823 
(35) The section heading for section 9401 is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 9401. Members of Air Force and Space Force: detail 
as students, observers, and investigators 
at educational institutions, industrial 
plants, and hospitals’’. 
(36) The section heading for section 9402 is 
amended to read as follows: 
‘‘§ 9402. Enlisted members of Air Force or Space Force: 
schools’’. 
(37) Section 9840 is amended in the second sen-
tence by striking ‘‘He’’ and inserting ‘‘The officer’’. 
(b) NDAA FOR FISCAL YEAR 2021.—Effective as of 
January 1, 2021, and as if included therein as enacted, 
section 1 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 
116–283) is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—’’ before 
‘‘This Act’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(b) REFERENCES.—Any reference in this or any other 
Act to the ‘National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2021’ shall be deemed to be a reference to the ‘William 
M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2021’.’’. 
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(c) COORDINATION WITH OTHER AMENDMENTS MADE 
BY THIS ACT.—For purposes of applying amendments 
made by provisions of this Act other than this section, the 
amendments made by this section shall be treated as having 
been enacted immediately before any such amendments by 
other provisions of this Act. 
SEC. 1072. ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR INDO- 
PACIFIC SECURITY AFFAIRS. 
Section 138(b) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(8) One of the Assistant Secretaries is the Assistant 
Secretary of Defense for Indo-Pacific Security Affairs. The 
principal duties of the Assistant Secretary shall be to— 
‘‘(A) act as principal advisor to the Under Sec-
retary of Defense for Policy and the Secretary of De-
fense on international security strategy and policy on 
issues of interest to the Department of Defense that re-
late to the nations and international organizations of 
China, East Asia, South and Southeast Asia, includ-
ing governments and defense establishments; and 
‘‘(B) provide oversight of security cooperation 
programs, including foreign military sales, in the 
Indo-Pacific region.’’. 
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SEC. 1073. IMPROVEMENT OF TRANSPARENCY AND CON-
GRESSIONAL OVERSIGHT OF CIVIL RESERVE 
AIR FLEET. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.— 
(1) SECRETARY.—Paragraph (10) of section 
9511 of title 10, United States Code, is amended to 
read as follows: 
‘‘(4) The term ‘Secretary’ means the Secretary of 
Defense.’’. 
(2) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.—Chapter 961 of 
title 10, United States Code, as amended by para-
graphs (1) and (2), is further amended— 
(A) in section 9511a by striking ‘‘Secretary 
of Defense’’ each place it appears and inserting 
‘‘Secretary’’; 
(B) in section 9512(e), by striking ‘‘Sec-
retary of Defense’’ and inserting ‘‘Secretary’’; 
and 
(C) in section 9515, by striking ‘‘Secretary 
of Defense’’ each place it appears and inserting 
‘‘Secretary’’. 
(b) ANNUAL
REPORT
ON
CIVIL
RESERVE
AIR 
FLEET.—Section 9516 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
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(1) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘When the Sec-
retary’’ and inserting ‘‘Subject to subsection (e), when 
the Secretary’’; 
(2) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection 
(f); and 
(3) by inserting after subsection (d) the following 
new subsection: 
‘‘(e) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than 60 days after 
the end of each fiscal year, the Secretary shall submit to 
the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the 
House of Representatives a report that— 
‘‘(1) identifies each contract for airlift services 
awarded in the preceding fiscal year to a provider 
that does not meet the requirements set forth in sub-
paragraphs (A) and (B) of subsection (a)(1); and 
‘‘(2) for each such contract— 
‘‘(A) specifies the dollar value of the award; 
and 
‘‘(B) provides a detailed explanation of the 
reasons for the award.’’. 
(c) TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Chapter 961 of title 10, 
United States Code, as amended by subsections (a) 
and (b), is further amended— 
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(A) by redesignating sections 9511a and 
9512 as sections 9512 and 9513, respectively; 
(B) in section 9511, by striking ‘‘section 
9512’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘sec-
tion 9513’’; and 
(C) in section 9514, by redesignating sub-
section (g) as subsection (f). 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of such chapter is amended by 
striking the items relating to sections 9511a and 9512 
and inserting the following new items: 
‘‘9512. Civil Reserve Air Fleet contracts: payment rate. 
‘‘9513. Contracts for the inclusion or incorporation of defense features.’’. 
(d) CHARTER AIR TRANSPORTATION OF MEMBERS OF 
THE ARMED FORCES OR CARGO.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Section 2640 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(A) in the section heading, by inserting ‘‘or 
cargo’’ after ‘‘armed forces’’; 
(B) in subsection (a)(1), by inserting ‘‘or 
cargo’’ after ‘‘members of the armed forces’’; 
(C) in subsection (b), by inserting ‘‘or 
cargo’’ after ‘‘members of the armed forces’’; 
(D) in subsection (d)(1), by inserting ‘‘or 
cargo’’ after ‘‘members of the armed forces’’; 
(E) in subsection (e)— 
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(i) by inserting ‘‘or cargo’’ after 
‘‘members of the armed forces’’; and 
(ii) by inserting ‘‘or cargo’’ before the 
period at the end; 
(F) in subsection (f), by inserting ‘‘or 
cargo’’ after ‘‘members of the armed forces’’; and 
(G) in subsection (j)(1), by inserting 
‘‘ ‘cargo,’ ’’ after ‘‘ ‘air transportation’,’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of chapter 157 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by striking the item 
relating to section 2640 and inserting the following 
new item: 
‘‘2640. Charter air transportation of members of the armed forces or cargo.’’. 
SEC. 1074. ENHANCEMENTS TO NATIONAL MOBILIZATION 
EXERCISES. 
Section 10208 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: 
‘‘(c)(1) The Secretary shall, beginning in the first fis-
cal year that begins after the date of the enactment of this 
subsection, and every 5 years thereafter, as part of the 
major mobilization exercise under subsection (a), include 
the processes of the Selective Service System in preparation 
for a draft, and submit to Congress a report on the results 
of this exercise. The report may be submitted in classified 
form. 
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‘‘(2) The exercise under this subsection— 
‘‘(A) shall include a review of national mobiliza-
tion strategic and operational concepts; and 
‘‘(B) shall include a simulation of a mobilization 
of all armed forces and reserve units, with plans and 
processes for incorporating Selective Service System 
inductees.’’. 
SEC. 1075. PROVIDING END-TO-END ELECTRONIC VOTING 
SERVICES FOR ABSENT UNIFORMED SERV-
ICES VOTERS IN LOCATIONS WITH LIMITED 
OR IMMATURE POSTAL SERVICE. 
(a) PLAN.— 
(1) DEVELOPMENT.—In consultation with the 
Chief Information Officer of the Department of De-
fense, the Presidential designee under the Uniformed 
and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (52 U.S.C. 
20301 et seq.) shall develop a plan for providing end- 
to-end electronic voting services (including services for 
registering to vote, requesting an electronic ballot, 
completing the ballot, and returning the ballot) in 
participating States for absent uniformed services 
voters under such Act who are deployed or mobilized 
to locations with limited or immature postal service 
(as determined by the Presidential designee). 
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(2) SPECIFICATIONS.—The Presidential designee 
shall include in the plan developed under paragraph 
(1)— 
(A) methods to ensure that voters have the 
opportunity to verify that their ballots are re-
ceived and tabulated correctly by the appropriate 
State and local election officials; 
(B) methods to generate a verifiable and 
auditable vote trail for the purposes of any re-
count or audit conducted with respect to an elec-
tion; and 
(C) an assessment of whether commercially 
available technologies may be used to carry out 
any of the elements of the plan. 
(3) CONSULTATION
WITH
STATE
AND
LOCAL 
ELECTION
OFFICIALS.—The Presidential designee 
shall develop the plan under paragraph (1) in con-
sultation with appropriate State and local election of-
ficials to ensure that the plan may be implemented 
successfully in any State which agrees to participate 
in the plan. 
(4) USE OF CONTRACTORS.—To the extent the 
Presidential designee determines to be appropriate, 
the Presidential designee may include in the plan de-
veloped under paragraph (1) provisions for the use of 
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contractors to carry out any of the elements of the 
plan. 
(5) SUBMISSION.—Not later than one year after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Presidential 
designee shall submit the plan developed under para-
graph (1) to the Committees on Armed Services of the 
House of Representatives and Senate. 
(b) IMPLEMENTATION.—If the Presidential designee 
determines it feasible, the Presidential designee shall imple-
ment the plan developed under subsection (a)— 
(1) for a trial group of voters in participating 
States for elections for Federal office held in 2024; 
and 
(2) for all such voters in participating States for 
elections for Federal office held in 2026 and any suc-
ceeding year. 
SEC. 1076. RESPONSIBILITIES FOR NATIONAL MOBILIZA-
TION; PERSONNEL REQUIREMENTS. 
(a) EXECUTIVE AGENT
FOR NATIONAL MOBILIZA-
TION.—The Secretary of Defense shall designate a senior of-
ficial within the Office of the Secretary of Defense as the 
Executive Agent for National Mobilization. The Executive 
Agent for National Mobilization shall be responsible for— 
(1) developing, managing, and coordinating pol-
icy and plans that address the full spectrum of mili-
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tary mobilization readiness, including full mobiliza-
tion of personnel from volunteers to draftees in the 
event of a draft activation; 
(2) providing Congress and the Selective Service 
System with updated requirements and timelines for 
obtaining draft inductees in the event of a national 
emergency requiring mass mobilization and activa-
tion of the draft; and 
(3) providing Congress with a plan, developed in 
coordination with the Selective Service System, to in-
duct large numbers of volunteers who may respond to 
a national call for volunteers during an emergency. 
(b) PLAN REQUIRED.—Not later than one year after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of De-
fense shall submit to Congress a plan for obtaining draft 
inductees as part of a mobilization timeline for the Selective 
Service System. The plan shall include a description of re-
sources, locations, and capabilities of the Armed Forces re-
quired to train, equip, and integrate drafted personnel into 
the total force, addressing scenarios that would include 
300,000, 600,000, and 1,000,000 new volunteer and drafted 
personnel. The plan may be provided in classified form. 
SEC. 1077. UPDATE OF JOINT PUBLICATION 3-68: NON-
COMBATANT EVACUATION OPERATIONS. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following findings: 
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(1) Noncombatant evacuation operations are 
conducted by the Department of Defense to assist in 
evacuating citizens and nationals of the United 
States, Defense Department civilian personnel, and 
designated host nation persons whose lives are in dan-
ger from locations in a foreign nation to an appro-
priate safe haven when directed by the Department of 
State. 
(2) Joint Publication 3-68: Noncombatant Evac-
uation Operations has not been validated since No-
vember 14, 2017. 
(b) UPDATE OF PUBLICATION.—Not later than March 
1, 2022, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff shall 
update Joint Publication 3-68: Noncombatant Evacuation 
Operations. 
SEC. 1078. TREATMENT OF OPERATIONAL DATA FROM AF-
GHANISTAN. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 
that— 
(1) an immense amount of operational data and 
intelligence has been developed over the past two dec-
ades of war in Afghanistan; and 
(2) this information is valuable and must be ap-
propriately retained. 
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(b) OPERATIONAL DATA.—The Secretary of Defense 
shall— 
(1) archive and standardize operational data 
from Afghanistan across the myriad of defense infor-
mation systems; and 
(2) ensure the Afghanistan operational data is 
structured, searchable, and usable across the joint 
force. 
(c) BRIEFING.—Not later than March 4, 2022, the 
Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security 
shall provide a briefing to the Committee on Armed Services 
of the House of Representatives on how the Department of 
Defense has removed, retained, and assured long-term access 
to operational data from Afghanistan across each military 
department and command. Such briefing shall address— 
(1) the manner in which the Department of De-
fense is standardizing and archiving intelligence and 
operational data from Afghanistan across the myriad 
of defense information systems; and 
(2) the manner in which the Department is en-
suring access to Afghanistan operational data across 
the joint force. 
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SEC. 1079. DEFENSE RESOURCE BUDGETING AND ALLOCA-
TION COMMISSION. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established a commis-
sion, to be known as the ‘‘Defense Resource Budgeting and 
Allocation Commission’’. The purpose of the Commission is 
to develop a consensus on an effective and strategic ap-
proach to Department of Defense resource budgeting and 
allocation, including— 
(1) by conducting an examination of the plan-
ning, programming, budgeting, and execution meth-
odology of the Department; and 
(2) by considering potential alternatives to such 
methodology to maximize the ability of the Depart-
ment to equip itself in a timely manner to respond 
to current and emerging threats. 
(b) MEMBERSHIP.— 
(1) COMPOSITION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL..—Subject to subparagraph 
(B), the Commission shall be composed of the fol-
lowing members: 
(i) The Deputy Secretary of Defense. 
(ii) The Director of Cost Assessment 
and Program Evaluation for the Depart-
ment of Defense. 
(iii) The Comptroller/Chief Financial 
Officer for the Department of Defense. 
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(iv) The Deputy Director of the Office 
of Management and Budget. 
(v) Three members appointed by the 
majority leader of the Senate, in consulta-
tion with the Chairman of the Committee 
on Armed Services of the Senate, one of 
whom shall be a member of the Senate and 
two of whom shall not be. 
(vi) Two members appointed by the 
minority leader of the Senate, in consulta-
tion with the Ranking Member of the Com-
mittee on Armed Services of the Senate, one 
of whom shall be a member of the Senate 
and one of whom shall not be. 
(vii) Three members appointed by the 
Speaker of the House of Representatives, in 
consultation with the Chairman of the Com-
mittee on Armed Services of the House of 
Representatives, one of whom shall be a 
member of the House of Representatives and 
two of whom shall not be. 
(viii) Two members appointed by the 
minority leader of the House of Representa-
tives, in consultation with the ranking 
member of the Committee on Armed Serv-
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ices of the House of Representatives, one of 
whom shall be a Member of the House of 
Representatives and one of whom shall not 
be. 
(B) EXPERTISE.—The members of the Com-
mission who are not members of Congress and 
who are appointed under clauses (v) through 
(viii) of subparagraph (A) shall be individuals 
who are nationally recognized for expertise, 
knowledge, or experience in— 
(i) planning, programming, budgeting, 
and execution methodology; 
(ii) budgeting methodologies and inno-
vation; or 
(iii) the implementation or oversight of 
Department of Defense budgeting. 
(C) CONFLICTS OF INTEREST.—An official 
who appoints members of the Commission may 
not appoint an individual as a member of the 
Commission if such individual possesses any per-
sonal or financial interest in the discharge of 
any of the duties of the Commission. 
(D) SECURITY CLEARANCES.—All members 
of the Commission described in subparagraph 
(A) shall possess an appropriate security clear-
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ance in accordance with applicable provisions of 
law concerning the handling of classified infor-
mation. 
(2) CO-CHAIRS.—The Commission shall have two 
co-chairs, selected from among the members of the 
Commission. One co-chair of the Commission shall be 
a member of the Democratic Party, and one co-chair 
shall be a member of the Republican Party. The indi-
viduals who serve as the co-chairs of the Commission 
shall be jointly agreed upon by the President, the ma-
jority leader of the Senate, the minority leader of the 
Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, 
and the minority leader of the House of Representa-
tives. 
(c) APPOINTMENT; INITIAL MEETING.— 
(1) APPOINTMENT.—Members of the Commission 
shall be appointed not later than 45 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act. 
(2) INITIAL
MEETING.—The Commission shall 
hold its initial meeting on or before the date that is 
60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(d) MEETINGS; QUORUM; VACANCIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—After its initial meeting, the 
Commission shall meet upon the call of the co-chairs 
of the Commission. 
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(2) QUORUM.—Seven members of the Commis-
sion shall constitute a quorum for purposes of con-
ducting business, except that two members of the 
Commission shall constitute a quorum for purposes of 
receiving testimony. 
(3) VACANCIES.—Any vacancy in the Commis-
sion shall not affect its powers, but shall be filled in 
the same manner in which the original appointment 
was made. 
(4) QUORUM WITH VACANCIES.—If vacancies in 
the Commission occur on any day that is 45 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, a quorum 
shall consist of a majority of the members of the Com-
mission as of such day. 
(e) ACTIONS OF COMMISSION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Commission shall act by 
resolution agreed to by a majority of the members of 
the Commission voting and present. 
(2) PANELS.—The Commission may establish 
panels composed of less than the full membership of 
the Commission for purposes of carrying out the du-
ties of the Commission under this title. The actions of 
any such panel shall be subject to the review and con-
trol of the Commission. Any findings and determina-
tions made by such a panel shall not be considered 
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the findings and determinations of the Commission 
unless approved by the Commission. 
(3) DELEGATION.—Any member, agent, or staff 
of the Commission may, if authorized by the co-chairs 
of the Commission, take any action which the Com-
mission is authorized to take pursuant to this title. 
(f) DUTIES.—The duties of the Commission are as fol-
lows: 
(1) To define the core objectives and priorities of 
the strategic approach referred to in subsection (a). 
(2) To weigh the costs and benefits of various 
strategic options for the Department of Defense to 
budget and allocate resources, including the planning, 
programming, budgeting, and execution methodology 
in effect as of the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(3) To evaluate whether the strategic options de-
scribed in paragraph (2) are exclusive or complemen-
tary, the best means for executing such options, and 
how the Department of Defense should incorporate 
and implement such options within its budgeting 
methodology and strategy. 
(4) To review and make determinations on the 
difficult choices present within such options, includ-
ing how the Department can budget at the speed of 
relevance to address current and emerging threats 
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while maintaining an appropriate degree of oversight 
from Congress. 
(5) To review adversarial budgeting methodolo-
gies and strategies to understand if and how adver-
saries are able to meet current and future threats 
more or less successfully than the United States. 
(6) To evaluate the effectiveness of the current re-
source budgeting and allocation methodology to meet 
current and emerging threats to the national security 
of the United States. 
(7) In weighing the options for defending the 
United States, to consider possible structures and au-
thorities that need to be established, revised, or aug-
mented within the Federal Government. 
(g) POWERS OF COMMISSION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.— 
(A) HEARINGS; SUBPOENAS.—The Commis-
sion or, on the authorization of the Commission, 
any subcommittee or member thereof, may, for 
the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this 
section— 
(i) hold such hearings and sit and act 
at such times and places, take such testi-
mony, receive such evidence, and administer 
such oaths; and 
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(ii) require, by subpoena or otherwise, 
the attendance and testimony of such wit-
nesses and the production of such books, 
records, correspondence, memoranda, pa-
pers, and documents, as the Commission or 
such designated subcommittee or designated 
member considers necessary. 
(B) SERVICE
OF
SUBPOENAS.—Subpoenas 
may be issued under subparagraph (A)(ii) under 
the signature of the co-chairs of the Commission, 
and may be served by any person designated by 
such co-chairs. 
(C) FAILURE OF WITNESSES TO APPEAR.— 
The provisions of sections 102 through 104 of the 
Revised Statutes of the United States (2 U.S.C. 
