessary to further 
improve such standards and processes. 
(b) COVERED ARMED FORCE DEFINED.—In this section, the term 
‘‘covered Armed Force’’ means the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine 
Corps, or Space Force.
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SEC. 546. FUTURE SERVICEMEMBER PREPARATORY COURSE. 
(a) REQUIREMENT.—If the number of nonprior service enlisted 
personnel covered under section 520 of title 10, United States 
Code, exceeds 10 percent of the total number of persons originally 
enlisted in an Armed Force during a fiscal year, the Secretary 
concerned shall establish a future servicemember preparatory 
course within the Armed Force concerned. 
(b) PURPOSE.—The course established under subsection (a) shall 
be designed to improve the physical and aptitude qualifications 
of military recruits. 
(c) CRITERIA.—Each course established under this section shall 
comply with the following requirements: 
(1) ENROLLMENT.—All nonprior service enlisted persons 
whose score on the Armed Forces Qualification Test is below 
the thirty-first percentile must be enrolled in the course prior 
to attending initial basic training. 
(2) GRADUATION REQUIREMENT.—Prior to attending initial 
basic training, all enlisted persons attending the course estab-
lished under this section must achieve a score on the Armed 
Forces Qualification Test that is at least 10 points higher 
than the individual’s most recent score taken prior to the 
individual’s date of enlistment. 
(3) EFFECT OF COURSE FAILURE.—Any enlisted person who 
fails to achieve course graduation requirements within 180 
days of enlistment shall be separated under regulations pre-
scribed by the Secretary concerned. 
(d) REPORT.—If a preparatory course under this section is estab-
lished by the Secretary concerned, the Secretary shall submit to 
the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of 
Representatives a report on the structure and results of the course 
for the preceding fiscal year by December 1st of the subsequent 
fiscal year. The report shall include the following elements: 
(1) The number of individuals who attended the pre-
paratory course. 
(2) The number of individuals who graduated the pre-
paratory course. 
(3) The average improvement in the Armed Forces Quali-
fication Test score for individuals who graduated from the 
prepatory course. 
(4) Any other matter the Secretary determines relevant. 
(e) SUNSET.—The requirements of this section shall expire on 
September 30th, 2028. 
SEC. 547. PILOT PROGRAM ON CARDIAC SCREENINGS FOR MILITARY 
ACCESSIONS. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than September 30, 2024, the 
Secretary of Defense shall carry out a pilot program to provide 
an electrocardiogram to individuals who undergo military accession 
screenings. Each such electrocardiogram shall be provided— 
(1) on a mandatory basis; 
(2) at no cost to the recipient; and 
(3) in a facility of the Department of Defense or by a 
member or employee of the military health system. 
(b) PURPOSES.—In carrying out the pilot program, the Secretary 
shall— 
(1) determine the costs (including protocols and personnel 
and equipment for each location where the Secretary carries
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out the pilot program) and benefits to the Department of pro-
viding an electrocardiogram to every individual who undergoes 
a military accession screening; 
(2) develop and implement appropriate processes to assess 
the long-term impacts of electrocardiogram results on military 
service; and 
(3) consult with experts in cardiology to develop appropriate 
clinical practice guidelines for cardiac screenings, diagnosis, 
and treatment. 
(c) BRIEFING.—Not later than 180 days after the date on which 
the pilot program terminates, the Secretary shall provide to the 
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of 
Representatives a briefing on the pilot program. Such briefing shall 
include the following: 
(1) The results of all electrocardiograms provided to individ-
uals under the pilot program— 
(A) disaggregated by Armed Force, race, and gender; 
and 
(B) without any personally identifiable information. 
(2) The rate of significant cardiac issues detected pursuant 
to electrocardiograms provided under the pilot program, 
disaggregated by Armed Force, race, and gender. 
(3) The number of individuals, if any, who were disqualified 
from accession based solely on the result of an electrocardio-
gram provided under the pilot program. 
(4) The cost of carrying out the pilot program. 
(d) TERMINATION.—The pilot program shall terminate after 
three years after its implementation. 
