In the Senate of the United States, 
November 16, 2020. 
Resolved, That the bill from the House of Representa-
tives (H.R. 6395) entitled ‘‘An Act to authorize appropria-
tions for fiscal year 2021 for military activities of the Depart-
ment of Defense, for military construction, and for defense 
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military 
personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other pur-
poses.’’, do pass with the following 
AMENDMENT: 
Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
following: 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘National Defense Au-
thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021’’. 
SEC. 2. ORGANIZATION OF ACT INTO DIVISIONS; TABLE OF 
CONTENTS. 
(a) DIVISIONS.—This Act is organized into six divi-
sions as follows:
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(1) Division A—Department of Defense Author-
izations. 
(2) Division B—Military Construction Author-
izations. 
(3) Division C—Department of Energy National 
Security Authorizations and Other Authorizations. 
(4) Division D—Funding Tables. 
(5) Division E—Additional Provisions. 
(6) Division F—Intelligence Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2021. 
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS.—The table of contents for 
this Act is as follows: 
Sec. 1. Short title. 
Sec. 2. Organization of Act into divisions; table of contents. 
Sec. 3. Congressional defense committees. 
Sec. 4. Budgetary effects of this Act. 
DIVISION A—DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS 
TITLE I—PROCUREMENT 
Subtitle A—Authorization of Appropriations 
Sec. 101. Authorization of appropriations. 
Subtitle B—Army Programs 
Sec. 111. Integrated air and missile defense assessment. 
Sec. 112. Report and limitation on Integrated Visual Augmentation System ac-
quisition. 
Sec. 113. Modifications to requirement for an interim cruise missile defense capa-
bility. 
Subtitle C—Navy Programs 
Sec. 121. Contract authority for Columbia-class submarine program. 
Sec. 122. Limitation on Navy medium and large unmanned surface vessels. 
Sec. 123. Extension of prohibition on availability of funds for Navy waterborne 
security barriers. 
Sec. 124. Procurement authorities for certain amphibious shipbuilding programs. 
Sec. 125. Fighter force structure acquisition strategy. 
Sec. 126. Treatment of systems added by Congress in future President’s budget re-
quests.
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Sec. 127. Report on carrier wing composition. 
Sec. 128. Report on strategy to use ALQ–249 Next Generation Jammer to ensure 
full spectrum electromagnetic superiority. 
Subtitle D—Air Force Programs 
Sec. 141. Economic order quantity contracting authority for F–35 joint strike 
fighter program. 
Sec. 142. Minimum aircraft levels for major mission areas. 
Sec. 143. Minimum operational squadron level. 
Sec. 144. Minimum Air Force bomber aircraft level. 
Sec. 145. F–35 gun system. 
Sec. 146. Prohibition on funding for Close Air Support Integration Group. 
Sec. 147. Limitation on divestment of KC–10 and KC–135 aircraft. 
Sec. 148. Limitation on retirement of U–2 and RQ–4 aircraft. 
Sec. 149. Limitation on divestment of F–15C aircraft in the European theater. 
Sec. 150. Air base defense development and acquisition strategy. 
Sec. 151. Required solution for KC–46 aircraft remote visual system limitations. 
Sec. 152. Analysis of requirements and Advanced Battle Management System ca-
pabilities. 
Sec. 153. Studies on measures to assess cost-per-effect for key mission areas. 
Sec. 154. Plan for operational test and utility evaluation of systems for Low-Cost 
Attributable Aircraft Technology program. 
Sec. 155. Prohibition on retirement or divestment of A–10 aircraft. 
Subtitle E—Defense-wide, Joint, and Multiservice Matters 
Sec. 171. Budgeting for life-cycle cost of aircraft for the Navy, Army, and Air 
Force: annual plan and certification. 
Sec. 172. Authority to use F–35 aircraft withheld from delivery to Government 
of Turkey. 
Sec. 173. Transfer from Commander of United States Strategic Command to 
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of responsibilities and 
functions relating to electromagnetic spectrum operations. 
Sec. 174. Cryptographic modernization schedules. 
Sec. 175. Prohibition on purchase of armed overwatch aircraft. 
Sec. 176. Special operations armed overwatch. 
Sec. 177. Autonomic Logistics Information System redesign strategy. 
Sec. 178. Contract aviation services in a country or in airspace in which a Spe-
cial Federal Aviation Regulation applies. 
Sec. 179. F–35 aircraft munitions. 
Sec. 180. Airborne intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance acquisition road-
map for United States Special Operations Command. 
Sec. 181. Requirement to accelerate the fielding and development of counter un-
manned aerial systems across the joint force. 
Sec. 182. Joint All Domain Command and Control requirements. 
TITLE II—RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION 
Subtitle A—Authorization of Appropriations 
Sec. 201. Authorization of appropriations. 
Subtitle B—Program Requirements, Restrictions, and Limitations 
Sec. 211. Designation and activities of senior officials for critical technology 
areas supportive of the National Defense Strategy.
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Sec. 212. Governance of fifth-generation wireless networking in the Department of 
Defense. 
Sec. 213. Application of artificial intelligence to the defense reform pillar of the 
National Defense Strategy. 
Sec. 214. Extension of authorities to enhance innovation at Department of De-
fense laboratories. 
Sec. 215. Updates to Defense Quantum Information Science and Technology Re-
search and Development program. 
Sec. 216. Program of part-time and term employment at Department of Defense 
science and technology reinvention laboratories of faculty and 
students from institutions of higher education. 
Sec. 217. Improvements to Technology and National Security Fellowship of De-
partment of Defense. 
Sec. 218. Department of Defense research, development, and deployment of tech-
nology to support water sustainment. 
Sec. 219. Development and testing of hypersonic capabilities. 
Sec. 220. Disclosure requirements for recipients of Department of Defense research 
and development grants. 
Subtitle C—Plans, Reports, and Other Matters 
Sec. 231. Assessment on United States national security emerging biotechnology 
efforts and capabilities and comparison with adversaries. 
Sec. 232. Independent comparative analysis of efforts by China and the United 
States to recruit and retain researchers in national security-re-
lated fields. 
Sec. 233. Department of Defense demonstration of virtualized radio access net-
work and massive multiple input multiple output radio arrays 
for fifth generation wireless networking. 
Sec. 234. Independent technical review of Federal Communications Commission 
Order 20–48. 
Sec. 235. Report on micro nuclear reactor programs. 
Sec. 236. Modification to Test Resource Management Center strategic plan report-
ing cycle and contents. 
Sec. 237. Limitation on contract awards for certain unmanned vessels. 
Sec. 238. Documentation relating to the Advanced Battle Management System. 
Sec. 239. Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery Test special purpose ad-
junct to address computational thinking. 
Sec. 240. Report on use of testing facilities to research and develop hypersonic 
technology. 
Sec. 241. Study and plan on the use of additive manufacturing and three-dimen-
sional bioprinting in support of the warfighter. 
Sec. 242. Element in annual reports on cyber science and technology activities on 
work with academic consortia on high priority cybersecurity re-
search activities in Department of Defense capabilities. 
TITLE III—OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 
Subtitle A—Authorization of Appropriations 
Sec. 301. Authorization of appropriations. 
Subtitle B—Energy and Environment 
Sec. 311. Modifications and technical corrections to ensure restoration of con-
tamination by perfluorooctane sulfonate and perfluorooctanoic 
acid.
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Sec. 312. Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration Program technical 
edits and clarification. 
Sec. 313. Survey and market research of technologies for phase out by Depart-
ment of Defense of use of fluorinated aqueous film-forming foam. 
Sec. 314. Modification of authority to carry out military installation resilience 
projects. 
Sec. 315. Native American Indian lands environmental mitigation program. 
Sec. 316. Energy resilience and energy security measures on military installa-
tions. 
Sec. 317. Modification to availability of energy cost savings for Department of 
Defense. 
Sec. 318. Long-duration demonstration initiative and joint program. 
Sec. 319. Pilot program on alternative fuel vehicle purchasing. 
Sec. 320. Extension of real-time sound monitoring at Navy installations where 
tactical fighter aircraft operate. 
Sec. 321. Study on impacts of transboundary flows, spills, or discharges of pollu-
tion or debris from the Tijuana River on personnel, activities, 
and installations of Department of Defense. 
Sec. 322. Increase in funding for study by Centers for Disease Control and Pre-
vention relating to perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substance 
contamination in drinking water. 
Subtitle C—Logistics and Sustainment 
Sec. 331. Repeal of statutory requirement for notification to Director of Defense 
Logistics Agency three years prior to implementing changes to 
any uniform or uniform component. 
Sec. 332. Clarification of limitation on length of overseas forward deployment of 
currently deployed naval vessels. 
Subtitle D—Reports 
Sec. 351. Report on impact of permafrost thaw on infrastructure, facilities, and 
operations of the Department of Defense. 
Sec. 352. Plans and reports on emergency response training for military installa-
tions. 
Sec. 353. Report on implementation by Department of Defense of requirements re-
lating to renewable fuel pumps. 
Sec. 354. Report on effects of extreme weather on Department of Defense. 
Subtitle E—Other Matters 
Sec. 371. Prohibition on divestiture of manned intelligence, surveillance, and re-
connaissance aircraft operated by United States Special Oper-
ations Command. 
Sec. 372. Information on overseas construction projects in support of contingency 
operations using funds for operation and maintenance. 
Sec. 373. Provision of protection to the National Museum of the Marine Corps, 
the National Museum of the United States Army, the National 
Museum of the United States Navy, and the National Museum 
of the United States Air Force. 
Sec. 374. Inapplicability of congressional notification and dollar limitation re-
quirements for advance billings for certain background investiga-
tions. 
Sec. 375. Repeal of sunset for minimum annual purchase amount for carriers 
participating in the Civil Reserve Air Fleet.
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Sec. 376. Improvement of the Operational Energy Capability Improvement Fund 
of the Department of Defense. 
Sec. 377. Commission on the naming of items of the Department of Defense that 
commemorate the Confederate States of America or any person 
who served voluntarily with the Confederate States of America. 
Sec. 378. Modifications to review of proposed actions by Military Aviation and 
Installation Assurance Clearinghouse. 
Sec. 379. Adjustment in availability of appropriations for unusual cost overruns 
and for changes in scope of work. 
Sec. 380. Requirement that Secretary of Defense implement security and emer-
gency response recommendations relating to active shooter or ter-
rorist attacks on installations of Department of Defense. 
Sec. 381. Clarification of food ingredient requirements for food or beverages pro-
vided by the Department of Defense. 
TITLE IV—MILITARY PERSONNEL AUTHORIZATIONS 
Subtitle A—Active Forces 
Sec. 401. End strengths for active forces. 
Sec. 402. End strength level matters. 
Subtitle B—Reserve Forces 
Sec. 411. End strengths for Selected Reserve. 
Sec. 412. End strengths for Reserves on active duty in support of the reserves. 
Sec. 413. End strengths for military technicians (dual status). 
Sec. 414. Maximum number of reserve personnel authorized to be on active duty 
for operational support. 
Sec. 415. Separate authorization by Congress of minimum end strengths for non- 
temporary military technicians (dual status) and maximum end 
strengths for temporary military technicians (dual status). 
Subtitle C—Authorization of Appropriations 
Sec. 421. Military personnel. 
TITLE V—MILITARY PERSONNEL POLICY 
Subtitle A—Officer Personnel Policy 
Sec. 501. Repeal of codified specification of authorized strengths of certain com-
missioned officers on active duty. 
Sec. 502. Temporary expansion of availability of enhanced constructive service 
credit in a particular career field upon original appointment as 
a commissioned officer. 
Sec. 503. Requirement for promotion selection board recommendation of higher 
placement on promotion list of officers of particular merit. 
Sec. 504. Special selection review boards for review of promotion of officers sub-
ject to adverse information identified after recommendation for 
promotion and related matters. 
Sec. 505. Number of opportunities for consideration for promotion under alter-
native promotion authority. 
Sec. 506. Mandatory retirement for age. 
Sec. 507. Clarifying and improving restatement of rules on the retired grade of 
commissioned officers.
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Sec. 508. Repeal of authority for original appointment of regular Navy officers 
designated for engineering duty, aeronautical engineering duty, 
and special duty. 
Subtitle B—Reserve Component Management 
Sec. 511. Exclusion of certain reserve general and flag officers on active duty 
from limitations on authorized strengths. 
Subtitle C—General Service Authorities 
Sec. 516. Increased access to potential recruits. 
Sec. 517. Temporary authority to order retired members to active duty in high- 
demand, low-density assignments during war or national emer-
gency. 
Sec. 518. Certificate of Release or Discharge from Active Duty (DD Form 214) 
matters. 
Sec. 519. Evaluation of barriers to minority participation in certain units of the 
Armed Forces. 
Sec. 520. Reports on diversity and inclusion in the Armed Forces. 
Subtitle D—Military Justice and Related Matters 
PART I—INVESTIGATION, PROSECUTION, AND DEFENSE OF SEXUAL ASSAULT 
AND RELATED MATTERS 
Sec. 521. Modification of time required for expedited decisions in connection with 
applications for change of station or unit transfer of members 
who are victims of sexual assault or related offenses. 
Sec. 522. Defense Advisory Committee for the Prevention of Sexual Misconduct. 
Sec. 523. Report on ability of Sexual Assault Response Coordinators and Sexual 
Assault Prevention and Response Victim Advocates to perform 
duties. 
Sec. 524. Briefing on Special Victims’ Counsel program. 
Sec. 525. Accountability of leadership of the Department of Defense for dis-
charging the sexual harassment policies and programs of the De-
partment. 
Sec. 526. Safe-to-report policy applicable across the Armed Forces. 
Sec. 527. Additional bases for provision of advice by the Defense Advisory Com-
mittee for the Prevention of Sexual Misconduct. 
Sec. 528. Additional matters for reports of the Defense Advisory Committee for 
the Prevention of Sexual Misconduct. 
Sec. 529. Policy on separation of victim and accused at military service acad-
emies and degree-granting military educational institutions. 
Sec. 530. Briefing on placement of members of the Armed Forces in academic sta-
tus who are victims of sexual assault onto Non-Rated Periods. 
PART II—OTHER MILITARY JUSTICE MATTERS 
Sec. 531. Right to notice of victims of offenses under the Uniform Code of Mili-
tary Justice regarding certain post-trial motions, filings, and 
hearings. 
Sec. 532. Consideration of the evidence by Courts of Criminal Appeals. 
Sec. 533. Preservation of records of the military justice system.
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Sec. 534. Comptroller General of the United States report on implementation by 
the Armed Forces of recent GAO recommendations and statutory 
requirements on assessment of racial, ethnic, and gender dispari-
ties in the military justice system. 
Sec. 535. Briefing on mental health support for vicarious trauma for certain per-
sonnel in the military justice system. 
Sec. 536. Guardian ad litem program for minor dependents of members of the 
Armed Forces. 
Subtitle E—Member Education, Training, Transition, and Resilience 
Sec. 541. Training on religious accommodation for members of the Armed Forces. 
Sec. 542. Additional elements with 2021 certifications on the Ready, Relevant 
Learning initiative of the Navy. 
Sec. 543. Report on standardization and potential merger of law enforcement 
training for military and civilian personnel across the Depart-
ment of Defense. 
Sec. 544. Quarterly reports on implementation of recommendations of the Com-
prehensive Review of Special Operations Forces Culture and 
Ethics. 
Sec. 545. Information on nominations and applications for military service acad-
emies. 
Sec. 546. Pilot programs in connection with Senior Reserve Officers’ Training 
Corps units at Historically Black Colleges and Universities and 
minority institutions. 
Sec. 547. Expansion of Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps Program. 
Sec. 548. Department of Defense STARBASE Program. 
Subtitle F—Decorations and Awards 
Sec. 551. Award or presentation of decorations favorably recommended following 
determination on merits of proposals for decorations not pre-
viously submitted in a timely fashion. 
Sec. 552. Honorary promotion matters. 
Subtitle G—Defense Dependents’ Education and Military Family Readiness 
Matters 
PART I—DEFENSE DEPENDENTS’ EDUCATION MATTERS 
Sec. 561. Continuation of authority to assist local educational agencies that ben-
efit dependents of members of the Armed Forces and Department 
of Defense civilian employees. 
Sec. 562. Impact aid for children with severe disabilities. 
Sec. 563. Staffing of Department of Defense Education Activity schools to main-
tain maximum student-to-teacher ratios. 
Sec. 564. Matters in connection with free appropriate public education for de-
pendents of members of the Armed Forces with special needs. 
Sec. 565. Pilot program on expanded eligibility for Department of Defense Edu-
cation Activity Virtual High School program. 
Sec. 566. Pilot program on expansion of eligibility for enrollment at domestic de-
pendent elementary and secondary schools. 
Sec. 567. Comptroller General of the United States report on the structural condi-
tion of Department of Defense Education Activity schools.
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PART II—MILITARY FAMILY READINESS MATTERS 
Sec. 571. Responsibility for allocation of certain funds for military child develop-
ment programs. 
Sec. 572. Improvements to Exceptional Family Member Program. 
Sec. 573. Procedures of the Office of Special Needs for the development of individ-
ualized services plans for military families with special needs. 
Sec. 574. Restatement and clarification of authority to reimburse members for 
spouse relicensing costs pursuant to a permanent change of sta-
tion. 
Sec. 575. Improvements to Department of Defense tracking of and response to in-
cidents of child abuse involving military dependents on military 
installations. 
Sec. 576. Military child care and child development center matters. 
Sec. 577. Expansion of financial assistance under My Career Advancement Ac-
count program. 
Subtitle H—Other Matters 
Sec. 586. Removal of personally identifying and other information of certain per-
sons from investigative reports, the Department of Defense Cen-
tral Index of Investigations, and other records and databases. 
Sec. 587. National emergency exception for timing requirements with respect to 
certain surveys of members of the Armed Forces. 
Sec. 588. Sunset and transfer of functions of the Physical Disability Board of Re-
view. 
Sec. 589. Extension of reporting deadline for the annual report on the assessment 
of the effectiveness of activities of the federal voting assistance 
program. 
Sec. 590. Pilot programs on remote provision by National Guard to State govern-
ments and National Guards of other States of cybersecurity tech-
nical assistance in training, preparation, and response to cyber 
incidents. 
Sec. 591. Plan on performance of funeral honors details by members of other 
Armed Forces when members of the Armed Force of the deceased 
are unavailable. 
Sec. 592. Limitation on implementation of Army Combat Fitness Test. 
Sec. 593. Report on impact of children of certain Filipino World War II veterans 
on national security, foreign policy, and economic and humani-
tarian interests of the United States. 
TITLE VI—COMPENSATION AND OTHER PERSONNEL BENEFITS 
Subtitle A—Pay and Allowances 
Sec. 601. Reorganization of certain allowances other than travel and transpor-
tation allowances. 
Sec. 602. Hazardous duty pay for members of the Armed Forces performing duty 
in response to the Coronavirus Disease 2019. 
Sec. 603. Compensation and credit for retired pay purposes for maternity leave 
taken by members of the reserve components. 
Subtitle B—Bonuses and Special and Incentive Pays 
Sec. 611. One-year extension of certain expiring bonus and special pay authori-
ties. 
Sec. 612. Increase in special and incentive pays for officers in health professions.
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Subtitle C—Disability Pay, Retired Pay, and Survivor Benefits 
Sec. 621. Inclusion of drill or training foregone due to emergency travel or duty 
restrictions in computations of entitlement to and amounts of re-
tired pay for non-regular service. 
Sec. 622. Modernization and clarification of payment of certain Reserves while 
on duty. 
Sec. 623. Relief of Richard W. Collins III. 
Subtitle D—Other Matters 
Sec. 631. Permanent authority for and enhancement of the Government lodging 
program. 
Sec. 632. Approval of certain activities by retired and reserve members of the uni-
formed services. 
TITLE VII—HEALTH CARE PROVISIONS 
Subtitle A—TRICARE and Other Health Care Benefits 
Sec. 701. Authority for Secretary of Defense to manage provider type referral and 
supervision requirements under TRICARE program. 
Sec. 702. Removal of Christian Science providers as authorized providers under 
the TRICARE program. 
