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‘‘(C) how sanctions that are currently in place to impede 
or deter Russian private military companies from con-
tinuing their malign activities have impacted the Russian 
private military companies’ behavior.’’; and 
(2) in subsection (e)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ‘‘, the Permanent 
Select Committee on Intelligence,’’ after ‘‘the Committee 
on Armed Services’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ‘‘, the Select Com-
mittee on Intelligence,’’ after ‘‘the Committee on Armed 
Services’’. 
SEC. 1244. TEMPORARY AUTHORIZATIONS RELATED TO UKRAINE AND 
OTHER MATTERS. 
(a) TEMPORARY AUTHORIZATIONS
FOR COVERED AGREEMENTS 
RELATED TO UKRAINE.— 
(1) COVERED AGREEMENT DEFINED.—In this subsection, the 
term ‘‘covered agreement’’ includes a contract, subcontract, 
transaction, or modification of a contract, subcontract, or trans-
action awarded by the Department of Defense— 
(A) to build the stocks of critical munitions and other 
defense articles of the Department; 
(B) to provide materiel and related services to foreign 
allies and partners that have provided support to the 
Government of Ukraine; and 
(C) to provide materiel and related services to the 
Government of Ukraine. 
(2) PUBLIC INTEREST.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—A covered agreement may be pre-
sumed to be in the public interest for purposes of meeting 
the requirements of subsection (a)(7) of section 3204 of 
title 10, United States Code. 
(B) PROCEDURES.—Notwithstanding the provisions of 
subsection (a)(7) of section 3204 of title 10, United States 
Code, with respect to a covered agreement— 
(i) the head of an agency may delegate the 
authority under that subsection to an officer or 
employee who— 
(I) in the case of an officer or employee who 
is a member of the Armed Forces, is serving in 
a grade at or above brigadier general or rear 
admiral (lower half); or 
(II) in the case of a civilian officer or employee, 
is serving in a position with a grade under the 
General Schedule (or any other schedule for 
civilian officers or employees) that is comparable 
to or higher than the grade of brigadier general 
or rear admiral (lower half); and 
(ii) not later than 7 days before using the 
applicable procedures under section 3204 of title 10, 
United States Code, the head of an agency, or a des-
ignee of the head of an agency, shall submit to the 
congressional defense committees a written notification 
of the use of such procedures. 
(C) 
DOCUMENTATION.—Consistent 
with 
paragraph 
(4)(C) of subsection (e) of section 3204 of title 10, United 
States Code, the documentation otherwise required by
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paragraph (1) of such subsection is not required in the 
case of a covered agreement. 
(3) PROCUREMENT
AUTHORITIES.—The special emergency 
procurement authorities provided under subsections (b) and 
(c) of section 1903 of title 41, United States Code, may be 
used by the Department of Defense for a covered agreement. 
(4) UNDEFINITIZED
CONTRACTUAL
ACTIONS.—The head of 
an agency may waive the provisions of subsections (a) and 
(c) of section 3372 of title 10, United States Code, for a covered 
agreement. 
(5) 
TECHNICAL
DATA
PACKAGES
FOR
LARGE-CALIBER 
CANNON.—The requirements of section 7542 of title 10, United 
States Code, do not apply to the transfer of technical data 
to an international partner for the production of large-caliber 
cannons produced for— 
(A) the replacement of defense articles from stocks 
of the Department of Defense provided to the Government 
of Ukraine or to foreign countries that have provided sup-
port to Ukraine at the request of the United States, or 
(B) contracts awarded by the Department of Defense 
to provide materiel directly to the Government of Ukraine. 
(6) TEMPORARY
EXEMPTION
FROM
CERTIFIED
COST
AND 
PRICING DATA REQUIREMENTS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—At the Federal Government’s discre-
tion, the requirements under section 3702 of title 10, United 
States Code, shall not apply to a covered agreement 
awarded on a fixed-price incentive firm target basis, where 
target price equals ceiling price, and the Government 
underrun share ratio is a minimum of 60 percent with 
a cap for the negotiated profit dollars of 15 percent of 
target cost. 
