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‘‘(C) a description of any strategic trade- 
offs associated with such modification.’’. 
SEC. 1062. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF REPORTING 
REQUIREMENT REGARDING ENHANCEMENT 
OF INFORMATION SHARING AND COORDINA-
TION OF MILITARY TRAINING BETWEEN DE-
PARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY AND 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 
Section 1014 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328) is amend-
ed— 
(1) in subsection (d)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)(B)(iv), by adding at 
the end the following new subclauses: 
‘‘(VIII) The methodology used 
for making cost estimates in the eval-
uation of a request for assistance. 
‘‘(IX) The extent to which the 
fulfillment of the request for assist-
ance affected readiness of the Armed 
Forces, including members of the re-
serve components.’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘Decem-
ber 31, 2023’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 
2024’’; and 
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(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(f) QUARTERLY BRIEFINGS.—Not later than 30 
days after the last day of each fiscal quarter, the Secretary 
of Defense shall provide to the Committees on Armed 
Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a 
briefing on any assistance provided by the Department of 
Defense to the border security mission of the Department 
of Homeland Security at the international borders of the 
United States during the quarter covered by the briefing. 
Each such briefing shall include each of the elements spec-
ified in subsection (d)(1)(B) for such quarter.’’. 
SEC. 1063. CONTINUATION OF REQUIREMENT FOR ANNUAL 
REPORT ON NATIONAL GUARD AND RESERVE 
COMPONENT EQUIPMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 1080(a) of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public 
Law 114–92; 129 Stat. 1000; 10 U.S.C. 111 note) does 
not apply to the report required to be submitted to Con-
gress under section 10541 of title 10, United States Code. 
(b) CONFORMING REPEAL.—Section 1061(c) of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 
(Public Law 114–328); 130 Stat. 2402; 10 U.S.C. 111 
note) is amended by striking paragraph (62). 
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SEC. 1064. COMBATANT COMMAND RISK ASSESSMENT FOR 
AIRBORNE INTELLIGENCE, SURVEILLANCE, 
AND RECONNAISSANCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days after the 
date on which the Secretary of Defense submits to Con-
gress the materials in support of the budget for any fiscal 
year, or the date on which any of the military departments 
otherwise proposes to retire or otherwise divest any air-
borne intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance capa-
bilities, the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, 
in coordination with the commanders of each of the geo-
graphic combatant commands, shall submit to the con-
gressional defense committees a report containing an as-
sessment of the level of operational risk to each such com-
mand posed by the proposed retirement or divestment with 
respect to the capability of the command to meet near- 
, mid-, and far-term contingency and steady-state require-
ments against adversaries in support of the objectives of 
the national defense strategy under section 113(g) of title 
10, United States Code. 
(b) RISK ASSESSMENT.—In assessing levels of oper-
ational risk for the purposes of subsection (a), the Vice 
Chairman and the commanders of the geographic combat-
ant commands shall use the military risk matrix of the 
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, as described in 
CJCS Instruction 3401.01E, or any successor instruction. 
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(c) GEOGRAPHIC COMBATANT COMMAND.—In this 
section, the term ‘‘geographic combatant command’’ 
means any of the following: 
(1) United States European Command. 
(2) United States Indo-Pacific Command. 
(3) United States Africa Command. 
(4) United States Southern Command. 
(5) United States Northern Command. 
(6) United States Central Command. 
(d) TERMINATION.—The requirement to submit a re-
port under this section shall terminate on the date that 
is five years after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 1065. REPORTS ON EFFECTS OF STRATEGIC COMPET-
ITOR NAVAL FACILITIES IN AFRICA. 
(a) INITIAL REPORT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than May 15, 
2023, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 
appropriate congressional committees a report on 
the effects on the national security of the United 
States of current or planned covered naval facilities 
in Africa. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The report required under 
paragraph (1) shall include the following: 
(A) An identification of— 
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(i) any location in Africa where a cov-
ered naval facility has been established; 
and 
(ii) any location in Africa where a cov-
ered naval facility is planned for construc-
tion. 
(B) A detailed description of— 
(i) any agreement entered into be-
tween China or Russia and a country or 
government in Africa providing for or ena-
bling the establishment or operation of a 
covered naval facility in Africa; and 
(ii) any efforts by the Department of 
Defense to change force posture, deploy-
ments, or other activities in Africa as a re-
sult of current or planned covered naval fa-
cilities in Africa. 
(C) An assessment of— 
(i) the effect that each current cov-
ered naval facility has had on United 
States interests, allies, and partners in and 
around Africa; 
(ii) the effect that each planned cov-
ered naval facility is expected to have on 
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United States interests, allies, and part-
ners in and around Africa; 
(iii) the policy objectives of China and 
Russia in establishing current and future 
covered naval facilities at the locations 
identified under subparagraph (A); and 
(iv) the specific military capabilities 
supported by each current or planned cov-
ered naval facility. 
(b) UPDATE TO REPORT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than March 1, 
2024, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 
appropriate congressional committees a report con-
taining an update to the report required under sub-
section (a). 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The report required under 
paragraph (1) shall include the following: 
(A) An identification of— 
(i) any location in Africa where a cov-
ered naval facility has been established 
since the date of the submittal of the re-
port under subsection (a); and 
(ii) any location in Africa where a cov-
ered naval facility has been planned for 
construction since such date. 
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quired under subsection (a) or in subpara-
graph (A); and 
(iv) the specific military capabilities 
supported by each current or planned cov-
ered naval facility at such locations, includ-
ing new capabilities and changes to capa-
bilities. 
(D) A detailed description of— 
(i) the policy of the Department of 
Defense surrounding strategic competitor 
efforts to establish and maintain covered 
naval facilities in Africa; and 
(ii) any actual or planned actions 
taken by the Department in response to 
such efforts and in coordination with glob-
al Department priorities, as identified in 
the national defense strategy under section 
113(g) of title 10, United States Code. 
(c) FORM.—A report required under subsection (a) 
or (b) shall be submitted in unclassified form without any 
designation relating to dissemination control, but may in-
clude a classified annex. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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(1) The term ‘‘Africa’’ means all countries in 
the area of operations of United States Africa Com-
mand and Egypt. 
(2) The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Armed Services, the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Perma-
nent Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
House of Representatives; and 
(B) the Committee on Armed Services, the 
Committee on Foreign Relations, and the Select 
Committee on Intelligence of the Senate. 
(3) The term ‘‘covered naval facility’’ means a 
naval facility owned, operated, or otherwise con-
trolled by the People’s Republic of China or the Rus-
sian Federation. 
(4) The term ‘‘naval facility’’ means a naval 
base, civilian sea port with dual military uses, or 
other facility intended for the use of warships or 
other naval vessels for refueling, refitting, resupply, 
force projection, or other military purposes. 