Sec. 703. Waiver of fees charged to certain civilians for emergency medical treat-
ment provided at military medical treatment facilities. 
Sec. 704. Mental health resources for members of the Armed Forces and their de-
pendents during the COVID–19 pandemic. 
Sec. 705. Transitional health benefits for certain members of the National Guard 
serving under orders in response to the coronavirus (COVID– 
19). 
Sec. 706. Extramedical maternal health providers demonstration project. 
Sec. 707. Pilot program on receipt of non-generic prescription maintenance medi-
cations under TRICARE pharmacy benefits program. 
Subtitle B—Health Care Administration 
Sec. 721. Modifications to transfer of Army Medical Research and Development 
Command and public health commands to Defense Health Agen-
cy. 
Sec. 722. Delay of applicability of administration of TRICARE dental plans 
through Federal Employees Dental and Vision Insurance Pro-
gram. 
Sec. 723. Authority of Secretary of Defense to waive requirements during na-
tional emergencies for purposes of provision of health care. 
Subtitle C—Reports and Other Matters 
Sec. 741. Extension of authority for Joint Department of Defense-Department of 
Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund. 
Sec. 742. Membership of Board of Regents of Uniformed Services University of 
the Health Sciences. 
Sec. 743. Military Health System Clinical Quality Management Program. 
Sec. 744. Modifications to pilot program on civilian and military partnerships 
to enhance interoperability and medical surge capability and ca-
pacity of National Disaster Medical System.
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Sec. 745. Study on force mix options and service models to enhance readiness of 
medical force of the Armed Forces to provide combat casualty 
care. 
Sec. 746. Comptroller General study on delivery of mental health services to mem-
bers of the reserve components of the Armed Forces. 
Sec. 747. Review and report on prevention of suicide among members of the 
Armed Forces stationed at remote installations outside the con-
tiguous United States. 
Sec. 748. Audit of medical conditions of tenants in privatized military housing. 
Sec. 749. Comptroller General study on prenatal and postpartum mental health 
conditions among members of the Armed Forces and their de-
pendents. 
Sec. 750. Plan for evaluation of flexible spending account options for members of 
the uniformed services and their families. 
Sec. 751. Assessment of receipt by civilians of emergency medical treatment at 
military medical treatment facilities. 
Sec. 752. Report on billing practices for health care from Department of Defense. 
Sec. 753. Access of veterans to Individual Longitudinal Exposure Record. 
Sec. 754. Study on the incidence of cancer diagnosis and mortality among mili-
tary aviators and aviation support personnel. 
Subtitle D—Mental Health Services From Department of Veterans Affairs for 
Members of Reserve Components 
Sec. 761. Short title. 
Sec. 762. Expansion of eligibility for readjustment counseling and related out-
patient services from Department of Veterans Affairs to include 
members of reserve components of the Armed Forces. 
Sec. 763. Provision of mental health services from Department of Veterans Affairs 
to members of reserve components of the Armed Forces. 
Sec. 764. Inclusion of members of reserve components in mental health programs 
of Department of Veterans Affairs. 
Sec. 765. Report on mental health and related services provided by Department 
of Veterans Affairs to members of the Armed Forces. 
TITLE VIII—ACQUISITION POLICY, ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT, AND 
RELATED MATTERS 
Subtitle A—Industrial Base Matters 
Sec. 801. Policy recommendations for implementation of Executive Order 13806 
(Assessing and Strengthening the Manufacturing and Defense 
Industrial Base and Supply Chain Resiliency). 
Sec. 802. Assessment of national security innovation base. 
Sec. 803. Improving implementation of policy pertaining to the national tech-
nology and industrial base. 
Sec. 804. Modification of framework for modernizing acquisition processes to en-
sure integrity of industrial base. 
Sec. 805. Assessments of industrial base capabilities and capacity. 
Sec. 806. Analyses of certain materials and technology sectors for action to ad-
dress sourcing and industrial capacity. 
Sec. 807. Microelectronics manufacturing strategy. 
Sec. 808. Additional requirements pertaining to printed circuit boards. 
Sec. 809. Statement of policy with respect to supply of strategic minerals and 
metals for Department of Defense purposes. 
Sec. 810. Report on strategic and critical minerals and metals.
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Sec. 811. Stabilization of shipbuilding industrial base workforce. 
Sec. 812. Miscellaneous limitations on the procurement of goods other than 
United States goods. 
Sec. 813. Use of domestically sourced star trackers in national security satellites. 
Sec. 814. Modification to small purchase threshold exception to sourcing require-
ments for certain articles. 
Subtitle B—Acquisition Policy and Management 
Sec. 831. Report on acquisition risk assessment and mitigation as part of Adapt-
ive Acquisition Framework implementation. 
Sec. 832. Comptroller General report on implementation of software acquisition 
reforms. 
Subtitle C—Amendments to General Contracting Authorities, Procedures, and 
Limitations 
Sec. 841. Authority to acquire innovative commercial products and services using 
general solicitation competitive procedures. 
Sec. 842. Truth in Negotiations Act threshold for Department of Defense con-
tracts. 
Sec. 843. Revision of proof required when using an evaluation factor for defense 
contractors employing or subcontracting with members of the se-
lected reserve of the reserve components of the Armed Forces. 
Sec. 844. Contract authority for advanced development of initial or additional 
prototype units. 
Sec. 845. Definition of business system deficiencies for contractor business sys-
tems. 
Sec. 846. Repeal of pilot program on payment of costs for denied Government Ac-
countability Office bid protests. 
Subtitle D—Provisions Relating to Major Defense Acquisition Programs 
Sec. 861. Implementation of modular open systems architecture requirements. 
Sec. 862. Sustainment reviews. 
Sec. 863. Recommendations for future direct selections. 
Sec. 864. Disclosures for certain shipbuilding major defense acquisition program 
offers. 
Subtitle E—Small Business Matters 
Sec. 871. Prompt payment of contractors. 
Sec. 872. Extension of pilot program for streamlined awards for innovative tech-
nology programs. 
Sec. 873. Reporting requirements. 
Subtitle F—Provisions Related to Software-Driven Capabilities 
Sec. 881. Inclusion of software in government performance of acquisition func-
tions. 
Sec. 882. Balancing security and innovation in software development and acqui-
sition. 
Sec. 883. Comptroller General report on intellectual property acquisition and li-
censing. 
Sec. 884. Pilot program exploring the use of consumption-based solutions to ad-
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Subtitle G—Other Matters 
Sec. 891. Safeguarding defense-sensitive United States intellectual property, tech-
nology, and other data and information. 
Sec. 892. Domestic comparative testing activities. 
Sec. 893. Repeal of apprenticeship program. 
TITLE IX—DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ORGANIZATION AND 
MANAGEMENT 
Subtitle A—Office of the Secretary of Defense and Related Matters 
Sec. 901. Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low Inten-
sity Conflict and related matters. 
Sec. 902. Redesignation and codification in law of Office of Economic Adjust-
ment. 
Sec. 903. Modernization of process used by the Department of Defense to identify, 
task, and manage Congressional reporting requirements. 
Sec. 904. Inclusion of Vice Chief of the National Guard Bureau as an advisor to 
the Joint Requirements Oversight Council. 
Sec. 905. Assignment of responsibility for the Arctic region within the Office of 
the Secretary of Defense. 
Subtitle B—Department of Defense Management Reform 
Sec. 911. Termination of position of Chief Management Officer of the Department 
of Defense. 
Sec. 912. Report on assignment of responsibilities, duties, and authorities of Chief 
Management Officer to other officers or employees of the Depart-
ment of Defense. 
Sec. 913. Performance Improvement Officer of the Department of Defense. 
Sec. 914. Assignment of certain responsibilities and duties to particular officers 
of the Department of Defense. 
Sec. 915. Assignment of responsibilities and duties of Chief Management Officer 
to officers or employees of the Department of Defense to be des-
ignated. 
Sec. 916. Definition of enterprise business operations for title 10, United States 
Code. 
Sec. 917. Annual report on enterprise business operations of the Department of 
Defense. 
Sec. 918. Conforming amendments. 
Subtitle C—Space Force Matters 
PART I—AMENDMENTS TO INTEGRATE THE SPACE FORCE INTO LAW 
Sec. 931. Clarification of Space Force and Chief of Space Operations authorities. 
Sec. 931A. Office of the Chief of Space Operations. 
Sec. 932. Amendments to Department of the Air Force provisions in title 10, 
United States Code. 
Sec. 933. Amendments to other provisions of title 10, United States Code. 
Sec. 934. Amendments to provisions of law relating to pay and allowances. 
Sec. 935. Amendments relating to provisions of law on veterans’ benefits. 
Sec. 936. Amendments to other provisions of the United States Code. 
Sec. 937. Applicability to other provisions of law.
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PART II—OTHER MATTERS 
Sec. 941. Matters relating to reserve components for the Space Force. 
Sec. 942. Transfers of military and civilian personnel to the Space Force. 
Sec. 943. Limitation on transfer of military installations to the jurisdiction of 
the Space Force. 
Sec. 944. Clarification of procurement of commercial satellite communications 
services. 
Sec. 945. Temporary exemption from authorized daily average of members in pay 
grades E–8 and E–9. 
Sec. 946. Application of acquisition demonstration project to Department of the 
Air Force employees assigned to acquisition positions within the 
Space Force. 
Sec. 947. Air and Space Force Medal. 
Subtitle D—Organization and Management of Other Department of Defense 
Offices and Elements 
Sec. 951. Annual report on establishment of field operating agencies. 
Sec. 952. Briefing on assignment of members of the Armed Forces on active duty 
to the Joint Artificial Intelligence Center of the Department of 
Defense. 
Sec. 953. Threats to United States forces from small unmanned aerial systems 
worldwide. 
TITLE X—GENERAL PROVISIONS 
Subtitle A—Financial Matters 
Sec. 1001. General transfer authority. 
Sec. 1002. Application of Financial Improvement and Audit Remediation Plan 
to fiscal years following fiscal year 2020. 
Sec. 1003. Incentives for the achievement by the components of the Department 
of Defense of unqualified audit opinions on the financial state-
ments. 
Subtitle B—Counterdrug Activities 
Sec. 1011. Codification of authority for joint task forces of the Department of De-
fense to support law enforcement agencies conducting counterter-
rorism or counter-transnational organized crime activities. 
Subtitle C—Naval Vessels and Shipyards 
Sec. 1021. Modification of authority to purchase used vessels with funds in the 
National Defense Sealift Fund. 
Sec. 1022. Waiver during war or threat to national security of restrictions on 
overhaul, repair, or maintenance of vessels in foreign shipyards. 
Sec. 1023. Modification of waiver authority on prohibition on use of funds for re-
tirement of certain legacy maritime mine countermeasure plat-
forms. 
Sec. 1024. Extension of authority for reimbursement of expenses for certain Navy 
mess operations afloat. 
Sec. 1025. Sense of Congress on actions necessary to achieve a 355-ship Navy.
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Subtitle D—Counterterrorism 
Sec. 1031. Extension of prohibition on use of funds for transfer or release of indi-
viduals detained at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo 
Bay, Cuba, to the United States. 
Sec. 1032. Extension of prohibition on use of funds to close or relinquish control 
of United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. 
Sec. 1033. Extension of prohibition on use of funds for transfer or release of indi-
viduals detained at United States Naval Station, Guantanamo 
Bay, Cuba, to certain countries. 
Sec. 1034. Extension of prohibition on use of funds to construct or modify facili-
ties in the United States to house detainees transferred from 
United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. 
Subtitle E—Miscellaneous Authorities and Limitations 
Sec. 1041. Inclusion of disaster-related emergency preparedness activities among 
law enforcement activities authorities for sale or donation of ex-
cess personal property of the Department of Defense. 
Sec. 1042. Expenditure of funds for Department of Defense clandestine activities 
that support operational preparation of the environment. 
Sec. 1043. Clarification of authority of military commissions under chapter 47A 
of title 10, United States Code, to punish contempt. 
Sec. 1044. Prohibition on actions to infringe upon First Amendment rights of 
peaceable assembly and petition for redress of grievances. 
Sec. 1045. Arctic planning, research, and development. 
Sec. 1046. Consideration of security risks in certain telecommunications architec-
ture for future overseas basing decisions of the Department of 
Defense. 
Sec. 1047. Foreign military training programs. 
Sec. 1048. Reporting of adverse events relating to consumer products on military 
installations. 
Sec. 1049. Inclusion of United States Naval Sea Cadet Corps among youth and 
charitable organizations authorized to receive assistance from the 
National Guard. 
Sec. 1050. Department of Defense policy for the regulation of dangerous dogs. 
Sec. 1051. Sense of Congress on the basing of KC–46A aircraft outside the contig-
uous United States. 
Sec. 1052. Efficient use of sensitive compartmented information facilities. 
Sec. 1053. Assistance for farmer and rancher stress and mental health of individ-
uals in rural areas. 
Sec. 1054. Additional conditions and limitations on the transfer of Department 
of Defense property for law enforcement activities. 
Subtitle F—Studies and Reports 
Sec. 1061. Report on potential improvements to certain military educational in-
stitutions of the Department of Defense. 
Sec. 1062. Reports on status and modernization of the North Warning System. 
Sec. 1063. Studies on the force structure for Marine Corps aviation. 
Sec. 1064. Study on unemployment rate of female veterans who served on active 
duty in the Armed Forces after September 11, 2001. 
Sec. 1065. Report on Great Lakes and inland waterways seaports. 
Sec. 1066. Report on the Chemical and Biological Defense Program of the De-
partment of Defense.
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Sec. 1067. Report on round-the-clock availability of childcare for members of the 
Armed Forces and civilian employees of the Department of De-
fense who work rotating shifts. 
Subtitle G—Other Matters 
Sec. 1081. Department of Defense strategic Arctic ports. 
Sec. 1082. Personal protective equipment matters. 
Sec. 1083. Estimate of damages from Federal Communications Commission 
Order 20–48. 
Sec. 1084. Modernization effort. 
Sec. 1085. Sense of Senate on Gold Star Families Remembrance Week. 
Sec. 1086. Continuity of the Economy Plan. 
Sec. 1087. Improving the authority for operations of unmanned aircraft for edu-
cational purposes. 
Sec. 1088. Requirement to post a 100 word summary to regulations.gov. 
Sec. 1089. Modification of licensure requirements for health care professionals 
providing treatment via telemedicine. 
Sec. 1090. Restrictions on Confucius Institutes. 
Sec. 1090A. Additional care for newborn children of veterans. 
Sec. 1090B. Additional diseases associated with exposure to certain herbicide 
agents for which there is a presumption of service connection for 
veterans who served in the Republic of Vietnam. 
Subtitle H—Wireless Supply Chain Innovation and Multilateral Security 
Sec. 1091. Definitions. 
Sec. 1092. Communications technology security funds. 
Sec. 1093. Promoting United States leadership in international organizations 
and communications standards-setting bodies. 
Subtitle I—Semiconductor Manufacturing Incentives 
Sec. 1094. Semiconductor incentive grants. 
Sec. 1095. Department of Defense. 
Sec. 1096. Department of Commerce study on status of microelectronics tech-
nologies in the United States industrial base. 
Sec. 1097. Funding for development and adoption of measurably secure microelec-
tronics and measurably secure microelectronics supply chains. 
Sec. 1098. Advanced semiconductor research and design. 
Sec. 1099. Prohibition relating to foreign adversaries. 
TITLE XI—CIVILIAN PERSONNEL MATTERS 
Subtitle A—Department of Defense Matters 
Sec. 1101. Enhanced pay authority for certain acquisition and technology posi-
tions in the Department of Defense. 
Sec. 1102. Enhanced pay authority for certain research and technology positions 
in the science and technology reinvention laboratories of the De-
partment of Defense. 
Sec. 1103. Extension of enhanced appointment and compensation authority for 
civilian personnel for care and treatment of wounded and in-
jured members of the Armed Forces. 
Sec. 1104. Extension of overtime rate authority for Department of the Navy em-
ployees performing work aboard or dockside in support of the 
nuclear-powered aircraft carrier forward deployed in Japan.
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Sec. 1105. Expansion of direct hire authority for certain Department of Defense 
personnel to include installation military housing office posi-
tions supervising privatized military housing. 
Sec. 1106. Extension of sunset of inapplicability of certification of executive 
qualifications by qualification certification review board of Of-
fice of Personnel Management for initial appointments to Senior 
Executive Service positions in Department of Defense. 
Sec. 1107. Pilot program on enhanced pay authority for certain high-level man-
agement positions in the Department of Defense. 
Sec. 1108. Pilot program on expanded authority for appointment of recently re-
tired members of the Armed Forces to positions in the Depart-
ment of Defense. 
Sec. 1109. Direct hire authority and relocation incentives for positions at remote 
locations. 
Sec. 1110. Modification of direct hire authority for certain personnel involved 
with Department of Defense maintenance activities. 
Sec. 1110A. Fire Fighters Alternative Work Schedule demonstration project for 
the Navy Region Mid-Atlantic Fire and Emergency Services. 
Sec. 1110B. Report by Comptroller General of the United States on diversity and 
inclusion within the civilian workforce of the Department of De-
fense. 
Subtitle B—Government-Wide Matters 
Sec. 1111. One-year extension of temporary authority to grant allowances, bene-
fits, and gratuities to civilian personnel on official duty in a 
combat zone. 
Sec. 1112. One-year extension of authority to waive annual limitation on pre-
mium pay and aggregate limitation on pay for Federal civilian 
employees working overseas. 
Sec. 1113. Technical amendments to authority for reimbursement of Federal, 
State, and local income taxes incurred during travel, transpor-
tation, and relocation. 
TITLE XII—MATTERS RELATING TO FOREIGN NATIONS 
Subtitle A—Assistance and Training 
Sec. 1201. Authority to build capacity for additional operations. 
Sec. 1202. Authority to build capacity for air sovereignty operations. 
Sec. 1203. Modification to the Inter-European Air Forces Academy. 
Sec. 1204. Modification to support of special operations for irregular warfare. 
Sec. 1205. Extension and modification of authority to support border security op-
erations of certain foreign countries. 
Sec. 1206. Modification of authority for participation in multinational centers of 
excellence. 
Sec. 1207. Implementation of the Women, Peace, and Security Act of 2017. 
Sec. 1208. Ted Stevens Center for Arctic Security Studies. 
Sec. 1209. Functional Center for Security Studies in Irregular Warfare. 
Sec. 1210. Open Technology Fund. 
Subtitle B—Matters Relating to Afghanistan and Pakistan 
Sec. 1211. Extension and modification of authority for reimbursement of certain 
coalition nations for support provided to United States military 
operations.
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Sec. 1212. Extension and modification of Commanders’ Emergency Response Pro-
gram. 
Sec. 1213. Extension and modification of support for reconciliation activities led 
by the Government of Afghanistan. 
Sec. 1214. Sense of Senate on special immigrant visa program for Afghan allies. 
Sec. 1215. Sense of Senate and report on United States presence in Afghanistan. 
Subtitle C—Matters Relating to Syria, Iraq, and Iran 
Sec. 1221. Extension of authority and limitation on use of funds to provide as-
sistance to counter the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria. 
Sec. 1222. Extension and modification of authority to provide assistance to vetted 
Syrian groups and individuals. 
Sec. 1223. Extension and modification of authority to support operations and ac-
tivities of the Office of Security Cooperation in Iraq. 
Subtitle D—Matters Relating to Europe and the Russian Federation 
Sec. 1231. Extension of limitation on military cooperation between the United 
States and the Russian Federation. 
Sec. 1232. Prohibition on availability of funds relating to sovereignty of the Rus-
sian Federation over Crimea. 
Sec. 1233. Modification and extension of Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative. 
Sec. 1234. Report on capability and capacity requirements of military forces of 
Ukraine and resource plan for security assistance. 
Sec. 1235. Sense of Senate on North Atlantic Treaty Organization enhanced op-
portunities partner status for Ukraine. 
Sec. 1236. Extension of authority for training for Eastern European national se-
curity forces in the course of multilateral exercises. 
Sec. 1237. Sense of Senate on Kosovo and the role of the Kosovo Force of the 
North Atlantic Treaty Organization. 
