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priations Acts, the Secretary of Defense may repay 
a loan of a participant in the fellows program if the 
loan is described by subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) 
of section 16301(a)(1) of title 10, United States 
Code. Any repayment of a loan under this paragraph 
may require a minimum service agreement, as deter-
mined by the Secretary. 
‘‘(7) DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE COMPONENT 
DEFINED.—In this subsection, the term ‘Depart-
ment of Defense Component’ means a Department 
of Defense Component, as set forth in section 111 
of title 10, United States Code. 
‘‘(f) CAREER DEVELOPMENT.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense 
shall ensure that participants in the fellows pro-
gram— 
‘‘(A) receive career development opportuni-
ties and support appropriate for the commence-
ment of a career track within the Department 
leading toward a future position of senior lead-
ership within the Department, including ongo-
ing mentorship support through appropriate 
personnel from entities within the Department; 
and 
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‘‘(B) are provided appropriate employment 
opportunities for competitive and excepted serv-
ice positions in the Department upon successful 
completion of the fellows program. 
‘‘(2) NONCOMPETITIVE APPOINTMENT OR CON-
VERSION.—Upon a participant’s successful comple-
tion of the fellows program, the Secretary may, with-
out regard to the provisions of subchapter I of chap-
ter 33 of title 5, United States Code, noncompeti-
tively appoint or convert the participant into a va-
cant competitive or excepted service position in the 
Department, if the Secretary determines that such 
appointment or conversion will contribute to the de-
velopment of highly qualified future senior leaders 
for the Department. The Secretary may appoint or 
convert the participant into a position up to the GS– 
13 level of the General Schedule or an equivalent po-
sition for which the participant is qualified without 
regard to any minimum time in grade requirements. 
‘‘(3) APPOINTMENT
OF
FORMER
PARTICI-
PANTS.—The Secretary may utilize the authority in 
paragraph (2) for a participant— 
‘‘(A) up to 2 years after the date of the 
participant’s successful completion of the fel-
lows program; or 
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‘‘(B) in the case of a participant who en-
tered the fellows program before the date of the 
enactment of this subparagraph, up to 5 years 
after the date of the participant’s successful 
completion of the fellows program. 
‘‘(4) PUBLICATION OF SELECTION.—The Sec-
retary shall publish, on an Internet website of the 
Department available to the public, the names of the 
individuals selected to participate in the fellows pro-
gram.’’. 
SEC. 1118. INCLUDING MILITARY SERVICE IN DETER-
MINING FAMILY AND MEDICAL LEAVE ELIGI-
BILITY FOR FEDERAL EMPLOYEES. 
(a) TITLE 5.—Section 6381(1)(B) of title 5, United 
States Code, is amended to read as follows: 
‘‘(B) has completed at least 12 months of 
service— 
‘‘(i) as an employee (as that term is 
defined in section 2105) of the Govern-
ment of the United States, including serv-
ice with the United States Postal Service, 
the Postal Regulatory Commission, and a 
nonappropriated fund instrumentality as 
described in section 2105(c); or 
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‘‘(ii) which qualifies as honorable ac-
tive service in the Army, Navy, Air Force, 
Space Force, or Marine Corps of the 
United States;’’. 
(b) FMLA.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—A covered employee who has 
completed 12 months of service which qualifies as 
honorable active service in the Army, Navy, Air 
Force, Space Force, or Marine Corps of the United 
States shall be deemed to have met the service re-
quirement in section 101(1)(A) of the Family and 
Medical Leave Act of 1993, notwithstanding the re-
quirements of such section 101(1)(A). 
(2) COVERED
EMPLOYEE
DEFINED.—In this 
subsection, the term ‘‘covered employee’’— 
(A) includes— 
(i) any Federal employee eligible for 
family and medical leave under the Family 
and Medical Leave Act of 1993 based on 
their status as such an employee; 
(ii) any Federal employee covered by 
the Congressional Accountability Act of 
1995 eligible for family and medical leave 
by operation of section 202 of such Act; 
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(iii) any Federal employee of the Ex-
ecutive Office of the President eligible for 
family and medical leave by operation of 
section 412 of title 3, United States Code; 
and 
(iv) any non-judicial employee of the 
District of Columbia courts and any em-
ployee of the District of Columbia Public 
Defender Service; and 
(B) does not include any member of the 
Commissioned Corps of the Public Health Serv-
ice or the Commissioned Corps of the National 
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
(c) DEPARTMENT
OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.—Not 
later than 6 months after the date of enactment of this 
Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall modify the 
family and medical leave program provided by operation 
of section 7425(c) of title 38, United States Code, to con-
form with the requirements of the amendment made by 
subsection (a) with respect to military service in section 
6381(1)(B)(ii) of title 5, United States Code, as added 
by such subsection. 
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SEC. 1119. ASSESSMENTS OF STAFFING IN OFFICE OF THE 
UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR RE-
SEARCH AND ENGINEERING. 
(a) IN GENERAL.— 
(1) DOD ASSESSMENT.—The Secretary of De-
fense shall conduct an assessment validating each 
civil service position in the Office of the Under Sec-
retary of Defense for Research and Engineering 
against existing personnel of the Office. For pur-
poses of carrying out such assessment, the head of 
the Office shall submit to the Secretary the align-
ment of total force manpower resources of the Office 
against core missions, tasks, and functions, includ-
ing a mapping of missions to the originating statute 
or Department policy. 
(2) OFFICE ASSESSMENT.—The head of the Of-
fice shall conduct an assessment on the tasks, func-
tions, and associated civilian personnel the Office be-
lieves are necessary to perform the duties of the Of-
fice. 