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SEC. 1066. ANNUAL REPORTS ON SAFETY UPGRADES TO 
THE 
HIGH 
MOBILITY 
MULTIPURPOSE 
WHEELED VEHICLE FLEETS. 
(a) ANNUAL REPORTS.—Not later than March 1, 
2023, and annually thereafter until the date specified in 
subsection (c), the Secretaries of the Army, Navy, and Air 
Force shall each submit to the Committees on Armed 
Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a re-
port on the installation of safety upgrades to the high mo-
bility multipurpose wheeled vehicle fleets under the juris-
diction of the Secretary concerned, including anti-lock 
brakes, electronic stability control, and fuel tanks. 
(b) MATTERS
FOR INCLUSION.—Each report re-
quired under subsection (a) shall include, for the year cov-
ered by the report, each of the following: 
(1) The total number of safety upgrades nec-
essary for the high mobility multipurpose wheeled 
vehicle fleets under the jurisdiction of the Secretary 
concerned. 
(2) The total cumulative number of such up-
grades completed prior to the year covered by the re-
port. 
(3) A description of any such upgrades that 
were planned for the year covered by the report. 
(4) A description of any such upgrades that 
were made during the year covered by the report 
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and, if the number of such upgrades was less than 
the number of upgrades planned for such year, an 
explanation of the variance. 
(5) If the total number of necessary upgrades 
has not been made, a description of the upgrades 
planned for each year subsequent to the year cov-
ered by the report. 
(c) TERMINATION.—No report shall be required 
under this section after March 1, 2026. 
SEC. 1067. QUARTERLY REPORTS ON OPERATION SPARTAN 
SHIELD. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Inspector General of the De-
partment of Defense shall submit to the congressional de-
fense committees, and make publicly available on an ap-
propriate website of the Department, quarterly reports on 
Operation Spartan Shield in a manner consistent with sec-
tion 8L of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. 
App.). 
(b) FORM OF REPORTS.—Each report required under 
subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but 
may contain a classified annex. 
(c) DEADLINE FOR FIRST REPORT.—The Inspector 
General shall submit the first quarterly report required 
under subsection (a) by not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act. 
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SEC. 1068. CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION OF MILITARY 
INFORMATION SUPPORT OPERATIONS IN THE 
INFORMATION ENVIRONMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 15 days before the 
Secretary of Defense exercises the authority of the Sec-
retary to conduct a new military information support oper-
ation in the information environment, as affirmed in sec-
tion 1631(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116–92; 10 U.S.C. 397 
note), the Secretary shall provide to the appropriate con-
gressional committees notice in writing of the intent to 
use such authority to conduct such operation. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—A notification under subsection (a) 
shall include each of the following: 
(1) A description of the type of support to be 
provided in the operation. 
(2) A description of the personnel engaged in 
supporting or facilitating the operation. 
(3) The amount obligated under the authority 
to provide support. 
(4) The expected duration of the operation and 
the desired outcome of the operation. 
(c) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after 
the last day of any fiscal year during which the Secretary 
conducts a military support operation in the information 
environment, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate 
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congressional committees a report on all such operations 
during such fiscal year. Such report shall include each of 
the following for each activity conducted pursuant to such 
an operation: 
(1) The name of the activity. 
(2) A description of the activity. 
(3) The combatant command responsible for 
the activity. 
(4) The desired outcome of the activity. 
(5) The target audience for the activity. 
(6) Any means of dissemination used in the 
conduct of the activity. 
(7) The cost of conducting the activity. 
(8) An assessment of the effectiveness of the 
activity. 
(d) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.— 
In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(1) the congressional defense committees; 
(2) the Permanent Select Committee on Intel-
ligence and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 
House of Representatives; and 
(3) the Select Committee on Intelligence and 
the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate. 
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SEC. 1069. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE DELAYS IN PRO-
VIDING COMMENTS ON GOVERNMENT AC-
COUNTABILITY OFFICE REPORTS. 
(a) REPORTS REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, and once every 
180 days thereafter until the date that is 2 years after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller 
General of the United States shall submit to the congres-
sional defense committees a report on the extent to which 
the Department of Defense provided comments and sensi-
tivity and security reviews (for drafts tentatively identified 
as containing controlled unclassified information or classi-
fied information) in a timely manner and in accordance 
with the protocols of the Government Accountability Office 
during the 180-day period preceding the date of the sub-
mittal of the report. 
(b) REQUIREMENTS FOR GAO REPORT.—Each re-
port under subsection (a) shall include the following infor-
mation for the period covered by the report: 
(1) The number of draft Government Account-
ability Office reports for which the Government Ac-
countability Office requested comments from the De-
partment of Defense, including an identification of 
the reports for which a sensitivity or security review 
was requested (separated by reports potentially con-
taining only controlled unclassified information and 
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reports potentially containing classified information) 
and the reports for which such a review was not re-
quested. 
(2) The median and average number of days 
between the date of the request for Department of 
Defense comments and the receipt of such com-
ments. 
(3) The average number of days between the 
date of the request for a Department of Defense 
sensitivity or security review and the receipt of the 
results of such review. 
(4) In the case of any such draft report for 
which the Department of Defense failed to provide 
such comments or review within 30 days of the re-
quest for such comments or review— 
(A) the number of days between the date 
of the request and the receipt of such comments 
or review; and 
(B) a unique identifier, for purposes of 
identifying the draft report. 
(5) In the case of any such draft report for 
which the Government Accountability Office pro-
vided an extension to the Department of Defense— 
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(A) whether the Department provided the 
comments or review within the time period of 
the extension; and 
(B) a unique identifier, for purposes of 
identifying the draft report. 
(6) Any other information the Comptroller Gen-
eral determines appropriate. 
(c) DOD RESPONSES.—Not later than 30 days after 
the Comptroller General submits a report under sub-
section (a), the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 
congressional defense committees a response to such re-
port that includes each of the following: 
(1) An identification of factors that contributed 
to any delays identified in the report with respect to 
Department of Defense comments and sensitivity or 
security reviews requested by the Government Ac-
countability Office. 
(2) A description of any actions the Depart-
ment of Defense has taken or plans to take to ad-
dress such factors. 
(3) A description of any improvements the De-
partment has made in the ability to track timeliness 
in providing such comments and sensitivity or secu-
rity reviews. 
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(4) Any other information the Secretary deter-
mines relevant to the information contained in the 
report submitted by the Comptroller General. 
