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given that term in section 2801(c) of title 10, United 
States Code. 
SEC. 330G. DETECTION OF PERFLUORINATED COMPOUNDS. 
(a) PERFORMANCE STANDARD FOR THE DETECTION 
OF PERFLUORINATED COMPOUNDS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director of the United 
States Geologic Survey shall establish a performance 
standard for the detection of perfluorinated com-
pounds. 
(2) EMPHASIS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—In developing the per-
formance standard under subsection (a), the 
Director shall emphasize the ability to detect as 
many perfluorinated compounds present in the 
environment as possible using analytical meth-
ods that are as sensitive as is feasible and prac-
ticable. 
(B) REQUIREMENT.—In developing the 
performance standard under subsection (a), the 
Director may— 
(i) develop quality assurance and 
quality control measures to ensure accu-
rate sampling and testing; 
(ii) develop a training program with 
respect to the appropriate method of sam-
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ple collection and analysis of perfluorinated 
compounds; and 
(iii) coordinate as necessary with the 
Administrator to develop methods to detect 
individual and different perfluorinated 
compounds simultaneously. 
(b) NATIONWIDE SAMPLING.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall carry out 
a nationwide sampling to determine the concentra-
tion of perfluorinated compounds in estuaries, lakes, 
streams, springs, wells, wetlands, rivers, aquifers, 
and soil using the performance standard developed 
under subsection (a)(1). 
(2) REQUIREMENTS.—In carrying out the sam-
pling under paragraph (1), the Director shall— 
(A) first carry out the sampling at sources 
of drinking water near locations with known or 
suspected releases of perfluorinated compounds; 
(B) when carrying out sampling of sources 
of drinking water under paragraph (1), carry 
out the sampling prior to any treatment of the 
water; 
(C) survey for ecological exposure to 
perfluorinated compounds, with a priority in de-
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termining direct human exposure through 
drinking water; and 
(D) consult with— 
(i) States to determine areas that are 
a priority for sampling; and 
(ii) the Administrator— 
(I) to enhance coverage of the 
sampling; and 
(II) to avoid unnecessary duplica-
tion. 
(3) REPORT.—Not later than 150 days after 
the completion of the sampling under paragraph (1), 
the Director shall prepare a report describing the re-
sults of the sampling and submit the report to— 
(A) the Committee on Environment and 
Public Works and the Committee on Energy 
and Natural Resources of the Senate; 
(B) the Committee on Natural Resources 
and the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
of the House of Representatives; 
(C) the Senators of each State in which 
the Director carried out the sampling; and 
(D) each Member of the House of Rep-
resentatives that represents a district in which 
the Director carried out the sampling. 
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(c) DATA USAGE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Director shall provide 
the sampling data collected under subsection (b) 
to— 
(A) the Administrator of the Environ-
mental Protection Agency; and 
(B) other Federal and State regulatory 
agencies on request. 
(2) USAGE.—The sampling data provided under 
subsection (a) shall be used to inform and enhance 
assessments of exposure, likely health and environ-
mental impacts, and remediation priorities. 
(d) COLLABORATION.—In carrying out this section, 
the Director shall collaborate with— 
(1) appropriate Federal and State regulators; 
(2) institutions of higher education; 
(3) research institutions; and 
(4) other expert stakeholders. 
(e) AUTHORITY FOR TRANSFER OF FUNDS.—Of the 
funds authorized to be appropriated by section 301, the 
Secretary of Defense may, without regard to section 2215 
of title 10, United States Code, transfer not more than 
$5,000,000 to the Secretary of the Interior to carry out 
nationwide sampling under this section. Any funds trans-
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ferred under this section may not be used for any other 
purpose, except those specified under this section. 
(f) FUNDING.— 
(1) INCREASE.—Notwithstanding the amounts 
set forth in the funding tables in division D, the 
amount authorized to be appropriated in section 
301, as specified in the corresponding funding table 
in section 4301, Total Operation and Maintenance, 
Defense-Wide, Line 080, for the Detection of 
Perfluorinated Compounds is hereby increased by 
$5,000,000. 
(2) OFFSET.—Notwithstanding the amounts set 
forth in the funding tables in division D, the amount 
authorized to be appropriated in section 101 for 
Procurement of Wheeled and Tracked Combat Vehi-
cles, Army, as specified in the corresponding funding 
table in section 4101, for Bradley Program (Mod) is 
hereby reduced by $5,000,000. 
(g) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘Administrator’’ means the Ad-
ministrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. 
(2) The term ‘‘Director’’ means the Director of 
the United States Geological Survey. 
(3) The term ‘‘perfluorinated compound’’ means 
a perfluoroalkyl substance or a polyfluoroalkyl sub-
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stance that is manmade with at least 1 fully 
fluorinated carbon atom. 
(4) The term ‘‘fully fluorinated carbon atom’’ 
means a carbon atom on which all the hydrogen 
substituents have been replaced by fluorine. 
(5) The term ‘‘nonfluorinated carbon atom’’ 
means a carbon atom on which no hydrogen 
substituents have been replaced by fluorine. 
(6) The term ‘‘partially fluorinated carbon 
atom’’ means a carbon atom on which some, but not 
all, of the hydrogen substituents have been replaced 
by fluorine. 
(7) The term ‘‘perfluoroalkyl substance’’ means 
a manmade chemical of which all of the carbon 
atoms are fully fluorinated carbon atoms. 
(8) The term ‘‘polyfluoroalkyl substance’’ 
means a manmade chemical containing a mix of 
fully fluorinated carbon atoms, partially fluorinated 
carbon atoms, and nonfluorinated carbon atoms. 
SEC. 330H. COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS WITH STATES TO 
ADDRESS 
CONTAMINATION 
BY 
PERFLUOROALKYL AND POLYFLUOROALKYL 
SUBSTANCES. 
(a) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.— 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Upon request from the Gov-
ernor or chief executive of a State, the Secretary of 
Defense shall work expeditiously, pursuant to section 
2701(d) of title 10, United States Code, to finalize 
a cooperative agreement, or amend an existing coop-
erative agreement to address testing, monitoring, re-
moval, and remedial actions relating to the contami-
nation or suspected contamination of drinking, sur-
face, or ground water from PFAS originating from 
activities of the Department of Defense by providing 
the mechanism and funding for the expedited review 
and approval of documents of the Department re-
lated to PFAS investigations and remedial actions 
from an active or decommissioned military installa-
tion, including a facility of the National Guard. 
(2) 
MINIMUM
STANDARDS.—A 
cooperative 
agreement finalized or amended under paragraph 
(1) shall meet or exceed the most stringent of the 
following standards for PFAS in any environmental 
media: 
(A) An enforceable State standard, in ef-
fect in that State, for drinking, surface, or 
ground 
water, 
as 
described 
in 
section 
121(d)(2)(A)(ii) of the Comprehensive Environ-
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mental Response, Compensation, and Liability 
Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9621(d)(2)(A)(ii)). 
(B) An enforceable Federal standard for 
drinking, surface, or ground water, as described 
in section 121(d)(2)(A)(i) of the Comprehensive 
Environmental Response, Compensation, and 
Liability 
Act 
of 
1980 
(42 
U.S.C. 
9621(d)(2)(A)(i)). 
(C) A health advisory under section 
1412(b)(1)(F) of the Safe Drinking Water Act 
(42 U.S.C. 300g–1(b)(1)(F)). 
(3) OTHER AUTHORITY.—In addition to the re-
quirements for a cooperative agreement under para-
graph (1), when otherwise authorized to expend 
funds for the purpose of addressing ground or sur-
face water contaminated by a perfluorinated com-
pound, the Secretary of Defense may, to expend 
those funds, enter into a grant agreement, coopera-
tive agreement, or contract with— 
(A) the local water authority with jurisdic-
tion over the contamination site, including— 
(i) a public water system (as defined 
in section 1401 of the Safe Drinking 
Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300f)); and 
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(ii) a publicly owned treatment works 
(as defined in section 212 of the Federal 
Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 
1292)); or 
(B) a State, local, or Tribal government. 
(b) REPORT.—Beginning on February 1, 2020, if a 
cooperative agreement is not finalized or amended under 
subsection (a) within one year after the request from the 
Governor or chief executive under that subsection, and an-
nually thereafter, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 
to the appropriate committees and Members of Congress 
a report— 
(1) explaining why the agreement has not been 
finalized or amended, as the case may be; and 
(2) setting forth a projected timeline for final-
izing or amending the agreement. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES AND MEMBERS 
OF CONGRESS.—The term ‘‘appropriate committees 
and Members of Congress’’ means— 
(A) the congressional defense committees; 
(B) the Senators who represent a State 
impacted by PFAS contamination described in 
subsection (a)(1); and 
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(C) the Members of the House of Rep-
resentatives who represent a district impacted 
by such contamination. 
(2) FULLY FLUORINATED CARBON ATOM.—The 
term ‘‘fully fluorinated carbon atom’’ means a car-
bon atom on which all the hydrogen substituents 
have been replaced by fluorine. 
(3) 
PFAS.—The 
term 
‘‘PFAS’’ 
means 
perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances that 
are man-made chemicals with at least one fully 
fluorinated carbon atom. 
(4) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ has the mean-
ing given the term in section 101 of the Comprehen-
sive Environmental Response, Compensation, and 
Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601). 
SEC. 330I. FINDINGS, PURPOSE, AND APOLOGY. 
Section 2(a)(1) of the Radiation Exposure Com-
pensation Act (Public Law 101–426; 42 U.S.C. 2210 
note) is amended by inserting ‘‘, including individuals in 
New Mexico, Idaho, Colorado, Arizona, Utah, Texas, Wyo-
ming, Oregon, Washington, South Dakota, North Dakota, 
Nevada, Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands,’’ after 
‘‘tests exposed individuals’’. 
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SEC. 330J. STUDY ON ENERGY SAVINGS PERFORMANCE 
CONTRACTS. 
(a) STUDY.—The Secretary of Defense shall conduct 
a study on how the Secretary could enter into more energy 
savings performance contracts (referred to in this section 
as ‘‘ESPCs’’ ). In conducting the study, the Secretary 
shall— 
(1) identify any legislative or regulatory bar-
riers to entering into more ESPCs; and 
(2) include policy proposals for how the Depart-
ment of Defense could evaluate the cost savings 
caused by increasing energy resiliency when evalu-
ating whether to enter into ESPCs. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit 
to the congressional defense committees a report on the 
study required under subsection (a). 
SEC. 330K. REDUCTION OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FA-
CILITY WATER USE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall submit to the congressional defense committees a re-
port containing plan to reduce facility water use intensity, 
relative to the baseline of the water consumption of the 
facility for fiscal year 2018. The report shall include each 
of the following: 
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(1) Life-cycle cost-effective measures that will 
reduce water consumption by 2 percent annually 
through the end of fiscal year 2025. 
(2) Baseline development methodology for cal-
culating a baseline of water use intensity for fiscal 
year 2018, defined as gallons per gross square foot 
per year, that will permit all future reduction goals 
to be measured relative to such baseline. 
(3) An identification of life-cycle cost effective 
water savings measures that can be implemented to 
achieve in Department of Defense facilities a min-
imum of 2 percent annual reduction in water use 
through 2025. 
(4) A description of any barriers to implemen-
tation of a water use reduction program. 
(b) WATER USE.—In this section, the term ‘‘water 
use’’ with respect to a facility includes— 
(1) all water used at the facility that is ob-
tained from public water systems or from natural 
freshwater sources such as lakes, streams, and 
aquifers, where the water is classified or permitted 
for human consumption; and 
(2) potable water used for drinking, bathing, 
toilet flushing, laundry, cleaning and food services, 
watering of landscaping, irrigation, and process ap-
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plications such as cooling towers, boilers, and fire 
suppression systems. 
SEC. 330L. PLAN TO PHASE OUT USE OF BURN PITS. 
The Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress 
an implementation plan to phase out the use of the burn 
pits identified in the Department of Defense Open Burn 
Pit Report to Congress in April 2019. 
SEC. 330M. INFORMATION RELATING TO LOCATIONS OF 
BURN PIT USE. 
The Secretary of Defense shall provide to the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs and Congress a list of all loca-
tions at which open-air burn pits have been used by Sec-
retary of Defense, for the purposes of augmenting the re-
search, healthcare delivery, disability compensation, and 
other activities of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. 
SEC. 330N. RADIUM TESTING AT CERTAIN LOCATIONS OF 
THE DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Navy shall 
provide for an independent third-party data quality review 
of all radium testing completed by contractors of the De-
partment of the Navy at a covered location. 
(b) COVERED LOCATION DEFINED.—In this section, 
the term ‘‘covered location’’ means any location where the 
Secretary of the Navy is undertaking a project or activity 
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funded through one of the following accounts of the De-
partment of Defense: 
(1) Operation and Maintenance, Environmental 
Restoration, Navy. 
(2) Operation and Maintenance, Environmental 
Restoration, Formerly Used Defense Sites. 
SEC. 330O. DESIGNATION AS HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES. 
Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment 
of this Act, the Administrator of the Environmental Pro-
tection Agency shall designate all per- and polyfluoroalkyl 
substances as hazardous substances under section 102(a) 
of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Com-
pensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9602(a)). 
Subtitle C—Logistics and 
Sustainment 
SEC. 331. MATERIAL READINESS METRICS AND OBJEC-
TIVES. 
(a) MATERIAL READINESS METRICS
AND OBJEC-
TIVES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 2 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 
117 the following new section: 
‘‘§ 118. Material readiness metrics and objectives 
‘‘(a) GUIDANCE.—(1) The Secretary of Defense shall 
issue and maintain guidance requiring the implementation 
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and use of material readiness metrics to enable assessment 
of the readiness of armed forces to carry out the national 
defense strategy required by section 113 of this title. 