192-194) shall apply in the case of any failure 
of a witness to comply with any subpoena or to 
testify when summoned under authority of this 
section. 
(2) CONTRACTING.—The Commission may, to 
such extent and in such amounts as are provided in 
advance in appropriation Acts, enter into contracts to 
enable the Commission to discharge its duties under 
this title. 
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(3) INFORMATION FROM FEDERAL AGENCIES.— 
The Commission may secure directly from any execu-
tive department, agency, bureau, board, commission, 
office, independent establishment, or instrumentality 
of the Government information, suggestions, estimates, 
and statistics for the purposes of this title. Each such 
department, agency, bureau, board, commission, of-
fice, establishment, or instrumentality shall, to the ex-
tent authorized by law, furnish such information, sug-
gestions, estimates, and statistics directly to the Com-
mission, upon request of the co-chairs of the Commis-
sion. The Commission shall handle and protect all 
classified information provided to it under this para-
graph in accordance with applicable statutes and reg-
ulations. 
(4) ASSISTANCE FROM FEDERAL AGENCIES.— 
(A) The Secretary of Defense shall provide 
to the Commission, on a nonreimbursable basis, 
such administrative services, funds, staff, facili-
ties, and other support services as are necessary 
for the performance of the Commission’s duties 
under this title. 
(B) The Director of the Office of Manage-
ment and Budget may provide the Commission, 
on a nonreimbursable basis, with such adminis-
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trative services, staff, and other support services 
as the Commission may request. In addition to 
the assistance set forth in paragraphs (1) and 
(2), other departments and agencies of the 
United States may provide the Commission such 
services, funds, facilities, staff, and other support 
as such departments and agencies consider advis-
able and as may be authorized by law. 
(C) The Commission shall receive the full 
and timely cooperation of any official, depart-
ment, or agency of the United States Government 
whose assistance is necessary, as jointly deter-
mined by the co-chairs selected under subsection 
(b)(2), or the fulfillment of the duties of the Com-
mission, including the provision of full and cur-
rent briefings and analyses. 
(5) POSTAL SERVICES.—The Commission may 
use the United States postal services in the same 
manner and under the same conditions as the depart-
ments and agencies of the United States. 
(6) GIFTS.—No member or staff of the Commis-
sion may receive a gift or benefit by reason of the 
service of such member or staff to the Commission. 
(h) STAFF OF COMMISSION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.— 
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(A) DETAILEES.—Any Federal Government 
employee may be detailed to the Commission 
without reimbursement from the Commission, 
and such detailee shall retain the rights, status, 
and privileges of his or her regular employment 
without interruption. 
(B) SECURITY CLEARANCE.—All staff of the 
Commission shall possess a security clearance in 
accordance with applicable laws and regulations 
concerning the handling of classified informa-
tion. 
(2) CONSULTANT SERVICES.—(A) The Commis-
sion may procure the services of experts and consult-
ants in accordance with section 3109 of title 5, 
United States Code, but at rates not to exceed the 
daily rate paid a person occupying a position at level 
IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of 
such title. 
(B) All experts and consultants employed by the 
Commission shall possess a security clearance in ac-
cordance with applicable laws and regulations con-
cerning the handling of classified information. 
(i) COMPENSATION AND TRAVEL EXPENSES.— 
(1) COMPENSATION.— 
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(A) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in 
subparagraph (B), each member of the Commis-
sion may be compensated at not to exceed the 
daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay 
in effect for a position at level IV of the Execu-
tive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, 
United States Code, for each day during which 
that member is engaged in the actual perform-
ance of the duties of the Commission under this 
title. 
(B) OFFICERS OR EMPLOYEES OF UNITED 
STATES.—Members of the Commission who are 
officers or employees of the United States or 
Members of Congress shall receive no additional 
pay by reason of their service on the Commis-
sion. 
(2) TRAVEL EXPENSES.—While away from their 
homes or regular places of business in the perform-
ance of services for the Commission, members of the 
Commission may be allowed travel expenses, includ-
ing per diem in lieu of subsistence, in the same man-
ner as persons employed intermittently in the Govern-
ment service are allowed expenses under section 5703 
of title 5, United States Code. 
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(j) TREATMENT OF INFORMATION RELATING TO NA-
TIONAL SECURITY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
assume responsibility for the handling and disposi-
tion of any information related to the national secu-
rity of the United States that is received, considered, 
or used by the Commission under this title. Any in-
formation related to the national security of the 
United States that is provided to the Commission by 
the congressional armed services committees may not 
be further provided or released without the approval 
of the chairman of such committees. 
(2) ACCESS
AFTER
TERMINATION
OF
COMMIS-
SION.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
after the termination of the Commission under sub-
section (k)(2), only the members and designated staff 
of the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate 
and House of Representatives, the Secretary of De-
fense (and the designees of the Secretary), and such 
other officials of the executive branch as the President 
may designate shall have access to information re-
lated to the national security of the United States 
that is received, considered, or used by the Commis-
sion. 
(k) FINAL REPORT; TERMINATION.— 
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(1) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than September 1, 
2022, the Commission shall submit to the Committees 
on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Rep-
resentatives, the Secretary of Defense, and the Direc-
tor of Office of Management and Budget a final re-
port containing the findings of the Commission. 
(2) TERMINATION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Commission, and all 
the authorities of this section, shall terminate at 
the end of the 120-day period beginning on the 
date on which the final report under paragraph 
(1) is submitted to the congressional armed serv-
ices committees. 
(B) 
CONCLUSION
OF
ACTIVITIES.—The 
Commission may use the 120-day period referred 
to in subparagraph (A) for the purposes of con-
cluding its activities, including providing testi-
mony to Congress concerning the final report re-
ferred to in that paragraph and disseminating 
the report. 
(l) ASSESSMENTS OF FINAL REPORT.—Not later than 
60 days after receipt of the final report under subsection 
(k)(1), the Secretary of Defense and the Director of the Of-
fice of Management and Budget shall each submit to the 
Committees on Armed Service of the Senate and House of 
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Representatives an assessment by the Director or the Sec-
retary, as the case may be, of the final report. Each such 
assessment shall include such comments on the findings and 
recommendations contained in the final report, as the Di-
rector or Secretary, as the case may be, considers appro-
priate. 
SEC. 1080. COMMISSION ON AFGHANISTAN. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is hereby established a 
commission to be known as the ‘‘Commission on Afghani-
stan’’ (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Commission’’). The 
purpose of the Commission is to examine the war in Af-
ghanistan and make recommendations regarding lessons 
learned. 
(b) COMPOSITION.— 
(1) MEMBERSHIP.—The Commission shall be 
composed of 12 members appointed as follows: 
(A) Three members appointed by the chair 
of the Committee on Armed Services of the House 
of Representatives. 
(B) Three members appointed by the rank-
ing minority member of the Committee on 
Armed Services of the House of Representatives. 
(C) Three members appointed by the chair 
of the Committee on Armed Services of the Sen-
ate. 
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(D) Three members appointed by the rank-
ing minority member of the Committee on 
Armed Services of the Senate. 
(2) CHAIR; VICE CHAIR.— 
(A) CHAIR.—The chair of the Committee on 
Armed Services of the House of Representative 
and the chair of the Committee on Armed Serv-
ices of the Senate shall jointly designate one 
member of the Commission to serve as chair of 
the Commission. 
(B) VICE
CHAIR.—The ranking minority 
member of the Committee on Armed Services of 
the House of Representative and the ranking mi-
nority member of the Committee on Armed Serv-
ices of the Senate shall jointly designate one 
member of the Commission to serve as vice chair 
of the Commission. 
(3) PERIOD
OF
APPOINTMENT; VACANCIES.— 
Members shall be appointed for the life of the Com-
mission. Any vacancy in the Commission shall be 
filled in the same manner as the original appoint-
ment. 
(c) DUTIES.— 
(1) REVIEW.—The Commission shall examine the 
following periods of the war in Afghanistan; 
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(A) Generally, the entirety of the war begin-
ning with Operation Enduring Freedom in 2001 
under the Bush administration. 
(B) The period beginning in 2009 under the 
Obama administration, when the United States 
deployed an increased number of members of the 
Armed Forces to Afghanistan, and ending when 
such members of the Armed Forces were reduced 
in 2011. 
(C) The period beginning in August 2019 
and ending in February 2020, covering the nego-
tiation and execution of the U.S. Government- 
Taliban agreement during the Trump Adminis-
tration. 
(D) The period beginning in February 2020 
and ending in August 2021, with the completion 
of the withdrawal of the Armed Forces from Af-
ghanistan under the Biden Administration. 
(E) The period from 1996 to 2001, during 
which the Taliban controlled the country, high-
lighting events or the absence of certain key 
events that enabled conditions on the ground in 
Afghanistan in 2001, including efforts to support 
the Northern Alliance and related resistance 
groups, opportunities to eliminate terrorist lead-
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ers like Osama Bin Laden and others, and op-
portunities to address terror threats emanating 
from Afghanistan prior to 2001. 
(2) ASSESSMENT AND RECOMMENDATIONS.—The 
Commission shall conduct a comprehensive assessment 
of the war in Afghanistan and make recommenda-
tions to inform future operations with tactical and 
strategic lessons learned, including the impact of 
troop increases and decreases and date-certain dead-
lines. 
(d) COOPERATION FROM GOVERNMENT.— 
(1) COOPERATION.—In carrying out its duties, 
the Commission shall receive the full and timely co-
operation of the Secretary of Defense in providing the 
Commission with analysis, briefings, and other infor-
mation necessary for the fulfillment of its responsibil-
ities. 
(2) LIAISON.—The Secretary shall designate at 
least one officer or employee of the Department of De-
fense to serve as a liaison officer between the Depart-
ment and the Commission. 
(e) REPORT.— 
(1) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than August 31, 
2022, and consistent with the protection of intel-
ligence sources and methods, the Commission shall 
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submit to the President, the Secretary of Defense, and 
the appropriate congressional committees a report on 
the Commission’s findings, conclusions, and rec-
ommendations. The report shall address each of the 
following: 
(A) The findings of the Commission with re-
spect to each of the periods referred to in sub-
section (c)(1). 
(B) Intelligence and information upon 
which the Bush, Obama, Trump, and Biden ad-
ministrations made planning decisions. 
(C) The impact of the reduction in the 
number of members of the Armed Forces de-
ployed to Afghanistan in 2011. 
(D) The assessments made for the security 
conditions to create a viable peace agreement in 
2019. 
(E) The security conditions necessary to 
make such agreement a reality. 
(F) A detailed analysis of the security con-
ditions on the ground in Afghanistan during the 
entirety of the war in Afghanistan. 
(G) The circumstances under which the 
Biden Administration withdrew the Armed 
Forces from Afghanistan in 2021. 
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(H) The lessons learned from 20 years in 
Afghanistan. 
(I) The lessons learned from 20 years of 
equipping and supporting the Afghan National 
Security Force. 
(2) INTERIM BRIEFING.—Not later than March 
3, 2022, the Commission shall provide to the appro-
priate congressional committees a briefing on the sta-
tus of its review and assessment, and include a dis-
cussion of any interim recommendations. 
(3) FORM.—The report submitted to Congress 
under paragraph (1) shall be submitted in unclassi-
fied form, but may include a classified annex. 
(4) 
APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘appropriate con-
gressional committees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Armed Services of the 
House of Representatives, and the Committee on 
Armed Services of the Senate; and 
(B) the Permanent Select Committee on In-
telligence of the House of Representatives and the 
Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate. 
(f) FUNDING.—Of the amounts authorized to be appro-
priated by to this Act for the Department of Defense, 
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$5,000,000 is available to fund the activities of the Commis-
sion. 
(g) TERMINATION.—The Commission shall terminate 
6 months after the date on which it submits the report re-
quired by subsection (e). 
SEC. 1081. TECHNOLOGY PILOT PROGRAM TO SUPPORT 
BALLOT TRANSMISSION FOR ABSENT UNI-
FORMED SERVICES AND OVERSEAS VOTES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the individual designated as 
the Presidential designee under section 101(a) of the Uni-
formed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (52 
U.S.C. 20301(a)) shall, subject to the availability of appro-
priations, establish and administer a technology pilot pro-
gram under section 589 of the Military and Overseas Voter 
Empowerment Act (52 U.S.C. 20311) to provide grants to 
State and local jurisdictions responsible for the administra-
tion of elections for Federal office for use as described in 
subsection (b) to administer the general elections for Federal 
office held in November 2022 and the general elections for 
Federal office held in November 2024. 
(b) GRANT USES.—A State or local jurisdiction re-
sponsible for the administration of elections for Federal of-
fice may only use grant funds provided under the program 
established under subsection (a) for the implementation of 
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technologies that support the ability to vote of individuals 
entitled to vote in an election under the Uniformed and 
Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act (52 U.S.C. 20301 et 
seq.), including technologies that— 
(1) improve the security of ballot transmission, 
including through the use of cloud-based solutions, to 
enable ballot transmission to meet existing Federal 
cybersecurity guidelines; and 
(2) allow grant recipients to measure and report 
on data with respect to the use and effectiveness of 
technologies tested under the program. 
(c) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 60 
days after the date of general elections in a State in which 
a State or local jurisdiction responsible for the administra-
tion of Federal elections has received a grant under the pro-
gram for that election, the grant recipient shall prepare and 
submit to the Presidential designee a report on the effective-
ness of the technologies tested under the program and rec-
ommendations on the future use of such technologies. 
(d) RESTRICTION ON GRANTS TO STATE AND LOCAL 
JURISDICTIONS.—The Presidential designee may not pro-
vide grants to a local jurisdiction for an election specified 
in subsection (a) if the State entity responsible for the ad-
ministration of elections for Federal office in such State has 
received a grant under the program for that election. 
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SEC. 1082. RECOGNITION OF THE MEMORIAL, MEMORIAL 
GARDEN, AND K9 MEMORIAL OF THE NA-
TIONAL NAVY UDT-SEAL MUSEUM IN FORT 
PIERCE, FLORIDA, AS THE OFFICIAL NA-
TIONAL MEMORIAL, MEMORIAL GARDEN, AND 
K9 
MEMORIAL, 
RESPECTIVELY, 
OF 
NAVY 
SEALS AND THEIR PREDECESSORS. 
The Memorial, Memorial Garden, and K9 Memorial 
of the National Navy UDT-SEAL Museum, located at 3300 
North Highway A1A, North Hutchinson Island, in Fort 
Pierce, Florida, are recognized as the official national me-
morial, memorial garden, and K9 memorial, respectively, 
of Navy SEALs and their predecessors. 
SEC. 1083. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THE LEGACY, CON-
TRIBUTIONS, AND SACRIFICES OF AMERICAN 
INDIAN AND ALASKA NATIVES IN THE ARMED 
FORCES. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) The United States celebrates Native Amer-
ican History Month each November to recognize and 
honor the history and achievements of Native Ameri-
cans. 
(2) American Indian and Alaska Natives serve 
in all branches of the Armed Forces, attend all service 
academies, and defend our country with valiance, 
pride, and honor. 
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(3) More than 30,000 active duty, reserve, and 
National Guard members of the Armed Forces iden-
tify as Native American. 
(4) American Indian and Alaska Natives have 
served and continue to serve in the highest propor-
tions to population than any other ethnic group. 
(5) American Indian and Alaska Natives have 
served in every war, from the Revolutionary War to 
current overseas conflicts. 
(6) Native American veterans are Congressional 
Medal of Honor, Congressional Gold and Silver Med-
als, Purple Heart, and Bronze Star Medal recipients. 
(7) American Indian and Alaska Native women 
serve in Armed Forces in higher proportions than any 
other ethnic group. 
(8) Native American Code Talkers and their lan-
guages proved an invaluable asset during World Wars 
I and II. 
(9) Ira Hayes, Akimel O’odham (Pima) helped 
to raise the American flag on Iwo Jima; 
(10) Dr. Joseph Medicine Crow, Apsa´alooke 
(Crow), served in WWII and became a war chief. 
(11) Numerous present and past military air-
craft, helicopters, and munitions programs bear the 
names of Native American tribes and tribal leaders to 
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honor their legacy of martial prowess, including the 
Apache, Kiowa, Black Hawk, Lakota, Chinook, 
Huron, Iroquois, Comanche, Cayuse, Chickasaw, Ute, 
Gray Eagle, Mescalero, Tomahawk, and more. 
(12) Native American tribes commonly take part 
in ceremonies alongside military units to bless new 
aircraft and mark successful inception of new fleets. 
(13) More than 140,000 veterans across the 
United States identify as Native American. 
(14) Each November, the Department of Defense 
honors the unique and special relationship with tribal 
communities 
during 
Native 
American 
Heritage 
Month. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 
that Congress— 
(1) recognizes and honors the legacy and con-
tributions of American Indian and Alaska Natives 
and tribal communities to the military of the United 
States; and 
(2) commits to ensuring progress for American 
Indian and Alaska Native members of the Armed 
Forces and veterans with regard to representation in 
senior military leadership positions, improving access 
to culturally competent resources and services, and 
supporting families and tribal communities. 
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SEC. 1084. NAME OF NAVAL MEDICAL CENTER CAMP 
LEJEUNE. 
Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune located on Ma-
rine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, shall after 
the date of the enactment of this Act be known and des-
ignated as the ‘‘Walter B. Jones Naval Medical Center’’. 
Any reference to Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune in 
any law, regulation, map, document, record, or other paper 
of the United States shall be considered to be a reference 
to the Walter B. Jones Naval Medical Center. 
SEC. 1085. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING NAMING A 
WARSHIP THE USS FALLUJAH. 
It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary of the 
Navy should name a warship the ‘‘USS Fallujah’’. 
SEC. 1086. NAME OF AIR FORCE UTAH TEST AND TRAINING 
RANGE. 
The Air Force Utah Test and Training Range shall 
after the date of the enactment of this Act be known and 
designated as the ‘‘Bishop Utah Test and Training Range’’. 
Any reference to such test and training range in any law, 
regulation, map, document, record, or other paper of the 
United States shall be considered to be a reference to the 
Bishop Utah Test and Training Range. 
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SEC. 1087. NAME OF AIR FORCE UTAH TEST AND TRAINING 
RANGE CONSOLIDATED MISSION CONTROL 
CENTER. 
The Air Force Utah Test and Training Range Consoli-
dated Mission Control Center shall after the date of the en-
actment of this Act be known and designated as the ‘‘Robert 
W. Bishop Utah Test and Training Range Combined Mis-
sion Control Center’’. Any reference to such combined mis-
sion control center in any law, regulation, map, document, 
record, or other paper of the United States shall be consid-
ered to be a reference to the Robert W. Bishop Utah Test 
and Training Range Combined Mission Control Center. 