SEC. 1070. REPORTS ON HOSTILITIES INVOLVING UNITED 
STATES ARMED FORCES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 48 hours after any 
incident in which the United States Armed Forces are in-
volved in an attack or hostilities, whether in an offensive 
or defensive capacity, the President shall transmit to the 
congressional defense committees, the Committee on For-
eign Relations of the Senate, and the Committee on For-
eign Affairs of the House of Representatives a report on 
the incident, unless the President— 
(1) otherwise reports the incident within 48 
hours pursuant to section 4 of the War Powers Res-
olution (50 U.S.C. 1543); or 
(2) has determined prior to the incident, and so 
reported pursuant to section 1264 of the National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (50 
U.S.C. 1549), that the United States Armed Forces 
involved in the incident would be operating under 
specific statutory authorization within the meaning 
of section 5(b) of the War Powers Resolution (50 
U.S.C. 1544(b)). 
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(b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—Each report re-
quired by subsection (a) shall include— 
(1) the statutory and operational authorities 
under which the United States Armed Forces were 
operating when the incident occurred, including any 
relevant executive orders and an identification of the 
operational activities authorized under any such ex-
ecutive orders; 
(2) the date, location, and duration of the inci-
dent and the other parties involved; 
(3) a description of the United States Armed 
Forces involved in the incident and the mission of 
such Armed Forces; 
(4) the numbers of any combatant casualties 
and civilian casualties that occurred as a result of 
the incident; and 
(5) any other information the President deter-
mines appropriate. 
(c) FORM.—Each report required by subsection (a) 
shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include 
a classified annex. 
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SEC. 1071. ANNUAL REPORT ON CIVILIAN CASUALTIES IN 
CONNECTION WITH UNITED STATES MILI-
TARY OPERATIONS. 
Section 1057(b) of the National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115–91) is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘that were 
confirmed, or reasonably suspected, to have resulted 
in civilian casualties’’ and inserting ‘‘that resulted in 
civilian casualties that have been confirmed or are 
reasonably suspected to have occurred’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2)— 
(A) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ‘‘, 
including, to the extent practicable, geographic 
coordinates of any strike resulting in civilian 
casualties occurring as a result of the conduct 
of the operation.’’ after ‘‘location’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (D), by inserting be-
fore the period the following: ‘‘, including the 
justification for each strike conducted as part of 
the operation’’; 
(C) in subparagraph (E), by inserting be-
fore the period at the end the following: ‘‘, for-
mulated as a range, if necessary, and including, 
to the extent practicable, information regarding 
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the number of men, women, and children in-
volved’’; and 
(D) by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraphs: 
‘‘(F) For each strike carried out as part of 
the operation, an assessment of the destruction 
of civilian property. 
‘‘(G) A summary of the determination of 
each completed civilian casualty assessment or 
investigation. 
‘‘(H) For each investigation into an inci-
dent that resulted in civilian casualties— 
‘‘(i) whether the Department con-
ducted any witness interviews or site visits 
occurred, and if not, an explanation of why 
not; and 
‘‘(ii) whether information pertaining 
to the incident that was collected by one or 
more non-governmental entities was con-
sidered, if such information exists.’’; and 
(3) by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the 
following new paragraph (4): 
‘‘(4) A description of any new or updated civil-
ian harm policies and procedures implemented by 
the Department of Defense.’’. 
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SEC. 1072. JUSTIFICATION FOR TRANSFER OR ELIMI-
NATION OF FLYING MISSIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Prior to the relocation or elimi-
nation of any flying mission, either with respect to an ac-
tive or reserve component of a covered Armed Force, the 
Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional de-
fense committees a report describing the justification of 
the Secretary for the decision to relocate or eliminate such 
mission. Such report shall include each of the following: 
(1) A description of how the decision supports 
the national defense strategy, the national military 
strategy, the North American Aerospace Defense 
Command strategy, and other relevant strategies. 
(2) A specific analysis and metrics supporting 
such decision. 
(3) An analysis and metrics to show that the 
elimination or relocation of the flying mission would 
not negatively affect the homeland defense mission. 
(4) A plan for how the Department of Defense 
intends to fulfill or continue the mission require-
ments of the eliminated or relocated flying mission. 
(5) An assessment of the effect of the elimi-
nation or relocation on the national defense strategy, 
the national military strategy, the North American 
Aerospace Defense Command strategy, and the 
homeland defense mission. 
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(6) An analysis and metrics to show that the 
elimination or relocation of the flying mission and its 
secondary and tertiary impacts would not degrade 
capabilities and readiness of the Joint Force. 
(7) An analysis and metrics to show that the 
elimination or relocation of the flying mission would 
not negatively affect the national military airspace 
system. 
(b) COVERED ARMED FORCE.—In this section, the 
term ‘‘covered Armed Force’’ means— 
(1) The Army. 
(2) The Navy. 
(3) The Air Force. 
SEC. 1073. EQUIPMENT OF ARMY RESERVE COMPONENTS: 
ANNUAL REPORT TO CONGRESS. 
Section 10541(b)(10) of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (E), by striking ‘‘and’’; 
(2) by redesignating subparagraph (F) as sub-
paragraph (G); and 
(3) by inserting, after subparagraph (E), the 
following new subparagraph (F): 
‘‘(F) MQ-1C Gray Eagle Extended Range; 
and’’. 
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SEC. 1074. PUBLIC AVAILABILITY OF REPORTS. 
(a) REQUIREMENTS
FOR WITHHOLDING CERTAIN 
REPORTS.—Section 122a(b)(2)(D) of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking the period at the end and insert-
ing ‘‘, if the Secretary—’’; 
(2) by adding at the end the following new 
clauses: 
‘‘(A) gives public notice that the report will 
be withheld pursuant to such determination; 
and 
‘‘(B) submits to the congressional defense 
committees the reason for the determination 
that the information should not be made avail-
able to the public.’’. 
(b) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense com-
mittees, and make publicly available on an appropriate 
website of the Department of Defense, a report on the im-
plementation of section 122a of title 10, United States 
Code, as amended by subsection (a). Such report shall ad-
dress— 
(1) the procedures under which members of the 
public may request a covered report under sub-
section (a)(2) of such section 122a; and 
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(2) the procedures and criteria under which the 
Secretary determines that a report that would other-
wise be a covered report should not be made publicly 
available pursuant to subsection (b)(2)(D) of such 
section, as amended by subsection (a). 
SEC. 1075. QUARTERLY REPORTS ON EXPENDITURES FOR 
PLANNING AND DESIGN OF INFRASTRUC-
TURE TO SUPPORT PERMANENT UNITED 
STATES FORCE PRESENCE ON EUROPE’S 
EASTERN FLANK. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Commander of United States 
European Command shall submit to the congressional de-
fense committees quarterly reports on the use of the funds 
described in subsection (c) until the date on which all such 
funds are expended. 