‘‘(2) Guidance issued pursuant to this section shall 
ensure that such material readiness metrics— 
‘‘(A) are based on standardized and consistent 
criteria; and 
‘‘(B) are applied, used, recorded, and reported 
in same manner by all components of the Depart-
ment of Defense. 
‘‘(b) METRICS.—At a minimum, the material readi-
ness metrics required by subsection (a) shall address the 
material availability, operational availability, and material 
reliability of each major weapon system by designated mis-
sion design series, variant, or class. 
‘‘(c) MATERIAL READINESS OBJECTIVES.—(1) The 
Secretary of Defense shall establish, and annually review 
and revise, an objective value for each metric required by 
subsection (b) as a necessary component to support the 
review and revision of the national defense strategy re-
quired by section 113 of this title. 
‘‘(2) To the maximum extent practicable, the Sec-
retary shall ensure that objective values established under 
this subsection are unclassified. 
‘‘(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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‘‘(1) The term ‘major weapons system’ has the 
meaning given the term ‘major system’ under section 
2302(5) of this title, except that such term does not 
include an acquisition program for a defense busi-
ness system (as defined in section 2222(i)(1) of this 
title). 
‘‘(2) The term ‘material availability’ means the 
measure of the percentage of the total inventory of 
a system that is operationally capable of performing 
an assigned mission. 
‘‘(3) The term ‘material reliability’ means the 
probability that a covered asset will perform without 
failure over a specified interval. 
‘‘(4) The term ‘operational availability’ means 
the measure of the percentage of time a covered 
asset is operationally capable.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of such chapter is amended 
by inserting after the item relating to section 117 
the following new item: 
‘‘118. Material readiness metrics and objectives.’’. 
(b) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 
2337(b)(2)(A) of title 10, United States Code, is amend-
ed— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘to meet the material readiness 
objectives’’ before ‘‘for the weapon system’’; and 
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(2) by inserting ‘‘under section 118 of this 
title’’ after ‘‘weapon system’’. 
(c) DEADLINES.— 
(1) DEADLINE FOR GUIDANCE.—The guidance 
required by section 118(a) of title 10, United States 
Code, as added by subsection (a), shall be issued by 
not later than 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act. 
(2) DEADLINE FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF MATE-
RIAL READINESS OBJECTIVES.—The material readi-
ness objectives required by section 118(c)(1) of title 
10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), 
shall be established by not later than one year after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 332. CLARIFICATION OF AUTHORITY REGARDING USE 
OF WORKING CAPITAL FUNDS FOR UNSPEC-
IFIED 
MINOR 
MILITARY 
CONSTRUCTION 
PROJECTS 
RELATED 
TO 
REVITALIZATION 
AND RECAPITALIZATION OF DEFENSE INDUS-
TRIAL BASE FACILITIES. 
Section 2208(u) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘carry out’’ 
and inserting ‘‘fund’’; 
(2) in paragraph (2)— 
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(A) by striking ‘‘Section 2805’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘(A) Except as provided in subparagraph 
(B), section 2805’’; 
(B) by striking ‘‘carried out with’’ and in-
serting ‘‘funded using’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new 
subparagraph: 
‘‘(B) For purposes of applying subparagraph (A), the 
dollar limitation specified in subsection (a)(2) of section 
2805 of this title, subject to adjustment as provided in 
subsection (f) of such section, shall apply rather than the 
dollar limitation specified in subsection (c) of such sec-
tion.’’; and 
(3) in paragraph (4), by striking ‘‘carry out’’ 
and inserting ‘‘fund’’. 
SEC. 333. F–35 JOINT STRIKE FIGHTER SUSTAINMENT. 
(a) LIMITATION
ON
USE
OF
FUNDS.—Of the 
amounts authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made 
available in this Act for the Office of the Under Secretary 
of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment for fiscal year 
2020, not more than 75 percent may be obligated or ex-
pended until the date on which the Under Secretary sub-
mits the report required by subsection (b). 
(b) REPORT REQUIRED.—The Under Secretary of 
Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment shall submit to 
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the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 
House of Representatives a report on steps being taken 
to improve the availability and accountability of F–35 
parts within the supply chain. At a minimum, the report 
shall include a detailed plan for each of the following ele-
ments: 
(1) How the accountable property system of 
record will be updated with information from the 
prime contractors supplying such parts on required 
cost and related data with respect to the parts and 
how the F–35 Program Office will ensure such con-
tractors are adhering to contractual requirements 
for the management, reporting, visibility, and ac-
countability of all such parts supplied by the prime 
contractors. 
(2) How the accountability property system of 
record will have interfaces that allow the F–35 Pro-
gram Office and other authorized entities to have 
proper accountability of assets in accordance with 
applicable Department of Defense Instructions, De-
partment of Defense Manuals, and other applicable 
regulations. 
(3) How the F–35 Program Office and the Sec-
retary of each of the military departments will en-
sure business rules for the prioritization of F–35 
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parts across all program participants is sufficient, 
effective, and responsive. 
(4) Steps being taken to ensure parts within 
the base, afloat, and deployment spares packages are 
compatible for deploying F–35 aircraft and account 
for updated parts demand. 
SEC. 
334. 
REPORT 
ON 
STRATEGIC 
POLICY 
FOR 
PREPOSITIONED 
MATERIEL 
AND 
EQUIP-
MENT. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than March 1, 
2020, the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Sustainment, 
in coordination with the Joint Staff, shall submit to the 
Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House 
of Representatives a report on the implementation plan 
for prepositioned materiel and equipment required by sec-
tion 321(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113–66; 127 Stat. 730; 10 
U.S.C. 2229 note). Such report shall include each of the 
following: 
(1) A comprehensive list of the prepositioned 
materiel and equipment programs of the Department 
of Defense. 
(2) A detailed description of how the plan will 
be implemented. 
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(3) A description of the resources required to 
implement the plan, including the amount of funds 
and personnel. 
(4) A description of how the plan will be re-
viewed and assessed to monitor progress. 
(5) Guidance on applying a consistent definition 
of prepositioning across the Department, including 
the military departments, the combatant commands, 
and the Defense Agencies. 
(6) A detailed description of how the Secretary 
will implement a joint oversight approach of the 
prepositioning programs of the military departments. 
(b) LIMITATION
ON
USE
OF
FUNDS.—Of the 
amounts authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made 
available in this Act for the Office of the Assistant Sec-
retary of Defense for Sustainment for fiscal year 2020, 
not more than 75 percent may be obligated or expended 
until the date on which the Assistant Secretary submits 
the report required by subsection (a). 
SEC. 335. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR IMPLEMEN-
TATION OF ELEMENTS OF MASTER PLAN FOR 
REDEVELOPMENT OF FORMER SHIP REPAIR 
FACILITY IN GUAM. 
(a) LIMITATION.—Except as provided in subsection 
(b), none of the funds authorized to be appropriated by 
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this Act or otherwise made available for the Navy for fiscal 
year 2020 may be obligated or expended for any construc-
tion, alteration, repair, or development of the real property 
consisting of the Former Ship Repair Facility in Guam. 
(b) EXCEPTION.—The limitation under subsection 
(a) does not apply to any project that directly supports 
depot-level ship maintenance capabilities, including the 
mooring of a floating dry dock. 
(c) FORMER SHIP REPAIR FACILITY IN GUAM.—In 
this section, the term ‘‘Former Ship Repair Facility in 
Guam’’ means the property identified by that name under 
the base realignment and closure authority carried out 
under the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 
1990 (part A of title XXIX of Public Law 101–510; 10 
U.S.C. 2687 note). 
SEC. 336. REPORT ON EFFECTS OF INCREASED AUTOMA-
TION OF DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL BASE ON 
MANUFACTURING WORKFORCE. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 
to Congress a report on the effects of the increased auto-
mation of the defense industrial base over the ten-year pe-
riod beginning on the date that is 30 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act. Such report shall include, 
for the period covered by the report— 
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(1) an estimate of the number of jobs in the 
United States manufacturing workforce expected to 
be eliminated due to automation in the defense sec-
tor; 
(2) an analysis describing any new types of jobs 
that are expected to be established as a result of an 
increasingly automated process, including an esti-
mate of the number of these types of jobs that are 
expected to be created; 
(3) an analysis of the potential threats to the 
national security of the United States that are 
unique to the automation of the defense industry; 
(4) a strategy to assist in providing workforce 
training and transition preparation for workers who 
may lose manufacturing jobs in the defense industry 
due to automation; 
(5) a description of any training necessary for 
workers affected by automation to more easily tran-
sition to new types of jobs within the defense manu-
facturing industry; and 
(6) any actions taken, or planned to be taken, 
by the Department of Defense to assist in worker 
transition. 
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SEC. 337. EXTENSION OF TEMPORARY INSTALLATION RE-
UTILIZATION AUTHORITY FOR ARSENALS, 
DEPOTS AND PLANTS. 
(a) ENSURING VIABILITY
OF ARSENALS, DEPOTS 
AND PLANTS.—Section 345(d) of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115- 
91; 10 U.S.C. 2667 note) is amended by striking ‘‘Sep-
tember 30, 2020’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2025’’. 
(b) REPORT REQUIRED .— Not later than March 1, 
2020, the Secretary of the Army shall submit to the con-
gressional defense committees a report that includes— 
(1) the results of a needs assessment conducted 
by the Secretary to determine the logistical, informa-
tion technology, and security requirements to create 
an internal listing service of Army assets available 
for lease at Arsenal’s, depots and plants; and 
(2) information from any previous Army assess-
ments or inventory of real property. 
SEC. 338. PILOT PROGRAM TO TRAIN SKILLED TECHNI-
CIANS IN CRITICAL SHIPBUILDING SKILLS. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Defense 
may carry out a pilot program to train individuals to be-
come skilled technicians in critical shipbuilding skills such 
as welding, metrology, quality assurance, machining, and 
additive manufacturing. 
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(b) PARTNERSHIPS.—In carrying out the pilot pro-
gram required under this section, the Secretary may part-
ner with existing Federal or State projects relating to in-
vestment and infrastructure in training and education or 
workforce development, such as the National Network for 
Manufacturing Innovation, the Industrial Base Analysis 
and Sustainment program of the Department of Defense, 
and the National Maritime Educational Council. 
(c) TERMINATION.—The pilot program required 
under this section shall terminate on September 30, 2025. 
(d) BRIEFINGS.— 
(1) PLAN BRIEFING.—Not later than February 
28, 2020, the Secretary shall provide a briefing to 
the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate 
and the House of Representatives on the plan, cost 
estimate, and schedule for the pilot program re-
quired under this section. 
(2) PROGRESS BRIEFINGS.—Not less frequently 
than annually during fiscal years 2020 and 2021, 
the Secretary shall brief the congressional defense 
committees on the progress of the Secretary in car-
rying out the pilot program. 
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Subtitle D—Reports 
SEC. 341. READINESS REPORTING. 
(a) READINESS REPORTING SYSTEM.—Section 117 
of title 10, United State Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking subsections (d) through (g); and 
(2) by redesignating subsection (h) as sub-
section (d). 
(b) QUARTERLY REPORTS.—Section 482 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘Quar-
terly reports: personnel and unit readi-
ness’’ and inserting ‘‘Readiness reports’’; 
(2) in subsection (a)— 
(A) In the subsection heading, by striking 
‘‘QUARTERLY REPORTS REQUIRED’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘REPORTS AND BRIEFINGS’’; 
(B) In the first sentence— 
(i) by striking ‘‘Not later’’ and insert-
ing ‘‘(1) Not later’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘each calendar-year 
quarter’’ and inserting ‘‘the second and 
fourth quarter of each calendar year’’; 
(C) by striking the second and third sen-
tences and inserting ‘‘The Secretary of Defense 
shall submit each such report in writing and 
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shall also submit a copy of each such report to 
the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.’’; 
and 
(D) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraphs: 
‘‘(2) Not later than 30 days after the end of the first 
and third quarter of each calendar year, the Secretary of 
Defense shall provide to Congress a briefing regarding the 
military readiness of the active and reserve components. 
‘‘(3) Each report under this subsection shall contain 
the elements required by subsection (b) for the quarter 
covered by the report, and each briefing shall address any 
changes to the elements described in subsection (b) since 
the submittal of the most recently submitted report.’’; 
(3) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the 
following: 
‘‘(b) REQUIRED
ELEMENTS.—The elements de-
scribed in this subsection are each of the following: 
‘‘(1) A description of each readiness problem or 
deficiency that affects the ground, sea, air, space, 
cyber, or special operations forces, and any other 
area determined appropriate by the Secretary of De-
fense. 
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‘‘(2) The key contributing factors, indicators, 
and other relevant information related to each iden-
tified problem or deficiency. 
‘‘(3) The short-term mitigation strategy the De-
partment will employ to address each readiness 
problem or deficiency until a resolution is in place, 
as well as the timeline, cost, and any legislative rem-
edies required to support the resolution. 
‘‘(4) A summary of combat readiness ratings 
for the key force elements assessed, including spe-
cific information on personnel, supply, equipment, 
and training problems or deficiencies that affect the 
combat readiness ratings for each force element. 
‘‘(5) A summary of each upgrade or downgrade 
of the combat readiness of a unit that was issued by 
the commander of the unit, together with the ration-
ale of the commander for the issuance of such up-
grade or downgrade. 
‘‘(6) A summary of the readiness of supporting 
capabilities, including infrastructure, prepositioned 
equipment and supplies, and mobility assets, and 
other supporting logistics capabilities. 
‘‘(7) A summary of the readiness of the combat 
support and related agencies, any readiness problem 
or deficiency affecting any mission essential tasks of 
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any such agency, and actions recommended to ad-
dress any such problem or deficiency. 
‘‘(8) A list of all Class A, Class B, and Class 
C mishaps that occurred in operations related to 
combat support and training events involving avia-
tion, ground, or naval platforms, weapons, space, or 
Government vehicles, as defined by Department of 
Defense Instruction 6055.07, or a successor instruc-
tion. 