(B) USE OF EXEMPTION.—The following shall apply to 
an exemption under subparagraph (A): 
(i) Awarded profit dollars shall be fixed, but the 
contractor may ultimately realize a profit rate of higher 
than 15 percent by underrunning target costs. 
(ii) The target prices negotiated by the Federal 
Government shall not exceed the most recent nego-
tiated prices for the same items while allowing for 
appropriate adjustments, including those for quantity 
differences or relevant, applicable economic indices. 
(C) APPLICATION.—An exemption under subparagraph 
(A) shall apply to subcontracts under prime contracts that 
are exempt under this paragraph. 
(7) TERMINATION
OF
TEMPORARY
AUTHORIZATIONS.—The 
provisions of this subsection shall terminate on September 30, 
2024. 
(b) MODIFICATION OF COOPERATIVE LOGISTIC SUPPORT AGREE-
MENTS: NATO COUNTRIES.—Section 2350d of title 10, United States 
Code, is amended— 
(1) in the section heading, by striking ‘‘logistic support’’ 
and inserting ‘‘acquisition and logistics support’’; 
(2) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by 
striking ‘‘logistics support’’ and inserting ‘‘acquisition 
and logistics support’’; and
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(ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘logistic sup-
port’’ and inserting ‘‘acquisition and logistics support’’; 
and 
(B) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking ‘‘logistics support’’ 
and inserting ‘‘armaments and logistics support’’; and 
(3) in subsection (b)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
‘‘Partnership Agreement’’ and inserting ‘‘Partnership Agree-
ment or Arrangement’’; 
(B) in paragraph (1)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘supply and acquisition of logistics 
support in Europe for requirements’’ and inserting 
‘‘supply, services, support, and acquisition, including 
armaments for requirements’’; and 
(ii) by striking ‘‘supply and acquisition are appro-
priate’’ and inserting ‘‘supply, services, support, and 
acquisition are appropriate’’; and 
(C) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘logistics support’’ 
each place it appears and inserting ‘‘acquisition and logis-
tics support’’. 
(c) MULTIYEAR PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY FOR CERTAIN MUNI-
TIONS.— 
(1) AUTHORITY FOR MULTIYEAR PROCUREMENT.—Subject to 
the provisions of section 3501 of title 10, United States Code, 
set forth in paragraph (3), the head of an agency may enter 
into one or more multiyear contracts, beginning in fiscal year 
2023, for the procurement of up to— 
(A) 864,000 XM1128, XM1113, M107, and M795 
(155mm rounds); 
(B) 12,000 AGM–179 Joint Air-to-Ground Missiles 
(JAGM); 
(C) 700 M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems 
(HIMARS); 
(D) 1,700 MGM–140 Army Tactical Missile Systems 
(ATACMS); 
(E) 2,600 Harpoons; 
(F) 1,250 Naval Strike Missiles; 
(G) 106,000 Guided Multiple Launch Rocket Systems 
(GMLRS); 
(H) 3,850 PATRIOT Advanced Capability–3 (PAC–3) 
Missile Segment Enhancement (MSE); 
(I) 5,600 FIM–92 Stinger; 
(J) 28,300 FGM–148 Javelin; 
(K) 5,100 AIM–120 Advanced Medium-Range Air-to- 
Air Missile (AMRAAM); 
(L) 2,250,000 Modular Artillery Charge System 
(MACS); 
(M) 12,050 155m Excalibur M982A1; 
(N) 950 Long Range Anti-Ship Missiles (LRASM); 
(O) 3,100 Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missiles 
(JASSM); 
(P) 1,500 Standard Missle–6 Missiles (SM–6); and 
(Q) 5,100 Sidewinder Missiles (AIM–9X). 
