1832 
SEC. 4301. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 
(In Thousands of Dollars) 
Line 
Item 
FY 2023 
Request 
House 
Authorized 
TRAINING AND RECRUITING 
120 
DEFENSE ACQUISITION UNIVERSITY ................................
176,454 
176,454 
130 
JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF .......................................................
101,492 
101,492 
140 
SPECIAL OPERATIONS COMMAND/PROFESSIONAL DE-
VELOPMENT EDUCATION ..................................................
35,279 
35,279 
SUBTOTAL TRAINING AND RECRUITING ........
313,225 
313,225 
ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICE-WIDE ACTIVI-
TIES 
150 
CIVIL MILITARY PROGRAMS ..................................................
139,656 
273,156 
National Guard Youth Challenge ..........................................
[83,500 ] 
STARBASE ...........................................................................
[50,000 ] 
170 
DEFENSE CONTRACT AUDIT AGENCY ...............................
646,072 
636,072 
Program decrease ..................................................................
[–10,000 ] 
180 
DEFENSE CONTRACT AUDIT AGENCY—CYBER ..............
4,107 
4,107 
190 
DEFENSE CONTRACT MANAGEMENT AGENCY ................
1,506,300 
1,474,300 
Program decrease ..................................................................
[–32,000 ] 
200 
DEFENSE CONTRACT MANAGEMENT AGENCY—CYBER 
29,127 
24,127 
Early to need .........................................................................
[–5,000 ] 
210 
DEFENSE COUNTERINTELLIGENCE AND SECURITY 
AGENCY ...................................................................................
983,133 
983,133 
230 
DEFENSE COUNTERINTELLIGENCE AND SECURITY 
AGENCY—CYBER ..................................................................
10,245 
10,245 
240 
DEFENSE HUMAN RESOURCES ACTIVITY ........................
935,241 
791,241 
National Language Fellowship Add ......................................
[6,000 ] 
Program decrease ..................................................................
[–150,000 ] 
250 
DEFENSE HUMAN RESOURCES ACTIVITY—CYBER .......
26,113 
26,113 
260 
DEFENSE INFORMATION SYSTEMS AGENCY ...................
2,266,729 
2,266,729 
270 
DEFENSE INFORMATION SYSTEMS AGENCY—CYBER ..
643,643 
663,643 
Internet Operations Management ..........................................
[20,000 ] 
300 
DEFENSE LEGAL SERVICES AGENCY ................................
233,687 
223,687 
Program decrease ..................................................................
[–10,000 ] 
310 
DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY .............................................
429,060 
429,060 
320 
DEFENSE MEDIA ACTIVITY ...................................................
243,631 
198,631 
Program decrease ..................................................................
[–50,000 ] 
Web Enterprise Business .......................................................
[5,000 ] 
330 
DEFENSE POW/MIA OFFICE ..................................................
150,021 
150,021 
340 
DEFENSE SECURITY COOPERATION AGENCY .................
2,445,669 
2,282,669 
Baltic Security Initiative ........................................................
[225,000 ] 
International Security Cooperation Programs .......................
[100,000 ] 
Offset for Baltic Security Initiative .......................................
[–225,000 ] 
Program increase ...................................................................
[37,000 ] 
Transfer to Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative ...............
[–300,000 ] 
350 
DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY SECURITY ADMINISTRATION 
40,063 
40,063 
360 
DEFENSE THREAT REDUCTION AGENCY .........................
941,763 
741,763 
Program decrease ..................................................................
[–200,000 ] 
380 
DEFENSE THREAT REDUCTION AGENCY—CYBER ........
56,052 
56,052 
390 
DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE EDUCATION ACTIVITY .....
3,276,276 
3,351,276 
Department of Defense Education Activity (Impact Aid 
Students with Disabilities) .................................................
[22,000 ] 
Department of Defense Education Activity (Impact Aid) .....
[53,000 ] 
400 
MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY ..................................................
541,787 
541,787 
430 
OFFICE OF THE LOCAL DEFENSE COMMUNITY CO-
OPERATION ............................................................................
108,697 
128,697 
Defense Community Infrastructure Program ........................
[20,000 ] 
440 
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE .....................
2,239,072 
1,328,008 
Afghanistan War Commission ...............................................
[2,500 ] 
AHI cross-functional team .....................................................
[10,000 ] 
Center for Excellence in Civilian Harm Mitigation ...............
[5,000 ] 
Commission on Civilian Harm ...............................................
[4,000 ] 
Commission on Professional Military Education ...................
[5,000 ] 
Commission on the National Defense Strategy .....................
[2,900 ] 
Congressional Commission on the Strategic Posture of the 
United States .....................................................................
[2,800 ] 
Dellums Scholarship program ................................................
[5,000 ] 
Executive Education on Emerging Technologies for Civilian 
and Military Leaders .........................................................
[3,500 ] 
Information Assurance Scholarship Program ........................
[25,000 ] 
National Commission on the Future of the Navy .................
[4,000 ] 
National Security Commission on Emerging Biotechnology
[5,600 ]
1833 
SEC. 4301. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 
(In Thousands of Dollars) 
Line 
Item 
FY 2023 
Request 
House 
Authorized 
Office of the Secretary of Defense- ASD EI+E Personnel ..
[1,000 ] 
Pilot Program on Financial Assistance for Victims of Do-
mestic Violence ...................................................................
[5,000 ] 
PPBE Commission ................................................................
[3,800 ] 
Program decrease ..................................................................
[–774,675 ] 
Readiness Environmental Protection Integration Program ..
[6,000 ] 
Red teams ..............................................................................
[1,000 ] 
Unjustified growth .................................................................
[–228,489 ] 
450 
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE—CYBER ....
55,255 
55,255 
500 
WASHINGTON HEADQUARTERS SERVICES .......................
369,943 
347,943 
Program decrease ..................................................................
[–22,000 ] 
500A 
CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS .........................................................
18,764,415 
18,814,215 
Classified adjustment .............................................................
[12,100 ] 
Defense Cover Program .........................................................
[10,000 ] 
ICASS humint mission support .............................................
[9,000 ] 
Joint Worldwide Intelligence Communications System 
(JWICS) Modernization .....................................................
[12,000 ] 
MARS Advanced Capabilities ................................................
[1,300 ] 
TORCH—Enterprise IT ........................................................
[5,400 ] 
SUBTOTAL ADMINISTRATION AND SERVICE- 
WIDE ACTIVITIES .....................................................
37,085,757 
35,841,993 
UNDISTRIBUTED 
510 
UNDISTRIBUTED ......................................................................
–760,000 
Civilian Personnel inflation pay .............................................
[60,000 ] 
Foreign currency fluctuations ................................................
[–450,000 ] 
Historical unobligated balances .............................................
[–370,000 ] 
SUBTOTAL UNDISTRIBUTED ..................................
–760,000 
TOTAL OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE, 
DEFENSE-WIDE ......................................................
48,406,516 
46,235,031 
UKRAINE SECURITY ASSISTANCE 
010 
UKRAINE SECURITY ASSISTANCE INITIATIVE ................
1,000,000 
Program increase ...................................................................
[700,000 ] 
Transfer from Defense Security Cooperation Agency ...........
[300,000 ] 
SUBTOTAL 
UKRAINE 
SECURITY 
ASSIST-
ANCE ...............................................................................
1,000,000 
TOTAL UKRAINE SECURITY ASSISTANCE ...
1,000,000 
SEIZE THE INITIATIVE FUND 
010 
SEIZE THE INITIATIVE FUND ..............................................
1,000,000 
Program increase ...................................................................
[1,000,000 ] 
SUBTOTAL SEIZE THE INITIATIVE FUND ........
1,000,000 
TOTAL SEIZE THE INITIATIVE FUND .............
1,000,000 
US COURT OF APPEALS FOR ARMED FORCES, 
DEF 
ADMINISTRATION AND ASSOCIATED ACTIVI-
TIES 
010 
US COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ARMED FORCES, 
DEFENSE ................................................................................
16,003 
16,003 
SUBTOTAL ADMINISTRATION AND ASSOCI-
ATED ACTIVITIES .....................................................
16,003 
16,003 
TOTAL 
US 
COURT 
OF 
APPEALS 
FOR 
ARMED FORCES, DEF .........................................
16,003 
16,003 
DOD 
ACQUISITION 
WORKFORCE 
DEVELOP-
MENT FUND 
ACQUISITION WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT 
010 
ACQ WORKFORCE DEV FD .....................................................
53,791 
53,791 
SUBTOTAL ACQUISITION WORKFORCE DE-
VELOPMENT ................................................................
53,791 
53,791 
TOTAL DOD ACQUISITION WORKFORCE 
DEVELOPMENT FUND ........................................
53,791 
53,791
1834 
SEC. 4301. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 
(In Thousands of Dollars) 
Line 
Item 
FY 2023 
Request 
House 
Authorized 
OVERSEAS 
HUMANITARIAN, 
DISASTER, 
AND 
CIVIC AID 
HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE 
010 
OVERSEAS HUMANITARIAN, DISASTER AND CIVIC AID 
112,800 
152,800 
Program increase ...................................................................
[40,000 ] 
SUBTOTAL HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE .......
112,800 
152,800 
TOTAL OVERSEAS HUMANITARIAN, DIS-
ASTER, AND CIVIC AID ......................................
112,800 
152,800 
COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION ACCOUNT 
010 
COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION .................................
341,598 
341,598 
SUBTOTAL COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUC-
TION ................................................................................
341,598 
341,598 
TOTAL COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUC-
TION ACCOUNT ......................................................
341,598 
341,598 
ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, ARMY 
DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY 
050 
ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, ARMY ..........................
196,244 
196,244 
SUBTOTAL DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY ........
196,244 
196,244 
TOTAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, 
ARMY ...........................................................................
196,244 
196,244 
ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, NAVY 
DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY 
060 
ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, NAVY ...........................
359,348 
1,089,348 
Program increase ...................................................................
[30,000 ] 
Red Hill .................................................................................
[700,000 ] 
SUBTOTAL DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY .........
359,348 
1,089,348 
TOTAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, 
NAVY ...........................................................................
359,348 
1,089,348 
ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, AIR FORCE 
DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE 
070 
ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, AIR FORCE ................
314,474 
344,474 
Program increase ...................................................................
[30,000 ] 
SUBTOTAL 
DEPARTMENT 
OF 
THE 
AIR 
FORCE ............................................................................
314,474 
344,474 
TOTAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, 
AIR FORCE ...............................................................
314,474 
344,474 
ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, DEFENSE 
DEFENSE-WIDE 
080 
ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, DEFENSE ...................
8,924 
33,924 
FUDS—Military Munitions Response Program ...................
[25,000 ] 
SUBTOTAL DEFENSE-WIDE .....................................
8,924 
33,924 
TOTAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION, 
DEFENSE ...................................................................
8,924 
33,924 
ENVIRONMENTAL 
RESTORATION 
FORMERLY 
USED SITES 
DEFENSE-WIDE 
090 
ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION FORMERLY USED 
SITES ........................................................................................
227,262 
227,262 
SUBTOTAL DEFENSE-WIDE .....................................
227,262 
227,262 
TOTAL ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION 
FORMERLY USED SITES ....................................
227,262 
227,262 
SUPPORT 
FOR 
INTERNATIONAL 
SPORTING 
COMPETITIONS , DEFENSE 
OPERATIONS SUPPORT 
100 
SUPPORT OF INTERNATIONAL SPORTING COMPETI-
TIONS, DEFENSE ..................................................................
10,377 
10,377
1835 
SEC. 4301. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 
(In Thousands of Dollars) 
Line 
Item 
FY 2023 
Request 
House 
Authorized 
SUBTOTAL OPERATIONS SUPPORT ....................
10,377 
10,377 
TOTAL SUPPORT FOR INTERNATIONAL 
SPORTING COMPETITIONS , DEFENSE .....
10,377 
10,377 
RED HILL RECOVERY FUND 
010 
RED HILL RECOVERY FUND .................................................
1,000,000 
Realignment to execution accounts ........................................
[–1,000,000 ] 
SUBTOTAL RED HILL RECOVERY FUND ..........
1,000,000 
TOTAL RED HILL RECOVERY FUND ...............
1,000,000 
TOTAL OPERATION & MAINTENANCE ...........
271,218,877 
274,270,946 
TITLE XLIV—MILITARY 
PERSONNEL 
SEC. 4401. MILITARY PERSONNEL. 
SEC. 4401. MILITARY PERSONNEL 
(In Thousands of Dollars) 
Item 
FY 2023 
Request 
House 
Authorized 
Military Personnel ..............................................................
164,139,628 
164,792,801 
Inflation bonus pay ....................................................
[800,000 ] 
BAH Absorption Restoration (1%) ...........................
[244,000 ] 
Additional BAH Absorption Restoration (2%) ..........
[250,000 ] 
Military Personnel, Navy—Restore Navy Force 
Structure Cuts (Manpower) ....................................
[190,000 ] 
Military Personnel, Navy—Restore Personnel for 
HSC–85 Aircraft (Manpower) .................................
[19,173 ] 
Military personnel historical underexecution .............
[–700,000 ] 
Foreign currency fluctuations ....................................
[–150,000 ] 
MERHCF .................................................................................
9,743,704 
9,743,704 
TITLE XLV—OTHER 
AUTHORIZATIONS 
SEC. 4501. OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS. 
SEC. 4501. OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS 
(In Thousands of Dollars) 
Item 
FY 2023 
Request 
House 
Authorized 
NATIONAL DEFENSE STOCKPILE TRANSACTION 
FUND 
DEFENSE STOCKPILE ..............................................................
253,500 
253,500 
TOTAL NATIONAL DEFENSE STOCKPILE 
TRANSACTION FUND ...............................................
253,500 
253,500 
WORKING CAPITAL FUND, ARMY 
ARMY ARSENALS INITIATIVE .................................................
28,448 
28,448 
ARMY SUPPLY MANAGEMENT ................................................
1,489 
1,489 
TOTAL WORKING CAPITAL FUND, ARMY .........
29,937 
29,937
1836 
SEC. 4501. OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS 
(In Thousands of Dollars) 
Item 
FY 2023 
Request 
House 
Authorized 
WORKING CAPITAL FUND, AIR FORCE 
TRANSPORTATION 
SUPPLIES AND MATERIALS ....................................................
80,448 
80,448 
TOTAL 
WORKING 
CAPITAL 
FUND, 
AIR 
FORCE .............................................................................
80,448 
80,448 
WORKING CAPITAL FUND, DEFENSE-WIDE 
DEFENSE AUTOMATION & PRODUCTION SERVICES .......
WORKING CAPITAL FUND SUPPORT ....................................
8,300 
2,508,300 
Fuel inflation ..................................................................
[2,500,000 ] 
TOTAL WORKING CAPITAL FUND, DEFENSE- 
WIDE .................................................................................
8,302 
2,508,302 
WORKING CAPITAL FUND, DECA 
WORKING CAPITAL FUND SUPPORT ....................................
1,211,208 
1,961,208 
Program increase ...........................................................
[750,000 ] 
TOTAL WORKING CAPITAL FUND, DECA .........
1,211,208 
1,961,208 
CHEM AGENTS & MUNITIONS DESTRUCTION 
CHEM DEMILITARIZATION—O&M .........................................
84,612 
84,612 
CHEM DEMILITARIZATION—RDT&E ....................................
975,206 
975,206 
TOTAL CHEM AGENTS & MUNITIONS DE-
STRUCTION ...................................................................
1,059,818 
1,059,818 
DRUG INTERDICTION & CTR-DRUG ACTIVITIES, 
DEF 
COUNTER-NARCOTICS SUPPORT ...........................................
619,474 
627,716 
JIATF-W .......................................................................
[8,242 ] 
DRUG DEMAND REDUCTION PROGRAM ..............................
130,060 
134,060 
Young Marines Program ................................................
[4,000 ] 
NATIONAL GUARD COUNTER-DRUG PROGRAM ................
100,316 
100,316 
NATIONAL GUARD COUNTER-DRUG SCHOOLS .................
5,878 
5,878 
TOTAL DRUG INTERDICTION & CTR-DRUG 
ACTIVITIES, DEF ........................................................
855,728 
867,970 
OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL 
OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL—O&M ..................
474,650 
474,650 
OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL—CYBER .............
1,321 
1,321 
OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL—RDT&E .............
1,864 
1,864 
OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL—PROCURE-
MENT .........................................................................................
1,524 
1,524 
TOTAL OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR GEN-
ERAL .................................................................................
479,359 
479,359 
DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM 
IN-HOUSE CARE .........................................................................
9,906,943 
10,006,943 
TRICARE Dental for Selected Reserve .........................
[100,000 ] 
PRIVATE SECTOR CARE ...........................................................
18,455,209 
18,455,209 
CONSOLIDATED HEALTH SUPPORT .....................................
1,916,366 
1,916,366 
INFORMATION MANAGEMENT ...............................................
2,251,151 
2,251,151 
MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES .....................................................
338,678 
338,678 
EDUCATION AND TRAINING ...................................................
334,845 
341,845 
TriService Nursing Research Program ..........................
[7,000 ] 
BASE OPERATIONS/COMMUNICATIONS ...............................
2,111,558 
2,111,558 
R&D RESEARCH ..........................................................................
39,568 
39,568 
R&D EXPLORATRY DEVELOPMENT ......................................
175,477 
175,477 
R&D ADVANCED DEVELOPMENT ..........................................
320,862 
320,862 
R&D DEMONSTRATION/VALIDATION ....................................
166,960 
166,960 
R&D ENGINEERING DEVELOPMENT ....................................
103,970 
103,970 
R&D MANAGEMENT AND SUPPORT ......................................
85,186 
85,186 
R&D CAPABILITIES ENHANCEMENT ....................................
17,971 
47,971
1837 
SEC. 4501. OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS 
(In Thousands of Dollars) 
Item 
FY 2023 
Request 
House 
Authorized 
National Disaster Medical Surge Pilot and Implemen-
tation ...........................................................................
[20,000 ] 
Warfighting Brain Initiative ..........................................
[10,000 ] 
PROC INITIAL OUTFITTING ....................................................
21,625 
21,625 
PROC REPLACEMENT & MODERNIZATION .........................
234,157 
234,157 
PROC JOINT OPERATIONAL MEDICINE INFORMATION 
SYSTEM .....................................................................................
1,467 
1,467 
PROC 
MILITARY 
HEALTH 
SYSTEM—DESKTOP 
TO 
DATACENTER ..........................................................................
72,601 
72,601 
PROC DOD HEALTHCARE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM MOD-
ERNIZATION ............................................................................
240,224 
240,224 
SOFTWARE & DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY PILOT PRO-
GRAMS .......................................................................................
137,356 
137,356 
TOTAL DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM ................
36,932,174 
37,069,174 
TOTAL OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS .......................
40,910,474 
44,309,716 
TITLE XLVI—MILITARY 
CONSTRUCTION 
SEC. 4601. MILITARY CONSTRUCTION. 
SEC. 4601. MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 
(In Thousands of Dollars) 
Account 
State/Country and 
Installation 
Project Title 
FY 2023 
Request 
House 
Agreement 
Alabama 
Army 
Anniston Army Depot 
General Purpose Warehouse ....................................
2,400 
Army 
Redstone Arsenal 
Physics Lab .............................................................
44,000 
California 
Army 
Air Force Training 
Center Edwards 
Planning and Design Munitions Igloo—East ..........
650 
Colorado 
Army 
Fort Carson 
Fire Station Support Building ................................
14,200 
14,200 
Germany 
Army 
East Camp 
Grafenwoehr 
EDI: Battalion Trng Cplx1 (Brks/Veh Maint) .......
104,000 
104,000 
Army 
East Camp 
Grafenwoehr 
EDI: Battalion Trng Cplx2 (OPS/Veh Maint) ........
64,000 
64,000 
Hawaii 
Army 
Tripler Army Medical 
Center 
Water System Upgrades ..........................................
2,000 
Army 
Fort Shafter 
Water System Upgrades ..........................................
2,000 
Kwajalein 
Army 
Kwajalein Atoll 
Medical Clinic ..........................................................
69,000 
69,000 
Louisiana 
Army 
Fort Polk, Louisiana 
Child Development Center .......................................
32,000 
32,000 
Army 
Fort Polk, Louisiana 
Joint Operations Center ..........................................
61,000 
Maryland 
Army 
Aberdeen Proving 
Ground 
Test Maintenance Fabrication Facility ...................
85,000 
Army 
Aberdeen Proving 
Ground 
Test Maintenance Fabrication Facility Cost to 
Complete.
7,600 
Mississippi 
Army 
Vicksburg 
General Purpose Lab and Test Building ................
20,000 
New Jersey 
Army 
Picatinny Arsenal 
Igloo Storage Installation ........................................
12,000 
Army 
Picatinny Arsenal 
Precision Munitions Test Tower ..............................
3,654 
New York 
Army 
U.S. Military Academy 
Engineering Center ..................................................
39,800 
39,800 
Army 
Fort Drum 
Automated Record Fire Plus Range .......................
2,400 
North Carolina 
Army 
Fort Bragg 
Multipurpose Training Range .................................
34,000 
34,000 
Pennsylvania 
Army 
Letterkenny Army 
Depot 
Shipping and Receiving Building ............................
38,000 
38,000 
Texas
1838 
SEC. 4601. MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 
(In Thousands of Dollars) 
Account 
State/Country and 
Installation 
Project Title 
FY 2023 
Request 
House 
Agreement 
Army 
Fort Hood 
Barracks ..................................................................
19,000 
Army 
Fort Hood 
Automated Infantry Platoon Battle Course ............
1,220 
Army 
Fort Hood 
Automated Machine Gun Range ..............................
1,240 
Army 
Fort Hood 
Infantry Squad Battle Course .................................
600 
Army 
Corpus Christi Army 
Depot 
Powertrain Facility (Engine Assembly) ..................
103,000 
83,000 
Army 
Fort Bliss 
Fire Station .............................................................