‘‘(9) Information on the extent to which units 
of the armed forces have removed serviceable parts, 
supplies, or equipment from one vehicle, vessel, or 
aircraft in order to render a different vehicle, vessel, 
or aircraft operational. 
‘‘(10) Such other information as determined 
necessary or appropriate by the Secretary of De-
fense.’’; 
(4) by striking subsections (d) through (h) and 
subsection (j); 
(5) by redesignating subsection (i) as subsection 
(e); and 
(6) by inserting after subsection (c) the fol-
lowing new subsections (d): 
‘‘(d) SEMI-ANNUAL JOINT FORCE READINESS RE-
VIEW.—(1) Not later than 30 days after the last day of 
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the first and third quarter of each calendar year, the 
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff shall submit to Con-
gress a written report on the capability of the armed 
forces, the combat support and related agencies, oper-
ational contract support, and the geographic and func-
tional combatant commands to execute their wartime mis-
sions based upon their posture and readiness as of the 
time the review is conducted. 
‘‘(2) The Chairman shall produce the report required 
under this subsection using information derived from the 
quarterly reports required by subsection (a). 
‘‘(3) Each report required by this subsection shall in-
clude an assessment by each commander of a geographic 
or functional combatant command of the readiness of the 
command to conduct operations in a multidomain battle 
that integrates ground, sea, air, space, cyber, and special 
operations forces. 
‘‘(4) The Chairman shall submit to the Secretary of 
Defense a copy of each report under this subsection.’’. 
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of chapter 23 of such title is amended 
by striking the item relating to section 482 and inserting 
the following new item: 
‘‘482. Readiness reports.’’. 
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SEC. 342. EXTENSION OF DEADLINE FOR TRANSITION 
FROM SERVICE-SPECIFIC DEFENSE READI-
NESS REPORTING SYSTEMS. 
Section 358(c) of the John S. McCain National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 
115–232) is amended by striking ‘‘October 1, 2019’’ and 
inserting ‘‘October 1, 2020’’. 
SEC. 343. REPORT ON NAVY SHIP DEPOT MAINTENANCE 
BUDGET. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than March 1 of each 
of 2020, 2021, and 2022, the Secretary of the Navy shall 
submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Sen-
ate and the House of Representatives a report on the Op-
eration and Maintenance Ship Depot Maintenance budget 
sub-activity group. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report required under sub-
section (a) shall include each of the following elements: 
(1) A breakdown of funding, categorized by 
class of ship, requested for ship and submarine 
maintenance. 
(2) A description of how the requested funding, 
categorized by class of ship, compares to the identi-
fied ship maintenance requirement. 
(3) The amount of funds appropriated for each 
class of ship for the preceding fiscal year. 
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(4) The amount of funds obligated and ex-
pended for each class of ship for each of the three 
preceding fiscal years. 
(5) The cost, categorized by class of ship, of 
unplanned growth work for each of the three pre-
ceding fiscal years. 
SEC. 344. REPORT ON RUNIT DOME. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of Energy, in coordination with the Administrator of the 
Environmental Protection Agency and Secretary of De-
fense, shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Com-
merce, the Committee on Natural Resources, and the 
Committee on Armed Services of the House of Represent-
atives and the Committee on Armed Services and the 
Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Sen-
ate a report on the status of the Runit Dome in the Mar-
shal Islands. 
(b) MATTERS FOR INCLUSION.—The report required 
by subsection (a) shall include each of the following: 
(1) A detailed plan to remove the radioactive 
materials in the dome to a safer and more stable lo-
cation, including a predicted timeline and associated 
costs. 
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(2) A detailed plan to repair the dome to ensure 
that it does not have any harmful effects to the local 
population, environment, or wildlife, including the 
projected costs of implementing such plan. 
(3) The effects on the environment that the 
dome has currently and is projected to have in 5 
years, 10 years, and 20 years. 
(4) An assessment on the safety of food gath-
ered from local food sources. 
(5) An assessment of the current condition of 
the outer constructs of the dome. 
(6) An assessment of the current and long-term 
safety to local humans posed by the site. 
(7) How climate change and rising sea levels 
are predicted to affect the dome, including a descrip-
tion of projected scenarios if the dome becomes par-
tially or fully submerged by ocean water. 
(8) A summary of interactions between the 
Government of the United States and the govern-
ment of the Marshall Islands about the dome. 
(9) A detailed description of the physical health 
effects on Pacific Islanders, including residents of 
Hawaii, Fuji, and Samoa, of nuclear testing con-
ducted at Runit Dome. 
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(10) A detailed description of the pre- and post- 
nuclear test communications between the United 
States and the governments of the territories and 
nations of the Pacific Islands, including Hawaii, 
Fuji, and Samoa. 
(c) FORM OF REPORT.—The report required by sub-
section (a) shall be submitted in unclassified form and 
made publicly available. 
SEC. 345. COMPTROLLER GENERAL STUDY OF OUT-OF- 
POCKET COSTS FOR SERVICE DRESS UNI-
FORMS. 
(a) REVIEW REQUIRED.—The Comptroller General 
of the United States shall conduct a study of the out-of- 
pocket costs to members of the Armed Forces for service 
dress uniforms. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The review under subsection (a) 
shall address each of the following: 
(1) A description and comparison of the out-of- 
pocket cost to members of the Armed Forces for the 
purchase of service dress uniforms and service dress 
uniform items, broken down by— 
(A) gender; 
(B) Armed Force; 
(C) enlisted; and 
(D) officer. 
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(2) Stipends, in-kind provision of items, or 
other assistance provided by each service to per-
sonnel to offset cost of service dress uniforms. 
(3) A comparison of the out-of-pocket cost for 
purchase and maintenance of service and service 
dress uniforms over one, five, 10, and 20-year peri-
ods. 
(4) A description of service dress uniform 
changes directed by any of the Armed Forces over 
the past 10 years that have affected the out-of-pock-
et costs to members of the Armed Forces and the 
costs associated with such change, by gender. 
(5) Any other information that the Comptroller 
General determines appropriate. 
(c) BRIEFING AND REPORT.— 
(1) BRIEFING.—Not later than April 15, 2020, 
the Comptroller General shall provide to the con-
gressional defense committees a briefing on the pre-
liminary findings of the study required under this 
section. 
(2) REPORT.—Not later than September 30, 
2020, the Comptroller General shall submit to the 
congressional defense committees a final report on 
the findings of such study. 
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SEC. 346. INSPECTOR GENERAL AUDIT OF CERTAIN COM-
MERCIAL DEPOT MAINTENANCE CONTRACTS. 
The Inspector General of the Department of Defense 
shall conduct an audit of each military department and 
Defense Agency (as defined in section 101 of title 10, 
United States Code), as applicable, to determine if there 
has been any excess profit or cost escalation with respect 
to any sole-source contracts relating to commercial depot 
maintenance (including contracts for parts, supplies, 
equipment, and maintenance services). 
SEC. 347. REPORT ON PLAN TO DECONTAMINATE SITES 
FORMERLY USED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF 
THE ARMY THAT HAVE SINCE BEEN TRANS-
FERRED TO UNITS OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT 
AND ARE AFFECTED BY POLLUTANTS THAT 
ARE, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, A RESULT OF AC-
TIVITY BY THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) There are numerous properties that were 
under the jurisdiction of the Department of the 
Army, such as former Nike missile sites, but that 
have been transferred to units of local government. 
(2) Many of these properties may remain pol-
luted because of activity by the Department of De-
fense. 
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(3) This pollution may inhibit the use of these 
properties for commercial or residential purposes. 
(b) REPORT REQUIRED.—The Secretary of the Army 
shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees 
a report— 
(1) specifying each covered property that may 
remain polluted because of activity by the Depart-
ment of Defense; and 
(2) containing the Secretary’s plan to decon-
taminate each covered property. 
(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Armed Services and 
the Committee on Energy and Natural Re-
sources of the Senate; and 
(B) the Committee on Armed Services, the 
Committee on Energy and Commerce, and the 
Committee on Natural Resources of the House 
of Representatives. 
(2) The term ‘‘covered property’’ means prop-
erty that was under the jurisdiction of the Depart-
ment of the Army and was transferred to a unit of 
local government before the date of the enactment of 
section 120(h) of the Comprehensive Environmental 
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Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, 
but that would have triggered Federal Government 
notice or action under that section had the transfer 
occurred on or after that date. 
Subtitle E—Other Matters 
SEC. 351. INCLUSION OF OVER-THE-HORIZON RADARS IN 
EARLY OUTREACH PROCEDURES. 
Section 183a(c)(6) of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended by striking ‘‘or airport surveillance radar’’ and 
inserting ‘‘, airport surveillance radar, or wide area sur-
veillance over-the-horizon radar’’. 
SEC. 352. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR SECRETARY OF 
DEFENSE TO USE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
REIMBURSEMENT 
RATE 
FOR 
TRANSPOR-
TATION SERVICES PROVIDED TO CERTAIN 
NON-DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ENTITIES. 
Section 2642(b) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘October 1, 2019’’ and inserting 
‘‘October 1, 2024’’. 
SEC. 353. EXPANDED TRANSFER AND ADOPTION OF MILI-
TARY ANIMALS. 
Section 2583 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
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(A) in the subsection heading, by inserting 
‘‘TRANSFER OR’’ before ‘‘ADOPTION’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘adoption’’ each place it 
appears and inserting ‘‘transfer or adoption’’; 
(2) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in the subsection heading, by inserting 
‘‘TRANSFER OR’’ before ‘‘ADOPTION’’; 
(B) in the first sentence, by striking 
‘‘adoption’’ and inserting ‘‘transfer or adop-
tion’’; and 
(C) in the second sentence, by striking 
‘‘adoptability’’ and inserting ‘‘transferability or 
adoptability’’; 
(3) in subsection (c)(1)— 
(A) in the matter preceding subparagraph 
(A), by inserting ‘‘transfer or’’ before ‘‘adop-
tion’’; 
(B) in subparagraphs (A) and (B), by in-
serting ‘‘adoption’’ before ‘‘by’’; 
(C) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ‘‘or 
organizations’’ after ‘‘persons’’; and 
(D) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘by’’ 
and inserting ‘‘transfer to’’; 
(4) in subsection (e)— 
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(A) in the subsection heading, by inserting 
‘‘OR ADOPTED’’ after ‘‘TRANSFERRED’’; 
(B) in paragraphs (1) and (2), by striking 
‘‘transferred’’ each place it appears and insert-
ing ‘‘transferred or adopted’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘trans-
fer’’ each place it appears and inserting ‘‘trans-
fer or adoption’’; 
(5) in subsection (f)— 
(A) in the subsection heading, by striking 
‘‘TRANSFER
OF
RETIRED’’ 
and 
inserting 
‘‘TRANSPORTATION OF RETIRING’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘trans-
fer’’ and inserting ‘‘transport’’; 
(6) in subsection (g)(3), by striking ‘‘adoption 
of military working dogs’’ and all that follows 
through the period at the end and inserting ‘‘trans-
fer of military working dogs to law enforcement 
agencies before the end of the dogs’ useful working 
lives.’’; and 
(7) in subsection (h)(2), by striking ‘‘A horse’’ 
and inserting ‘‘An equid (horse, mule, or donkey)’’. 
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SEC. 354. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY OF 
TRANSPORTATION TO ISSUE NON-PREMIUM 
AVIATION INSURANCE. 
Section 44310(b) of title 49, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘December 31, 2019’’ and inserting 
‘‘September 30, 2022’’. 
SEC. 355. DEFENSE PERSONAL PROPERTY PROGRAM. 
(a) ADVISORY GROUP.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established an 
advisory group on the defense personal property pro-
gram, to be known as the ‘‘Global Household Relo-
cation Services Advisory Committee’’. 
(2) MEMBERSHIP.—The advisory group shall be 
comprised of 15 members appointed from among in-
dividuals who represent appropriate entities as fol-
lows: 
(A) One member representing United 
States Transportation Command appointed by 
the Commander of United States Transpor-
tation Command. 
(B) A flag or general officer of the Armed 
Forces representing each of the Army, Navy, 
Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard ap-
pointed by the Vice Chief of Staff of the Army, 
Vice Chief of Naval Operations, Vice Chief of 
Staff of the Air Force, the Assistant Com-
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mandant of the Marine Corps, and Vice Com-
mandant of the Coast Guard, respectively. 
(C) Four members representing appro-
priate transportation service providers, includ-
ing two small business concerns, appointed by 
the 
Assistant 
Secretary 
of 
Defense 
for 
Sustainment. 
(D) Five members representing consumer 
representatives who are members of the Armed 
Forces or spouses of members of the Armed 
Forces, one of whom is appointed by the senior 
non-commissioned officer of each of the Army, 
Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast 
Guard. 
(3) MEETINGS.—The advisory group shall con-
vene regularly to provide to the Secretary of Defense 
feedback on the execution of, and any recommended 
changes to, the global household goods contract. 
(4) REPORTS.— 
(A) QUARTERLY
REPORTS.—Not later 
than 30 days after the last day of a fiscal quar-
ter, the advisory group shall submit to the con-
gressional defense committees a report on the 
activities and recommendations of the advisory 
group during such fiscal quarter. 
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(B) TERMINATION OF REPORT REQUIRE-
MENT.—The requirement to submit a report 
under subparagraph (A) shall terminate on the 
termination date specified under paragraph 
(5)(A). 
(5) TERMINATION.—The advisory group shall 
terminate on the date that is five years after the 
date of the enactment of this Act. 
(b) BUSINESS CASE ANALYSIS.—Not later than 60 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Com-
mander of United States Transportation Command shall 
prepare a business case analysis for the proposed award 
of a global household goods contract for the defense per-
sonal property program. 