(3) DOD ANALYSIS.—The Secretary shall de-
termine whether there is any conflict between the as-
sessment conducted under paragraph (1) and the as-
sessment under paragraph (2), and what personnel 
actions (if any) the Secretary will take to eliminate 
such conflict. 
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(b) INTERIM BRIEFING AND REPORT.— 
(1) INTERIM BRIEFING.—Not later than April 
1, 2024, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to 
the congressional defense committees an interim 
briefing on the assessments under subsection (a). 
(2) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than one year 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary shall submit to the congressional defense com-
mittees a report on the assessments under sub-
section (a). Such report shall include the following: 
(A) A validation of every civil service posi-
tion in the Office against existing civilian per-
sonnel requirements. 
(B) The methodology and process through 
which such validation was performed. 
(C) Relevant statistical analysis on civil 
service position fill rates against validated re-
quirements. 
(D) Analysis of each civil service position 
and grade and whether the position description 
and grade match the function and task require-
ments of the position. 
(E) Plan to update grades and position de-
scriptions to meet current and future require-
ments, tasks, and functions. 
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(F) Lessons learned through the civilian 
position validation process and statistical anal-
ysis under subparagraphs (B) through (F). 
(G) Any legislative, policy or budgetary 
recommendations of the Secretary related to the 
subject matter of the report. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
(1) the term ‘‘civil service’’ has the meaning 
given that term in section 2101 of title 5, United 
States Code; and 
(2) the term ‘‘Office’’ means the Office of the 
Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engi-
neering. 
SEC. 1120. ASSESSMENTS OF STAFFING IN DOD OFFICE FOR 
DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.— 
(1) SECRETARY ASSESSMENT.—The Secretary 
of Defense shall conduct an assessment validating 
each civil service position in the Office for Diversity, 
Equity, and Inclusion against existing personnel of 
the Office. For purposes of carrying out such assess-
ment, the head of the Office shall submit to the Sec-
retary the alignment of total force manpower re-
sources of the Office against core missions, tasks, 
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and functions, including a mapping of missions to 
the originating statute or Department policy. 
(2) OFFICE ASSESSMENT.—The head of the Of-
fice shall conduct an assessment on the tasks, func-
tions, and associated civilian personnel the Office be-
lieves are necessary to perform the duties of the Of-
fice. 
(3) 
SECRETARY
ANALYSIS.—The 
Secretary 
shall determine whether there is any conflict between 
the assessment conducted under paragraph (1) and 
the assessment under paragraph (2), and what per-
sonnel actions (if any) the Secretary will take to 
eliminate such conflict. 
(b) INTERIM BRIEFING AND REPORT.— 
(1) INTERIM BRIEFING.—Not later than April 
1, 2024, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to 
the congressional defense committees an interim 
briefing on the assessments under subsection (a). 
(2) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than one year 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary shall submit to the congressional defense com-
mittees a report on the assessments under sub-
section (a). Such report shall include the following: 
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(A) A validation of every civil service posi-
tion in the Office against existing civilian per-
sonnel requirements. 
(B) The methodology and process through 
which such validation was performed. 
(C) Relevant statistical analysis on civil 
service position fill rates against validated re-
quirements. 
(D) Analysis of each civil service position 
and grade and whether the position description 
and grade match the function and task require-
ments of the position. 
(E) Plan to update grades and position de-
scriptions to meet current and future require-
ments, tasks, and functions. 
(F) Lessons learned through the civilian 
position validation process and statistical anal-
ysis under subparagraphs (B) through (F). 
(G) Any legislative, policy or budgetary 
recommendations of the Secretary related to the 
subject matter of the report. 
(c) BUDGET REQUIREMENT.—The Secretary of De-
fense shall, in the Secretary’s annual budget submission 
to the Office of Management and Budget for fiscal year 
2025 and each fiscal year thereafter, identify mission 
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changes, opportunities for automation, and business proc-
ess improvements that could better optimize the size, 
structure, composition of the Department of Defense’s 
workforce and its allocation against validated require-
ments. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section— 
(1) the term ‘‘civil service’’ has the meaning 
given that term in section 2101 of title 5, United 
States Code; and 
(2) the term ‘‘Office’’ means the Office for Di-
versity, Equity, and Inclusion in the Department of 
Defense. 
SEC. 1121. EXPAND DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CIVILIAN 
EMPLOYMENT. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 5 years after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall ensure that, to the extent practicable, each commer-
cial position in the Department of Defense or an element 
of the Department is— 
(1) filled by a civilian employee of the Depart-
ment; or 
(2) performed by a contractor of the Depart-
ment. 
(b) COMMERCIAL POSITION DEFINED.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘‘commercial position’’ means a position the 
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functions of which are determined by the Department of 
Defense to be commercial pursuant to Department of De-
fense Instruction 1100.22 (or any successor instruction). 
SEC. 1122. NATIONAL DIGITAL RESERVE CORPS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subpart I of part III of title 5, 
United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following new chapter: 
‘‘CHAPTER 104—NATIONAL DIGITAL 
RESERVE CORPS 
‘‘10401. Definitions. 
‘‘10402. Establishment. 
‘‘10403. Organization. 
‘‘10404. Assignments. 
‘‘10405. Reservist continuing education. 
‘‘10406. Congressional reports. 
‘‘10407. Construction. 
‘‘§ 10401. Definitions 
‘‘In this chapter: 
‘‘(1) ACTIVE RESERVIST.—The term ‘active re-
servist’ means a reservist holding a position to which 
such reservist has been appointed under section 
10403(c)(2). 