15,000 
15,000 
Washington 
Army 
Joint Base Lewis- 
McChord 
Barracks ..................................................................
49,000 
49,000 
Worldwide Unspecified 
Army 
Unspecified Worldwide 
Locations 
Host Nation Support ...............................................
26,000 
26,000 
Army 
Unspecified Worldwide 
Locations 
Planning and Design ...............................................
167,151 
167,151 
Army 
Unspecified Worldwide 
Locations 
Unspecified Minor Construction ..............................
90,414 
90,414 
Army 
Various Worldwide Lo-
cations 
Cost to Complete- Inflation Adjustment .................
502,900 
Military Construction, Army Total ...............................................................................
845,565 
1,593,229 
Alabama 
Navy 
Redstone Arsenal 
Building 6231 ..........................................................
6,000 
Australia 
Navy 
Royal Australian Air 
Force Base Darwin 
PDI: Aircraft Parking Apron (Inc) .........................
72,446 
72,446 
California 
Navy 
Corona 
Performance Assessment Communications Labora-
tory.
15,000 
Navy 
Corona 
Planning and Design Data Science Analytics and 
Innovation.
2,845 
Navy 
Marine Corps Base 
Camp Pendleton 
Basilone Road Realignment .....................................
85,210 
85,210 
Navy 
Naval Air Station 
Lemoore 
F–35C Aircraft Maintenance Hangar & Airfield 
Pave.
201,261 
43,261 
Navy 
Naval Base Point 
Loma Annex 
Child Development Center .......................................
56,450 
56,450 
Navy 
Naval Base San Diego 
Pier 6 Replacement (Inc) ........................................
15,565 
15,565 
Navy 
Marine Corps Air 
Ground Combat 
Center Twentynine 
Palms 
Range Simulation Training & Operations Fac. .......
120,382 
11,382 
Connecticut 
Navy 
Naval Submarine Base 
New London 
Relocate Underwater Electromagnetic Measure. .....
15,514 
15,514 
Florida 
Navy 
Naval Air Station 
Jacksonville 
Engine Test Cells Modifications ..............................
86,232 
86,232 
Navy 
Marine Corps Support 
Facility Blount Is-
land 
Communications Infrastructure Modernization De-
sign.
5,291 
Navy 
Naval Air Station 
Whiting Field 
AHTS Aircraft Flight Simulator Facility ...............
57,789 
57,789 
Georgia 
Navy 
Naval Submarine Base 
Kings Bay 
Nuclear Regional Maintenance Facility ..................
213,796 
213,796 
Navy 
Naval Submarine Base 
Kings Bay 
Trident Training Fac. Columbia Trainer Expan. ...
65,375 
65,375 
Guam 
Navy 
Marine Corps Base 
Camp Blaz 
PDI: 9th Eng Supp Battalion Equip & Main Fac ..
131,590 
48,590 
Navy 
Marine Corps Base 
Camp Blaz 
PDI: 9th Engineer Support Battalion Ops. Fac. ....
35,188 
35,188 
Navy 
Marine Corps Base 
Camp Blaz 
PDI: Brown Tree Snake Exclusion Barrier South
14,497 
14,497 
Navy 
Marine Corps Base 
Camp Blaz 
PDI: Ground Combat Element Infantry Battalion 
1 & 2 Facility.
149,314 
79,314 
Hawaii 
Navy 
Marine Corps Base 
Kaneohe Bay 
Bachelor Enslisted Quarters (P–973) .....................
87,930 
Navy 
Joint Base Pearl Har-
bor-Hickam 
Dry Dock 3 Replacement (Inc) ...............................
621,185 
621,185 
Idaho 
Navy 
Carderock 
Planning and Design ARD Range Craft Berthing 
Facility.
706 
Japan 
Navy 
Kadena Air Base 
PDI: Marine Corps Bachelor Enlisted Quarters .....
94,100 
34,100
1839 
SEC. 4601. MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 
(In Thousands of Dollars) 
Account 
State/Country and 
Installation 
Project Title 
FY 2023 
Request 
House 
Agreement 
Navy 
Kadena Air Base 
PDI: Marine Corps Barracks Complex, Kadena .....
101,300 
101,300 
Maine 
Navy 
Kittery 
Multi-Mission Drydock #1 Extension (Inc) ............
503,282 
503,282 
Maryland 
Navy 
Carderock 
SFOMF Storage Laboratory ...................................
2,073 
Navy 
Carderock 
Planning and Design Ship Systems Integration and 
Design Facility.
2,650 
Navy 
Indian Head 
EOD Explosive Testing Range 2 Expansion at SN, 
Building 2107.
2,039 
Navy 
Indian Head 
New Combustion Laboratory ...................................
6,000 
Navy 
Indian Head 
Planning and Design Contained Burn Facility .......
5,650 
Navy 
Naval Surface Warfare 
Center Indian Head 
Contained Burn Facility ..........................................
4,750 
Nevada 
Navy 
Naval Air Station 
Fallon 
F–35C Aircraft Maintenance Hangar .....................
97,865 
37,865 
North Carolina 
Navy 
Marine Corps Base 
Camp Lejeune 
Regional Communications Station, Hadnot Point ..
47,475 
47,475 
Navy 
Marine Corps Air Sta-
tion Cherry Point 
Aircraft Maintenance Hangar (Inc) ........................
106,000 
91,000 
Navy 
Marine Corps Air Sta-
tion Cherry Point 
CH–53K Gearbox Repair and Test Facility ...........
38,415 
38,415 
Navy 
Marine Corps Air Sta-
tion Cherry Point 
F–35 Flightline Util. Modern. Ph 2 (Inc) ...............
58,000 
58,000 
Pennsylvania 
Navy 
Philadelphia 
Machinery Control Developmental Center ...............
86,610 
Virginia 
Navy 
Dahlgren 
Upgrade Electrical Substation 1 .............................
2,503 
Navy 
Dahlgren 
Planning and Design Weapons Integration and 
Test Campus.
1,237 
Navy 
Naval Station Norfolk 
Submarine Logistics Support Facilities ..................
16,863 
16,863 
Navy 
Naval Station Norfolk 
Submarine Pier 3 (Inc) ...........................................
155,000 
155,000 
Navy 
Portsmouth Naval 
Shipyard 
Dry Dock Saltwater System for CVN–78 (Inc) ......
47,718 
47,718 
Washington 
Navy 
Naval Air Station 
Whidbey Island 
E/A–18G Aircraft Flt. Read. Squad. Train. Fac ....
37,461 
37,461 
Worldwide Unspecified 
Navy 
Unspecified Worldwide 
Locations 
MCON Planning and Funds ...................................
397,124 
397,124 
Navy 
Unspecified Worldwide 
Locations 
Unspecified Minor Construction ..............................
109,994 
109,994 
Navy 
Unspecified Worldwide 
Locations 
Red Hill ...................................................................
23,184 
Navy 
Various Worldwide Lo-
cations 
Cost to Complete- Inflation Adjustment .................
1,198,000 
Military Construction, Navy Total ................................................................................
3,752,391 
4,649,859 
Alabama 
AF 
Maxwell Air Force 
Base 
Commercial Vehicle Inspection Gate .......................
15,000 
Alaska 
AF 
Clear Air Force Sta-
tion 
LRDR Dormitory ....................................................
68,000 
68,000 
AF 
Joint Base Elmendorf- 
Richardson 
Extend Runway 16/34, Inc ......................................
100,000 
100,000 
California 
AF 
Vandenberg Air Force 
Base 
GBSD Consolidated Maintenance Facility ..............
89,000 
89,000 
AF 
Travis Air Force Base 
KC–46 ADAL Simulator Facility, B179 ................
7,500 
Florida 
AF 
Patrick Space Force 
Base 
Consolidated Communications Facility ....................
75,680 
AF 
Air Force Research 
Lab—Eglin Air 
Force Base 
Planning and Design Shock and Applied Impact 
Laboratory (SAIL).
530 
AF 
Eglin Air Force Base 
F–35A ADAL Development Test ............................
2,500 
AF 
Eglin Air Force Base 
F–35A Developmental Test 2–Bay MXS Hangar ..
4,100 
AF 
Eglin Air Force Base 
F–35A Developmental Test 2–Bay Test Hangar ...
3,700 
Hawaii 
AF 
Kirtland Air Force 
Base, Maui Experi-
mental Site #1 
Secure Integration Support Lab With Land Acqui-
sition.
89,000 
Hungary 
AF 
Papa Air Base 
EDI: DABS-FEV Storage .......................................
71,000 
71,000 
Iceland
1840 
SEC. 4601. MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 
(In Thousands of Dollars) 
Account 
State/Country and 
Installation 
Project Title 
FY 2023 
Request 
House 
Agreement 
AF 
Keflavik 
EDI: DABS-FEV Storage .......................................
94,000 
94,000 
Italy 
AF 
Aviano Air Base 
Combat Rescue Helicopter Simulator Facility ........
15,500 
15,500 
AF 
Aviano Air Base 
EDI: RADR Storage Facility ..................................
31,000 
31,000 
Japan 
AF 
Kadena Air Base 
Helicopter Rescue OPS Maintenance Hangar, Inc
71,000 
71,000 
AF 
Kadena Air Base 
PDI: Theater A/C Corrosion Control Ctr, Inc ........
77,000 
77,000 
Jordan 
AF 
Azraq Air Base 
Bulk Petroleum/Oil/Lubricants Storage ..................
32,000 
32,000 
AF 
Azraq Air Base 
Fuel Cell and Phase Maintenance Hangars ............
18,000 
18,000 
Louisiana 
AF 
Barksdale Air Force 
Base 
Weapons Generation Facility, Inc ...........................
125,000 
125,000 
Mariana Islands 
AF 
Tinian 
PDI: Airfield Development Phase 1, Inc .................
58,000 
58,000 
AF 
Tinian 
PDI: Fuel Tanks W/Pipeln & Hydrant Sys, Inc .....
92,000 
92,000 
AF 
Tinian 
PDI: Parking Apron, Inc .........................................
41,000 
41,000 
Massachusetts 
AF 
Hanscom Air Force 
Base 
MIT-Lincoln Lab (West Lab CSL/MIF), Inc .........
30,200 
30,200 
New Mexico 
AF 
Kirtland Air Force 
Base 
JNWC Headquarters ...............................................
4,700 
AF 
Kirtland Air Force 
Base 
Space Rapid Capabilities Office (SPRCO) Head-
quarters Facility.
4,400 
New York 
AF 
Air Force Research 
Lab Rome 
Construct HF Antennas, Newport and Stockbridge 
Annexes.
4,200 
Norway 
AF 
Rygge 
EDI: Base Perimeter Security Fence ......................
8,200 
8,200 
Ohio 
AF 
Wright-Patterson Air 
Force Base 
Child Development Center/School Age Center ........
29,000 
Oklahoma 
AF 
Tinker Air Force Base 
Facility and Land Acquisition (MROTC) ...............
30,000 
30,000 
AF 
Tinker Air Force Base 
KC–46A 3–Bay Depot Maintenance Hangar, Inc ..
49,000 
49,000 
AF 
Tinker Air Force Base 
KC–46A Fuel POL Infrastructure ..........................
13,600 
13,600 
AF 
Altus Air Force Base 
South Gate ...............................................................
4,750 
South Carolina 
AF 
Shaw Air Force Base 
RAPCON Facility ....................................................
10,000 
10,000 
South Dakota 
AF 
Ellsworth Air Force 
Base 
B–21 2–Bay LO Restoration Facility, Inc ..............
91,000 
76,000 
AF 
Ellsworth Air Force 
Base 
B–21 Radio Frequency Facility ..............................
77,000 
77,000 
AF 
Ellsworth Air Force 
Base 
B–21 Weapons Generation Facility, Inc .................
50,000 
50,000 
Spain 
AF 
Moron Air Base 
EDI: RADR Storage Facility ..................................
29,000 
29,000 
Tennessee 
AF 
Arnold Air Force Base 
Arc Heater Test Facility Dragon Fire ....................
38,000 
38,000 
Texas 
AF 
Joint Base San Anto-
nio 
BMT Recruit Dormitory 8, Inc 3 CTC ...................
5,400 
AF 
Joint Base San Anto-
nio 
BMT Recruit Dormitory 7, Inc ...............................
90,000 
45,000 
AF 
Joint Base San Anto-
nio 
Randolph AFB Child Development Center .............
29,000 
Utah 
AF 
Hill Air Force Base 
GBSD Organic Software Sustain Ctr, Inc ..............
95,000 
95,000 
AF 
Hill Air Force Base 
GBSD Technology and Collaboration Center ..........
84,000 
84,000 
Worldwide Unspecified 
AF 
Unspecified Worldwide 
Locations 
Planning & Design ...................................................
11,722 
11,722 
AF 
Unspecified Worldwide 
Locations 
Planning & Design ...................................................
12,424 
12,424 
AF 
Unspecified Worldwide 
Locations 
Planning & Design ...................................................
111,648 
111,648 
AF 
Unspecified Worldwide 
Locations 
Varlocs Cost to Complete ........................................
89,000 
AF 
Various Worldwide Lo-
cations 
Unspecified Minor Military Construction ................
66,162 
66,162 
AF 
Various Worldwide Lo-
cations 
Natural Disaster Response- Cost to Complete ........
360,000 
AF 
Various Worldwide Lo-
cations 
Cost to Complete- Inflation Adjustment .................
746,000 
Wyoming 
AF 
F.E. Warren Air Force 
Base 
GBSD Integrated Command Center Wing a ..........
95,000 
95,000
1841 
SEC. 4601. MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 
(In Thousands of Dollars) 
Account 
State/Country and 
Installation 
Project Title 
FY 2023 
Request 
House 
Agreement 
AF 
F.E. Warren Air Force 
Base 
GBSD Land Acquisition ..........................................
34,000 
34,000 
AF 
F.E. Warren Air Force 
Base 
GBSD Missile Handling Complex Wing a ..............
47,000 
47,000 
Military Construction, Air Force Total .......................................................................
2,055,456 
3,469,916 
Alabama 
Def-Wide 
Missile and Space In-
telligence Center, 
Redstone Arsenal 
Backup Power Generation .......................................
10,700 
California 
Def-Wide 
Naval Base Ventura 
County, Point Mugu 
Ground Mounted Solar Photovoltaic System ..........
13,360 
Def-Wide 
Marine Corps Moun-
tain Warfare Train-
ing Center Bridge-
port 
Microgrid and Backup Power ..................................
25,560 
Def-Wide 
Coronado 
SOF Operations Support Facility ...........................
75,712 
75,712 
Djibouti 
Def-Wide 
Camp Lemonnier 
Enhanced Energy Security and Control Systems ...
24,000 
Florida 
Def-Wide 
Naval Air Station 
Jacksonville 
Facility Energy Operations Center Renovation ......
2,400 
Def-Wide 
Patrick Space Force 
Base 
Underground Electric Distribution System .............
8,400 
Def-Wide 
Patrick Space Force 
Base 
Water Distribution Loop .........................................
7,300 
Def-Wide 
Hurlburt Field 
SOF Human Performance Training Center ............
9,100 
9,100 
Def-Wide 
MacDill Air Force 
Base 
SOF Operations Integration Facility ......................
50,000 
Def-Wide 
MacDill Air Force 
Base 
SOF Joint MISO Web-Operations Facility .............
8,730 
Georgia 
Def-Wide 
Fort Stewart-Hunter 
Army Airfield 
Power Generation and Microgrid ............................
25,400 
Def-Wide 
Naval Submarine Base 
Kings Bay 
SCADA Modernization ............................................
11,200 
Germany 
Def-Wide 
Baumholder 
Baumholder Elementary School ..............................
71,000 
71,000 
Def-Wide 
Baumholder 
SOF Battalion Annex ..............................................
22,468 
22,468 
Def-Wide 
Baumholder 
SOF Communications Annex ..................................
9,885 
9,885 
Def-Wide 
Baumholder 
SOF Operations Annex ...........................................
23,768 
23,768 
Def-Wide 
Baumholder 
SOF Support Annex ................................................
21,902 
21,902 
Def-Wide 
Rhine Ordnance Bar-
racks 
Medical Center Replacement Inc 10 ........................
299,790 
99,790 
Def-Wide 
Weisbaden 
Clay Kaserne Elementary School ............................
60,000 
60,000 
Guam 
Def-Wide 
Naval Base Guam 
Electrical Distribution System ................................
34,360 
Hawaii 
Def-Wide 
Joint Base Pearl Har-
bor-Hickham 
Primary Electrical Distribution ...............................
25,000 
Japan 
Def-Wide 
Kadena 
Lighting Upgrades ...................................................
780 
Def-Wide 
Iwakuni 
PDI: Bulk Storage Tanks Ph 1 ..............................
85,000 
85,000 
Def-Wide 
Yokosuka 
Kinnick High School Inc .........................................
20,000 
20,000 
Def-Wide 
Yokota Air Base 
PDI: Bulk Storage Tanks Ph I (Inc) ......................
44,000 
44,000 
Def-Wide 
Yokota Air Base 
PDI: Operations and Warehouse Facilities .............
72,154 
72,154 
Kansas 
Def-Wide 
Fort Riley 
Power Generation and Microgrid ............................
25,780 
Kuwait 
Def-Wide 
Camp Arifjan 
Power Generation and Microgrid ............................
26,850 
Maryland 
Def-Wide 
Fort Meade 
Reclaimed Water Infrastructure Expansion ............
23,310 
Def-Wide 
Bethesda Naval Hos-
pital 
MEDCEN Addition / Alteration Inc 6 ....................
75,500 
75,500 
Def-Wide 
Fort Meade 
NSAW Mission OPS and Records Center (Inc) ......
140,000 
140,000 
Def-Wide 
Fort Meade 
NSAW Recap Building 4 (Inc) ...............................
378,000 
378,000 
North Carolina 
Def-Wide 
Fort Bragg 
SOF Operations Building ........................................
18,870 
18,870 
Def-Wide 
Fort Bragg 
SOF Supply Support Activity ..................................
15,600 
15,600 
Texas 
Def-Wide 
Fort Hood 
Power Generation and Microgrid ............................
31,500 
Def-Wide 
U.S. Army Reserve 
Center, Conroe 
Power Generation and Microgrid ............................
9,600 
Def-Wide 
Joint Base San Anto-
nio 
Ambulatory Care Center Replacement (Dental) .....
58,600 
58,600 
Virginia
1842 
SEC. 4601. MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 
(In Thousands of Dollars) 
Account 
State/Country and 
Installation 
Project Title 
FY 2023 
Request 
House 
Agreement 
Def-Wide 
Naval Support Activity 
Hampton Roads 
Backup Power Generation .......................................
3,400 
Def-Wide 
NCE Springfield, Fort 
Belvoir 
Chilled Water Redundancy ......................................
1,100 
Def-Wide 
Naval Support Activity 
Hampton Roads 
Primary Distribution Substation .............................
19,000 
Def-Wide 
Dam Neck 
SOF Operations Building Addition .........................
26,600 
26,600 
Def-Wide 
Pentagon 
Commercial Vehicle Inspection Facility ..................
18,000 
18,000 
Worldwide Unspecified 
Def-Wide 
Unspecified Worldwide 
Locations 
Energy Resilience and Conserv. Invest. Prog. ........
329,000 
Def-Wide 
Unspecified Worldwide 
Locations 
ERCIP Design .........................................................
224,250 
224,250 
Def-Wide 
Unspecified Worldwide 
Locations 
Exercise Related Minor Construction ......................
18,644 
18,644 
Def-Wide 
Unspecified Worldwide 
Locations 
INDOPACOM ..........................................................
47,600 
Def-Wide 
Unspecified Worldwide 
Locations 
INDOPACOM—Red Hill Fuel Distribution ...........
75,000 
Def-Wide 
Unspecified Worldwide 
Locations 
Planning and Design—Defw ...................................
26,689 
26,689 
Def-Wide 
Unspecified Worldwide 
Locations 
Planning and Design—DHA ...................................
33,227 
33,227 
Def-Wide 
Unspecified Worldwide 
Locations 
Planning and Design—DLA ...................................
30,000 
30,000 
Def-Wide 
Unspecified Worldwide 
Locations 
Planning and Design—DODEA ..............................
20,086 
20,086 
Def-Wide 
Unspecified Worldwide 
Locations 
Planning and Design—MDA ...................................
47,063 
47,063 
Def-Wide 
Unspecified Worldwide 
Locations 
Planning and Design—NSA ....................................
9,618 
9,618 
Def-Wide 
Unspecified Worldwide 
Locations 
Planning and Design—SOCOM ..............................
26,978 
26,978 
Def-Wide 
Unspecified Worldwide 
Locations 
Planning and Design—TJS ....................................
2,360 
2,360 
Def-Wide 
Unspecified Worldwide 
Locations 
Planning and Design—WHS ...................................
2,106 
2,106 
Def-Wide 
Unspecified Worldwide 
Locations 
Unspecified Minor Construction—Defw ..................
3,000 
3,000 
Def-Wide 
Unspecified Worldwide 
Locations 
Unspecified Minor Construction—DHA ..................
15,000 
15,000 
Def-Wide 
Unspecified Worldwide 
Locations 
Unspecified Minor Construction—DODEA ............
8,000 
8,000 
Def-Wide 
Unspecified Worldwide 
Locations 
Unspecified Minor Construction—NSA ..................
6,000 
6,000 
Def-Wide 
Unspecified Worldwide 
Locations 
Unspecified Minor Construction—SOCOM .............
36,726 
36,726 
Def-Wide 
Unspecified Worldwide 
Locations 
Unspecified Minor Construction—DLA ..................
31,702 
31,702 
Def-Wide 
Various Worldwide Lo-
cations 
Cost to Complete- Inflation Adjustment .................
688,000 
Def-Wide 
Various Worldwide Lo-
cations 
EUCOM—Infrastructure to Support Presence on 
Nato’s Eastern Flank (Planning and Design).
50,000 
INDOPACOM 
Def-Wide 
INDOPACOM 
Exercise Related Minor Construction ......................