SEC. 1088. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING CRISIS AT THE 
SOUTHWEST BORDER. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following findings: 
(1) There were 1,300,000 illegal crossings be-
tween January, 2021, and July, 2021, at the South-
west land border of the United States. 
(2) The 212,672 migrant encounters on the 
Southwest land border in July 2021 was a 21-year 
high. 
(3) Noncitizens with criminal convictions are 
routinely encountered at ports of entry and between 
ports of entry on the Southwest land border. 
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(4) Some of the inadmissible individuals encoun-
tered on the southwest border are known or suspected 
terrorists. 
(5) Transnational criminal organizations rou-
tinely move illicit drugs, counterfeit products, and 
trafficked humans across the Southwest land border. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 
that— 
(1) the current level of illegal crossings and traf-
ficking on the Southwest border represents a national 
security threat; 
(2) the Department of Defense has rightly con-
tributed personnel to aid the efforts of the United 
States Government to address the crisis at the South-
west border; 
(3) the National Guard and active duty members 
of the Armed Forces are to be commended for their 
hard work and dedication in their response to the cri-
sis at the Southwest land border; and 
(4) border security is a matter of national secu-
rity and the failure to address the crisis at the South-
west border introduces significant risk to the people 
of the United States. 
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SEC. 1089. IMPROVEMENTS AND CLARIFICATIONS RELAT-
ING TO UNAUTHORIZED USE OF COMPUTERS 
OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 
The Secretary of Defense shall take such steps as may 
be necessary to ensure that the electronic banner that ap-
pears on the screens of computers of the Department of De-
fense upon access of such computers (providing warnings 
related to access and use of U.S. Government computers) 
is updated to include language prohibiting users from using 
government email for an unauthorized purpose. 
TITLE XI—CIVILIAN PERSONNEL 
MATTERS 
SEC. 1101. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO WAIVE 
ANNUAL LIMITATION ON PREMIUM PAY AND 
AGGREGATE LIMITATION ON PAY FOR FED-
ERAL CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES WORKING OVER-
SEAS. 
Subsection (a) of section 1101 of the Duncan Hunter 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 
(Public Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 4615), as most recently 
amended by section 1105 of the William M. (Mac) Thorn-
berry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2021 (Public Law 116–283), is further amended by striking 
‘‘through 2021’’ and inserting ‘‘through 2022’’. 
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SEC. 1102. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF TEMPORARY AUTHOR-
ITY TO GRANT ALLOWANCES, BENEFITS, AND 
GRATUITIES TO CIVILIAN PERSONNEL ON OF-
FICIAL DUTY IN A COMBAT ZONE. 
Paragraph (2) of section 1603(a) of the Emergency 
Supplemental Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global 
War on Terror, and Hurricane Recovery, 2006 (Public Law 
109–234; 120 Stat. 443), as added by section 1102 of the 
Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110–417; 122 Stat. 4616) 
and as most recently amended by section 1106 of the of the 
William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116–283), is 
further amended by striking ‘‘2022’’ and inserting ‘‘2023’’. 
SEC. 1103. DARPA PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY 
TO ATTRACT SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING EX-
PERTS. 
Section 1599h(b) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(2) in paragraph (3), by striking the period and 
inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) during any fiscal year, pay up to 15 indi-
viduals newly appointed pursuant to paragraph 
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(1)(B) the travel, transportation, and relocation ex-
penses and services described under sections 5724, 
5724a, and 5724c of title 5.’’. 
SEC. 1104. CIVILIAN PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT. 
Section 129(a) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘primarily’’ 
and inserting ‘‘solely’’; 
(2) in the second sentence, by striking ‘‘solely’’; 
and 
(3) by inserting after the second sentence the fol-
lowing: ‘‘Funds appropriated to the Department of 
Defense may not be obligated or expended for term or 
temporary hiring authorities for enduring func-
tions.’’. 
SEC. 1105. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REVIEW OF NAVAL 
AUDIT SERVICE OPERATIONS. 
(a) COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT.—Not later than 
one year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Comp-
troller General of the United States shall submit to congres-
sional defense committees a report on the operations of the 
Naval Audit Service. Such report shall include— 
(1) a description of current and historical budg-
etary resources and authorized full-time employees 
provided to and utilized by the Naval Audit Service, 
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as well as of any planned or anticipated changes to 
the Naval Audit Service’s level of resources or staff; 
(2) information on the workload of the Naval 
Audit Service and where it devotes its resources; 
(3) an assessment of the audit policies of the 
Naval Audit Service, how it determines where to de-
vote resources, and its level of independence when per-
forming audits and reporting audit results; and 
(4) an assessment of the potential impacts of any 
planned or anticipated changes to the Naval Audit 
Service’s level of resources or staff. 
(b) LIMITATION.—During the period beginning on the 
date of enactment of this Act and ending on the date that 
is 180 days after the date on which the report under sub-
section (a) is submitted to the congressional defense commit-
tees— 
(1) no individual may assign, transfer, transi-
tion, merge, consolidate, or eliminate any function, 
responsibility, authority, service, system, or program 
that was carried out by the Naval Audit Service as 
of January 1, 2021, to an entity other than the Naval 
Audit Service; and 
(2) the number of full-time employees authorized 
for the Naval Audit Service may not be reduced below 
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the total that is 10 percent less than the number that 
was authorized as of January 1, 2021. 
(c) SECRETARY OF THE NAVY REPORT.—Not later 
than the date that is 90 days after the date the report under 
subsection (a) is submitted to the congressional defense com-
mittees, the Secretary of the Navy shall submit to the con-
gressional defense committees a report, including— 
(1) the Navy’s assessment of the findings and 
recommendations of the Comptroller General in re-
gard to the Naval Audit Service, including the Navy’s 
plans to implement the Comptroller General’s rec-
ommendations; 
(2) any reports or studies completed since 2018 
by the Navy or outside entities, including federally 
funded research and development centers, into the op-
erations of the Naval Audit Service, and the Navy’s 
response to the findings and recommendations of such 
reports; and 
(3) the Secretary’s plans for any changes to the 
activities, resources, staffing, authorities, responsibil-
ities, and mission of the Naval Audit Service. 
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SEC. 1106. IMPLEMENTATION OF GAO RECOMMENDATIONS 
ON TRACKING, RESPONSE, AND TRAINING 
FOR CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES OF THE DEPART-
MENT OF DEFENSE REGARDING SEXUAL HAR-
ASSMENT AND ASSAULT. 
(a) PLAN REQUIRED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
develop a plan to address the recommendations in the 
report of the U.S. Government Accountability Office 
titled ‘‘Sexual Harassment and Assault: Guidance 
Needed to Ensure Consistent Tracking, Response, and 
Training for DOD Civilians’’ (GAO–21–113). 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The plan required under para-
graph (1) shall, with respect to each recommendation 
in the report described in paragraph (1) that the Sec-
retary has implemented or intends to implement, in-
clude— 
(A) a summary of actions that have been or 
will be taken to implement the recommendation; 
and 
(B) a schedule, with specific milestones, for 
completing implementation of the recommenda-
tion. 
(b) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESSIONAL DEFENSE COM-
MITTEES.—Not later than one year after the date of the en-
actment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the con-
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gressional defense committees the plan required under sub-
section (a). 
(c) DEADLINE FOR IMPLEMENTATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Except as provided in para-
graph (2), not later than 18 months after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall carry 
out activities to implement the plan developed under 
subsection (a). 
(2) EXCEPTION FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF CER-
TAIN RECOMMENDATIONS.— 
(A) DELAYED IMPLEMENTATION.—The Sec-
retary may initiate implementation of a rec-
ommendation in the report described in sub-
section (a)(1) after the date specified in para-
graph (1) if the Secretary provides the congres-
sional defense committees with a specific jus-
tification for the delay in implementation of 
such recommendation on or before such date. 
(B) NONIMPLEMENTATION.—The Secretary 
may decide not to implement a recommendation 
in the report described in subsection (a)(1) if the 
Secretary provides to the congressional defense 
committees, on or before the date specified in 
paragraph (1)— 
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(i) a specific justification for the deci-
sion not to implement the recommendation; 
and 
(ii) a summary of alternative actions 
the Secretary plans to take to address the 
conditions underlying the recommendation. 
SEC. 1107. GUIDELINES FOR REDUCTIONS IN CIVILIAN PO-
SITIONS. 
Subsection (e) of section 1597 of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended— 
(1) in the subsection heading, by striking ‘‘RE-
DUCTIONS BASED PRIMARILY ON PERFORMANCE’’ and 
inserting ‘‘REDUCTIONS BASED PRIMARILY ON SE-
NIORITY AND VETERANS PREFERENCE’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘primarily on the basis of per-
formance, as determined under any applicable per-
formance management system’’ and inserting ‘‘fol-
lowing the order of retention prescribed in section 
3502 of title 5’’. 
SEC. 1108. REPEAL OF 2-YEAR PROBATIONARY PERIOD. 
(a) REPEAL.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Section 1599e of title 10, 
United States Code, is repealed. 
(2) APPLICATION.—The modification of proba-
tionary periods for covered employees (as that term is 
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SEC. 1109. AMENDMENT TO DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION RE-
PORTING. 
Section 113 of title 10, United States Code, as amend-
ed by section 551 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116–283), is amended— 
(1) in subsection (c)(2), by inserting ‘‘of mem-
bers and civilian employees’’ after ‘‘inclusion’’; 
(2) in subsection (l)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘; 
and’’ and inserting a semicolon; 
(ii) by redesignating subparagraph (B) 
as subparagraph (C); and 
(iii) by inserting after subparagraph 
(A) the following new subparagraph (B): 
‘‘(B) efforts to reflect, across the civilian work-
force of the Department and of each armed force, the 
diversity of the population of the United States; and’’; 
and 
(B) in paragraph (2)(B), by inserting ‘‘and 
civilian employees of the Department’’ after 
‘‘members of the armed forces’’; and 
(3) in subsection (m)— 
(A) by redesignating paragraph (7) as 
paragraph (8); and 
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(B) by inserting after paragraph (6) the fol-
lowing new paragraph (7): 
‘‘(7) The number of civilian employees of the De-
partment, disaggregated by military department, gen-
der, race, and ethnicity— 
‘‘(A) in each grade of the General Schedule; 
‘‘(B) in each grade of the Senior Executive 
Service; 
‘‘(C) paid at levels above grade GS-15 of the 
General Schedule but who are not members of the 
Senior Executive Service; 
‘‘(D) paid under the Federal Wage System, 
and 
‘‘(E) paid under alternative pay systems.’’. 
SEC. 1110. INCLUDING ACTIVE DUTY IN THE ARMED 
FORCES IN MEETING SERVICE REQUIREMENT 
FOR FEDERAL EMPLOYEE FAMILY AND MED-
ICAL LEAVE. 
(a) FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE ACT OF 1993.—Sec-
tion 101(2) of the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 
(29 U.S.C. 2611(2)) is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(F) ACTIVE DUTY AS MEMBER OF ARMED 
FORCES.—For the purposes of determining 
whether an individual who is a Federal officer 
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or employee (not including a Federal officer or 
employee excluded under paragraph (2)(B)(i)) 
meets the service requirements specified in sub-
paragraph (A), the individual will be considered 
to meet those requirements if the individual— 
‘‘(i) served on active duty as a member 
of the armed forces for at least one year; 
and 
‘‘(ii) whose separation from the armed 
forces is characterized as honorable by the 
Secretary concerned.’’. 
(b) TITLE 5.—Section 6381(1)(B) of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(B)(i) has completed at least 12 months of 
service as an employee (as defined in section 
2105) of the Government of the United States, 
including service with the United States Postal 
Service, the Postal Regulatory Commission, and 
a nonappropriated fund instrumentality as de-
scribed in section 2105(c); or 
‘‘(ii)(I) served on active duty as a member 
of the armed forces for at least one year; and 
‘‘(II) whose separation from the armed 
forces is characterized as honorable by the Sec-
retary concerned;’’. 
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SEC. 1111. TREATMENT OF HOURS WORKED UNDER A 
QUALIFIED TRADE-OF-TIME ARRANGEMENT. 
Section 5542 of title 5, United States Code, is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(h)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this 
section, any hours worked by a firefighter under a qualified 
trade-of-time arrangement shall be disregarded for purposes 
of any determination relating to eligibility for, or the 
amount of, any overtime pay under this section. 
‘‘(2) For purposes of this subsection— 
‘‘(A) the term ‘qualified trade-of-time arrange-
ment’ means an arrangement under which 2 fire-
fighters who are employed by the same agency agree, 
solely at their option and with the approval of their 
employing agency, to substitute for one another dur-
ing scheduled work hours in the performance of work 
in the same capacity; and 
‘‘(B) the term ‘firefighter’ means a firefighter as 
defined by section 8331(21) or 8401(14).’’. 
SEC. 1112. MODIFICATION OF TEMPORARY AUTHORITY TO 
APPOINT RETIRED MEMBERS OF THE ARMED 
FORCES TO POSITIONS IN THE DEPARTMENT 
OF DEFENSE. 
Section 1108(b) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 
(Public Law 116–283) is amended to read as follows: 
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‘‘(b) POSITIONS.—The positions in the Department de-
scribed in this subsection are positions in the competitive 
service— 
‘‘(1) at any defense industrial base facility (as 
that term is defined in section 2208(u)(3) of title 10, 
United States Code) that is part of the core logistics 
capabilities (as described in section 2464(a) of such 
title); or 
‘‘(2) at any Major Range and Test Facility Base 
(as that term is defined in section 196(i) of such 
title).’’. 
SEC. 1113. INCREASE IN ALLOWANCE BASED ON DUTY AT 
REMOTE WORKSITES. 
(a) ASSESSMENT AND RATE.—Not later than March 
31, 2022, the Director of the Office of Personnel Manage-
ment shall complete an assessment of the remote site pay 
allowance under section 5942 of title 5, United States Code, 
and propose a new rate of such allowance, adjusted for in-
flation, and submit such assessment and rate to the Presi-
dent and to Congress. 
(b) APPLICATION.—Beginning on the first day of the 
first pay period beginning after the date the Director sub-
mits the assessment and rate under subsection (a), such rate 
shall, notwithstanding subsection (a) of such section 5942, 
be the rate of such allowance. 
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SEC. 1114. LIMITING THE NUMBER OF LOCAL WAGE AREAS 
DEFINED WITHIN A PAY LOCALITY. 
(a) LOCAL WAGE AREA LIMITATION.—Section 5343(a) 
of title 5, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1)(B)(i), by striking ‘‘(but 
such’’ and all that follows through ‘‘are employed)’’; 
(2) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘and’’ after the 
semicolon; 
(3) in paragraph (5), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end of the following: 
‘‘(6) the Office of Personnel Management may 
define not more than one local wage area within a 
pay locality, except that this paragraph shall not 
apply to the pay locality designated as ‘Rest of 
United States’.’’. 
(b) PAY LOCALITY DEFINED.—Section 5342(a) of title 
5, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2)(C), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(2) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) ‘pay locality’ has the meaning given that 
term under section 5302(5).’’. 
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(c) REGULATIONS.—The Director of the Office of Per-
sonnel Management shall prescribe any regulations nec-
essary to carry out this section and the amendments made 
by this section, including regulations to ensure that this sec-
tion and the amendments made by this section shall not 
have the effect of reducing any rate of basic pay payable 
to any individual who is serving as a prevailing rate em-
ployee (as defined under section 5342(a)(2) of title 5, 
United States Code). 
(d) EFFECTIVE DATE.—This section and the amend-
ments made by this section shall apply with respect to fiscal 
year 2022 and each fiscal year thereafter. 
TITLE XII—MATTERS RELATING 
TO FOREIGN NATIONS 
Subtitle A—Assistance and 
Training 
SEC. 1201. EXTENSION OF SUPPORT OF SPECIAL OPER-
ATIONS FOR IRREGULAR WARFARE. 
Section 1202(a) of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115–91; 131 Stat. 
1639) is amended by striking ‘‘2023’’ and inserting ‘‘2025’’. 
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Subtitle B—Matters Relating to 
Afghanistan and Pakistan 
SEC. 1211. CLARIFICATION OF CERTAIN MATTERS REGARD-
ING PROTECTION OF AFGHAN ALLIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 602 of the Afghan Allies 
Protection Act of 2009 (8 U.S.C. 1101 note) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b)(2)(C)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘(I) IN GENERAL.—An alien 
is described in this subparagraph if the alien’’ 
and inserting the following: 
‘‘(i) IN
GENERAL.—An alien is de-
scribed in this subparagraph if the alien’’; 
and 
(B) by striking ‘‘(II)
EMPLOYMENT
RE-
QUIREMENTS.—An application’’ and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(ii) EMPLOYMENT REQUIREMENTS.— 
An application’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)(2)(C)(i), by striking sub-
clause (I), and inserting the following: 
‘‘(I) was the spouse or child of a 
principal alien described in subpara-
graph (A) who had submitted— 
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‘‘(aa) an application to the 
Chief of Mission pursuant to this 
section; or 
‘‘(bb) a petition pursuant to 
section 1059 of the National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2006 (Public Law 109–163; 
8 U.S.C. 1101 note), 
which included the alien as an accom-
panying spouse or child; and’’; 
(3) in subsection (b)(2)(C)(i)(II)— 
(A) in item (aa), by inserting ‘‘application 
or’’ before ‘‘petition’’; and 
(B) in item (bb), by inserting ‘‘application 
or’’ before ‘‘petition’’; and 
(4) in subsection (b)(2)(C)(ii), by inserting ‘‘or 
petition’’ after ‘‘application’’ each place such term 
appears. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 
that— 
(1) it is our solemn responsibility to honor the 
sacrifices made by, and the loyal service of, our many 
Afghan partners who faithfully served alongside our 
Armed Forces, our diplomats, and supported United 
States operations in Afghanistan for the last 20 years; 
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(2) the United States Government must recognize 
that commitment and seek to facilitate the safe pas-
sage to the United States for those Afghan partners 
through the Afghan Special Immigrant Visa program; 
(3) our Afghan partners performed their services 
at great personal risk to themselves and their families 
and that these Afghans, in their service to our secu-
rity as interpreters and in other capacities, furthered 
our military and diplomatic mission in Afghanistan; 
and 
(4) the United States Government is grateful for 
the loyalty of our Afghan partners and expresses our 
deepest sympathies for what they have lost. 
Congress reaffirms its commitment to continuing the work 
that it has done to honor these Afghans and provide for 
their safety through the Afghan Special Immigrant Visa 
program as it has since the program’s inception in 2009 
including through the passage of legislation to extend the 
Afghan Special Immigrant Visa program and provide addi-
tional special immigrant visas. 