Sec. 1238. Sense of Senate on strategic competition with the Russian Federation 
and related activities of the Department of Defense. 
Sec. 1239. Report on Russian Federation support of racially and ethnically moti-
vated violent extremists. 
Sec. 1240. Participation in European program on multilateral exchange of sur-
face transportation services. 
Sec. 1241. Participation in programs relating to coordination or exchange of air 
refueling and air transportation services. 
Sec. 1242. Sense of Congress on support for coordinated action to ensure the secu-
rity of Baltic allies. 
Subtitle E—Matters Relating to the Indo-Pacific Region 
Sec. 1251. Pacific Deterrence Initiative. 
Sec. 1252. Sense of Senate on the United States-Vietnam defense relationship. 
Sec. 1253. Authority to transfer funds for Bien Hoa dioxin cleanup. 
Sec. 1254. Cooperative program with Vietnam to account for Vietnamese per-
sonnel missing in action. 
Sec. 1255. Provision of goods and services at Kwajalein Atoll, Republic of the 
Marshall Islands. 
Sec. 1256. Authority to establish a Movement Coordination Center Pacific in the 
Indo-Pacific region and participate in an Air Transport and 
Air-to-Air Refueling and other Exchanges of Services program. 
Sec. 1257. Training of ally and partner air forces in Guam. 
Sec. 1258. Statement of policy and sense of Senate on the Taiwan Relations Act.
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Sec. 1259. Sense of Congress on port calls in Taiwan with the USNS Comfort 
and the USNS Mercy . 
Sec. 1260. Limitation on use of funds to reduce total number of members of the 
Armed Forces serving on active duty who are deployed to the Re-
public of Korea. 
Sec. 1261. Sense of Congress on co-development with Japan of a long-range 
ground-based anti-ship cruise missile system. 
Sec. 1262. Statement of policy on cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region. 
Sec. 1263. Extension of prohibition on commercial export of certain munitions to 
the Hong Kong Police Force. 
Sec. 1264. Implementation of the Asia Reassurance Initiative Act with regard to 
Taiwan arms sales. 
Subtitle F—Reports 
Sec. 1271. Review of and report on overdue acquisition and cross-servicing agree-
ment transactions. 
Sec. 1272. Report on burden sharing contributions by designated countries. 
Sec. 1273. Report on risk to personnel, equipment, and operations due to Huawei 
5G architecture in host countries. 
Sec. 1274. Allied burden sharing report. 
Subtitle G—Other Matters 
Sec. 1281. Reciprocal patient movement agreements. 
Sec. 1282. Extension of authorization of non-conventional assisted recovery capa-
bilities. 
Sec. 1283. Extension of Department of Defense support for stabilization activities 
in national security interest of the United States. 
Sec. 1284. Notification with respect to withdrawal of members of the Armed 
Forces participating in the Multinational Force and Observers 
in Egypt. 
Sec. 1285. Modification to initiative to support protection of national security 
academic researchers from undue influence and other security 
threats. 
Sec. 1286. Establishment of United States-Israel Operations-Technology Working 
Group. 
Sec. 1287. Improved coordination of United States sanctions policy. 
Subtitle H—Robert Levinson Hostage Recovery and Hostage-Taking 
Accountability Act 
Sec. 1291. Short title. 
Sec. 1292. Assistance for United States nationals unlawfully or wrongfully de-
tained abroad. 
Sec. 1293. Special Envoy for Hostage Affairs. 
Sec. 1294. Hostage Recovery Fusion Cell. 
Sec. 1295. Hostage Response Group. 
Sec. 1296. Authorization of imposition of sanctions. 
Sec. 1297. Definitions. 
Sec. 1298. Rule of construction. 
TITLE XIII—COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION 
Sec. 1301. Funding allocations for Department of Defense Cooperative Threat Re-
duction Program.
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TITLE XIV—OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS 
Subtitle A—Military Programs 
Sec. 1401. Working capital funds. 
Sec. 1402. Chemical Agents and Munitions Destruction, Defense. 
Sec. 1403. Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense-wide. 
Sec. 1404. Defense Inspector General. 
Sec. 1405. Defense Health Program. 
Subtitle B—Armed Forces Retirement Home 
Sec. 1411. Authorization of appropriations for Armed Forces Retirement Home. 
Sec. 1412. Periodic inspections of Armed Forces Retirement Home facilities by 
nationally recognized accrediting organization. 
Sec. 1413. Expansion of eligibility for residence at the Armed Forces Retirement 
Home. 
Subtitle C—Other Matters 
Sec. 1421. Authority for transfer of funds to joint Department of Defense-Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund 
for Captain James A. Lovell Health Care Center, Illinois. 
TITLE XV—AUTHORIZATION OF ADDITIONAL APPROPRIATIONS FOR 
OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS 
Subtitle A—Authorization of Appropriations 
Sec. 1501. Purpose. 
Sec. 1502. Overseas contingency operations. 
Sec. 1503. Procurement. 
Sec. 1504. Research, development, test, and evaluation. 
Sec. 1505. Operation and maintenance. 
Sec. 1506. Military personnel. 
Sec. 1507. Working capital funds. 
Sec. 1508. Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense-wide. 
Sec. 1509. Defense Inspector General. 
Sec. 1510. Defense Health Program. 
Subtitle B—Financial Matters 
Sec. 1521. Treatment as additional authorizations. 
Sec. 1522. Special transfer authority. 
Subtitle C—Other Matters 
Sec. 1531. Afghanistan Security Forces Fund. 
Sec. 1532. Transition and enhancement of inspector general authorities for Af-
ghanistan reconstruction. 
TITLE XVI—STRATEGIC PROGRAMS, CYBER, AND INTELLIGENCE 
MATTERS 
Subtitle A—Space Activities 
Sec. 1601. Resilient and survivable positioning, navigation, and timing capabili-
ties. 
Sec. 1602. Development efforts for National Security Space Launch providers.
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Sec. 1603. Timeline for nonrecurring design validation for responsive space 
launch. 
Sec. 1604. Tactically responsive space launch operations. 
Sec. 1605. Conforming amendments relating to reestablishment of Space Com-
mand. 
Sec. 1606. Space Development Agency development requirements and transfer to 
Space Force. 
Sec. 1607. Space launch rate assessment. 
Sec. 1608. Report on impact of acquisition strategy for the National Security 
Space Launch Program on emerging foreign space launch pro-
viders. 
Sec. 1609. Leveraging commercial satellite remote sensing. 
Subtitle B—Cyberspace-Related Matters 
Sec. 1611. Modification of position of Principal Cyber Advisor. 
Sec. 1612. Framework for cyber hunt forward operations. 
Sec. 1613. Modification of scope of notification requirements for sensitive mili-
tary cyber operations. 
Sec. 1614. Modification of requirements for quarterly Department of Defense 
cyber operations briefings for Congress. 
Sec. 1615. Rationalization and integration of parallel cybersecurity architectures 
and operations. 
Sec. 1616. Modification of acquisition authority of Commander of United States 
Cyber Command. 
Sec. 1617. Assessment of cyber operational planning and deconfliction policies 
and processes. 
Sec. 1618. Pilot program on cybersecurity capability metrics. 
Sec. 1619. Assessment of effect of inconsistent timing and use of Network Address 
Translation in Department of Defense networks. 
Sec. 1620. Matters concerning the College of Information and Cyberspace at Na-
tional Defense University. 
Sec. 1621. Modification of mission of cyber command and assignment of cyber 
operations forces. 
Sec. 1622. Integration of Department of Defense user activity monitoring and cy-
bersecurity. 
Sec. 1623. Defense industrial base cybersecurity sensor architecture plan. 
Sec. 1624. Extension of Cyberspace Solarium Commission to track and assess im-
plementation. 
Sec. 1625. Review of regulations and promulgation of guidance relating to Na-
tional Guard responses to cyber attacks. 
Sec. 1626. Improvements relating to the quadrennial cyber posture review. 
Sec. 1627. Report on enabling United States Cyber Command resource allocation. 
Sec. 1628. Evaluation of options for establishing a cyber reserve force. 
Sec. 1629. Ensuring cyber resiliency of nuclear command and control system. 
Sec. 1630. Modification of requirements relating to the Strategic Cybersecurity 
Program and the evaluation of cyber vulnerabilities of major 
weapon systems of the Department of Defense. 
Sec. 1631. Defense industrial base participation in a cybersecurity threat intel-
ligence sharing program. 
Sec. 1632. Assessment on defense industrial base cybersecurity threat hunting. 
Sec. 1633. Assessing risk to national security of quantum computing. 
Sec. 1634. Applicability of reorientation of Big Data Platform program to De-
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Sec. 1635. Expansion of authority for access and information relating to cyber 
attacks on operationally critical contractors of the Armed Forces. 
Sec. 1636. Requirements for review of and limitations on the Joint Regional Se-
curity Stacks activity. 
Sec. 1637. Independent assessment of establishment of a National Cyber Director. 
Sec. 1638. Modification of authority to use operation and maintenance funds for 
cyber operations-peculiar capability development projects. 
Sec. 1639. Personnel management authority for Commander of United States 
Cyber Command and development program for offensive cyber 
operations. 
Sec. 1640. Implementation of information operations matters. 
Sec. 1641. Report on Cyber Institutes Program. 
Sec. 1642. Assistance for small manufacturers in the defense industrial supply 
chain on matters relating to cybersecurity. 
Sec. 1643. Study on cyberexploitation of members of the Armed Forces and their 
families. 
Subtitle C—Nuclear Forces 
Sec. 1651. Modification to responsibilities of Nuclear Weapons Council. 
Sec. 1652. Responsibility of Nuclear Weapons Council in preparation of National 
Nuclear Security Administration budget. 
Sec. 1653. Modification of Government Accountability Office review of annual re-
ports on nuclear weapons enterprise. 
Sec. 1654. Prohibition on reduction of the intercontinental ballistic missiles of the 
United States. 
Sec. 1655. Sense of the Senate on nuclear cooperation between the United States 
and the United Kingdom. 
Subtitle D—Missile Defense Programs 
Sec. 1661. Iron Dome short-range rocket defense system and Israeli cooperative 
missile defense program co-development and co-production. 
Sec. 1662. Acceleration of the deployment of hypersonic and ballistic tracking 
space sensor payload. 
Sec. 1663. Extension of prohibition relating to missile defense information and 
systems. 
Sec. 1664. Report on and limitation on expenditure of funds for layered home-
land missile defense system. 
Sec. 1665. Extension of requirement for Comptroller General review and assess-
ment of missile defense acquisition programs. 
Sec. 1666. Repeal of requirement for reporting structure of Missile Defense Agen-
cy. 
Sec. 1667. Ground-based midcourse defense interim capability. 
TITLE XVII—HONG KONG AUTONOMY ACT 
Sec. 1701. Short title. 
Sec. 1702. Definitions. 
Sec. 1703. Findings. 
Sec. 1704. Sense of Congress regarding Hong Kong. 
Sec. 1705. Identification of foreign persons involved in the erosion of the obliga-
tions of China under the Joint Declaration or the Basic Law 
and foreign financial institutions that conduct significant trans-
actions with those persons.
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Sec. 1706. Sanctions with respect to foreign persons that contravene the obliga-
tions of China under the Joint Declaration or the Basic Law. 
Sec. 1707. Sanctions with respect to foreign financial institutions that conduct 
significant transactions with foreign persons that contravene the 
obligations of China under the Joint Declaration or the Basic 
Law. 
Sec. 1708. Waiver, termination, exceptions, and congressional review process. 
Sec. 1709. Implementation; penalties. 
Sec. 1710. Rule of construction. 
Sec. 1711. Exception relating to importation of goods. 
DIVISION B—MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZATIONS 
Sec. 2001. Short title. 
Sec. 2002. Expiration of authorizations and amounts required to be specified by 
law. 
Sec. 2003. Effective date. 
TITLE XXI—ARMY MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 
Sec. 2101. Authorized Army construction and land acquisition projects. 
Sec. 2102. Family housing. 
Sec. 2103. Authorization of appropriations, Army. 
Sec. 2104. Modification of authority to carry out fiscal year 2017 project at 
Camp Walker, Korea. 
TITLE XXII—NAVY MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 
Sec. 2201. Authorized Navy construction and land acquisition projects. 
Sec. 2202. Family housing. 
Sec. 2203. Improvements to military family housing units. 
Sec. 2204. Authorization of appropriations, Navy. 
TITLE XXIII—AIR FORCE MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 
Sec. 2301. Authorized Air Force construction and land acquisition projects. 
Sec. 2302. Family housing. 
Sec. 2303. Improvements to military family housing units. 
Sec. 2304. Authorization of appropriations, Air Force. 
Sec. 2305. Modification of authority to carry out fiscal year 2018 project at 
Royal Air Force Lakenheath. 
Sec. 2306. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2019 
projects. 
Sec. 2307. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2020 family 
housing projects. 
Sec. 2308. Modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2020 
projects. 
TITLE XXIV—DEFENSE AGENCIES MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 
Sec. 2401. Authorized Defense Agencies construction and land acquisition 
projects. 
Sec. 2402. Authorized Energy Resilience and Conservation Investment Program 
projects. 
Sec. 2403. Authorization of appropriations, Defense Agencies.
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TITLE XXV—INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS 
Subtitle A—North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Program 
Sec. 2501. Authorized NATO construction and land acquisition projects. 
Sec. 2502. Authorization of appropriations, NATO. 
Sec. 2503. Execution of projects under the North Atlantic Treaty Organization 
Security Investment Program. 
Subtitle B—Host Country In-Kind Contributions 
Sec. 2511. Republic of Korea funded construction projects. 
Sec. 2512. Qatar funded construction projects. 
TITLE XXVI—GUARD AND RESERVE FORCES FACILITIES 
Sec. 2601. Authorized Army National Guard construction and land acquisition 
projects. 
Sec. 2602. Authorized Army Reserve construction and land acquisition projects. 
Sec. 2603. Authorized Navy Reserve and Marine Corps Reserve construction and 
land acquisition projects. 
Sec. 2604. Authorized Air National Guard construction and land acquisition 
projects. 
Sec. 2605. Authorized Air Force Reserve construction and land acquisition 
projects. 
Sec. 2606. Authorization of appropriations, National Guard and Reserve. 
Sec. 2607. Modification of authority to carry out fiscal year 2020 project in Ala-
bama. 
TITLE XXVII—BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE ACTIVITIES 
Sec. 2701. Authorization of appropriations for base realignment and closure ac-
tivities funded through Department of Defense Base Closure Ac-
count. 
Sec. 2702. Prohibition on conducting additional base realignment and closure 
(BRAC) round. 
Sec. 2703. Plan to finish remediation activities conducted by the Secretary of the 
Army in Umatilla, Oregon. 
TITLE XXVIII—MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AND GENERAL 
PROVISIONS 
Subtitle A—Military Construction Program 
Sec. 2801. Responsibility of Navy for military construction requirements for cer-
tain Fleet Readiness Centers. 
Sec. 2802. Construction of ground-based strategic deterrent launch facilities and 
launch centers for Air Force. 
Subtitle B—Military Family Housing 
Sec. 2821. Prohibition on substandard family housing units. 
Sec. 2822. Technical corrections to privatized military housing program. 
Sec. 2823. Requirement that Secretary of Defense implement recommendations re-
lating to military family housing contained in report by Inspec-
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Subtitle C—Project Management and Oversight Reforms 
Sec. 2841. Promotion of energy resilience and energy security in privatized util-
ity systems. 
Sec. 2842. Consideration of energy security and energy resilience in life-cycle cost 
for military construction. 
Subtitle D—Land Conveyances 
Sec. 2861. Renewal of Fallon Range Training Complex land withdrawal and res-
ervation. 
Sec. 2862. Renewal of Nevada Test and Training Range land withdrawal and 
reservation. 
Sec. 2863. Transfer of land under the administrative jurisdiction of the Depart-
ment of the Interior within Naval Support Activity Panama 
City, Florida. 
Sec. 2864. Land conveyance, Camp Navajo, Arizona. 
Subtitle E—Other Matters 
Sec. 2881. Military family readiness considerations in basing decisions. 
Sec. 2882. Prohibition on use of funds to reduce air base resiliency or demolish 
protected aircraft shelters in the European theater without cre-
ating a similar protection from attack. 
Sec. 2883. Prohibitions relating to closure or returning to host nation of existing 
bases under the European Consolidation Initiative. 
Sec. 2884. Enhancement of authority to accept conditional gifts of real property 
on behalf of military museums. 
Sec. 2885. Equal treatment of insured depository institutions and credit unions 
operating on military installations. 
Sec. 2886. Report on operational aviation units impacted by noise restrictions or 
noise mitigation measures. 
Sec. 2887. Transfer of funds for Oklahoma City national memorial endowment 
fund. 
TITLE XXIX—OVERSEAS CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS MILITARY 
CONSTRUCTION 
Sec. 2901. Authorized Navy construction and land acquisition projects. 
Sec. 2902. Authorized Air Force construction and land acquisition projects. 
Sec. 2903. Authorization of appropriations. 
Sec. 2904. Replenishment of certain military constructions funds. 
DIVISION C—DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY 
AUTHORIZATIONS AND OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS 
TITLE XXXI—DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY 
PROGRAMS 
Subtitle A—National Security Programs and Authorizations 
Sec. 3101. National Nuclear Security Administration. 
Sec. 3102. Defense environmental cleanup. 
Sec. 3103. Other defense activities. 
Sec. 3104. Nuclear energy.
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Subtitle B—Budget of the National Nuclear Security Administration 
Sec. 3111. Review of adequacy of nuclear weapons budget. 
Subtitle C—Personnel Matters 
Sec. 3121. National Nuclear Security Administration Personnel System. 
Sec. 3122. Inclusion of certain employees and contractors of Department of En-
ergy in definition of public safety officer for purposes of certain 
death benefits. 
Sec. 3123. Reimbursement for liability insurance for nuclear materials couriers. 
Sec. 3124. Transportation and moving expenses for immediate family of deceased 
nuclear materials couriers. 
Sec. 3125. Extension of authority for appointment of certain scientific, engineer-
ing, and technical personnel. 
Subtitle D—Cybersecurity 
Sec. 3131. Reporting on penetrations of networks of contractors and subcontrac-
tors. 
Sec. 3132. Clarification of responsibility for cybersecurity of National Nuclear 
Security Administration facilities. 
Subtitle E—Defense Environmental Cleanup 
Sec. 3141. Public statement of environmental liabilities for facilities undergoing 
defense environmental cleanup. 
Sec. 3142. Inclusion of missed milestones in future-years defense environmental 
cleanup plan. 
Sec. 3143. Classification of defense environmental cleanup as capital asset 
projects or operations activities. 
Sec. 3144. Continued analysis of approaches for supplemental treatment of low- 
activity waste at Hanford Nuclear Reservation. 
Subtitle F—Other Matters 
Sec. 3151. Modifications to enhanced procurement authority to manage supply 
chain risk. 
Sec. 3152. Prohibition on use of laboratory- or production facility-directed re-
search and development funds for general and administrative 
overhead costs. 
Sec. 3153. Monitoring of industrial base for nuclear weapons components, sub-
systems, and materials. 
Sec. 3154. Prohibition on use of funds for advanced naval nuclear fuel system 
based on low-enriched uranium. 
Sec. 3155. Authorization of appropriations for W93 nuclear warhead program. 
Sec. 3156. Review of future of computing beyond exascale at the National Nuclear 
Security Administration. 
Sec. 3157. Application of requirement for independent cost estimates and reviews 
to new nuclear weapon systems. 
Sec. 3159. Integration of stockpile stewardship and nonproliferation missions 
Sec. 3160. Technology development and integration program. 
Sec. 3161. Advanced manufacturing development program. 
Sec. 3162. Materials science program. 
Sec. 3163. Modifications to Inertial Confinement Fusion Ignition and High Yield 
Program. 
Sec. 3164. Earned value management program for life extension programs.
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Sec. 3165. Use of high performance computing capabilities for COVID–19 re-
search. 