16,130 
Military Construction, Defense-Wide Total ...............................................................
2,416,398 
3,151,858 
Worldwide Unspecified 
NATO 
NATO Security Invest-
ment Program 
NATO Security Investment Program ......................
210,139 
210,139 
NATO Security Investment Program Total ...............................................................
210,139 
210,139 
Delaware 
Army NG 
New Castle 
National Guard Readiness Center ...........................
16,000 
16,000 
Florida 
Army NG 
Palm Coast 
National Guard Vehicle Maintenance Shop .............
12,000 
12,000 
Army NG 
Camp Blanding 
Automated Multipurpose Machine Gun (MPMG) 
Range.
8,500 
Army NG 
Camp Blanding 
Scout Recce Gunnery Complex ................................
16,200 
Hawaii 
Army NG 
Kapolei 
National Guard Readiness Center Addition ............
29,000 
29,000 
Indiana 
Army NG 
Atlanta 
National Guard Readiness Center ...........................
20,000 
20,000 
Iowa 
Army NG 
West Des Moines 
National Guard Readiness Center ...........................
15,000 
15,000 
Louisiana
1843 
SEC. 4601. MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 
(In Thousands of Dollars) 
Account 
State/Country and 
Installation 
Project Title 
FY 2023 
Request 
House 
Agreement 
Army NG 
Camp Beauregard 
Energy Resilience Conservation Investment Pro-
gram Project.
765 
Army NG 
Louisiana National 
Guard New Orleans 
Munitions Administrative Facility ...........................
1,650 
Army NG 
Abbeville 
National Guard Readiness Center Planning and 
Design.
1,650 
Michigan 
Army NG 
Camo Grayling 
National Guard Readiness Center ...........................
16,000 
16,000 
Minnesota 
Army NG 
New Ulm 
National Guard Readiness Center ...........................
17,000 
17,000 
Nevada 
Army NG 
Reno 
National Guard Readiness Center Add/Alt .............
18,000 
18,000 
New York 
Army NG 
Troy 
National Guard Vehicle Maintenance Shop .............
17,000 
17,000 
North Carolina 
Army NG 
Mcleansville 
National Guard Vehicle Maintenance Shop .............
15,000 
15,000 
Puerto Rico 
Army NG 
Camp Santiago 
Engineering/Housing Maintenance Shops (DPW) ..
14,500 
14,500 
Vermont 
Army NG 
Bennington 
National Guard Readiness Center ...........................
14,800 
14,800 
West Virginia 
Army NG 
Buckhannon 
National Guard Readiness Center Add/Alt .............
14,000 
14,000 
Worldwide Unspecified 
Army NG 
Unspecified Worldwide 
Locations 
Planning and Design ...............................................
28,245 
28,245 
Army NG 
Unspecified Worldwide 
Locations 
Unspecified Minor Construction ..............................
35,933 
35,933 
Army NG 
Unspecified Worldwide 
Locations 
Unspecified Minor Construction ..............................
4,346 
Army NG 
Various Worldwide Lo-
cations 
Cost to Complete- Inflation Adjustment .................
138,600 
Wyoming 
Army NG 
Sheridan 
National Guard Vehicle Maintenance Shop .............
14,800 
14,800 
Military Construction, Army National Guard Total ..............................................
297,278 
468,989 
Florida 
Army Res 
Perrine 
Army Reserve Center/AMSA ...................................
46,000 
46,000 
Puerto Rico 
Army Res 
Fort Buchanan 
Army Reserve Center ...............................................
24,000 
24,000 
Worldwide Unspecified 
Army Res 
Unspecified Worldwide 
Locations 
Planning and Design ...............................................
9,829 
9,829 
Army Res 
Unspecified Worldwide 
Locations 
Unspecified Minor Construction ..............................
20,049 
20,049 
Army Res 
Various Worldwide Lo-
cations 
Cost to Complete- Inflation Adjustment .................
37,300 
Military Construction, Army Reserve Total ..............................................................
99,878 
137,178 
Worldwide Unspecified 
N/MC Res 
Unspecified Worldwide 
Locations 
MCNR Unspecified Minor Construction .................
27,747 
18,747 
N/MC Res 
Unspecified Worldwide 
Locations 
USMCR Planning and Design ................................
2,590 
2,590 
N/MC Res 
Various Worldwide Lo-
cations 
Cost to Complete- Inflation Adjustment .................
19,500 
Military Construction, Naval Reserve Total .............................................................
30,337 
40,837 
Alabama 
Air NG 
Birmingham Inter-
national Airport 
Security and Services Training Facility ..................
7,500 
7,500 
Air NG 
Montgomery 
F–35 Weapons Load Crew Training Facility .........
6,800 
Arizona 
Air NG 
Morris Air National 
Guard Base 
Base Entry Complex ................................................
12,000 
Air NG 
Tucson International 
Airport 
Land Acquisition .....................................................
10,000 
10,000 
Florida 
Air NG 
Jacksonville Air Na-
tional Guard Base 
F–35 Construct Munitions Storage Area Admin- 
Jacksonville IAP Design.
730 
Air NG 
Jacksonville Air Na-
tional Guard Base 
F–35 Munitions Maintenance and Inspection Facil-
ity Design.
530 
Air NG 
Jacksonville Inter-
national Airport 
F–35 Construct Flight Simulator Facility ..............
22,200 
22,200 
Indiana 
Air NG 
Fort Wayne Inter-
national Airport 
Munitions Maintenance & Storage Complex ............
12,800 
12,800
1844 
SEC. 4601. MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 
(In Thousands of Dollars) 
Account 
State/Country and 
Installation 
Project Title 
FY 2023 
Request 
House 
Agreement 
Tennessee 
Air NG 
McGhee-Tyson Airport 
KC–135 Maintenance Shops ...................................
23,800 
23,800 
Worldwide Unspecified 
Air NG 
Unspecified Worldwide 
Locations 
Planning and Design ...............................................
28,412 
28,412 
Air NG 
Unspecified Worldwide 
Locations 
Unspecified Minor Construction ..............................
44,171 
44,171 
Air NG 
Various Worldwide Lo-
cations 
Cost to Complete- Inflation Adjustment .................
122,900 
Military Construction, Air National Guard Total ...................................................
148,883 
291,843 
California 
AF Res 
Beale Air Force Base 
940 ARW Squad OPS/AMU ...................................
33,000 
33,000 
Virginia 
AF Res 
Joint Base Langley- 
Eustis 
Reserve Intelligence Group Facility .........................
10,500 
Worldwide Unspecified 
AF Res 
Unspecified Worldwide 
Locations 
Planning & Design ...................................................
11,773 
11,773 
AF Res 
Unspecified Worldwide 
Locations 
Unspecified Minor Military Construction ................
11,850 
11,850 
AF Res 
Various Worldwide Lo-
cations 
Cost to Complete- Inflation Adjustment .................
46,600 
Military Construction, Air Force Reserve Total .....................................................
56,623 
113,723 
Germany 
FH Con Army 
Baumholder 
Family Housing Replacement Construction ............
57,000 
57,000 
Italy 
FH Con Army 
Vicenza 
Family Housing New Construction .........................
95,000 
95,000 
Worldwide Unspecified 
FH Con Army 
Unspecified Worldwide 
Locations 
Family Housing P & D ...........................................
17,339 
17,339 
Family Housing Construction, Army Total ...............................................................
169,339 
169,339 
Worldwide Unspecified 
FH Ops Army 
Unspecified Worldwide 
Locations 
Furnishings ..............................................................
22,911 
22,911 
FH Ops Army 
Unspecified Worldwide 
Locations 
Housing Privatization Support ................................
65,740 
65,740 
FH Ops Army 
Unspecified Worldwide 
Locations 
Leasing ....................................................................
127,499 
127,499 
FH Ops Army 
Unspecified Worldwide 
Locations 
Maintenance .............................................................
117,555 
117,555 
FH Ops Army 
Unspecified Worldwide 
Locations 
Management ............................................................
45,718 
45,718 
FH Ops Army 
Unspecified Worldwide 
Locations 
Miscellaneous ...........................................................
559 
559 
FH Ops Army 
Unspecified Worldwide 
Locations 
Services ....................................................................
9,580 
9,580 
FH Ops Army 
Unspecified Worldwide 
Locations 
Utilities ....................................................................
46,849 
46,849 
Family Housing Operation And Maintenance, Army Total .................................
436,411 
436,411 
Guam 
FH Con Navy 
Joint Region Marianas 
Replace Andersen Housing Ph VI ...........................
68,985 
68,985 
Mariana Islands 
FH Con Navy 
Guam 
Replace Andersen Housing Ph IV ...........................
86,390 
86,390 
FH Con Navy 
Guam 
Replace Andersen Housing Ph V ............................
93,259 
93,259 
Worldwide Unspecified 
FH Con Navy 
Unspecified Worldwide 
Locations 
Design, Washington DC ..........................................
7,043 
7,043 
FH Con Navy 
Unspecified Worldwide 
Locations 
Improvements, USMC HQ Washington DC ...........
74,540 
74,540 
FH Con Navy 
Unspecified Worldwide 
Locations 
USMC DPRI/Guam Planning and Design ..............
7,080 
7,080 
Family Housing Construction, Navy And Marine Corps Total ..........................
337,297 
337,297 
Worldwide Unspecified 
FH Ops Navy 
Unspecified Worldwide 
Locations 
Furnishings ..............................................................
16,182 
16,182 
FH Ops Navy 
Unspecified Worldwide 
Locations 
Housing Privatization Support ................................
61,605 
61,605 
FH Ops Navy 
Unspecified Worldwide 
Locations 
Leasing ....................................................................
66,333 
66,333
1845 
SEC. 4601. MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 
(In Thousands of Dollars) 
Account 
State/Country and 
Installation 
Project Title 
FY 2023 
Request 
House 
Agreement 
FH Ops Navy 
Unspecified Worldwide 
Locations 
Maintenance .............................................................
105,470 
105,470 
FH Ops Navy 
Unspecified Worldwide 
Locations 
Management ............................................................
59,312 
59,312 
FH Ops Navy 
Unspecified Worldwide 
Locations 
Miscellaneous ...........................................................
411 
411 
FH Ops Navy 
Unspecified Worldwide 
Locations 
Services ....................................................................
16,494 
16,494 
FH Ops Navy 
Unspecified Worldwide 
Locations 
Utilities ....................................................................
42,417 
42,417 
Family Housing Operation And Maintenance, Navy And Marine Corps 
Total.
368,224 
368,224 
Delaware 
FH Con AF 
Dover AFB 
Dover MHPI Restructure ........................................
25,492 
25,492 
Florida 
FH Con AF 
Tyndall AFB 
AETC Restructuring ...............................................
150,685 
150,685 
Illinois 
FH Con AF 
Scott AFB 
Scott MHPI Restructure .........................................
52,003 
52,003 
Maryland 
FH Con AF 
Andrews AFB 
MHPI Equity Contribution CMSSF House ............
1,878 
1,878 
Worldwide Unspecified 
FH Con AF 
Unspecified Worldwide 
Locations 
Planning & Design ...................................................
2,730 
2,730 
Family Housing Construction, Air Force Total .......................................................
232,788 
232,788 
Worldwide Unspecified 
FH Ops AF 
Unspecified Worldwide 
Locations 
Furnishings ..............................................................
27,379 
27,379 
FH Ops AF 
Unspecified Worldwide 
Locations 
Housing Privatization ..............................................
33,517 
33,517 
FH Ops AF 
Unspecified Worldwide 
Locations 
Leasing ....................................................................
7,882 
7,882 
FH Ops AF 
Unspecified Worldwide 
Locations 
Maintenance .............................................................
150,375 
150,375 
FH Ops AF 
Unspecified Worldwide 
Locations 
Management ............................................................
77,042 
77,042 
FH Ops AF 
Unspecified Worldwide 
Locations 
Miscellaneous ...........................................................
2,240 
2,240 
FH Ops AF 
Unspecified Worldwide 
Locations 
Services ....................................................................
10,570 
10,570 
FH Ops AF 
Unspecified Worldwide 
Locations 
Utilities ....................................................................
46,217 
46,217 
Family Housing Operation And Maintenance, Air Force Total ........................
355,222 
355,222 
Worldwide Unspecified 
FH Ops DW 
Unspecified Worldwide 
Locations 
Furnishings—DIA ...................................................
656 
656 
FH Ops DW 
Unspecified Worldwide 
Locations 
Furnishings—NSA ..................................................
FH Ops DW 
Unspecified Worldwide 
Locations 
Leasing—DIA ..........................................................
31,849 
31,849 
FH Ops DW 
Unspecified Worldwide 
Locations 
Leasing—NSA .........................................................
13,306 
13,306 
FH Ops DW 
Unspecified Worldwide 
Locations 
Maintenance—NSA .................................................
FH Ops DW 
Unspecified Worldwide 
Locations 
Utilities—DIA .........................................................
4,166 
4,166 
FH Ops DW 
Unspecified Worldwide 
Locations 
Utilities—NSA .........................................................
Family Housing Operation And Maintenance, Defense-Wide Total ................
50,113 
50,113 
Worldwide Unspecified 
FHIF 
Unspecified Worldwide 
Locations 
Administrative Expenses—FHIF ............................
6,442 
6,442 
DOD Family Housing Improvement Fund Total .....................................................
6,442 
6,442 
Worldwide Unspecified 
UHIF 
Unspecified Worldwide 
Locations 
Administrative Expenses—UHIF ............................
494 
494 
Unaccompanied Housing Improvement Fund Total ..............................................
494 
494
1846 
SEC. 4601. MILITARY CONSTRUCTION 
(In Thousands of Dollars) 
Account 
State/Country and 
Installation 
Project Title 
FY 2023 
Request 
House 
Agreement 
Worldwide Unspecified 
BRAC 
Base Realignment & 
Closure, Army 
Base Realignment and Closure ................................
67,706 
117,706 
Base Realignment and Closure—Army Total ...........................................................
67,706 
117,706 
Worldwide Unspecified 
BRAC 
Unspecified Worldwide 
Locations 
Base Realignment & Closure ...................................
106,664 
156,664 
Base Realignment and Closure—Navy Total ............................................................
106,664 
156,664 
Worldwide Unspecified 
BRAC 
Unspecified Worldwide 
Locations 
DOD BRAC Activities—Air Force ..........................
107,311 
107,311 
Base Realignment and Closure—Air Force Total ...................................................
107,311 
107,311 
Worldwide Unspecified 
BRAC 
Unspecified Worldwide 
Locations 
Int–4: DLA Activities ..............................................
3,006 
3,006 
Base Realignment and Closure—Defense-wide Total ............................................
3,006 
3,006 
Total, Military Construction ...........................................................................................
12,153,965 
16,468,588 
TITLE XLVII—DEPARTMENT OF 
ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY 
PROGRAMS 
SEC. 4701. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY 
PROGRAMS. 
SEC. 4701. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS 
(In Thousands of Dollars) 
Program 
FY 2023 
Request 
House 
Authorized 
Discretionary Summary By Appropriation 
Energy And Water Development, And Related Agencies 
Appropriation Summary: 
Energy Programs 
Nuclear Energy ...................................................................................
156,600 
156,600 
Atomic Energy Defense Activities 
National nuclear security administration: 
Weapons activities .......................................................................
16,486,298 
17,210,798 
Defense nuclear nonproliferation ................................................
2,346,257 
2,348,257 
Naval reactors .............................................................................
2,081,445 
2,081,445 
Federal salaries and expenses .....................................................
496,400 
496,400 
Total, National Nuclear Security Administration ..........................
21,410,400 
22,136,900 
Environmental and other defense activities: 
Defense environmental cleanup ...................................................
6,914,532 
7,229,203 
Other defense activities ...............................................................
978,351 
978,351 
Total, Environmental & other defense activities ...........................
7,892,883 
8,207,554 
Total, Atomic Energy Defense Activities ...........................................
29,303,283 
30,344,454 
Total, Discretionary Funding ................................................................
29,459,883 
30,501,054 
Nuclear Energy 
Idaho sitewide safeguards and security .............................................................
156,600 
156,600 
Total, Nuclear Energy ...............................................................................
156,600 
156,600 
Stockpile Management 
Stockpile Major Modernization
1847 
SEC. 4701. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS 
(In Thousands of Dollars) 
Program 
FY 2023 
Request 
House 
Authorized 
B61–12 Life Extension Program .......................................................
672,019 
672,019 
W88 Alteration Program ....................................................................
162,057 
162,057 
W80–4 Life Extension Program .........................................................
1,122,451 
1,117,451 
W80–4 ALT SLCM ............................................................................
20,000 
Research and development for a nuclear warhead for a nuclear- 
capable sea-launched cruise missile .........................................
[20,000] 
W87–1 Modification Program ............................................................
680,127 
680,127 
W93 Program .....................................................................................
240,509 
240,509 
Total, Stockpile Major Modernization ................................................
2,877,163 
2,892,163 
Stockpile services 
Stockpile Sustainment .................................................................
1,321,139 
1,321,139 
Weapons Dismantlement and Disposition ..................................
50,966 
50,966 
Production Operations ................................................................
630,894 
630,894 
Nuclear Enterprise Assurance ....................................................
48,911 
48,911 
Subtotal, Stockpile Services ...................................................................
2,051,910 
2,051,910 
Total, Stockpile Management ................................................................
4,929,073 
4,944,073 
Weapons Activities 
Production Modernization 
Primary Capability Modernization 
Plutonium Modernization 
Los Alamos Plutonium Modernization 
Los Alamos Plutonium Operations .....................................
767,412 
767,412 
21–D–512 Plutonium Pit Production Project, LANL ........
588,234 
588,234 
15–D–302 TA–55 Reinvestments Project, Phase 3, LANL 
30,002 
30,002 
07–D–220-04 Transuranic Liquid Waste Facility, LANL
24,759 
24,759 
04–D–125 Chemistry and Metallurgy Research Replace-
ment Project, LANL .......................................................
162,012 
162,012 
Subtotal, Los Alamos Plutonium Modernization ............................
1,572,419 
1,572,419 
Savannah River Plutonium Modernization 
Savannah River Plutonium Operations ...............................
58,300 
58,300 
21–D–511 Savannah River Plutonium Processing Facility, 
SRS ..................................................................................
700,000 
1,075,000 
NNSA unfunded priority .............................................
[375,000] 
Subtotal, Savannah River Plutonium Modernization ..................
758,300 
1,133,300 
Enterprise Plutonium Support ...................................................
88,993 
88,993 
Total, Plutonium Modernization ..........................................................
2,419,712 
2,794,712 
High Explosives and Energetics 
High Explosives & Energetics .............................................
101,380 
101,380 
HESE OPCs .......................................................................
23–D–516 Energetic Materials Characterization Facility, 
LANL ..............................................................................
19,000 
19,000 
21–D–510 HE Synthesis, Formulation, and Production, 
PX ....................................................................................
108,000 
133,000 
Project risk reduction ..................................................
[25,000] 
15–D–301 HE Science & Engineering Facility, PX ...........
20,000 
30,000 
Project risk reduction ..................................................
[10,000] 
Total, High Explosives and Energetics ..............................................
248,380 
283,380 
Total, Primary Capability Modernization .........................................
2,668,092 
3,078,092 
Secondary Capability Modernization 
Uranium Modernization ......................................................................
297,531 
297,531 
Depleted Uranium Modernization .......................................................
170,171 
170,171 
Lithium Modernization .......................................................................
68,661 
68,661 
18–D–690 Lithium Processing Facility, Y–12 ...................................
216,886 
216,886 
06–D–141 Uranium Processing Facility, Y–12 .................................
362,000 
362,000 
Total, Secondary Capability Modernization ....................................
1,115,249 
1,115,249 
Tritium and Domestic Uranium Enrichment 
Tritium Sustainment and Modernization ...........................................
361,797 
361,797 
Domestic Uranium Enrichment ..........................................................
144,852 
144,852 
18–D–650 Tritium Finishing Facility, SRS ......................................
73,300 
73,300 
Total, Tritium and Domestic Uranium Enrichment ......................
579,949 
579,949 
Non-Nuclear Capability Modernization ......................................................
123,084 
123,084 
Capability Based Investments ....................................................................
154,220 
154,220 
Total, Production Modernization .........................................................
4,640,594 
5,050,594
1848 
SEC. 4701. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS 
(In Thousands of Dollars) 
Program 
FY 2023 
Request 
House 
Authorized 
Stockpile Research, Technology, and Engineering 
Assessment Science ....................................................................................
854,798 
914,798 
Enhanced Capability for Subcritical Experiments (ECSE) and Hy-
drodynamic and Subcritical Experiment Execution Support. ........
[70,000] 
Program decrease ...............................................................................
[–10,000] 
Engineering and Integrated Assessments ..................................................
366,455 
366,455 
Inertial Confinement Fusion ......................................................................
544,095 
624,095 
Advanced Simulation and Computing ........................................................
742,646 
842,146 
Weapon Technology and Manufacturing Maturation .................................
286,165 
296,165 
Academic Programs ....................................................................................
100,499 
100,499 
Total, Stockpile Research, Technology, and Engineering ..........
2,894,658 
3,144,158 
Infrastructure and Operations 
Operations of facilities ................................................................................
1,038,000 
1,038,000 
Safety and environmental operations .........................................................
162,000 
162,000 
Maintenance and repair of facilities ...........................................................
680,000 
730,000 
Deferred maintenance .........................................................................
[50,000] 
Recapitalization: 
Infrastructure and safety ....................................................................
561,663 
561,663 
Total, Recapitalization .............................................................................
561,663 
561,663 
Construction: 
23–D–519 Special Materials Facility, Y–12 ......................................
49,500 
49,500 
23–D–518 Plutonium Modernization Operations & Waste Manage-
ment Office Building, LANL ..........................................................
48,500 
48,500 
23–D–517 Electrical Power Capacity Upgrade, LANL .....................
24,000 
24,000 
22–D–514 Digital Infrastructure Capability Expansion, LLNL .......
67,300 
67,300 
Total, Construction ....................................................................................