SEC. 1212. AFGHANISTAN SECURITY FORCES FUND. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Amounts 
are authorized to be appropriated and are authorized to re-
main available through December 31, 2022, for the Afghani-
stan Security Forces Fund for expenditure on costs associ-
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ated with the termination of Operation Freedom’s Sentinel 
and termination of related support to the forces of the Min-
istry of Defense and the Ministry of Interior Affairs of the 
Government of Afghanistan, and may also be made avail-
able for storage costs for equipment and other materiel 
taken into DoD stock pursuant to subsection (b) of this sec-
tion, contract termination, and close out costs. 
(b) EQUIPMENT DISPOSITION.— 
(1) ACCEPTANCE OF CERTAIN EQUIPMENT.—Sub-
ject to paragraph (2), the Secretary of Defense may 
accept equipment that was procured using amounts 
authorized to be appropriated for the Afghanistan Se-
curity Forces Fund by subsection (a) or authorized to 
be appropriated pursuant to prior Acts and was— 
(A) intended for transfer to the security 
forces of the Ministry of Defense and the Min-
istry of Interior Affairs of the Government of Af-
ghanistan; or 
(B) previously accepted by the Government 
of Afghanistan. 
(2) TREATMENT AS DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
STOCKS.—Equipment accepted under the authority 
provided under paragraph (1) may be treated as 
stocks of the Department of Defense upon notification 
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to the congressional defense committees of such treat-
ment. 
(3) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
Amounts authorized to be appropriated by this Act 
for the Afghanistan Security Forces Fund for the au-
thority described in paragraph (1) may be used— 
(A) for transportation, storage, and other 
costs associated with taking equipment accepted 
under the authority provided under paragraph 
(1) into stocks of the Department of Defense 
until alternate disposition is determined; and 
(B) to pay for the costs of disposing of such 
equipment if no other alternate use can be found. 
(4) QUARTERLY REPORTS ON EQUIPMENT DIS-
POSITION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act and 
every 90 days thereafter during the period in 
which the authority provided under paragraph 
(1) is exercised, the Secretary shall submit to the 
congressional defense committees a report de-
scribing the equipment accepted during the pe-
riod covered by such report under the following: 
(i) This subsection. 
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(ii) Any prior Act authorizing the ap-
propriation of funds for the Afghanistan Se-
curity Forces Fund pursuant to which such 
equipment was accepted during such period. 
(B) ELEMENTS.—Each report under sub-
paragraph (A) shall include, with respect to the 
90-day period for which report is submitted and 
cumulatively beginning with the date of the sub-
mission of the first notification described in sub-
paragraph (A) — 
(i) a list of any equipment accepted 
during such period and treated as stocks of 
the Department of Defense; 
(ii) a description of the circumstances 
that resulted in such equipment being avail-
able for treatment as stocks of the Depart-
ment of Defense; 
(iii) the cost associated with the stor-
age of maintenance of any accepted equip-
ment; and 
(iv) the final disposition decisions or 
actions for all accepted equipment. 
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SEC. 1213. PROHIBITION ON PROVIDING FUNDS OR MATE-
RIAL RESOURCES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF 
DEFENSE TO THE TALIBAN. 
The Secretary of Defense may not provide any funds 
or material resources of the Department of Defense to the 
Taliban. 
SEC. 1214. PROHIBITION ON TRANSPORTING CURRENCY TO 
THE TALIBAN AND THE ISLAMIC EMIRATE OF 
AFGHANISTAN. 
None of the amounts authorized to be appropriated by 
this Act or otherwise made available to the Department of 
Defense may be made available for the operation of any 
aircraft of the Department of Defense to transport currency 
or other items of value to the Taliban, the Islamic Emirate 
of Afghanistan, or any subsidiary, agent, or instrumen-
tality of either the Taliban or the Islamic Emirate of Af-
ghanistan. 
SEC. 1215. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY 
FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF CERTAIN COALI-
TION NATIONS FOR SUPPORT PROVIDED TO 
UNITED STATES MILITARY OPERATIONS. 
Section 1233 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110–181; 122 Stat. 
393) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a), by striking ‘‘for the period 
beginning on October 1, 2020, and ending on Decem-
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ber 31, 2021’’ and inserting ‘‘for the period beginning 
on October 1, 2021, and ending on December 31, 
2022’’; and 
(2) in subsection (d)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘during the period begin-
ning on October 1, 2020, and ending on Decem-
ber 31, 2021’’ and inserting ‘‘during the period 
beginning on October 1, 2021, and ending on 
December 31, 2022’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘$180,000,000’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘$60,000,000’’. 
SEC. 1216. QUARTERLY BRIEFINGS ON THE SECURITY ENVI-
RONMENT IN AFGHANISTAN AND UNITED 
STATES MILITARY OPERATIONS RELATED TO 
THE 
SECURITY 
OF, 
AND 
THREATS 
EMA-
NATING FROM, AFGHANISTAN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs 
of Staff and the Secretary of Defense, acting through the 
Under Secretary of Defense for Policy and the Under Sec-
retary of Defense for Intelligence and Security, shall pro-
vide to the congressional defense committees a quarterly 
briefing on the security environment in Afghanistan and 
United States military operations related to the security 
of, and threats emanating from, Afghanistan. 
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(b) ELEMENTS.—Each quarterly briefing under sub-
section (a) shall including information relating to the fol-
lowing: 
(1) The current security environment in Afghan-
istan, including the following: 
(A) An assessment of foreign terrorist orga-
nizations operating within Afghanistan, includ-
ing the operations of such organizations against 
targets inside Afghanistan and abroad. 
(B) An assessment of Taliban operations 
against Afghan nationals who assisted United 
States and coalition forces since 2001. 
(2) The disposition of United States forces in the 
region, including the following: 
(A) An update on United States force pos-
ture and basing activity in the CENTCOM area 
of operations as such relates to Afghanistan. 
(B) A description of capabilities of forces in 
the region to execute operations in Afghanistan. 
(C) Relevant updates on ability and effec-
tiveness of over the horizon operations in Af-
ghanistan. 
(3) Relevant updates of foreign military oper-
ations in the region, including the following: 
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(A) An assessment of foreign military oper-
ations in the region as such relate to Afghani-
stan. 
(B) An assessment of foreign military capa-
bilities to execute operations in Afghanistan. 
(C) An assessment of foreign militaries’ re-
lationships with the Taliban or foreign terrorist 
organizations inside Afghanistan. 
(c) TIMING.—Each quarterly briefing under subsection 
(a) shall be conducted on date each quarter of each fiscal 
year as agreed upon by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs 
of Staff, the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, the 
Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security, 
and the congressional defense committees. 
(d) CLASSIFICATION.—Each quarterly briefing under 
subsection (a) shall be conducted in a classified format. 
SEC. 1217. QUARTERLY REPORT ON THE THREAT POTEN-
TIAL OF AL-QAEDA AND RELATED TERRORIST 
GROUPS UNDER A TALIBAN REGIME IN AF-
GHANISTAN. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall pre-
pare and submit to the appropriate congressional commit-
tees on a quarterly basis a report on the threat potential 
of Al-Qaeda and related terrorist groups under a Taliban 
regime in Afghanistan. 
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(b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The report required 
by subsection (a) shall include the implications of Al-Qaeda 
and related terrorist groups, including the Islamic State of 
Iraq and Syria (ISIS), the Islamic State Khurasan (ISK), 
and the Haqqani Network, operating within a Taliban-held 
Afghanistan, the region, and globally. 
(c) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres-
sional committees’’ means— 
(1) the congressional defense committees; and 
(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
Senate and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 
House of Representatives. 
SEC. 1218. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) the men and women of the United States 
Armed Forces performed heroically by securing 
Hamid Karzai International Airport and facilitating 
the evacuation of thousands of United States citizens; 
(2) these servicemembers have executed the larg-
est Noncombatant Evacuation Operation (NEO) in 
United States history, saving the lives of thousands of 
men, women, and children; 
(3) these servicemembers should be commended 
for their courageous and noble service to their coun-
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try, having acquitted themselves in a manner that 
should make every American proud; and 
(4) the service and lives of the 11 Marines, a 
sailor, and a soldier who gave their lives in service 
of this mission should be remembered for their valor 
and humanity, having made the ultimate sacrifice in 
service to their Nation. 
Subtitle C—Matters Relating to 
Syria, Iraq, and Iran 
SEC. 1221. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY 
TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO VETTED SYRIAN 
GROUPS AND INDIVIDUALS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (a) of section 1209 of 
the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public 
Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3451) is amended by striking ‘‘De-
cember 31, 2021’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2022’’. 
(b) NOTICE BEFORE PROVISION OF ASSISTANCE.— 
Subsection (b)(2)(A) of such section is amended by striking 
‘‘or fiscal year 2021’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal year 2021, or 
fiscal year 2022’’. 
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SEC. 1222. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY 
TO SUPPORT OPERATIONS AND ACTIVITIES 
OF THE OFFICE OF SECURITY COOPERATION 
IN IRAQ. 
(a) LIMITATION ON AMOUNT.—Subsection (c) of sec-
tion 1215 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fis-
cal Year 2012 (10 U.S.C. 113 note) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘fiscal year 2021’’ and inserting 
‘‘fiscal year 2022’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘$25,000,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$30,000,000’’. 
(b) SOURCE OF FUNDS.—Subsection (d) of such section 
is amended by striking ‘‘fiscal year 2021’’ and inserting 
‘‘fiscal year 2022’’. 
SEC. 1223. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY 
TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO COUNTER THE 
ISLAMIC STATE OF IRAQ AND SYRIA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subsection (a) of section 1236 of 
the Carl Levin and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public 
Law 113–291; 128 Stat. 3558) is amended by striking ‘‘De-
cember 31, 2021’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2022’’. 
(b) FUNDING.—Subsection (g) of such section is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘fiscal year 2021’’ and inserting 
‘‘fiscal year 2022’’; and 
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(2) by striking ‘‘$322,500,000’’ and inserting 
‘‘$345,000,000’’. 
(c) LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Of the amounts made avail-
able for fiscal year 2021 (and available for obligation 
as of the date of the enactment of this Act) and fiscal 
year 2022 to carry out section 1236 of the Carl Levin 
and Howard P. ‘‘Buck’’ McKeon National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 
113–291; 128 Stat. 3558), not more than 50 percent 
may be obligated or expended until the date on which 
the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of State 
submit to appropriate congressional committees a re-
port that contains the following: 
(A) A comprehensive strategy and plan to 
train and build lasting and sustainable military 
capabilities of the Iraqi security forces using ex-
isting authorities. 
(B) A whole-of-government plan to engage 
the Government of Iraq and the Kurdistan Re-
gional Government in security sector reform to 
professionalize, strengthen, and sustainably build 
the capacity of Iraq’s national defense and secu-
rity institutions. 
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(C) A description of the current status, ca-
pabilities, and operational capacity of remain-
ing Islamic State of Iraq and Syria elements ac-
tive in Iraq and Syria. 
(2) ADDITIONAL
REPORTING
REQUIREMENT.— 
The Secretary of Defense and Secretary of State shall 
submit to appropriate congressional committees a re-
port that contains information relating to any gross 
violations of human rights committed by units of the 
Iraqi security forces. 
(3) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES 
DEFINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘appropriate 
congressional committees’’ means— 
(A) the congressional defense committees; 
and 
(B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Foreign Relations of the Senate. 
SEC. 1224. PROHIBITION OF TRANSFERS TO BADR ORGANI-
ZATION. 
None of the amounts authorized to be appropriated by 
this Act or otherwise made available to the Department of 
Defense may be made available, directly or indirectly, to 
the Badr Organization. 
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SEC. 1225. PROHIBITION ON TRANSFERS TO IRAN. 
None of the amounts authorized to be appropriated by 
this Act or otherwise made available to the Department of 
Defense may be made available to transfer or facilitate a 
transfer of pallets of currency, currency, or other items of 
value to the Government of Iran, any subsidiary of such 
Government, or any agent or instrumentality of Iran. 
SEC. 1226. REPORT ON IRAN-CHINA MILITARY TIES. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, and annually thereafter for 4 years, the Sec-
retary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed 
Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a 
report that includes a detailed assessment of— 
(1) military ties between China and Iran since 
the expiration of United Nations Security Resolution 
2231 in October 2020, including in the form of joint 
drills, weapons transfers, military visits, illicit pro-
curement activities, and other sources of Chinese ma-
terial support for Iranian military capabilities; and 
(2) the direct or indirect impact that the suspen-
sion, issuance, or revocation of any waiver, license, or 
suspension of economic sanctions on Iran may have 
on the use or effectiveness of such tools. 
SEC. 1227. REPORT ON IRANIAN MILITARY CAPABILITIES. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, and every 180 days thereafter, the Secretary 
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of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Serv-
ices of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report 
that includes a detailed description of— 
(1) improvements to Iranian military capabili-
ties in the preceding 180-day period, including capa-
bilities of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, the 
Quds Force, the Artesh, and the Basij, as well as those 
of its terrorist proxies; and 
(2) the direct or indirect impact that the suspen-
sion, issuance, or revocation of any waiver, license, or 
suspension of economic sanctions on Iran may have 
on such capabilities. 
SEC. 1228. REPORT ON IRANIAN TERRORIST PROXIES. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, and every 180 days thereafter, the Secretary 
of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Serv-
ices of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report 
that includes a detailed description of— 
(1) improvements to the military capabilities of 
Iran-backed militias, including Lebanese Hezbollah, 
Asa’ib ahl al-Haq, Harakat Hezbollah al-Nujaba, 
Kata’ib Sayyid al-Shuhada, Kata’ib al-Imam Ali, 
Kata’ib Hezbollah, the Badr Organization, the 
Fatemiyoun, the Zainabiyoun, and Ansar Allah (also 
known as the Houthis); and 
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(2) the direct or indirect impact that the suspen-
sion, issuance, or revocation of any waiver, license, or 
suspension of economic sanctions on Iran may have 
on such capabilities. 
Subtitle D—Matters Relating to 
Russia 
SEC. 1231. EXTENSION OF LIMITATION ON MILITARY CO-
OPERATION BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES 
AND RUSSIA. 
Section 1232(a) of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 130 Stat. 
2488), is amended by striking ‘‘2020, or 2021’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘2020, 2021, or 2022’’. 
SEC. 1232. PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS RE-
LATING TO SOVEREIGNTY OF RUSSIA OVER 
CRIMEA. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—None of the funds authorized to be 
appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for 
fiscal year 2022 for the Department of Defense may be obli-
gated or expended to implement any activity that recognizes 
the sovereignty of Russia over Crimea. 
(b) WAIVER.—The Secretary of Defense, with the con-
currence of the Secretary of State, may waive the restriction 
on the obligation or expenditure of funds required by sub-
section (a) if the Secretary of Defense— 
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(1) determines that to do so is in the national 
security interest of the United States; and 
(2) submits a notification of the waiver, at the 
time the waiver is invoked, to the Committee on 
Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign Affairs 
of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign Rela-
tions of the Senate. 
SEC. 1233. MODIFICATION AND EXTENSION OF UKRAINE SE-
CURITY ASSISTANCE INITIATIVE. 
Section 1250 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114–92; 129 Stat. 
1068) is amended as follows: 
(1) In subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘funds 
available for fiscal year 2021 pursuant to sub-
section (f)(6)’’ and inserting ‘‘funds available for 
fiscal year 2022 pursuant to subsection (f)(7)’’; 
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘fiscal 
year 2021’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal year 2022’’; 
and 
(C) in paragraph (5), by striking ‘‘Of the 
funds available for fiscal year 2021 pursuant to 
subsection (f)(6), $75,000,000 shall be available’’ 
and inserting ‘‘Of the funds available for fiscal 
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year 
2022 
pursuant 
to 
subsection 
(f)(7), 
$50,000,000 shall be available’’. 
(2) In subsection (f), by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(7) For fiscal year 2022, $300,000,000.’’. 
(3) In subsection (h), by striking ‘‘December 31, 
2023’’ and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2024’’. 
SEC. 1234. REPORT ON OPTIONS FOR ASSISTING THE GOV-
ERNMENT OF UKRAINE IN ADDRESSING INTE-
GRATED AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE GAPS. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 
that— 
(1) the United States remains a steadfast part-
ner of Ukraine; and 
(2) it is in the United States national security 
interest assist the Government of Ukraine in coun-
tering Russian military aggression. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 90 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
submit to the congressional defense committees a report on 
options for how the United States could support the Govern-
ment of Ukraine in addressing integrated air and missile 
defense gaps. Such report shall include options for the for-
eign military sale of United States systems or the transfer 
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of existing systems that are not being allocated through 
global force management. 
SEC. 1235. BIENNIAL REPORT ON RUSSIAN INFLUENCE OP-
ERATIONS AND CAMPAIGNS TARGETING MILI-
TARY ALLIANCES AND PARTNERSHIPS OF 
WHICH THE UNITED STATES IS A MEMBER. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than April 1, 
2022, and on a biennial basis thereafter until April 1, 2024, 
the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of State, in co-
ordination with the Director of National Intelligence and 
the heads of any other appropriate department or agency, 
shall jointly submit to the appropriate congressional com-
mittees a report on Russian influence operations and cam-
paigns that target United States military alliances and 
partnerships. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report required under subsection 
(a) shall include each of the following: 
(1) An assessment of Russia’s objectives for influ-
ence operations and campaigns targeting United 
States military alliances and partnerships and how 
such objectives relate to Russia’s broader strategic 
aims. 
(2) The activities and roles of the Department of 
Defense and Department of State in the United States 
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government strategy to counter such Russian influ-
ence operations and campaigns. 
(3) A comprehensive list of specific Russian state 
and non-state entities, or those of any other country 
with which Russia may cooperate, involved in sup-
porting such Russian influence operations and cam-
paigns and the role of each entity in such support. 
(4) An identification of the tactics, techniques, 
and procedures used in previous Russian influence 
operations and campaigns. 
(5) An assessment of the impact of previous Rus-
sian influence operations and campaigns targeting 
United States military alliances and partnerships, 
including the views of senior Russian officials about 
the effectiveness of such operations and campaigns in 
achieving Russian objectives. 
(6) An identification of each United States ally 
and partner, and each military alliance of which the 
United States is a member, that has been targeted by 
Russian influence operations and campaigns. 
(7) An identification of each United States ally 
and partner, and each military alliance of which the 
United States is a member, that may be targeted in 
future Russian influence operations and campaigns, 
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and an assessment of the likelihood that each such 
ally, partner, or alliance will be targeted. 
(8) An identification of tactics, techniques, and 
procedures likely to be used in future Russian influ-
ence operations and campaigns targeting United 
States military alliances and partnerships. 
(9) Recommended authorities or activities for the 
Department of Defense and Department of State in 
the United States government strategy to counter such 
Russian influence operations and campaigns. 
(10) Any other matters the Secretaries determine 
appropriate. 
(c) FORM; UPDATES.— 
(1) FORM.—The report required under subsection 
(a) shall be submitted in unclassified form and in a 
manner appropriate for release to the public, but may 
include a classified annex. 