‘‘(2) ADMINISTRATOR.—The term ‘Adminis-
trator’ means the Administrator of the General 
Services Administration. 
‘‘(3) COVERED EXECUTIVE AGENCY.—The term 
‘covered Executive agency’ means an Executive 
agency as defined in section 105, except that such 
term includes the United States Postal Service, the 
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Postal Regulatory Commission, and the Executive 
Office of the President. 
‘‘(4) PROGRAM.—The term ‘Program’ means 
the program established under section 10402(a). 
‘‘(5) RESERVIST.—The term ‘reservist’ means 
an individual who is a member of the National Dig-
ital Reserve Corps. 
‘‘§ 10402. Establishment 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—There is established in the 
General Services Administration a program to establish, 
recruit, manage, and assign a reserve of individuals with 
relevant skills and credentials, to be known as the ‘Na-
tional Digital Reserve Corps’, to help address the digital 
and cybersecurity needs of covered Executive agencies. 
‘‘(b) IMPLEMENTATION.— 
‘‘(1) GUIDANCE.—Not later than six months 
after the date of the enactment of this section, the 
Administrator, in consultation with the Director of 
the Office of Personnel Management, shall issue 
guidance for the National Digital Reserve Corps, 
which shall include procedures for coordinating with 
covered Executive agencies to— 
‘‘(A) identify digital and cybersecurity 
needs which may be addressed by the National 
Digital Reserve Corps; and 
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‘‘(B) assign active reservists to address 
such needs. 
‘‘(2) RECRUITMENT
AND
INITIAL
ASSIGN-
MENTS.—Not later than one year after the date of 
the enactment of this section, the Administrator 
shall begin recruiting reservists and assigning active 
reservists under the Program. 
‘‘§ 10403. Organization 
‘‘(a) ADMINISTRATION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The National Digital Re-
serve Corps shall be administered by the Adminis-
trator. 
‘‘(2) RESPONSIBILITIES.—In carrying out the 
Program, the Administrator shall— 
‘‘(A) establish standards for serving as a 
reservist, including educational attainment, pro-
fessional qualifications, and background checks 
in accordance with existing Federal guidance; 
‘‘(B) ensure the standards established 
under subparagraph (A) are met; 
‘‘(C) recruit individuals to the National 
Digital Reserve Corps; 
‘‘(D) activate and deactivate reservists as 
necessary; 
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‘‘(E) coordinate with covered Executive 
agencies to— 
‘‘(i) determine the digital and cyberse-
curity needs which reservists shall be as-
signed to address; 
‘‘(ii) ensure active reservists have ac-
cess, resources, and equipment required to 
address digital and cybersecurity needs 
which such reservists are assigned to ad-
dress; and 
‘‘(iii) analyze potential assignments 
for reservists to determine outcomes, de-
velop anticipated assignment timelines, and 
identify covered Executive agency partners; 
‘‘(F) ensure reservists acquire and main-
tain appropriate security clearances; and 
‘‘(G) determine what additional resources, 
if any, are required to successfully implement 
the Program. 
‘‘(b) NATIONAL DIGITAL RESERVE CORPS PARTICI-
PATION.— 
‘‘(1) SERVICE OBLIGATION AGREEMENT.— 
‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—An individual may be-
come a reservist only if such individual enters 
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into a written agreement with the Adminis-
trator to become a reservist. 
‘‘(B) CONTESTS.—The agreement under 
subparagraph (A) shall— 
‘‘(i) require the individual seeking to 
become a reservist to serve as a reservist 
for a 3-year period, during which such in-
dividual shall serve not less than 30 days 
per year as an active reservist; and 
‘‘(ii) set forth all other the rights and 
obligations of the individual and the Gen-
eral Services Administration. 
‘‘(2) COMPENSATION.—The Administrator shall 
determine the appropriate compensation for service 
as a reservist, except that the annual pay for such 
service shall not exceed $10,000. 
‘‘(3) EMPLOYMENT
PROTECTIONS.—The Sec-
retary of Labor shall prescribe such regulations as 
necessary to ensure the reemployment, continuation 
of benefits, and nondiscrimination in reemployment 
of active reservists, provided that such regulations 
shall include, at a minimum, those rights and obliga-
tions set forth under chapter 43 of title 38. 
‘‘(4) PENALTIES.— 
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‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—A reservist that fails 
to accept an appointment under subsection 
(c)(2) or fails to carry out the duties assigned 
to a reservist under such an appointment shall, 
after notice and an opportunity to be heard— 
‘‘(i) cease to be a reservist; and 
‘‘(ii) be fined an amount equal to the 
sum of— 
‘‘(I) an amount equal to the 
amounts, if any, paid under section 
10405 with respect to such reservist; 
and 
‘‘(II) the difference between the 
amount of compensation such reserv-
ist would have received if the reservist 
completed the entire term of service 
as a reservist agreed to in the agree-
ment described in paragraph (1) and 
the amount of compensation such re-
servist has received under such agree-
ment. 
‘‘(B) EXCEPTION.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Subparagraph (A) 
shall not apply with respect to a failure of 
a reservist to accept an appointment under 
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agency to which such reservist was 
appointed. 
‘‘(c) HIRING AUTHORITY.— 
‘‘(1) CORPS LEADERSHIP.—The Administrator 
may appoint qualified candidates to positions in the 
competitive service in the General Service Adminis-
tration for which the primary duties are related to 
the management or administration of the National 
Digital Reserve Corps, as determined by the Admin-
istrator. 