(c) LIMITATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—None of the funds author-
ized to be appropriated in this Act for fiscal year 
2020 shall be available to enter into a global house-
hold goods contract until the date that is 30 days 
after later of the following dates: 
(A) The date on which the Commander of 
United States Transportation Command pro-
vides to the congressional defense committees a 
briefing on— 
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(i) the business case analysis required 
by subsection (b); and 
(ii) the proposed structure and meet-
ing schedule for the advisory group estab-
lished under subsection (a). 
(B) The date on which the Comptroller 
General of the United States submits to the 
congressional defense committees the report re-
quired by paragraph (2). 
(2) GAO REPORT.—Not later than February 
15, 2020, the Comptroller General of the United 
States shall submit to the congressional defense 
committees a report on a comprehensive study con-
ducted by the Comptroller General that includes— 
(A) an analysis of the effects that the out-
sourcing of the management and oversight of 
the movement of household goods to a private 
entity or entities would have on members of the 
Armed Forces and their families; 
(B) a comprehensive cost-benefit analysis; 
and 
(C) recommendations for changes to the 
strategy of the Department of Defense for the 
defense personal property program. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
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(1) The term ‘‘global household goods contract’’ 
means the solicitation managed by United States 
Transportation Command to engage a private entity 
to manage the defense personal property program. 
(2) The term ‘‘defense personal property pro-
gram’’ means the Department of Defense program 
used to manage the shipment of the baggage and 
household effects of members of the Armed Forces 
under section 476 of title 37, United States Code. 
SEC. 356. PUBLIC EVENTS ABOUT RED HILL BULK FUEL 
STORAGE FACILITY. 
(a) REQUIREMENT.—At least once every calendar 
quarter, the Secretary of the Navy, or the designee of the 
Secretary, shall hold an event that is open to the public 
at which the Secretary shall provide up-to-date informa-
tion about the Red Hill Bulk Fuel Storage Facility. 
(b) TERMINATION.—The requirement to hold events 
under subsection (a) shall terminate on the earlier of the 
following dates: 
(1) September 30, 2025. 
(2) The date on which the Red Hill Bulk Fuel 
Storage Facility ceases operation. 
SEC. 357. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING INNOVATIVE 
READINESS TRAINING PROGRAM. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
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(1) the Innovative Readiness Training program 
is an effective training program for members of the 
Armed Forces and is highly beneficial to civilian- 
military relationships with local American commu-
nities; 
(2) due to the geographic complexities and re-
alities of non-contiguous States and territories, In-
novative Readiness Training has lent greater benefit 
to such States and territories while providing unique 
and realistic training opportunities and deployment 
readiness for members of the Armed Forces; 
(3) the Department of Defense should pursue 
continued Innovative Readiness Training opportuni-
ties, and, where applicable, strongly encourage the 
use of Innovative Readiness Training in non-contig-
uous States and territories; and 
(4) in considering whether to recommend a 
project, the Secretary should consider the benefits of 
the project to the economy of a region damaged by 
natural disasters. 
SEC. 358. PILOT PROGRAM ON REDUCTION OF EFFECTS OF 
MILITARY 
AVIATION 
NOISE 
ON 
PRIVATE 
RESIDENCES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
carry out a five-year pilot program under which the com-
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mander of a military installation may provide funds for 
the purpose of installing noise insulation on private resi-
dences impacted by military aviation noise from the instal-
lation. 
(b) ELIGIBILITY.—To be eligible to receive funds 
under the pilot program, a recipient shall enter into an 
agreement with the commander to— 
(1) provide at least 50 percent of the funds re-
quired to carry out the noise insulation; and 
(2) ensure that the noise at any private resi-
dence where insulation is installed is reduced by at 
least 5 dB. 
(c) USE OF FUNDS.—Funds provided under the pilot 
program shall be used for the installation of noise insula-
tion at a residence— 
(1) located within a Department of Defense 
noise contour between 65 dB day-night average 
sound level and 75 dB day-night average sound level 
as validated on a National Environmental Policy 
Act-compliant assessment within the past three 
years; and 
(2) where interior noise has been measured at 
45 dB day-night average sound level by the installa-
tion. 
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(d) GOALS AND BEST PRACTICES.—In carrying out 
the pilot program under this section, a commander shall 
use the following goals and best practices: 
(1) Minimize cost in order to maximize number 
of homes served. 
(2) Focus efforts on residences newly impacted 
by increased noise levels. 
SEC. 359. COMPLETION OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE DI-
RECTIVE 2310.07E REGARDING MISSING PER-
SONS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
make the completion of Department of Defense Directive 
2310.07E a top priority in order to improve the efficiency 
of locating missing persons. 
(b) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘missing 
person’’ has the meaning given such term in section 1513 
of title 10, United States Code. 
TITLE IV—MILITARY 
PERSONNEL AUTHORIZATIONS 
Subtitle A—Active Forces 
SEC. 401. END STRENGTHS FOR ACTIVE FORCES. 
The Armed Forces are authorized strengths for active 
duty personnel as of September 30, 2020, as follows: 
(1) The Army, 480,000. 
(2) The Navy, 340,500. 
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(3) The Marine Corps, 186,200. 
(4) The Air Force, 332,800. 
SEC. 402. REVISIONS IN PERMANENT ACTIVE DUTY END 
STRENGTH MINIMUM LEVELS. 
Section 691(b) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by striking paragraphs (1) through (4) and in-
serting the following new paragraphs: 
‘‘(1) For the Army, 480,000. 
‘‘(2) For the Navy, 340,500. 
‘‘(3) For the Marine Corps, 186,200. 
‘‘(4) For the Air Force, 332,800.’’. 
Subtitle B—Reserve Forces 
SEC. 411. END STRENGTHS FOR SELECTED RESERVE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Armed Forces are authorized 
strengths for Selected Reserve personnel of the reserve 
components as of September 30, 2020, as follows: 
(1) The Army National Guard of the United 
States, 336,000. 
(2) The Army Reserve, 189,500. 
(3) The Navy Reserve, 59,000. 
(4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 38,500. 
(5) The Air National Guard of the United 
States, 107,700. 
(6) The Air Force Reserve, 70,100. 
(7) The Coast Guard Reserve, 7,000. 
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(b) 
END
STRENGTH
REDUCTIONS.—The 
end 
strengths prescribed by subsection (a) for the Selected Re-
serve of any reserve component shall be proportionately 
reduced by— 
(1) the total authorized strength of units orga-
nized to serve as units of the Selected Reserve of 
such component which are on active duty (other 
than for training) at the end of the fiscal year; and 
(2) the total number of individual members not 
in units organized to serve as units of the Selected 
Reserve of such component who are on active duty 
(other than for training or for unsatisfactory partici-
pation in training) without their consent at the end 
of the fiscal year. 
(c) END STRENGTH INCREASES.—Whenever units or 
individual members of the Selected Reserve of any reserve 
component are released from active duty during any fiscal 
year, the end strength prescribed for such fiscal year for 
the Selected Reserve of such reserve component shall be 
increased proportionately by the total authorized strengths 
of such units and by the total number of such individual 
members. 
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SEC. 412. END STRENGTHS FOR RESERVES ON ACTIVE 
DUTY IN SUPPORT OF THE RESERVES. 
Within the end strengths prescribed in section 
411(a), the reserve components of the Armed Forces are 
authorized, as of September 30, 2020, the following num-
ber of Reserves to be serving on full-time active duty or 
full-time duty, in the case of members of the National 
Guard, for the purpose of organizing, administering, re-
cruiting, instructing, or training the reserve components: 
(1) The Army National Guard of the United 
States, 30,595. 
(2) The Army Reserve, 16,511. 
(3) The Navy Reserve, 10,155. 
(4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 2,386. 
(5) The Air National Guard of the United 
States, 22,637. 
(6) The Air Force Reserve, 4,431. 
SEC. 413. END STRENGTHS FOR MILITARY TECHNICIANS 
(DUAL STATUS). 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The minimum number of military 
technicians (dual status) as of the last day of fiscal year 
2020 for the reserve components of the Army and the Air 
Force (notwithstanding section 129 of title 10, United 
States Code) shall be the following: 
(1) For the Army National Guard of the United 
States, 22,294. 
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(2) For the Army Reserve, 6,492. 
(3) For the Air National Guard of the United 
States, 13,573. 
(4) For the Air Force Reserve, 8,848. 
(b) LIMITATION.—Under no circumstances may a 
military technician (dual status) employed under the au-
thority of this section be coerced by a State into accepting 
an offer of realignment or conversion to any other military 
status, including as a member of the Active, Guard, and 
Reserve program of a reserve component. If a military 
technician (dual status) declines to participate in such re-
alignment or conversion, no further action will be taken 
against the individual or the individual’s position. 
SEC. 414. MAXIMUM NUMBER OF RESERVE PERSONNEL AU-
THORIZED TO BE ON ACTIVE DUTY FOR 
OPERATIONAL SUPPORT. 
During fiscal year 2020, the maximum number of 
members of the reserve components of the Armed Forces 
who may be serving at any time on full-time operational 
support duty under section 115(b) of title 10, United 
States Code, is the following: 
(1) The Army National Guard of the United 
States, 17,000. 
(2) The Army Reserve, 13,000. 
(3) The Navy Reserve, 6,200. 
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(4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 3,000. 
(5) The Air National Guard of the United 
States, 16,000. 
(6) The Air Force Reserve, 14,000. 
Subtitle C—Authorization of 
Appropriations 
SEC. 421. MILITARY PERSONNEL. 
(a) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds 
are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 
2020 for the use of the Armed Forces and other activities 
and agencies of the Department of Defense for expenses, 
not otherwise provided for, for military personnel, as spec-
ified in the funding table in section 4401. 
(b) CONSTRUCTION OF AUTHORIZATION.—The au-
thorization of appropriations in the subsection (a) super-
sedes any other authorization of appropriations (definite 
or indefinite) for such purpose for fiscal year 2020. 
TITLE V—MILITARY PERSONNEL 
POLICY 
Subtitle A—Officer Personnel 
Policy 
SEC. 501. MANAGEMENT POLICIES FOR JOINT QUALIFIED 
OFFICERS. 
Section 661(d)(3)(B) of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended in the third sentence by inserting ‘‘or a des-
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ignee of the Chairman who is an officer of the armed 
forces in grade O–8 or higher’’ before the period. 
SEC. 502. GRADE OF CHIEF OF THE VETERINARY CORPS OF 
THE ARMY. 
Section 7084 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘An officer 
appointed to that position who holds a lower grade shall 
be appointed in the grade of brigadier general.’’. 
SEC. 503. AUTHORITY OF PROMOTION BOARDS TO REC-
OMMEND THAT OFFICERS OF PARTICULAR 
MERIT BE PLACED HIGHER ON PROMOTION 
LIST. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 14108 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(f) HIGHER PLACEMENT OF OFFICERS OF PAR-
TICULAR MERIT ON PROMOTION LIST.—(1) In selecting 
officers to be recommended for promotion, a promotion 
board may, when authorized by the Secretary concerned, 
recommend that officers of particular merit, from among 
those officers selected for promotion, be placed higher on 
the promotion list established by the Secretary under sec-
tion 14308(a) of this title. 
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‘‘(2) A promotion board may make a recommendation 
under paragraph (1) only if an officer receives the rec-
ommendation of— 
‘‘(A) a majority of the members of the pro-
motion board; or 
‘‘(B) an alternative requirement established by 
the Secretary concerned and furnished to the pro-
motion board as part of the guidelines under section 
14107 of this title. 
‘‘(3) For officers who receive recommendations under 
paragraph (1), the board shall recommend the order in 
which those officers should be placed on the promotion 
list.’’. 
(b) REPORTS REGARDING RECOMMENDATIONS THAT 
OFFICERS OF PARTICULAR MERIT BE PLACED HIGHER 
ON PROMOTION LIST.—Section 14109 of such title is 
amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(d) REPORT
OF OFFICERS RECOMMENDED
FOR 
HIGHER PLACEMENT
ON PROMOTION LIST.—A pro-
motion board convened under section 14101(a) of this title 
shall, when authorized under section 14108(f) of this title, 
include in its report to the Secretary concerned— 
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‘‘(1) the names of those officers the promotion 
board recommends be placed higher on the pro-
motion list; and 
‘‘(2) the order in which the promotion board 
recommends those officers should be placed on the 
promotion list.’’. 
(c) OFFICERS OF PARTICULAR MERIT APPEARING 
HIGHER ON PROMOTION LIST.—Section 14308(a) of such 
title is amended in the first sentence by inserting ‘‘or 
based on particular merit, as determined by the promotion 
board’’ before the period. 
SEC. 504. AVAILABILITY ON THE INTERNET OF CERTAIN IN-
FORMATION ABOUT OFFICERS SERVING IN 
GENERAL OR FLAG OFFICER GRADES. 
(a) AVAILABILITY REQUIRED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of each mili-
tary department shall make available on an internet 
website of such department available to the public 
information specified in paragraph (2) on each offi-
cer in a general or flag officer grade under the juris-
diction of such Secretary, including any such officer 
on the reserve active-status list. 
(2) INFORMATION.—The information on an of-
ficer specified by this paragraph to be made avail-
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able pursuant to paragraph (1) is the information as 
follows: 
(A) The officer’s name. 
(B) The officer’s current grade, duty posi-
tion, command or organization, and location of 
assignment. 
(C) A summary list of the officer’s past 
duty assignments while serving in a general or 
flag officer grade. 
(b) ADDITIONAL PUBLIC NOTICE ON CERTAIN OFFI-
CERS.—Whenever an officer in a grade of O–7 or above 
is assigned to a new billet or reassigned from a current 
billet, the Secretary of the military department having ju-
risdiction of such officer shall make available on an inter-
net website of such department available to the public a 
notice of such assignment or reassignment. 