(2) UPDATES.—Each report submitted pursuant 
to subsection (a) after the submission of the first re-
port shall highlight changes and new developments 
that have occurred since the previous report and may 
omit to restate in full the contents of any previous re-
port. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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(1) 
APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional commit-
tees’’ means— 
(A) the congressional defense committees; 
(B) the Permanent Select Committee on In-
telligence of the House of Representatives and the 
Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; 
and 
(C) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 
House of Representatives and the Committee on 
Foreign Relations of the Senate. 
(2) UNITED STATES MILITARY ALLIANCES AND 
PARTNERSHIPS.—The term ‘‘United States military 
alliances and partnerships’’ includes each military 
alliance or partnership of which the United States is 
a member. 
SEC. 1236. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON GEORGIA. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) Georgia is a valued friend of the United 
States and has repeatedly demonstrated its commit-
ment to advancing the mutual interests of both coun-
tries, including strong participation in the State 
Partnership Program of the National Guard between 
the Georgia National Guard and the Georgian armed 
forces. 
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(2) The contributions of the Georgian armed 
forces have been remarkable with members of the 
Georgia National Guard having fought side-by-side 
with Georgian soldiers in Iraq and Afghanistan. 
(3) Georgia’s geographic location gives it stra-
tegic importance as a transit corridor. 
(4) The resilience of Georgia’s democratic insti-
tutions is critical to its Euro-Atlantic integration. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 
that the United States should— 
(1) reaffirm support for an enduring strategic 
partnership between the United States and Georgia; 
(2) support Georgia’s sovereignty and territorial 
integrity within its internationally recognized borders 
and not recognize the independence of the Abkhazia 
and South Ossetia regions currently occupied by the 
Russian Federation; 
(3) continue support for multi-domain security 
assistance for Georgia in the form of lethal and non- 
lethal measures to build resiliency, bolster deterrence 
against Russian aggression, and promote stability in 
the region, by— 
(A) strengthening defensive capabilities and 
promote readiness; and 
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(B) improving interoperability with NATO 
forces; 
(4) further enhance security cooperation and en-
gagement with Georgia and other Black Sea regional 
partners; and 
(5) continue to work with Georgia’s political 
leaders to strengthen Georgia’s democratic institu-
tions. 
Subtitle E—Matters Relating to the 
Indo-Pacific Region 
SEC. 1241. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON A FREE AND OPEN 
INDO-PACIFIC REGION. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) the United States is steadfast in its commit-
ment to upholding the rules-based international order, 
freedom of navigation, and shared values in a free 
and open Indo-Pacific region; 
(2) maintenance of a free and open Indo-Pacific 
region is essential to global security and crucial to the 
national security objectives of the United States, its 
allies, and partners; 
(3) United States alliances and partnerships are 
the cornerstone of efforts to deter aggression and 
counter malign activity by the Governments of the 
People’s Republic of China and the Democratic Peo-
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ple’s Republic of North Korea, and to ensure the 
maintenance of a free and open Indo-Pacific region; 
(4) the United States remains steadfast in its 
commitments to allies and partners against aggres-
sion and malign activity, and will continue to 
strengthen cooperation in bilateral relationships, mul-
tilateral partnerships such as the Quad, and other 
international fora to uphold global security and 
shared principles; and 
(5) the United States should continue to invest 
in enhanced military posture and capabilities in the 
United States Indo-Pacific Command area of respon-
sibility. 
SEC. 1242. CLARIFICATION OF REQUIRED BUDGET INFOR-
MATION RELATED TO THE INDO-PACIFIC. 
Section 1251(e) of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116–283) is amended 
by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(10) A description of the manner and extent to 
which the amounts, summaries, and comparisons re-
quired by this subsection directly address the items 
identified in— 
‘‘(A) the independent assessment required 
under section 1253 of the National Defense Au-
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thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public 
Law 116-92); and 
‘‘(B) the plan required by subsection (d).’’. 
SEC. 1243. REPORT ON COOPERATION BETWEEN THE NA-
TIONAL GUARD AND TAIWAN. 
(a) REPORT.—Not later than February 15, 2022, the 
Secretary of Defense shall submit to appropriate congres-
sional committees a report on the feasibility and advis-
ability of enhanced cooperation between the National Guard 
and Taiwan. Such report shall include the following: 
(1) A description of the cooperation between the 
National Guard and Taiwan during the 10 preceding 
calendar years, including mutual visits, exercises, 
training, and equipment opportunities. 
(2) An evaluation of the feasibility and advis-
ability of enhancing cooperation between the National 
Guard and Taiwan on a range of activities, includ-
ing— 
(A) disaster and emergency response; 
(B) cyber defense and communications secu-
rity; 
(C) military medical cooperation; 
(D) cultural exchange and education of 
members of the National Guard in Mandarin 
Chinese; and 
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(E) programs for National Guard advisors 
to assist in training the reserve components of 
the military forces of Taiwan. 
(3) Recommendations to enhance such coopera-
tion and improve interoperability, including through 
familiarization visits, cooperative training and exer-
cises, and co-deployments. 
(4) Any other matter the Secretary of Defense de-
termines appropriate. 
(b) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.—In 
this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional commit-
tees’’ means— 
(1) the congressional defense committees; 
(2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the 
House of Representatives; and 
(3) the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
Senate. 
SEC. 1244. REPORT ON MILITARY AND SECURITY DEVELOP-
MENTS INVOLVING THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC 
OF CHINA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than January 31, 2022, 
and annually thereafter until January 31, 2026, the Sec-
retary of Defense, in consultation with the heads of other 
Federal departments and agencies as appropriate, shall 
submit to the appropriate congressional committees a re-
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port, in both classified and unclassified form, on military 
and security developments involving the People’s Republic 
of China. 
(b) MATTERS TO BE ADDRESSED.—The report re-
quired by subsection (a) shall address the following: 
(1) The current and probable future course of 
military-technological development of the People’s 
Liberation Army and the tenets and probable develop-
ment of Chinese security strategy and military strat-
egy, and of military organizations and operational 
concepts, through the next 20 years. 
(2) United States-China engagement and co-
operation on security matters during the period cov-
ered by the report, including through United States- 
China military-to-military contacts, and the United 
States strategy for such engagement and cooperation 
in the future. 
(c) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The report required 
by subsection (a) shall include analyses and forecasts of the 
following: 
(1) The objectives, factors, and trends shaping 
Chinese security strategy and military strategy. 
(2) Developments in China’s defense policy, mili-
tary strategy, and the roles and missions of the Peo-
ple’s Liberation Army. 
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(3) The People’s Liberation Army’s role in the 
Chinese Communist Party, including the structure 
and leadership of the Central Military Commission. 
(4) Developments in the People’s Liberation 
Army’s military doctrine, operational concepts, joint 
command and organizational structures, and signifi-
cant military operations and deployments. 
(5) Trends and developments in the People’s Lib-
eration Army’s budget and resources and strategies 
and policies related to science and technology, defense 
industry reform, and China’s use of espionage and 
technology transfers. 
(6) Developments and future course of the Peo-
ple’s Liberation Army’s theater and functional com-
mands, including their roles and missions, structure, 
and the size, location, and capabilities of their stra-
tegic, land, sea, air, and other forces, and the 
strengths or weaknesses thereof. 
(7) A detailed summary of the order of battle of 
the People’s Liberation Army, including— 
(A) anti-access and area denial capabilities; 
(B) ballistic and cruise missile inventories; 
(C) cyberwarfare and electronic warfare ca-
pabilities; 
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(D) space and counter space programs and 
capabilities; 
(E) nuclear program and capabilities; and 
(F) command, control, communications, 
computers, intelligence, surveillance, and recon-
naissance modernization program and capabili-
ties. 
(8) Developments relating to the China Coast 
Guard. 
(9) Developments in the People’s Liberation 
Army’s overseas presence, including military basing, 
military logistics capabilities and infrastructure, ac-
cess to foreign ports or military bases, and whether 
such presence could affect United States national se-
curity or defense interests. 
(10) The relationship between Chinese overseas 
investment and Chinese security and military strat-
egy objectives. 
(11) A description of any significant sale or 
transfer of military hardware, expertise, and tech-
nology to or from the People’s Republic of China, in-
cluding a forecast of possible future sales and trans-
fers. 
(12) Efforts, including by espionage and tech-
nology transfers through investment, by China to de-
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velop, acquire, or gain access to advanced technologies 
that would enhance military capabilities. 
(13) The People’s Liberation Army’s internal se-
curity role and its affiliations with the People’s 
Armed Police and other Chinese law enforcement, in-
telligence, and paramilitary entities, including any 
activities supporting or implementing mass surveil-
lance, mass detentions, forced labor, or other gross 
violations of human rights. 
(14) A description of Chinese military-to-mili-
tary relationships with other countries, including the 
Russian Federation. 
(15) China’s strategy regarding Taiwan and the 
security situation in the Taiwan Strait. 
(16) A description of China’s maritime strategy, 
its military and nonmilitary activities in the South 
China Sea and East China Sea, to include roles and 
activities of the People’s Liberation Army and Chi-
na’s maritime law enforcement and paramilitary or-
ganizations. 
(17) The current state of United States military- 
to-military contacts with the People’s Liberation 
Army, including a summary of such contacts during 
the period covered by the report, a description of such 
contacts for the 12-month period following the report, 
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the Secretary’s assessment of the benefits of such con-
tacts, and the Secretary’s certification whether or not 
any military-to-military exchange or contact was 
conducted during the period covered by the report in 
violation of section 1201(a) of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2000 (10 U.S.C. 
311 note). 
(18) Other significant military and security de-
velopments involving China that the Secretary of De-
fense considers relevant to United States national se-
curity. 
(d) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.—In 
this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congressional commit-
tees’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Armed Services, the Com-
mittee on Foreign Relations, and the Select Com-
mittee on Intelligence of the Senate; and 
(2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Com-
mittee on Foreign Affairs, and the Permanent Select 
Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representa-
tives. 
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SEC. 1245. BIENNIAL REPORT ON INFLUENCE OPERATIONS 
AND CAMPAIGNS OF THE GOVERNMENT OF 
THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA TAR-
GETING MILITARY ALLIANCES AND PARTNER-
SHIPS OF WHICH THE UNITED STATES IS A 
MEMBER. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than April 1, 2022, and 
on a biennial basis thereafter until April 1, 2024, the Sec-
retary of Defense and the Secretary of State, in coordina-
tion with the Director of National Intelligence and the 
heads of other Federal departments and agencies as appro-
priate, shall submit to the appropriate congressional com-
mittees a report on the influence operations and campaigns 
of the Government of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) 
targeting military alliances and partnerships of which the 
United States is a member. 
(b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The report required 
by subsection (a) shall include the following: 
(1) An assessment of the PRC Government’s ob-
jectives in such operations and campaigns and how 
such objectives relate to the PRC Government’s broad-
er strategic aims. 
(2) The activities and roles of the Department of 
Defense and Department of State in the United States 
Government strategy to counter such influence oper-
ations and campaigns of the PRC Government. 
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(3) A comprehensive list of specific PRC state 
and non-state entities, or any other states with which 
the PRC may cooperate, involved in supporting such 
operations and campaigns and the role of each such 
entity in supporting such operations and campaigns. 
(4) An identification of the tactics, techniques, 
and procedures used in previous influence operations 
and campaigns of the PRC Government. 
(5) An assessment of the impact of previous in-
fluence operations and campaigns of the PRC Govern-
ment, including the views of senior PRC Government 
officials about their effectiveness in achieving PRC 
Government objectives. 
(6) An identification of all United States mili-
tary alliances and partnerships that have been tar-
geted by influence operations and campaigns of the 
PRC Government. 
(7) An identification of all United States mili-
tary alliances and partnerships that may be targeted 
in future influence operations and campaigns of the 
PRC Government and an assessment of the likelihood 
that each such partnership or alliance will be tar-
geted. 
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(8) An identification of tactics, techniques, and 
procedures likely to be used in future influence oper-
ations and campaigns of the PRC Government. 
(9) Recommended authorities or activities for the 
Department of Defense and Department of State in 
the United States Government strategy to counter 
such influence operations and campaigns of the PRC 
Government. 
(10) Any other matters the Secretaries determine 
to be appropriate. 
(c) FORM.—The report required by subsection (a) shall 
be submitted in unclassified form and appropriate for re-
lease to the public, but may include a classified annex. 
(d) APPROPRIATE CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres-
sional committees’’ means— 
(1) the congressional defense committees; 
(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the 
Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and 
(3) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the 
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the 
House of Representatives. 
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SEC. 1246. REPORT ON EFFORTS BY THE PEOPLE’S REPUB-
LIC OF CHINA TO EXPAND ITS PRESENCE AND 
INFLUENCE IN LATIN AMERICA AND THE CAR-
IBBEAN. 
(a) REPORT.—Not later than June 15, 2022, the Sec-
retary of Defense, with the concurrence of the Secretary of 
State and in coordination with the Secretary of the Treas-
ury and the Director of National Intelligence, shall submit 
to the appropriate congressional committees a report that 
identifies efforts by the Government of the People’s Republic 
of China to expand its presence and influence in Latin 
America and the Caribbean through diplomatic, military, 
economic, and other means, and describes the implications 
of such efforts on the United States’ national defense and 
security interests. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report required under subsection 
(a) shall include the following: 
(1) An identification of— 
(A) countries of Latin America and the 
Caribbean with which the Government of the 
People’s Republic of China maintains especially 
close diplomatic, military, and economic rela-
tionships; 
(B) the number and content of strategic 
partnership agreements or similar agreements, 
including any non-public, secret, or informal 
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agreements, that the Government of the People’s 
Republic of China has established with countries 
and regional organizations of Latin America 
and the Caribbean; 
(C) countries of Latin America and the 
Caribbean that have joined the Belt and Road 
Initiative or the Asian Infrastructure Investment 
Bank; 
(D) countries of Latin America and the 
Caribbean to which the Government of the Peo-
ple’s Republic of China provides foreign assist-
ance or disaster relief, including access to 
COVID–19 vaccines, including a description of 
the amount and purpose of, and any conditions 
attached to, such assistance; 
(E) countries and regional organizations of 
Latin America and the Caribbean in which the 
Government of the People’s Republic of China, 
including its state-owned or state-directed enter-
prises and banks, have undertaken significant 
investments, infrastructure projects, and cor-
respondent banking and lending activities at the 
regional, national, and subnational levels; 
(F) recent visits by senior officials of the 
Government of the People’s Republic of China, 
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including its state-owned or state-directed enter-
prises and banks, to Latin America and the Car-
ibbean, and visits by senior officials from Latin 
America and the Caribbean to the People’s Re-
public of China; 
(G) the existence of any defense exchanges, 
military or police education or training, and ex-
ercises between any military or police organiza-
tion of the Government of the People’s Republic 
of China and military, police, or security-ori-
ented organizations of countries of Latin Amer-
ica and the Caribbean; 
(H) countries and regional organizations of 
Latin America and the Caribbean that maintain 
diplomatic relations with Taiwan; 
(I) any steps that the Government of the 
People’s Republic of China has taken to encour-
age countries and regional organizations of 
Latin America and the Caribbean to switch dip-
lomatic relations to the People’s Republic of 
China instead of Taiwan; and 
(J) any other matters the Secretary of De-
fense and the Secretary of State determine is ap-
propriate. 
(2) A detailed description of— 
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(A) the relationship between the Govern-
ment of the People’s Republic of China and the 
Government of Venezuela and the Government of 
Cuba; 
(B) Government of the People’s Republic of 
China military installations, assets, and activi-
ties in Latin America and the Caribbean that 
currently exist or are planned for the future; 
(C) sales or transfers of defense articles and 
services by the Government of the People’s Re-
public of China to countries of Latin America 
and the Caribbean; 
(D) a comparison of sales and transfers of 
defense articles and services to countries of Latin 
America and the Caribbean by the Government 
of the People’s Republic of China, the Russian 
Federation, and the United States; 
(E) any other form of military, para-
military, or security cooperation between the 
Government of the People’s Republic of China 
and the governments of countries of Latin Amer-
ica and the Caribbean; 
(F) the nature, extent, and purpose of the 
Government of the People’s Republic of China’s 
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intelligence activities in Latin America and the 
Caribbean; 
(G) the Government of the People’s Republic 
of China’s role in transnational crime in Latin 
America and the Caribbean, including traf-
ficking and money laundering and including 
any links to the People’s Liberation Army; 
(H) efforts by the Government of the Peo-
ple’s Republic of China to expand the reach and 
influence of its financial system within Latin 
America and the Caribbean, through banking ac-
tivities and payments systems and through goods 
and services related to the use of the digital 
yuan; and 
(I) efforts by the Government of the People’s 
Republic of China to build its media presence in 
Latin America and the Caribbean, and any gov-
ernment-directed disinformation or information 
warfare campaigns in the region, including for 
military purposes or with ties to the People’s 
Liberation Army. 
(3) An assessment of— 
(A) the specific objectives that the Govern-
ment of the People’s Republic of China seeks to 
achieve by expanding its presence and influence 
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in Latin America and the Caribbean, including 
any objectives articulated in official documents 
or statements; 
(B) whether certain investments by the Gov-
ernment of the People’s Republic of China, in-
cluding in port projects, canal projects, and tele-
communications projects in Latin America and 
the Caribbean, could have military uses or dual 
use capability or could enable the Government of 
the People’s Republic of China to monitor or 
intercept United States or host nation commu-
nications; 
(C) the degree to which the Government of 
the People’s Republic of China uses its presence 
and influence in Latin America and the Carib-
bean to encourage, pressure, or coerce govern-
ments in the region to support its defense and 
national security goals, including policy posi-
tions taken by it at international institutions; 
(D) documented instances of governments of 
countries of Latin America and the Caribbean 
silencing, or attempting to silence, local critics of 
the Government of the People’s Republic of 
China, including journalists, academics, and 
civil society representatives, in order to placate 
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the Government of the People’s Republic of 
China; 
(E) the rationale for the Government of the 
People’s Republic of China becoming an observer 
at the Organization of American States and a 
non-borrowing member of the Inter-American 
Development Bank and the Caribbean Develop-
ment Bank; 
(F) the relationship between the Govern-
ment of the People’s Republic of China and the 
Community of Latin American and Caribbean 
States (CELAC), a regional organization that 
excludes the United States, and the role of the 
China-CELAC Forum in coordinating such rela-
tionship; and 
(G) the specific actions and activities un-
dertaken by the Government of the People’s Re-
public of China in Latin America and the Car-
ibbean that present the greatest threat or chal-
lenge to the United States’ defense and national 
security interests in the region. 
(c) FORM.—The report required under subsection (a) 
shall be submitted in unclassified form without any des-
ignation relating to dissemination control, but may include 
a classified annex. 