189,300 
189,300 
Total, Infrastructure and operations ..................................................
2,630,963 
2,680,963 
Secure transportation asset 
Operations and equipment ..........................................................................
214,367 
214,367 
Program direction .......................................................................................
130,070 
130,070 
Total, Secure transportation asset .......................................................
344,437 
344,437 
Defense Nuclear Security 
Operations and Maintenance ......................................................................
878,363 
878,363 
Construction: ..............................................................................................
17–D–710 West end protected area reduction project, Y–12 ............
3,928 
3,928 
Total, Defense nuclear security ............................................................
882,291 
882,291 
Information technology and cybersecurity .........................................................
445,654 
445,654 
Legacy contractor pensions ................................................................................
114,632 
114,632 
Use of Prior Year Balances ...............................................................................
–396,004 
–396,004 
Total, Weapons Activities ........................................................................
16,486,298 
17,210,798 
Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation 
Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation Programs 
Global material security 
International nuclear security .............................................................
81,155 
83,155 
NA–82 Counterproliferation classified program increase ...........
[2,000] 
Radiological security ...........................................................................
244,827 
244,827 
Nuclear smuggling detection and deterrence ......................................
178,095 
188,095 
Total, Global material security .............................................................
504,077 
516,077 
Material management and minimization 
Conversion ...........................................................................................
153,260 
153,260 
Nuclear material removal ...................................................................
41,600 
41,600 
Material disposition ............................................................................
256,025 
256,025 
Total, Material management & minimization ..................................
450,885 
450,885 
Nonproliferation and arms control .............................................................
207,656 
207,656 
Defense nuclear nonproliferation R&D 
Proliferation Detection .......................................................................
287,283 
287,283 
Nuclear Detonation Detection ............................................................
279,205 
289,205 
Forensics R&D ....................................................................................
44,414 
44,414 
Nonproliferation Stewardship Program ..............................................
109,343 
109,343 
Total, Defense nuclear nonproliferation R&D ................................
720,245 
730,245
1849 
SEC. 4701. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS 
(In Thousands of Dollars) 
Program 
FY 2023 
Request 
House 
Authorized 
NNSA Bioassurance Program ....................................................................
20,000 
Nonproliferation Construction: 
18–D–150 Surplus Plutonium Disposition Project, SRS ...................
71,764 
71,764 
Total, Nonproliferation construction ..................................................
71,764 
71,764 
Total, Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation Programs .....................
1,974,627 
1,976,627 
Legacy contractor pensions ................................................................................
55,708 
55,708 
Nuclear counterterrorism and incident response program .................................
438,970 
438,970 
Use of prior-year balances ..................................................................................
–123,048 
–123,048 
Total, Defense Nuclear Nonproliferation ..........................................
2,346,257 
2,348,257 
Naval Reactors 
Naval reactors development ...............................................................................
798,590 
798,590 
Columbia-Class reactor systems development ....................................................
53,900 
53,900 
S8G Prototype refueling ....................................................................................
20,000 
20,000 
Naval reactors operations and infrastructure ....................................................
695,165 
695,165 
Construction: 
23–D–533 BL Component Test Complex ..................................................
57,420 
57,420 
14–D–901 Spent Fuel Handling Recapitalization Project, NRF ..............
397,845 
397,845 
Total, Construction ....................................................................................
455,265 
455,265 
Program direction ..............................................................................................
58,525 
58,525 
Total, Naval Reactors ................................................................................
2,081,445 
2,081,445 
Federal Salaries And Expenses 
Program direction ..............................................................................................
513,200 
513,200 
Use of Prior Year Balances ...............................................................................
–16,800 
–16,800 
Total, Office Of The Administrator ......................................................
496,400 
496,400 
Defense Environmental Cleanup 
Closure sites: 
Closure sites administration .......................................................................
4,067 
4,067 
Richland: 
River corridor and other cleanup operations ..............................................
135,000 
221,000 
Central plateau remediation .......................................................................
650,240 
672,240 
Richland community and regulatory support .............................................
10,013 
10,013 
Construction: 
18–D–404 Modification of Waste Encapsulation and Storage Facil-
ity ....................................................................................................
3,100 
3,100 
22–D–401 L–888, 400 Area Fire Station .........................................
3,100 
3,100 
22–D–402 L–897, 200 Area Water Treatment Facility ....................
8,900 
8,900 
23–D–404 181D Export Water System Reconfiguration and Up-
grade ...............................................................................................
6,770 
6,770 
23–D–405 181B Export Water System Reconfiguration and Up-
grade ...............................................................................................
480 
480 
Total, Construction ....................................................................................
22,350 
22,350 
Total, Hanford site .....................................................................................
817,603 
925,603 
Office of River Protection: 
Waste Treatment Immobilization Plant Commissioning ............................
462,700 
462,700 
Rad liquid tank waste stabilization and disposition ...................................
801,100 
801,100 
Construction: 
23–D–403, Hanford 200 West Area Tank Farms Risk Management 
Project .............................................................................................
4,408 
45,000 
01–D–16D High-Level Waste Facility ...............................................
316,200 
358,939 
01–D–16E Pretreatment Facility .......................................................
20,000 
20,000 
Total, Construction ....................................................................................
340,608 
423,939 
Total, Office of River Protection ..........................................................
1,604,408 
1,687,739 
Idaho National Laboratory: 
Idaho cleanup and waste disposition ..........................................................
350,658 
350,658 
Idaho community and regulatory support ..................................................
2,705 
2,705 
Construction: 
22–D–403 Idaho Spent Nuclear Fuel Staging Facility ..............
8,000 
8,000
1850 
SEC. 4701. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS 
(In Thousands of Dollars) 
Program 
FY 2023 
Request 
House 
Authorized 
22–D–404 Additional ICDF Landfill Disposal Cell and Evapo-
ration Ponds Project ...............................................................
8,000 
8,000 
23–D–402—Calcine Construction ..............................................
10,000 
10,000 
Total, Construction ....................................................................................
26,000 
26,000 
Total, Idaho National Laboratory ........................................................
379,363 
379,363 
NNSA sites and Nevada off-sites 
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory .................................................
1,842 
1,842 
LLNL Excess Facilities D&D ....................................................................
12,004 
12,004 
Nuclear facility D & D 
Separations Process Research Unit ....................................................
15,300 
15,300 
Nevada Site .........................................................................................
62,652 
62,652 
Sandia National Laboratories .............................................................
4,003 
4,003 
Los Alamos National Laboratory .......................................................
286,316 
286,316 
Los Alamos Excess Facilities D&D ....................................................
40,519 
40,519 
Total, NNSA sites and Nevada off-sites ..............................................
422,636 
422,636 
Oak Ridge Reservation: 
OR Nuclear facility D & D .........................................................................
334,221 
334,221 
Total, OR Nuclear facility D & D ..........................................................
334,221 
334,221 
U233 Disposition Program ........................................................................
47,628 
47,628 
OR cleanup and disposition ........................................................................
62,000 
62,000 
Construction: 
17–D–401 On-site waste disposal facility ...................................
35,000 
35,000 
Total, Construction ....................................................................................
35,000 
35,000 
Total, OR cleanup and waste disposition ..........................................
144,628 
144,628 
OR community & regulatory support .........................................................
5,300 
5,300 
OR technology development and deployment .............................................
3,000 
3,000 
Total, Oak Ridge Reservation ................................................................
487,149 
487,149 
Savannah River Sites: 
Savannah River risk management operations ............................................
416,317 
460,317 
Construction: 
18–D–402 Emergency Operations Center Replacement, SR .....
25,568 
25,568 
19–D–701 SR Security Systems Replacement ...........................
5,000 
5,000 
Total, risk management operations .....................................................
30,568 
30,568 
Savannah River Legacy Pensions ...............................................................
132,294 
132,294 
Savannah River National Laboratory O&M ...............................................
41,000 
41,000 
SR community and regulatory support ......................................................
12,137 
12,137 
Radioactive liquid tank waste stabilization and disposition .......................
851,660 
931,000 
Construction: 
20-D–401 Saltstone Disposal Unit #10, 11, 12 ........................
37,668 
37,668 
18–D–402 Saltstone disposal unit #8/9 .....................................
49,832 
49,832 
Total, Construction ....................................................................................
87,500 
87,500 
Total, Savannah River site ......................................................................
1,571,476 
1,694,816 
Waste Isolation Pilot Plant 
Waste Isolation Pilot Plant ........................................................................
371,943 
371,943 
Construction: 
15–D–411 Safety significant confinement ventilation system, WIPP 
59,073 
59,073 
15–D–412 Exhaust Shaft, WIPP .......................................................
25,000 
25,000 
Total, Construction ....................................................................................
84,073 
84,073 
Total, Waste Isolation Pilot Plant ........................................................
456,016 
456,016 
Program Direction .............................................................................................
317,002 
317,002 
Program Support ...............................................................................................
103,239 
103,239 
Safeguards and Security ....................................................................................
309,573 
309,573 
Technology Development and Deployment ........................................................
25,000 
25,000 
Federal Contribution to the Uranium Enrichment D&D Fund ........................
417,000 
417,000 
Total, Defense Environmental Cleanup .............................................
6,914,532 
7,229,203 
Other Defense Activities 
Environment, health, safety and security 
Environment, health, safety and security ...................................................
138,854 
138,854 
Program direction .......................................................................................
76,685 
76,685 
Total, Environment, Health, safety and security ...........................
215,539 
215,539
1851 
SEC. 4701. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS 
(In Thousands of Dollars) 
Program 
FY 2023 
Request 
House 
Authorized 
Independent enterprise assessments 
Independent enterprise assessments ...........................................................
27,486 
27,486 
Program direction .......................................................................................
57,941 
57,941 
Total, Independent enterprise assessments .....................................
85,427 
85,427 
Specialized security activities .............................................................................
306,067 
306,067 
Office of Legacy Management 
Legacy management ...................................................................................
174,163 
174,163 
Program direction .......................................................................................
21,983 
21,983 
Total, Office of Legacy Management ...................................................
196,146 
196,146 
Defense related administrative support .............................................................
170,695 
170,695 
Office of hearings and appeals ...........................................................................
4,477 
4,477 
Subtotal, Other defense activities ........................................................
978,351 
978,351 
Total, Other Defense Activities .............................................................
978,351 
978,351 
DIVISION E—NON-DEPARTMENT 
OF DEFENSE MATTERS 
TITLE LI—VETERANS AFFAIRS 
MATTERS 
SEC. 5101. MAXIMUM RATE OF INTEREST ON DEBTS IN-
CURRED BEFORE MILITARY SERVICE APPLI-
CABLE TO MILITARY DEPENDENTS. 
Section 207 of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act 
(50 U.S.C. 3937) is amended— 
(1) in subsection (a)— 
(A) in paragraph (1), by striking ‘‘or the 
servicemember and the servicemember’s spouse 
jointly’’ and inserting ‘‘a dependent of the serv-
icemember, or such a dependent and the serv-
icemember jointly’’; and
1852 
(B) in paragraph (3), by inserting ‘‘or a 
dependent of the servicemember’’ after ‘‘due 
from a servicemember’’; and 
(2) in subsection (b)(1)— 
(A) in the paragraph heading, by inserting 
‘‘AND
DEPENDENCY’’ after ‘‘MILITARY
SERV-
ICE’’; 
(B) in subparagraph (A)— 
(i) by striking ‘‘of the servicemem-
ber’’; 
(ii) by striking clause (i) and inserting 
the following: 
‘‘(i) military orders indicating the cur-
rent, future, or past military duty status of 
the servicemember; or’’; and 
(iii) in clause (ii), by inserting ‘‘or a 
certificate from the Defense Manpower 
Data Center’’ before the period at the end; 
(C) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as 
subparagraph (C); and 
(D) by inserting the following after sub-
paragraph (A): 
‘‘(B) DEPENDENTS.—In addition to pro-
viding proof of military service under subpara-
graph (A), dependents of servicemembers shall
1853 
provide documentation that indicates the de-
pendency status of the dependent at the time 
the debt or obligation was incurred and con-
tinuing until the servicemember entered mili-
tary service. Such documentation may include a 
marriage certificate, birth certificate, or any 
other appropriate indicator of dependency sta-
tus.’’; and 
(3) in subsection (c), by inserting ‘‘, dependent, 
or both, as the case may be,’’ after ‘‘ability of the 
servicemember’’. 
SEC. 5102. REPORT ON HANDLING OF CERTAIN RECORDS 
OF THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AF-
FAIRS. 
(a) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Inspector General of the 
Department of Veterans Affairs, in coordination with the 
Secretary of Defense, shall submit to Congress a report 
on how the procedures outlined in M21-1 III.ii.2.F.1. of 
the Adjudication Procedures Manual of the Department 
of Veterans Affairs are followed in assisting veterans ob-
tain or reconstruct service records and medical informa-
tion damaged or destroyed in the July 1973 fire at the 
National Processing Records Center.
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(b) ELEMENTS.—The report under subsection (a) 
shall include the following elements: 
(1) The determination of the Inspector General 
whether employees of the Department of Veterans 
Affairs receive sufficient training on such proce-
dures. 
(2) The determination of the Inspector General 
whether veterans are informed of actions necessary 
to adhere to such procedures. 
(3) The percentage of cases regarding such 
service records and medical information in which 
employees of the Department of Veterans Affairs 
follow such procedures. 
(4) The average time it takes to resolve an 
issue using such procedures. 
(5) Recommendations to improve the implemen-
tation of such procedures. 
SEC. 5103. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING WOMEN WHO 
SERVED AS CADET NURSES DURING WORLD 
WAR II. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress makes the following find-
ings: 
(1) In June of 1943, Congress enacted the 
Bolton Act, establishing the United States Cadet 
Nurse Corps as a uniformed service of the Public
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Health Administration. Through the Corps, women 
received free, expedited nursing education in ex-
change for ‘‘service in essential nursing for the dura-
tion of the war’’. 
(2) During World War II, the Nation faced a 
severe shortage of qualified nurses, threatening the 
ability of the United States to meet domestic and 
military medical needs. 
(3) In total, 124,065 women graduated from 
training under the Cadet Nurse program, going on 
to serve in military hospitals, Veterans Administra-
tion hospitals, Marine hospitals, private hospitals, 
public health agencies, and public hospitals until the 
program ended in 1948. 
(4) In 1944, the Federal Security Agency iden-
tified ‘‘national recognition for rendering a vital war 
service’’ as a privilege of service in the Corps. 
(5) By 1945, Cadet Nurses accounted for 80 
percent of the domestic nursing workforce. 
(6) The Cadet Nurse Corps has been credited 
with preventing the collapse of the domestic nursing 
workforce. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that women who served in the Cadet Nurse Corps 
honorably stepped up for their country during its time of
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need in World War II, significantly contributing to the 
war effort and the safety and security of the Nation. 
(c) EXPRESSION OF GRATITUDE.—Congress hereby 
expresses deep gratitude for the women who answered the 
call to duty and served in the Cadet Nurse Corps. 
SEC. 5104. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING KOREAN AND 
KOREAN-AMERICAN 
VIETNAM 
WAR 
VET-
ERANS. 
(a) FINDINGS.—Congress finds the following: 
(1) Korean and Korean-American Vietnam War 
veterans served honorably throughout the conflict, 
fighting valiantly both in and alongside the United 
States Armed Forces, often making the ultimate 
sacrifice, with many later becoming United States 
citizens. 
(2) Military cooperation in the Vietnam War is 
one of several examples that demonstrate the robust 
alliance of the United States and Republic of Korea, 
under shared commitment to democratic principles. 
(3) During the Vietnam conflict, more than 
3,000,000 members of the United States Armed 
Forces fought bravely to preserve and defend these 
ideals, among them many Korean Americans who 
earned citations for their heroism and honorable 
service.
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(4) The Republic of Korea joined the Vietnam 
conflict to support the United States Armed Forces 
and the cause of freedom at the request of the 
United States. 
(5) From 1964 until the last soldier left Saigon 
on March 23, 1973, 325,517 members of the Repub-
lic of Korea’s Armed Forces served in Vietnam, the 
largest contribution of troops sent by an ally of the 
United States. 
(6) Republic of Korea forces fought bravely 
throughout the theater and were known for their 
dedication, tenacity, and effectiveness on the battle-
field. 
(7) More than 17,000 Korean soldiers were in-
jured, and over 4,400 Korean soldiers made the ulti-
mate sacrifice in defense of United States friends 
and allies. 
(8) There are approximately 3,000 naturalized 
Korean Americans who served in the Vietnam War 
currently living in the United States, many of whom 
suffer from significant injuries due to their service 
in Vietnam, including post-traumatic stress disorder, 
total disability, and the effects of the toxic defoliant 
Agent Orange.
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(9) Korean-American veterans of the Vietnam 
conflict upheld the highest ideals of the United 
States through their dedicated service and consider-
able sacrifices, with many continuing to carry the 
visible and invisible wounds of war to this day. 
(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that Korean and Korean-American Vietnam War 
veterans who served alongside the United States Armed 
Forces in the Vietnam conflict fought with honor and 
valor. 
SEC. 5105. USE OF VETERANS WITH MEDICAL OCCUPA-
TIONS IN RESPONSE TO NATIONAL EMER-
GENCIES. 
(a) UPDATE OF WEB PORTAL TO IDENTIFY VET-
ERANS WHO HAD MEDICAL OCCUPATIONS AS MEMBERS 
OF THE ARMED FORCES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall update 
existing web portals of the Department to allow the 
identification of veterans who had a medical occupa-
tion as a member of the Armed Forces. 
(2) INFORMATION IN PORTAL.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—An update to a portal 
under paragraph (1) shall allow a veteran to 
elect to provide the following information:
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(i) Contact information for the vet-
eran. 
(ii) A history of the medical experi-
ence and trained competencies of the vet-
eran. 
(B) INCLUSIONS IN HISTORY.—To the ex-
tent practicable, histories provided under sub-
paragraph (A)(ii) shall include individual crit-
ical task lists specific to military occupational 
specialties that align with existing standard oc-
cupational codes maintained by the Bureau of 
Labor Statistics. 
(b) PROGRAM ON PROVISION TO STATES OF INFOR-
MATION ON VETERANS WITH MEDICAL SKILLS OBTAINED 
DURING SERVICE IN THE ARMED FORCES.—For purposes 
of facilitating civilian medical credentialing and hiring op-
portunities for veterans seeking to respond to a national 
emergency, including a public health emergency declared 
by the Secretary of Health and Human Services under 
section 319 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
247d), the Secretary, in coordination with the Secretary 
of Defense and the Secretary of Labor, shall establish a 
program to share information specified in section 3(b) 
with the following: 
(1) State departments of veterans affairs.
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(2) Veterans service organizations. 
(3) State credentialing bodies. 
(4) State homes. 
(5) Other stakeholders involved in State-level 
credentialing, as determined appropriate by the Sec-
retary. 
(c) PROGRAM ON TRAINING OF INTERMEDIATE CARE 
TECHNICIANS
OF
DEPARTMENT
OF
VETERANS
AF-
FAIRS.— 
(1) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall im-
plement a program to train covered veterans to work 
as intermediate care technicians of the Department. 
(2) LOCATIONS.—The Secretary may place an 
intermediate care technician trained under the pro-
gram under paragraph (1) at any medical center of 
the Department, giving priority to a location with a 
significant staffing shortage. 
(3) INCLUSION
OF
INFORMATION
IN
TRANSI-
TION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.—As part of the Transi-
tion Assistance Program under sections 1142 and 
1144 of title 10, United States Code, the Secretary 
shall prepare a communications campaign to convey 
opportunities for training, certification, and employ-
ment under the program under paragraph (1) to ap-
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propriate members of the Armed Forces separating 
from active duty. 
(4) REPORT ON EXPANSION OF PROGRAM.—Not 
later than 180 days after the date of the enactment 
of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress 
a report on whether the program under this section 
could be replicated for other medical positions within 
the Department. 
(5) COVERED VETERAN DEFINED.—In this sub-
section, the term ‘‘covered veteran’’ means a veteran 
whom the Secretary determines served as a basic 
health care technician while serving in the Armed 
Forces. 
(d) NOTIFICATION
OF OPPORTUNITIES
FOR VET-
ERANS.—The Secretary shall notify veterans service orga-
nizations and, in coordination with the Secretary of De-
fense, members of the reserve components of the Armed 
Forces of opportunities for veterans under this section. 
(e) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) DEPARTMENT; SECRETARY; VETERAN.—The 
terms ‘‘Department’’, ‘‘Secretary’’, ‘‘State home’’, 
and ‘‘veteran’’ have the meanings given those terms 
in section 101 of title 38, United States Code. 
(2) VETERANS
SERVICE
ORGANIZATION.—The 
term ‘‘veterans service organization’’ means an orga-
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nization that provides services to veterans, including 
organizations recognized by the Secretary of Vet-
erans Affairs under section 5902 of title 38, United 
States Code. 
SEC. 5106. PILOT PROGRAM TO EMPLOY VETERANS IN PO-
SITIONS RELATING TO CONSERVATION AND 
RESOURCE MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs and the Secretaries concerned shall jointly estab-
lish a pilot program under which veterans are employed 
by the Federal Government in positions that relate to the 
conservation and resource management activities of the 
Department of the Interior and the Department of Agri-
culture. 
(b) ADMINISTRATION.—The Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs shall administer the pilot program under sub-
section (a). 
(c) POSITIONS.—The Secretaries concerned shall— 
(1) identify vacant positions in the respective 
Departments of the Secretaries that are appropriate 
to fill using the pilot program under subsection (a); 
and 
(2) to the extent practicable, fill such positions 
using the pilot program.
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(d) APPLICATION OF CIVIL SERVICE LAWS.—A vet-
eran employed under the pilot program under subsection 
(a) shall be treated as an employee as defined in section 
2105 of title 5, United States Code. 