(c) LIMITATION ON WITHHOLDING OF CERTAIN IN-
FORMATION OR NOTICE.— 
(1) LIMITATION.—The Secretary of a military 
department may not withhold the information or no-
tice specified in subsections (a) and (b) from public 
availability pursuant to subsection (a), unless and 
until the Secretary notifies the Committees on 
Armed Services of the Senate and House of Rep-
resentatives in writing of the information or notice 
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that will be so withheld, together with justification 
for withholding the information or notice from public 
availability. 
(2) LIMITED
DURATION
OF
WITHHOLDING.— 
The Secretary concerned may withhold from the 
public under paragraph (1) information or notice on 
an officer only on the basis of individual risk or na-
tional security, and may continue to withhold such 
information or notice only for so long as the basis 
for withholding remains in force. 
SEC. 505. REPORT ON RATE OF MATERNAL MORTALITY 
AMONG MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES. 
Not later than 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, and with re-
spect to members of the Coast Guard, the Secretary of 
the Department in which the Coast Guard is operating 
when it is not operating as a service in the Navy, shall 
submit to Congress a report on the rate of maternal mor-
tality among members of the Armed Forces and the de-
pendents of such members. 
SEC. 506. FUNCTIONAL BADGE OR INSIGNIA UPON COMMIS-
SION FOR CHAPLAINS. 
A military chaplain shall receive a functional badge 
or insignia upon commission. 
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Subtitle B—Reserve Component 
Management 
SEC. 511. GRADE OF CERTAIN CHIEFS OF RESERVE COMPO-
NENTS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.— 
(1) 
CHIEF
OF
ARMY
RESERVE.—Section 
7038(b)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by striking ‘‘general officers of the Army 
Reserve’’ and inserting ‘‘officers of the Army Re-
serve in the grade of lieutenant general and’’. 
(2) 
CHIEF
OF
NAVY
RESERVE.—Section 
8083(b)(1) of such title is amended by striking ‘‘flag 
officers of the Navy (as defined in section 8001(1))’’ 
and inserting ‘‘officers of the Navy Reserve in the 
grade of vice admiral and’’. 
(3) COMMANDER, MARINE FORCES RESERVE.— 
Section 8084(b)(1) of such title is amended by strik-
ing ‘‘general officers of the Marine Corps (as defined 
in section 8001(2))’’ and inserting ‘‘officers of the 
Marine Corps Reserve in the grade of lieutenant 
general and’’. 
(4) CHIEF OF AIR FORCE RESERVE.—Section 
9038(b)(1) of such title is amended by striking 
‘‘general officers of the Air Force Reserve’’ and in-
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serting ‘‘officers of the Air Force Reserve in the 
grade of lieutenant general and’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE
DATE.—The amendments made 
under subsection (a) shall take effect on the date that is 
one year after the date of the enactment of this Act and 
shall apply to appointments made after such date. 
SEC. 512. AUTHORITY TO DEFER MANDATORY SEPARATION 
AT AGE 68 OF OFFICERS IN MEDICAL SPE-
CIALTIES IN THE RESERVE COMPONENTS. 
Section 14703(b) of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘An’’ and inserting ‘‘(1) Subject 
to paragraph (2), an’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph (2): 
‘‘(2) The Secretary concerned may, with the consent 
of the officer, retain in an active status an officer in a 
medical specialty described in subsection (a) beyond the 
date described in paragraph (1) of this subsection if the 
Secretary concerned determines that such retention is nec-
essary to the military department concerned. Each such 
retention shall be made on a case-by-case basis and for 
such period as the Secretary concerned determines appro-
priate.’’. 
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SEC. 513. REPEAL OF REQUIREMENT FOR REVIEW OF CER-
TAIN ARMY RESERVE OFFICER UNIT VA-
CANCY PROMOTIONS BY COMMANDERS OF 
ASSOCIATED ACTIVE DUTY UNITS. 
Section 1113 of the Army National Guard Combat 
Readiness Reform Act of 1992 (Public Law 102–484; 10 
U.S.C. 10105 note) is repealed. 
SEC. 514. GUIDANCE FOR USE OF UNMANNED AIRCRAFT 
SYSTEMS BY THE NATIONAL GUARD. 
(a) NEW GUIDANCE.—Not later than 90 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Defense shall issue new guidance that treats the use of 
unmanned aircraft systems by the National Guard for cov-
ered activities in a manner no more restrictive than the 
use of other aircraft for covered activities. 
(b) COVERED ACTIVITIES DEFINED.—In this section, 
‘‘covered activities’’ means the following: 
(1) Emergency operations. 
(2) Search and rescue operations. 
(3) Defense support to civil authorities. 
(4) Support under section 502(f) of title 32, 
United States Code. 
SEC. 515. JUNIOR RESERVE OFFICERS’ TRAINING CORPS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 2031(b)(3) of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by inserting ‘‘and which 
may include instruction or activities in the fields of 
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science, technology, engineering, and mathematics’’ after 
‘‘duration’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendment made by 
subsection (a) shall take effect 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 516. JROTC COMPUTER SCIENCE AND CYBERSECU-
RITY PROGRAM. 
Chapter 102 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘§ 2036. Computer science and cybersecurity pro-
gram 
‘‘(a) PROGRAM AUTHORIZED.—The Secretary of De-
fense may carry out a program to enhance the preparation 
of students in the Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps 
for careers in computer science and cybersecurity. 
‘‘(b) COORDINATION.—In carrying out the program, 
the Secretary shall coordinate with the following: 
‘‘(1) The Secretaries of the military depart-
ments. 
‘‘(2) The Secretary of Education. 
‘‘(3) The National Science Foundation. 
‘‘(4) The heads of such other Federal, State, 
and local government
entities the Secretary of De-
fense determines appropriate. 
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‘‘(5) Private sector organizations, including 
workforce development organizations, the Secretary 
of Defense determines appropriate. 
‘‘(c) ACTIVITIES.—Activities under the program may 
include the following: 
‘‘(1) Establishment of targeted internships and 
cooperative research opportunities in computer 
science and cybersecurity at defense laboratories and 
other technical centers for students in and instruc-
tors of the Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps. 
‘‘(2) Funding for training and other supports 
for instructors to teach evidence-based courses in 
computer science and cybersecurity to students. 
‘‘(3) Efforts and activities that improve the 
quality of cybersecurity and computer science edu-
cational, training opportunities, and curricula for 
students and instructors. 
‘‘(4) Development of travel opportunities, dem-
onstrations, mentoring programs, and informal com-
puter science and cybersecurity education for stu-
dents and instructors. 
‘‘(d) METRICS.—The Secretary shall establish out-
come-based metrics and internal and external assessments 
to evaluate the merits and benefits of activities conducted 
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under the program with respect to the needs of the De-
partment of Defense. 
‘‘(e) AUTHORITIES.—In carrying out the program, 
the Secretary shall, to the maximum extent practicable, 
make use of the authorities under section 2193b, chapter 
111, and sections 2601, 2605, and 2374a of this title, sec-
tion 219 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense Author-
ization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110–417; 
10 U.S.C. 2358 note), and other authorities the Secretary 
determines appropriate. 
‘‘(f) REPORT.—Not later than two years after the 
date of the enactment of the National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2020, the Secretary shall submit 
to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 
the House of Representatives a report on activities carried 
out under the program.’’. 
SEC. 517. PROGRAMS OF SCHOLARSHIPS FOR MEMBERS OF 
JUNIOR 
RESERVE 
OFFICERS’ 
TRAINING 
CORPS UNITS TOWARD OBTAINING PRIVATE 
PILOT’S CERTIFICATES. 
(a) PROGRAMS AUTHORIZED.—Each Secretary of a 
military department may carry out a program to award 
scholarships to qualified members of units of the Junior 
Reserve Officers’ Training Corps under the jurisdiction of 
such Secretary to assist such members in obtaining a pri-
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vate pilot’s certificate through an institution of higher 
education with an accredited aviation program that is ap-
proved by such Secretary pursuant to subsection (c). 
(b) MEMBER QUALIFICATIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out a program 
under subsection (a), the Secretary of a military de-
partment shall prescribe the standards to be met by 
members of units of the Junior Reserve Officers’ 
Training Corps under the jurisdiction of such Sec-
retary to be eligible for the award of a scholarship 
under the program. 
(2) UNIFORMITY
ACROSS
MILITARY
DEPART-
MENTS.—To the extent practicable, the standards 
prescribed under this subsection shall be uniform 
across the military departments. 
(c) APPROVED INSTITUTIONS
OF HIGHER EDU-
CATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out a program 
under subsection (a), the Secretary of a military de-
partment shall maintain a list of institutions of high-
er education (as that term is defined in section 101 
of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
1001)) at which a scholarship awarded under the 
program may be used toward obtaining a private pi-
lot’s certificate. 
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(2) QUALIFICATIONS
AND
STANDARDS.—Any 
institution of higher education included on a list 
under this subsection, and any course of instruction 
toward obtaining a private pilot’s certificate offered 
by such institution, shall meet such qualifications 
and standards as the Secretary shall prescribe for 
purposes of the program. Such qualifications and 
standards shall include a requirement that any insti-
tution included on the list award academic credit at 
such institution to any member awarded a scholar-
ship under the program for work (whether or not 
fully completed) on the ground school course of in-
struction of such institution in connection with ob-
taining a private pilot’s certificate. 
(d) SCHOLARSHIP.— 
(1) AMOUNT.—The amount of the scholarship 
awarded a member of a Junior Reserve Officers’ 
Training Corps under a program under subsection 
(a) shall be such amount as the Secretary of the 
military department concerned considers appropriate 
to defray, whether in whole or in part, the charges 
and fees of a course of instruction toward obtaining 
a private pilot’s certificate offered by the institution 
of higher education to be attended by the member 
in obtaining the certificate. 
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(2) USE.—A scholarship awarded a member 
under a program may be used by the member only 
to defray the charges and fees of an institution of 
higher education for a course of instruction toward 
obtaining a private pilot’s certificate. 
(3) MAINTENANCE OF MEMBERSHIP.—A schol-
arship awarded an individual under a program may 
be used by the individual only while the individual 
maintains membership in a unit of a Junior Reserve 
Officers’ Training Corps. 
(e) ANNUAL REPORTS ON PROGRAMS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than February 28, 
2021, and each year thereafter, each Secretary of a 
military department shall submit to Congress a re-
port on the program, if any, carried out by such 
Secretary during the preceding calendar year. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—Each report under paragraph 
(1) shall include, for the program and year covered 
by such report, the following: 
(A) The number of scholarships awarded. 
(B) The total amount of scholarships 
awarded. 
(C) The work undertaken through such 
scholarships, including the number of recipients 
who fully completed a ground school course of 
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instruction in connection with obtaining a pri-
vate pilot’s certificate. 
(f) ASSESSMENT OF RELATED PILOT PROGRAM.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report 
setting forth the results of an assessment, conducted 
by the study group described in paragraph (2) for 
purposes of the report, of the pilot program con-
ducted by the Air Force in 2018 and 2019 known 
as the ‘‘Air Force JROTC Flight Academy, Chief of 
Staff Private Pilot Scholarship Program’’. 
(2) STUDY GROUP.—The study group described 
in this paragraph shall include the following: 
(A) A representative of the Department of 
Defense, selected by the Secretary of Defense. 
(B) A representative of the headquarters 
of the Air Force Junior Reserve Officers’ 
Training Corps with experience with the pilot 
program, selected by the Secretary of the Air 
Force. 
(C) In addition to the representative under 
subparagraph (B), a representative of each 
military department, selected by the Secretary 
of such military department. 
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(D) A representative of the Department of 
Transportation, selected by the Secretary of 
Transportation. 
(E) A representative of the Department of 
Education, selected by the Secretary of Edu-
cation. 
(F) Representatives of such private organi-
zations and entities as the Secretary of Defense 
considers appropriate. 
(3) ELEMENTS.—The assessment required by 
paragraph (1) shall identify best practices in assist-
ing members of the Junior Reserve Officers’ Train-
ing Corps in obtaining a private pilot’s certificate 
through institutions of higher education, including 
the most appropriate funding mechanisms for such 
practices. 
SEC. 518. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING JUNIOR RE-
SERVE OFFICERS’ TRAINING CORPS. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) the Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps 
(referred to in this section as ‘‘JROTC’’) contributes 
to an enhanced sense of pride in our Nation and in 
the members of the Armed Forces who serve; 
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(2) JROTC develops a culture dedicated to 
service of our great land and reinforces duty, honor 
and courage; 
(3) the Nation has been steadily depending on 
a smaller and smaller minority of the population to 
fight its wars and protect its borders; 
(4) this dwindling population risks the long- 
term security of our Nation and the freedoms it pro-
vides; 
(5) JROTC operates in all 50 States and con-
tributes to better grades and graduation rates; and 
(6) JROTC was supported in the John S. 
McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fis-
cal Year 2019 (Public Law 115–232) and should be 
increased in fiscal year 2020, including at least 
3,700 JROTC units nationwide. 
SEC. 519. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING THE NATIONAL 
GUARD YOUTH CHALLENGE PROGRAM. 
It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) the National Guard Youth Challenge Pro-
gram provides a vital service to at-risk youth by pro-
viding life-changing mentorship, developing self-dis-
cipline, and providing education in valuable skills; 
and 
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(2) the Secretary of Defense should use the au-
thority provided under section 509(h)(2) of title 32, 
United States Code, to allow Department of Defense 
equipment and facilities to be used by the National 
Guard to maximize the support of the Department 
for the Youth Challenge Program. 