SEC. 548. COMMUNITY COLLEGE ENLISTED TRAINING CORPS DEM-
ONSTRATION PROGRAM. 
(a) DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than August 1, 2025, the Sec-
retary concerned shall establish within each military depart-
ment an Enlisted Training Corps demonstration program for 
the purpose of introducing students to the military, and pre-
paring selected students for enlisted service in the Army, Navy, 
Air Force, Marine Corps, or Space Force. 
(2) LOCATION.—Demonstration programs established under 
this section shall be located at a community or junior college. 
No program may be established at a military college or military 
junior college as defined for purposes of section 2107a of title 
10, United States Code. 
(b) ELIGIBILITY FOR MEMBERSHIP.—To be eligible for member-
ship in a program under this section, a person must be a student 
at an institution where a unit of the Enlisted Training Corps 
is located. 
(c) INSTRUCTORS.—The Secretary concerned may assign as an 
instructor for a unit established under this section an individual 
eligible to serve as an instructor under section 2111 or section 
2031 of title 10, United States Code. Instructors who are not cur-
rently members on active duty shall be paid in a manner consistent 
with section 2031 of title 10, United States Code. 
(d) FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE.—The Secretary of the military 
department concerned may provide financial assistance to persons 
enrolled in a unit of the Enlisted Training Corps in exchange 
for an agreement in writing that the person enlist in the active
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component of the military department concerned upon graduation 
or disenrollment from the community college. Financial assistance 
provided under this subsection may include tuition, living expenses, 
stipend, or other payment. 
(e) CURRICULUM.—The Secretary concerned shall ensure that 
any programs created under this section include as part of the 
curriculum the following: 
(1) An introduction to the benefits of military service. 
(2) Military history. 
(3) Military customs and courtesies. 
(4) Physical fitness requirements. 
(5) Instruction on ethical behavior and decision making. 
(f) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—Not later than one year after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter 
until the date specified by subsection (g), the Secretary of Defense 
shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate 
and the House of Representatives a report on the status of the 
demonstration program required by this section. 
(g) SUNSET.—The requirements of this provision shall sunset 
on September 30, 2030. 
SEC. 549. ANNUAL BRIEFINGS ON MILITARY RECRUITMENT PRACTICES 
IN PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY COL-
LEGES. 
(a) BRIEFINGS REQUIRED.—Not later than December 31, 2024, 
and on an annual basis thereafter through December 31, 2028, 
the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the Committees on Armed 
Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a briefing 
on military recruitment practices carried out in public secondary 
schools and community colleges during the calendar year preceding 
the date of the briefing. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—Each briefing under subsection (a) shall 
include, with respect to the year covered by the briefing, the fol-
lowing: 
(1) Identification of the public secondary schools and 
community colleges visited by military recruiters. 
(2) Identification of the number of recruits obtained from 
such schools and colleges. 
(3) A demographic analysis of such recruits, including anal-
ysis of the race, ethnicity, and gender of such recruits. 
(c) DISAGGREGATION.—The information required under each of 
a paragraphs (1) through (3) of subsection (b) shall be set forth 
separately— 
(1) by ZIP code, in the case of information concerning 
community colleges; and 
(2) by local educational agency, in the case information 
concerning public secondary schools. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section, the terms ‘‘local educational 
agency’’ and ‘‘secondary school’’ have the meanings given those 
terms in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education 
Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801).
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Subtitle F—Junior Reserve Officers’ 
Training Corps 
SEC. 551. EXPANSION OF JUNIOR RESERVE OFFICERS’ TRAINING 
CORPS. 
Section 2031 of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)(1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘The President shall promulgate’’ and 
inserting ‘‘The Secretary of Defense shall promulgate’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘maintained, and shall provide’’ and 
all that follows through the period at the end and inserting 
‘‘maintained.’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(i)(1) The Secretary of Defense shall establish and support 
not fewer than 3,400, and not more than 4,000, units of the Junior 
Reserve Officers’ Training Corps. 
‘‘(2) The requirement under paragraph (1) shall not apply— 
‘‘(A) if the Secretary fails to receive an adequate number 
of requests for Junior Reserve Officer’s Training Corps units 
by public and private secondary educational institutions; and 
‘‘(B) during a time of national emergency when the Secre-
taries of the military departments determine that funding must 
be allocated elsewhere.’’. 