(e) BEST PRACTICES FOR OTHER DEPARTMENTS.— 
The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall establish guide-
lines containing best practices for departments and agen-
cies of the Federal Government that carry out programs 
to employ veterans who are transitioning from service in 
the Armed Forces. Such guidelines shall include— 
(1) lessons learned under the Warrior Training 
Advancement Course of the Department of Veterans 
Affairs; and 
(2) methods to realize cost savings based on 
such lessons learned. 
(f) PARTNERSHIP.—The Secretary of Veterans Af-
fairs, the Secretaries concerned, and the Secretary of De-
fense may enter into a partnership to include the pilot pro-
gram under subsection (a) as part of the Skillbridge pro-
gram under section 1143 of title 10, United States Code. 
(g) REPORTS.— 
(1) INITIAL REPORT.—Not later than 60 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs and the Secretaries con-
cerned shall jointly submit to the appropriate con-
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gressional committees a report on the pilot program 
under subsection (a), including a description of how 
the pilot program will be carried out in a manner to 
reduce the unemployment of veterans. 
(2) IMPLEMENTATION.—Not later than one 
year after the date on which the pilot program under 
subsection (a) commences, the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs and the Secretaries concerned shall jointly 
submit to the appropriate congressional committees 
a report on the implementation of the pilot program. 
(3) FINAL REPORT.—Not later than one year 
after the date on which the pilot program under sub-
section (a) is completed, the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs and the Secretaries concerned shall jointly 
submit to the appropriate congressional committees 
a report on the pilot program that includes the fol-
lowing: 
(A) The number of veterans who applied to 
participate in the pilot program. 
(B) The number of such veterans employed 
under the pilot program. 
(C) The number of veterans identified in 
subparagraph (B) who transitioned to full-time 
positions with the Federal Government after 
participating in the pilot program.
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(D) Any other information the Secretaries 
determine appropriate with respect to meas-
uring the effectiveness of the pilot program. 
(h) DURATION.—The authority to carry out the pilot 
program under subsection (a) shall terminate on the date 
that is two years after the date on which the pilot program 
commences. 
(i) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, 
the Committee on Agriculture, and the Com-
mittee on Natural Resources of the House of 
Representatives; and 
(B) the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, 
the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
Forestry, and the Committee on Energy and 
Natural Resources of the Senate. 
(2) The term ‘‘resource management’’ means 
approved conservation practices which, when prop-
erly planned and applied, work in tandem to provide 
environmental conservation and protection for soil, 
water, air, plant, and animal resources. 
(3) The term ‘‘Secretary concerned’’ means—
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(A) the Secretary of Agriculture with re-
spect to matters regarding the National Forest 
System and the Department of Agriculture; and 
(B) the Secretary of the Interior with re-
spect to matters regarding the National Park 
System and the Department of the Interior. 
SEC. 5107. ELIMINATION OF ASSET AND INFRASTRUCTURE 
REVIEW COMMISSION OF DEPARTMENT OF 
VETERANS AFFAIRS. 
The VA Asset and Infrastructure Review Act of 2018 
(subtitle A of title II of Public Law 115–182; 38 U.S.C. 
8122 note) is amended by striking each section other than 
sections 204(b) and 207. 
SEC. 5108. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR REIMBURSE-
MENT FOR EMERGENCY TREATMENT FUR-
NISHED TO VETERANS. 
(a) 
ELIGIBILITY
REQUIREMENTS.—Section 
1725(b)(2)(B) of title 38, United States Code, is amended 
by inserting ‘‘, unless such emergency treatment was fur-
nished during the 60-day period following the date on 
which the veteran enrolled in the health care system speci-
fied in subparagraph (A), in which case no requirement 
for prior receipt of care shall apply’’ before the period. 
(b) APPLICABILITY.—The amendment made by sub-
section (a) shall apply with respect to emergency treat-
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ment furnished on or after the date that is one year after 
the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 5109. IMPROVING PROCESSING BY THE DEPARTMENT 
OF 
VETERANS 
AFFAIRS 
OF 
DISABILITY 
CLAIMS FOR POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DIS-
ORDER. 
(a) TRAINING FOR CLAIMS PROCESSORS WHO HAN-
DLE CLAIMS RELATING
TO POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS 
DISORDER.— 
(1) UPDATE TRAINING PROGRAMS.—Not later 
than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs (in this 
section referred to as the ‘‘Secretary’’) shall, acting 
through the Under Secretary for Benefits (in this 
section referred to as the ‘‘Under Secretary’’), up-
date an ongoing, national training program for 
claims processors who review claims for compensa-
tion for service-connected post-traumatic stress dis-
order. 
(2) PARTICIPATION REQUIRED.—Beginning on 
the date that is 180 days after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary shall require that 
each claims processor described in paragraph (1) 
participates in the training established under para-
graph (1) at least once each year beginning in the
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second year in which the claims processor carries out 
the duties of the claims processor for the Depart-
ment. 
(3) REQUIRED ELEMENTS.—The training estab-
lished under paragraph (1) shall include instruction 
on stressor development and verification. 
(b) STANDARDIZATION OF TRAINING AT REGIONAL 
OFFICES.—Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
enactment of this Act, the Secretary, acting through the 
Under Secretary, shall standardize the training provided 
at regional offices of the Veterans Benefits Administration 
to the employees of such regional offices. 
(c) FORMAL PROCESS FOR CONDUCT OF ANNUAL 
ANALYSIS OF TRENDS.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, acting 
through the Under Secretary, shall establish a formal 
process to analyze, on an annual basis, training needs 
based on identified processing error trends. 
(d) FORMAL PROCESS FOR CONDUCT OF ANNUAL 
STUDIES.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary, acting through the Under Secretary, shall es-
tablish a formal process to conduct, on an annual
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basis, studies to help guide the national training 
program established under subsection (a)(1). 
(2) ELEMENTS.—Each study conducted under 
paragraph (1) shall cover the following: 
(A) Military post-traumatic stress disorder 
stressors. 
(B) Decision-making claims for claims 
processors. 
(e) ANNUAL UPDATES TO POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS 
DISORDER PROCEDURAL GUIDANCE.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act and not 
less frequently than once each year thereafter, the Sec-
retary, acting through the Under Secretary, shall evaluate 
the guidance relating to post-traumatic stress disorder to 
determine if updates are warranted to provide claims proc-
essors of the Department with better resources regarding 
best practices for claims processing, including specific 
guidance regarding development of claims involving com-
pensation for service-connected post-traumatic stress dis-
order. 
SEC. 5110. REGISTRY OF INDIVIDUALS EXPOSED TO PER- 
AND POLYFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES ON 
MILITARY INSTALLATIONS. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF REGISTRY.—
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(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than one year 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs shall— 
(A) establish and maintain a registry for 
eligible individuals who may have been exposed 
to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (in this 
section referred to as ‘‘PFAS’’) due to the envi-
ronmental release of aqueous film-forming foam 
(in this section referred to as ‘‘AFFF’’) on mili-
tary installations to meet the requirements of 
military specification MIL–F–24385F; 
(B) include any information in such reg-
istry that the Secretary of Veterans Affairs de-
termines necessary to ascertain and monitor the 
health effects of the exposure of members of the 
Armed Forces to PFAS associated with AFFF; 
(C) develop a public information campaign 
to inform eligible individuals about the registry, 
including how to register and the benefits of 
registering; and 
(D) periodically notify eligible individuals 
of significant developments in the study and 
treatment of conditions associated with expo-
sure to PFAS.
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(2) COORDINATION.—The Secretary of Vet-
erans Affairs shall coordinate with the Secretary of 
Defense in carrying out paragraph (1). 
(b) REPORTS.— 
(1) INITIAL REPORT.—Not later than two years 
after the date on which the registry under subsection 
(a) is established, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
shall submit to Congress an initial report containing 
the following: 
(A) An assessment of the effectiveness of 
actions taken by the Secretary of Veterans Af-
fairs and the Secretary of Defense to collect 
and maintain information on the health effects 
of exposure to PFAS. 
(B) Recommendations to improve the col-
lection and maintenance of such information. 
(C) Using established and previously pub-
lished epidemiological studies, recommendations 
regarding the most effective and prudent means 
of addressing the medical needs of eligible indi-
viduals with respect to exposure to PFAS. 
(2) FOLLOW-UP REPORT.—Not later than five 
years after submitting the initial report under para-
graph (1), the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall
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submit to Congress a follow-up report containing the 
following: 
(A) An update to the initial report sub-
mitted under paragraph (1). 
(B) An assessment of whether and to what 
degree the content of the registry established 
under subsection (a) is current and scientif-
ically up-to-date. 
(3) 
INDEPENDENT
SCIENTIFIC
ORGANIZA-
TION.—The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall enter 
into an agreement with an independent scientific or-
ganization to prepare the reports under paragraphs 
(1) and (2). 
(c) RECOMMENDATIONS
FOR ADDITIONAL EXPO-
SURES TO BE INCLUDED.—Not later than five years after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, and every five years 
thereafter, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in consulta-
tion with the Secretary of Defense and the Administrator 
of the Environmental Protection Agency, shall submit to 
Congress recommendations for additional chemicals with 
respect to which individuals exposed to such chemicals 
should be included in the registry established under sub-
section (a). 
(d) ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUAL DEFINED.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘‘eligible individual’’ means any individual
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who, on or after a date specified by the Secretary of Vet-
erans Affairs through regulations, served or is serving in 
the Armed Forces at a military installation where AFFF 
was used or at another location of the Department of De-
fense where AFFF was used. 
SEC. 5111. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS ADVISORY 
COMMITTEE ON UNITED STATES OUTLYING 
AREAS AND FREELY ASSOCIATED STATES. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF ADVISORY COMMITTEE.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter III of chapter 5 
of title 38, United States Code, is amended by add-
ing at the end the following new section: 
‘‘§ 548. Advisory Committee on United States Out-
lying Areas and Freely Associated States 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—The Secretary shall estab-
lish an advisory committee, to be known as the ‘Advisory 
Committee on United States Outlying Areas and Freely 
Associated States’, to provide advice and guidance to the 
Secretary on matters relating to covered veterans. 
‘‘(b) DUTIES.—The duties of the Committee shall be 
the following: 
‘‘(1) To advise the Secretary on matters relat-
ing to covered veterans, including how the Secretary 
can improve the programs and services of the De-
partment to better serve such veterans.
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‘‘(2) To identify for the Secretary evolving 
issues of relevance to covered veterans. 
‘‘(3) To propose clarifications, recommenda-
tions, and solutions to address issues raised by cov-
ered veterans. 
‘‘(4) To provide a forum for covered veterans, 
veterans service organizations serving covered vet-
erans, and the Department to discuss issues and 
proposals for changes to regulations, policies, and 
procedures of the Department. 
‘‘(5) To identify priorities for and provide ad-
vice to the Secretary on appropriate strategies for 
consultation with veterans service organizations serv-
ing covered veterans. 
‘‘(6) To encourage the Secretary to work with 
other departments and agencies of the Federal Gov-
ernment and Congress to ensure covered veterans 
are provided the full benefits of their status as cov-
ered veterans. 
‘‘(7) To highlight contributions of covered vet-
erans in the Armed Forces. 
‘‘(8) To conduct other duties as determined ap-
propriate by the Secretary.
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‘‘(c) MEMBERSHIP.—(1) The Committee shall be 
comprised of 15 voting members appointed by the Sec-
retary. 
‘‘(2) In appointing members pursuant to paragraph 
(1), the Secretary shall ensure the following: 
‘‘(A) At least one member is appointed to rep-
resent covered veterans in each of the following 
areas: 
‘‘(i) American Samoa. 
‘‘(ii) Guam. 
‘‘(iii) Puerto Rico. 
‘‘(iv) The Commonwealth of the Northern 
Mariana Islands. 
‘‘(v) The Virgin Islands of the United 
States. 
‘‘(vi) The Federated States of Micronesia. 
‘‘(vii) The Republic of the Marshall Is-
lands. 
‘‘(viii) The Republic of Palau. 
‘‘(B) Not fewer than half of the members ap-
pointed are covered veterans, unless the Secretary 
determines that an insufficient number of qualified 
covered veterans are available. 
‘‘(C) Each member appointed resides in an area 
specified in subparagraph (A).
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‘‘(3) In appointing members pursuant to paragraph 
(1), the Secretary may consult with any Member of Con-
gress who represents an area specified in paragraph 
(2)(A). 
‘‘(d) TERMS; VACANCIES.—(1) A member of the 
Committee— 
‘‘(A) shall be appointed for a term of two years; 
and 
‘‘(B) may be reappointed to serve an additional 
2-year term. 
‘‘(2) Not later than 180 days after receiving notice 
of a vacancy in the Committee, the Secretary shall fill the 
vacancy in the same manner as the original appointment. 
‘‘(e) MEETING FORMAT AND FREQUENCY.—(1) Ex-
cept as provided in paragraph (2), the Committee shall 
meet in-person with the Secretary not less frequently than 
once each year and hold monthly conference calls as nec-
essary. 
‘‘(2) Meetings held under paragraph (1) may be con-
ducted virtually if determined necessary based on— 
‘‘(A) Department protocols; and 
‘‘(B) timing and budget considerations. 
‘‘(f) 
ADDITIONAL
REPRESENTATION.—(1) 
Rep-
resentatives of relevant departments and agencies of the
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Federal Government may attend meetings of the Com-
mittee and provide information to the Committee. 
‘‘(2) One representative of the Department shall at-
tend each meeting of the Committee. 
‘‘(3) Representatives attending meetings under this 
subsection— 
‘‘(A) shall not be considered voting members of 
the Committee; and 
‘‘(B) may not receive additional compensation 
for services performed with respect to the Com-
mittee. 
‘‘(g) SUBCOMMITTEES.—(1) The Committee may es-
tablish subcommittees. 
‘‘(2) The Secretary may, in consultation with the 
Committee, appoint a member to a subcommittee estab-
lished under paragraph (1) who is not a member of the 
Committee. 
‘‘(3) A subcommittee established under paragraph (1) 
may enhance the function of the Committee, but may not 
supersede the authority of the Committee or provide direct 
advice or work products to the Secretary. 
‘‘(h) REPORTS.—(1) Not less frequently than once 
every 2 years, the Committee shall submit to the Secretary 
and the appropriate committees of Congress a report—
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‘‘(A) containing such recommendations as the 
Committee may have for legislative or administrative 
action; and 
‘‘(B) describing the activities of the Committee 
during the previous two years. 
‘‘(2) Not later than 120 days after the date on which 
the Secretary receives a report under paragraph (1), the 
Secretary shall submit to the appropriate committees of 
Congress a written response to the report after— 
‘‘(A) giving the Committee an opportunity to 
review such written response; and 
‘‘(B) including in such written response any 
comments the Committee considers appropriate. 
‘‘(3) The Secretary shall make publicly available on 
an internet website of the Department— 
‘‘(A) each report the Secretary receives under 
paragraph (1); 
‘‘(B) each written response the Secretary sub-
mits under paragraph (2); and 
‘‘(C) each report the Secretary receives under 
paragraph (3). 
‘‘(i) COMMITTEE PERSONNEL MATTERS.—A member 
of the Committee shall be allowed travel expenses, includ-
ing per diem in lieu of subsistence, at rates authorized 
for an employee of an agency under subchapter I of chap-
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ter 57 of title 5 while away from the home or regular place 
of business of the member in the performance of the duties 
of the Committee. 
‘‘(j) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out this section, 
the Secretary shall consult with veterans service organiza-
tions serving covered veterans. 
‘‘(k) TERMINATION.—The Committee shall terminate 
on the date that is 10 years after the date of the enact-
ment of this section. 
‘‘(l) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) The term ‘appropriate committees of Con-
gress’ means— 
‘‘(A) the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
of the House of Representatives; and 
‘‘(B) the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
of the Senate. 
‘‘(2) The term ‘Committee’ means the Advisory 
Committee on United States Outlying Areas and 
Freely Associated States established under sub-
section (a). 
‘‘(3) The term ‘covered veteran’ means a vet-
eran residing in an area specified in subsection 
(c)(2)(A).
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‘‘(4) The term ‘veterans service organization 
serving covered veterans’ means any organization 
that— 
‘‘(A) serves the interests of covered vet-
erans; 
‘‘(B) has covered veterans in substantive 
and policymaking positions within the organiza-
tion; and 
‘‘(C) has demonstrated experience working 
with covered veterans.’’. 
(2) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sec-
tions at the beginning of chapter 5 of such title is 
amended by inserting after the item relating to sec-
tion 547 the following new item: 
‘‘548. Advisory Committee on United States Outlying Areas and Freely Associ-
ated States.’’. 
(b) DEADLINE
FOR ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later 
than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall establish the advi-
sory committee required by section 548 of title 38, United 
States Code, as added by subsection (a)(1) of this section. 
(c) DEADLINE FOR INITIAL APPOINTMENTS.—Not 
later than 90 days after the date on which the Secretary 
establishes the advisory committee required by such sec-
tion 548, the Secretary shall appoint the members of such 
advisory committee.
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(d) INITIAL MEETING.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date on which the Secretary establishes the advi-
sory committee required by such section 548, such advi-
sory committee shall hold its first meeting. 
SEC. 5112. REPORT ON BARRIERS TO VETERAN PARTICIPA-
TION IN FEDERAL HOUSING PROGRAMS. 
Not later than one year after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in co-
ordination with the Secretary of Housing and Urban De-
velopment, shall submit to Congress a report on the bar-
riers veterans experience related to receiving benefits 
under Federal housing programs, including barriers faced 
by veterans based on their membership in one or more 
protected classes under the Fair Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 
3601 et seq.), being part of a multi-generational house-
hold, and any other barriers as determined appropriate by 
the Secretary. 
SEC. 5113. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS REPORT 
ON SUPPORTIVE SERVICES AND HOUSING IN-
SECURITY. 
Not later than one year after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in co-
ordination with the Secretary of Housing and Urban De-
velopment and the Secretary of Labor, shall submit to 
Congress a report on how often and what type of sup-
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portive services (including career transition and mental 
health services and services for elderly veterans) are being 
offered to and used by veterans, and any correlation be-
tween a lack of supportive services programs and the like-
lihood of veterans falling back into housing insecurity. The 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall ensure that any med-
ical information included in the report is de-identified. 
SEC. 5114. INCLUSION ON THE VIETNAM VETERANS MEMO-
RIAL WALL OF THE NAMES OF THE LOST 
CREW MEMBERS OF THE U.S.S. FRANK E. 
EVANS KILLED ON JUNE 3, 1969. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 18 months after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense 
shall authorize the inclusion on the Vietnam Veterans Me-
morial Wall in the District of Columbia of the names of 
the 74 crew members of the U.S.S. Frank E. Evans in 
service who were killed on June 3, 1969. 
(b) REQUIRED CONSULTATION.—The Secretary of 
Defense shall consult with the Secretary of the Interior, 
the American Battlefield Monuments Commission, and 
other applicable authorities with respect to any adjust-
ments to the nomenclature and placement of names pursu-
ant to subsection (a) to address any space limitations on 
the placement of additional names on the Vietnam Vet-
erans Memorial Wall.
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(c) NONAPPLICABILITY OF COMMEMORATIVE WORKS 
ACT.—Chapter 89 of title 40, United States Code (com-
monly known as the ‘‘Commemorative Works Act’’), shall 
not apply to any activities carried out under subsection 
(a) or (b). 
SEC. 5115. PROVISION OF HEALTH CARE BENEFITS FOR 
CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS WHO SERVED IN THE 
ARMED 
FORCES 
OF 
THE 
REPUBLIC 
OF 
KOREA. 
Section 109 of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new sub-
section: 
‘‘(d)(1) Any person described in paragraph (2) shall 
be entitled to hospital and domiciliary care and medical 
services within the United States under chapter 17 of this 
title to the same extent as if the service described in such 
paragraph had been performed in the Armed Forces of 
the United States. 
‘‘(2) A person described in this paragraph is a person 
whom the Secretary determines meets the following cri-
teria: 
‘‘(A) The person served in Vietnam as a mem-
ber of the armed forces of the Republic of Korea at 
any time during the period beginning on January 9, 
1962, and ending on May 7, 1975, or such other pe-
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riod as determined appropriate by the Secretary for 
purposes of this subsection. 
‘‘(B) The person became a citizen of the United 
States on or after the date on which such service in 
the armed forces of the Republic of Korea ended.’’. 
SEC. 5116. GRANTS FOR PROVISION OF TRANSITION AS-
SISTANCE TO MEMBERS AND FORMER MEM-
BERS OF THE ARMED FORCES AFTER SEPA-
RATION, RETIREMENT, OR DISCHARGE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Commencing not later than 180 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Labor shall, in coordination with the Secretary 
of Veterans Affairs, carry out a program to award grants 
to eligible organizations for the provision of assistance to 
covered individuals on the transition of a member or 
former member of the Armed Forces from service in the 
Armed Forces to civilian life. 
(b) COVERED INDIVIDUALS.—For purposes of this 
section, a covered individual is— 
(1) a member of the Armed Forces who is eligi-
ble for preseparation counseling under sections 1142 
and 1144 of title 10, United States Code; 
(2) a former member of the Armed Forces who 
is transitioning from service in the Armed Forces to 
civilian life; or
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(3) a spouse of a member described in para-
graph (1) or a former member described in para-
graph (2). 
(c) DURATION
OF PROGRAM.—The Secretary of 
Labor shall carry out the program during the 5-year pe-
riod beginning on the date of the commencement of the 
program. 
(d) GRANTS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Labor shall 
carry out the program through the award of grants 
to eligible organizations for the provision of assist-
ance described in subsection (a). 
(2) MATCHING
FUNDS
REQUIRED.—A grant 
under this section shall be in an amount that does 
not exceed 50 percent of the amount required by the 
organization to provide the services described in sub-
section (g). 
(e) ELIGIBLE ORGANIZATIONS.—For purposes of this 
section, an eligible organization is any nonprofit organiza-
tion, including workforce boards or Veterans Service Orga-
nizations, that the Secretary of Labor determines, in con-
sultation with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, is suit-
able for receipt of a grant under the program pursuant 
to receipt by the Secretary of Labor of an application sub-
mitted under subsection (f)(1).