(b) CONTENTS.—Each report required under sub-
section (a) shall include an expenditure plan for the estab-
lishment of infrastructure to support permanent United 
States force presence in the covered region. 
(c) FUNDS DESCRIBED.—The funds described in this 
subsection are the amounts authorized to be appropriated 
or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2023 for— 
(1) Operation and Maintenance, Air Force, for 
Advanced Planning for Infrastructure to Support 
Presence on NATO’s Eastern Flank; 
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(2) Operation and Maintenance, Army, for Ad-
vanced Planning for Infrastructure to Support Pres-
ence on NATO’s Eastern Flank; and 
(3) Military Construction, Defense-wide, Plan-
ning & Design: EUCOM–Infrastructure to Support 
Presence on NATO’s Eastern Flank. 
(d) COVERED REGION.—In this section, the term 
‘‘covered region’’ means Romania, Poland, Lithuania, Lat-
via, Estonia, Hungary, Bulgaria, and Slovakia. 
SEC. 1076. STUDY ON MILITARY TRAINING ROUTES AND 
SPECIAL USE AIR SPACE NEAR WIND TUR-
BINES. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that— 
(1) renewable energy development is expanding 
rapidly as the United States continues to invest in 
diversifying its energy portfolio; 
(2) this expansion has to be carefully consid-
ered in its potential impacts to low-level military 
training routes and special use airspace of the De-
partment of Defense; 
(3) it is imperative that the United States pre-
serves access to national airspace for military test 
and training and activities to ensure military readi-
ness while facilitating deployment of renewable en-
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ergy projects, such as wind turbines, that enhance 
national and economic security in ways that are 
compatible with military airspace needs; and 
(4) the rapid proliferation of wind turbines 
around the world may require the Armed Forces to 
develop tactics, training, and procedures for oper-
ations in the vicinity of wind turbines in order to ex-
ploit potential adversaries’ turbines for tactical ad-
vantage. 
(b) STUDY AND REPORT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense 
shall seek to enter into an agreement with a feder-
ally funded research and development center to con-
duct a study to identify low-level military training 
routes and special use airspace that may be used by 
the Department of Defense to conduct realistic 
training over and near wind turbines. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—As part of the study under 
paragraph (1), the federally funded research and de-
velopment center that conducts the study shall— 
(A) identify and define the requirements 
for military airspace that may be used for the 
training described in paragraph (1), taking into 
consideration— 
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(i) the operational and training needs 
of the Armed Forces; and 
(ii) the threat environments of adver-
saries of the United States, including the 
People’s Republic of China; 
(B) identify possibilities for combining live, 
virtual, and constructive flight training near 
wind projects, both onshore and offshore; 
(C) describe the airspace inventory re-
quired for low-level training proficiency given 
current and projected force structures; 
(D) provide recommendations for rede-
signing and properly sizing special use air space 
and military training routes to combine live and 
synthetic training in a realistic environment; 
(E) describe ongoing research and develop-
ment programs being utilized to mitigate im-
pacts of wind turbines on low-level training 
routes; and 
(F) identify current training routes im-
pacted by wind turbines, any previous training 
routes that are no longer in use because of wind 
turbines, and any training routes projected to 
be lost due to wind turbines. 
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(3) COORDINATION.—In carrying out para-
graph (1), the Secretary of Defense shall coordinate 
with— 
(A) the Under Secretary of Defense for 
Personnel and Readiness; 
(B) the Department of Defense Policy 
Board on Federal Aviation; and 
(C) the Federal Aviation Administration. 
(4) SUBMITTAL TO DOD.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
federally funded research and development cen-
ter that conducts the study under paragraph 
(1) shall submit to the Secretary of Defense a 
report on the results of the study. 
(B) FORM.—The report under paragraph 
(1) shall be submitted in unclassified form but 
may include a classified annex. 
(5) SUBMITTAL TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 
60 days after the date on which the Secretary of De-
fense receives the report under paragraph (4), the 
Secretary shall submit to the appropriate congres-
sional committees an unaltered copy of the report to-
gether with any comments the Secretary may have 
with respect to the report. 
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(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means the following: 
(A) The congressional defense committees. 
(B) The Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure of the House of Representatives. 
(C) The Committee on Commerce, Science, 
and Transportation of the Senate. 
(2) The term ‘‘impacted by wind turbines’’ 
means a situation in which the presence of wind tur-
bines in the area of a low-level military training 
route or special use airspace— 
(A) prompted the Department of Defense 
to alter a testing and training mission or to re-
duce previously planned training activities; or 
(B) prevented the Department from meet-
ing testing and training requirements. 
SEC. 1077. STUDY ON JOINT TASK FORCE INDO-PACIFIC. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Commander of 
United States Indo-Pacific Command shall submit to the 
congressional defense committees a report on the results 
of a study conducted by the Commander on the desir-
ability and feasibility of establishing any of the following 
for the Indo-Pacific region: 
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(1) A Joint Task Force. 
(2) A sub-unified command. 
(3) Another organizational structure to assume 
command and control responsibility for contingency 
response in the region. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The study conducted under sub-
section (a) shall include each of the following: 
(1) An assessment of whether an additional or-
ganizational structure would better facilitate the 
planning and execution of contingency response in 
the Indo-Pacific region. 
(2) An assessment of existing components and 
sub-unified commands to determine if any such com-
ponents or commands are best positioned to assume 
the role of such an additional organizational struc-
ture. 
(3) An assessment of the risks and benefits of 
headquartering such an additional organizational 
structure on Guam (or additional locations if the 
Commander determines appropriate), including a de-
scription and expected cost of any required com-
mand and control or associated upgrades. 
(4) An identification of any additional entities 
that could be integrated, on a standing basis, into 
the staff of such an additional organizational struc-
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ture, along with associated benefits, risks, and op-
tions to mitigate any risks. 
(5) An assessment of whether the best option 
for such an additional organizational structure 
would be a Joint Task Force, a sub-unified com-
mand, or another organizational structure, and what 
the best relationship would be with respect to other 
current or future United States commands and task 
forces in the Indo-Pacific region. 
(6) A description of any additional resources or 
authorizations that would be required to establish 
such an additional organizational structure. 
(c) FORM OF REPORT.—The report required under 
subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but 
may contain a classified annex. 