SEC. 520. PILOT PROGRAM ON THE JUNIOR RESERVE OFFI-
CERS’ TRAINING CORPS PROGRAM AT LUCY 
GARRETT 
BECKHAM 
HIGH 
SCHOOL, 
CHARLESTON COUNTY, SOUTH CAROLINA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the department 
in which the Coast Guard is operating may carry out a 
pilot program to establish and maintain a Junior Reserve 
Officers’ Training Corps (JROTC) program unit in co-
operation with Lucy Garrett Beckham High School, 
Charleston County, South Carolina. 
(b) PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.—The pilot program 
carried out by the Secretary under this section shall pro-
vide to students at Lucy Garrett Beckham High School— 
(1) instruction in subject areas relating to oper-
ations of the Coast Guard; and 
(2) training in skills which are useful and ap-
propriate for a career in the Coast Guard. 
(c) PROVISION OF ADDITIONAL SUPPORT.—In car-
rying out the pilot program under this section, the Sec-
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retary may provide to Lucy Garrett Beckham High 
School— 
(1) assistance in course development, instruc-
tion, and other support activities; and 
(2) necessary and appropriate course materials, 
equipment, and uniforms. 
(d) EMPLOYMENT OF RETIRED COAST GUARD PER-
SONNEL.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to paragraph (2), 
the Secretary may authorize the Lucy Garrett 
Beckham High School to employ, as administrators 
and instructors for the pilot program, retired Coast 
Guard and Coast Guard Reserve commissioned, war-
rant, and petty officers not on active duty who re-
quest that employment and who are approved by the 
Secretary and Lucy Garrett Beckham High School. 
(2) AUTHORIZED PAY.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Retired members em-
ployed under paragraph (1) are entitled to re-
ceive their retired or retainer pay and an addi-
tional amount of not more than the difference 
between— 
(i) the amount the individual would be 
paid as pay and allowance if the individual 
was considered to have been ordered to ac-
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tive duty during the period of employment; 
and 
(ii) the amount of retired pay the in-
dividual is entitled to receive during that 
period. 
(B) PAYMENT TO SCHOOL.—The Secretary 
shall pay to Lucy Garrett Beckham High 
School an amount equal to one-half of the 
amount described in subparagraph (A), from 
funds appropriated for such purpose. 
(3) EMPLOYMENT NOT ACTIVE-DUTY OR INAC-
TIVE-DUTY
TRAINING.—Notwithstanding any other 
provision of law, while employed under this sub-
section, an individual is not considered to be on ac-
tive-duty or inactive-duty training. 
SEC. 520A. JUNIOR RESERVE OFFICERS’ TRAINING CORPS 
THRESHOLD. 
Section 2031(b)(1) of title 10, United States Code, 
is amended by striking ‘‘8th grade’’ each place it appears 
and inserting ‘‘7th grade’’. 
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SEC. 520B. INCLUSION OF HOMESCHOOLED STUDENTS IN 
JUNIOR 
RESERVE 
OFFICER’S 
TRAINING 
CORPS UNITS. 
Section 2031 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(g)(1) Each public secondary educational institution 
that maintains a unit under this section shall permit mem-
bership in the unit to homeschooled students residing in 
the area served by the institution who are qualified for 
membership in the unit (but for lack of enrollment in the 
institution). 
‘‘(2) A student who is a member of a unit pursuant 
to this subsection shall count toward the satisfaction by 
the institution concerned of the requirement in subsection 
(b)(1) relating to the minimum number of student mem-
bers in the unit necessary for the continuing maintenance 
of the unit.’’. 
SEC. 520C. REPORT ON NATIONAL GUARD AND UNITED 
STATES NORTHERN COMMAND CAPACITY TO 
MEET HOMELAND DEFENSE AND SECURITY 
INCIDENTS. 
Not later than September 30, 2020, the Chief of the 
National Guard Bureau shall, in consultation with the 
Commander of United States Northern Command, submit 
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to the congressional defense committees a report setting 
forth the following: 
(1) A clarification of the roles and missions, 
structure, capabilities, and training of the National 
Guard and the United States Northern Command, 
and an identification of emerging gaps and shortfalls 
in light of current homeland security threats to our 
country. 
(2) A list of the resources that each State and 
Territory National Guard has at its disposal that 
are available to respond to a homeland defense or 
security incident, with particular focus on a multi- 
State electromagnetic pulse event. 
(3) The readiness and resourcing status of 
forces listed pursuant to paragraph (2). 
(4) The current strengths and areas of improve-
ment in working with State and Federal interagency 
partners. 
(5) The current assessments that address Na-
tional Guard readiness and resourcing of regular 
United States Northern Command forces postured 
to respond to homeland defense and security inci-
dents. 
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(6) A roadmap to 2040 that addresses readi-
ness across the spectrum of long-range emerging 
threats facing the United States. 
SEC. 520D. NATIONAL GUARD SUPPORT TO MAJOR DISAS-
TERS. 
Section 502(f) of title 32, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2), by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(C) Operations or missions authorized by the 
President or the Secretary of Defense to support 
large scale, complex, catastrophic disasters, as de-
fined by section 311(3) of title 6, United States 
Code, at the request of a State governor.’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) With respect to operations or missions de-
scribed under paragraph (2)(C), there is authorized 
to be appropriated to the Secretary of Defense such 
sums as may be necessary to carry out such oper-
ations and missions, but only if— 
‘‘(A) an emergency has been declared by 
the governor of the applicable State; and 
‘‘(B) the President has declared the emer-
gency to be a major disaster for the purposes 
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of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
Emergency Assistance Act.’’. 
SEC. 520E. REPORT ON METHODS TO ENHANCE DOMESTIC 
RESPONSE TO LARGE SCALE, COMPLEX AND 
CATASTROPHIC DISASTERS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of De-
fense, in consultation and coordination with the Federal 
Emergency Management Agency, the National Security 
Council, the Council of Governors, and the National Gov-
ernors Association, shall submit to the congressional de-
fense, the Committee on Homeland Security of the House 
of Representatives, and the Committee on Homeland Se-
curity and Governmental Affairs of the Senate a report 
on their plan to establish policy and processes to imple-
ment the authority provided by the amendments made by 
section 520. The report shall include a detailed examina-
tion of the policy framework consistent with existing au-
thorities, identify major statutory or policy impediments 
to implementation, and make recommendations for legisla-
tion as appropriate. 
(b) CONTENTS.—The report submitted under para-
graph (1) shall include a description of— 
(1) the current policy and processes whereby 
governors can request activation of the National 
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Guard under title 32, United States Code, as part 
of the response to large scale, complex, catastrophic 
disasters that are supported by the Federal Govern-
ment and, if no formal process exists in policy, the 
Secretary of Defense shall provide a timeline and 
plan to establish such a policy, including consulta-
tion with the Council of Governors and the National 
Governors Association; 
(2) the Secretary of Defense’s assessment, in-
formed by consultation with the Federal Emergency 
Management Agency, the National Security Council, 
the Council of Governors, and the National Gov-
ernors Association, regarding the sufficiency of cur-
rent authorities for the reimbursement of National 
Guard and Reserve manpower during large scale, 
complex, catastrophic disasters under title 10 and 
title 32, United States Code, and specifically wheth-
er reimbursement authorities are sufficient to ensure 
that military training and readiness are not de-
graded to fund disaster response, or invoking them 
degrades the effectiveness of the Disaster Relief 
Fund; 
(3) the Department of Defense’s plan to ensure 
there is parallel and consistent policy in the applica-
tion of the authorities granted under section 12304a 
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of title 10, United States Code, and section 502(f) 
of title 32, United States Code, including— 
(A) a description of the disparities between 
benefits and protections under Federal law 
versus State active duty; 
(B) recommended solutions to achieve par-
ity at the Federal level; and 
(C) recommended changes at the State 
level, if appropriate; 
(4) the Department of Defense’s plan to ensure 
there is parity of benefits and protections for mili-
tary members employed as part of the response to 
large scale, complex, catastrophic disasters under 
title 32 or title 10, United States Code, and rec-
ommendations for addressing shortfalls; and 
(5) a review, by the Federal Emergency Man-
agement Agency, of the current policy for, and an 
assessment of the sufficiency of, reimbursement au-
thority for the use of all National Guard and Re-
serve, both to the Department of Defense and to the 
States, during large scale, complex, catastrophic dis-
asters, including any policy and legal limitations, 
and cost assessment impact on Federal funding. 
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SEC. 520F. REPORT REGARDING NATIONAL GUARD YOUTH 
CHALLENGE PROGRAM. 
Not later than December 31, 2020, the Secretary of 
Defense shall submit a report to the congressional defense 
committees regarding the resources and authorities the 
Secretary determines necessary to identify the effects of 
the National Guard Youth Challenge Program on grad-
uates of that program during the five years immediately 
preceding the date of the report. Such resources shall in-
clude the costs of identifying such effects beyond the 12- 
month, post-residential mentoring period of that program. 
SEC. 520G. PERMANENT EXTENSION OF SUICIDE PREVEN-
TION AND RESILIENCE PROGRAM FOR THE 
RESERVE COMPONENTS. 
Strike subsection (g) of section 10219 of title 10, 
United States Code. 
SEC. 520H. TEMPORARY AUTHORITY TO USE AIR FORCE RE-
SERVE COMPONENT PERSONNEL TO PRO-
VIDE TRAINING AND INSTRUCTION REGARD-
ING PILOT TRAINING. 
(a) AUTHORITY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—During fiscal year 2020, the 
Secretary of the Air Force may authorize personnel 
described in paragraph (2) to provide training and 
instruction regarding pilot training to the following: 
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(A) Members of the Armed Forces on ac-
tive duty. 
(B) Members of foreign military forces who 
are in the United States. 
(2) PERSONNEL.—The personnel described in 
this paragraph are the following: 
(A) Members of the reserve components of 
the Air Force on active Guard and Reserve 
duty (as that term is defined in section 101(d) 
of title 10, United States Code) who are not 
otherwise authorized to conduct the training de-
scribed in paragraph (1) due to the limitations 
in section 12310 of title 10, United States 
Code. 
(B) Members of the Air Force who are 
military technicians (dual status) who are not 
otherwise authorized to conduct the training de-
scribed in paragraph (1) due to the limitations 
in section 10216 of title 10, United States 
Code, and section 709(a) of title 32, United 
States Code. 
(3) LIMITATION.—Not more than 50 members 
described in paragraph (2) may provide training and 
instruction under the authority in paragraph (1) at 
any one time. 
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(4) FEDERAL TORT CLAIMS ACT.—Members of 
the uniformed services described in paragraph (2) 
who provide training and instruction pursuant to the 
authority in paragraph (1) shall be covered by the 
Federal Tort Claims Act for purposes of any claim 
arising from the employment of such individuals 
under that authority. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air 
Force shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services 
of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report 
setting forth a plan to eliminate shortages in the number 
of pilot instructors within the Air Force using authorities 
available to the Secretary under current law. 
Subtitle C—General Service Au-
thorities and Correction of Mili-
tary Records 
SEC. 521. ESTABLISHMENT OF BOARD OF APPEALS RE-
GARDING DENIED REQUESTS FOR UPGRADED 
DISCHARGES AND DISMISSALS. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Chapter 79 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 
1553 the following new section 1553a: 
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‘‘§ 1553a. Board of Discharge Appeals 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—(1) The Secretary of De-
fense shall establish a Board of Discharge Appeals to hear 
appeals of requests for upgraded discharges and dismis-
sals under section 1553 of this title that are denied by 
the service review agencies. 
‘‘(2) The Board of Discharge Appeals shall consist 
of not fewer than three members appointed by the Sec-
retary. 
‘‘(b) APPEAL.—(1) Upon the request of an appellant, 
the Board of Discharge Appeals shall review the findings 
and decisions of a service review agency regarding the re-
view of the discharge or dismissal of the appellant. 
‘‘(2) The Board of Discharge Appeals may direct the 
Secretary of the military department concerned to change 
the discharge or dismissal of an appellant, or issue a new 
discharge for an appellant, to reflect its findings. 
‘‘(c) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘appellant’ means a former mem-
ber of the armed forces (or if the former member is 
dead, the surviving spouse, next of kin, or legal rep-
resentative of the former member) whose request for 
an upgraded discharge or dismissal was denied by a 
service review agency. 
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‘‘(2) The term ‘service review agency’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 1555 of this 
title.’’. 
(b) TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— 
(1) TABLE OF SECTIONS.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of such chapter is amended by in-
serting after the item relating to section 1553 the 
following new item: 
‘‘1553a. Board of Discharge Appeals.’’. 
(2) 
CONFORMING
AMENDMENT.—Section 
1553(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amend-
ed— 
(A) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ before ‘‘A board’’; 
and 
(B) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(2) If a board of review established by the Secretary 
of a military department denies a request for an upgraded 
discharge or dismissal, that denial may be appealed to the 
Board of Discharge Appeals under section 1553a of this 
title.’’. 
(c) DEADLINE.—The Secretary of Defense shall es-
tablish and implement the Board of Discharge Appeals 
under such section 1553a of title 10, United States Code, 
as added by subsection (a), not later than September 30, 
2020. 
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(d) TRAINING.—Each member of the Board of Dis-
charge Appeals established under such section 1553a shall 
receive training under section 534(c) of the National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 
114–328; 10 U.S.C. 1552 note). 
(e) REPORTING.— 
(1) REPORT.—Not later than April 1, 2021, the 
Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees 
on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of 
Representatives a report regarding the Board of 
Discharge Appeals established under such section 
1553a. The report shall include, with respect to ap-
peals heard by the Board of Discharge Appeals since 
implementation, the following: 
(A) The number of appeals heard. 
(B) The number of appeals granted. 
(C) The number of appeals denied, includ-
ing the reasons for such denials. 
(D) A summary of any differences between 
reviews under section 1553 of title 10, United 
States Code, and appeals under section 1553a 
of such title. 