‘‘(2) CORPS RESERVISTS.— 
‘‘(A) IN
GENERAL.—The Administrator 
may appoint qualified reservists to temporary 
positions in the competitive service for the pur-
pose of assigning such reservists under section 
10404 and to otherwise carry out the National 
Digital Reserve Corps. 
‘‘(B) APPOINTMENT LIMITS.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator 
may not appoint an individual under this 
paragraph if, during the 365-day period 
ending on the date of such appointment, 
such individual has been an officer or em-
ployee of the executive or legislative branch 
of the United States Government, of any 
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independent agency of the United States, 
or of the District of Columbia for not less 
than 130 days. 
‘‘(ii) AUTOMATIC APPOINTMENT TER-
MINATION.—The appointment of an indi-
vidual under this paragraph shall termi-
nate upon such individual being employed 
as an officer or employee of the executive 
or legislative branch of the United States 
Government, of any independent agency of 
the United States, or of the District of Co-
lumbia for 130 days during the previous 
365 days. 
‘‘(C) EMPLOYEE
STATUS.—An individual 
appointed under this paragraph shall be consid-
ered a special Government employee (as such 
term is defined in section 202(a) of title 18). 
‘‘(D) CONFLICT
OF
INTEREST.—Individ-
uals appointed under this section shall not, as 
an active reservist, have access to proprietary or 
confidential information that is of commercial 
value to any private entity or individual employ-
ing such appointee. 
‘‘(E) ADDITIONAL
EMPLOYEES.—Individ-
uals appointed under this paragraph shall be in 
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addition to any employees of the General Serv-
ices Administration whose duties relate to the 
digital or cybersecurity needs of the General 
Services Administration. 
‘‘§ 10404. Assignments 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator may assign 
active reservists to address the digital and cybersecurity 
needs of covered Executive agencies, including cybersecu-
rity services, digital education and training, data triage, 
acquisition assistance, guidance on digital projects, devel-
opment of technical solutions, and bridging public needs 
and private sector capabilities. 
‘‘(b) ASSIGNMENT-SPECIFIC ACCESS, RESOURCES, 
SUPPLIES, OR EQUIPMENT.—The head of a covered Exec-
utive agency shall, to the extent practicable, provide each 
active reservist assigned to address a digital or cybersecu-
rity need of such covered Executive agency under sub-
section (a) with any specialized access, resources, supplies, 
or equipment required to address such digital or cyberse-
curity need. 
‘‘(c) DURATION.—An assignment of an individual 
under subsection (a) shall terminate on the earlier of— 
‘‘(1) the date determined by the Administrator; 
‘‘(2) the date on which the Administrator re-
ceives notification of the decision of the head of the 
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covered Executive agency, the digital or cybersecu-
rity needs of which such individual is assigned to ad-
dress under subsection (a), that such assignment 
should terminate; or 
‘‘(3) the date on which the assigned individual 
ceases to be an active reservist. 
‘‘§ 10405. Reservist continuing education 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the availability of ap-
propriations, the Administrator may pay for reservists to 
acquire training and receive continuing education related 
to the duties assigned to such reservists pursuant to ap-
pointments under section 10403(c)(2), including attending 
conferences and seminars and obtaining certifications, 
that will enable reservists to more effectively meet the dig-
ital and cybersecurity needs of covered Executive agencies. 
‘‘(b) APPLICATION.—The Administrator shall estab-
lish a process for reservists to apply for the payment of 
reasonable expenses related to the training or continuing 
education described in subsection (a). 
‘‘(c) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this section, and annually thereafter, 
the Administrator shall submit to Congress a report on 
the expenditures under this subsection. 
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‘‘§ 10406. Congressional reports 
‘‘Not later than two years after the date of the enact-
ment of this section, and annually thereafter, the Adminis-
trator shall submit to Congress a report on the Program, 
including— 
‘‘(1) the number of reservists; 
‘‘(2) a list of covered Executive agencies that 
have submitted requests for support from the Na-
tional Digital Reserve Corps; 
‘‘(3) the nature and status of such requests; 
and 
‘‘(4) with respect to each such request to which 
active reservists have been assigned and for which 
work by the National Digital Reserve Corps has con-
cluded, an evaluation of such work and the results 
of such work by— 
‘‘(A) the covered Executive agency that 
submitted the request; and 
‘‘(B) the reservists assigned to such re-
quest. 
‘‘§ 10407. Construction 
‘‘Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to abro-
gate or otherwise affect the authorities or the responsibil-
ities of the head of any other Executive agency.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of chapters 
for part III of title 5, United States Code, is amended 
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by inserting after the item related to chapter 103 the fol-
lowing new item: 
‘‘104. National Digital Reserve Corps .....................................................
10401 
’’. 
(c) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated $30,000,000, to remain 
available until fiscal year 2025 to carry out the program 
established under section 10402(a) of title 5, United 
States Code, as added by this section. 
(d) TRANSITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.—Section 
1142(b)(3) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
by inserting ‘‘and the National Digital Reserve Corps’’ 
after ‘‘Selected Reserve’’. 
(e) OFFSET.—Notwithstanding the amounts set forth 
in the funding tables in division D, the amounts author-
ized to be appropriated in section 301 for operation and 
maintence, Defense-wide, for Office of the Secretary of 
Defense, Line 490, as specified in the corresponding fund-
ing table in section 4301, is hereby reduced by 
$30,000,000. 
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TITLE XII—MATTERS RELATING 
TO FOREIGN NATIONS 
Subtitle A—Assistance and 
Training 
SEC. 1201. SUPPORT OF SPECIAL OPERATIONS FOR IRREG-
ULAR WARFARE. 