Sec. 3166. Availability of stockpile responsiveness funds for projects to reduce 
time necessary to execute a nuclear test. 
Sec. 3167. Sense of the Senate on extension of limitations on importation of ura-
nium from Russian Federation. 
TITLE XXXII—DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD 
Sec. 3201. Authorization. 
Sec. 3202. Nonpublic collaborative discussions by Defense Nuclear Facilities Safe-
ty Board. 
Sec. 3203. Improvements to operations of Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety 
Board. 
TITLE XXXV—MARITIME ADMINISTRATION 
Sec. 3501. Maritime Administration. 
DIVISION D—FUNDING TABLES 
Sec. 4001. Authorization of amounts in funding tables. 
TITLE XLI—PROCUREMENT 
Sec. 4101. PROCUREMENT. 
Sec. 4102. Procurement for overseas contingency operations. 
TITLE XLII—RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION 
Sec. 4201. Research, development, test, and evaluation. 
Sec. 4202. Research, development, test, and evaluation for overseas contingency 
operations. 
TITLE XLIII—OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 
Sec. 4301. Operation and maintenance. 
Sec. 4302. Operation and maintenance for overseas contingency operations. 
TITLE XLIV—MILITARY PERSONNEL 
Sec. 4401. Military personnel. 
Sec. 4402. Military personnel for overseas contingency operations. 
TITLE XLV—OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS 
Sec. 4501. Other authorizations. 
Sec. 4502. Other authorizations for overseas contingency operations. 
TITLE XLVI—MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 
Sec. 4601. Military construction. 
Sec. 4602. Military construction for overseas contingency operations. 
TITLE XLVII—DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY 
PROGRAMS 
Sec. 4701. Department of Energy national security programs.
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DIVISION E—ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS 
TITLE LI—PROCUREMENT 
Subtitle B—Army Programs 
Sec. 5111. Report on CH–47F Chinook Block–II upgrade. 
Subtitle C—Navy Programs 
Sec. 5121. Limitation on alteration of Navy fleet mix. 
TITLE LII—RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION 
Subtitle B—Program Requirements, Restrictions, and Limitations 
Sec. 5211. Importance of historically Black colleges and universities and minor-
ity-serving institutions. 
Subtitle C—Sustainable Chemistry 
Sec. 5221. National coordinating entity for sustainable chemistry. 
Sec. 5222. Strategic plan for sustainable chemistry. 
Sec. 5223. Agency activities in support of sustainable chemistry. 
Sec. 5224. Partnerships in sustainable chemistry. 
Sec. 5225. Prioritization. 
Sec. 5226. Rule of construction. 
Sec. 5227. Major multi-user research facility project. 
Subtitle D—Cyber Workforce Matters 
Sec. 5231. Improving National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education. 
Sec. 5232. Development of standards and guidelines for improving cybersecurity 
workforce of Federal agencies. 
Sec. 5233. Modifications to Federal cyber scholarship-for-service program. 
Sec. 5234. Modifications to Federal cyber scholarship-for-service program. 
Sec. 5235. Cybersecurity in programs of the National Science Foundation. 
Sec. 5236. Cybersecurity in STEM programs of the National Aeronautics and 
Space Administration. 
Sec. 5237. Cybersecurity in Department of Transportation programs. 
Sec. 5238. National Cybersecurity Challenges. 
Sec. 5239. Internet of Things. 
Subtitle E—Plans, Reports, and Other Matters 
Sec. 5241. Report on Department of Defense strategy on artificial intelligence 
standards. 
Sec. 5242. Study on establishment of energetics program office. 
Sec. 5243. Deepfake report. 
Sec. 5244. CISA Director. 
Sec. 5245. Agency review. 
Sec. 5246. General Services Administration review. 
TITLE LIII—OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 
Subtitle C—Logistics and Sustainment 
Sec. 5331. Use of cost savings realized from intergovernmental services agreements 
for installation-support services.
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Subtitle D—Reports 
Sec. 5351. Report on non-permissive, global positioning system denied airfield ca-
pabilities. 
Subtitle E—Other Matters 
Sec. 5371. Increase of amounts available to Marine Corps for base operations and 
support. 
Sec. 5372. Modernization of congressional reports process. 
TITLE LV—MILITARY PERSONNEL POLICY 
Subtitle C—General Service Authorities 
Sec. 5516. Report on implementation of recommendations of the Comptroller Gen-
eral of the United States on recruitment and retention of female 
members of the Armed Forces. 
Subtitle F—Decorations and Awards 
Sec. 5551. Report on regulations and procedures to implement programs on 
award of medals or commendations to handlers of military 
working dogs. 
Subtitle G—Defense Dependents’ Education and Military Family Readiness 
Matters 
PART II—MILITARY FAMILY READINESS MATTERS 
Sec. 5571. Independent study and report on military spouse underemployment. 
Subtitle H—Other Matters 
Sec. 5586. Questions regarding racism, anti-Semitism, and supremacism in 
workplace surveys administered by the Secretary of Defense. 
Sec. 5587. Briefing on the implementation of requirements on connections of re-
tiring and separating members of the Armed Forces with com-
munity-based organizations and related entities. 
Sec. 5590. Pilot programs on remote provision by National Guard to State gov-
ernments and National Guards of other States of cybersecurity 
technical assistance in training, preparation, and response to 
cyber incidents. 
TITLE LVII—HEALTH CARE PROVISIONS 
Subtitle A—TRICARE and Other Health Care Provisions 
Sec. 5707. Pilot program on receipt of non-generic prescription maintenance 
medications under TRICARE pharmacy benefits program. 
Subtitle B—Health Care Administration 
Sec. 5723. Authority of Secretary of Defense to waive requirements during na-
tional emergencies for purposes of provision of health care.
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Subtitle C—Reports and Other Matters 
Sec. 5741. Study and report on surge capacity of Department of Defense to estab-
lish negative air room containment systems in military medical 
treatment facilities. 
TITLE LVIII—ACQUISITION POLICY, ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT, 
AND RELATED MATTERS 
Subtitle A—Industrial Base Matters 
Sec. 5801. Report on use of domestic nonavailability determinations. 
Sec. 5802. Report on the effect of the Defense Manufacturing Communities Sup-
port Program on the defense supply chain. 
Sec. 5803. Improving implementation of policy pertaining to the national tech-
nology and industrial base. 
Sec. 5808. Additional requirements pertaining to printed circuit boards. 
Sec. 5812. Miscellaneous limitations on the procurement of goods other than 
United States goods. 
Subtitle C—Amendments to General Contracting Authorities, Procedures, and 
Limitations 
Sec. 5841. Waivers of certain conditions for progress payments under certain con-
tracts during the COVID–19 national emergency. 
Subtitle E—Small Business Matters 
Sec. 5871. Office of Small Business and Disadvantaged Business Utilization. 
Sec. 5872. Eligibility of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands for 
certain Small Business Administration programs. 
Sec. 5873. Disaster declaration in rural areas. 
Sec. 5874. Temporary extension for 8(a) participants. 
Sec. 5875. Maximum award price for sole source manufacturing contracts. 
Sec. 5876. Annual reports regarding the SBIR program of the Department of De-
fense. 
Sec. 5877. Small business loans for nonprofit child care providers. 
Subtitle G—Other Matters 
Sec. 5891. Listing of other transaction authority consortia. 
Sec. 5892. Report recommending disposition of notes to certain sections of title 
10, United States Code. 
Sec. 5893. Applicability of reporting requirement related to notional milestones 
and standard timelines for foreign military sales. 
Sec. 5894. Additional requirements related to mitigating risks related to foreign 
ownership, control, or influence of Department of Defense con-
tractors and subcontractors. 
TITLE LIX—DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ORGANIZATION AND 
MANAGEMENT 
Subtitle D—Organization and Management of Other Department of Defense 
Offices and Elements 
Sec. 5951. Comptroller General of the United States report on vulnerabilities of 
the Department of Defense resulting from offshore technical sup-
port call centers.
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TITLE LX—GENERAL PROVISIONS 
Subtitle A—Financial Matters 
Sec. 6001. Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) reports on improving the 
budget justification and related materials of the Department of 
Defense. 
Sec. 6002. Report on fiscal year 2022 budget request requirements in connection 
with Air Force operations in the Arctic. 
Sec. 6003. Providing information to States regarding undelivered savings bonds. 
Subtitle E—Miscellaneous Authorities and Limitations 
Sec. 6046. Conditions for permanently basing United States equipment or addi-
tional military units in host countries with at-risk vendors in 
5G or 6G networks. 
Sec. 6047. Antidiscrimination. 
Subtitle F—Studies and Reports 
Sec. 6061. Maritime security and domain awareness. 
Sec. 6062. Report on pandemic preparedness and planning of the Navy. 
Sec. 6063. Study and report on the affordability of insulin. 
Subtitle G—Other Matters 
Sec. 6081. Modification to First Division monument. 
Sec. 6082. Estimate of damages from Federal Communications Commission 
Order 20–48. 
Sec. 6083. Diesel emissions reduction. 
Sec. 6084. Utilizing significant emissions with innovative technologies. 
Sec. 6085. Legal assistance for veterans and surviving spouses and dependents. 
Sec. 6086. Silver Star Service Banner Day. 
Sec. 6087. Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research. 
Sec. 6088. Subpoena authority. 
Sec. 6089. Thad Cochran headquarters building. 
Sec. 6090. Comptroller General of the United States report on handling by De-
partment of Veterans Affairs of disability-related benefits claims 
by veterans with type 1 diabetes who were exposed to a herbicide 
agent. 
Sec. 6091. Special rules for certain monthly workers’ compensation payments and 
other payments for Federal Government personnel under chief of 
mission authority. 
Subtitle H—Industries of the Future 
Sec. 6094A. Short title. 
Sec. 6094B. Report on Federal research and development focused on industries of 
the future. 
Sec. 6094C. Industries of the Future Coordination Council. 
Subtitle I—READI Act 
Sec. 6096. Short title. 
Sec. 6096A. Definitions. 
Sec. 6096B. Wireless Emergency Alerts System offerings. 
Sec. 6096C. State Emergency Alert System Plans and Emergency Communica-
tions Committees.
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Sec. 6096D. Integrated public alert and warning system guidance. 
Sec. 6096E. False alert reporting. 
Sec. 6096F. Repeating Emergency Alert System messages for national security. 
Sec. 6096G. Internet and online streaming services emergency alert examination. 
TITLE LXII—MATTERS RELATING TO FOREIGN NATIONS 
Subtitle B—Matters Relating to Afghanistan and Pakistan 
Sec. 6211. Congressional oversight of United States talks with Taliban officials 
and Afghanistan’s comprehensive peace process. 
Subtitle D—Matters Relating to Europe and the Russian Federation 
Sec. 6231. Clarification and expansion of sanctions relating to construction of 
Nord Stream 2 or TurkStream pipeline projects. 
Sec. 6235. Sense of Senate on admission of Ukraine to the North Atlantic Treaty 
Organization Enhanced Opportunities Partnership Program. 
Subtitle E—Matters Relating to the Indo-Pacific Region 
Sec. 6251. Pilot program to improve cyber cooperation with Vietnam, Thailand, 
and Indonesia. 
Subtitle F—Reports 
Sec. 6273. Report on risk to personnel, equipment, and operations due to Huawei 
5G architecture in host countries. 
Subtitle G—Other Matters 
Sec. 6281. Comparative studies on defense budget transparency of the People’s Re-
public of China, the Russian Federation, and the United States. 
Sec. 6282. Modification to initiative to support protection of national security 
academic researchers from undue influence and other security 
threats. 
Sec. 6283. Sense of Senate on United States-Israel cooperation on precision-guid-
ed munitions. 
Sec. 6284. Blocking deadly fentanyl imports. 
Sec. 6286. Establishment of United States-Israel Operations-Technology Working 
Group. 
Subtitle H—United States-Israel Security Assistance 
Sec. 6290. Short title. 
Sec. 6290A. Definition. 
CHAPTER 1—SECURITY ASSISTANCE FOR ISRAEL 
Sec. 6291. Findings. 
Sec. 6292. Statement of policy. 
Sec. 6293. Security assistance for Israel. 
Sec. 6294. Extension of war reserves stockpile authority. 
Sec. 6295. Extension of loan guarantees to Israel. 
Sec. 6296. Transfer of precision guided munitions to Israel. 
Sec. 6297. Sense of Congress on rapid acquisition and deployment procedures. 
Sec. 6298. Eligibility of Israel for the strategic trade authorization exception to 
certain export control licensing requirements.
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CHAPTER 2—ENHANCED UNITED STATES-ISRAEL COOPERATION 
Sec. 6299. United States Agency for International Development memoranda of 
understanding to enhance cooperation with Israel. 
Sec. 6299A. Cooperative projects among the United States, Israel, and developing 
countries. 
Sec. 6299B. Joint cooperative program related to innovation and high-tech for the 
Middle East region. 
Sec. 6299C. Sense of Congress on United States-Israel economic cooperation. 
Sec. 6299D. Cooperation on directed energy capabilities. 
Sec. 6299E. Plans to provide Israel with necessary defense articles and services 
in a contingency. 
Sec. 6299F. Other matters of cooperation. 
TITLE LXVI—STRATEGIC PROGRAMS, CYBER, AND INTELLIGENCE 
MATTERS 
Subtitle B—Cyberspace Related Matters 
Sec. 6611. Report on use of encryption by Department of Defense national secu-
rity systems. 
Sec. 6612. Guidance and direction on use of direct hiring processes for artificial 
intelligence professionals and other data science and software de-
velopment personnel. 
Sec. 6613. Cybersecurity State Coordinator Act. 
Sec. 6614. Cybersecurity Advisory Committee. 
Sec. 6615. Cybersecurity Education and Training Assistance Program. 
Subtitle C—Nuclear Forces 
Sec. 6651. Report on electromagnetic pulse hardening of ground-based strategic 
deterrent weapons system. 
TITLE LXVII—NUCLEAR ENERGY LEADERSHIP 
Sec. 6701. Advanced nuclear reactor research and development goals. 
Sec. 6702. Nuclear energy strategic plan. 
Sec. 6703. Versatile, reactor-based fast neutron source. 
Sec. 6704. Advanced nuclear fuel security program. 
Sec. 6705. University Nuclear Leadership Program. 
Sec. 6706. Adjusting strategic petroleum reserve mandated drawdowns. 
TITLE LXXVIII—MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AND GENERAL 
PROVISIONS 
Subtitle A—Military Construction Program 
Sec. 7801. Modification to authority for military construction projects for child 
development centers at military installations. 
Sec. 7802. Modification of construction of ground-based strategic deterrent launch 
facilities and launch centers for the Air Force. 
Subtitle B—Military Family Housing 
Sec. 7821. Inclusion of assessment of performance metrics in annual publication 
on use of incentive fees for privatized military housing projects.
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Subtitle D—Land Conveyances 
Sec. 7861. Establishment of interagency committees on joint use of certain land 
withdrawn from appropriation under public land laws. 
Sec. 7862. Lease extension for Bryan Multi-Sports Complex, Wayne County, 
North Carolina. 
Subtitle E—Other Matters 
Sec. 7881. Sense of Congress on relocation of Joint Spectrum Center. 
DIVISION F—INTELLIGENCE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL 
YEAR 2021 
Sec. 9001. Short title. 
Sec. 9002. Definitions. 
TITLE XCI—INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES 
Sec. 9101. Authorization of appropriations. 
Sec. 9102. Classified Schedule of Authorizations. 
Sec. 9103. Intelligence Community Management Account. 
TITLE XCII—CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY RETIREMENT AND 
DISABILITY SYSTEM 
Sec. 9201. Authorization of appropriations. 
TITLE XCIII—INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY MATTERS 
Subtitle A—General Intelligence Community Matters 
Sec. 9301. Restriction on conduct of intelligence activities. 
Sec. 9302. Increase in employee compensation and benefits authorized by law. 
Sec. 9303. Clarification of authorities and responsibilities of National Manager 
for National Security Telecommunications and Information Sys-
tems Security. 
Sec. 9304. Continuity of operations plans for certain elements of the intelligence 
community in the case of a national emergency. 
Sec. 9305. Application of Executive Schedule level III to position of Director of 
National Reconnaissance Office. 
Sec. 9306. National Intelligence University. 
Sec. 9307. Requiring facilitation of establishment of Social Media Data and 
Threat Analysis Center. 
Sec. 9308. Data collection on attrition in intelligence community. 
Sec. 9309. Limitation on delegation of responsibility for program management of 
information-sharing environment. 
Sec. 9310. Improvements to provisions relating to intelligence community infor-
mation technology environment. 
Sec. 9311. Requirements and authorities for Director of the Central Intelligence 
Agency to improve education in science, technology, engineering, 
arts, and mathematics.
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Subtitle B—Reports and Assessments Pertaining to Intelligence Community 
Sec. 9321. Assessment by the Comptroller General of the United States on efforts 
of the intelligence community and the Department of Defense to 
identify and mitigate risks posed to the intelligence community 
and the Department by the use of direct-to-consumer genetic test-
ing by the Government of the People’s Republic of China. 
Sec. 9322. Report on use by intelligence community of hiring flexibilities and ex-
pedited human resources practices to assure quality and diver-
sity in the workforce of the intelligence community. 
Sec. 9323. Report on signals intelligence priorities and requirements. 
Sec. 9324. Assessment of demand for student loan repayment program benefit. 
Sec. 9325. Assessment of intelligence community demand for child care. 
Sec. 9326. Open source intelligence strategies and plans for the intelligence com-
munity. 
TITLE XCIV—SECURITY CLEARANCES AND TRUSTED WORKFORCE 
Sec. 9401. Exclusivity, consistency, and transparency in security clearance proce-
dures, and right to appeal. 
Sec. 9402. Establishing process parity for security clearance revocations. 
Sec. 9403. Federal policy on sharing of derogatory information pertaining to con-
tractor employees in the trusted workforce. 
TITLE XCV—REPORTS AND OTHER MATTERS 
Sec. 9501. Report on attempts by foreign adversaries to build telecommunications 
and cybersecurity equipment and services for, or to provide such 
equipment and services to, certain allies of the United States. 
Sec. 9502. Report on threats posed by use by foreign governments and entities of 
commercially available cyber intrusion and surveillance tech-
nology. 
Sec. 9503. Reports on recommendations of the Cyberspace Solarium Commission. 
Sec. 9504. Assessment of critical technology trends relating to artificial intel-
ligence, microchips, and semiconductors and related supply 
chains. 
Sec. 9505. Combating Chinese influence operations in the United States and 
strengthening civil liberties protections. 
Sec. 9506. Annual report on corrupt activities of senior officials of the Chinese 
Communist Party. 
Sec. 9507. Report on corrupt activities of Russian and other Eastern European 
oligarchs. 
Sec. 9508. Report on biosecurity risk and disinformation by the Chinese Com-
munist Party and the Government of the People’s Republic of 
China. 
Sec. 9509. Report on effect of lifting of United Nations arms embargo on Islamic 
Republic of Iran. 
Sec. 9510. Report on Iranian activities relating to nuclear nonproliferation. 
Sec. 9511. Sense of Congress on Third Option Foundation.
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SEC. 3. CONGRESSIONAL DEFENSE COMMITTEES. 
In this Act, the term ‘‘congressional defense commit-
tees’’ has the meaning given that term in section 101(a)(16) 
of title 10, United States Code. 
SEC. 4. BUDGETARY EFFECTS OF THIS ACT. 
The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purposes of 
complying with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, 
shall be determined by reference to the latest statement titled 
‘‘Budgetary Effects of PAYGO Legislation’’ for this Act, 
jointly submitted for printing in the Congressional Record 
by the Chairmen of the House and Senate Budget Commit-
tees, provided that such statement has been submitted prior 
to the vote on passage in the House acting first on the con-
ference report or amendment between the Houses. 
DIVISION A—DEPARTMENT OF 
DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS 
TITLE I—PROCUREMENT 
Subtitle A—Authorization of 
Appropriations 
SEC. 101. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fis-
cal year 2021 for procurement for the Army, the Navy and 
the Marine Corps, the Air Force, and Defense-wide activi-
ties, as specified in the funding table in section 4101.