(2) PROCUREMENT
IN
CONJUNCTION
WITH
EXISTING
CON-
TRACTS.—The systems authorized to be procured under para-
graph (1) may be procured as additions to existing contracts 
covering such programs.
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(3) LIMITED
APPLICABILITY
OF
OTHER
LAW.—In applying 
section 3501 of title 10, United States Code, to paragraph 
(1), only the following provisions of that section shall apply: 
(A) Subsection (f). 
(B) Subsection (g), in which the term ‘‘contract 
described in subsection (a)’’ shall mean a contract awarded 
pursuant to the authority of this subsection. 
(C) Subsection (i)(1). 
(D) Subsection (l)(3). 
(4) AUTHORITY FOR ADVANCE PROCUREMENT.—To the extent 
and in such amounts as specifically provided in advance in 
appropriations Acts for the purposes described in paragraph 
(1), the head of an agency may enter into one or more contracts 
for advance procurement associated with a program for which 
authorization to enter into a contract is provided under para-
graph (1) and for systems and subsystems associated with 
such program in economic order quantities when cost savings 
are achievable. 
(5) CONDITION FOR OUT-YEAR CONTRACT PAYMENTS.—A con-
tract entered into under paragraph (1) shall provide that any 
obligation of the United States to make a payment under the 
contract for a fiscal year after fiscal year 2023 is subject to 
the availability of appropriations for that purpose for such 
later fiscal year. 
(d) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘head of an agency’’ 
means— 
(1) the Secretary of Defense; 
(2) the Secretary of the Army; 
(3) the Secretary of the Navy; or 
(4) the Secretary of the Air Force. 
SEC. 1245. PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS RELATING TO 
SOVEREIGNTY OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION OVER 
INTERNATIONALLY 
RECOGNIZED 
TERRITORY 
OF 
UKRAINE. 
(a) PROHIBITION.—None of the funds authorized to be appro-
priated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 
2023 for the Department of Defense may be obligated or expended 
to implement any activity that recognizes the sovereignty of the 
Russian Federation over territory internationally recognized to be 
the sovereign territory of Ukraine, including Crimea and the terri-
tory Russia claims to have annexed in Kherson Oblast, Zaporizhzia 
Oblast, Donetsk Oblast, and Luhansk Oblast. 
(b) WAIVER.—The Secretary of Defense, with the concurrence 
of the Secretary of State, may waive the prohibition under sub-
section (a) if the Secretary of Defense— 
(1) determines that the waiver is in the national security 
interest of the United States; and 
(2) on the date on which the waiver is invoked, submits 
a notification of the waiver and a justification of the reason 
for seeking the waiver to— 
(A) the Committee on Armed Services and the Com-
mittee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and 
(B) the Committee on Armed Services and the Com-
mittee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives.
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SEC. 1246. REPORT ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PLAN FOR THE 
PROVISION OF SHORT AND MEDIUM-TERM SECURITY 
ASSISTANCE TO UKRAINE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation 
with the heads of other relevant Federal agencies, shall submit 
to the congressional defense committees a report outlining in detail 
the plan of the Department of Defense for the provision of security 
assistance to the armed forces of Ukraine. 
(b) MATTERS TO BE INCLUDED.—The report required by sub-
section (a) shall include— 
(1) primary focus areas for the provision of security assist-
ance to the armed forces of Ukraine by the Department of 
Defense, including priority capabilities, the funding streams 
used, and a plan to fulfill training, maintenance, and 
sustainment requirements associated with such assistance— 
(A) over the next 3 to 6 months; and 
(B) over the next 12 to 24 months; and 
(2) any other matters the Secretary determines appropriate. 
SEC. 1247. OVERSIGHT OF UNITED STATES ASSISTANCE TO UKRAINE. 