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(f) SELECTION OF GRANT RECIPIENTS.— 
(1) APPLICATIONS.—An organization seeking a 
grant under the program shall submit to the Sec-
retary of Labor an application therefor at such time, 
in such manner, and containing such information 
and assurances as the Secretary, in consultation 
with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, may require. 
(2) PRIORITY
FOR
HUBS
OF
SERVICES.—In 
awarding grants under the program, the Secretary 
of Labor shall give priority to an organization that 
provides multiple forms of services described in sub-
section (g). 
(g) USE OF FUNDS.—The recipient of a grant under 
the program shall use the grant to coordinate for covered 
individuals the following: 
(1) Career and training services, including the 
provision of such services available through the 
workforce development system. 
(2) Mental health services. 
(3) Legal assistance. 
(4) Supportive services. 
(5) Assistance with accessing benefits provided 
under laws administered by the Secretary of Vet-
erans Affairs. 
(6) Non-clinical case management.
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(7) Entrepreneurship training. 
(8) Such other services that may be related to 
the assistance and services set forth in this sub-
section as the Secretary of Labor determines may 
lead directly to successful transition to civilian life. 
(h) INCLUSION IN TRANSITION ASSISTANCE PRO-
GRAM COUNSELING.—The Secretary concerned shall in-
clude in the information provided to a member of the 
Armed Forces during the Transition Assistance Program 
information regarding any recipient of a grant under this 
section that is located in the community in which that 
member will reside after separation, retirement, or dis-
charge from the Armed Forces. 
(i) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated $10,000,000 to carry out 
this section. 
(j) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) Except as otherwise provided, any term 
used in this Act that is defined in section 3 of the 
Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 
U.S.C. 3102) shall have the meaning given to such 
term in such section. 
(2) The term ‘‘nonprofit organization’’ is an or-
ganization that is described in section 501(c)(3) of
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the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and is exempt 
from taxation under section 501(a) of such Code. 
(3) The term ‘‘Secretary concerned’’ has the 
meaning given such term in section 101 of title 10, 
United States Code. 
(4) The term ‘‘Transition Assistance Program’’ 
means the Transition Assistance Program under sec-
tions 1142 and 1144 of title 10, United States Code. 
SEC. 5117. STUDY ON INCIDENCE AND MORTALITY OF CAN-
CER AMONG FORMER AIRCREW OF THE 
NAVY, AIR FORCE, AND MARINE CORPS. 
(a) STUDY.—Not later than 60 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs shall seek to enter into an agreement with the Na-
tional Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine 
under which the National Academies shall conduct a study 
of the incidence and mortality of cancers among covered 
individuals. 
(b) MATTERS INCLUDED.—The study under sub-
section (a) shall include the following: 
(1) Identification of chemicals, compounds, 
agents, and other phenomena that cause elevated 
cancer incidence and mortality risks among covered 
individuals, including a nexus study design to deter-
mine whether there is a scientifically established
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causal link between such a chemical, compound, 
agent, or other phenomena and such cancer inci-
dence or mortality risk. 
(2) An assessment of not fewer than 10 types 
of cancer that are of the greatest concern with re-
spect to exposure by covered individuals to the 
chemicals, compounds, agents, and other phenomena 
identified under paragraph (1), which may include 
colon and rectum cancers, pancreatic cancer, mela-
noma skin cancer, prostate cancer, testis cancer, uri-
nary bladder cancer, kidney cancer, brain cancer, 
thyroid cancer, lung cancer, and non-Hodgkin 
lymphoma. 
(3) A review of all available sources of relevant 
data, including health care databases of the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs and the Department of De-
fense and the national death index, and the study 
conducted under section 750 of the William M. 
(Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization 
Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116–283; 134 
Stat. 3716). 
(c) SUBMISSION.— 
(1) STUDY.—Upon completion of the study 
under subsection (a), the National Academies shall 
submit to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, the Sec-
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retary of Defense, the Secretary of the Navy, the 
Secretary of the Air Force, and the Committees on 
Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives 
and the Senate the study. 
(2) REPORT.—Not later than December 31, 
2025, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit 
to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the House 
of Representatives and the Senate a report on the 
study under subsection (a), including— 
(A) the specific actions the Secretary is 
taking to ensure that the study informs the 
evaluation of disability claims made to the Sec-
retary, including with respect to providing guid-
ance to claims examiners and revising the 
schedule of ratings for disabilities under chap-
ter 11 of title 38, United States Code; and 
(B) any recommendations of the Secretary. 
(3) FORM.—The report under paragraph (2) 
shall be submitted in unclassified form. 
(d) COVERED INDIVIDUAL DEFINED.—In this sec-
tion, the term ‘‘covered individual’’ means an individual 
who served in the regular or reserve components of the 
Navy, Air Force, or Marine Corps, as an air crew member 
of a fixed-wing aircraft or personnel supporting generation 
of the aircraft, including pilots, navigators, weapons sys-
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tems operators, aircraft system operators, personnel asso-
ciated with aircraft maintenance, supply, logistics, fuels, 
or transportation, and any other crew member who regu-
larly flew in an aircraft or was required to complete the 
mission of the aircraft. 
SEC. 5118. FEASIBILITY STUDY ON INCLUSION ON THE 
VIETNAM VETERANS MEMORIAL WALL OF 
THE NAMES OF THE LOST CREW MEMBERS 
OF THE USS FRANK E. EVANS KILLED ON 
JUNE 3, 1969. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Defense shall 
conduct a study to determine the feasibility of including 
on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall in the District 
of Columbia the names of the 74 crew members of the 
USS Frank E. Evans in service who were killed on June 
3, 1969. Such study shall include a determination of— 
(1) the cost of including such names; and 
(2) whether there is sufficient space on the 
Wall for the inclusion of such names. 
(b) CONSULTATION.—In conducting the study re-
quired under subsection, the Secretary shall consult with 
members of the Frank E. Evans Association, as well as 
survivors and family members of the crew members who 
were killed.
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SEC. 5119. LIMITATION ON COPAYMENTS FOR CONTRACEP-
TION. 
Section 1722A(a)(2) of title 38, United States Code, 
is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘to pay’’ and all that follows 
through the period and inserting ‘‘to pay—’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraphs: 
‘‘(A) an amount in excess of the cost to 
the Secretary for medication described in para-
graph (1); or 
‘‘(B) an amount for any contraceptive item 
for which coverage under health insurance cov-
erage is required without the imposition of any 
cost-sharing requirement pursuant to section 
2713(a)(4) of the Public Health Service Act (42 
U.S.C. 300gg–13(a)(4)).’’. 
SEC. 5120. REQUIREMENT FOR TIMELY SCHEDULING OF 
APPOINTMENTS AT MEDICAL FACILITIES OF 
DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. 
(a) REQUIREMENT.—Chapter 17 of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended— 
(1) by redesignating section 1706A as section 
1706B; and 
(2) by inserting after section 1706 the following 
new section:
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‘‘§ 1706A. Management of health care: timely sched-
uling of appointments at Department fa-
cilities 
‘‘(a) REQUIREMENT
FOR SCHEDULING.—In man-
aging the provision of hospital care and medical services 
at medical facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs 
under this chapter, the Secretary shall ensure that when-
ever a covered veteran contacts the Department by tele-
phone to request the scheduling of an appointment for 
care or services for the covered veteran at such a facility, 
the scheduling for the appointment occurs during that 
telephone call (regardless of the prospective date of the 
appointment being scheduled). 
‘‘(b) COVERED VETERAN DEFINED.—In this section, 
the term ‘covered veteran’ means a veteran who is enrolled 
in the system of patient enrollment of the Department 
under section 1705(a) of this title.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of such chapter is amended by striking 
the item relating to section 1706A and inserting the fol-
lowing new items: 
‘‘1706A. Management of health care: timely scheduling of appointments at De-
partment facilities. 
‘‘1706B. Remediation of medical service lines.’’. 
(c) APPLICABILITY.—The amendments made by sub-
section (a) shall apply with respect to requests for appoint-
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ment scheduling occurring on or after the date that is 120 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
SEC. 5121. PROVISION BY DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AF-
FAIRS HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS OF REC-
OMMENDATIONS AND OPINIONS REGARDING 
VETERAN PARTICIPATION IN STATE MARI-
JUANA PROGRAMS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding any other provi-
sion of law, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall author-
ize physicians and other health care providers employed 
by the Department of Veterans Affairs to— 
(1) provide recommendations and opinions to 
veterans who are residents of States with State 
marijuana programs regarding the participation of 
veterans in such State marijuana programs; and 
(2) complete forms reflecting such recommenda-
tions and opinions. 
(b) STATE DEFINED.—In this section, the term 
‘‘State’’ means each of the several States, the District of 
Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, any terri-
tory or possession of the United States, and each federally 
recognized Indian Tribe.
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SEC. 5122. ANNUAL REPORT FROM THE ADVISORY COM-
MITTEE ON WOMEN VETERANS. 
Subsection (c)(1) of section 542 of title 38, United 
States Code, is amended by striking ‘‘even-numbered 
year’’ and inserting ‘‘year’’. 
SEC. 5123. VA PAYMENTS OR ALLOWANCES FOR BENE-
FICIARY TRAVEL. 
Section 111(g) of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘(1) Beginning one year after 
the date of the enactment of the Caregivers and Vet-
erans Omnibus Health Services Act of 2010, the 
Secretary may’’ and inserting ‘‘The Secretary shall’’; 
(2) by striking ‘‘to be’’ and inserting ‘‘to be at 
least’’; and 
(3) by striking paragraph (2). 
SEC. 5124. IMPROVEMENT OF VET CENTERS AT DEPART-
MENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS. 
(a) PRODUCTIVITY EXPECTATIONS FOR READJUST-
MENT COUNSELORS OF VET CENTERS.— 
(1) EVALUATION OF PRODUCTIVITY EXPECTA-
TIONS.—Not later than one year after the date of 
the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs shall evaluate productivity expectations for 
readjustment counselors of Vet Centers, including by 
obtaining systematic feedback from counselors on
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such expectations, including with respect to fol-
lowing: 
(A) Any potential effects of productivity 
expectations, whether positive or negative, on 
client care and the welfare of readjustment 
counselors. 
(B) Distances readjustment counselors 
may travel to appointments, especially with re-
spect to serving rural veterans. 
(C) The possibility that some veterans may 
not want to use nor benefit from telehealth or 
group counseling. 
(D) Availability and access of veteran pop-
ulations to broadband and telehealth. 
(E) Any effect of productivity expectations 
on readjustment counselors, including with re-
spect to recruitment, retention, and welfare. 
(F) Whether productivity expectations pro-
vide incentives or pressure to inaccurately re-
port client visits. 
(G) Whether directors and readjustment 
counselors of Vet Centers need additional train-
ing or guidance on how productivity expecta-
tions are calculated.
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(H) Such other criteria as the Secretary 
considers appropriate. 
(2) SYSTEMATIC FEEDBACK.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary shall— 
(i) make every effort to ensure that all 
readjustment counselors of Vet Centers are 
given the opportunity to fully provide feed-
back, 
positive 
or 
negative, 
including 
through a survey containing open- and 
close-ended questions, on all items under 
paragraph (1); 
(ii) in obtaining feedback under para-
graph (1), ensure that the items under 
paragraph (1) are adequately and com-
pletely addressed in a way that permits re-
sponses to be relevant to the evaluation of 
productivity expectations; 
(iii) collect and safely store the feed-
back obtained under paragraph (1)— 
(I) in an electronic database that 
cannot be altered by any party; 
(II) in an anonymized manner, in 
order to protect the privacy of each 
respondent; and
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(III) in a manner that allows for 
evaluation by third parties of the feed-
back, such as audit of the feedback by 
the Government Accountability Office; 
and 
(iv) provide the feedback obtained 
under paragraph (1) in an anonymized 
manner to the working group established 
under subsection (c). 
(B) GOVERNMENT
ACCOUNTABILITY
OF-
FICE
AUDIT.—Not less frequently than once 
each year during the five-year period beginning 
on the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Comptroller General of the United States shall 
audit the feedback obtained from readjustment 
counselors of Vet Centers under paragraph (1). 
(3) IMPLEMENTATION OF CHANGES.—Not later 
than 90 days after the date of the completion of the 
evaluation required by paragraph (1), the Secretary 
shall implement any needed changes to the produc-
tivity expectations described in such paragraph in 
order to ensure— 
(A) quality of care and access to care for 
veterans; and 
(B) the welfare of readjustment counselors.
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(4) REPORT
TO
CONGRESS.—Not later than 
180 days after the date of the completion of the 
evaluation required by paragraph (1), the Secretary 
shall submit to Congress a report on— 
(A) the findings of the evaluation; and 
(B) any planned or implemented changes 
described in paragraph (3). 
(5) PLAN FOR REASSESSMENT AND IMPLEMEN-
TATION.— 
(A) PLAN.—Not later than one year after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary shall develop and implement a plan for— 
(i) reassessing productivity expecta-
tions for readjustment counselors of Vet 
Centers, in consultation with such coun-
selors; and 
(ii) implementing any needed changes 
to such expectations, as the Secretary de-
termines appropriate. 
(B) REASSESSMENTS.—Under the plan re-
quired by subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall 
conduct a reassessment described in such para-
graph not less frequently than once each year. 
(b) STAFFING MODEL FOR VET CENTERS.—
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(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than one year 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs shall develop and imple-
ment a staffing model for Vet Centers that incor-
porates key practices in the design of such staffing 
model. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—In developing the staffing 
model under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall— 
(A) involve key stakeholders, including re-
adjustment counselors, outreach specialists, and 
directors of Vet Centers; 
(B) incorporate key work activities and the 
frequency and time required to conduct such 
activities; 
(C) ensure the data used in the model is 
high quality to provide assurance that staffing 
estimates are reliable; and 
(D) incorporate— 
(i) risk factors, including case com-
plexity; 
(ii) geography; 
(iii) availability, advisability, and will-
ingness of veterans to use telehealth or 
group counseling; and
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(iv) such other factors as the Sec-
retary considers appropriate. 
(3) PLAN FOR ASSESSMENTS AND UPDATES.— 
Not later than one year after the date of the enact-
ment of this Act, the Secretary shall develop a plan 
for— 
(A) assessing and updating the staffing 
model developed and implemented under para-
graph (1) not less frequently than once every 
four years; and 
(B) implementing any needed changes to 
such model, as the Secretary determines appro-
priate. 
(c) WORKING GROUP
OF READJUSTMENT COUN-
SELORS, OUTREACH SPECIALISTS, AND DIRECTORS OF 
VET CENTERS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In conducting the evaluation 
of productivity expectations under subsection (a) (1) 
and developing the staffing model for Vet Centers 
under subsection (b)(1), the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs shall establish a working group to assess— 
(A) the efficacy, impact, and composition 
of performance metrics for such expectations 
with respect to—
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(i) quality of care and access to care 
for veterans; and 
(ii) the welfare of readjustment coun-
selors and other employees of Vet Centers; 
and 
(B) key considerations for the development 
of such staffing model, including with respect 
to— 
(i) quality of care and access to care 
for veterans and other individuals eligible 
for care through Vet Centers; and 
(ii) recruitment, retention, and wel-
fare of employees of Vet Centers. 
(2) MEMBERSHIP.—The working group estab-
lished under paragraph (1) shall be composed of re-
adjustment counselors, outreach specialists, and di-
rectors of Vet Centers. 
(3) FEEDBACK AND RECOMMENDATIONS.—The 
working group established under paragraph (1) shall 
provide to the Secretary— 
(A) feedback from readjustment coun-
selors, outreach specialists, and directors of Vet 
Centers; and 
(B) recommendations on how to improve—
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(i) quality of care and access to care 
for veterans; and 
(ii) the welfare of readjustment coun-
selors and other employees of Vet Centers. 
(d) IMPROVEMENTS OF HIRING PRACTICES AT VET 
CENTERS.— 
(1) STANDARDIZATION OF POSITION DESCRIP-
TIONS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall standardize 
descriptions of position responsibilities at Vet 
Centers. 
(B) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—In each 
of the first two annual reports submitted under 
section 7309(e) of title 38, United States Code, 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Secretary shall include a description of the ac-
tions taken by the Secretary to carry out sub-
paragraph (A). 
(2) EXPANSION OF REPORTING REQUIREMENTS 
ON READJUSTMENT COUNSELING TO INCLUDE AC-
TIONS TO REDUCE STAFFING VACANCIES AND TIME 
TO HIRE.—Section 7309(e)(2) of title 38, United
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States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(D) A description of actions taken by the Sec-
retary to reduce— 
‘‘(i) vacancies in counselor positions in the 
Readjustment Counseling Service; and 
‘‘(ii) the time it takes to hire such coun-
selors.’’. 
(e) REPORT BY GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OF-
FICE ON VET CENTER INFRASTRUCTURE AND FUTURE 
INVESTMENTS.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than one year 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
Comptroller General of the United States shall sub-
mit to Congress a report on physical infrastructure 
and future investments with respect to Vet Centers. 
(2) ELEMENTS.—The report required by para-
graph (1) shall include the following: 
(A) An assessment of— 
(i) the condition of the physical infra-
structure of all assets of Vet Centers, 
whether owned or leased by the Depart-
ment of Veterans Affairs; and 
(ii) the short-, medium-, and long- 
term plans of the Department to maintain
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and upgrade the physical infrastructure of 
Vet Centers to address the operational 
needs of Vet Centers as of the date of the 
submittal of the report and future needs. 
(B) An assessment of management and 
strategic planning for the physical infrastruc-
ture of Vet Centers, including whether the De-
partment should buy or lease existing or addi-
tional locations in areas with stable or growing 
populations of veterans. 
(C) An assessment of whether, as of the 
date of the submittal of the report, Vet Center 
buildings, mobile Vet Centers, community ac-
cess points, and similar infrastructure are suffi-
cient to care for veterans or if such infrastruc-
ture is negatively affecting care due to limited 
space for veterans and Vet Center personnel or 
other factors. 
(D) An assessment of the areas with the 
greatest need for investments in— 
(i) improved physical infrastructure, 
including upgraded Vet Centers; or 
(ii) additional physical infrastructure 
for Vet Centers, including new Vet Centers 
owned or leased by the Department.
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(E) A description of the authorities and re-
sources that may be required for the Secretary 
to make such investments. 
(F) A review of all annual reports sub-
mitted under 7309(e) of title 38, United States 
Code, before the date of the submittal of the re-
port under paragraph (1). 
(f) PILOT PROGRAM TO COMBAT FOOD INSECURITY 
AMONG VETERANS
AND FAMILY MEMBERS
OF VET-
ERANS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 18 months 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs shall establish a pilot pro-
gram to award grants to eligible entities to support 
partnerships that address food insecurity among vet-
erans and family members of veterans who receive 
services through Vet Centers or other facilities of 
the Department as determined by the Secretary. 
(2) DURATION OF PILOT.—The Secretary shall 
carry out the pilot program for a three-year period 
beginning on the date of the establishment of the 
pilot program. 
(3) TRAINING AND TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.— 
The Secretary may provide eligible entities receiving 
grant funding under the pilot program with training
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and technical assistance on the provision of food in-
security assistance services to veterans and family 
members of veterans. 
(4) ELIGIBLE ENTITIES.—For purposes of the 
pilot program, an eligible entity is— 
(A) a nonprofit organization; 
(B) an organization recognized by the Sec-
retary for the representation of veterans under 
section 5902 of title 38, United States Code; 
(C) a public agency; 
(D) a community-based organization; or 
(E) an institution of higher education. 
(5) APPLICATION.—An eligible entity seeking a 
grant under the pilot program shall submit to the 
Secretary an application therefor at such time, in 
such manner, and containing such information and 
commitments as the Secretary may require. 
(6) SELECTION.—The Secretary shall select eli-
gible entities that submit applications under para-
graph (5) for the award of grants under the pilot 
program using a competitive process that takes into 
account the following: 
(A) Capacity of the applicant entity to 
serve veterans and family members of veterans.
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(B) Demonstrated need of the population 
the applicant entity would serve. 
(C) Demonstrated need of the applicant 
entity for assistance from the grant. 
(D) Such other criteria as the Secretary 
considers appropriate. 
(7) DISTRIBUTION.—The Secretary shall en-
sure, to the extent practicable, an equitable geo-
graphic distribution of grants awarded under this 
subsection. 
(8) MINIMUM PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.—Any 
grant awarded under this subsection shall be used— 
(A) to coordinate with the Secretary with 
respect to the provision of assistance to address 
food insecurity among veterans and family 
members of veterans described in paragraph 
(1); 
(B) to increase participation in nutrition 
counseling programs and provide educational 
materials and counseling to veterans and family 
members of veterans to address food insecurity 
and healthy diets among those individuals; 
(C) to increase access to and enrollment in 
Federal assistance programs, including the sup-
plemental nutrition assistance program under
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the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 
2011 et seq.), the special supplemental nutri-
tion program for women, infants, and children 
established by section 17 of the Child Nutrition 
Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786), the low-income 
home energy assistance program established 
under the Low-Income Home Energy Assist-
ance Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 8621 et seq.), and 
any other assistance program that the Sec-
retary considers advisable; and 
(D) to fulfill such other criteria as the Sec-
retary considers appropriate to further the pur-
pose of the grant and serve veterans. 
(9) PROVISION OF INFORMATION.—Each entity 
that receives a grant under this subsection shall pro-
vide to the Secretary, at least once each year during 
the duration of the grant term, data on— 
(A) the number of veterans and family 
members of veterans screened for, and enrolled 
in, programs described in subparagraphs (B) 
and (C) of paragraph (8); 
(B) other services provided by the entity to 
veterans and family members of veterans using 
funds from the grant; and
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(C) such other data as the Secretary may 
require. 
(10) REPORT ON DATA COLLECTED.—For each 
year of operation of the pilot program, the Secretary 
shall submit to the appropriate committees of Con-
gress a report on the data collected under paragraph 
(9) during such year. 