(a) CODIFICATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 3 of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended by inserting after section 
127c a new section 127d consisting of— 
(A) a heading as follows: 
‘‘§ 127d. Support of special operations for irregular 
warfare’’; and 
(B) a text consisting of the text of sub-
sections (a) through (i) of section 1202 of the 
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2018 (Public Law 115–91; 131 Stat. 
1639). 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of such chapter is amended 
by inserting after the item relating to section 127c 
the following new item: 
‘‘127d. Support of special operations for irregular warfare.’’. 
(b) MODIFICATION OF DOLLAR AMOUNT.—Section 
127d of title 10, United States Code, as so amended, is 
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further 
amended 
in 
subsection 
(a) 
by 
striking 
‘‘$15,000,000’’ and inserting ‘‘$25,000,000’’. 
(c) CONFORMING REPEAL.—Section 1202 of the Na-
tional Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 is 
repealed. 
SEC. 1202. MODIFICATION OF COMBATANT COMMANDER 
INITIATIVE FUND. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Section 166a of title 10, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) in subsection (b), by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(11) Incremental expenses (as such term is de-
fined in section 301(5) of this title) related to secu-
rity cooperation programs and activities of the De-
partment of Defense (as such term is defined in sec-
tion 301(7) of this title).’’; and 
(2) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘and’’ at 
the end; 
(B) in paragraph (3), by striking the pe-
riod at the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) incremental expenses related to security 
cooperation programs and activities of the Depart-
ment of Defense, as authorized by subsection 
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(b)(11), for United States Africa Command and 
United States Southern Command.’’. 
(b) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—Funds 
are authorized to be appropriated to the Combatant Com-
mander Initiative Fund for fiscal year 2024, as specified 
in section 4301 of this Act, to carry out the activities au-
thorized by paragraphs (7), (8), and (11) (as added by 
subsection (a)(1)) of section 166a(b) of title 10, United 
States Code, for United States Africa Command and 
United States Southern Command. 
SEC. 1203. EQUIPMENT DISPOSITION WITH RESPECT TO 
BUILDING CAPACITY OF FOREIGN SECURITY 
FORCES. 
Section 333 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(h) EQUIPMENT DISPOSITION.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense 
may treat as stocks of the Department of Defense— 
‘‘(A) equipment procured to carry out a 
program pursuant to subsection (a) that has 
not yet been transferred to a foreign country 
and is no longer needed to support such pro-
gram or another program carried out pursuant 
to such subsection; and 
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‘‘(B) equipment that has been transferred 
to a foreign country to carry out a program 
pursuant to subsection (a) and is returned by 
the foreign country to the United States. 
‘‘(2) NOTICE AND WAIT.—Not later than 15 
days before initiating activities under a program 
under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall 
submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a 
written and electronic notice of the following: 
‘‘(A) The foreign country, and specific 
unit, whose capacity was intended to be built 
under the program, and the amount, type, and 
purpose of the equipment that was to be pro-
vided. 
‘‘(B) An explanation why the equipment is 
no longer needed to support such program or 
another program carried out pursuant to such 
subsection.’’. 
SEC. 1204. MISSION TRAINING THROUGH DISTRIBUTED 
SIMULATION. 
Section 346 of title 10, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by striking the section designation and 
heading and inserting the following: 
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‘‘§ 346. Mission training of certain foreign forces 
through 
distributed 
simulation 
and 
networked technology to enhance mili-
tary 
interoperability 
and 
integration 
with United States Armed Forces’’; 
(2) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in the subsection heading, by inserting 
‘‘TRAINING
AND’’ before ‘‘DISTRIBUTION AU-
THORIZED’’; 
(B) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
by striking ‘‘interoperability’’ and inserting 
‘‘interoperability and integration’’; 
(C) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘per-
sistent advanced networked training and exer-
cise activities, also referred to as mission train-
ing through distributed simulation, and other’’ 
before ‘‘electronically-distributed learning con-
tent’’; and 
(D) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘com-
puter software’’ and inserting ‘‘hardware and 
software’’; and 
(3) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
by striking ‘‘shall include’’ and inserting ‘‘may 
include’’; and 
(B) by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘(3) Persistent advanced networked training 
and exercise activities.’’. 
SEC. 1205. MODIFICATIONS TO SECURITY COOPERATION 
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM AND 
ESTABLISHMENT OF DEFENSE SECURITY CO-
OPERATION UNIVERSITY. 
(a) MODIFICATIONS TO PROGRAM.—Section 384 of 
title 10, United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by amending subsection (c) to read as fol-
lows: 
‘‘(c) ELEMENTS.—The Program shall consist of ele-
ments relating to the development and management of the 
security cooperation workforce for the purposes specified 
in subsection (b), including the following elements on 
training, certification, assignment, career development, 
and tracking of personnel of the security cooperation 
workforce: 
‘‘(1) Establishment of a comprehensive system 
to track and account for all Department of Defense 
personnel in the security cooperation workforce, 
using systems of record in the military departments, 
the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the combat-
ant commands, Defense Agencies, Department of 
Defense Field Activities, and the National Guard. 
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‘‘(2) Establishment of a management informa-
tion system, pursuant to regulations prescribed by 
the Secretary of Defense, acting through the Under 
Secretary of Defense for Policy and the Director of 
the Defense Security Cooperation Agency, to ensure 
that the all organizations and elements of the De-
partment provide standardized information and data 
to the Secretary on persons serving in security co-
operation positions. Such management information 
system shall, at a minimum, provide for the collec-
tion and retention of information concerning the 
qualification, assignments, and tenure of persons in 
the security cooperation workforce. 