SEC. 1078. BIANNUAL DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE INSPEC-
TOR GENERAL REPORTING ON RESPONSE TO 
RUSSIAN AGGRESSION AND ASSISTANCE TO 
UKRAINE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Inspector General of the De-
partment of Defense shall provide to the appropriate con-
gressional committees biannual briefings on the status and 
findings of Inspector General oversight, reviews, audits, 
and inspections of the activities conducted by the Depart-
ment of Defense response to Russia’s further invasion of 
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Ukraine, initiated on February 24, 2022, including mili-
tary assistance provided to Ukraine by the Department 
of Defense and the programs, operations, and contracts 
carried out with such funds, including— 
(1) the oversight and accounting of the obliga-
tion and expenditure of funds used to assist Ukraine 
and to respond to Russia’s further invasion of 
Ukraine; 
(2) the monitoring and review of contracts sup-
ported by such funds; 
(3) the investigation of any relevant overpay-
ments issues and of legal compliance by Department 
of Defense officials, contractors, and other relevant 
entities; and 
(4) the investigation of any end-use monitoring 
issues associated with articles provided to Ukraine. 
(b) TERMINATION.—No briefing shall be required 
under subsection (a) after December 31, 2026. 
(c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.— 
In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(1) the congressional defense committees; 
(2) the Committee on Oversight and Reform 
and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House 
of Representatives; and 
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(3) the Committee on Homeland Security and 
Governmental Affairs and the Committee on Foreign 
Relations of the Senate. 
SEC. 1079. REVIEW OF SECURITY ASSISTANCE PROVIDED 
TO ELIE WIESEL COUNTRIES. 
(a) REVIEW REQUIRED.—Not later than 30 days 
after the transmission of the first report required after 
the date of the enactment of this Act under section 5 of 
the Elie Wiesel Genocide and Atrocities Prevention Act of 
2018 (Public Law 115–441; 22 U.S.C. 2651 note), the 
Secretary of Defense shall conduct a review of risks re-
lated to the Department of Defense provision of security 
assistance to countries identified in the report as being 
at high or medium risk for atrocities. Such review shall 
include an assessment of risk associated with providing 
weapons and other forms of security cooperation programs 
and assistance, including special operations forces pro-
grams, to the governments of such countries, with respect 
to atrocities, conflict, violence, and other forms of insta-
bility. 
(b) CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION
OF CERTAIN 
CHANGES.—If, as a result of the review required under 
subsection (a), the Secretary determines that the Depart-
ment of Defense should stop or change the security assist-
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ance provided to a country, the Secretary shall submit no-
tice of such determination to— 
(1) the Committee on Armed Services and the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Rep-
resentatives; and 
(2) the Committee on Armed Services and the 
Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate. 
SEC. 1079A. REPORT ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PRAC-
TICES REGARDING DISTINCTION BETWEEN 
COMBATANTS AND CIVILIANS IN UNITED 
STATES MILITARY OPERATIONS. 
(a) REPORT.—The Secretary of Defense shall seek to 
enter into an agreement with a federally funded research 
and development center to conduct an independent report 
on Department of Defense practices regarding distin-
guishing between combatants and civilians in United 
States military operations. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report required under sub-
section (a) shall include the following matters: 
(1) A description of how the Department of De-
fense and individual members of the Armed Forces 
have differentiated between combatants and civilians 
in both ground and air operations since 2001, in-
cluding in Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, Somalia, Libya, 
and Yemen, including— 
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(A) relevant policy and legal standards and 
how these standards were implemented in prac-
tice; 
(B) target engagement criteria; and 
(C) whether military-aged males were pre-
sumptively targetable. 
(2) A description of how the Department of De-
fense has differentiated between combatants and ci-
vilians when assessing allegations of civilian casual-
ties since 2001, including in Afghanistan, Iraq, 
Syria, Somalia, Libya, and Yemen, including— 
(A) relevant policy and legal standards and 
the factual indicators these standards were ap-
plied to in assessing claims of civilian casual-
ties; and 
(B) any other matters the Secretary of De-
fense determines appropriate. 
(c) SUBMISSION OF REPORT.—Not later than one 
year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense 
committees a report setting forth an unaltered copy of the 
assessment under this section, together with the views of 
the Secretary on the assessment. 
(d) DEFINITION OF UNITED STATES MILITARY OP-
ERATION.—In this section, the term ‘‘United States mili-
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tary operations’’ includes any mission, strike, engagement, 
raid, or incident involving United States Armed Forces. 
SEC. 1079B. REPORT ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE RE-
CRUITMENT ADVERTISING TO RACIAL AND 
ETHNIC MINORITY COMMUNITIES. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that— 
(1) efforts by the Armed Forces to ensure di-
versity among the force are commendable; 
(2) it is cause for concern that efforts by the 
Armed Forces to ensure that the Armed Forces of 
the United States reflect the society of the United 
States are being reduced by the use of advertising 
that does not adequately target racial and ethnic mi-
nority communities; 
(3) the Armed Forces face many challenges but 
should maintain, and where possible, increase adver-
tising within racial and ethnic minority communities 
to support the commitment of the Armed Forces to 
ensuring a strong diverse force; 
(4) to adequately reach minority communities, 
the Armed Forces should use minority-owned media 
outlets and advertising agencies that have dem-
onstrated an ability to connect with racial and ethnic 
minority communities; 
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(5) recruitment advertising within minority 
communities is an important avenue toward building 
interest and understanding in serving the United 
States in uniform; and 
(6) the Armed Forces and the Department of 
Defense should maintain a commitment to diversity 
recruiting and retention. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than June 1, 2023, the Sec-
retary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense 
committees a report on the efforts of the Department of 
Defense to increase marketing and advertising with minor-
ity-owned media outlets and advertising agencies to ade-
quately reach racial and ethnic minority communities. 
SEC. 
1079C. 
PUBLIC 
AVAILABILITY 
OF 
INFORMATION 
ABOUT COST OF UNITED STATES OVERSEAS 
MILITARY FOOTPRINT. 
Section 1090 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328) is amend-
ed by adding at the end the following new subsections: 
‘‘(c) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.—For fiscal year 
2023 and each subsequent fiscal year, the Secretary of De-
fense, in consultation with the Commissioner of the Inter-
nal Revenue Service and the Director of the Bureau of 
Economic Analysis, shall post on the public Internet 
website of the Department of Defense the costs to each 
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United States taxpayer of the overseas military footprint 
of the United States, including— 
‘‘(1) the costs of building, maintaining, staffing 
and operating all overseas military bases and instal-
lations; 
‘‘(2) the personnel costs, including compensa-
tion, housing and health care, for all members of the 
Armed Forces deployed overseas at any point 
throughout the fiscal year; 
‘‘(3) the costs paid to contractors providing 
goods and services in support of overseas military 
bases, installations, and operations; 
‘‘(4) the costs of conducting all overseas mili-
tary operations, including operations conducted by 
United States Armed Forces, operations conducted 
using unmanned weapons systems, covert operations, 
and operations undertaken by, with, and through 
partner forces; 
‘‘(5) the costs of all overseas military exercises 
involving United States Armed Forces; and 
‘‘(6) the costs of all military training and as-
sistance provided by the United States to overseas 
partner forces. 