(a) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Congress that— 
(1) continued assistance to Ukraine as it fights against 
the unjust and unprovoked attack by Russia is of critical impor-
tance to United States national security interests, and oversight 
and transparency for such assistance is essential to ensure 
effective and sustained support; 
(2) the executive branch has established the interagency 
Ukraine Oversight Working Group, which focuses on conducting 
comprehensive oversight, and issued the interagency U.S. Plan 
to Counter Illicit Diversion of Certain Advanced Conventional 
Weapons in Eastern Europe, a whole-of-government effort to 
advance accountability and end-use monitoring of weapons pro-
vided in response to the Ukraine crisis, and continued attention 
and regular briefings to relevant congressional oversight 
committees on such efforts is imperative; 
(3) each United States department and agency providing 
or facilitating assistance to Ukraine should continue to imple-
ment and institutionalize appropriate transparency, account-
ability, and end-use monitoring measures, including exploring 
creative approaches to overcoming the challenges associated 
with delivering assistance during an active armed conflict, as 
is detailed in the interagency Plan to Counter Illicit Diversion; 
(4) Inspectors General must continue to carry out com-
prehensive oversight and conduct reviews, audits, investiga-
tions, and inspections of United States support and activities 
carried out in response to Russia’s further invasion of Ukraine, 
and provide regular briefings to the appropriate congressional 
committees on their findings; 
(5) the United States and its allies and partners should 
continue to support Ukrainian anti-corruption institutions and 
e-platforms, including the National Agency for Corruption 
Prevention, the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine, 
and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office, in their 
work to ensure effective assistance delivery and prevent 
incidents of waste, fraud, and abuse; and
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(6) Ukrainian authorities should also continue to establish 
new transparency, accountability, and end-use monitoring ini-
tiatives both independently and in partnership with relevant 
United States departments and agencies and other inter-
national partners, and the United States should continue to 
work with counterparts in Ukraine and other countries sup-
porting their efforts to further mutual efforts to strengthen 
and institutionalize accountability measures and mechanisms. 
(b) REPORT.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than April 1, 2023, the Inspector 
General of the Department of Defense, in conjunction with 
the Inspector General of the Department of State and the 
Inspector General of the United States Agency for International 
Development and in consultation with other Inspectors General 
as appropriate, shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
committees a report on the oversight framework established 
with respect to United States assistance to Ukraine. 
(2) MATTERS
TO
BE
INCLUDED.—The report required by 
this subsection shall include the following: 
(A) The framework the relevant Inspectors General 
are currently using or plan to adopt to oversee assistance 
to Ukraine in the immediate and longer term, including 
an identification of the United States departments and 
agencies providing or facilitating such assistance. 
(B) Whether there are any gaps in oversight over the 
activities and funds for assistance to Ukraine. 
(C) An assessment of any failures by United States, 
bilateral, or multilateral organizations to work with such 
Inspectors General in a timely and transparent manner. 
(D) A description of the footprint in Europe of such 
Inspectors General for purposes of oversight of assistance 
to Ukraine, including presence and access in Ukraine. 
(E) To the extent practicable and appropriate, a 
description of any known incidents of the misuse of assist-
ance to Ukraine, including incidents of waste, fraud, abuse, 
diversion, or corruption. 
(F) Any lessons learned from the manner in which 
oversight over assistance to Ukraine has been conducted. 
(G) Any findings or recommendations with respect to 
assistance to Ukraine. 
(c) DEFINITION.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate congres-
sional committees’’ means— 
(1) the congressional defense committees; and 
(2) the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Rep-
resentatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
Senate. 
Subtitle E—Matters Relating to the Indo- 
Pacific Region 
SEC. 1251. MODIFICATION TO ANNUAL REPORT ON MILITARY AND 
SECURITY DEVELOPMENTS INVOLVING THE PEOPLE’S 
REPUBLIC OF CHINA. 