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(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this Act: 
(1) 
APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘appropriate congressional commit-
tees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Armed Services, the 
Committee on Foreign Affairs, the Committee on 
Financial Services, the Committee on the Judici-
ary, and the Permanent Select Committee on In-
telligence of the House of Representatives; and 
(B) the Committee on Armed Services, the 
Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee 
on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, the 
Committee on the Judiciary, and the Select 
Committee on Intelligence of the Senate. 
(2) LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN.—The 
terms ‘‘Latin America and the Caribbean’’ and 
‘‘countries of Latin America and the Caribbean’’ 
mean the countries and non-United States territories 
of South America, Central America, the Caribbean, 
and Mexico. 
SEC. 1247. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON TAIWAN DEFENSE RE-
LATIONS. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) the Taiwan Relations Act (Public Law 96– 
8; 22 U.S.C. 3301 et seq.) and the Six Assurances 
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provided by the United States to Taiwan in July 
1982 are the foundation for United States-Taiwan re-
lations; 
(2) as set forth in the Taiwan Relations Act, the 
United States decision to establish diplomatic rela-
tions with the People’s Republic of China rests upon 
the expectation that the future of Taiwan will be de-
termined by peaceful means, and that any effort to 
determine the future of Taiwan by other than peaceful 
means, including boycotts and embargoes, is of grave 
concern to the United States; 
(3) the increasingly coercive and aggressive be-
havior of the People’s Republic of China toward Tai-
wan is contrary to the expectation of the peaceful res-
olution of the future of Taiwan; 
(4) as set forth in the Taiwan Relations Act, the 
capacity to resist any resort to force or other forms 
of coercion that would jeopardize the security, or the 
social or economic system, of the people on Taiwan 
should be maintained; 
(5) the United States should continue to support 
the development of capable, ready, and modern de-
fense forces necessary for Taiwan to maintain a suffi-
cient self-defense capability, including by— 
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(A) supporting acquisition by Taiwan of 
defense articles and services through foreign mili-
tary sales, direct commercial sales, and indus-
trial cooperation, with an emphasis on capabili-
ties that support the asymmetric defense strategy 
of Taiwan, including anti-ship, coastal defense, 
anti-armor, air defense, undersea warfare, ad-
vanced command, control, communications, com-
puters, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnais-
sance, and resilient command and control capa-
bilities; 
(B) ensuring timely review of and response 
to requests of Taiwan for defense articles and 
services; 
(C) conducting practical training and mili-
tary exercises with Taiwan that enable Taiwan 
to maintain a sufficient self- defense capability, 
as described in the Taiwan Relations Act; 
(D) exchanges between defense officials and 
officers of the United States and Taiwan at the 
strategic, policy, and functional levels, consistent 
with the Taiwan Travel Act (Public Law 115– 
135; 132 Stat. 341), especially for the purposes 
of— 
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(i) enhancing cooperation on defense 
planning; 
(ii) improving the interoperability of 
the military forces of the United States and 
Taiwan; and 
(iii) improving the reserve force of Tai-
wan; 
(E) identifying improvements in Taiwan’s 
ability to use asymmetric military capabilities 
to enhance its defensive capabilities, as described 
in the Taiwan Relations Act; and 
(F) expanding cooperation in humanitarian 
assistance and disaster relief; and 
(6) the United States should be committed to the 
defense of a free and open society in the face of ag-
gressive efforts by the Government of the People’s Re-
public of China to curtail or influence the free exer-
cise of rights and democratic franchise. 
SEC. 1248. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON INVITING TAIWAN TO 
THE RIM OF THE PACIFIC EXERCISE. 
It is the sense of Congress that the naval forces of Tai-
wan should be invited to participate in the Rim of the Pa-
cific exercise conducted in 2022. 
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SEC. 1249. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON ENHANCING DEFENSE 
AND SECURITY COOPERATION WITH SINGA-
PORE. 
It is the sense of Congress as follows: 
(1) The United States and Singapore have built 
a strong, enduring, and forward-looking strategic 
partnership based on long-standing and mutually 
beneficial cooperation, including through security, de-
fense, economic, and people-to-people ties. 
(2) Robust security cooperation between the 
United States and Singapore is crucial to promoting 
peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region. 
(3) The status of Singapore as a ‘‘Major Secu-
rity Cooperation Partner’’ of the United States, as 
recognized in the Strategic Framework Agreement be-
tween the United States and the Republic of Singa-
pore for a Closer Partnership in Defense and Secu-
rity, done at Washington, D.C. on July 12, 2005, 
plays an important role in the global network of stra-
tegic partnerships, especially in promoting maritime 
security and countering terrorism. 
(4) The United States values Singapore’s provi-
sion of access to its military facilities, which supports 
the continued security presence of the United States 
in Southeast Asia and across the Indo-Pacific region. 
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(5) The United States should continue to wel-
come the presence of the military forces of Singapore 
in the United States for exercises and training, and 
should consider opportunities to expand such activi-
ties at additional locations in the United States as 
appropriate, including through cooperation mecha-
nisms such as the memorandum of understanding 
agreed to by the United States and Singapore in De-
cember 2019 to establish a fighter jet training detach-
ment in Guam. 
(6) The United States should continue to 
strengthen all aspects of the bilateral defense relation-
ship with Singapore, which benefitted from the sign-
ing of the 2015 enhanced Defense Cooperation Agree-
ment to expand cooperation in the military, policy, 
strategic and technology spheres, as well as coopera-
tion in non-conventional security areas such as pi-
racy and transnational terrorism, humanitarian as-
sistance and disaster relief, cyber-security, and bio-
security. 
(7) As the United States and Singapore have re-
newed the 1990 Memorandum of Understanding Re-
garding the United States Use of Facilities in Singa-
pore and mark the 55th anniversary of bilateral rela-
tions in 2021, the United States should— 
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(A) continue to enhance defense and secu-
rity cooperation with Singapore to promote 
peace and stability in the Indo-Pacific region 
based on common interests and shared values; 
(B) reinforce the status of Singapore as a 
major security cooperation partner of the United 
States; and 
(C) explore additional steps to better facili-
tate interoperability between the United States 
Armed Forces and the military forces of Singa-
pore to promote peace and stability in the Indo- 
Pacific region. 
SEC. 1250. SENSE OF CONGRESS. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) South Korea continues to be a critical ally 
of the United States; 
(2) the presence of United States Armed Forces 
in South Korea serves as a strong deterrent against 
North Korean military aggression and as a critical 
support platform for national security engagements 
in the Indo-Pacific region; 
(3) the presence of approximately 28,500 mem-
bers of the United States Armed Forces deployed to 
South Korea serves not only as a stabilizing force to 
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the Korean peninsula but also as a reassurance to all 
our allies in the region; and 
(4) the United States should continue to— 
(A) maintain and strengthen its bilateral 
relationship with South Korea and with other 
regional allies such as Japan; and 
(B) maintain its existing robust military 
presence in South Korea to deter aggression 
against the United States and its allies and 
partners. 
SEC. 1251. SENSE OF CONGRESS WITH RESPECT TO QATAR. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) the United States and the country of Qatar 
have built a strong, enduring, and forward-looking 
strategic partnership based on long-standing and mu-
tually beneficial cooperation, including through secu-
rity, defense, and economic ties; 
(2) robust security cooperation between the 
United States and Qatar is crucial to promoting 
peace and stability in the Middle East region; 
(3) Qatar plays a unique role as host of the for-
ward headquarters for the United States Central 
Command, and that partnership facilitates United 
States coalition operations countering terrorism; 
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(4) Qatar is a major security cooperation part-
ner of the United States, as recognized in the 2018 
Strategic Dialogue and the 2019 Memorandum of Un-
derstanding to expand Al Udeid Air Base to improve 
and expand accommodation for United States mili-
tary personnel; 
(5) the United States values Qatar’s provision of 
access to its military facilities and its management 
and financial assistance in expanding the Al Udeid 
Air Base, which supports the continued security pres-
ence of the United States in the Middle East region; 
and 
(6) the United States should continue to 
strengthen the relationship between the United States 
and Qatar, including through security and economic 
cooperation. 
SEC. 1252. STATEMENT OF POLICY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—It shall be the policy of the United 
States to maintain the ability of the United States Armed 
Forces to deny a fait accompli by a strategic competitor 
against a covered defense partner. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) COVERED
DEFENSE
PARTNER.—The term 
‘‘covered defense partner’’ means a partner identified 
in the ‘‘Department of Defense Indo-Pacific Strategy 
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Report’’ issued on June 1, 2019, located within 100 
miles off the coast of a strategic competitor. 
(2) FAIT ACCOMPLI.—The term ‘‘fait accompli’’ 
means the strategy of a strategic competitor designed 
to allow such strategic competitor to use military 
force to seize control of a covered defense partner be-
fore the United States Armed Forces are able to re-
spond effectively. 
(3) STRATEGIC COMPETITOR.—The term ‘‘stra-
tegic competitor’’ means a country labeled as a stra-
tegic competitor in the ‘‘Summary of the 2018 Na-
tional Defense Strategy of the United States of Amer-
ica: Sharpening the American Military’s Competitive 
Edge’’ issued by the Department of Defense pursuant 
to section 113 of title 10, United States Code. 
TITLE XIII—OTHER MATTERS RE-
LATING 
TO 
FOREIGN 
NA-
TIONS 
Subtitle A—Matters Relating to 
Europe and NATO 
SEC. 1301. REPORT ON THE STATE OF UNITED STATES MILI-
TARY INVESTMENT IN EUROPE INCLUDING 
THE EUROPEAN DETERRENCE INITIATIVE. 
Not later than February 25, 2022, the Secretary of De-
fense, in coordination with the Commander of United States 
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European Command, shall submit to the congressional de-
fense committees a report assessing the current state of 
United States defense investment in Europe, including the 
European Deterrence Initiative. The report shall include 
the following elements: 
(1) An assessment of the current progress made 
by the Department of Defense toward achieving the 
goals of the European Deterrence Initiative over its 
lifetime and a description of the major changes in 
focus, resourcing, and emphasis that have occurred 
over that lifetime. 
(2) An assessment of the current state of United 
States defense posture in Europe, including a com-
prehensive assessment of the state of military mobility 
and the current ability of the United States to rap-
idly manifest and transit forces to Europe’s eastern 
front in a crisis with a contested logistics environ-
ment, and the corresponding levels and timelines with 
respect to such ability. 
(3) An assessment of United States defense logis-
tics gaps or risks such as bridging equipment and 
rail gauge mitigations that would be exacerbated in 
a contingency. 
(4) An assessment of the current state of United 
States prepositioned stocks in Europe, including the 
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current timeline for their completion under the Euro-
pean Deterrence Initiative. 
(5) An assessment of the current state of United 
States munitions in Europe, including their current 
levels, the adequacy of those levels for United States 
needs in a European contingency, and a description 
of the Department’s plan to bring those munitions 
stocks to adequate levels. 
(6) An assessment of the current state of fuel 
availability and supporting infrastructure in Europe 
and the adequacy of those supplies for United States 
needs in a European contingency. 
(7) A description of the manner and extent to 
which United States military investment planning in 
the European theater incorporates assessments of rel-
evant regulatory policies in the European theater re-
lating to installation energy and the planning and 
design of military construction projects at these in-
stallations. 
(8) An assessment of the current state of United 
States anti-submarine warfare assets, organization, 
and resources in the European Command and Second 
Fleet areas of responsibility, including— 
(A) their sufficiency to counter Russian 
submarine threats; and 
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(B) the sufficiency of United States sono-
buoy stocks, anti-submarine warfare platforms, 
and undersea sensing equipment. 
(9) An assessment of the current state of the 
United States naval presence in the European Com-
mand area of responsibility and its ability to respond 
to challenges in the Black Sea, Mediterranean, and 
Arctic, including a description of any future plans re-
garding increased naval force structure forward sta-
tioned in Europe by 2025. 
(10) An assessment of the current state of United 
States Air Force operational planning and resourcing 
in the European theater, including the current state 
of prepositioned Air Force equipment, activities, and 
relevant infrastructure. 
(11) An assessment of the current state of United 
States defense information warfare capabilities in the 
European Command area of responsibility and any 
defense resources required or defense policies needed to 
strengthen these efforts. 
(12) An assessment of the current state of United 
States military capabilities for countering Russian 
aggression and hybrid warfare in the European the-
ater, including cyber capabilities. 
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(13) An assessment of the current state of United 
States military electromagnetic warfare capabilities 
in the European theater. 
(14) An assessment of the current state of United 
States military sea- and airlift capabilities to sup-
port contingency operations in the European theater. 
(15) An assessment of all purchases, investments, 
and expenditures made by any Armed Force under 
the jurisdiction of the Secretary of a military depart-
ment and funded by the European Deterrence Initia-
tive, since its inception, that have been diverted for 
purposes or uses other than the objectives of the Euro-
pean Deterrence Initiative, including a list of all pur-
chases, investments, and expenditures that have been 
funded under the European Deterrence Initiative 
since its inception that were not ultimately employed 
for the purposes of the initiative and their respective 
dollar values. 
(16) An assessment of the current state of Euro-
pean Deterrence Initiative military construction ef-
forts in Europe. 
(17) An analysis of the impact that deferred 
military construction efforts authorized under section 
2808 of title 10, United States Code, have had on the 
European Deterrence Initiative, including— 
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(A) impacts on timelines to establish a de-
terrence platform in Europe; 
(B) implications for deterrence capabilities 
in Europe; and 
(C) a description of the Department of De-
fense’s plan to address these impacts including 
its intended final disposition for the impacted 
military construction projects. 
(18) A description of the current status of the 
European Infrastructure Consolidation program, in-
cluding a list of all divestments completed under the 
program after January 1, 2016, and all currently 
contemplated divestments under the program. 
(19) Any other information that the Secretary of 
Defense determines relevant. 
SEC. 1302. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON UNITED STATES DE-
FENSE POSTURE IN EUROPE. 
It is the sense of Congress as follows: 
(1) The United States is steadfastly committed to 
upholding and strengthening its defense alliances and 
partnerships in the European theater. The North At-
lantic Treaty Organization (NATO) alliance is the 
bedrock of these relationships, which are central to de-
terring Russian aggression, upholding territorial in-
tegrity and sovereignty in Europe, countering malign 
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efforts to undermine the rules-based international 
order and disrupt shared values, fostering inter-
national cooperation against collective challenges, and 
advancing shared national security objectives world-
wide. 
(2) United States allies in Europe have made 
substantial strides on responsibility-sharing and de-
fense investment since the Wales Declaration in 2014 
and should be commended for their ongoing efforts to 
increase complementary investments in NATO deter-
rence capacity. These efforts have provided an accu-
mulated increase of more than $130,000,000,000 in 
foreign investments between 2016 and 2020 to 
strengthen trans-Atlantic security, and it is essential 
that the United States continue to press NATO allies 
to achieve their Wales Summit pledges and continue 
to make progress on greater complementary defense 
investments. 
(3) The behavior of the Russian Government has 
not improved and has, in many aspects, become in-
creasingly belligerent since the invasion of Ukraine in 
2014, with respect to— 
(A) military efforts to disrupt the territorial 
integrity of sovereign countries in Europe; 
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(B) threats against the United States, 
NATO, and other United States partners; 
(C) intervention in allied democratic proc-
esses; 
(D) efforts to disrupt United States alli-
ances, partnerships, and values; 
(E) acts such as assassination and the use 
of chemical weapons on the territory of other sov-
ereign countries; and 
(F) other high-risk, disruptive efforts. 
(4) Continued commitment to enhancing the 
United States and allied force posture in Europe is 
indispensable for efforts to establish and sustain a 
credible deterrent against Russian aggression and 
long-term strategic competition by the Russian gov-
ernment. The Secretary of Defense must continue to— 
(A) support the European Deterrence Ini-
tiative and other investments in a strengthened 
United States and allied force posture in Eu-
rope; 
(B) support rotational deployments and ro-
bust exercises in the European theater; 
(C) 
complete 
efforts 
to 
establish 
prepositioned stocks and effective staging infra-
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structure to maintain credible deterrence against 
Russian threats; 
(D) invest effectively in multi-service, cyber, 
information, and air defense efforts to counter 
modern military challenges, enhance the surviv-
ability and flexibility of the United States force 
posture, logistics, and planning; and 
(E) consider whether additional forward-po-
sitioned forces in Europe would reduce cost and 
strain, enhance credibility, and strengthen capa-
bilities. 
SEC. 1303. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON SECURITY ASSISTANCE 
TO THE BALTIC COUNTRIES. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) The United States has cumulatively allocated 
over $498,965,000 in Department of Defense partner 
capacity funding for the Baltic countries since fiscal 
year 2018, including over $219,000,000 for the Baltic 
security efforts known as the ‘‘Baltic Security Initia-
tive’’, executed using sections 332 and 333 of title 10, 
United States Code, including assistance with respect 
to air defense, maritime situational awareness, am-
munition, C4ISR, anti-tank capability, special forces, 
and other defense capabilities. 
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(2) The Secretary of Defense has completed the 
comprehensive Baltic Defense Assessment required by 
section 1246 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2020 and has recommended con-
tinued robust, comprehensive investment Baltic secu-
rity efforts in accordance with that assessment, with 
assistance executed using such sections 332 and 333. 
(3) The Secretary of Defense has assessed that the 
authority granted by such sections 332 and 333 af-
fords the most efficient and effective authority to pro-
vide this assistance to the Baltic countries, and that 
attempting to provide the assistance pursuant to al-
ternate authorities would hamper the Department’s 
ability to deliver assistance and implement the invest-
ment program established by the Baltic Defense As-
sessment. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—Congress strongly supports 
the robust assistance to accomplish United States strategic 
objectives in accordance with sections 332 and 333 of title 
10, United States Code, including by providing assistance 
to the Baltic countries using those sections, funded by the 
Baltic Security Initiative. It is the sense of Congress that 
the security of the Baltic region is crucial to the security 
of the NATO alliance and these efforts are critical to ensure 
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continued deterrence against Russian aggression and bolster 
allied security. 
Subtitle B—Security Cooperation 
and Assistance 
SEC. 1311. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR CERTAIN PAY-
MENTS TO REDRESS INJURY AND LOSS. 
Section 1213(a) of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (10 U.S.C. 2731 note) is amended 
by striking ‘‘December 31, 2022’’ and inserting ‘‘December 
31, 2023’’. 
SEC. 1312. FOREIGN AREA OFFICER ASSESSMENT AND RE-
VIEW. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) Foreign Area Officers of the Army and their 
equivalent positions in the other Armed Forces (in 
this section referred to as ‘‘FAOs’’) are trained to 
manage, grow, and enhance security cooperation rela-
tionships between the United States and foreign part-
ners and to build the overall military capacity and 
capabilities of foreign partners. 
(2) At present, some senior defense official posi-
tions in United States embassies are filled by officers 
lacking the necessary skills, training, and experience 
to strengthen the relationships between the United 
States and its critical partners and allies. 