‘‘(d) DISPLAY OF INFORMATION.—The information 
required to be posted under subsections (a) and (c) shall— 
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‘‘(1) be posted directly on the website of the 
Department of Defense, in an accessible and clear 
format; 
‘‘(2) include corresponding documentation as 
links or attachments; and— 
‘‘(3) include, for each overseas operation— 
‘‘(A) both the total cost to each taxpayer, 
and the cost to each taxpayer for each fiscal 
year, of conducting the overseas operation; 
‘‘(B) a list of countries where the overseas 
operations have taken place; and 
‘‘(C) for each such country, both the total 
cost to each taxpayer, and the cost to each tax-
payer for each fiscal year, of conducting the 
overseas operations in that country.’’. 
SEC. 1079D. STUDY AND REPORT ON POTENTIAL INCLU-
SION OF BLACK BOX DATA RECORDERS IN 
TACTICAL VEHICLES. 
(a) STUDY.—The Comptroller General of the United 
States shall conduct a study to evaluate the feasability and 
advisability of equipping all tactical vehicles of the Armed 
Forces with black box data recorders. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall 
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submit to the congressional defense committees a report 
on the results of the study conducted under subsection (a). 
SEC. 1079E. REPORT ON THE STRATEGY AND ENGAGEMENT 
EFFORTS OF THE ARMED FORCES IN HAWAII. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Commander of the United 
States Indo-Pacific Command shall, in collaboration with 
installation commanders and the relevant service com-
mands, develop and implement— 
(1) a strategy to improve the engagement ef-
forts of the military with the local community in the 
State of Hawaii; and 
(2) enhanced coordinated community engage-
ment efforts (as described in section 587 of the Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2022 (Public Law 117–81)) in the State of Hawaii. 
(b) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than one year 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Com-
mander shall submit to the congressional defense commit-
tees a report that describes the results of the strategy and 
engagement efforts implemented pursuant to subsection 
(a). 
SEC. 1079F. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ENGAGEMENT 
WITH NATIVE HAWAIIAN ORGANIZATIONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than March 30, 2023, 
the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Energy, Installa-
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tions, and Environment shall submit to the Committee on 
Armed Services of the House of Representatives a report 
on Department of Defense plans to identify, standardize, 
and coordinate best practices with respect to consultation 
and engagement with the Native Hawaiian community. 
(b) CONTENTS OF REPORT.—The report required 
under subsection (a) shall include, at a minimum, the fol-
lowing: 
(1) Plans for conducting education and training 
programs relating to consultation and engagement 
with the Native Hawaiian community, including— 
(A) outreach activities for fiscal years 
2023 and 2024; and 
(B) the degree to which Native Hawaiian 
community members have been involved in de-
velopment of curricula, tentative dates, loca-
tions, required attendees, and topics for the 
education and training programs. 
(2) A list of all Native Hawaiian community 
groups involved or to be involved in the consultation 
process to update Department of Defense Instruc-
tion 4710.03 (or any successor document). 
(3) A description of how Department of De-
fense Instruction 4710.03 can be improved to reflect 
best practices and provide continuity across the mili-
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tary departments in practices, policies, training, and 
personnel who conduct consultation with the Native 
Hawaiian community. 
(4) A timeline for issuing the next update or 
successor document to Department of Defense In-
struction 4710.03. 
(5) A description of how the Department of De-
fense can enhance and expand education and train-
ing programs relating to consultation and engage-
ment with the Native Hawaiian community and out-
reach activities for all commands and installations 
within the State of Hawaii. 
SEC. 1079G. FFRDC STUDY ON SHIPYARD INFRASTRUCTURE 
OPTIMIZATION PROGRAM EFFORTS TO OPTI-
MIZE, RECAPITALIZE AND RECONFIGURE FA-
CILITIES AND INDUSTRIAL PLANT EQUIP-
MENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 30 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Navy 
shall seek to enter into an agreement with an appropriate 
federally funded research and development center for the 
conduct of a detailed analysis of the efforts of the Ship-
yard Infrastructure Optimization Program to optimize, re-
capitalize, and reconfigure facilities and industrial plant 
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equipment at the Navy’s public shipyard. Such analysis 
shall not cover any dry dock project. 
(b) MATTERS
FOR CONSIDERATION.—An analysis 
conducted pursuant to an agreement under subsection (a) 
shall include a consideration of each of the following items 
with respect to the Shipyard Infrastructure Optimization 
Program: 
(1) The adequacy of the cost estimate guidance 
and methodology used by the Navy. 
(2) The estimated long-term cost and mainte-
nance availability time savings offered from the spe-
cific, major proposed facility and equipment im-
provements. 
(3) 
The 
methodology 
of 
the 
Navy 
for 
prioritizing the proposed facility and equipment im-
provements beyond their expected service lives. 
(4) A comparison of current Navy policies and 
procedures for large facility improvements in excess 
of $500,000,000 to best practices used by other 
Federal agencies and the private sector. 
(5) Options for improving the management and 
oversight of the program, including staffing and con-
tracting options for ensuring the adequate oversight 
of contracted activities, support provided to the pub-
lic shipyards and local shipyard construction agents, 
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and best practices for the management of large 
multi-contractor projects. 
(6) Estimates for current public shipyard facil-
ity restoration and modernization backlogs and the 
plans of the Secretary of the Navy to mitigate the 
current backlog either within the Shipyard Infra-
structure Optimization Program or through another 
program. 
(7) Recommendations for improving the Ship-
yard Infrastructure Optimization Program based on 
the results of the analysis. 
(c) BRIEFING.—Not later than 60 days after the 
completion of an analysis pursuant to an agreement under 
subsection (a), the Secretary of Navy shall submit to the 
congressional defense committees a report on the results 
of the analysis. 
(d) PUBLIC AVAILABILITY.—An agreement entered 
into pursuant to subsection (a) shall specify that the feder-
ally funded research and development center shall make 
an unclassified version of the report provided by the Sec-
retary publicly available on an appropriate website of the 
center. 
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SEC. 1079H. STUDY ON EFFORTS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF 
DEFENSE TO REDUCE THE USE OF SINGLE- 
USE PLASTICS. 