(11) GOVERNMENT
ACCOUNTABILITY
OFFICE 
REPORT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year 
after the date on which the pilot program ter-
minates, the Comptroller General of the United 
States shall submit to Congress a report evalu-
ating the effectiveness and outcomes of the ac-
tivities carried out under this subsection in re-
ducing food insecurity among veterans and fam-
ily members of veterans. 
(B) ELEMENTS.—The report required by 
subparagraph (A) shall include the following: 
(i) A summary of the activities carried 
out under this subsection. 
(ii) An assessment of the effectiveness 
and outcomes of the grants awarded under 
this subsection, including with respect to 
eligibility screening contacts, application
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assistance consultations, and changes in 
food insecurity among the population 
served by the grant. 
(iii) Best practices regarding the use 
of partnerships to improve the effectiveness 
and outcomes of public benefit programs to 
address food insecurity among veterans 
and family members of veterans. 
(iv) An assessment of the feasibility 
and advisability of making the pilot pro-
gram permanent and expanding to other 
locations. 
(12) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—There is authorized to 
be appropriated to carry out the pilot program 
established under paragraph (1) $15,000,000 
for each fiscal year in which the program is car-
ried out, beginning with the fiscal year in which 
the program is established. 
(B) ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.—Of the 
amounts authorized to be appropriated under 
subparagraph (A), not more than ten percent 
may be used for administrative expenses of the 
Department of Veterans Affairs associated with 
administering grants under this subsection.
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(13) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 
(A) The term ‘‘appropriate committees of 
Congress’’ means— 
(i) the Committee on Veterans’ Af-
fairs, the Committee on Appropriations, 
and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutri-
tion, and Forestry of the Senate; and 
(ii) the Committee on Veterans’ Af-
fairs, the Committee on Appropriations, 
and the Committee on Agriculture of the 
House of Representatives. 
(B) The term ‘‘facilities of the Depart-
ment’’ has the meaning given that term in sec-
tion 1701(3) of title 38, United States Code. 
(C) The term ‘‘institution of higher edu-
cation’’ has the meaning given that term in sec-
tion 101 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
(20 U.S.C. 1001). 
(D) The term ‘‘public agency’’ means a de-
partment, agency, other unit, or instrumentality 
of Federal, State, Tribal, or local government. 
(E) The term ‘‘State’’ has the meaning 
given that term in section 101(20) of title 38, 
United States Code.
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(F) The term ‘‘veteran’’ means an indi-
vidual who served in the Armed Forces, includ-
ing an individual who served in a reserve com-
ponent of the Armed Forces, and who was dis-
charged or released therefrom, regardless of the 
conditions of such discharge or release. 
(g) DEFINITION OF VET CENTER.—In this section, 
the term ‘‘Vet Center’’ has the meaning given that term 
in section 1712A(h) of title 38, United States Code. 
SEC. 5125. SECRETARY OF VETERANS AFFAIRS STUDY ON 
VA HOME LOAN BENEFIT. 
(a) STUDY.—The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 
conduct a study to identify the means by which the Sec-
retary informs lenders and veterans about the availability 
of a loan guaranteed by the Department of Veterans Af-
fairs under chapter 37 of title 38, United States Code, 
for any purpose described in section 3710(a) of such title. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 6 months after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs shall submit to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs 
of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of 
the House of Representatives a report on the results of 
the study conducted under subsection (a), and shall pub-
lish such report on the website of the Department of Vet-
erans Affairs.
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SEC. 5126. GAO STUDY ON POST-MARKET SURVEILLANCE 
OF MEDICAL DEVICES BY DEPARTMENT OF 
VETERANS AFFAIRS. 
(a) STUDY.—The Comptroller General of the United 
States shall conduct a study on the efforts of the Under 
Secretary of Veterans Affairs for Health relating to post- 
market surveillance of implantable medical devices. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than one year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall 
submit to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the 
House of Representatives and the Senate a report on the 
findings of the study under subsection (a). Such report 
shall include the following: 
(1) A description of the process used by the 
Veterans Health Administration for documenting 
implantable medical devices issued to patients. 
(2) An evaluation of the capability of the Vet-
erans Health Administration to identify, in a timely 
manner, adverse events and safety issues relating to 
implantable medical devices. 
(3) An evaluation of the process for, and poten-
tial barriers to, the Under Secretary of Veterans Af-
fairs for Health notifying patients of an implantable 
medical device recall.
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(4) An evaluation of the accessibility of the ad-
verse event reporting systems of the Veterans Health 
Administration for patients with disabilities. 
(5) Recommendations to address gaps in such 
adverse event reporting systems, to better identify 
adverse events and safety issues from implantable 
medical devices. 
SEC. 5127. COMPETITIVE PAY FOR HEALTH CARE PRO-
VIDERS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS 
AFFAIRS. 
Section 7451(c) of title 38, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following new para-
graph: 
‘‘(4)(A) The director of each medical center of 
the Department of Veterans Affairs shall submit to 
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs an annual locality 
pay survey and rates of basic pay for covered posi-
tions at such medical center to ensure that pay rates 
remain competitive in the local labor market. 
‘‘(B) Not less than once per fiscal year, the 
Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Vet-
erans’ Affairs of the Senate and House of Rep-
resentatives a report on rates of basic pay for cov-
ered positions at medical centers of the Depart-
ment.’’.
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SEC. 5128. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS PROGRAM 
TO PROVIDE GRANTS FOR CERTAIN VET-
ERANS SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS AFFECTED 
BY THE COVID–19 PANDEMIC. 
(a) GRANT PROGRAM.—The Secretary of Veterans 
Affairs shall carry out a program under which the Sec-
retary shall make grants to eligible organizations to offset 
costs relating to the COVID–19 pandemic incurred during 
the covered 2020 period. 
(b) ELIGIBLE ORGANIZATIONS.—To be eligible to re-
ceive a grant under the program, an organization shall be 
a veterans service organization that— 
(1) as a result of the COVID–19 pandemic, ex-
perienced a loss of 50 percent or greater gross rev-
enue during the covered 2020 period (compared to 
the gross revenue collected during the covered 2019 
period); and 
(2) submits to the Secretary an application in 
such form, at such time, and containing such infor-
mation as the Secretary determines appropriate, in-
cluding— 
(A) information demonstrating the loss 
specified in paragraph (1); and 
(B) a plan for the use of such grant. 
(c) USE OF GRANT AMOUNTS.—A veterans service 
organization that receives a grant under this section may
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only use the grant in accordance with the plan referred 
to in subsection (b)(2)(B) for the following expenses of 
the organization: 
(1) Rent. 
(2) Utilities. 
(3) Scheduled mortgage payments. 
(4) Scheduled debt payments. 
(5) Other ordinary and necessary business ex-
penses, including maintenance costs, administrative 
costs (including fees and licensing), State and local 
taxes and fees, operating leases, and insurance pay-
ments. 
(d) AMOUNT OF GRANT.—A grant made to a vet-
erans service organization under the program shall be in 
an amount equal to the aggregate cost of the activities 
specified in the plan referred to in subsection (b)(2)(B), 
except that any such grant may not exceed $50,000. 
(e) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall pre-
scribe regulations to carry out the grant program. 
(f) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘covered 2019 period’’ means the 
period beginning on April 1, 2019, and ending on 
December 31, 2019.
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(2) The term ‘‘covered 2020 period’’ means the 
period beginning on April 1, 2020, and ending on 
December 31, 2020. 
(3) The term ‘‘veterans service organization’’ 
means an organization that is chartered under part 
B of subtitle II of title 36, United States Code, and 
includes any local or area chapter, post, or other 
unit. 
(g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is 
authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
$25,000,000, to remain available until expended. 
SEC. 5129. INCLUSION OF VETERANS IN HOUSING PLAN-
NING. 
(a) PUBLIC
HOUSING
AGENCY
PLANS.—Section 
5A(d)(1) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 
U.S.C. 1437c–1(d)(1)) is amended by striking ‘‘and dis-
abled families’’ and inserting ‘‘, disabled families, and vet-
erans (as such term is defined in section 101 of title 38, 
United States Code)’’. 
(b) COMPREHENSIVE
HOUSING
AFFORDABILITY 
STRATEGIES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—Section 105 of the Cran-
ston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (42 
U.S.C. 12705) is amended—
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(A) in subsection (b)(1), by inserting ‘‘vet-
erans (as such term is defined in section 101 of 
title 38, United States Code),’’ after ‘‘acquired 
immunodeficiency syndrome,’’; 
(B) in subsection (b)(20), by striking ‘‘and 
service’’ and inserting ‘‘veterans service, and 
other service’’; and 
(C) in subsection (e)(1), by inserting ‘‘vet-
erans (as such term is defined in section 101 of 
title 38, United States Code),’’ after ‘‘homeless 
persons,’’. 
(2) CONSOLIDATED PLANS.—The Secretary of 
Housing and Urban Development shall revise the 
regulations relating to submission of consolidated 
plans (part 91 of title 24, Code of Federal Regula-
tions) in accordance with the amendments made by 
paragraph (1) of this subsection to require inclusion 
of appropriate information relating to veterans and 
veterans service agencies in all such plans. 
SEC. 5130. ANNUAL REPORT ON HOUSING ASSISTANCE TO 
VETERANS. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than December 31 of 
each year, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Develop-
ment shall submit a report on the activities of the Depart-
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ment of Housing and Urban Development relating to vet-
erans during such year to the following: 
(1) The Committee on Banking, Housing, and 
Urban Affairs of the Senate. 
(2) The Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the 
Senate. 
(3) The Committee on Appropriations of the 
Senate. 
(4) The Committee on Financial Services of the 
House of Representatives. 
(5) The Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the 
House of Representatives. 
(6) The Committee on Appropriations of the 
House of Representatives. 
(7) The Secretary of Veterans Affairs. 
(b) CONTENTS.—Each report required under sub-
section (a) shall include the following information with re-
spect to the year for which the report is submitted: 
(1) The number of homeless veterans provided 
assistance under the program of housing choice 
vouchers for homeless veterans under section 
8(o)(19) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 
(42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)(19)), the socioeconomic charac-
teristics and racial characteristics of such homeless 
veterans, and the number, types, and locations of en-
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tities contracted under such section to administer 
the vouchers. 
(2) The number of homeless veterans provided 
assistance under the Tribal HUD–VA Supportive 
Housing Program (HUD–VASH) authorized by the 
Consolidated and Further Continuing Appropria-
tions Act, 2015 (Pub. L. 113–235; 128 Stat. 2733), 
the socioeconomic characteristics and racial charac-
teristics of such homeless veterans, and the number, 
types, and locations of entities contracted under 
such section to administer the vouchers. 
(3) A summary description of the special con-
siderations made for veterans under public housing 
agency plans submitted pursuant to section 5A of 
the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 
1437c–1) and under comprehensive housing afford-
ability strategies submitted pursuant to section 105 
of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Hous-
ing Act (42 U.S.C. 12705). 
(4) A description of the activities of the Special 
Assistant for Veterans Affairs. 
(5) A description of the efforts of the Depart-
ment of Housing and Urban Development to coordi-
nate the delivery of housing and services to veterans 
with other Federal departments and agencies, in-
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cluding the Department of Defense, Department of 
Justice, Department of Labor, Department of 
Health and Human Services, Department of Vet-
erans Affairs, and the Interagency Council on 
Homelessness. 
(6) The cost to the Department of Housing and 
Urban Development of administering the programs 
and activities relating to veterans. 
(7) Any other information that the Secretary 
considers relevant in assessing the programs and ac-
tivities of the Department of Housing and Urban 
Development relating to veterans. 
(c) ASSESSMENT OF HOUSING NEEDS OF VERY LOW- 
INCOME VETERAN FAMILIES.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—For the first report sub-
mitted pursuant to subsection (a) and every fifth re-
port thereafter, the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
Development shall— 
(A) conduct an assessment of the housing 
needs of very low-income veteran families (as 
such term is defined in paragraph 5); and 
(B) shall include in each such report find-
ings regarding such assessment. 
(2) CONTENT.—Each assessment under this 
subsection shall include—
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(A) conducting a survey of, and direct 
interviews with, a representative sample of very 
low-income veteran families (as such term is de-
fined in paragraph 5) to determine past and 
current— 
(i) socioeconomic characteristics of 
such veteran families; 
(ii) barriers to such veteran families 
obtaining safe, quality, and affordable 
housing; 
(iii) levels of homelessness among 
such veteran families; and 
(iv) levels and circumstances of, and 
barriers to, receipt by such veteran families 
of rental housing and homeownership as-
sistance; and 
(B) such other information that the Sec-
retary determines, in consultation with the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs and national non-
governmental organizations concerned with vet-
erans, homelessness, and very low-income hous-
ing, may be useful to the assessment. 
(3) CONDUCT.—If the Secretary contracts with 
an entity other than the Department of Housing and 
Urban Development to conduct the assessment
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under this subsection, such entity shall be a non-
governmental organization determined by the Sec-
retary to have appropriate expertise in quantitative 
and qualitative social science research. 
(4) AUTHORIZATION
OF
APPROPRIATIONS.— 
There are authorized to be appropriated to the Sec-
retary of Housing and Urban Development, to be 
available until expended to carry out this subsection, 
$1,000,000. 
(5) VERY LOW-INCOME VETERAN FAMILY.—The 
term ‘‘very low-income veteran family’’ means a vet-
eran family whose income does not exceed 50 per-
cent of the median income for the area, as deter-
mined by the Secretary with adjustments for smaller 
and larger families, except that the Secretary may 
establish an income ceiling higher or lower than 50 
percent of the median for the area on the basis of 
the Secretary’s findings that such variations are nec-
essary because of prevailing levels of construction 
costs or fair market rents (as determined under sec-
tion 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 
U.S.C. 1437f)).
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SEC. 5131. PAYMENTS TO INDIVIDUALS WHO SERVED DUR-
ING WORLD WAR II IN THE UNITED STATES 
MERCHANT MARINE. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT OF COMPENSATION FUND.— 
Subchapter II of chapter 5 of title 38, United States Code, 
is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘§ 534. Merchant Mariner Equity Compensation Fund 
‘‘(a) COMPENSATION FUND.—(1) There is in the gen-
eral fund of the Treasury a fund to be known as the ‘Mer-
chant Mariner Equity Compensation Fund’ (in this sec-
tion referred to as the ‘compensation fund’). 
‘‘(2) Subject to the availability of appropriations pro-
vided in advance in a appropriations Act specifically for 
the purpose of carrying out this section, and no other 
funding source, amounts in the compensation fund shall 
be available to the Secretary without fiscal year limitation 
to make payments to eligible individuals in accordance 
with this section. 
‘‘(b) ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS.—(1) An eligible indi-
vidual is an individual who— 
‘‘(A) during the one-year period beginning on 
the date of the enactment of this section, submits to 
the Secretary an application containing such infor-
mation and assurances as the Secretary may require;
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authorized to license or document the person for 
such service. 
‘‘(3) In determining the information and assurances 
required in the application pursuant to paragraph (1)(A), 
the Secretary shall accept a DD–214 form as proof of 
qualified service. 
‘‘(c) AMOUNT OF PAYMENT.—The Secretary shall 
make one payment out of the compensation fund in the 
amount of $25,000 to an eligible individual. The Secretary 
shall make such a payment to eligible individuals in the 
order in which the Secretary receives the applications of 
the eligible individuals. Payments may only be made sub-
ject to the availability of funds provided in advance in an 
appropriations Act for this purpose. 
‘‘(d) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
is authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2022 
$125,000,000 for the compensation fund. Such amount 
shall remain available until expended. 
‘‘(e) REPORTS.—The Secretary shall include, in docu-
ments submitted to Congress by the Secretary in support 
of the President’s budget for each fiscal year, detailed in-
formation on the operation of the compensation fund, in-
cluding the number of applicants, the number of eligible 
individuals receiving benefits, the amounts paid out of the 
compensation fund, the administration of the compensa-
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tion fund, and an estimate of the amounts necessary to 
fully fund the compensation fund for that fiscal year and 
each of the three subsequent fiscal years. 
‘‘(f) REGULATIONS.—The Secretary shall prescribe 
regulations to carry out this section.’’. 
(b) REGULATIONS.—Not later than 180 days after 
the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall 
prescribe the regulations required under section 534(f) of 
title 38, United States Code, as added by subsection (a). 
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of sections 
at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting 
after the item related to section 532 the following new 
item: 
‘‘534. Merchant Mariner Equity Compensation Fund.’’. 
SEC. 5132. EXPANSION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR HOSPITAL 
CARE, MEDICAL SERVICES, AND NURSING 
HOME CARE FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF 
VETERANS AFFAIRS TO INCLUDE VETERANS 
OF WORLD WAR II. 
Section 1710(a)(2)(E) of title 38, United States 
Code, is amended— 
(1) by striking ‘‘of the Mexican border period 
or of World War I;’’ and inserting ‘‘of—’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new 
clauses: 
‘‘(i) the Mexican border period;
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‘‘(ii) World War I; or 
‘‘(iii) World War II;’’. 
SEC. 5133. PILOT PROGRAM ON CYBERSECURITY TRAINING 
FOR VETERANS AND MILITARY SPOUSES. 
(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 3 years after 
the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Home-
land Security, in consultation with the Secretary of Vet-
erans Affairs, shall establish a pilot program under which 
the Secretary of Homeland Security shall provide cyberse-
curity training to eligible individuals at no cost to such 
individuals. 
(b) ELEMENTS.—The cybersecurity training provided 
under the pilot program shall include— 
(1) coursework and training that, if applicable, 
qualifies for postsecondary credit toward an asso-
ciate or baccalaureate degree at an institution of 
higher education; 
(2) virtual learning opportunities; 
(3) hands-on learning and performance-based 
assessments; 
(4) Federal work-based learning opportunities 
and programs; and 
(5) the provision of recognized postsecondary 
credentials to eligible individuals who complete the 
pilot program.
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(c) ELIGIBILITY.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—To be eligible for the pilot 
program under this section an individual shall be— 
(A) a veteran who is entitled to educational 
assistance under chapter 30, 32, 33, 34, or 35 
of title 38, United States Code, or chapter 1606 
of title 10, United States Code; 
(B) a member of an active or a reserve 
component of the Armed Forces who the Sec-
retary determines will become an eligible indi-
vidual under paragraph (1) within 180 days of 
the date of such determination; or 
(C) an eligible spouse described in section 
1784a(b) of title 10, United States Code. 
(2) NO
CHARGE
TO
ENTITLEMENT.—In the 
case of an individual described in paragraph (1)(A), 
training under this section shall be provided to the 
individual without charge to the entitlement of the 
individual to educational assistance under the laws 
administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. 
(d) ALIGNMENT WITH NICE WORKFORCE FRAME-
WORK FOR CYBERSECURITY.—In carrying out the pilot 
program, the Secretary shall ensure alignment with the 
taxonomy, including work roles and competencies and the 
associated tasks, knowledge, and skills, from the National
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Initiative for Cybersecurity Education Workforce Frame-
work for Cybersecurity (NIST Special Publication 800– 
181, Revision 1), or successor framework. 
(e) COORDINATION.— 
(1) 
TRAINING, 
PLATFORMS, 
AND
FRAME-
WORKS.—In developing the pilot program, the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security shall coordinate with 
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, the Secretary of 
Defense, the Secretary of Labor, the Director of the 
National Institute of Standards and Technology, and 
the Director of the Office of Personnel Management 
to evaluate and, where possible, leverage existing 
training, platforms, and frameworks of the Federal 
Government for providing cybersecurity education 
and training to prevent duplication of efforts. 
(2) FEDERAL WORK-BASED LEARNING OPPOR-
TUNITIES AND PROGRAMS.—In developing the Fed-
eral work-based learning opportunities and programs 
required under subsection (b)(4), the Secretary of 
Homeland Security shall coordinate with the Sec-
retary of Veterans Affairs, the Secretary of Defense, 
the Secretary of Labor, the Director of the Office of 
Personnel Management, and the heads of other ap-
propriate Federal agencies to identify or create, as
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necessary, interagency opportunities to provide par-
ticipants in the pilot program with— 
(A) opportunities to acquire and dem-
onstrate competencies; and 
(B) the capabilities necessary to qualify for 
Federal employment. 
(f) RESOURCES.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—In any case in which the 
pilot program— 
(A) uses training, platforms, and frame-
works described in subsection (e)(1), the Sec-
retary of Homeland Security, in consultation 
with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, shall en-
sure that the trainings, platforms, and frame-
works are expanded and resourced to accommo-
date usage by eligible individuals participating 
in the pilot program; or 
(B) does not use training, platforms, and 
frameworks described in subsection (e)(1), the 
Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation 
with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, shall de-
velop or procure training, platforms, and frame-
works necessary to carry out the requirements 
of subsection (b) and accommodate the usage
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by eligible individuals participating in the pilot 
program. 
(2) ACTIONS.—In carrying out paragraph (1), 
the Secretary of Homeland Security may provide ad-
ditional funding, staff, or other resources to— 
(A) recruit and retain women, underrep-
resented minorities, and individuals from other 
underrepresented communities; 
(B) provide administrative support for 
basic functions of the pilot program; 
(C) ensure the success and ongoing en-
gagement of eligible individuals participating in 
the pilot program; 
(D) connect participants who complete the 
pilot program to job opportunities within the 
Federal Government; and 
(E) allocate dedicated positions for term 
employment to enable Federal work-based 
learning opportunities and programs, as re-
quired under subsection (b)(4), for participants 
to gain the competencies necessary to pursue 
permanent Federal employment. 