(2) ONLINE PUBLICATION.—On October 1 of 
each year starting in 2022, the Secretary shall pub-
lish online the information described in subpara-
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graphs (A), (B), and (C) of paragraph (1) with re-
gards to the preceding fiscal year. 
SEC. 522. PROHIBITION ON REDUCTION IN THE NUMBER OF 
PERSONNEL ASSIGNED TO DUTY WITH A 
SERVICE REVIEW AGENCY. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—Section 1559(a) of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘December 31, 2019’’ and in-
serting ‘‘December 31, 2025’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘that agency until—’’ and in-
serting ‘‘that agency.’’; and 
(3) by striking subsections (1) and (2). 
(b) REPORT.— 
(1) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 
days after the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of each military department shall submit a report to 
the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate 
and House of Representatives that details a plan 
to— 
(A) reduce the backlog of applications be-
fore the service review agency of the military 
department concerned; and 
(B) maintain the resources required to 
meet the timeliness standards for disposition of 
applications before the Corrections Boards 
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under section 1557 of title 10, United States 
Code, not later than October 1, 2021. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—Each report under this sub-
section shall include the following: 
(A) A description of the current backlog of 
applications before the service review agency of 
the military department concerned. 
(B) The number of personnel required to 
meet the deadline described in paragraph 
(1)(B). 
(C) The plan of the Secretary concerned to 
modernize the application and review system of 
the service review agency of the military depart-
ment concerned. 
SEC. 523. ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON RECORD AND SERVICE 
REVIEW BOARDS. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
Defense shall establish a Department of Defense Advisory 
Committee to be known as the ‘‘Defense Advisory Com-
mittee on Record and Upgrade Review Boards’’ (in this 
section referred to as the ‘‘Advisory Committee’’). 
(b) MEMBERSHIP.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Advisory Committee 
shall consist of not more than 15 members ap-
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pointed by the Secretary of Defense, eight of whom 
shall be civilian practitioners or representatives of 
organizations that have experience assisting mem-
bers of the Armed Forces and veterans with cases 
before service review boards (as that term is defined 
in section 1555 of title 10, United States Code). 
(2) MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES ON AC-
TIVE DUTY INELIGIBLE.—A member of the Armed 
Forces serving on active duty may not serve as a 
member of the Advisory Committee. 
(c) PERSONNEL.— 
(1) EXPERIENCE REQUIRED.—At least 35 per-
cent of members of the staff of the Advisory Com-
mittee shall have experience described in subsection 
(b)(1). 
(2) DIRECTOR; ASSISTANT DIRECTOR.—The di-
rector and assistant director of the Advisory Com-
mittee may not both be members of the Armed 
Forces serving on active duty. 
(3) STAFF.—Not more than 65 percent of the 
staff of the Advisory Committee may be comprised 
of members of the Armed Forces serving on active 
duty. 
(d) DUTIES.—The Advisory Committee shall advise 
the Secretary of Defense on the best structure, practices, 
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and procedures to ensure consistency of boards for the 
correction of military records and service review boards 
in carrying out their responsibilities under chapter 79 of 
title 10, United States Code, and in granting relief to 
claimants under that chapter. 
(e) ANNUAL REPORT.—Not later than one year after 
the date of the establishment of the Advisory Committee 
and annually thereafter for the three subsequent years, 
the Advisory Committee shall submit to the Secretary of 
Defense and the congressional defense committees a re-
port containing observations and recommendations re-
garding issues of board operations and efficacy, includ-
ing— 
(1) granting relief at adequate rates; 
(2) adhering to the intent of Congress, includ-
ing regarding liberal consideration; 
(3) standards for evidence, training experience 
and qualifications of board members; 
(4) efficacy of efforts to ensure consistency 
across boards; 
(5) case management and record keeping sys-
tems, including electronic access to board prece-
dents; 
(6) ease of personal appearances by claimants; 
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(7) expert review of medical and psychiatric 
cases; and 
(8) related potential structural changes or alter-
native board models. 
(f) TERMINATION.—The Advisory Committee shall 
terminate on the date that is four years after the date 
of establishment under subsection (a). 
(g) AUTHORITIES.—The Advisory Committee shall 
have all normal authorities granted to advisory commit-
tees, including the ability for staff to request documents 
from the Department of Defense, hold public hearings, 
and travel in furtherance of the board mandate. The board 
shall also be permitted, with assistance from personnel of 
the Department of Defense, to administer surveys and 
conduct field experiments to assess the viability of dif-
ferent policy options considered in the course of the activi-
ties of the Advisory Committee. 
SEC. 524. TIME REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTIFICATION OF 
HONORABLE SERVICE. 
Upon the submission to the Secretary of a military 
department or a designated commissioned officer serving 
in the pay grade O–6 or higher by a member of the Armed 
Forces of a completed United States Citizenship and Im-
migration Services Form N–426, the Secretary or the Of-
ficer shall— 
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(1) in the case of a member of the Armed 
Forces who has served or is serving honorably on ac-
tive duty, provide certification that the nature of the 
member’s service has been honorable by not later 
than five days from receiving the form; 
(2) in the case of a member of the Armed 
Forces who has served or is serving honorably in a 
Reserve Component of the Armed Forces, provide 
such certification by not later than three weeks from 
receiving the form; and 
(3) in the case of a member of the Armed 
Forces whose service has been other than honorable, 
provide to the member notice that a certification of 
honorable service will not be provided and justifica-
tion for why such certification will not be provided— 
(A) in the case of a member who has 
served or is serving on active duty, by not later 
than five days from receiving the form; and 
(B) in the case of a member who has 
served or is serving in a Reserve Component, by 
not later than three weeks from receiving the 
form. 
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SEC. 525. PROHIBITION ON IMPLEMENTATION OF MILI-
TARY 
SERVICE 
SUITABILITY 
DETERMINA-
TIONS FOR FOREIGN NATIONALS WHO ARE 
LAWFUL PERMANENT RESIDENTS. 
The Secretary of Defense may not take any action 
to implement the memorandum titled ‘‘Military Service 
Suitability Determinations for Foreign Nationals Who Are 
Lawful Permanent Residents’’, issued by the Secretary 
and dated October 13, 2017, until the Secretary reports 
to the congressional defense committees the justification 
for the policy changes required by such memorandum. 
SEC. 526. STRATEGIC PLAN FOR DIVERSITY AND INCLU-
SION. 
(a) PLAN REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense 
shall design and implement a five-year strategic plan for 
diversity and inclusion in the Department of Defense. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The strategic plan under this sec-
tion— 
(1) shall be based on the strategic plan estab-
lished under section 2 of Executive Order No. 13583 
(3 Fed. Reg. 13583 (August 18, 2011)); 
(2) shall incorporate existing efforts to promote 
diversity and inclusion within the Department; and 
(3) may not conflict with the objectives of the 
2018 National Military Strategy. 
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(c) DEADLINE.—The Secretary shall implement the 
strategic plan under this section on January 1, 2020. 
SEC. 527. INDEPENDENT STUDY ON BARRIERS TO ENTRY 
INTO THE ARMED FORCES FOR ENGLISH 
LEARNERS. 
(a) INDEPENDENT STUDY.—Not later than 30 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of Defense shall seek to seek to enter into a contract with 
a federally funded research and development center under 
which the center will conduct a study on barriers to entry 
into the Armed Forces for English learners. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The study under subsection (a) 
shall— 
(1) identify barriers to entry into the Armed 
Forces for English learners, including— 
(A) challenges with military recruiters and 
language proficiency; 
(B) challenges with the assessment of po-
tential recruits, including the construction and 
delivery of and testing time constraints related 
to the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Bat-
tery; 
(C) challenges with dissemination of re-
cruiting information; and 
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(D) any other challenges that may be iden-
tified by the federally funded research and de-
velopment center in the course of the study; 
(2) the effect of such barriers on— 
(A) the number of interactions recruiters 
have with English learners; 
(B) the enlistment rate among populations 
of English learners; and 
(C) any other effects that may be identi-
fied by the federally funded research and devel-
opment center in the course of the study; 
(3) an analysis of existing efforts and programs 
to remove barriers to entry into the Armed Forces 
for English learners, including an analysis of the 
scalability and sustainability of such efforts and pro-
grams; and 
(4) additional opportunities to address such 
barriers, including alternative assessments and 
Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery prepa-
ration programs for English learners. 
(c) SUBMITTAL TO DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.— 
Not later than 270 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the federally funded research and development 
that conducts the study under subsection (a) shall submit 
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to the Secretary of Defense a report on the results of the 
study. 
(d) SUBMITTAL TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 30 
days after the date on which the Secretary of Defense re-
ceives the report under subsection (c), the Secretary shall 
submit to the congressional defense committees an 
unaltered copy of the report and any comments of the Sec-
retary with respect to the report. 
(e) ENGLISH LEARNER DEFINED.—In this section, 
the term ‘‘English learner’’ has the meaning given that 
term in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary 
Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7801). 
SEC. 528. REENLISTMENT WAIVERS FOR PERSONS SEPA-
RATED FROM THE ARMED FORCES WHO COM-
MIT ONE MISDEMEANOR CANNABIS OFFENSE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall prescribe regulations that permit any Secretary of 
a military department to grant a reenlistment waiver to 
a covered person if the Secretary determines that the reen-
listment of that covered person is vital to the national in-
terest. 
(b) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘covered person’’ means an indi-
vidual— 
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(A) who has separated from the Armed 
Forces; and 
(B) who has admitted to or been convicted 
by a court of competent jurisdiction of a single 
violation— 
(i) of any law of a State or the United 
States relating to the use or possession of 
cannabis; 
(ii) that constitutes a misdemeanor; 
and 
(iii) that occurred while that indi-
vidual was not on active service in the 
Armed Forces. 
(2) The terms ‘‘active service’’ and ‘‘military 
department’’ have the meanings given such terms in 
section 101 of title 10, United States Code. 
SEC. 529. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING ACCESSION 
PHYSICALS. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) United States Military Entrance Processing 
Command (‘‘USMEPCOM’’) operates 65 Military 
Entrance Processing Stations (‘‘MEPS’’) dispersed 
throughout the 50 States and Puerto Rico. 
(2) Applicants for accession into the Armed 
Forces must travel to the closest MEPS to receive 
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physical examinations, are often driven by a military 
recruiter, and receive lodging at a nearby hotel, paid 
for by the Armed Force represented by that re-
cruiter. 
(3) In 2015, USMEPCOM reported that 
473,000 applicants from the military and other 
agencies processed through the 65 MEPS, for a 
total of 931,000 MEPS visits. 
(4) Section 1703 of title 38, United States 
Code, authorizes the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
to enter into contracts with private health care pro-
viders for physical examinations. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that the Secretary of Defense should explore alter-
natives to centralized accession physicals at MEPS, in-
cluding conducting physicals through community health 
care providers, in order to reduce transportation costs, in-
crease efficiency in processing times, and free recruiters 
to focus on the core of the recruiting mission. 
SEC. 530. RECOGNITION AND HONORING OF SERVICE OF 
INDIVIDUALS 
WHO 
SERVED 
IN 
UNITED 
STATES 
CADET 
NURSE 
CORPS 
DURING 
WORLD WAR II. 
(a) DETERMINATION OF ACTIVE MILITARY SERV-
ICE.— 
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(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense 
shall be deemed to have determined under subpara-
graph (A) of section 401(a)(1) of the GI Bill Im-
provement Act of 1977 (Public Law 95–202; 38 
U.S.C. 106 note) that the service of the organization 
known as the United States Cadet Nurse Corps dur-
ing the period beginning on July 1, 1943, and end-
ing on December 31, 1948, constitutes active mili-
tary service. 
(2) ISSUANCE OF DISCHARGE.—Not later than 
one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary shall, pursuant to subparagraph (B) of 
such section, issue to each member of such organiza-
tion a discharge from service of such organization 
under honorable conditions where the nature and 
duration of the service of such member so warrants. 
(b) BENEFITS.— 
(1) STATUS AS A VETERAN.—Except as other-
wise provided in this subsection, an individual who 
receives a discharge under subsection (a)(2) for serv-
ice shall be honored as a veteran but shall not be en-
titled by reason of such service to any benefit under 
a law administered by the Secretary of Veterans Af-
fairs. 
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(2) BURIAL BENEFITS.—Service for which an 
individual receives a discharge under subsection 
(a)(2) shall be considered service in the active mili-
tary, naval, or air service (as defined in section 101 
of title 38, United States Code) for purposes of eligi-
bility and entitlement to benefits under chapters 23 
and 24 of title 38, United States Code, not including 
section 2410 of that title. 
(3) MEDALS OR OTHER COMMENDATIONS.—The 
Secretary of Defense may design and produce a 
service medal or other commendation to honor indi-
viduals who receive a discharge under subsection 
(a)(2). 
SEC. 530A. DEVELOPMENT OF GUIDELINES FOR USE OF UN-
OFFICIAL SOURCES OF INFORMATION TO DE-
TERMINE ELIGIBILITY OF MEMBERS AND 
FORMER MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES 
FOR BENEFITS AND DECORATIONS WHEN 
THE SERVICE RECORDS ARE INCOMPLETE 
BECAUSE OF DAMAGE TO THE OFFICIAL 
RECORD. 
(a) GUIDELINES REQUIRED.—The Secretary of De-
fense shall develop guidelines regarding the use by the 
Secretaries of the military departments and the Secretary 
of Veterans Affairs of unofficial sources of information, 
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including eyewitness statements, to determine the eligi-
bility of a member or former member of the Armed Forces 
for benefits and decorations when the service records of 
the member are incomplete because of damage to the 
records as a result of the 1973 fire at the National Per-
sonnel Records Center in St. Louis, Missouri, or any sub-
sequent incident while the records were in the possession 
of the Department of Defense. 