(a) STUDY REQUIRED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Comptroller General of 
the United States shall conduct a study on the ef-
forts of the Department of Defense to reduce reli-
ance on single-use plastics. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The study required under 
paragraph (1) shall address— 
(A) the extent to which the Department of 
Defense— 
(i) collects and tracks data on its use 
of single-use plastics; and 
(ii) has set targets for reducing the 
use of such plastics; 
(B) the status of the implementation of 
Department of Defense Instruction 4715.23 
and Executive Order 14057 as that instruction 
and order relate to single-use plastics; 
(C) any Department-wide or military serv-
ice-specific initiatives to reduce reliance on sin-
gle use plastics; 
(D) any challenges that the Department 
faces in reducing its reliance on single-use plas-
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tics and possible mechanisms to address those 
challenges; 
(E) any recommendations to improve the 
Department’s efforts to reduce single-use plas-
tics; and 
(F) any other matter the Comptroller Gen-
eral determines is significant and relevant to 
the purposes of the study. 
(b) INTERIM BRIEFING.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comp-
troller General shall provide to the congressional defense 
committees a briefing on any preliminary findings of the 
study conducted under subsection (a). 
(c) FINAL RESULTS.—The Comptroller General shall 
provide the final results of the study conducted under sub-
section (a) to the congressional defense committees at 
such time and in such format as is mutually agreed upon 
by the committees and the Comptroller General. 
SEC. 1079I. REPORT ON LITTORAL EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE 
NEUTRALIZATION PROGRAM OF RECORD. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Commandant of 
the Marine Corps shall submit to the congressional de-
fense committees a report on the Littoral Explosive Ord-
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nance Neutralization (in this section referred to as 
‘‘LEON’’) program of record. 
(b) MATTERS FOR INCLUSION.—The report required 
under subsection (a) shall include each of the following: 
(1) A detailed plan of action and milestones for 
the implementation plan for the LEON program of 
record to enable such program to reach fully oper-
ational capable status. 
(2) An identification of any manning, training, 
equipping, or funding shortfalls or other barriers 
that could prevent the LEON program of record 
from reaching fully operational capable status. 
(3) A review of achievable, effective, and suit-
able capabilities supporting technical architectures to 
collect, store, manage, and disseminate information 
collected by LEON sensors. 
(c) CONSIDERATION.—In preparing the report re-
quired under subsection (a), the Commandant shall take 
into consideration the necessity of the Marine Corps explo-
sive ordnance disposal requirements pertaining to the very 
shallow water mine countermeasures mission. 
SEC. 1079J. ASSESSMENT, PLAN, AND REPORTS ON THE 
AUTOMATED SURFACE OBSERVING SYSTEM. 
(a) JOINT ASSESSMENT AND PLAN.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense, in 
collaboration with the Administrator of the Federal 
Aviation Administration and the Under Secretary of 
Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere, shall— 
(A) conduct an assessment of resources, 
personnel, procedures, and activities necessary 
to maximize the functionality and utility of the 
automated surface observing system of the 
United States that identifies— 
(i) key system upgrades needed to im-
prove observation quality and utility for 
weather forecasting, aviation safety, and 
other users; 
(ii) improvements needed in observa-
tions within the planetary boundary layer, 
including mixing height; 
(iii) improvements needed in public 
accessibility of observational data; 
(iv) improvements needed to reduce 
latency in reporting of observational data; 
(v) relevant data to be collected for 
the production of forecasts or forecast 
guidance relating to atmospheric composi-
tion, including particulate and air quality 
data, and aviation safety; 
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(vi) areas of concern regarding oper-
ational continuity and reliability of the sys-
tem, which may include needs for on-night 
staff, particularly in remote and rural 
areas and areas where system failure 
would have the greatest negative impact to 
the community; 
(vii) stewardship, data handling, data 
distribution, and product generation needs 
arising from upgrading and changing the 
automated surface observation systems; 
(viii) possible solutions for areas of 
concern identified under clause (vi), includ-
ing with respect to the potential use of 
backup systems, power and communication 
system reliability, staffing needs and per-
sonnel location, and the acquisition of crit-
ical component backups and proper storage 
location to ensure rapid system repair nec-
essary to ensure system operational con-
tinuity; and 
(ix) research, development, and transi-
tion to operations needed to develop ad-
vanced data collection, quality control, and 
distribution so that the data are provided 
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to models, users, and decision support sys-
tems in a timely manner; and 
(B) develop and implement a plan that ad-
dresses the findings of the assessment con-
ducted under subparagraph (A), including by 
seeking and allocating resources necessary to 
ensure that system upgrades are standardized 
across the Department of Defense, the Federal 
Aviation Administration, and the National Oce-
anic and Atmospheric Administration to the ex-
tent practicable. 
(2) STANDARDIZATION.—Any system standard-
ization implemented under paragraph (1)(B) shall 
not impede activities to upgrade or improve indi-
vidual units of the system. 
(3) REMOTE
AUTOMATIC
WEATHER
STATION 
COORDINATION.—The Secretary of Defense, in col-
laboration with relevant Federal agencies and the 
National Interagency Fire Center, shall assess and 
develop cooperative agreements to improve coordina-
tion, interoperability standards, operations, and 
placement of remote automatic weather stations for 
the purpose of improving utility and coverage of re-
mote automatic weather stations, automated surface 
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observation systems, and other similar stations and 
systems for weather and climate operations. 
(b) REPORT TO CONGRESS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 2 years after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of Defense, in collaboration with the Administrator 
of the Federal Aviation Administration and the 
Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and At-
mosphere, shall submit to the appropriate congres-
sional committees a report that— 
(A) details the findings of the assessment 
required by subparagraph (A) of subsection 
(a)(1); and 
(B) the plan required by subparagraph (B) 
of such subsection. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The report required by para-
graph (1) shall include a detailed assessment of ap-
propriations required— 
(A) to address the findings of the assess-
ment required by subparagraph (A) of sub-
section (a)(1); and 
(B) to implement the plan required by sub-
paragraph (B) of such subsection. 
(c) GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE RE-
PORT.—Not later than 4 years after the date of the enact-
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ment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United 
States shall submit to the appropriate congressional com-
mittees a report that— 
(1) evaluates the functionality, utility, reli-
ability, and operational status of the automated sur-
face observing system across the Department of De-
fense, the Federal Aviation Administration, and the 
Administration; 
(2) evaluates the progress, performance, and 
implementation of the plan required by subsection 
(a)(1)(B); 
(3) assesses the efficacy of cross-agency collabo-
ration and stakeholder engagement in carrying out 
the plan and provides recommendations to improve 
such activities; 
(4) evaluates the operational continuity and re-
liability of the system, particularly in remote and 
rural areas and areas where system failure would 
have the greatest negative impact to the community, 
and provides recommendations to improve such con-
tinuity and reliability; 
(5) assesses Federal coordination regarding the 
remote automatic weather station network, air re-
source advisors, and other Federal observing assets 
used for weather and climate modeling and response 
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activities, and provides recommendations for im-
provements; and 
(6) includes such other recommendations as the 
Comptroller General determines are appropriate to 
improve the system. 