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(B) Analysis of current and planned inte-
grated air and missile defense capabilities to 
counter the threats analyzed and characterized 
under subparagraph (A), including the following: 
(i) Projected timelines for development, 
procurement, and fielding of planned inte-
grated air and missile defense capabilities. 
(ii) Projected capability gaps. 
(iii) Opportunities for acceleration or 
need for incorporation of interim capabili-
ties to address current and projected gaps. 
(C) Analysis of current and planned capac-
ity to meet major contingency plan requirements 
and ongoing global operations of the combatant 
commands, including the following: 
(i) Current and planned numbers of 
integrated air and missile defense systems 
and formations, including munitions. 
(ii) Capacity gaps in addressing com-
batant command requirements. 
(iii) Operations tempo stress on inte-
grated air and missile defense formations 
and personnel.
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(iv) Plans of the Secretary to continue 
to increase integrated air and missile de-
fense personnel and formations. 
(D) Assessment of integrated air and mis-
sile defense architecture and enabling command 
and control systems, including the following: 
(i) A description of the integrated air 
and missile defense architecture and compo-
nent counter unmanned aerial systems (C– 
UAS) sub-architecture. 
(ii) Identification of the enabling com-
mand and control (C2) systems. 
(iii) Inter-connectivity of the enabling 
command and control systems. 
(iv) Compatibility of the enabling com-
mand and control systems with planned 
Joint All Domain Command and Control 
(JADC2) architecture. 
(E) Assessment of proponency within the 
Army of integrated air and missile defense and 
counter unmanned aerial systems, including the 
following: 
(i) A description of the current 
proponency structure.
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(ii) 
Adequacy 
of 
the 
current 
proponency structure to facilitate Army ex-
ecutive agency integrated air and missile 
defense and counter unmanned aerial sys-
tems functions for the Department of De-
fense. 
(iii) Benefits of establishing integrated 
air and missile defense and counter un-
manned aerial systems centers of excellence 
to help focus Army and joint force efforts to 
achieving a functional integrated air and 
missile defense capability and capacity to 
meet requirements of the combatant com-
mands. 
(3) CHARACTERIZATION.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out para-
graph (2)(A), the Secretary shall avoid broad 
characterizations that do not sufficiently distin-
guish between distinctly different threats in the 
same general class. 
(B) EXAMPLE.—An example of a broad 
characterization to be avoided under such para-
graph is ‘‘cruise missiles’’, since such character-
ization does not sufficiently distinguish between 
current cruise missiles and emerging hypersonic
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cruise missiles, which may require different ca-
pabilities to counter them. 
(4) REPORT AND INTERIM BRIEFING.— 
(A) INTERIM BRIEFING.—Not later than De-
cember 15, 2020, the Secretary shall provide the 
Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and 
Committee on Armed Services of the House of 
Representatives a briefing on the assessment 
being conducted by the Secretary under para-
graph (1). 
(B) REPORT.—Not later than February 15, 
2021, the Secretary shall submit to the Com-
mittee on Armed Services of the Senate and 
Committee on Armed Services of the House of 
Representatives a report on the findings of the 
Secretary with respect to the assessment con-
ducted under paragraph (1). 
(b) REVIEW BY VICE CHAIRMAN OF THE JOINT CHIEFS 
OF STAFF.— 
(1) REVIEW.—The Vice Chairman of the Joint 
Chiefs of Staff shall review the assessment being con-
ducted under subsection (a)(1) for potential gaps in 
capability and capacity to meet requirements of the 
National Defense Strategy.
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(2) REPORT.—Not later than April 15, 2021, the 
Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff shall sub-
mit to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate 
and Committee on Armed Services of the House of 
Representatives a report on the finding of the Vice 
Chairman with respect to the review conducted under 
paragraph (1). 
SEC. 112. REPORT AND LIMITATION ON INTEGRATED VIS-
UAL AUGMENTATION SYSTEM ACQUISITION. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than August 15, 
2021, the Secretary of the Army shall submit to the 
congressional defense committees a report on the Inte-
grated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS) subse-
quent to the completion of operational testing. 
(2) ELEMENTS REQUIRED.—The report required 
by paragraph (1) shall include the following: 
(A) Certification of the IVAS acquisition 
strategy, to include production model costs, full 
rate production schedule, and identification of 
any changes resulting from operational testing. 
(B) Certification of technology levels being 
utilized in the full rate production model.
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(C) Certification of operational suitability 
and soldier acceptability of the production model 
IVAS. 
(b) LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS.—Not more than 
50 percent of the amounts authorized to be appropriated 
by this Act for fiscal year 2021 for procurement of the Inte-
grated Visual Augmentation System may be obligated or 
expended until the Secretary submits to the congressional 
defense committees the report required under subsection (a). 
SEC. 113. MODIFICATIONS TO REQUIREMENT FOR AN IN-
TERIM 
CRUISE 
MISSILE 
DEFENSE 
CAPA-
BILITY. 
(a) PLAN.—Not later than January 15, 2021, the Sec-
retary of the Army shall submit to the congressional defense 
committees the plan, including a timeline, to operationally 
deploy or forward station the two batteries of interim cruise 
missile defense capability procured pursuant to section 112 
of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115–232; 132 Stat. 1660) 
in an operational theater or theaters. 
(b) MODIFICATION OF WAIVER.—Section 112(b)(4) of 
the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115–232; 132 Stat. 1661) 
is amended to read as follows:
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‘‘(4) WAIVER.—The Secretary of the Army may 
waive the deadlines specified in paragraph (1): 
‘‘(A) For the deadline specified in para-
graph (1)(A), if the Secretary determines that 
sufficient funds have not been appropriated to 
enable the Secretary to meet such deadline. 
‘‘(B) For the deadline specified in para-
graph (1)(B), if the Secretary submits to the con-
gressional defense committees a certification 
that— 
‘‘(i) allocating resources toward pro-
curement of an integrated enduring capa-
bility would provide robust tiered and lay-
ered protection to the joint force; or 
‘‘(ii) additional time is required to 
complete training and preparation for oper-
ational capability.’’. 
Subtitle C—Navy Programs 
SEC. 121. CONTRACT AUTHORITY FOR COLUMBIA-CLASS 
SUBMARINE PROGRAM. 
(a) CONTRACT AUTHORITY.—The Secretary of the 
Navy may enter into a contract, beginning with fiscal year 
2021, for the procurement of up to two Columbia-class sub-
marines.
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(b) INCREMENTAL FUNDING.—With respect to a con-
tract entered into under subsection (a), the Secretary of the 
Navy may use incremental funding to make payments 
under the contract. 
(c) LIABILITY.—Any contract entered into under sub-
section (a) shall provide that— 
(1) any obligation of the United States to make 
a payment under the contract is subject to the avail-
ability of appropriations for that purpose; and 
(2) total liability of the Federal Government for 
termination of any contract entered into shall be lim-
ited to the total amount of funding obligated to the 
contract at time of termination. 
SEC. 122. LIMITATION ON NAVY MEDIUM AND LARGE UN-
MANNED SURFACE VESSELS. 
(a) MILESTONE B APPROVAL REQUIREMENTS.—Mile-
stone B approval may not be granted for a covered program 
unless such program accomplishes prior to and incorporates 
into such approval— 
(1) qualification by the Senior Technical Author-
ity of— 
(A) at least two different main propulsion 
engines and ancillary equipment, including the 
fuel and lube oil systems; and
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(B) at least two different electrical genera-
tors and ancillary equipment; 
(2) final results of test programs of engineering 
development models or prototypes for critical systems 
specified by the Senior Technical Authority in their 
final form, fit, and function and in a realistic envi-
ronment; and 
(3) a determination by the milestone decision 
authority of the minimum number of vessels, discrete 
test events, performance parameters to be tested, and 
schedule required to complete initial operational test 
and evaluation and demonstrate operational suit-
ability and operational effectiveness. 
(b) QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.—The qualifica-
tion required in subsection (a)(1) shall include a land-based 
operational demonstration of such equipment in the vessel- 
representative form, fit, and function for not less than 1,080 
continuous hours without preventative maintenance, correc-
tive maintenance, emergent repair, or any other form of re-
pair or maintenance. 
(c) REQUIREMENT TO USE QUALIFIED ENGINES AND 
GENERATORS.—The Secretary of the Navy shall require 
that covered programs use only main propulsion engines 
and electrical generators that are qualified under subsection 
(a)(1).
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(d) LIMITATION.—The Secretary of the Navy may not 
release a detail design or construction request for proposals 
or obligate funds from a procurement account for a covered 
program until such program receives Milestone B approval 
and the milestone decision authority notifies the congres-
sional defense committees, in writing, of the actions taken 
to comply with the requirements under this section. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘covered program’’ means a pro-
gram for— 
(A) medium unmanned surface vessels; or 
(B) large unmanned surface vessels. 
(2) The term ‘‘Milestone B approval’’ has the 
meaning given the term in section 2366(e)(7) of title 
10, United States Code. 
(3) The term ‘‘milestone decision authority’’ 
means the official within the Department of Defense 
designated with the overall responsibility and author-
ity for acquisition decisions for the program, includ-
ing authority to approve entry of the program into 
the next phase of the acquisition process. 
(4) The term ‘‘Senior Technical Authority’’ has 
the meaning given the term in section 8669b of title 
10, United States Code.
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SEC. 123. EXTENSION OF PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY 
OF FUNDS FOR NAVY WATERBORNE SECU-
RITY BARRIERS. 
Section 130(a) of the John S. McCain National De-
fense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 
115–232; 132 Stat. 1665), as amended by section 126 of 
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2020 (Public Law 116–92), is further amended by striking 
‘‘for fiscal year 2019 or fiscal year 2020’’ and inserting 
‘‘for fiscal years 2019, 2020, or 2021’’. 
SEC. 124. PROCUREMENT AUTHORITIES FOR CERTAIN AM-
PHIBIOUS SHIPBUILDING PROGRAMS. 
(a) CONTRACT AUTHORITY.— 
(1) PROCUREMENT AUTHORIZED.—In fiscal year 
2021, the Secretary of the Navy may enter into one 
or more contracts for the procurement of three San 
Antonio-class amphibious ships and one America- 
class amphibious ship. 
(2) PROCUREMENT IN CONJUNCTION WITH EXIST-
ING CONTRACTS.—The ships authorized to be procured 
under paragraph (1) may be procured as additions to 
existing contracts covering such programs. 
(b) CERTIFICATION REQUIRED.—A contract may not 
be entered into under subsection (a) unless the Secretary 
of the Navy certifies to the congressional defense committees, 
in writing, not later than 30 days before entry into the con-
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tract, each of the following, which shall be prepared by the 
milestone decision authority for such programs: 
(1) The use of such a contract is consistent with 
the Department of the Navy’s projected force structure 
requirements for amphibious ships. 
(2) The use of such a contract will result in sig-
nificant savings compared to the total anticipated 
costs of carrying out the program through annual 
contracts. In certifying cost savings under the pre-
ceding sentence, the Secretary shall include a written 
explanation of— 
(A) the estimated end cost and appropriated 
funds by fiscal year, by hull, without the author-
ity provided in subsection (a); 
(B) the estimated end cost and appro-
priated funds by fiscal year, by hull, with the 
authority provided in subsection (a); 
(C) the estimated cost savings or increase by 
fiscal year, by hull, with the authority provided 
in subsection (a); 
(D) the discrete actions that will accomplish 
such cost savings or avoidance; and 
(E) the contractual actions that will ensure 
the estimated cost savings are realized.
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under subsection (a), and for systems and subsystems asso-
ciated with such vessels in economic order quantities when 
cost savings are achievable. 
(d) CONDITION
FOR
OUT-YEAR
CONTRACT
PAY-
MENTS.—A contract entered into under subsection (a) shall 
provide that any obligation of the United States to make 
a payment under the contract for a fiscal year is subject 
to the availability of appropriations for that purpose for 
such fiscal year. 
(e) MILESTONE DECISION AUTHORITY DEFINED.—In 
this section. the term ‘‘milestone decision authority’’ has the 
meaning given the term in section 2366a(d) of title 10, 
United States Code. 
SEC. 
125. 
FIGHTER 
FORCE 
STRUCTURE 
ACQUISITION 
STRATEGY. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—Not later than March 1, 
2021, the Secretary of the Navy shall submit to the congres-
sional defense committees a report with a fighter force struc-
ture acquisition strategy that is aligned with the results of 
the independent studies required under section 1064 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 
(Public Law 115–91; 131 Stat. 1576).The strategy shall es-
tablish a minimum number of F–35 and Next Generation 
Air Dominance (NGAD) aircraft that the Navy and Marine
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Corps would be required to purchase each year to mitigate 
or manage strike fighter shortfalls. 
(b) LIMITATION ON DEVIATION FROM STRATEGY.—The 
Department of the Navy may not deviate from the acquisi-
tion strategy established under subsection (a) until— 
(1) the Secretary of the Navy receives a waiver 
and justification from the Secretary of Defense; and 
(2) 30 days after the Secretary of the Navy noti-
fies the congressional defense committees of the pro-
posed deviation. 
SEC. 126. TREATMENT OF SYSTEMS ADDED BY CONGRESS 
IN FUTURE PRESIDENT’S BUDGET REQUESTS. 
A procurement quantity of a system authorized by 
Congress in a National Defense Authorization Act for a 
given fiscal year that is subsequently appropriated by Con-
gress in an amount greater than the quantity of such system 
included in the President’s annual budget request submitted 
to Congress under section 1105 of title 31, United States 
Code, for such fiscal year shall not be included as a new 
procurement quantity in future annual budget requests. 
SEC. 127. REPORT ON CARRIER WING COMPOSITION. 
(a) REPORT.—Not later than May 1, 2021, the Sec-
retary of the Navy, in consultation with the Chief of Naval 
Operations and Commandant of the Marine Corps, shall 
submit to the congressional defense committees a report on
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the optimal composition of the carrier air wing in 2030 
and 2040, as well as alternative force design concepts. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report required under subsection 
(a) shall include the following elements: 
(1) An analysis and justification used to reach 
the 50–50 mix of 4th and 5th generation aircraft for 
2030. 
(2) An analysis and justification for the optimal 
mix of carrier aircraft for 2040. 
(3) A plan for incorporating unmanned aerial 
vehicles and associated communication capabilities to 
effectively implement the future force design. 
SEC. 128. REPORT ON STRATEGY TO USE ALQ–249 NEXT 
GENERATION 
JAMMER 
TO 
ENSURE 
FULL 
SPECTRUM 
ELECTROMAGNETIC 
SUPERI-
ORITY. 
(a) REPORT.—Not later than July 30, 2021, the Sec-
retary of the Navy, in consultation with the Vice Chairman 
of the Joint Chiefs, shall submit to the congressional defense 
committees report with a strategy to ensure full spectrum 
electromagnetic superiority using the ALQ–249 Next Gen-
eration Jammer. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The report required under subsection 
(a) shall include the following elements:
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(1) A description of the current procurement 
strategy of the ALQ–249 and the analysis of its capa-
bility to meet the RF frequency ranges required in a 
National Defense Strategy (NDS) conflict. 
(2) An assessment of the ALQ–249’s compat-
ibility and ability to synchronize non-kinetic fires 
using other Joint Electronic Warfare (EW) platforms. 
(3) A future model of an interlinked/inter-
dependent electronic warfare menu of options for com-
manders at tactical, operational, and strategic levels. 
Subtitle D—Air Force Programs 
SEC. 141. ECONOMIC ORDER QUANTITY CONTRACTING AU-
THORITY FOR F–35 JOINT STRIKE FIGHTER 
PROGRAM. 
(a) AUTHORITY FOR ADVANCE PROCUREMENT AND 
ECONOMIC ORDER QUANTITY.—The Secretary of Defense 
may enter into one or more contracts, beginning with the 
fiscal year 2020 program year, for the procurement of eco-
nomic order quantities of material and equipment for the 
F–35 aircraft program for use in procurement contracts to 
be awarded for such program during fiscal years 2021 
through 2023. 
(b) LIMITATION.—The total amount obligated in fiscal 
year 2021 under all contracts entered into under subsection 
(a) shall not exceed $493,000,000.
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(c) PRELIMINARY FINDINGS.—Before entering into a 
contract under subsection (a), the Secretary shall make each 
of the following findings with respect to such contract: 
(1) The use of such a contract will result in sig-
nificant savings of the total anticipated costs of car-
rying out the program through annual contracts. 
(2) The minimum need for the property to be 
procured is expected to remain substantially un-
changed during the contemplated contract period in 
terms of production rate, procurement rate, and total 
quantities. 
(3) There is a reasonable expectation that, 
throughout the contemplated contract period, the Sec-
retary will request funding for the contract at the 
level required to avoid contract cancellation. 
(4) There is a stable design for the property to 
be procured, and the technical risks associated with 
such property are not excessive. 
(5) The estimates of both the cost of the contract 
and the anticipated cost avoidance through the use of 
an economic order quantity contract are realistic. 
(6) Entering into the contract will promote the 
national security interests of the United States. 
(d) CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENT.—Except as pro-
vided in subsection (e), the Secretary of Defense may not
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enter into a contract under subsection (a) until 30 days 
after the Secretary certifies to the congressional defense com-
mittees, in writing, that each of the following conditions 
is satisfied: 
(1) A sufficient number of end items of the sys-
tem being acquired under such contract have been de-
livered at or within the most recently available esti-
mates of the program acquisition unit cost or pro-
curement unit cost for such system to determine that 
the estimates of the unit costs are realistic. 
(2) During the fiscal year in which such contract 
is to be awarded, sufficient funds will be available to 
perform the contract in such fiscal year, and the fu-
ture-years defense program submitted to Congress 
under section 221 of title 10, United States Code, for 
that fiscal year will include the funding required to 
execute the program without cancellation. 
(3) The contract is a fixed-price type contract. 
(4) The proposed contract provides for produc-
tion at not less than minimum economic rates given 
the existing tooling and facilities. 
(5) The Secretary has determined that each of 
the conditions described in paragraphs (1) through 
(6) of subsection (c) will be met by such contract and
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SEC. 142. MINIMUM AIRCRAFT LEVELS FOR MAJOR MISSION 
AREAS. 
(a) MINIMUM LEVELS.—Except as provided under 
subsection (b), the Secretary of the Air Force shall maintain 
the following minima, based on Primary Mission Aircraft 
Inventory (PMAI): 
(1) 1,182 Fighter aircraft. 
(2) 190 Attack Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA). 
(3) 92 Bomber aircraft. 
(4) 412 Tanker aircraft. 
(5) 230 Tactical airlift aircraft. 
(6) 235 Strategic airlift aircraft. 
(7) 84 Strategic Intelligence, Surveillance, and 
Reconnaissance (ISR) aircraft. 
(8) 106 Combat Search and Rescue (CSAR) air-
craft. 
(b) EXCEPTIONS.—The Secretary of the Air Force may 
reduce the number of aircraft in the PMAI of the Air Force 
below the minima specified in subsection (a) only if— 
(1) the Secretary certifies to the congressional de-
fense committees that such reduction is justified by 
the results of the new capability and requirements 
studies; and 
(2) a period of 30 days has elapsed following the 
date on which the certification is made to the congres-
sional defense committees under paragraph (1).
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(c) APPLICABILITY.—The limitation in subsection (a) 
shall not apply to aircraft that the Secretary of the Air 
Force determines, on a case-by-case basis, to be no longer 
mission capable because of mishaps, other damage, or being 
uneconomical to repair. 
SEC. 143. MINIMUM OPERATIONAL SQUADRON LEVEL. 
As soon as practicable after the date of the enactment 
of this Act and subject to the availability of appropriations, 
the Secretary of the Air Force shall seek to achieve a min-
imum of not fewer than 386 available operational squad-
rons, or equivalent organizational units, within the Air 
Force. In addition to the operational squadrons, the Sec-
retary shall strive to achieve the following primary mission 
aircraft inventory (PMAI) numbers: 
(1) 1,680 Fighter aircraft. 
(2) 199 Persist attack remotely piloted aircraft 
(RPA). 
(3) 225 Bomber aircraft. 
(4) 500 Air refueling aircraft. 