(b) CONSULTATION.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
prepare the guidelines in consultation with the Secretary 
of Veterans Affairs, with respect to veterans benefits 
under title 38, United States Code, whose eligibility deter-
minations depend on the use of service records maintained 
by the Department of Defense. 
(c) TIME FOR COMPLETION.—The Secretary of De-
fense shall complete development of the guidelines not 
later than one year after the date of the enactment of this 
Act. 
SEC. 530B. NONDISCRIMINATION WITH RESPECT TO SERV-
ICE IN THE ARMED FORCES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 37 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 651 the 
following new section: 
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‘‘§ 651a. Members: nondiscrimination 
‘‘(a) STANDARDS FOR ELIGIBILITY FOR SERVICE.— 
Any qualifications established or applied for eligibility for 
service in an armed force shall take into account only the 
ability of an individual to meet gender-neutral occupa-
tional standards for military service generally and the 
military occupational specialty concerned in particular, 
and may not include any criteria relating to the race, 
color, national origin, religion, or sex (including gender 
identity or sexual orientation) of an individual. 
‘‘(b) EQUALITY OF TREATMENT IN SERVICE.—Any 
personnel policy developed or implemented by the Depart-
ment of Defense with respect to members of the armed 
forces shall ensure equality of treatment and opportunity 
for all persons in the armed forces, without regard to race, 
color, national origin, religion, and sex (including gender 
identity and sexual orientation). 
‘‘(c) GENDER IDENTITY DEFINED.—In this section, 
the term ‘gender identity’ means the gender-related iden-
tity, appearance, mannerisms, or other gender-related 
characteristics of an individual, regardless of the individ-
ual’s designated sex at birth.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of chapter 37 of such title is amended 
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by inserting after the item relating to section 651 the fol-
lowing new item: 
‘‘651a. Members: nondiscrimination.’’. 
SEC. 530C. STUDY REGARDING SCREENING INDIVIDUALS 
WHO 
SEEK 
TO 
ENLIST 
IN 
THE 
ARMED 
FORCES. 
(a) STUDY.—The Secretary of Defense shall study 
the feasibility of, in background investigations and secu-
rity and suitability screenings of individuals who seek to 
enlist in the Armed Forces— 
(1) screening for white nationalists and individ-
uals with ties to white nationalist organizations; and 
(2) using the following resources of the Federal 
Bureau of Investigation: 
(A) The Tattoo and Graffiti Identification 
Program. 
(B) The National Gang Intelligence Cen-
ter. 
(b) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than 90 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
shall submit an unclassified report in writing to the con-
gressional defense committees containing conclusions of 
the Secretary regarding the study under subsection (a). 
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SEC. 530D. ADVICE AND COUNSEL OF TRAUMA EXPERTS IN 
REVIEW BY BOARDS FOR CORRECTION OF 
MILITARY RECORDS AND DISCHARGE RE-
VIEW BOARDS OF CERTAIN CLAIMS. 
(a) BOARDS
FOR
CORRECTION
OF
MILITARY 
RECORDS.—Section 1552(g) of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘(1)’’ after ‘‘(g)’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(2) If a board established under subsection (a)(1) 
is reviewing a claim described in subsection (h), the board 
shall seek advice and counsel in the review from a psychia-
trist, psychologist, or social worker with training on men-
tal health issues associated with post-traumatic stress dis-
order or traumatic brain injury or other trauma as speci-
fied in the current edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical 
Manual of Mental Disorders published by the American 
Psychiatric Association. 
‘‘(3) If a board established under subsection (a)(1) 
is reviewing a claim in which sexual trauma, intimate part-
ner violence, or spousal abuse is claimed, the board shall 
seek advice and counsel in the review from an expert in 
trauma specific to sexual assault, intimate partner vio-
lence, or spousal abuse, as applicable.’’. 
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(b) 
DISCHARGE
REVIEW
BOARDS.—Section 
1553(d)(1) of such title is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘(A)’’ after ‘‘(1)’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph; 
‘‘(B) In the case of a former member described in 
paragraph (3)(B) who claims that the former member’s 
post-traumatic stress disorder or traumatic brain injury 
as described in that paragraph in based in whole or in 
part on sexual trauma, intimate partner violence, or 
spousal abuse, a board established under this section to 
review the former member’s discharge or dismissal shall 
seek advice and counsel in the review from a psychiatrist, 
psychologist, or social worker with training on mental 
health issues associated with post-traumatic stress dis-
order or traumatic brain injury or other trauma as speci-
fied in the current edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical 
Manual of Mental Disorders published by the American 
Psychiatric Association.’’. 
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SEC. 530E. TRAINING OF MEMBERS OF BOARDS FOR COR-
RECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS AND DIS-
CHARGE REVIEW BOARDS ON SEXUAL TRAU-
MA, INTIMATE PARTNER VIOLENCE, SPOUSAL 
ABUSE, AND RELATED MATTERS. 
(a) BOARDS
FOR
CORRECTION
OF
MILITARY 
RECORDS.—The curriculum of training for members of 
boards for the correction of military records under section 
534(c) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fis-
cal Year 2017 (10 U.S.C. 1552 note) shall include train-
ing on each of the following: 
(1) Sexual trauma. 
(2) Intimate partner violence. 
(3) Spousal abuse. 
(4) The various responses of individuals to 
trauma. 
(b) DISCHARGE REVIEW BOARDS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Each Secretary concerned 
shall develop and provide training for members of 
discharge review boards under section 1553 of title 
10, United States Code, that are under the jurisdic-
tion of such Secretary on each of the following: 
(A) Sexual trauma. 
(B) Intimate partner violence. 
(C) Spousal abuse. 
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(D) The various responses of individuals to 
trauma. 
(2) UNIFORMITY OF TRAINING.—The Secretary 
of Defense and the Secretary of Homeland Security 
shall jointly ensure that the training developed and 
provided pursuant to this subsection is, to the extent 
practicable, uniform. 
(3) SECRETARY CONCERNED DEFINED.—In this 
subsection, the term ‘‘Secretary concerned’’ has the 
meaning given that term in section 101(a)(9) of title 
10, United States Code. 
SEC. 530F. NOTIFICATION TO SECRETARY OF HOMELAND 
SECURITY OF HONORABLE DISCHARGES OF 
NON-CITIZENS. 
(a) NOTICE REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense 
shall provide the Secretary of Homeland Security with a 
copy of the Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active 
Duty (DD Form 214) for each individual who is not a 
citizen of the United States who is honorably discharged 
from the Armed Forces so the Secretary of Homeland Se-
curity may note such discharge in an I–213 Record of De-
portable/Inadmissible Alien for that individual. 
(b) DEADLINE.—The Secretary of Defense shall pro-
vide each notice under this section not later than 30 days 
after the date of such discharge. 
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SEC. 530G. PROHIBITION ON INVOLUNTARY SEPARATION 
OR DEPORTATION OF MEMBERS OF THE 
ARMED FORCES WHO ARE DACA RECIPIENTS 
OR HAVE TEMPORARY PROTECTED STATUS. 
(a) DACA.—No covered person who has received de-
ferred action under the Deferred Action for Childhood Ar-
rivals program of the Department of Homeland Security, 
established pursuant to the memorandum of the Secretary 
of Homeland Security dated June 15, 2012, may, solely 
on the basis of such deferred action, be— 
(1) involuntarily separated from the Armed 
Forces; 
(2) placed into removal proceedings; or 
(3) removed from the United States. 
(b) TPS.—No covered person who has temporary 
protected status under section 244 of the Immigration and 
Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1254a), may, solely on the basis 
of such status, be— 
(1) involuntarily separated from the Armed 
Forces; 
(2) placed into removal proceedings; or 
(3) removed from the United States. 
(c) COVERED PERSON DEFINED.—In this section, 
the term ‘‘covered person’’ means— 
(1) a member of the Armed Forces; or 
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(2) an individual who was discharged from the 
Armed Forces under honorable conditions. 
SEC. 530H. REVIEW OF DISCHARGE CHARACTERIZATION. 
(a) SHORT TITLE.—This section may cited as the 
‘‘Restore Honor to Service Members Act’’. 
(b) IN GENERAL.—In accordance with this section, 
and in a manner that is consistent across the entire De-
partment of Defense, the appropriate discharge boards 
shall review the discharge characterization of covered 
members at the request of a covered member, and shall 
change the discharge characterization of a covered mem-
ber to honorable if such change is determined to be appro-
priate after a review is conducted. 
(c) APPEAL.—A covered member, or the representa-
tive of the member, may appeal a decision by the appro-
priate discharge board to not change the discharge charac-
terization by using the regular appeals process of the 
board. 
(d) CHANGE OF RECORDS.—For each covered mem-
ber whose discharge characterization is changed under 
subsection (a), or for each covered member who was hon-
orably discharged but whose DD–214 form reflects the 
sexual orientation of the member, the Secretary of Defense 
shall reissue to the member or their representative a re-
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vised DD–214 form that does not reflect the sexual ori-
entation of the member or reason for initial discharge. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘appropriate discharge board’’ 
means the boards for correction of military records 
under section 1552 of title 10, United States Code, 
or the discharge review boards under section 1553 
of such title, as the case may be. 
(2) The term ‘‘covered member’’ means any 
former member of the Armed Forces who was dis-
charged from the Armed Forces because of the sex-
ual orientation of the member. 
(3) The term ‘‘discharge characterization’’ 
means the characterization under which a member 
of the Armed forces is discharged or released, in-
cluding ‘‘dishonorable’’, ‘‘general’’, ‘‘other than hon-
orable’’, and ‘‘honorable’’. 
(4) The term ‘‘representative’’ means the sur-
viving spouse, next of kin, or legal representative of 
a covered member. 
Subtitle D—Military Justice 
SEC. 531. COMMAND INFLUENCE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 837 of title 10, United 
States Code (article 37 of the Uniform Code of Military 
Justice), is amended— 
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(1) by striking ‘‘Unlawfully influencing 
action of court’’ and inserting ‘‘Command in-
fluence’’; 
(2) by amending subsection (a) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(a)(1) No court-martial convening authority, nor 
any other commanding officer, may censure, reprimand, 
or admonish the court or any member, military judge, or 
counsel thereof, with respect to the findings or sentence 
adjudged by the court, or with respect to any other exer-
cise of its or his functions in the conduct of the pro-
ceeding. 
‘‘(2) No court-martial convening authority, nor any 
other commanding officer, may deter or attempt to deter 
a potential witness from participating in the investigatory 
process or testifying at a court-martial. The denial of a 
request to travel at government expense or refusal to make 
a witness available shall not by itself constitute unlawful 
command influence. 
‘‘(3) No person subject to this chapter may attempt 
to coerce or, by any unauthorized means, attempt to influ-
ence the action of a court-martial or any other military 
tribunal or any member thereof, in reaching the findings 
or sentence in any case, or the action of any convening, 
approving, or reviewing authority or preliminary hearing 
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officer with respect to such acts taken pursuant to this 
chapter as prescribed by the President. 
‘‘(4) Paragraphs (1) through (3) shall not apply with 
respect to— 
‘‘(A) general instructional or informational 
courses in military justice if such courses are de-
signed solely for the purpose of instructing members 
of a command in the substantive and procedural as-
pects of courts-martial; 
‘‘(B) statements regarding criminal activity or a 
particular criminal offense that do not advocate a 
particular disposition, or a particular court-martial 
finding, or sentence; or 
‘‘(C) statements and instructions given in open 
court by the military judge or counsel. 
‘‘(5)(A) Notwithstanding paragraphs (1) through (3), 
but subject to subparagraph (B)— 
‘‘(i) a superior convening authority or officer 
may generally discuss matters to consider regarding 
the disposition of alleged violations of this chapter 
with a subordinate convening authority or officer; 
and 
‘‘(ii) a subordinate convening authority or offi-
cer may seek advice from a superior convening au-
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thority or officer regarding the disposition of an al-
leged offense under this chapter. 
‘‘(B) No superior convening authority or officer may 
direct a subordinate convening authority or officer to 
make a particular disposition in a specific case or other-
wise substitute the discretion of such authority or such 
officer for that of the subordinate convening authority or 
officer.’’; 
(3) in subsection (b)— 
(A) by striking ‘‘advanced, in grade’’ and 
inserting ‘‘advanced in grade’’; and 
(B) by striking ‘‘accused before a court- 
martial’’ and inserting ‘‘person in a court-mar-
tial proceeding’’; and 
(4) by adding at the end the following new sub-
sections: 
‘‘(c) No finding or sentence of a court-martial may 
be held incorrect on the ground of a violation of this sec-
tion unless the violation materially prejudices the substan-
tial rights of the accused. 
‘‘(d)(1) A superior convening authority or com-
manding officer may withhold the authority of a subordi-
nate convening authority or officer to dispose of offenses 
in individual cases, types of cases, or generally. 
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(3) 
PROSECUTORIAL
DETERMINATION.—The 
Chief Prosecutor shall make a determination regard-
ing whether a charge relating to a covered special 
victim offense shall be referred to trial. If the Chief 
Prosecutor makes a determination that the charge 
shall be tried by court-martial, the Chief Prosecutor 
also shall determine whether the charge shall be 
tried by a general court-martial convened under sec-
tion 822 of title 10, United States Code (article 22 
of the Uniform Code of Military Justice) or a special 
court-martial convened under section 823 of such 
title (article 23 of the Uniform Code of Military Jus-
tice). The determination of whether to try a charge 
relating to a covered special victim offense by court- 
martial shall include a determination of whether to 
try any known offenses, including any lesser in-
cluded offenses. 
(4) EFFECT OF DETERMINATION AND APPEALS 
PROCESS.— 
(A) DETERMINATION
TO
PROCEED
TO 
TRIAL.—Subject to subparagraph (C) deter-
mination to try a charge relating to a covered 
special victim offense by court-martial under 
paragraph (3), and the determination as to the 
type of court-martial, shall be binding on any 
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