Section 1202(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2000 (10 U.S.C. 113 note) is amended as follows: 
(1) In paragraph (5)—
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(A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ‘‘special oper-
ations,’’ after ‘‘theater-level commands,’’; and 
(B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘A summary’’ and 
inserting ‘‘a summary’’. 
(2) In paragraph (7)(B)— 
(A) in clause (ii), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(B) in clause (iii), by striking the period at the end 
and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(iv) the Middle East.’’. 
(3) In paragraph (8), by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(F) Special operations capabilities.’’. 
SEC. 1252. MODIFICATION OF INDO-PACIFIC MARITIME SECURITY INI-
TIATIVE TO AUTHORIZE USE OF FUNDS FOR THE COAST 
GUARD. 
Section 1263 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Year 2016 (10 U.S.C. 333 note) is amended by striking 
subsection (f) and inserting the following new subsection (f): 
‘‘(f) AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR COAST GUARD PERSONNEL AND 
CAPABILITIES.—The Secretary of Defense may use funds made avail-
able under this section to facilitate the participation of Coast Guard 
personnel in, and the use of Coast Guard capabilities for, training, 
exercises, and other activities with foreign countries under this 
section.’’. 
SEC. 1253. MODIFICATION OF PROHIBITION ON PARTICIPATION OF 
THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA IN RIM OF THE 
PACIFIC (RIMPAC) NAVAL EXERCISES TO INCLUDE CES-
SATION OF GENOCIDE BY CHINA. 
Section 1259(a)(1) of the John S. McCain National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (10 U.S.C. 321 note) is 
amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the end; 
(2) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period at the 
end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(D) ceased committing genocide in China, as articu-
lated in the Department of State’s Country Report on 
Human Rights Practices released on April 12, 2022, and 
engaged in a credible justice and accountability process 
for all victims of such genocide.’’. 
SEC. 1254. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF PACIFIC DETERRENCE 
INITIATIVE. 
(a) EXTENSION.—Subsection (c) of section 1251 of the William 
M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
Year 2021 (10 U.S.C. 113 note) is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘the National Defense Authorization Act 
for Fiscal Year 2022’’ and inserting ‘‘the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023’’; and 
(2) by striking ‘‘fiscal year 2022’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal year 
2023’’. 
(b) REPORT ON RESOURCING UNITED STATES DEFENSE REQUIRE-
MENTS FOR THE INDO-PACIFIC REGION AND STUDY ON COMPETITIVE 
STRATEGIES.—Subsection (d)(1) of such section is amended— 
(1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ‘‘fiscal years 2023 
and 2024’’ and inserting ‘‘fiscal years 2024 and 2025’’; and
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(2) in subparagraph (B)— 
(A) in clause (v), by striking ‘‘security cooperation 
activities or resources’’ and inserting ‘‘security cooperation 
authorities, activities, or resources’’; 
(B) in clause (vi)(I)(aa)— 
(i) in subitem (AA), by striking ‘‘to modernize and 
strengthen the’’ and inserting ‘‘to improve the posture 
and’’; and 
(ii) in subitem (FF)— 
(I) by striking ‘‘to improve’’ and inserting ‘‘to 
modernize and improve’’; and 
(II) by striking the semicolon at the end and 
inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(C) by adding at the end the following new clause: 
‘‘(vii) A budget display, prepared with the assist-
ance of the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller), 
that compares the independent assessment of the Com-
mander of the United States Indo-Pacific Command 
with the amounts contained in the budget display for 
the applicable fiscal year under subsection (f).’’. 
SEC. 1255. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO TRANSFER FUNDS FOR BIEN 
HOA DIOXIN CLEANUP. 
Section 1253(b) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National 
Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116– 
283; 134 Stat. 3955) is amended by striking ‘‘fiscal year 2022’’ 
and inserting ‘‘fiscal year 2023’’. 