(5) 286 Tactical airlift aircraft. 
(6) 284 Strategic airlift aircraft. 
(7) 55 Command and control aircraft. 
(8) 105 Combat search and rescue (CSAR) air-
craft.
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(9) 30 Intelligence, surveillance, and reconnais-
sance (ISR) aircraft. 
(10) 179 Special operations aircraft. 
(11) 40 Electronic warfare (EW) aircraft. 
SEC. 144. MINIMUM AIR FORCE BOMBER AIRCRAFT LEVEL. 
The Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congres-
sional defense committees recommendations for a minimum 
number of bomber aircraft, including penetrating bombers 
in addition to B–52H aircraft, to enable the Air Force to 
carry out its long-range penetrating strike capability. 
SEC. 145. F–35 GUN SYSTEM. 
The Secretary of the Air Force shall begin the procure-
ment process for an alternate 25mm ammunition solution 
that provides a true full-spectrum target engagement capa-
bility for the F–35A aircraft. 
SEC. 146. PROHIBITION ON FUNDING FOR CLOSE AIR SUP-
PORT INTEGRATION GROUP. 
No funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act 
may be obligated or expended for the Close Air Support In-
tegration Group (CIG) or its subordinate units at Nellis 
Air Force Base, Nevada, and the Air Force may not utilize 
personnel or equipment in support of the CIG or its subor-
dinate units.
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SEC. 147. LIMITATION ON DIVESTMENT OF KC–10 AND KC– 
135 AIRCRAFT. 
The Secretary of Defense may not divest KC–10 and 
KC–135 aircraft in excess of the following amounts: 
(1) In fiscal year 2021, 6 KC–10 aircraft, in-
cluding only 3 from primary mission aircraft inven-
tory (PMAI). 
(2) In fiscal year 2022, 12 KC–10 aircraft. 
(3) In fiscal year 2023, 12 KC–10 and 14 KC– 
135 aircraft. 
SEC. 148. LIMITATION ON RETIREMENT OF U–2 AND RQ–4 
AIRCRAFT. 
(a) LIMITATION.—The Secretary of the Air Force may 
not take any action that would prevent the Air Force from 
maintaining the fleets of U–2 aircraft or RQ–4 aircraft in 
their current, or improved, configurations and capabilities 
until the Chairman of the Joint Requirements Oversight 
Council certifies in writing to the appropriate committees 
of Congress that the capability to be fielded at the same 
time or before the retirement of the U–2 aircraft or RQ– 
4 aircraft (as the case may be) would result in equal or 
greater capability available to the commanders of the com-
batant commands and would not result in less capacity 
available to the commanders of the combatant commands.
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(b) WAIVER.—The Secretary of Defense may waive the 
certification requirement under subsection (a) with respect 
to U–2 aircraft or RQ–4 aircraft if the Secretary— 
(1) determines, after analyzing sufficient and 
relevant data, that a loss in capacity and capability 
will not prevent the combatant commanders from ac-
complishing their missions at acceptable levels of risk; 
and 
(2) provides to the appropriate committees of 
Congress a certification of such determination and 
supporting analysis. 
(c) APPROPRIATE COMMITTEES
OF CONGRESS DE-
FINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate committees 
of Congress’’ means— 
(1) the Committee on Armed Services, the Com-
mittee on Appropriations, and the Select Committee 
on Intelligence of the Senate; and 
(2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Com-
mittee on Appropriations, and the Permanent Select 
Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representa-
tives. 
SEC. 149. LIMITATION ON DIVESTMENT OF F–15C AIRCRAFT 
IN THE EUROPEAN THEATER. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of the Air Force may 
not divest F–15C aircraft in the European theater until
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the F–15EX aircraft is integrated into the Air Force and 
has begun bed down actions in the European theater. 
(b) WAIVER.—The Secretary of Defense, after consulta-
tion with the Commander of the United States European 
Command (EUCOM), may waive the limitation under sub-
section (a) if the Secretary certifies to Congress the divest-
ment is required for the national defense and that there ex-
ists sufficient resources at all times to meet NATO and 
EUCOM air superiority requirements for the European the-
ater. 
SEC. 150. AIR BASE DEFENSE DEVELOPMENT AND ACQUISI-
TION STRATEGY. 
(a) STRATEGY REQUIRED.—Not later than March 1, 
2021, the Chief of Staff of the Air Force (CSAF), in con-
sultation with the Chief of Staff of the Army (CSA), shall 
submit to the congressional defense committees a develop-
ment and acquisition strategy to procure a capability to 
protect air bases and prepositioned sites in contested envi-
ronments highlighted in the National Defense Strategy. The 
strategy should ensure a solution that is effective against 
current and emerging cruise missile and advanced 
hypersonic missile threats. 
(b) LIMITATION ON USE OF OPERATION AND MAINTE-
NANCE FUNDS.—Not more than 50 percent of the funds au-
thorized to be appropriated by this Act for fiscal year 2021
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for operation and maintenance for the Office of the Sec-
retary of the Air Force and the Office of the Secretary of 
the Army may be obligated or expended until 15 days after 
submission of the strategy required under subsection (a). 
SEC. 151. REQUIRED SOLUTION FOR KC–46 AIRCRAFT RE-
MOTE VISUAL SYSTEM LIMITATIONS. 
The Secretary of the Air Force shall develop and im-
plement a complete, one-time solution to the KC–46 aircraft 
remote visual system (RVS) operational limitations. Not 
later than October 1, 2020, the Secretary shall submit to 
the congressional defense committees an implementation 
strategy for the solution. 
SEC. 152. ANALYSIS OF REQUIREMENTS AND ADVANCED 
BATTLE 
MANAGEMENT 
SYSTEM 
CAPABILI-
TIES. 
(a) ANALYSIS.—Not later than April 1, 2021, the Sec-
retary of the Air Force, in consultation with the com-
manders of the combatant commands, shall develop an 
analysis of current and future moving target indicator re-
quirements across the combatant commands and oper-
ational and tactical level command and control capabilities 
the Advanced Battle Management System (ABMS) will re-
quire when fielded. 
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(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 60 days after 
the Secretary of the Air Force develops the analysis 
under subsection (a), the Joint Requirements Over-
sight Council (JROC) shall certify that requirements 
for ABMS incorporate the findings of the analysis. 
(2) CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION.—The Joint 
Requirements Oversight Council (JROC) shall notify 
the congressional defense committees upon making the 
certification required under paragraph (1) and pro-
vide a briefing on the requirements and findings de-
scribed in such paragraph not later than 30 days 
after such notification. 
SEC. 153. STUDIES ON MEASURES TO ASSESS COST-PER-EF-
FECT FOR KEY MISSION AREAS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than January 1, 2021, 
the Secretary of the Air Force shall provide for the perform-
ance of two independent studies to devise new measures to 
assess cost-per-effect for key mission areas. One of the stud-
ies shall be conducted by an organization described in sec-
tion 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and 
exempt from tax under section 501(a) of such Code, and 
one of the studies shall be conducted by a federally funded 
research and development center. 
(b) SCOPE.—Each study conducted pursuant to sub-
section (a) shall address the following matters:
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(1) Number of weapon systems required to meet 
a specified mission goal. 
(2) Number of personnel required to meet a spec-
ified mission goal. 
(3) Associated operation and maintenance costs 
necessary to facilitate respective operational con-
structs. 
(4) Basing requirements for respective force con-
structs. 
(5) Mission support elements required to facili-
tate specified operations. 
(6) Defensive measures required to facilitate via-
ble mission operations. 
(7) Attrition due to enemy countermeasures and 
other loss factors associated with respective tech-
nologies. 
(8) Associated weapon effects costs compared to 
alternative forms of power projection. 
(c) IMPLEMENTATION OF MEASURES.—The Secretary 
of the Air Force shall, as appropriate, incorporate the find-
ings of the studies conducted pursuant to subsection (a) in 
the Air Force’s future force development process. The meas-
ures— 
(1) should be domain and platform agnostic;
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(2) should focus on how best to achieve mission 
goals in future operations; and 
(3) shall consider including harnessing cost-per- 
effect assessments as a key performance parameter 
within the Department of Defense’s Joint Capabilities 
Integration and Development System (JCIDS) re-
quirements process. 
SEC. 154. PLAN FOR OPERATIONAL TEST AND UTILITY 
EVALUATION OF SYSTEMS FOR LOW-COST AT-
TRIBUTABLE AIRCRAFT TECHNOLOGY PRO-
GRAM. 
Not later than October 1, 2020, the Assistant Secretary 
of the Air Force for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics 
shall— 
(a) submit to the congressional defense committees an 
executable plan for the operational test and utility evalua-
tion of the systems of the Low-Cost Attributable Aircraft 
Technology (LCAAT) program of the Air Force; and 
(b) brief the congressional defense committees on such 
plan. 
SEC. 155. PROHIBITION ON RETIREMENT OR DIVESTMENT 
OF A–10 AIRCRAFT. 
The Secretary of Defense may not during fiscal year 
2021 divest or retire any A–10 aircraft, in order to ensure 
ongoing capabilities to counter violent extremism and pro-
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vide close air support and combat search and rescue in ac-
cordance with the National Defense Strategy. 
Subtitle E—Defense-wide, Joint, 
and Multiservice Matters 
SEC. 171. BUDGETING FOR LIFE-CYCLE COST OF AIRCRAFT 
FOR THE NAVY, ARMY, AND AIR FORCE: AN-
NUAL PLAN AND CERTIFICATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 9 of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended by inserting after section 231 the fol-
lowing new section: 
‘‘§ 231a. Budgeting for life-cycle cost of aircraft for the 
Navy, Army, and Air Force: Annual plan 
and certification 
‘‘(a) ANNUAL AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT PLAN
AND 
CERTIFICATION.—Not later than 45 days after the date on 
which the President submits to Congress the budget for a 
fiscal year, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the con-
gressional defense committees— 
‘‘(1) a plan for the procurement of the aircraft 
specified in subsection (b) for the Department of the 
Navy, the Department of the Army, and the Depart-
ment of the Air Force developed in accordance with 
this section; and 
‘‘(2) a certification by the Secretary that both 
the budget for such fiscal year and the future years
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defense program submitted to Congress in relation to 
such budget under section 221 of this title provide for 
funding of the procurement of aircraft at a level that 
is sufficient for the procurement of the aircraft pro-
vided for in the plan under paragraph (1) on the 
schedule provided in the plan. 
‘‘(b) COVERED AIRCRAFT.—The aircraft specified in 
this subsection are the aircraft as follows: 
‘‘(1) Fighter aircraft. 
‘‘(2) Attack aircraft. 
‘‘(3) Bomber aircraft. 
‘‘(4) Intertheater lift aircraft. 
‘‘(5) Intratheater lift aircraft. 
‘‘(6) Intelligence, surveillance, and reconnais-
sance aircraft. 
‘‘(7) Tanker aircraft. 
‘‘(8) Remotely piloted aircraft. 
‘‘(9) Rotary-wing aircraft. 
‘‘(10) Operational support and executive lift air-
craft. 
‘‘(11) Any other major support aircraft des-
ignated by the Secretary of Defense for purposes of 
this section. 
‘‘(c) ANNUAL AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT PLAN.—(1) 
The annual aircraft procurement plan developed for a fiscal
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year for purposes of subsection (a)(1) should be designed 
so that the aviation force provided for under the plan is 
capable of supporting the national military strategy of the 
United States as set forth in the most recent National De-
fense Strategy submitted under section 113(g) of title 10, 
United States Code, and National Military Strategy sub-
mitted under section 153(b) of title 10, United States Code. 
‘‘(2) Each annual aircraft procurement plan shall in-
clude the following: 
‘‘(A) A detailed program for the procurement of 
the aircraft specified in subsection (b) for each of the 
Department of the Navy, the Department of the 
Army, and the Department of the Air Force over the 
next 30 fiscal years. 
‘‘(B) A description of the necessary aviation 
force structure to meet the requirements of the na-
tional military strategy of the United States or the 
most recent Quadrennial Defense Review, whichever is 
applicable under paragraph (1). 
‘‘(C) The estimated levels of annual investment 
funding necessary to carry out each aircraft program, 
together with a discussion of the procurement strate-
gies on which such estimated levels of annual invest-
ment funding are based, set forth in aggregate for the
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Department of Defense and in aggregate for each 
military department. 
‘‘(D) The estimated level of annual funding nec-
essary to operate, maintain, sustain, and support 
each aircraft program throughout the life-cycle of the 
program, set forth in aggregate for the Department of 
Defense and in aggregate for each military depart-
ment. 
‘‘(E) For each of the cost estimates required by 
subparagraphs (C) and (D)— 
‘‘(i) a description of whether the cost esti-
mate is derived from the cost estimate position 
of the military department or derived from the 
cost estimate position of the Office of Cost Anal-
ysis and Program Evaluation; 
‘‘(ii) if the cost estimate position of the 
military department and the cost estimate posi-
tion of the Office of Cost Analysis and Program 
Evaluation differ by more than 5 percent for 
any aircraft program, an annotated cost esti-
mate difference and sufficient rationale to ex-
plain the difference; 
‘‘(iii) the confidence or certainty level asso-
ciated with the cost estimate for each aircraft 
program; and
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‘‘(iv) a certification that cost between dif-
ferent services and aircraft are based on similar 
components in the life-cycle cost of each pro-
gram. 
‘‘(F) An assessment by the Secretary of Defense 
of the extent to which the combined aircraft forces of 
the Department of the Navy, the Department of the 
Army, and the Department of the Air Force meet the 
national security requirements of the United States. 
‘‘(3) For any cost estimate required by paragraph 
(2)(C) or (D), for any aircraft program for which the Sec-
retary is required to include in a report under section 2432 
of this title, the source of the cost information used to pre-
pare the annual aircraft plan, shall be sourced from the 
Selected Acquisition Report data that the Secretary plans 
to submit to the congressional defense committees in accord-
ance with subsection (f) of that section for the year for 
which the annual aircraft plan is prepared. 
‘‘(4) The annual aircraft procurement plan shall be 
submitted in unclassified form and shall contain a classi-
fied annex. A summary version of the unclassified report 
shall be made available to the public. 
‘‘(d) ASSESSMENT WHEN AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT 
BUDGET IS INSUFFICIENT
TO MEET APPLICABLE RE-
QUIREMENTS.—If the budget for a fiscal year provides for
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funding of the procurement of aircraft for the Department 
of the Navy, the Department of the Army, or the Depart-
ment of the Air Force at a level that is not sufficient to 
sustain the aviation force structure specified in the aircraft 
procurement plan for such Department for that fiscal year 
under subsection (a), the Secretary shall include with the 
defense budget materials for that fiscal year an assessment 
that describes and discusses the risks associated with the 
reduced force structure of aircraft that will result from 
funding aircraft procurement at such level. The assessment 
shall be coordinated in advance with the commanders of 
the combatant commands. 
‘‘(e) ANNUAL REPORT ON AIRCRAFT INVENTORY.—(1) 
As part of the annual plan and certification required to 
be submitted under this section, the Secretary shall include 
a report on the aircraft in the inventory of the Department 
of Defense. Each such report shall include the following, for 
the year covered by the report: 
‘‘(A) The total number of aircraft in the inven-
tory. 
‘‘(B) The total number of the aircraft in the in-
ventory that are active, stated in the following cat-
egories (with appropriate subcategories for mission 
aircraft, training aircraft, dedicated test aircraft, and 
other aircraft):
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‘‘(f) DEFINITION OF BUDGET.—In this section, the 
term ‘budget’, with respect to a fiscal year, means the budg-
et for that fiscal year that is submitted to Congress by the 
President under section 1105(a) of title 31.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections at 
the beginning of chapter 9 of such title is amended by in-
serting after the item relating to section 231 the following 
new item: 
‘‘231a. Budgeting for life-cycle cost of aircraft for the Navy, Army, and Air Force: 
Annual plan and certification.’’. 
SEC. 172. AUTHORITY TO USE F–35 AIRCRAFT WITHHELD 
FROM DELIVERY TO GOVERNMENT OF TUR-
KEY. 
The Secretary of the Air Force is authorized to utilize, 
modify, and operate the 6 F–35 aircraft that were accepted 
by the Government of Turkey but never delivered because 
Turkey was suspended from the F–35 program. 
SEC. 173. TRANSFER FROM COMMANDER OF UNITED 
STATES STRATEGIC COMMAND TO CHAIRMAN 
OF THE JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF OF RESPON-
SIBILITIES AND FUNCTIONS RELATING TO 
ELECTROMAGNETIC SPECTRUM OPERATIONS. 
(a) TRANSFER.—Not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act and subject to subsection (c), 
the Secretary of Defense shall transition to the Chairman 
of the Joint Chiefs of Staff as a Chairman’s Controlled Ac-
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(A) the Chairman has made a determina-
tion that— 
(i) the military services’, geographic 
combatant commands’, and functional com-
batant commands’ electromagnetic spectrum 
operations expertise, capabilities, and execu-
tion are sufficiently robust; and 
(ii) an alternative arrangement de-
scribed in paragraph (2) is justified; and 
(B) the Chairman intends to transfer re-
sponsibilities and activities in order to carry out 
such alternative arrangement. 
(2) ALTERNATIVE ARRANGEMENT DESCRIBED.— 
An alternative arrangement described in this para-
graph is an arrangement in which certain oversight, 
advocacy, and coordination functions allotted to the 
Chairman or Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of 
Staff by subsections (a) and (b) are performed either 
by a single combatant command or by the individual 
geographic and functional combatant commands re-
sponsible for executing electromagnetic spectrum oper-
ations with long-term supervision by the Chairman or 
Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. 
(d) EVALUATIONS OF ARMED FORCES.—
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(1) IN
GENERAL.—The Chief of Staff of the 
Army, the Chief of Naval Operations, the Chief of 
Staff of the Air Force, the Commandant of the Marine 
Corps, and the Chief of Space Operations shall each 
conduct and complete an evaluation of the armed 
forces for their respective military services and their 
ability to perform the electromagnetic spectrum oper-
ations missions required of them in— 
(A) the Electromagnetic Spectrum Superi-
ority Strategy; 
(B) the Joint Staff-developed concept of op-
erations; and 
(C) the operation and contingency plans of 
the combatant commanders. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—Each evaluation under para-
graph (1) shall include assessment of the following: 
(A) Current programs of record, includ-
ing— 
(i) the ability of weapon systems to 
perform missions in contested electro-
magnetic spectrum environments; and 
(ii) the ability of electronic warfare ca-
pabilities to disrupt adversary operations. 
(B) Future programs of record, including—
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(i) the need for distributed or network- 
centric electronic warfare and signals intel-
ligence capabilities; and 
(ii) the need for automated and ma-
chine learning- or artificial intelligence-as-
sisted electronic warfare capabilities. 
(C) Order of battle. 
(D) Individual and unit training. 
(E) Tactics, techniques, and procedures, in-
cluding— 
(i) maneuver, distribution of assets, 
and the use of decoys; and 
(ii) integration of nonkinetic and ki-
netic fires. 
(e) EVALUATION OF COMBATANT COMMANDS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Commander of the United 
States European Command, the Commander of the 
United States Pacific Command, and the Commander 
of the United States Central Command shall each 
conduct and complete an evaluation of the plans and 
posture of their respective commands to execute the 
electromagnetic spectrum operations envisioned in— 
(A) the Electromagnetic Spectrum Superi-
ority Strategy; and
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(B) the Joint Staff-developed concept of op-
erations. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—Each evaluation under para-
graph (1) shall include assessment of the following: 
(A) Operation and contingency plans. 
(B) The manning, organizational align-
ment, and capability of joint electromagnetic 
spectrum operations cells. 
(C) Mission rehearsal and exercises. 
(D) Force positioning, posture, and readi-
ness. 
(f) SEMIANNUAL BRIEFING.—Not less frequently than 
twice each year until January 1, 2026, the Vice Chairman 
of the Joint Chiefs of Staff shall brief the Committee on 
Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed 
Services of the House of Representatives on the implementa-
tion of this section by each of the Joint Staff, the military 
services, and the combatant commands. 