‘‘(3) Implementation and management of the 
security cooperation human capital initiative under 
subsection (e). 
‘‘(4) Establishment of a defense security co-
operation service which shall include— 
‘‘(A) members of the armed forces and ci-
vilians assigned to security cooperation organi-
zations of United States missions overseas; and 
‘‘(B) personnel of the Department of De-
fense performing functions in furtherance of 
section 515 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321i). 
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‘‘(5) Such other elements as the Secretary of 
Defense determines appropriate.’’; 
(2) in subsection (e)— 
(A) in the subsection heading, by striking 
‘‘GUIDANCE’’ and inserting ‘‘SECURITY
CO-
OPERATION HUMAN CAPITAL INITIATIVE’’; 
(B) by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) and 
inserting the following new paragraph: 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall imple-
ment a security cooperation human capital initiative 
to identify, account for, and manage the career pro-
gression of personnel in the security cooperation 
workforce.’’; 
(C) by striking ‘‘(3) SCOPE
OF
GUID-
ANCE.—The guidance shall do the following’’ 
and inserting ‘‘(2) ELEMENTS.—The security 
cooperation human capital initiative shall do the 
following:’’ 
(D) in paragraph (2) (as amended and re-
designated by subparagraph (C))— 
(i) by striking subparagraph (E); 
(ii) by redesignating subparagraphs 
(F) through (H) as paragraphs (E) 
through (G), respectively; and 
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(iii) by adding at the end the fol-
lowing new subparagraphs: 
‘‘(H) Identify career paths that provide a 
competency-based road map for security co-
operation employees to aid in their career plan-
ning and professional development. 
‘‘(I) Develop a competency-based approach 
to the security cooperation workforce that en-
ables components of the Department of Defense 
to incorporate competencies in recruitment and 
retention tools such as job analysis, position de-
scriptions, vacancy announcements, selection as-
sessment questionnaires, and employee training 
and development plans. 
‘‘(J) Align with the Department of Defense 
and Defense Security Cooperation Agency stra-
tegic planning, budget process, performance 
management goals, and metrics to ensure the 
appropriate workforce mix and skill sets to ac-
complish the security cooperation mission. 
‘‘(K) Include assessment measures in-
tended to assess progress in implementing the 
security cooperation workforce using results-ori-
ented performance measures.’’ 
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(3) by redesignating subsections (f) through (h) 
as subsections (g) through (i), respectively; and 
(4) by inserting after subsection (e) the fol-
lowing new subsection: 
‘‘(f) AUTHORITIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF AS-
SISTANT SECRETARY.—Subject to the authority, direction, 
and control of the Secretary of Defense, the Assistant Sec-
retary of Defense for Strategy, Plans, and Capabilities 
shall— 
‘‘(1) carry out all powers, functions, and duties 
of the Secretary of Defense with respect to the secu-
rity cooperation workforce in the Department of De-
fense; 
‘‘(2) ensure that the policies of the Secretary of 
Defense established in accordance with this section 
are implemented throughout the Department of De-
fense; and 
‘‘(3) prescribe policies and requirements for the 
educational programs of the defense security co-
operation university structure established under sec-
tion 384a.’’. 
(b) ESTABLISHMENT OF DEFENSE SECURITY CO-
OPERATION UNIVERSITY.—Subchapter VII of chapter 16 
of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting 
after section 384 the following new section: 
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‘‘§ 384a. Defense security cooperation university 
‘‘(a) DEFENSE SECURITY COOPERATION UNIVERSITY 
STRUCTURE.—The Secretary of Defense, acting through 
the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy and the Direc-
tor of the Defense Security Cooperation Agency, shall es-
tablish a structure for a defense security cooperation uni-
versity to provide for— 
‘‘(1) the professional educational development 
and training of the security cooperation workforce; 
‘‘(2) research and analysis of defense security 
cooperation policy issues from an academic perspec-
tive; 
‘‘(3) advancement of the profession of security 
cooperation by serving as an intellectual home for 
critical inquiry, research, knowledge, publication, 
and learning; 
‘‘(4) operation of university components deemed 
necessary for the execution of the university mission. 
‘‘(5) implementation and management of the 
program under section 384(a) of this title; and 
‘‘(6) implementation of the security cooperation 
human capital initiative required under section 
384(e) of this title to ensure the workforce is appro-
priately educated, trained, and allocated to execute 
its mission. 
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‘‘(b) CIVILIAN FACULTY MEMBERS.—The Secretary 
of Defense may employ civilian faculty members at the 
Defense Security Cooperation University pursuant to sec-
tion 1595 of title 10, United States Code. 
‘‘(c) COMPONENT INSTITUTIONS.—The defense secu-
rity cooperation university structure shall include the 
School of Security Cooperation Studies and the College of 
Strategic Security Cooperation. 
‘‘(d) COOPERATIVE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT 
AGREEMENTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—In engaging in research 
and development projects pursuant to subsection (a) 
of section 4001 of this title by a contract, coopera-
tive agreement, or grant pursuant to subsection 
(b)(1) of such section, the Secretary may enter into 
such contract or cooperative agreement or award 
such grant through the Defense Security Coopera-
tion University. 
‘‘(2) LABORATORY STATUS.—The Defense Se-
curity Cooperation University shall be considered a 
Government-operated Federal laboratory for pur-
poses of section 12 of the Stevenson-Wydler Tech-
nology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3710a). 