SEC. 552. REQUIREMENT FOR MEMORANDA OF UNDERSTANDING 
ADDRESSING CERTAIN MATTERS PERTAINING TO UNITS 
OF THE JUNIOR RESERVE OFFICERS’ TRAINING CORPS. 
Section 2031(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (5) as subpara-
graphs (A) through (E); 
(2) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ after ‘‘(b)’’; 
(3) in subparagraph (A), as redesignated by paragraph 
(1)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘(A)’’ and inserting ‘‘(i)’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘(B)’’ and inserting ‘‘(ii)’’; 
(4) in subparagraph (E), as so redesignated, by striking 
‘‘as may be established by the Secretary of the military depart-
ment concerned’’ and inserting ‘‘as the Secretary of the military 
department concerned prescribes in the memorandum of under-
standing required under paragraph (2).’’; and 
(5) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(2) The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe in regulations 
a memorandum of understanding to be signed by the Secretary 
of the military department concerned and each institution oper-
ating a unit under this section. The memorandum shall be 
standardized to the extent practicable and include the following 
elements: 
‘‘(A) A requirement that an institution notify the Sec-
retary of the military department concerned of allegations 
of misconduct (including sexual misconduct and harass-
ment) against an instructor who is receiving retired or 
other pay, not later than 48 hours after such institution 
learns of such allegations. 
‘‘(B) A process by which the Secretary of the military 
department concerned certifies an instructor, including the
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conduct of appropriate background checks by such Sec-
retary and the institution concerned. 
‘‘(C) A process by which the Secretary of the military 
department concerned shall conduct oversight of instructors 
certified by such Secretary, including a requirement that 
such certification shall expire after not more than five 
years. 
‘‘(D) Processes by which such institution’s program will 
be inspected by the military department concerned prior 
to establishment of a new unit, or not less often than 
once every four years in the case of units existing as 
of January 1, 2024, staggered as the Secretary determines 
appropriate. 
‘‘(E) A requirement that each institution certifies it— 
‘‘(i) has created a process for students to report 
violations of their rights under title IX of the Education 
Amendments of 1972 (20 U.S.C. 1681 et seq.), as 
applicable, and title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 
(42 U.S.C. 2000d et seq.), including the rights of stu-
dents to not be subject to discrimination or subject 
to retaliation for reporting a violation of those laws, 
if such laws apply to the public or private institution; 
‘‘(ii) has implemented policies ensuring students 
and instructors are notified of those rights, as well 
as the process for reporting violations of those rights, 
including 
information 
on 
available 
mandatory 
reporters, if such laws apply to the institution; 
‘‘(iii) has implemented annual training to inform 
students of methods to prevent, respond to, and report 
sexual assault and harassment; 
‘‘(iv) agrees to report all allegations of violations 
described in this subparagraph to the military depart-
ment concerned and, if subject to the jurisdiction of 
the Department of Education, the Office of Civil Rights 
of the Department of Education not less often than 
annually; 
‘‘(v) has developed processes to ensure that each 
student enrolled in a unit under this section has done 
so voluntarily; and 
‘‘(vi) agrees to provide the data necessary to com-
pile the report required under subsection (i).’’. 
SEC. 553. JUNIOR RESERVE OFFICERS’ TRAINING CORPS ADMINIS-
TRATOR AND INSTRUCTOR COMPENSATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2031 of title 10, United States Code, 
as amended by sections 551 and 552, is further amended— 
(1) by amending subsection (d) to read as follows: 
‘‘(d)(1) Instead of, or in addition to, detailing officers and non-
commissioned officers on active duty under subsection (c)(1), the 
Secretary of the military department concerned may authorize 
qualified institutions to employ, as administrators and instructors 
in the program— 
‘‘(A) retired officers and noncommissioned officers whose 
qualifications are approved by the Secretary and the institution 
concerned and who request such employment; 
‘‘(B) officers and noncommissioned officers who are sepa-
rated with an honorable discharge within the past 5 years