SEC. 174. CRYPTOGRAPHIC MODERNIZATION SCHEDULES. 
(a) CRYPTOGRAPHIC
MODERNIZATION
SCHEDULES 
REQUIRED.—Each of the Secretaries of the military depart-
ments and the heads of relevant defense agencies and field 
activities shall establish and maintain a cryptographic 
modernization schedule that specifies, for each pertinent 
weapon system, command and control system, or data link,
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including those that use commercial encryption tech-
nologies, as relevant, the following: 
(1) The expiration date or cease key date for ap-
plicable cryptographic algorithms. 
(2) Anticipated key extension requests for sys-
tems where cryptographic modernization is assessed to 
be overly burdensome and expensive or to provide lim-
ited operational utility. 
(3) The funding and deployment schedule for 
modernized cryptographic algorithms, keys, and 
equipment over the Future Years Defense Program. 
(b) REQUIREMENTS FOR CHIEF INFORMATION OFFI-
CER.—The Chief Information Officer of the Department of 
Defense shall— 
(1) oversee the construction and implementation 
of the cryptographic modernization schedules required 
by subsection (a); 
(2) establish and maintain an integrated cryp-
tographic modernization schedule for the entire De-
partment, collating the cryptographic modernization 
schedules required under subsection (a); and 
(3) in coordination with the Director of the Na-
tional Security Agency and the Joint Staff Director 
for Command, Control, Communications, and Com-
puters/Cyber, use the budget certification, standard-
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setting, and policy-making authorities provided in 
section 142 of title 10, United States Code, to amend 
military service and defense agency and field activity 
plans for key extension requests and cryptographic 
modernization funding and deployment that pose un-
acceptable risk to military operations. 
(c) ANNUAL NOTICES.—Not later than January 1, 
2022, and not less frequently than once each year thereafter 
until January 1, 2026, the Chief Information Officer of the 
Department and the Joint Staff Director for Command, 
Control, Communications, and Computers/Cyber shall 
jointly submit to the congressional defense committees noti-
fication of all— 
(1) delays to or planned delays of military serv-
ice and defense agency and field activity funding and 
deployment of modernized cryptographic algorithms, 
keys, and equipment over the previous year; and 
(2) changes in plans or schedules surrounding 
key extension requests and waivers, including— 
(A) unscheduled or unanticipated key exten-
sion requests; and 
(B) unscheduled or unanticipated waivers 
and nonwaivers of scheduled or anticipated key 
extension requests.
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form for meeting requirements for the armed 
overwatch mission, including for each alternative 
considered; 
(F) an identification of any necessary air-
craft modifications and the associated cost; 
(G) the annual cost of operating and sus-
taining such aircraft; 
(H) an identification of any required mili-
tary construction costs; 
(I) an explanation of how the acquisition of 
a new armed overwatch aircraft would impact 
the overall fleet of special operations-peculiar 
aircraft and the availability of aircrews and 
maintainers; 
(J) an explanation of why existing Air 
Force and United States Special Operations 
Command close air support and airborne intel-
ligence capabilities are insufficient for the armed 
overwatch mission; and 
(K) any other matters determined relevant 
by the Secretary of Defense.
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SEC. 177. AUTONOMIC LOGISTICS INFORMATION SYSTEM 
REDESIGN STRATEGY. 
Not later than October 1, 2020, the Under Secretary 
of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, in consultation 
with the F–35 Program Executive Officer, shall— 
(1) submit to the congressional defense commit-
tees a report describing a program-wide process for 
measuring, collecting, and tracking information on 
how the Autonomic Logistics Information System 
(ALIS) is affecting the performance of the F–35 fleet, 
including its effects on mission capability rates; and 
(2) implement a strategy for the redesign of 
ALIS, including the identification and assessment of 
goals, key risks or uncertainties, and costs of rede-
signing the system. 
SEC. 178. CONTRACT AVIATION SERVICES IN A COUNTRY OR 
IN AIRSPACE IN WHICH A SPECIAL FEDERAL 
AVIATION REGULATION APPLIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—When the Department of Defense 
contracts for aviation services to be performed in a foreign 
country, or in airspace, in which a Special Federal Avia-
tion Regulation issued by the Federal Aviation Administra-
tion would preclude operation of such aviation services by 
an air carrier or commercial operator of the United States, 
the Secretary of Defense (or a designee of the Secretary) 
shall—
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(1) obtain approval from the Administrator of 
the Federal Aviation Administration (or a designee of 
the Administrator) for the air carrier or commercial 
operator of the United States to deviate from the Spe-
cial Federal Aviation Regulation to the extent nec-
essary to perform such aviation services; 
(2) designate the aircraft of the air carrier or 
commercial operator of the United States to be State 
Aircraft of the United States when performing such 
aviation services; or 
(3) use organic aircraft to perform such aviation 
services in lieu of aircraft of an air carrier or com-
mercial operator of the United States. 
(b) CONSTRUCTION OF DESIGNATION.—The designa-
tion of aircraft of an air carrier or commercial operator 
of the United States as State Aircraft of the United States 
under subsection (a)(2) shall have no effect on Federal Avia-
tion Administration requirements for— 
(1) safety oversight responsibility for the oper-
ation of aircraft so designated, except for those activi-
ties prohibited or restricted by an applicable Special 
Federal Aviation Regulation; and 
(2) any previously issued nonpremium aviation 
insurance or reinsurance policy issued to the air car-
rier or commercial operator of the United States for
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the duration of aviation services performed as a State 
Aircraft of the United States under that subsection. 
SEC. 179. F–35 AIRCRAFT MUNITIONS. 
The Secretary of the Air Force and the Secretary of 
the Navy shall qualify and certify, for the use of United 
States forces, additional munitions on the F–35 aircraft 
that are already qualified on NATO member F–35 partner 
aircraft. 
SEC. 180. AIRBORNE INTELLIGENCE, SURVEILLANCE, AND 
RECONNAISSANCE 
ACQUISITION 
ROADMAP 
FOR UNITED STATES SPECIAL OPERATIONS 
COMMAND. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than December 1, 2021, 
the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations 
and Low-Intensity Conflict and the Commander of the 
United States Special Operations Command shall jointly 
submit to the congressional defense committees an acquisi-
tion roadmap to meet the manned and unmanned airborne 
intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance requirements 
of United States Special Operations Forces. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The roadmap required under sub-
section (a) shall include, at a minimum, the following: 
(1) A description of the current platform require-
ments for manned and unmanned airborne intel-
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ligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance capabilities 
to support United States Special Operations Forces. 
(2) An analysis of the remaining service life of 
existing manned and unmanned airborne intelligence, 
surveillance, and reconnaissance capabilities cur-
rently operated by United States Special Operations 
Forces. 
(3) An identification of any current or antici-
pated special operations-peculiar capability gaps. 
(4) A description of the future manned and un-
manned intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance 
platform requirements of the United States Special 
Operations Forces, including range, payload, endur-
ance, ability to operate in contested environments, 
and other requirements as appropriate. 
(5) An explanation of the anticipated mix of 
manned and unmanned aircraft, number of plat-
forms, and associated aircrew and maintainers. 
(6) An explanation of the extent to which service- 
provided manned and unmanned airborne intel-
ligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance capabilities 
will be required in support of United States Special 
Operations Forces and how such capabilities will sup-
plement and integrate with the organic capabilities 
possessed by United States Special Operations Forces.
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(7) Any other matters deemed relevant by the As-
sistant Secretary and Commander. 
SEC. 181. REQUIREMENT TO ACCELERATE THE FIELDING 
AND 
DEVELOPMENT 
OF 
COUNTER 
UN-
MANNED 
AERIAL 
SYSTEMS 
ACROSS 
THE 
JOINT FORCE. 
(a) PRIORITY OBJECTIVES FOR EXECUTIVE AGENT 
FOR C–UAS.—The Executive Agent of the Joint Counter 
Small Unmanned Aerial Systems (C-sUAS) Office, as des-
ignated by the Under Secretary of Defense, Acquisition and 
Sustainment, shall prioritize the following objectives: 
(1) Select counter unmanned aerial systems that 
can be fielded as early as fiscal year 2021 to meet im-
mediate operational needs in countering Group 1, 2, 
and 3 unmanned aerial systems with the potential to 
expand to other larger systems. 
(2) Devise and execute a near-term plan to de-
velop and field a select set of counter unmanned aer-
ial systems to meet joint force requirements, begin-
ning in fiscal year 2021. 
(b) FIELDING C–UAS SYSTEMS
IN FISCAL YEAR 
2021.—Pursuant to subsection (a)(1), the Executive Agent 
shall prioritize the selection of counter unmanned aerial 
systems that can be fielded in fiscal year 2021 with specific 
emphasis on systems that—
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(1) have undergone effective combat validations; 
(2) meet the operational demands of deployed 
forces facing the most significant threats, especially 
unmanned aerial systems that are not remotely pi-
loted or are not reliant on a command link; and 
(3) utilize autonomous systems and processes 
that increase operational effectiveness, reduce the 
manning demands on operational forces, and limit 
the need for government-funded contractor logistics 
support. 
(c) NEAR-TERM DEVELOPMENT PLAN.—The plan for 
the near-term development of counter unmanned aerial sys-
tems prioritized under subsection (a)(2) shall ensure, at a 
minimum, that the development of such systems— 
(1) builds, as much as practicable, upon systems 
that were selected for fielding in fiscal year 2021 and 
the criteria prioritized for their selection, as specified 
in subsection (b); 
(2) reduces or accelerates the timeline for initial 
operational capability and full operational capa-
bility; 
(3) utilizes a software-defined, family-of-systems 
approach that enables the flexible and continuous in-
tegration of different types of sensors and mitigation 
solutions based on the different demands of particular
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military installations and deployed forces, physical 
geographies, and threat profiles; and 
(4) gives preference to commercial items, as re-
quired in section 3307 of title 41, United States Code, 
when making selections of counter unmanned aerial 
systems or component parts, including a common 
command and control system. 
(d) BRIEFING.—Not later than 60 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Executive Agent shall brief 
the congressional defense committees on the selection process 
for 
counter 
unmanned 
aerial 
systems 
capabilities 
prioritized under paragraph (1) of subsection (a) and the 
plan prioritized under paragraph (2) of such subsection. 
(e) OVERSIGHT.—The Executive Agent shall— 
(1) oversee the program management and execu-
tion of all counter unmanned aerial systems being de-
veloped within the military departments on the day 
before the date of the enactment of this Act; and 
(2) ensure that the plan prioritized under sub-
section (a)(2) guides future programmatic and fund-
ing decisions for activities relating to counter un-
manned aerial systems, including cancellation of such 
activities.
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SEC. 182. JOINT ALL DOMAIN COMMAND AND CONTROL RE-
QUIREMENTS. 
(a) PRODUCTION OF REQUIREMENTS BY JOINT RE-
QUIREMENTS OVERSIGHT COUNCIL.—Not later than Octo-
ber 1, 2020, the Joint Requirements and Oversight Council 
(JROC) shall produce requirements for the Joint All Do-
main Command and Control (JADC2) program. 
(b) AIR FORCE CERTIFICATION.—Immediately after 
the certification of requirements produced under subsection 
(a), the Chief of Staff of the Air Force shall submit to the 
congressional defense committees a certification that the 
current JADC2 effort, including programmatic and archi-
tecture efforts, being led by the Air Force will meet the re-
quirements laid out by the JROC. 
(c) CERTIFICATION BY OTHER SERVICES.— Not later 
than January 1, 2021, the chief of each other military serv-
ice shall submit to the congressional defense committees a 
certification whether that service’s efforts on multi-domain 
command and control are compatible with the Air Force- 
led JADC2 architecture. 
(d) BUDGETING.—The Secretary of Defense shall in-
corporate the expected costs for full development and imple-
mentation of the JADC2 program across the Department 
in the President’s budget submission to Congress for fiscal 
year 2022 under section 1105 of title 31, United States 
Code.
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TITLE II—RESEARCH, DEVELOP-
MENT, TEST, AND EVALUA-
TION 
Subtitle A—Authorization of 
Appropriations 
SEC. 201. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fis-
cal year 2021 for the use of the Department of Defense for 
research, development, test, and evaluation, as specified in 
the funding table in section 4201. 
Subtitle B—Program Requirements, 
Restrictions, and Limitations 
SEC. 211. DESIGNATION AND ACTIVITIES OF SENIOR OFFI-
CIALS FOR CRITICAL TECHNOLOGY AREAS 
SUPPORTIVE OF THE NATIONAL DEFENSE 
STRATEGY. 
(a) DESIGNATION OF SENIOR OFFICIALS.—The Under 
Secretary for Research and Engineering shall designate a 
set of senior officials to coordinate research and engineering 
in such technology areas as the Under Secretary considers 
critical for the support of the National Defense Strategy. 
(b) DUTIES.—The duties of the senior officials des-
ignated under subsection (a) shall include, within their re-
spective technology areas—
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(1) developing and continuously updating re-
search and technology development roadmaps, associ-
ated funding strategies, and associated technology 
transition strategies to ensure effective and efficient 
development of new capabilities and operational use 
of appropriate technologies; 
(2) annual assessments of workforce, infrastruc-
ture, and industrial base capabilities and capacity to 
support the roadmaps developed under paragraph (1) 
and the goals of the National Defense Strategy; 
(3) reviewing the relevant research and engineer-
ing budgets of appropriate organizations within the 
Department of Defense, including the military serv-
ices, and advising the Under Secretary on— 
(A) the consistency of the budgets with the 
roadmaps developed under paragraph (1); 
(B) any technical and programmatic risks 
to achieving the research and technology develop-
ment goals of the National Defense Strategy; and 
(C) projects and activities with unwanted 
or inefficient duplication, including with other 
government agencies and the commercial sector, 
lack of appropriate coordination with relevant 
organizations, or inappropriate alignment with 
organizational missions and capabilities;
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(4) coordinating research and engineering activi-
ties of the Department with appropriate inter-
national, interagency, and private sector organiza-
tions; and 
(5) tasking the appropriate intelligence agencies 
to develop a direct comparison between the capabili-
ties of the United States and the capabilities of adver-
saries of the United States. 
(c) ANNUAL REPORTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than December 1, 
2021, and not later than December 1 of each year 
thereafter until December 1, 2025, the Under Sec-
retary shall submit to the congressional defense com-
mittees a report of successful examples of research and 
engineering activities that have— 
(A) achieved significant technical progress; 
(B) transitioned to formal acquisition pro-
grams; 
(C) transitioned into operational use; or 
(D) transferred for further commercial de-
velopment or commercial sales. 
(2) FORM.—Each report submitted under para-
graph (1) shall be submitted in a publicly releasable 
format, but may include a classified annex.
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(d) COORDINATION OF RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING 
ACTIVITIES.—The Service Acquisition Executive for each 
military services and the Director of the Defense Advanced 
Research Projects Agency shall each identify senior officials 
to ensure coordination of appropriate research and engi-
neering activities with each of the senior officials designated 
under subsection (a). 
SEC. 212. GOVERNANCE OF FIFTH-GENERATION WIRELESS 
NETWORKING IN THE DEPARTMENT OF DE-
FENSE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out the responsibilities 
established in section 142 of title 10, United States Code, 
the Chief Information Officer (CIO) of the Department of 
Defense shall— 
(1) lead the cross-functional team established 
pursuant to subsection (c); and 
(2) serve as the senior designated official for 
fifth-generation 
wireless 
networking 
(commonly 
known as ‘‘5G’’) policy, oversight, guidance, research, 
and coordination in the Department. 
(b) RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Chief Information Offi-
cer shall have, with respect to authorities referenced in sub-
section (a), the following responsibilities: 
(1) Proposing governance, management, and or-
ganizational policy for fifth-generation wireless net-
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working to the Secretary of Defense, in consultation 
with the heads of the constituent organizations of the 
cross-functional team established pursuant to sub-
section (c). 
(2) Leading the cross-functional team established 
pursuant to subsection (c). 
(c) CROSS-FUNCTIONAL TEAM FOR FIFTH-GENERATION 
WIRELESS NETWORKING.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT REQUIRED.—The Secretary 
of Defense shall, in accordance with section 911(c) of 
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 10 U.S.C. 111 
note), establish a cross-functional team for fifth-gen-
eration wireless networking in order— 
(A) to advance the adoption of commer-
cially available next generation wireless commu-
nication technologies, capabilities, security, and 
applications by the Department of Defense and 
the defense industrial base; and 
(B) to support public-private partnership 
between the Department and industry regarding 
fifth-generation wireless networking. 
(2) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the cross-func-
tional team established pursuant to paragraph (1) 
shall be the—
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(A) oversight of the implementation of the 
strategy developed as required by section 254 of 
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fis-
cal Year 2020 (Public Law 116–92) for har-
nessing fifth-generation wireless networking tech-
nologies, coordinated across all relevant elements 
of the Department; 
(B) coordination of research and develop-
ment, implementation and acquisition activities, 
warfighting concept development, spectrum pol-
icy, industrial policy and commercial outreach 
and partnership relating to fifth-generation 
wireless networking in the Department, and 
interagency and international engagement; 
(C) integration of the Department’s fifth- 
generation wireless networking programs and 
policies with major Department initiatives, pro-
grams, and policies surrounding secure micro-
electronics and command and control; and 
(D) oversight, coordination, execution, and 
leadership of initiatives to advance fifth-genera-
tion wireless network technologies and associated 
applications developed for the Department. 
(d) ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES.—The Secretary of 
Defense, through the cross-functional team established under
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subsection (c), shall define the roles of the organizations 
within the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Department 
of Defense intelligence components, military services, de-
fense agencies and field activities, combatant commands, 
and the Joint Staff, for fifth-generation wireless networking 
policy and programs within the Department. 
(e) BRIEFING.—Not later than March 15, 2021, the 
Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense commit-
tees a briefing on the establishment of the cross-functional 
team pursuant to subsection (c) and the roles and respon-
sibilities defined pursuant to subsection (d). 
(f) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Nothing in this section shall 
be construed as providing the Chief Information Offi-
cer immediate responsibility for the Department’s ac-
tivities in fifth-generation wireless networking experi-
mentation and science and technology development. 
(2) 
PURVIEW
OF
EXPERIMENTATION
AND 
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT.—The ac-
tivities described in paragraph (1) shall remain with-
in the purview of the Under Secretary of Defense for 
Research and Engineering, but shall inform and be 
informed by the activities of the cross-functional team 
established pursuant to subsection (c).
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SEC. 213. APPLICATION OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TO 
THE DEFENSE REFORM PILLAR OF THE NA-
TIONAL DEFENSE STRATEGY. 
(a) IDENTIFICATION OF USE CASES.—The Secretary 
of Defense, acting through such officers and employees of 
the Department of Defense as the Secretary considers appro-
priate, including the chief data officers and chief manage-
ment officers of the military departments, shall identify a 
set of no fewer than five use cases of the application of exist-
ing artificial intelligence enabled systems to support im-
proved management of enterprise acquisition, personnel, 
audit, or financial management functions, or other appro-
priate management functions, that are consistent with re-
form efforts that support the National Defense Strategy. 
(b) PROTOTYPING
ACTIVITIES
ALIGNED
TO
USE 
CASES.—The Secretary, acting through the Under Sec-
retary of Defense for Research and Engineering and in co-
ordination with the Director of the Joint Artificial Intel-
ligence Center and such other officers and employees as the 
Secretary considers appropriate, shall pilot technology de-
velopment and prototyping activities that leverage commer-
cially available technologies and systems to demonstrate 
new artificial intelligence enabled capabilities to support 
the use cases identified under subsection (a). 
(c) BRIEFING.—Not later than October 1, 2021, the 
Secretary shall provide to the congressional defense commit-
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tees a briefing summarizing the activities carried out under 
this section. 
SEC. 214. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITIES TO ENHANCE INNO-
VATION AT DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE LAB-
ORATORIES. 
(a) EXTENSION OF PILOT PROGRAM FOR THE EN-
HANCEMENT OF THE RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, 
AND EVALUATION CENTERS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DE-
FENSE.—Section 233(e) of the National Defense Authoriza-
tion Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114–328; 10 
U.S.C. 2358 note) is amended by striking ‘‘September 30, 
2022’’ and inserting ‘‘September 30, 2025’’. 