‘‘(e) ACCEPTANCE OF RESEARCH GRANTS.— 
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‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense, 
acting through the Undersecretary of Defense for 
Policy and the Director of the Defense Security Co-
operation Agency, may authorize the President of 
the Defense Security Cooperation University to ac-
cept qualifying research grants. Any such grant may 
only be accepted if the work under the grant is to 
be carried out by a professor or instructor of the De-
fense Security Cooperation University for a sci-
entific, literary, or educational purpose. 
‘‘(2) QUALIFYING
GRANTS.—A qualifying re-
search grant under this section is a grant that is 
awarded on a competitive basis by an entity referred 
to in paragraph (3) for a research project with a sci-
entific, literary, or educational purpose. 
‘‘(3) ENTITIES FROM WHICH GRANTS MAY BE 
ACCEPTED.—A grant may be accepted under this 
section only from a corporation, fund, foundation, 
educational institution, or similar entity that is orga-
nized and operated primarily for scientific, literary, 
or educational purposes. 
‘‘(4) ADMINISTRATION OF GRANT FUNDS.—The 
Director of the Defense Security Cooperation Agen-
cy shall establish an account for administering funds 
received as research grants under this section. The 
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President of the Defense Security Cooperation Uni-
versity shall use the funds in the account in accord-
ance with applicable provisions of the regulations 
and the terms and condition of the grants received. 
‘‘(5) RELATED
EXPENSES.—Subject to such 
limitations as may be provided in appropriations 
Acts, appropriations available for the Defense Secu-
rity Cooperation University may be used to pay ex-
penses incurred by such University in applying for, 
and otherwise pursuing, the award of qualifying re-
search grants. 
‘‘(6) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary of De-
fense, through the Under Secretary of Defense for 
Policy and the Director of the Defense Security Co-
operation Agency, shall prescribe regulations for the 
administration of this subsection.’’. 
(c) DESIGNATION OF CENTER OF EXCELLENCE.— 
Not later than January 1, 2025, the Secretary of Defense 
shall designate the School of Security Cooperation Studies 
or the College of Strategic Security Cooperation of the De-
fense Security Cooperation University to serve as a For-
eign Military Sales Center of Excellence for the following 
purposes: 
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(1) To improve the training and education of 
personnel engaged in the planning and execution of 
foreign military sales. 
(2) To conduct research and establish best 
practices to ensure that foreign military sales are 
timely and effective. 
(3) To expand existing curriculum to ensure 
that the relevant workforce is fully trained and pre-
pared to manage and execute foreign military sales 
programs. 
(d) IMPLEMENTATION OF DEFENSE SECURITY CO-
OPERATION UNIVERSITY STRUCTURE.— 
(1) PLAN
REQUIRED.—The Secretary of De-
fense, acting through the Under Secretary of De-
fense for Policy and the Director of the Defense Se-
curity Cooperation Agency, shall develop an imple-
mentation plan for the structure for a defense secu-
rity cooperation university required under section 
384a of title 10, United States Code (as added by 
subsection (b)). 
(2) 
ELEMENTS.—The 
implementation 
plan 
under paragraph (1) shall provide for the following: 
(A) Operation under a charter developed 
by the Secretary of Defense. 
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(B) Establishment of a university mission 
to achieve objectives formulated by the Sec-
retary of Defense. Such objectives shall in-
clude— 
(i) the achievement of more efficient 
and effective use of available security co-
operation resources by coordinating De-
partment of Defense security cooperation 
education and training programs and tai-
loring those programs to support the ca-
reers of personnel in security cooperation 
positions; 
(ii) the development of education, 
training, research, and publication capa-
bilities in the area of security cooperation; 
and 
(iii) implementation of the security co-
operation human capital initiative required 
under section 384(e) of title 10, United 
States Code (as amended by subsection 
(a)) to ensure the workforce is appro-
priately educated, trained, and allocated to 
execute its mission. 
(C) Establishment of appropriate lines of 
authority (including relationships between the 
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university any existing security cooperation edu-
cation and training institutions and activities) 
and accountability for the accomplishment of 
the university mission (as established by the 
Secretary). 
(D) A coherent framework for the edu-
cational development of personnel in security 
cooperation positions. 
(E) Appropriate organizations, such as a 
policy guidance council, composed of senior De-
partment of Defense officials, to recommend or 
establish policy, and a board of visitors, com-
posed of persons selected for their preeminence 
in the fields of academia, business, and the de-
fense industry, to advise on organization man-
agement, curricula, methods of instruction, fa-
cilities, and other matters of interest to the uni-
versity. 
(F) Implementation of the management in-
formation 
system 
required 
under 
section 
384(c)(2) of title 10, United States Code (as 
added by subsection (a)), to address, with re-
spect to the security cooperation workforce: 
(i) the exchange of human resource 
data electronically, leveraging automated 
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and secure real-time or near real-time 
interfaces between a program-managed 
management information system and the 
human resource system of record of the 
various components; 
(ii) the technical expertise and busi-
ness skills to ensure the Department is 
able to manage the full scope of chapter 16 
of title 10, United States Code including 
any and all reporting requirements while 
achieving best value for the expenditure of 
public resources; 
(iii) the collection and retention of in-
formation concerning the positions and bil-
lets; 
(iv) the collection and retention of in-
formation concerning the qualifications, as-
signments, and tenure of persons currently 
in the security cooperation workforce and 
alumni of the security cooperation work-
force who may return to the security co-
operation workforce; 
(v) the chain of command within each 
organization that employs members of the 
security cooperation workforce; 
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(vi) the full workforce (whether full- 
time or part-time) engaged in planning, 
executing, and managing— 
(I) foreign military sales; 
(II) end-use monitoring and the 
number of hours of training and edu-
cation provided with respect to end- 
use monitoring laws, regulations, prin-
ciples, and practice; and 
(III) institutional capacity build-
ing and the training and education 
provided 
to 
institutional 
capacity 
building planners and practitioners. 