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(3) FAOs are trained to fill those positions, and 
deficiencies in the equitable use, assessment, pro-
motion, diversity and inclusion of such officers, as 
well as limitations on career opportunities, under-
mine the ability of the Department of Defense to 
strengthen partnerships and alliances of the United 
States. 
(4) A federally funded research and development 
center can provide a roadmap to correcting these defi-
ciencies, strengthening the FAO branch, and placing 
qualified FAOs in positions of positive influence over 
United States partnerships and alliances. 
(b) ASSESSMENT AND REVIEW REQUIRED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Defense shall enter into an agreement with a federally 
funded research and development center to conduct an 
independent assessment and comprehensive review of 
the process by which Foreign Area Officers and their 
equivalent positions in the other Armed Forces (in 
this section referred to as ‘‘FAOs’’) are recruited, se-
lected, trained, assigned, organized, promoted, re-
tained, and used in security cooperation offices, sen-
ior defense roles in U.S. embassies, and in other crit-
ical roles of engagement with allies and partners. 
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(2) ELEMENTS.—The assessment and review con-
ducted under paragraph (1) shall include the fol-
lowing: 
(A) Identification and assessment of the 
number and location of senior defense official 
billets, including their grade structure and avail-
ability to FAOs. 
(B) A review of the cultural, racial, and 
ethnic diversity of FAOs. 
(C) An assessment of the assignment process 
for FAOs. 
(D) A review and assessment of the pro-
motion criteria, process, and possible pathways 
for career advancement for FAOs. 
(E) A review of the organization and cat-
egorization of FAOs by geographic region. 
(F) An assessment of the training program 
for FAOs and its effectiveness. 
(G) An assessment of the available career 
paths for FAOs. 
(H) An assessment of the criteria used to 
determine staffing requirements for senior de-
fense official positions and security cooperation 
roles for uniformed officers. 
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(I) A review of the staffing of senior defense 
official and security cooperation roles and assess-
ment to determine whether requirements are 
being met through the staffing process. 
(J) An assessment of how the broader utili-
zation of FAOs in key security cooperation and 
embassy defense leadership billets would improve 
the quality and professionalism of the security 
cooperation workforce under section 384 of title 
10, United States Code. 
(K) A review of how many FAO opportuni-
ties are joint-qualifying and an assessment of 
whether increasing the number of joint-qualified 
opportunities for FAOs would increase recruit-
ment, retention, and promotion. 
(L) Any other matters the Secretary deter-
mines relevant. 
(c) RESULTS.—The federally funded research and de-
velopment center conducting the assessment and review de-
scribed in subsection (b) shall submit to the Secretary the 
results of such assessment and review, which shall include 
the following: 
(1) A summary of the research and activities un-
dertaken to carry out the assessment required by sub-
section (b). 
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(2) Considerations and recommendations, in-
cluding legislative recommendations, to achieve the 
following: 
(A) Improving the assessment, promotion, 
assignment selection, retention, and diversity of 
FAOs. 
(B) Assigning additional FAOs to positions 
as senior defense officials. 
(d) SUBMISSION TO CONGRESS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than December 31, 
2022, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on 
Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Rep-
resentatives— 
(A) an unaltered copy of the results sub-
mitted pursuant to subsection (c); and 
(B) the written responses of the Secretary 
and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to 
such results. 
(2) FORM.—The submission under paragraph 
(1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may 
include a classified annex. 
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SEC. 1313. WOMEN, PEACE, AND SECURITY ACT IMPLEMEN-
TATION AT MILITARY SERVICE ACADEMIES. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 
that $15,000,000 should annually be made available for ac-
tivities that are— 
(1) consistent with the Women, Peace, and Secu-
rity Act of 2017 (Public Law 115–68; 131 Stat. 1202) 
and this section; and 
(2) in furtherance of the national security prior-
ities of the United States. 
(b) PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION.—The Sec-
retary of Defense shall carry out activities consistent with 
the Women, Peace, and Security Act of 2017 and with this 
section, including by ensuring that professional military 
education curriculum addresses— 
(1) gender analysis; 
(2) the meaningful participation of women in 
national security activities; and 
(3) the relationship between such participation 
and security outcomes. 
(c) BUILDING UNITED STATES CAPACITY.— 
(1) MILITARY
SERVICE
ACADEMIES.—The Sec-
retary of Defense shall encourage the admission of di-
verse individuals (including individuals who are 
women) to each military service academy, including 
by— 
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(A) establishing programs that hold com-
manding officers accountable for removing biases 
with respect to such individuals; 
(B) ensuring that each military service 
academy fosters a zero tolerance environment for 
harassment towards such individuals; and 
(C) ensuring that each military service 
academy fosters equal opportunities for growth 
that enable the full participation of such individ-
uals in all training programs, career tracks, and 
elements of the Department, especially in ele-
ments of the Armed Forces previously closed to 
women, such as infantry and special operations 
forces. 
(2) PARTNERSHIPS
WITH
SCHOOLS
AND
NON-
PROFIT
ORGANIZATIONS.—The Secretary of Defense 
shall seek to enter into partnerships with elementary 
schools, secondary schools, postsecondary educational 
institutions, and nonprofit organizations, to support 
activities relating to the implementation of the 
Women, Peace, and Security Act of 2017. 
(3) BRIEFING.—Not later than one year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the 
Defense Security Cooperation Agency shall provide to 
the appropriate committees of Congress a briefing on 
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efforts made at all levels to build partner defense in-
stitution and security force capacity pursuant to this 
section. 
(4) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
(A) The term ‘‘appropriate committees of 
Congress’’ includes— 
(i) the Committee on Armed Services, 
the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the 
Committee on Transportation and Infra-
structure of the House of Representatives; 
and 
(ii) the Committee on Armed Services, 
the Committee on Foreign Relations, and 
the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation of the Senate. 
(B) The terms ‘‘elementary school’’ 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). 
(C) The term ‘‘military service academy’’ 
means the following: 
(i) The United States Military Acad-
emy. 
(ii) The United States Naval Academy. 
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(iii) The United States Air Force 
Academy. 
(iv) The United States Coast Guard 
Academy. 
(D) The term ‘‘postsecondary educational 
institution’’ has the meaning given that term in 
section 3 of the Carl D. Perkins Career and 
Technical Education Act of 2006 (20 U.S.C. 
2302). 
Subtitle C—Other Matters 
SEC. 1321. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR DEPARTMENT 
OF DEFENSE SUPPORT FOR STABILIZATION 
ACTIVITIES IN NATIONAL SECURITY INTER-
EST OF THE UNITED STATES. 
Section 1210A(h) of the National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116–92; 133 
Stat. 1626) is amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2021’’ 
and inserting ‘‘December 31, 2022’’. 
SEC. 1322. NOTIFICATION RELATING TO OVERSEAS HUMAN-
ITARIAN, DISASTER, AND CIVIC AID FUNDS 
OBLIGATED IN SUPPORT OF OPERATION AL-
LIES REFUGE. 
Not later than 30 days after the date on which more 
than $100,000,000 of the amounts authorized to be appro-
priated by the Act for overseas humanitarian, disaster, and 
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civic aid are obligated for expenses in support of Operation 
Allies Refuge, and every 90 days thereafter until all such 
funds are obligated for Operation Allies Refuge, the Sec-
retary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense 
committees a notification that includes— 
(1) the costs associated with the provision of 
transportation, housing, medical services, and other 
sustainment expenses for Afghan special immigrant 
visa applicants and other Afghans at risk; and 
(2) whether funds were obligated under a reim-
bursable or non-reimbursable basis. 
SEC. 1323. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR THE 2022 
OLYMPIC AND PARALYMPIC WINTER GAMES 
IN CHINA. 
(a) LIMITATION.—None of the funds authorized to be 
appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may 
be made available to provide transportation for any United 
States officer or official to attend, on official government 
business, the 2022 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games 
in the People’s Republic of China. 
(b) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this section 
may be construed to limit the authorization of appropria-
tions to provide security during the 2022 Olympic and 
Paralympic Winter Games to any United States athlete or 
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associated support staff of the United States Olympic and 
Paralympic Committee. 
SEC. 1324. REPORT ON HOSTILITIES INVOLVING UNITED 
STATES ARMED FORCES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The President shall report to the 
congressional defense committees, the Committee on Foreign 
Relations of the Senate, and the Committee on Foreign Af-
fairs of the House of Representatives not later than 48 hours 
after any incident in which the United States Armed Forces 
are involved in an attack or hostilities, whether in an offen-
sive or defensive capacity, unless the President— 
(1) otherwise reports the incident within 48 
hours pursuant to section 4 of the War Powers Reso-
lution (50 U.S.C. 1543); or 
(2) has determined prior to the incident, and so 
reported pursuant to section 1264 of the National De-
fense 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)). 
(b) MATTERS
TO BE INCLUDED.—Each report re-
quired by subsection (a) shall include— 
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(1) the statutory and operational authorities 
under which the United States Armed Forces were op-
erating, including any relevant executive orders and 
an identification of the operational activities author-
ized under such executive orders; 
(2) the date, location, duration, and other par-
ties involved; 
(3) a description of the United States Armed 
Forces involved and the mission of such Armed 
Forces; 
(4) the numbers of any combatant casualties and 
civilian casualties; and 
(5) any other information the President deter-
mines appropriate. 
(c) FORM.—The report required by subsection (a) shall 
be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classi-
fied annex. 
TITLE XIV—OTHER 
AUTHORIZATIONS 
Subtitle A—Military Programs 
SEC. 1401. WORKING CAPITAL FUNDS. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fis-
cal year 2022 for the use of the Armed Forces and other 
activities and agencies of the Department of Defense for 
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providing capital for working capital and revolving funds, 
as specified in the funding table in section 4501. 
SEC. 1402. CHEMICAL AGENTS AND MUNITIONS DESTRUC-
TION, DEFENSE. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds are 
hereby authorized to be appropriated for the Department 
of Defense for fiscal year 2022 for expenses, not otherwise 
provided for, for Chemical Agents and Munitions Destruc-
tion, Defense, as specified in the funding table in section 
4501. 
(b) USE.—Amounts authorized to be appropriated 
under subsection (a) are authorized for— 
(1) the destruction of lethal chemical agents and 
munitions in accordance with section 1412 of the De-
partment of Defense Authorization Act, 1986 (50 
U.S.C. 1521); and 
(2) the destruction of chemical warfare materiel 
of the United States that is not covered by section 
1412 of such Act. 
SEC. 1403. DRUG INTERDICTION AND COUNTER-DRUG AC-
TIVITIES, DEFENSE-WIDE. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for the 
Department of Defense for fiscal year 2022 for expenses, not 
otherwise provided for, for Drug Interdiction and Counter- 
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Drug Activities, Defense-wide, as specified in the funding 
table in section 4501. 
SEC. 1404. DEFENSE INSPECTOR GENERAL. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for the 
Department of Defense for fiscal year 2022 for expenses, not 
otherwise provided for, for the Office of the Inspector Gen-
eral of the Department of Defense, as specified in the fund-
ing table in section 4501. 
SEC. 1405. DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fis-
cal year 2022 for the Defense Health Program for use of 
the Armed Forces and other activities and agencies of the 
Department of Defense for providing for the health of eligi-
ble beneficiaries, as specified in the funding table in section 
4501. 
Subtitle B—Other Matters 
SEC. 1411. ACQUISITION OF STRATEGIC AND CRITICAL MA-
TERIALS FROM THE NATIONAL TECHNOLOGY 
AND INDUSTRIAL BASE. 
The Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act 
(50 U.S.C. 98 et seq.) is amended— 
(1) in section 6(b)(2), by inserting ‘‘to consult 
with producers and processors of such materials’’ be-
fore ‘‘to avoid’’; 
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(2) in section 12, by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new paragraph: 
‘‘(3) The term ‘national technology and indus-
trial base’ has the meaning given in section 2500 of 
title 10, United States Code.’’; and 
(3) in section 15(a)— 
(A) in paragraph (3), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(B) in paragraph (4), by striking the period 
at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(5) if domestic sources are unavailable to meet 
the requirements defined in paragraphs (1) through 
(4), by making efforts to prioritize the purchase of 
strategic and critical materials from the national 
technology and industrial base.’’. 
SEC. 1412. AUTHORITY FOR TRANSFER OF FUNDS TO JOINT 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE-DEPARTMENT OF 
VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL FACILITY DEM-
ONSTRATION FUND FOR CAPTAIN JAMES A. 
LOVELL HEALTH CARE CENTER, ILLINOIS. 
(a) AUTHORITY FOR TRANSFER OF FUNDS.—Of the 
funds authorized to be appropriated for section 1405 and 
available for the Defense Health Program for operation and 
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maintenance, $137,000,000 may be transferred by the Sec-
retary of Defense to the Joint Department of Defense–De-
partment of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstra-
tion Fund established by subsection (a)(1) of section 1704 
of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2010 (Public Law 111-84; 123 Stat. 2571). For purposes 
of subsection (a)(2) of such section 1704, any funds so 
transferred shall be treated as amounts authorized and ap-
propriated specifically for the purpose of such a transfer. 
(b) USE OF TRANSFERRED FUNDS.—For the purposes 
of subsection (b) of such section 1704, facility operations 
for which funds transferred under subsection (a) may be 
used are operations of the Captain James A. Lovell Federal 
Health Care Center, consisting of the North Chicago Vet-
erans Affairs Medical Center, the Navy Ambulatory Care 
Center, and supporting facilities designated as a combined 
Federal medical facility under an operational agreement 
covered by section 706 of the Duncan Hunter National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 
110-417; 122 Stat. 4500). 
SEC. 1413. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR 
ARMED FORCES RETIREMENT HOME. 
There is hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
year 2022 from the Armed Forces Retirement Home Trust 
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Fund the sum of $75,300,000 for the operation of the Armed 
Forces Retirement Home. 
TITLE XV—CYBERSPACE- 
RELATED MATTERS 
Subtitle A—Cyber Threats 
SEC. 1501. CYBER THREAT INFORMATION COLLABORATION 
ENVIRONMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In consultation with the Cyber 
Threat Data Standards and Interoperability Council estab-
lished pursuant to subsection (d), the Secretary of Home-
land Security, in coordination with the Secretary of De-
fense and the Director of National Intelligence (acting 
through the Director of the National Security Agency), shall 
develop an information collaboration environment and as-
sociated analytic tools that enable entities to identify, miti-
gate, and prevent malicious cyber activity to— 
(1) provide limited access to appropriate and 
operationally relevant data from unclassified and 
classified intelligence about cybersecurity risks and 
cybersecurity threats, as well as malware forensics 
and data from network sensor programs, on a plat-
form that enables query and analysis; 
(2) enable cross-correlation of data on cybersecu-
rity risks and cybersecurity threats at the speed and 
scale necessary for rapid detection and identification; 
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(3) facilitate a comprehensive understanding of 
cybersecurity risks and cybersecurity threats; and 
(4) facilitate collaborative analysis between the 
Federal Government and private sector critical infra-
structure entities and information and analysis orga-
nizations. 
(b) IMPLEMENTATION OF INFORMATION COLLABORA-
TION ENVIRONMENT.— 
(1) EVALUATION.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Homeland Security, acting through the Director of 
the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency 
of the Department of Homeland Security, in coordi-
nation with the Secretary of Defense and the Director 
of National Intelligence (acting through the Director 
of the National Security Agency), shall— 
(A) identify, inventory, and evaluate exist-
ing Federal sources of classified and unclassified 
information on cybersecurity threats; 
(B) evaluate current programs, applica-
tions, or platforms intended to detect, identify, 
analyze, and monitor cybersecurity risks and cy-
bersecurity threats; and 
(C) coordinate with private sector critical 
infrastructure entities and, as determined appro-
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priate by the Secretary of Homeland Security, 
in consultation with the Secretary of Defense, 
other private sector entities, to identify private 
sector cyber threat capabilities, needs, and gaps. 
(2) IMPLEMENTATION.—Not later than one year 
after the evaluation required under paragraph (1), 
the Secretary of Homeland Security, acting through 
the Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure 
Security Agency, in coordination with the Secretary 
of Defense and the Director of National Intelligence 
(acting through the Director of the National Security 
Agency), shall begin implementation of the informa-
tion collaboration environment developed pursuant to 
subsection (a) to enable participants in such environ-
ment to develop and run analytic tools referred to in 
such subsection on specified data sets for the purpose 
of identifying, mitigating, and preventing malicious 
cyber activity that is a threat to government and crit-
ical infrastructure. Such environment and use of such 
tools shall— 
(A) operate in a manner consistent with 
relevant privacy, civil rights, and civil liberties 
policies and protections, including such policies 
and protections established pursuant to section 
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1016 of the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism 
Prevention Act of 2004 (6 U.S.C. 485); 
(B) account for appropriate data standards 
and interoperability requirements, consistent 
with the standards set forth in subsection (d); 
(C) enable integration of current applica-
tions, platforms, data, and information, includ-
ing classified information, in a manner that 
supports integration of unclassified and classi-
fied information on cybersecurity risks and cy-
bersecurity threats; 
(D) incorporate tools to manage access to 
classified and unclassified data, as appropriate; 
(E) ensure accessibility by entities the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security, in consultation 
with the Secretary of Defense and the Director of 
National Intelligence (acting through the Direc-
tor of the National Security Agency), determines 
appropriate; 
(F) allow for access by critical infrastruc-
ture stakeholders and other private sector part-
ners, at the discretion of the Secretary of Home-
land Security, in consultation with the Secretary 
of Defense; 
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(G) deploy analytic tools across classifica-
tion levels to leverage all relevant data sets, as 
appropriate; 
(H) identify tools and analytical software 
that can be applied and shared to manipulate, 
transform, and display data and other identified 
needs; and 
(I) anticipate the integration of new tech-
nologies and data streams, including data from 
government-sponsored network sensors or net-
work-monitoring programs deployed in support 
of State, local, Tribal, and territorial govern-
ments or private sector entities. 
(c) POST-DEPLOYMENT ASSESSMENT.—Not later than 
two years after the implementation of the information col-
laboration environment under subsection (b), the Secretary 
of Homeland Security, the Secretary of Defense, and the 
Director of National Intelligence (acting through the Direc-
tor of the National Security Agency) shall jointly submit 
to Congress an assessment of whether to include additional 
entities, including critical infrastructure information shar-
ing and analysis organizations, in such environment. 
(d) CYBER THREAT DATA STANDARDS AND INTER-
OPERABILITY COUNCIL.— 
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(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established an 
interagency council, to be known as the ‘‘Cyber 
Threat Data Standards and Interoperability Council’’ 
(in this subsection referred to as the ‘‘council’’), 
chaired by the Secretary of Homeland Security, to es-
tablish data standards and requirements for public 
and private sector entities to participate in the infor-
mation collaboration environment developed pursuant 
to subsection (a). 