(b) EXTENSION OF PILOT PROGRAM TO IMPROVE IN-
CENTIVES FOR TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER FROM DEPART-
MENT OF DEFENSE LABORATORIES.—Subsection (e) of sec-
tion 233 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fis-
cal Year 2018 (Public Law 115–91; 10 U.S.C. 2514 note) 
is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(e) SUNSET.—The pilot program under this section 
shall terminate on September 30, 2025.’’. 
SEC. 215. UPDATES TO DEFENSE QUANTUM INFORMATION 
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH AND 
DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM. 
Section 234 of the John S. McCain National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal year 2019 (Public Law 115–
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232; 10 U.S.C. 2358 note), as amended by section 220 of 
the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
2020 (Public Law 116–92), is further amended— 
(1) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection 
(f); and 
(2) by inserting after subsection (d) the following 
new subsection (e): 
‘‘(e) USE OF QUANTUM COMPUTING CAPABILITIES.— 
The Secretary of each military department shall— 
‘‘(1) develop and annually update a list of tech-
nical problems and research challenges which are like-
ly to be addressable by quantum computers available 
for use within in the next one to three years, with a 
priority for technical problems and challenges where 
quantum computing systems have performance ad-
vantages over traditional computing systems, in order 
to enhance the capabilities of such quantum com-
puters and support the addressing of relevant tech-
nical problems and research challenges; and 
‘‘(2) establish programs and enter into agree-
ments with appropriate medium and small businesses 
with functional quantum computing capabilities to 
provide such private sector capabilities to govern-
ment, industry, and academic researchers working on 
relevant technical problems and research activities.’’.
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SEC. 216. PROGRAM OF PART-TIME AND TERM EMPLOY-
MENT 
AT 
DEPARTMENT 
OF 
DEFENSE 
SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY REINVENTION 
LABORATORIES OF FACULTY AND STUDENTS 
FROM INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION. 
(a) PROGRAM REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
of Defense shall establish a program to provide part-time 
or term employment in Department of Defense science and 
technology reinvention laboratories for— 
(1) faculty of institutions of higher education 
who have expertise in science, technology, engineering, 
or mathematics to conduct research projects in such 
laboratories; and 
(2) students at such institutions to assist such 
faculty in conducting such research projects. 
(b) NUMBER OF POSITIONS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after 
the date of the commencement of the program estab-
lished under subsection (a), the Secretary shall, under 
such program, establish at least 10 positions of em-
ployment described in such subsection for faculty de-
scribed in paragraph (1) of such subsection. 
(2) ARTIFICIAL
INTELLIGENCE
AND
MACHINE 
LEARNING.—Of the positions established under para-
graph (1), at least five of such positions shall be for
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faculty conducting research in the area of artificial 
intelligence and machine learning. 
(c) SELECTION.—The Secretary, acting through the di-
rectors of the laboratories described in subsection (a), shall 
select faculty described in paragraph (1) of such subsection 
for participation in the program established under such 
subsection on the basis of— 
(1) the academic credentials and research experi-
ence of the faculty; 
(2) the potential contribution to Department ob-
jectives by the research that will be conducted by the 
faculty under the program; and 
(3) the qualifications of any students who will be 
assisting the faculty in such research and the role and 
credentials of such students. 
(d) AUTHORITIES.—In carrying out the program es-
tablished under subsection (a), the Secretary and the direc-
tors of the laboratories described in such subsection may— 
(1) use any hiring authority available to the 
Secretary or the directors, including any authority 
available under a laboratory demonstration program, 
direct hiring authority under section 1599h of title 
10, United States Code, and expert hiring authority 
under section 3109 of title 5, United States Code;
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(2) utilize cooperative research and development 
agreements under section 12 of the Stevenson-Wydler 
Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3710a) 
to enable sharing of research and expertise with insti-
tutions of higher education and the private sector; 
and 
(3) provide referral bonuses to program partici-
pants who identify students to assist in a research 
project under the program or to participate in labora-
tory internship programs and the Pathways Intern-
ship Program. 
(e) ANNUAL REPORTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after 
the date of the enactment of this Act and not less fre-
quently than once each year thereafter until the date 
that is three years after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a re-
port on the program established under subsection (a). 
(2) CONTENTS OF FIRST REPORT.—The first re-
port submitted under paragraph (1) shall address, at 
a minimum, the following: 
(A) The number of faculty and students em-
ployed under the program. 
(B) The laboratories employing such faculty 
and students.
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(C) The types of research conducted or to be 
conducted by such faculty or students. 
(3) CONTENTS OF SUBSEQUENT REPORTS.—Each 
report submitted under paragraph (1) after the first 
report shall address, at a minimum, the following: 
(A) The matters set forth in subparagraphs 
(A) through (C) of paragraph (2). 
(B) The number of interns and recent col-
lege graduates hired pursuant to referrals under 
subsection (d)(3). 
(C) The results of research conducted under 
the program. 
(f) DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SCIENCE AND TECH-
NOLOGY REINVENTION LABORATORY DEFINED.—In this 
section, the term ‘‘Department of Defense science and tech-
nology reinvention laboratory’’ means the entities des-
ignated by section 1105(a) of the National Defense Author-
ization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111–84; 10 
U.S.C. 2358 note). 
SEC. 217. IMPROVEMENTS TO TECHNOLOGY AND NATIONAL 
SECURITY FELLOWSHIP OF DEPARTMENT OF 
DEFENSE. 
(a) MODIFICATION REGARDING BASIC PAY.—Sub-
section (a)(4)(A) of section 235 of the National Defense Au-
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thorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116–92) 
is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘equivalent to’’ and inserting 
‘‘not less than’’; and 
(2) by inserting ‘‘and not more than the rate of 
basic pay payable for a position at level 15 of such 
schedule’’ before the semicolon. 
(b) BACKGROUND CHECKS.—Subsection (b) of such 
section is amended by adding at the end the following new 
paragraph: 
‘‘(3) BACKGROUND
CHECK
REQUIREMENT.—No 
individual may participate in the fellows program 
without first undergoing a background check that the 
Secretary considers appropriate for participation in 
the fellows program.’’. 
SEC. 218. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE RESEARCH, DEVELOP-
MENT, AND DEPLOYMENT OF TECHNOLOGY 
TO SUPPORT WATER SUSTAINMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall re-
search, develop, and deploy advanced technologies that sup-
port water sustainment with technologies that capture am-
bient humidity and harvest, recycle, and reuse water. 
(b) GOAL.—Under subsection (a), the Secretary shall 
seek to develop water systems that reduce weight and logis-
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tics support and transition such advanced technologies for 
use by expeditionary forces by January 1, 2025. 
(c) MODULAR PLATFORMS.—In carrying out sub-
section (a), the Secretary shall develop the following: 
(1) Modular platforms that are easily transport-
able. 
(2) Trailer mounted systems that will reduce re-
supply. 
(3) Storage requirements at forward operating 
bases. 
(d) PARTNERSHIPS AND EXISTING TECHNIQUES AND 
TECHNOLOGIES.—In carrying out subsection (a), the Sec-
retary shall seek— 
(1) to enter into partnerships with foreign mili-
taries and organizations that have proven they have 
the ability to operate in water constrained areas; 
(2) to leverage existing techniques and tech-
nologies; and 
(3) to apply such techniques and technologies to 
military operations carried out by the United States. 
(e) COMMERCIAL OFF-THE-SHELF TECHNOLOGIES.— 
In carrying out subsection (a), in addition to technology 
described in such subsection, the Secretary shall consider 
using commercial off-the-shelf technologies for cost savings
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and near ready deployment technologies to enable 
warfighters to be more self-sufficient. 
(f) CROSS FUNCTIONAL TEAMS.—In carrying out sub-
section (a), the Secretary shall establish cross functional 
teams to determine regions where deployment of water har-
vesting technologies could reduce conflict and potentially 
eliminate the need for the presence of the Armed Forces. 
SEC. 219. DEVELOPMENT AND TESTING OF HYPERSONIC CA-
PABILITIES. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS ON HYPERSONIC CAPABILI-
TIES.—It is the sense of Congress that development of 
hypersonic capabilities is a key element of the National De-
fense Strategy. 
(b) IMPROVING GROUND-BASED TEST FACILITIES.— 
The Secretary of Defense shall take such actions as may 
be necessary to improve ground-based test facilities for the 
development of hypersonic capabilities, such as improving 
wind tunnels. 
(c) INCREASING FLIGHT TEST RATE.—The Secretary 
shall increase the flight test rate to expedite the maturation 
and fielding of hypersonic technologies. 
(d) STRATEGY AND PLAN.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than December 30, 
2020, the Under Secretary of Defense for Research 
and Engineering, in consultation with the Chief of
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Staff of the Air Force, shall submit to the congres-
sional defense committees an executable strategy and 
plan 
to 
field 
air-launched 
and 
air-breathing 
hypersonic weapons capability before the date that is 
three years after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
(2) TESTING AND INFRASTRUCTURE.—The strat-
egy and plan submitted under paragraph (1) shall 
cover required investments in testing and infrastruc-
ture to address the need for both flight and ground 
testing. 
SEC. 220. DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS FOR RECIPIENTS 
OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE RESEARCH 
AND DEVELOPMENT GRANTS. 
(a) DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Chapter 139 of title 10, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
the following new section: 
‘‘§ 2374b. Disclosure requirements for recipients of re-
search and development grants 
‘‘An individual or entity (including a State or local 
government) that receives Department of Defense grant 
funds for research and development shall clearly state in 
any statement, press release, or other document describing 
the program, project, or activity funded through such grant 
funds, other than a communication containing not more
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than 280 characters, the dollar amount of Department 
grant funds made available for the program, project, or ac-
tivity.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of chapter 139 of such title is 
amended by adding at the end the following new item: 
‘‘2374b. Disclosure requirements for recipients of research and development 
grants.’’. 
(b) EFFECTIVE DATE.—The amendments made by sub-
section (a) shall take effect on October 1, 2021, and shall 
apply with respect to grants for research and development 
that are awarded by the Department of Defense on or after 
that date. 
Subtitle C—Plans, Reports, and 
Other Matters 
SEC. 231. ASSESSMENT ON UNITED STATES NATIONAL SE-
CURITY 
EMERGING 
BIOTECHNOLOGY 
EF-
FORTS AND CAPABILITIES AND COMPARISON 
WITH ADVERSARIES. 
(a) ASSESSMENT AND COMPARISON REQUIRED.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense, act-
ing through the Under Secretary of Defense for Re-
search and Engineering and the Under Secretary of 
Defense for Intelligence, shall conduct an assessment 
and direct comparison of capabilities in emerging 
biotechnologies for national security purposes, includ-
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ing applications in material, manufacturing, and 
health, between the capabilities of the United States 
and the capabilities of adversaries of the United 
States. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The assessment and compari-
son carried out under paragraph (1) shall include the 
following: 
(A) An evaluation of the quantity, quality, 
and progress of United States fundamental and 
applied research for emerging biotechnology ini-
tiatives for national security purposes. 
(B) An assessment of the resourcing of 
United States efforts to harness emerging bio-
technology capabilities for national security pur-
poses, including the supporting facilities, test in-
frastructure, and workforce. 
(C) An intelligence assessment of adversary 
emerging biotechnology capabilities and research 
as well as an assessment of adversary intent and 
willingness to use emerging biotechnologies for 
national security purposes. 
(D) An assessment of the analytic and oper-
ational subject matter expertise necessary to as-
sess rapidly-evolving foreign military develop-
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ments in biotechnology, and the current state of 
the workforce in the intelligence community 
(E) Recommendations to improve and accel-
erate United States capabilities in emerging bio-
technologies and the associated intelligence com-
munity expertise. 
(F) Such other matters as the Secretary 
considers appropriate. 
(b) REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than February 1, 
2021, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional 
defense committees a report on the assessment carried 
out under subsection (a). 
(2) FORM.—The report submitted under para-
graph (1) shall be submitted in the following for-
mats— 
(A) unclassified form, which may include a 
classified annex; and 
(B) publically releasable form, representing 
appropriate information from the report under 
subparagraph (A). 
(c) DEFINITION OF INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY.—In 
this subsection, the term ‘‘intelligence community’’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 3 of the National Secu-
rity Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003).
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SEC. 232. INDEPENDENT COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF EF-
FORTS BY CHINA AND THE UNITED STATES 
TO RECRUIT AND RETAIN RESEARCHERS IN 
NATIONAL SECURITY-RELATED FIELDS. 
(a) AGREEMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
seek to enter into an agreement with the National 
Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine for 
the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and 
Medicine to perform the services covered by this sec-
tion. 
(2) TIMING.—The Secretary shall seek to enter 
into the agreement described in paragraph (1) not 
later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of 
this Act. 
(b) REVIEW.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Under an agreement between 
the Secretary and the National Academies of Sciences, 
Engineering, and Medicine under this section, the Na-
tional Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medi-
cine shall carry out a comparative analysis of efforts 
by China and the United States Government to re-
cruit and retain domestic and foreign researchers and 
develop recommendations for the Department of De-
fense.
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(2) ELEMENTS.—The comparative analysis car-
ried out under paragraph (1) and the recommenda-
tions developed under such paragraph shall include 
the following: 
(A) A list of the ‘‘talent programs’’ used by 
China and a list of the incentive programs used 
by the United States to recruit and retain rel-
evant researchers. 
(B) The types of researchers, scientists, 
other technical experts, and fields targeted by 
each talent program listed under subparagraph 
(A). 
(C) The number of researchers in academia, 
the Department of Defense Science and Tech-
nology Reinvention Laboratories, and national 
security science and engineering programs of the 
National Nuclear Security Administration tar-
geted by the talent programs listed under sub-
paragraph (A). 
(D) The number of personnel currently par-
ticipating in the talent programs listed under 
subparagraph (A) and the number of researchers 
currently participating in the incentive pro-
grams listed under such subparagraph.
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(E) The incentives offered by each of the tal-
ent programs listed under subparagraph (A) and 
a description of the incentives offered through in-
centive programs under such subparagraph to re-
cruit and retain researchers, scientists, and other 
technical experts. 
(F) A characterization of the national secu-
rity, economic, and scientific benefits China 
gains through the talent programs listed under 
subparagraph (A) and a description of similar 
gains accrued to the United States through in-
centive programs listed under such subpara-
graph. 
(G) A list of findings and recommendations 
relating to policies that can be implemented by 
the United States, especially the Department of 
Defense, to improve the relative effectiveness of 
United States activities to recruit and retain re-
searchers, scientists, and other technical experts 
relative to China. 
(c) REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after 
the date of the execution of an agreement under sub-
section (a), the National Academies of Sciences, Engi-
neering, and Medicine shall submit to the congres-
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sional defense committees a report on the findings Na-
tional Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medi-
cine with respect to the review carried out under this 
section and the recommendations developed under this 
section. 
(2) FORM.—The report submitted under para-
graph (1) shall be submitted in a publicly releasable 
and unclassified formats, but may include a classified 
annex. 
SEC. 233. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE DEMONSTRATION OF 
VIRTUALIZED RADIO ACCESS NETWORK AND 
MASSIVE MULTIPLE INPUT MULTIPLE OUT-
PUT RADIO ARRAYS FOR FIFTH GENERATION 
WIRELESS NETWORKING. 
(a) DEMONSTRATION REQUIRED.—The Secretary of 
Defense shall carry out a demonstration to demonstrate the 
maturity, performance, and cost of covered technologies in 
order to provide additional options for providers of fifth- 
generation (5G) wireless networking services. 
(b) COVERED TECHNOLOGIES.—For purposes of this 
section, a covered technology is— 
(1) a disaggregated or virtualized radio access 
network and core where components can be provided 
by different vendors and interoperate through open 
protocols and interfaces; and
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(2) one or more massive multiple input and 
multiple output radio arrays provided by United 
States companies that have the potential to compete 
favorably with radios produced by foreign companies 
in terms of cost, performance, and efficiency. 
(c) LOCATION.—The Secretary shall carry out the dem-
onstration under subsection (a) at at least one site where 
the Secretary of Defense plans to deploy a fifth-generation 
wireless network. 
(d) COORDINATION.—The Secretary shall carry out the 
demonstration under subsection (a) in coordination with at 
least one major United States wireless network service pro-
vider. 
SEC. 234. INDEPENDENT TECHNICAL REVIEW OF FEDERAL 
COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION ORDER 20– 
48. 
(a) AGREEMENT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
seek to enter into an agreement with the National 
Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine for 
the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and 
Medicine to perform the services covered by this sec-
tion. 
(2) TIMING.—The Secretary shall seek to enter 
into the agreement described in paragraph (1) not
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later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of 
this Act. 
(b) INDEPENDENT TECHNICAL REVIEW.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Under an agreement between 
the Secretary and the National Academies of Sciences, 
Engineering, and Medicine under subsection (a), the 
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and 
Medicine shall carry out an independent technical re-
view of the Order and Authorization adopted by the 
Federal Communications Commission on April 19, 
2020 (FCC 20–48), to the extent that such order and 
authorization affects the devices, operations, or activi-
ties of the Department of Defense. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The independent technical re-
view carried out under paragraph (1) shall include 
the following: 
(A) Comparison of the two different ap-
proaches on which the Commission relied for the 
order and authorized described in paragraph (1) 
to evaluate the potential harmful interference 
concerns relating to Global Positioning System 
devices, with a recommendation on which method 
most effectively mitigates risks of harmful inter-
ference with Global Positioning System devices of 
the Department, or relating to or with the poten-
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tial to affect the operations and activities of the 
Department. 
(B) Assessment of the potential for harmful 
interference to mobile satellite services, including 
commercial services and Global Positioning Sys-
tem services of the Department, or relating to or 
with the potential to affect the operations and 
activities of the Department. 
(C) Review of the feasibility, practicality, 
and effectiveness of the proposed mitigation 
measures relating to, or with the potential to af-
fect, the devices, operations, or activities of the 
Department. 
(D) Development of recommendations asso-
ciated with the findings of the National Acad-
emies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine in 
carrying out the independent technical review. 
(E) Such other matters as the National 
Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medi-
cine determines relevant. 
(c) REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Under an agreement between 
the Secretary and the National Academies of Sciences, 
Engineering, and Medicine under subsection (a), the 
National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and
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Medicine shall, not later than nine months after the 
date of the execution of such agreement, the National 
Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine 
shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of 
the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of 
the House of Representatives a report on the findings 
of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, 
and Medicine with respect to the independent tech-
nical review carried out under subsection (b) and the 
recommendations developed pursuant to such review. 
(2) FORM.—The report submitted under para-
graph (1) shall be submitted in a publicly releasable 
and unclassified formats, but may include a classified 
annex. 
SEC. 235. REPORT ON MICRO NUCLEAR REACTOR PRO-
GRAMS. 
(a) REPORT REQUIRED.—The Secretary of Defense 
shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a 
report on the micro nuclear reactor programs of the Depart-
ment of Defense. 
(b) CONTENTS.—The report required by subsection (a) 
shall include the following: 
(1) Potential operational uses on United States 
and non-United States territory, including both mo-
bile and fixed systems.
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(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘if a spe-
cific payment date is not established by contract’’; 
and 
(2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘if—’’ and 
all that follows through ‘‘the prime contractor agrees’’ 
in clause (ii) and inserting ‘‘if the prime contractor 
agrees or proposes’’. 
SEC. 872. EXTENSION OF PILOT PROGRAM FOR STREAM-
LINED 
AWARDS 
FOR 
INNOVATIVE 
TECH-
NOLOGY PROGRAMS. 
Section 873(f) of the National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114–92; 10 U.S.C. 
2306a) is amended by striking ‘‘2020’’ and inserting 
‘‘2023’’. 
SEC. 873. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. 
Section 9(b) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
638(b)) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (7)— 
(A) in subparagraph (F), by striking ‘‘and’’ 
at the end; 
(B) in subparagraph (G), by adding ‘‘and’’ 
at the end; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(H) with respect to a Federal agency to 
which subsection (f)(1) or (n)(1) applies, whether