(d) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMITTEES 
DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate con-
gressional committees’’ means the following: 
(1) The Committee on Armed Services of the 
House of Representatives. 
(2) The Committee on Armed Services of the 
Senate. 
(3) The Committee on Transportation and In-
frastructure of the House of Representatives. 
(4) The Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate. 
(5) The Committee on Science, Space, and 
Technology of the House of Representatives. 
SEC. 1079K. ANNUAL REPORT ON USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA BY 
FOREIGN TERRORIST ORGANIZATIONS. 
(a) ANNUAL REPORT.—The Director of National In-
telligence, in coordination with the Secretary of State and 
the Secretary of Defense, shall submit to the appropriate 
congressional committees an annual report on— 
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(1) the use of online social media platforms by 
entities designated as foreign terrorist organizations 
by the Department of State for recruitment, fund-
raising, and the dissemination of information; and 
(2) the threat posed to the national security of 
the United States by the online radicalization of ter-
rorists and violent extremists. 
(b) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.— 
In this section, the appropriate congressional committees 
are— 
(1) the Committee on Armed Services, the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the Permanent 
Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of 
Representatives; and 
(2) the Committee on Armed Services, the 
Committee on Foreign Relations, and the Select 
Committee on Intelligence of the Senate. 
SEC. 1079L. REPORT ON PROTECTION OF MEMBERS OF THE 
ARMED FORCES FROM RUSSIAN-SPONSORED 
ARMED ATTACKS. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 
to Congress a report on the actions taken to protect mem-
bers of the Armed Forces of the United States from armed 
attacks conducted by militants and terrorists in pursuit 
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of bounties and inducements the agencies, organizations, 
or entities aligned with the Russian Federation. 
SEC. 1079M. REPORT ON DESALINIZATION TECHNOLOGY. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of the Navy shall submit 
to the congressional defense committees a report on the 
application of desalinization technology for defense and 
national security purposes to provide drought relief to 
areas affected by sharp declines in water resources. 
SEC. 1079N. REPORT ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE MILI-
TARY CAPABILITIES IN THE CARIBBEAN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of De-
fense, in consultation with the Secretary of State and the 
Secretary of Homeland Security, shall submit to the Com-
mittees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of 
Representatives a report on United States military capa-
bilities in the Caribbean basin, particularly in and around 
Puerto Rico and the United States Virgin Islands. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report required by subsection 
(a) shall include the following: 
(1) An assessment of the value, feasibility, and 
cost of increasing United States military capabilities 
in the Caribbean basin, particularly in and around 
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Puerto Rico and the United States Virgin Islands, 
to— 
(A) combat transnational criminal organi-
zations and illicit narcotics and weapons traf-
ficking in the Caribbean basin, particularly in 
and around Puerto Rico and the United States 
Virgin Islands; 
(B) improve surveillance capabilities and 
maximize the effectiveness of counter-traf-
ficking operations in the Caribbean region; 
(C) ensure, to the greatest extent possible, 
that United States Northern Command and 
United States Southern Command have the 
necessary assets to support and increase meas-
ures to detect, interdict, disrupt, or curtail il-
licit narcotics and weapons trafficking activities 
within their respective areas of operations in 
the Caribbean basin; 
(D) respond to malign influences of foreign 
governments, particularly including non-market 
economies, in the Caribbean basin that harm 
United States national security and regional se-
curity interests in the Caribbean basin and in 
the Western Hemisphere; 
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(E) increase supply chain resiliency and 
near-shoring in global trade; and 
(F) strengthen the ability of the security 
sector to respond to, and become more resilient 
in the face of, major disasters, including to en-
sure critical infrastructure and ports can come 
back online rapidly following disasters. 
(2) An assessment of United States military 
force posture in the Caribbean basin, particularly in 
and around Puerto Rico and the United States Vir-
gin Islands, and relevant locations in the Caribbean 
basin. 
(c) FORM OF REPORT.—The report required under 
subsection (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form 
without any designation relating to dissemination control, 
but may include a classified annex. 
SEC. 1079O. ANNUAL REPORT ON UNFUNDED PRIORITIES 
OF DEFENSE POW/MIA ACCOUNTING AGENCY. 
Chapter 9 of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
by inserting after section 222c the following new section: 
‘‘§ 222d. Unfunded priorities of Defense POW/MIA Ac-
counting Agency: annual report 
‘‘(a) REPORTS.—(a) Reports.-Not later than 10 days 
after the date on which the budget of the President for 
a fiscal year is submitted to Congress pursuant to section 
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(b) NDAA FOR FISCAL YEAR 2022.—Effective as of 
December 27, 2021, and as if included therein as enacted, 
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2022 (Public Law 117–81) is amended as follows: 
(1) Section 907(a) is amended by striking 
‘‘116–283’’ and inserting ‘‘115–232’’. 
(c) NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR 
FISCAL YEAR 2020.—Effective as of December 27, 2021, 
and as if included therein as enacted, the National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 
116–92) is amended as follows: 
(1) Section 905 is amended— 
(A) in subsection (a)(2), by inserting a pe-
riod at the end; and 
(B) in subsection (d)(1), by striking ‘‘sub-
paragraph (B)’’ and inserting ‘‘paragraph (2)’’. 
(d) NATIONAL DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR 
FISCAL YEAR 2014.—Effective as of December 27, 2021, 
and as if included therein as enacted, the National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 
117–81) is amended as follows: 
(1) Section 932(c)(2)(D) of the National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Pub-
lic Law 113–66; 10 U.S.C. 2224 note) is amended 
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by striking ‘‘of subsection (c)(3)’’ and inserting 
‘‘paragraph (3)’’. 
(e) 
AUTOMATIC
EXECUTION
OF
CONFORMING 
CHANGES TO TABLES OF SECTIONS, TABLES OF CON-
TENTS, AND SIMILAR TABULAR ENTRIES IN DEFENSE 
LAWS.— 
(1) ELIMINATION
OF
NEED
FOR
SEPARATE 
CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Chapter 1 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
end the following new section: 
‘‘§ 102. Effect of certain amendments on conforming 
changes to tables of sections, tables of 
contents, and similar tabular entries 
‘‘(a) AUTOMATIC
EXECUTION
OF
CONFORMING 
CHANGES.—When an amendment to a covered defense law 
adds a section or larger organizational unit to the covered 
defense law, repeals or transfers a section or larger organi-
zational unit in the covered defense law, or amends the 
designation or heading of a section or larger organiza-
tional unit in the covered defense law, that amendment 
also shall have the effect of amending any table of sec-
tions, table of contents, or similar tabular entries in the 
covered defense law to alter the table to conform to the 
changes made by the amendment. 
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