SEC. 1256. ENHANCED INDICATIONS AND WARNING FOR DETERRENCE 
AND DISSUASION. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM FOR ENHANCED INDICATIONS 
AND WARNING.— 
(1) AUTHORITY.—The Director of the Defense Intelligence 
Agency may establish a program to increase warning time 
of potential aggression by adversary nation states, focusing 
especially on the United States Indo-Pacific Command and 
United States European Command areas of operations. 
(2) DESIGNATION.—If the Director establishes the program 
under paragraph (1), the program shall be known as the ‘‘Pro-
gram for Enhanced Indications and Warning’’ (in this section 
referred to as the ‘‘Program’’). 
(3) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the Program that may be 
established under paragraph (1) is to gain increased warning 
time to provide time for the Department of Defense to mount 
deterrence and dissuasion actions to persuade adversaries to 
refrain from aggression, including through potential revelations 
or demonstrations of capabilities and actions to create doubt 
in the minds of adversary leaders regarding the prospects for 
military success. 
(b) HEAD OF PROGRAM.— 
(1) APPOINTMENT.—If the Director establishes the Program, 
the Director shall appoint a defense intelligence officer to serve 
as the mission manager for the Program. 
(2) DESIGNATION.—The mission manager for the Program 
shall be known as the ‘‘Program Manager for Enhanced Indica-
tions and Warning’’ (in this section referred to as the ‘‘Program 
Manager’’).
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(c) SOURCES OF INFORMATION AND ANALYSIS.—If the Director 
establishes the Program, the Program Manager shall ensure that 
the Program makes use of all available sources of information, 
from public, commercial, and classified sources across the intel-
ligence community and the Department of Defense, and advanced 
analytics, including artificial intelligence, to establish a system 
capable of discerning deviations from normal patterns of behavior 
and activity that may indicate preparations for military actions. 
(d) INTEGRATION WITH OTHER PROGRAMS.— 
(1) SUPPORT.—If the Director establishes the Program, the 
Program shall be supported, as appropriate, by the Chief Digital 
and Artificial Intelligence Officer, the Maven project, by 
capabilities sponsored by the Office of the Under Secretary 
of Defense for Intelligence and Security, and programs already 
underway within the Defense Intelligence Agency. 
(2) AGREEMENTS.—If the Director establishes the Program, 
the Director shall seek to engage in agreements to integrate 
information and capabilities from other components of the intel-
ligence community to facilitate the purpose of the Program. 
(e) BRIEFINGS.—If the Director establishes the Program, not 
later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act 
and not less frequently than once each year thereafter through 
2027, the Program Manager shall provide the appropriate commit-
tees of Congress a briefing on the status of the activities of the 
Program. 
(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘appropriate committees of Congress’’ means— 
(A) the congressional defense committees; and 
(B) the congressional intelligence committees (as 
defined in section 3 of the National Security Act of 1947 
(50 U.S.C. 3003)). 
(2) The term ‘‘intelligence community’’ has the meaning 
given such term in section 3 of the National Security Act 
of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003). 
SEC. 1257. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS TO SUPPORT ENTERTAIN-
MENT PROJECTS WITH TIES TO THE GOVERNMENT OF 
THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—None of the funds authorized to be appro-
priated by this Act may be used to knowingly provide active and 
direct support to any film, television, or other entertainment project 
if the Secretary of Defense has demonstrable evidence that the 
project has complied or is likely to comply with a demand from 
the Government of the People’s Republic of China or the Chinese 
Communist Party, or an entity under the direction of the People’s 
Republic of China or the Chinese Communist Party, to censor 
the content of the project in a material manner to advance the 
national interest of the People’s Republic of China. 
(b) WAIVER.—The Secretary of Defense may waive the prohibi-
tion under subsection (a) if the Secretary submits to the Committees 
on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives 
a written certification that such a waiver is in the national interest 
of the United States. 
(c) POLICY REQUIRED.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall issue 
a policy that describes how the Department of Defense will review 
requests to provide active or direct support to any film, television,