(vii) measures to ensure the workforce 
described in clause (vi) receives the appro-
priate levels of training and education: 
(viii) succession management and ca-
reer paths. 
(ix) expenditures associated with re-
cruiting, retention, awards, and other in-
centives available to, and provided to, the 
security cooperation workforce. 
(x) any other information necessary 
for the Secretary of Defense to comply 
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with the requirements of this section and 
the amendments made by this section. 
(G) Implementation of the defense security 
cooperation service required under section 
384(c)(4) of title 10, United States Code (as 
added by subsection (a)), including plans and 
measures to address— 
(i) the overall command and control 
relationships and organizational construct 
of the defense security cooperation service; 
(ii) the anticipated number of per-
sonnel necessary to manage the defense se-
curity cooperation service at initial oper-
ating capacity and at full operational ca-
pacity; 
(iii) the conditions that define initial 
operating capacity and full operational ca-
pacity and the anticipated dates at which 
the defense security cooperation service is 
expected to reach those milestones; 
(iv) the number of military and civil-
ian personnel working at embassies of the 
United States abroad that will be incor-
porated into the defense security coopera-
tion service; and 
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(v) any additional authorities needed 
for the effective implementation of the de-
fense security cooperation service. 
(H) Requirements for each military depart-
ment, combatant command, Defense Agency, 
Department of Defense Field Activity, or any 
other organization of the Department managing 
security cooperation workforce personnel to pro-
vide to the Defense Security Cooperation Agen-
cy, not later than July 1 of each year, a joint 
table of distribution or equivalent formal man-
power document that— 
(i) lists each position in the security 
cooperation workforce of the organization 
concerned; and 
(ii) uniquely codes every position with-
in component manpower systems for the 
security cooperation workforce. 
(3) SUBMITTAL TO CONGRESS.—Not later than 
90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary of Defense, acting through the Under 
Secretary of Defense for Policy and the Director of 
the Defense Security Cooperation Agency, shall sub-
mit to the Committees on Armed Services of the 
Senate and House of Representatives the implemen-
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tation plan developed under paragraph (1), including 
the charter required under paragraph (2)(A). 
(4) DEADLINE
FOR
IMPLEMENTATION.—Not 
later than 180 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, acting through 
the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy and the 
Director of the Defense Security Cooperation Agen-
cy, shall carry out the implementation plan devel-
oped under paragraph (1). 
(e) REPORT
ON SECURITY COOPERATION WORK-
FORCE.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than two years 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, and not 
less frequently than once every two years thereafter, 
the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Com-
mittees on Armed Services of the Senate and the 
House of Representatives a report on the Depart-
ment of Defense security cooperation workforce. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—Each report under paragraph 
(1) shall— 
(A) identify current and projected security 
cooperation workforce manpower requirements, 
including expeditionary requirements within the 
context of total force planning, needed to meet 
the security cooperation mission; 
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(B) identify critical skill gaps (such as re-
cruitment in the existing or projected work-
force) and development of strategies to manage 
the security cooperation workforce to address 
those gaps; 
(C) address development, validation, imple-
mentation, and assessment of security coopera-
tion workforce and Department-wide com-
petencies for security cooperation and associ-
ated occupational series using the Department 
taxonomy; 
(D) produce a comparison between com-
petency proficiency levels against target pro-
ficiency levels at enterprise and individual levels 
to identify competency gaps and gap closure 
strategies, for competencies needed at the time 
of the report and in the future; 
(E) identify any exceptions and waivers 
granted with respect to the application of quali-
fication, assignment, and tenure policies, proce-
dures, and practices to persons, billets or posi-
tions; 
(F) indicate relative promotion rates for 
security cooperation workforce personnel; and 
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(G) include any other matters the Sec-
retary of Defense determines appropriate. 
(f) COMPTROLLER GENERAL EVALUATION.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Comptroller General of 
the United States shall conduct an independent eval-
uation of the actions taken by the Secretary of De-
fense to carry out the requirements of this section 
and the amendments made by this section. 
(2) REPORT.—Not later than two years after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Comp-
troller General shall submit to the Committees on 
Armed Services of the Senate and House of Rep-
resentatives a report on the evaluation conducted 
under paragraph (1). Such report shall include— 
(A) an analysis of the effectiveness of the 
actions taken by the Secretary to carry out the 
requirements of this section and the amend-
ments made by this section; and 
(B) such legislative and administrative rec-
ommendations as the Comptroller General con-
siders appropriate to meet the objectives of this 
section and the amendments made by this sec-
tion. 
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(8) With respect to military and nonmilitary 
United States support for Ukraine— 
(A) to ensure, through joint or individual 
audits, inspections, and investigations, inde-
pendent and effective oversight of— 
(i) all funds appropriated or otherwise 
made available for such support; and 
(ii) the programs, operations, and 
contracts carried out using such funds; 
and 
(B) to review and ascertain the accuracy of 
information provided by Federal agencies relat-
ing to— 
(i) obligations and expenditures; 
(ii) costs of programs and projects; 
(iii) accountability of funds; 
(iv) the tracking and monitoring of all 
lethal and nonlethal security assistance 
and compliance with end-use certification 
requirements; and 
(v) the award and execution of major 
contracts, grants, and agreements in sup-
port of Ukraine. 
(9) To employ, or authorize the employment by 
the Inspectors General, on a temporary basis using 
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