(2) OTHER MEMBERSHIP.— 
(A) PRINCIPAL MEMBERS.—In addition to 
the Secretary of Homeland Security, the council 
shall be composed of the Director of the Cyberse-
curity and Infrastructure Security Agency of the 
Department of Homeland Security, the Secretary 
of Defense, and the Director of National Intel-
ligence (acting through the Director of the Na-
tional Security Agency). 
(B) ADDITIONAL MEMBERS.—The President 
shall identify and appoint council members from 
public and private sector entities who oversee 
programs that generate, collect, or disseminate 
data or information related to the detection, 
identification, analysis, and monitoring of 
cybersecuity risks and cybersecurity threats, 
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based on recommendations submitted by the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security, the Secretary of 
Defense, and the Director of National Intel-
ligence (acting through the Director of the Na-
tional Security Agency). 
(3) DATA STREAMS.—The council shall identify, 
designate, and periodically update programs that 
shall participate in or be interoperable with the infor-
mation collaboration environment developed pursuant 
to subsection (a), which may include the following: 
(A) Network-monitoring and intrusion de-
tection programs. 
(B) Cyber threat indicator sharing pro-
grams. 
(C) Certain government-sponsored network 
sensors or network-monitoring programs. 
(C) Incident response and cybersecurity 
technical assistance programs. 
(D) Malware forensics and reverse-engineer-
ing programs. 
(4) DATA GOVERNANCE.—The council shall estab-
lish a committee comprised of the privacy officers of 
the Department of Homeland Security, the Depart-
ment of Defense, and the National Security Agency. 
Such committee shall establish procedures and data 
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governance structures, as necessary, to protect sen-
sitive data, comply with Federal regulations and stat-
utes, and respect existing consent agreements with 
private sector critical infrastructure entities that 
apply to critical infrastructure information. 
(5) RECOMMENDATIONS.—The council shall, as 
appropriate, submit recommendations to the Presi-
dent to support the operation, adaptation, and secu-
rity of the information collaboration environment de-
veloped pursuant to subsection (a). 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) 
CRITICAL
INFRASTRUCTURE.—The 
term 
‘‘critical infrastructure’’ has the meaning given such 
term in section 1016(e) of Public Law 107–56 (42 
U.S.C. 5195c(e)). 
(2) CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE INFORMATION.— 
The term ‘‘critical infrastructure information’’ has 
the meaning given such term in section 2222 of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 671). 
(3) CYBER
THREAT
INDICATOR.—The term 
‘‘cyber threat indicator’’ has the meaning given such 
term in section 102(6) of the Cybersecurity Act of 
2015 (enacted as division N of the Consolidated Ap-
propriations Act, 2016 (Public Law 114–113; 6 
U.S.C. 1501(6))). 
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(4) CYBERSECURITY RISK.—The term ‘‘cyberse-
curity risk’’ has the meaning given such term in sec-
tion 2209 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 
U.S.C. 659). 
(5) CYBERSECURITY THREAT.—The term ‘‘cyber-
security threat’’ has the meaning given such term in 
section 102(5) of the Cybersecurity Act of 2015 (en-
acted as division N of the Consolidated Appropria-
tions Act, 2016 (Public Law 114–113; 6 U.S.C. 
1501(5))). 
(6) INFORMATION SHARING AND ANALYSIS ORGA-
NIZATION.—The term ‘‘information sharing and anal-
ysis organization’’ has the meaning given such term 
in section 2222 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
(6 U.S.C. 671). 
SEC. 1502. ENTERPRISE-WIDE PROCUREMENT OF COMMER-
CIAL CYBER THREAT INFORMATION PROD-
UCTS. 
(a) PROGRAM.—No later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, acting 
through the Commander of Joint Force Headquarters-De-
partment of Defense information products Network, shall 
establish a program management office for the enterprise- 
wide procurement of commercial cyber threat information 
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products. The program manager of such program shall be 
responsible for the following: 
(1) Surveying components of the Department for 
the commercial cyber threat information product 
needs of such components. 
(2) Conducting market research of commercial 
cyber threat information products. 
(3) Developing requirements, both independently 
and through consultation with components, for the ac-
quisition of commercial cyber threat information 
products. 
(4) Developing and instituting model contract 
language for the acquisition of commercial cyber 
threat information products, including contract lan-
guage that facilitates Department of Defense compo-
nents’ requirements for ingesting, sharing, using and 
reusing, structuring, and analyzing data derived from 
such products. 
(5) Conducting procurement of commercial cyber 
threat information products on behalf of the Depart-
ment of Defense, including negotiating contracts with 
a fixed number of licenses based on aggregate compo-
nent demand and negotiation of extensible contracts. 
(b) COORDINATION.—In implementing this section, 
each component of the Department of Defense shall coordi-
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nate the commercial cyber threat information product re-
quirements and potential procurement plans relating to 
such products of each such component with the program 
management office established pursuant to subsection (a) so 
as to enable the program management office to determine 
if satisfying such requirements or such procurement of such 
products on an enterprise-wide basis would serve the best 
interests of the Department. 
(c) PROHIBITION.—Beginning not later than 540 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, no component 
of the Department of Defense may independently procure 
a commercial cyber threat information product that has 
been procured by the program management office estab-
lished pursuant to subsection (a), unless— 
(1) such component is able to procure such prod-
uct at a lower per-unit price than that available 
through the program management office; or 
(2) the program management office has approved 
such independent purchase. 
(d) EXCEPTION.—The requirements of subsections (b) 
and (c) shall not apply to the National Security Agency. 
(e) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘commer-
cial cyber threat information products’’ refers to commer-
cially-available data and indicators that facilitate dis-
covery and understanding of the targets, infrastructure, 
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tools, and tactics, techniques, and procedures of cyber 
threats. 
Subtitle B—Cyber Systems and 
Operations 
SEC. 1511. LEGACY INFORMATION TECHNOLOGIES AND SYS-
TEMS ACCOUNTABILITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 270 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretaries of the 
Army, Navy, and Air Force shall each initiate efforts to 
identify legacy applications, software, and information 
technology within their respective Departments. 
(b) SPECIFICATIONS.—To carry out subsection (a), 
that Secretaries of the Army, Navy, and Air Force shall 
each document the following: 
(1) An identification of the applications, soft-
ware, and information technologies that are consid-
ered active or operational, but which are judged to no 
longer be required by the respective Department. 
(2) Information relating to the sources of fund-
ing for the applications, software, and information 
technologies identified under paragraph (1). 
(3) An identification of the senior official re-
sponsible for each application, software, and informa-
tion technology identified under paragraph (1). 
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(4) A plan to discontinue use and funding for 
each item application, software, and information 
technology identified under paragraph (1). 
(c) EXEMPTION.—Any effort substantially similar to 
that described in subsection (a) that is being carried out 
by the Secretary of the Army, Navy, or Air Force as of 
the date of the enactment of this Act and completed not later 
180 days after such date shall be treated as satisfying the 
requirement under such subsection. 
(d) REPORT.—Not later than 270 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretaries of the Army, 
Navy, and Air Force shall each submit to the congressional 
defense committees the documentation required under sub-
section (b). 
SEC. 1512. UPDATE RELATING TO RESPONSIBILITIES OF 
CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER. 
Paragraph (1) of section 142(b) of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C), by strik-
ing ‘‘(other than with respect to business manage-
ment)’’ each place it appears; and 
(2) by amending subparagraph (D) to read as 
follows: 
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‘‘(D) exercises authority, direction, and control 
over the Cybersecurity Directorate, or any successor 
organization, of the National Security Agency;’’. 
SEC. 1513. PROTECTIVE DOMAIN NAME SYSTEM WITHIN 
THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall ensure 
each component of the Department of Defense uses a Protec-
tive Domain Name System (PDNS) instantiation offered 
by the Department. 
(b) EXEMPTIONS.—The Secretary of Defense may ex-
empt a component of the Department from using a PDNS 
instantiation for any reason except for cost or technical ap-
plication. 
(c) REPORT TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 150 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense commit-
tees a report that includes information relating to— 
(1) each component of the Department that uses 
a PDNS instantiation offered by the Department; 
(2) each component exempt from using a PDNS 
instantiation pursuant to subsection (b); and 
(3) efforts to ensure that the PDNS instantiation 
offered by the Department connect and share relevant 
and timely data. 
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Subtitle C—Cyber Weapons 
SEC. 1521. NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS REGARDING 
CYBER WEAPONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 120 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a re-
port on the Department of Defense’s compliance responsibil-
ities regarding cyber capabilities. Such report shall also in-
clude the Department’s definition of ‘‘cyber capability’’ that 
includes all software, hardware, middleware, code, and 
other information technology developed using amounts from 
the Cyberspace Activities Budget of the Department of De-
fense that may used in operations authorized under title 
10, United States Code. 
(b) LIMITATION.—Of amounts authorized to be appro-
priated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal 
year 2022 for operations and maintenance, Defense-Wide, 
for the Office of the Secretary of Defense for travel, not more 
than 75 percent of such amounts may be obligated or ex-
pended until the Secretary of Defense has submitted to the 
congressional defense committees the report required under 
subsection (a). 
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SEC. 1522. CYBERSECURITY OF WEAPON SYSTEMS. 
Section 1640 of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115–91; 10 U.S.C. 
2224 note), is amended— 
(1) in subsection (c)(1), by adding at the end the 
following new subparagraphs: 
‘‘(E) Nuclear Command, Control, and Com-
munications (NC3). 
‘‘(F) Senior Leadership Enterprise.’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(f) BIANNUAL REPORTS.—Not later than June 30, 
2022, and every six months thereafter through 2023, the 
Secretary of Defense shall provide to the congressional de-
fense committees a report on the work of the Program, in-
cluding information relating to staffing and accomplish-
ments of during the immediately preceding six-month pe-
riod.’’. 
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Subtitle D—Other Cyber Matters 
SEC. 1531. FEASIBILITY STUDY REGARDING ESTABLISH-
MENT WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF DE-
FENSE A DESIGNATED CENTRAL PROGRAM 
OFFICE, HEADED BY A SENIOR DEPARTMENT 
OFFICIAL, RESPONSIBLE FOR OVERSEEING 
ALL ACADEMIC ENGAGEMENT PROGRAMS FO-
CUSING 
ON 
CREATING 
CYBER 
TALENT 
ACROSS THE DEPARTMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 270 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a feasi-
bility study regarding the establishment within the Depart-
ment of Defense of a designated central program office, 
headed by a senior Department official, responsible for over-
seeing all academic engagement programs focusing on cre-
ating cyber talent across the Department. Such study shall 
examine the following: 
(1) The manner in or through which such a des-
ignated central program office would obligate and ex-
pend amounts relating to cyber education initiatives. 
(2) The manner in or through which such a des-
ignated central program office would interact with 
the consortium or consortia of universities (estab-
lished pursuant to section 1659 of the National De-
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fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (10 
U.S.C. 391 note)) to assist the Secretary on cybersecu-
rity matters. 
(3) The reasons why cyber has unique programs 
apart from other science, technology, engineering, and 
math programs. 
(4) Whether the creation of the designated central 
program office will have an estimated net savings for 
the Department. 
(b) CONSULTATION.—In conducting the feasibility 
study required under subsection (a), the Secretary of De-
fense shall consult with and solicit recommendations from 
academic institutions and stakeholders. including primary, 
secondary, and post-secondary educational institutions. 
(c) DETERMINATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Upon completion of the feasi-
bility study required under subsection (a), the Sec-
retary of Defense shall make a determination regard-
ing the establishment within the Department of De-
fense of a designated central program office respon-
sible for each covered academic engagement program 
across the Department. 
(2) IMPLEMENTATION.—If the Secretary of De-
fense makes a determination under paragraph (1) in 
the affirmative, the Secretary shall establish within 
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the Department of Defense a designated central pro-
gram office responsible for each covered academic en-
richment program across the Department. Not later 
than 180 days after such a determination in the af-
firmative, the Secretary shall promulgate such rules 
and regulations as are necessary to so establish such 
an office. 
(3) NEGATIVE
DETERMINATION.—If the Sec-
retary determines not to establish a designated central 
program office under subsection (a), the Secretary 
shall submit to Congress notice of such determination 
together with a justification for the determination. 
(d) COMPREHENSIVE REPORT.—Not later than 270 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense 
committees a comprehensive report that updates the matters 
required for inclusion in the reports required pursuant to 
section 1649 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116–92) and section 1726(c) 
of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116–283). 
(e) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘covered 
academic engagement program’’ means each of the fol-
lowing: 
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(1) Any primary, secondary, or post-secondary 
education program. 
(2) Any recruitment or retention program. 
(3) Any scholarship program. 
(4) Any academic partnerships. 
(5) Any general enrichment program. 
SEC. 1532. PROHIBITION ON CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER 
OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SERVING 
AS PRINCIPAL CYBER ADVISOR OF THE DE-
PARTMENT. 
Section 932(c)(1) of the National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113–66; 10 
U.S.C. 2224 note) is amended by inserting after ‘‘civilian 
officials of the Department of Defense’’ the following: 
‘‘(other than the Chief Information Officer of the Depart-
ment)’’. 
TITLE XVI—SPACE ACTIVITIES, 
STRATEGIC PROGRAMS, AND 
INTELLIGENCE MATTERS 
Subtitle A—Space Activities 
SEC. 1601. IMPROVEMENTS TO TACTICALLY RESPONSIVE 
SPACE LAUNCH PROGRAM. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 
that— 
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(1) the Space Force, in collaboration with the 
United States Space Command, the military depart-
ments, relevant Defense Agencies and, where prac-
ticable, the National Reconnaissance Office, should 
continue to build on the successful Space Safari 
tactically responsive launch-2 mission of the Space 
Force, which was a pathfinder to inform concepts of 
operation regarding tactically responsive launches; 
and 
(2) future efforts regarding tactically responsive 
launches should not be limited to only launch capa-
bilities, but should also include all aspects that are 
needed for rapid reconstitution and responsiveness to 
urgent requirements with respect to satellite buses, 
payloads, operations, and ground infrastructure. 
(b) PROGRAM.—Section 1609 of the William M. (Mac) 
Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2021 (Public Law 116–283) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘The Secretary’’ and inserting 
‘‘(a) PROGRAM.—The Secretary’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(b) SUPPORT.— 
‘‘(1) ELEMENTS.—The Secretary of Defense, in 
consultation with the Director of National Intel-
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ligence, shall support the tactically responsive launch 
program under subsection (a) during the period cov-
ered by the future-years defense program submitted to 
Congress under section 221 of title 10, United States 
Code, in 2022 to ensure that the program addresses 
the following: 
‘‘(A) The ability to rapidly place on-orbit 
systems to respond to urgent needs of the com-
manders of the combatant commands or to recon-
stitute space assets and capabilities to support 
national security priorities if such assets and ca-
pabilities are degraded, attacked, or otherwise 
impaired, including such assets and capabilities 
relating to protected communications and intel-
ligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance. 
‘‘(B) The entire launch process, including 
with respect to launch services, satellite bus and 
payload 
availability, 
and 
operations 
and 
sustainment on-orbit. 
‘‘(2) PLAN.—As a part of the defense budget ma-
terials (as defined in section 239 of title 10, United 
States Code) for fiscal year 2023, the Secretary of De-
fense, in consultation with the Director of National 
Intelligence, shall submit to Congress a plan for the 
tactically responsive launch program to address the 
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elements under paragraph (1). Such plan shall in-
clude the following: 
‘‘(A) Lessons learned from the Space Safari 
tactically responsive launch-2 mission of the 
Space Force, and how to incorporate such lessons 
into future efforts regarding tactically responsive 
launches. 
‘‘(B) How to achieve responsive acquisition 
timelines within the adaptive acquisition frame-
work for space acquisition pursuant to section 
807. 
‘‘(C) Plans to address supply chain issues 
and leverage commercial capabilities to support 
future reconstitution and urgent space require-
ments leveraging the tactically responsive launch 
program under subsection (a).’’. 
SEC. 1602. NATIONAL SECURITY SPACE LAUNCH PROGRAM. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress 
that— 
(1) the Department of Defense and the National 
Reconnaissance Office should, to the extent prac-
ticable, use launch services under a phase two con-
tract of the National Security Space Launch pro-
gram; and 
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(2) for missions that fall outside of the require-
ments of phase two of the National Security Space 
Launch program, the Department of Defense and the 
National Reconnaissance Office should continue to le-
verage the growing launch provider base of the United 
States, including those companies that provide small-
er and ride-share launch capabilities, to incentivize 
sustained investment in domestic launch capabilities. 
(b) POLICY.—With respect to entering into contracts 
for launch services during the period beginning on the date 
of the enactment of this Act and ending September 30, 2024, 
it shall be the policy of the Department of Defense and the 
National Reconnaissance Office to— 
(1) use the National Security Space Launch pro-
gram to the extent practicable to procure launch serv-
ices that are met under the requirements of phase two; 
and 
(2) maximize continuous competition for launch 
services as the Space Force initiates planning for 
phase three, specifically for those technology areas 
that are unique to existing and emerging national se-
curity requirements. 
(c) NOTIFICATION.—If the Secretary of Defense or the 
Director of the National Reconnaissance Office determines 
that a program requiring launch services that could be met 
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using phase two contracts will instead use an alternative 
launch procurement approach, not later than seven days 
after the date of such determination, the Secretary of De-
fense or, as appropriate, the Director of National Intel-
ligence, shall submit to the appropriate congressional com-
mittees— 
(1) a notification of such determination; 
(2) a certification that the alternative launch 
procurement approach is in the national security in-
terest of the United States; and 
(3) an outline of the cost analysis and any other 
rationale for such determination. 
(d) REPORT.— 
(1) REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 90 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Defense, in coordination with the Chief of 
Space Operations and the Director of the Space De-
velopment Agency, and in consultation with the Di-
rector of National Intelligence (including with respect 
to the views of the Director of the National Recon-
naissance Office), shall submit to the appropriate con-
gressional committees a report on the plans of the 
Secretary to address, with respect to launches that 
would be procured in addition to or outside of 
launches under phase two, the emerging launch re-
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quirements in the areas of space access, mobility, and 
logistics that cannot be met by phase two capabilities, 
as of the date of the report. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The report under paragraph 
(1) shall include the following: 
(A) An examination of the benefits of com-
peting up to two launches per year outside of 
phase two to accelerate the rapid development 
and on-orbit deployment of enabling and trans-
formational technologies required to address 
emerging requirements, including with respect 
to— 
(i) delivery of in-space transportation, 
logistics and on-orbit servicing capabilities 
to enhance the persistence, sensitivity, and 
resiliency of national security space mis-
sions in a contested space environment; 
(ii) proliferated low-Earth orbit con-
stellation deployment; 
(iii) routine access to extended orbits 
beyond 
geostationary 
orbits, 
including 
cislunar orbits; 
(iv) greater cislunar awareness capa-
bilities; 
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