(g) REPORTS.— 
(1) SECRETARY.—Not later than 2 years after 
the date on which the pilot program is established,
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and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall submit 
to Congress a report on the pilot program. Such re-
port shall include— 
(A) a description of— 
(i) any activity carried out by the De-
partment of Homeland Security under this 
section; and 
(ii) the existing training, platforms, 
and frameworks of the Federal Govern-
ment leveraged in accordance with sub-
section (e)(1); and 
(B) an assessment of the results achieved 
by the pilot program, including— 
(i) the admittance rate into the pilot 
program; 
(ii) the demographics of participants 
in the program, including representation of 
women, underrepresented minorities, and 
individuals from other underrepresented 
communities; 
(iii) the completion rate for the pilot 
program, including if there are any identi-
fiable patterns with respect to participants 
who do not complete the pilot program;
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(iv) as applicable, the transfer rates to 
other academic or vocational programs, 
and certifications and licensure exam pas-
sage rates; 
(v) the rate of continued employment 
within a Federal agency for participants 
after completing the pilot program; 
(vi) the rate of continued employment 
for participants after completing the pilot 
program; and 
(vii) the median annual salary of par-
ticipants who completed the pilot program 
and were subsequently employed. 
(2) COMPTROLLER GENERAL.—Not later than 
4 years after the date on which the pilot program 
is established, the Comptroller General of the United 
States shall submit to Congress a report on the pilot 
program, including the recommendation of the 
Comptroller General with respect to whether the 
pilot program should be extended. 
(h) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) The term ‘‘institution of higher education’’ 
has the meaning given the term in section 101 of the 
Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001).
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(2) The term ‘‘recognized postsecondary creden-
tial’’ has the meaning given the term in section 3 of 
the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 
U.S.C. 3102). 
(3) The term ‘‘veteran’’ has the meaning given 
the term in section 101 of title 38, United States 
Code. 
(4) The term ‘‘work-based learning’’ has the 
meaning given the term in section 3 of the Carl D. 
Perkins Career and Technical Education Act of 
2006 (20 U.S.C. 2302). 
(i) TERMINATION.—The authority to carry out the 
pilot program under this section shall terminate on the 
date that is 5 years after the date on which the Secretary 
establishes the pilot program under this section. 
(j) FEDERAL CYBERSECURITY WORKFORCE ASSESS-
MENT EXTENSION.—Section 304(a) of the Federal Cyber-
security Workforce Assessment Act of 2015 (5 U.S.C. 301 
note) is amended, in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
by striking ‘‘2022’’ and inserting ‘‘2025’’. 
SEC. 5134. DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS AWARE-
NESS CAMPAIGN ON FERTILITY SERVICES. 
(a) AWARENESS CAMPAIGN.—The Secretary of Vet-
erans Affairs shall conduct an awareness campaign re-
garding the types of fertility treatments, procedures, and
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services covered under the medical benefits package of the 
Department of Veterans Affairs that are available to vet-
erans experiencing issues with fertility. 
(b) MODES OF OUTREACH.—In carrying out sub-
section (a), the Secretary shall ensure that a variety of 
modes of outreach are incorporated into the awareness 
campaign under such subsection, taking into consideration 
the age range of the veteran population. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than 180 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit 
to the appropriate congressional committees a report that 
includes a summary of the actions that have been taken 
to implement the awareness campaign under subsection 
(a) and how the Secretary plans to better engage women 
veterans, to ensure awareness of such veterans regarding 
covered fertility services available. 
(d) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMITTEES 
DEFINED.—In this section, the term ‘‘appropriate con-
gressional committees’’ means— 
(1) the Committees on Armed Services of the 
House of Representatives and the Senate; and 
(2) the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the 
House of Representatives and the Senate.
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TITLE LII—HOMELAND 
SECURITY MATTERS 
SEC. 5201. CHEMICAL SECURITY ANALYSIS CENTER. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Title III of the Homeland Secu-
rity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 181 et seq.) is amended by 
adding at the end the following new section: 
‘‘SEC. 323. CHEMICAL SECURITY ANALYSIS CENTER. 
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, acting through 
the Under Secretary for Science and Technology, shall 
designate the laboratory described in subsection (b) as an 
additional laboratory pursuant to the authority under sec-
tion 308(c)(2). Such laboratory shall be used to conduct 
studies and analyses for assessing the threat and hazards 
associated with an accidental or intentional large-scale 
chemical event or chemical terrorism event. 
‘‘(b) LABORATORY DESCRIBED.—The laboratory de-
scribed in this subsection is the laboratory known, as of 
the date of the enactment of this section, as the Chemical 
Security Analysis Center. 
‘‘(c) LABORATORY ACTIVITIES.—The Chemical Secu-
rity Analysis Center shall— 
‘‘(1) identify and develop countermeasures to 
chemical threats, including the development of com-
prehensive, research-based definable goals for such 
countermeasures;
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‘‘(2) provide an enduring science-based chemical 
threat and hazard analysis capability; 
‘‘(3) provide expertise in risk and consequence 
modeling, chemical sensing and detection, analytical 
chemistry, chemical toxicology, synthetic chemistry 
and reaction characterization, and nontraditional 
chemical agents and emerging chemical threats; 
‘‘(4) staff and operate a technical assistance 
program that provides operational support and sub-
ject matter expertise, design and execute laboratory 
and field tests, and provide a comprehensive knowl-
edge repository of chemical threat information that 
is continuously updated with data from scientific, in-
telligence, operational, and private sector sources; 
and 
‘‘(5) carry out such other activities as the Sec-
retary determines appropriate. 
‘‘(d) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.—Nothing in this sec-
tion may be construed as affecting in any manner the au-
thorities or responsibilities of the Countering Weapons of 
Mass Destruction Office of the Department.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 
amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
322 the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 323. Chemical Security Analysis Center.’’.
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SEC. 5202. NATIONAL CYBERSECURITY PREPAREDNESS 
CONSORTIUM. 
The National Cybersecurity Preparedness Consor-
tium Act of 2021 (Public Law 117–122; 6 U.S.C. 652 
note) is amended— 
(1) in subsections (a) and (b), by striking ‘‘The 
Secretary may work with one or more consortia’’ 
each place it appears and inserting ‘‘The Secretary 
shall work with not fewer than three consortia’’; 
(2) in subsection (c)— 
(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), 
by striking ‘‘In selecting a consortium’’ and in-
serting ‘‘In selecting the consortia’’; and 
(B) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘Geo-
graphic diversity of the members of any such 
consortium’’ and inserting ‘‘Regional diversity 
of such consortia, and geographic diversity of 
the members of such consortia,’’; and 
(3) in subsection (d), by striking ‘‘If the Sec-
retary works with a consortium’’ and inserting ‘‘In 
working with the consortia’’. 
SEC. 5203. REPORT ON CYBERSECURITY ROLES AND RE-
SPONSIBILITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF 
HOMELAND SECURITY. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than one year after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Home-
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land Security, in coordination with the Director of the Cy-
bersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency of the De-
partment of Homeland Security, shall submit to the Com-
mittee on Homeland Security of the House of Representa-
tives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Gov-
ernmental Affairs of the Senate a report on the roles and 
responsibilities of the Department and its components re-
lating to cyber incident response. 
(b) CONTENTS.—The report required under sub-
section (a) shall include the following: 
(1) A review of how the cyber incident response 
plans under section 2210(c) of the Homeland Secu-
rity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 660(c)) are utilized in 
the Federal Government’s response to a cyber inci-
dent. 
(2) An explanation of the roles and responsibil-
ities of the Department of Homeland Security and 
its components with responsibility for, or in support 
of, the Federal Government’s response to a cyber in-
cident, including primary responsibility for working 
with impacted private sector entities. 
(3) An explanation of which and how authori-
ties of the Department and its components are uti-
lized in the Federal Government’s response to a 
cyber incident.
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(4) Recommendations to provide further clarity 
for roles and responsibilities of the Department and 
its components relating to cyber incident response. 
SEC. 5204. EXEMPTION OF CERTAIN HOMELAND SECURITY 
FEES FOR CERTAIN IMMEDIATE RELATIVES 
OF AN INDIVIDUAL WHO RECEIVED THE PUR-
PLE HEART. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Home-
land Security shall include on a certain application or peti-
tion an opportunity for certain immediate relatives of an 
individual who was awarded the Purple Heart to identify 
themselves as such an immediate relative. 
(b) FEE EXEMPTION.—The Secretary shall exempt 
certain immediate relatives of an individual who was 
awarded the Purple Heart, who identifies as such an im-
mediate relative on a certain application or petition, from 
a fee with respect to a certain application or petition and 
any associated fee for biometrics. 
(c) PENDING APPLICATIONS AND PETITIONS.—The 
Secretary of Homeland Security may waive fees for a cer-
tain application or petition and any associated fee for bio-
metrics for certain immediate relatives of an individual 
who was awarded the Purple Heart, if such application
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or petition is submitted not more than 90 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) CERTAIN APPLICATION OR PETITION.—The 
term ‘‘certain application or petition’’ means— 
(A) an application using Form–400, Appli-
cation for Naturalization (or any successor 
form); or 
(B) a petition using Form I-360, Petition 
for Amerasian, Widow(er), or Special Immi-
grant (or any successor form). 
(2) CERTAIN IMMEDIATE RELATIVES OF AN IN-
DIVIDUAL
WHO
WAS
AWARDED
THE
PURPLE 
HEART.—The term ‘‘certain immediate relatives of 
an individual who was awarded the Purple Heart’’ 
means an immediate relative of a living or deceased 
member of the Armed Forces who was awarded the 
Purple Heart and who is not a person ineligible for 
military honors pursuant to section 985(a) of title 
10, United States Code. 
(3) IMMEDIATE RELATIVE.—The term ‘‘imme-
diate relative’’ has the meaning given such term in 
section 201(b) of the Immigration and Nationality 
Act (8 U.S.C. 1151(b)).
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SEC. 5205. CLARIFICATIONS REGARDING SCOPE OF EM-
PLOYMENT AND REEMPLOYMENT RIGHTS OF 
MEMBERS OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICES. 
(a) CLARIFICATION
REGARDING
DEFINITION
OF 
RIGHTS AND BENEFITS.—Section 4303(2) of title 38, 
United States Code, is amended— 
(1) by inserting ‘‘(A)’’ before ‘‘The term’’; and 
(2) by adding at the end the following new sub-
paragraph: 
‘‘(B) Any procedural protections or provisions 
set forth in this chapter shall also be considered a 
right or benefit subject to the protection of this 
chapter.’’. 
(b) CLARIFICATION
REGARDING
RELATION
TO 
OTHER LAW AND PLANS FOR AGREEMENTS.—Section 
4302 of such title is amended by adding at the end the 
following: 
‘‘(c)(1) Pursuant to this section and the procedural 
rights afforded by subchapter III of this chapter, any 
agreement to arbitrate a claim under this chapter is unen-
forceable, unless all parties consent to arbitration after a 
complaint on the specific claim has been filed in court or 
with the Merit Systems Protection Board and all parties 
knowingly and voluntarily consent to have that particular 
claim subjected to arbitration.
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‘‘(2) For purposes of this subsection, consent shall 
not be considered voluntary when a person is required to 
agree to arbitrate an action, complaint, or claim alleging 
a violation of this chapter as a condition of future or con-
tinued employment, advancement in employment, or re-
ceipt of any right or benefit of employment.’’. 
SEC. 5206. CRITICAL TECHNOLOGY SECURITY CENTERS. 
(a) CRITICAL TECHNOLOGY SECURITY CENTERS.— 
Title III of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 
181 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following 
new section: 
‘‘SEC. 323. CRITICAL TECHNOLOGY SECURITY CENTERS. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this section, the Sec-
retary, acting through the Under Secretary for Science 
and Technology, and in coordination with the Director, 
shall award grants, contracts, or cooperative agreements 
to covered entities for the establishment of not fewer than 
two cybersecurity-focused Critical Technology Security 
Centers to evaluate and test the security of critical tech-
nology. 
‘‘(b) EVALUATION AND TESTING.—In carrying out 
the evaluation and testing of the security of critical tech-
nology pursuant to subsection (a), the Critical Technology
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Security Centers referred to in such subsection shall ad-
dress the following technologies: 
‘‘(1) The security of information and commu-
nications technology that underpins national critical 
functions related to communications. 
‘‘(2) The security of networked industrial equip-
ment, such as connected programmable data logic 
controllers and supervisory control and data acquisi-
tion servers. 
‘‘(3) The security of open source software that 
underpins national critical functions. 
‘‘(4) The security of critical software used by 
the Federal Government. 
‘‘(c) ADDITION OR TERMINATION OF CENTERS.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Under Secretary for 
Science and Technology may, in coordination with 
the Director, award or terminate grants, contracts, 
or cooperative agreements to covered entities for the 
establishment of additional or termination of exist-
ing Critical Technology Security Centers to address 
critical technologies. 
‘‘(2) LIMITATION.—The authority provided 
under paragraph (1) may be exercised except if such 
exercise would result in the operation at any time of 
fewer than two Critical Technology Security Centers.
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‘‘(d) SELECTION OF CRITICAL TECHNOLOGIES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Before awarding a grant, 
contract, or cooperative agreement to a covered enti-
ty to establish a Critical Technology Security Cen-
ter, the Under Secretary for Science and Technology 
shall coordinate with the Director, who shall provide 
the Under Secretary a list of critical technologies or 
specific guidance on such technologies that would be 
within the remit of any such Center. 
‘‘(2) EXPANSION
AND
MODIFICATION.—The 
Under Secretary for Science and Technology, in co-
ordination with the Director, is authorized to expand 
or modify at any time the list of critical technologies 
or specific guidance on technologies referred to in 
paragraph (1) that is within the remit of a proposed 
or established Critical Technology Security Center. 
‘‘(e) RESPONSIBILITIES.—In carrying out the evalua-
tion and testing of the security of critical technology pur-
suant to subsection (a), the Critical Technology Security 
Centers referred to in such subsection shall each have the 
following responsibilities: 
‘‘(1) Conducting rigorous security testing to 
identify vulnerabilities in such technologies. 
‘‘(2) Utilizing the coordinated vulnerability dis-
closure processes established under subsection (g) to
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report to the developers of such technologies and, as 
appropriate, to the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure 
Security 
Agency, 
information 
relating 
to 
vulnerabilities discovered and any information nec-
essary to reproduce such vulnerabilities. 
‘‘(3) Developing new capabilities for improving 
the security of such technologies, including vulner-
ability discovery, management, and mitigation. 
‘‘(4) 
Assessing 
the 
security 
of 
software, 
firmware, and hardware that underpin national crit-
ical functions. 
‘‘(5) Supporting existing communities of inter-
est, including through grant making, in remediating 
vulnerabilities discovered within such technologies. 
‘‘(6) Utilizing findings to inform and support 
the future work of the Cybersecurity and Infrastruc-
ture Security Agency. 
‘‘(f) RISK BASED EVALUATIONS.—Unless otherwise 
directed pursuant to guidance issued by the Under Sec-
retary or Director under subsection (d), to the greatest 
extent practicable activities carried out pursuant to the re-
sponsibilities specified in subsection (e) shall leverage risk- 
based evaluations to focus on activities that have the 
greatest effect practicable on the security of the critical
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technologies within each Critical Technology Security Cen-
ter’s remit, such as the following: 
‘‘(1) Developing capabilities that can detect or 
eliminate entire classes of vulnerabilities. 
‘‘(2) Testing for vulnerabilities in the most 
widely used technology or vulnerabilities that affect 
many such critical technologies. 
‘‘(g) COORDINATED VULNERABILITY DISCLOSURE 
PROCESSES.—Each Critical Technology Security Center 
shall establish, in coordination with the Director, coordi-
nated vulnerability disclosure processes regarding the dis-
closure of vulnerabilities that— 
‘‘(1) are adhered to when a vulnerability is dis-
covered or disclosed by each such Center, consistent 
with international standards and coordinated vulner-
ability disclosure best practices; and 
‘‘(2) are published on the website of each such 
Center. 
‘‘(h) APPLICATION.—To be eligible for an award of 
a grant, contract, or cooperative agreement as a Critical 
Technology Security Center pursuant to subsection (a), a 
covered entity shall submit to the Secretary an application 
at such time, in such manner, and including such informa-
tion as the Secretary may require.
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‘‘(i) PUBLIC REPORTING
OF VULNERABILITIES.— 
The Under Secretary for Science and Technology shall en-
sure that vulnerabilities discovered by a Critical Tech-
nology Security Center are reported to the National Vul-
nerability Database of the National Institute of Standards 
and Technology, as appropriate and using the coordinated 
vulnerability disclosure processes established under sub-
section (g). 
‘‘(j) ADDITIONAL GUIDANCE.—The Under Secretary 
for Science and Technology, in coordination with the Di-
rector, shall develop, and periodically update, guidance, in-
cluding eligibility and any additional requirements, relat-
ing to how Critical Technology Security Centers may 
award grants to communities of interest pursuant to sub-
section (e)(5) to remediate vulnerabilities and take other 
actions under such subsection and subsection (k). 
‘‘(k) 
OPEN
SOURCE
SOFTWARE
SECURITY 
GRANTS.— 
‘‘(1) IN
GENERAL.—Any Critical Technology 
Security Center addressing open source software se-
curity may award grants, in consultation with the 
Under Secretary for Science and Technology and Di-
rector, to individual open source software developers 
and maintainers, nonprofit organizations, and other 
non-Federal entities as determined appropriate by
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any such Center, to fund improvements to the secu-
rity of the open source software ecosystem. 
‘‘(2) IMPROVEMENTS.—A grant awarded under 
paragraph (1) may include improvements such as 
the following: 
‘‘(A) Security audits. 
‘‘(B) Funding for developers to patch 
vulnerabilities. 
‘‘(C) Addressing code, infrastructure, and 
structural weaknesses, including rewrites of 
open source software components in memory- 
safe programming languages. 
‘‘(D) Research and tools to assess and im-
prove the overall security of the open source 
software ecosystem, such as improved software 
fault isolation techniques. 
‘‘(E) Training and other tools to aid open 
source software developers in the secure devel-
opment of open source software, including se-
cure coding practices and secure systems archi-
tecture. 
‘‘(3) PRIORITY.—In awarding grants under 
paragraph (1), a Critical Technology Security Cen-
ter shall prioritize, to the greatest extent practicable, 
the following:
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‘‘(A) Where applicable, open source soft-
ware components identified in guidance from 
the Director, or if no such guidance is so pro-
vided, utilizing the risk-based evaluation de-
scribed in subsection (f). 
‘‘(B) Activities that most promote the 
long-term security of the open source software 
ecosystem. 
‘‘(l) BIENNIAL REPORTS TO UNDER SECRETARY.— 
Not later than one year after the date of the enactment 
of this section and every two years thereafter, each Critical 
Technology Security Center shall submit to the Under 
Secretary for Science and Technology and Director a re-
port that includes the following: 
‘‘(1) A summary of the work performed by such 
Center. 
‘‘(2) Information relating to the allocation of 
Federal funds at such Center. 
‘‘(3) A description of each vulnerability that has 
been publicly disclosed pursuant to subsection (g), 
including information relating to the corresponding 
software weakness. 
‘‘(4) An assessment of the criticality of each 
such vulnerability.
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‘‘(5) A list of critical technologies studied by 
such Center. 
‘‘(6) An overview of the methodologies used by 
such Center, such as tactics, techniques, and proce-
dures. 
‘‘(7) A description of such Center’s development 
of capabilities for vulnerability discovery, manage-
ment, and mitigation. 
‘‘(8) A summary of such Center’s support to ex-
isting communities of interest, including an account-
ing of dispersed grant funds. 
‘‘(9) For such Center, if applicable, a summary 
of any grants awarded during the period covered by 
the report that includes the following: 
‘‘(A) An identification of the entity to 
which each such grant was awarded. 
‘‘(B) The amount of each such grant. 
‘‘(C) The purpose of each such grant. 
‘‘(D) The expected impact of each such 
grant. 
‘‘(10) The coordinated vulnerability disclosure 
processes established by such Center. 
‘‘(m) REPORTS TO CONGRESS.—Upon receiving the 
reports required under subsection (l), the Under Secretary 
for Science and Technology shall submit to the appro-
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priate congressional committees a report that includes, 
with respect to each Critical Technology Security Center, 
the reports received in subsection (l). Where applicable, 
the Under Secretary shall include an explanation for any 
deviations from the list of critical technologies studied by 
a Center from the list of critical technologies or specific 
guidance relating to such technologies provided by the Di-
rector before the distribution of funding to such Center. 
‘‘(n) CONSULTATION WITH RELEVANT AGENCIES.— 
In carrying out this section, the Under Secretary shall 
consult with the heads of other Federal agencies con-
ducting cybersecurity research, including the following: 
‘‘(1) The National Institute of Standards and 
Technology. 
‘‘(2) The National Science Foundation. 
‘‘(3) Relevant agencies within the Department 
of Energy. 
‘‘(4) Relevant agencies within the Department 
of Defense. 
‘‘(o) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There 
are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
the following: 
‘‘(1) $40,000,000 for fiscal year 2023. 
‘‘(2) $42,000,000 for fiscal year 2024. 
‘‘(3) $44,000,000 for fiscal year 2025.
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‘‘(4) $46,000,000 for fiscal year 2026. 
‘‘(5) $49,000,000 for fiscal year 2027. 
‘‘(p) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
‘‘(1) APPROPRIATE
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘appropriate congressional com-
mittees’ means— 
‘‘(A) the Committee on Homeland Security 
of the House of Representatives; and 
‘‘(B) the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs of the Senate. 
‘‘(2) COVERED ENTITY.—The term ‘covered en-
tity’ means a university or federally-funded research 
and development center, including a national labora-
tory, or a consortia thereof. 
‘‘(3) CRITICAL TECHNOLOGY.—The term ‘crit-
ical technology’ means technology that underpins 
one or more national critical functions. 
‘‘(4) CRITICAL SOFTWARE.—The term ‘critical 
software’ has the meaning given such term by the 
National Institute of Standards and Technology pur-
suant to Executive Order 14028 or any successor 
provision. 
‘‘(5) OPEN
SOURCE
SOFTWARE.—The term 
‘open source software’ means software for which the 
human-readable source code is made available to the
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public for use, study, re-use, modification, enhance-
ment, and redistribution. 
‘‘(6) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘Director’ means 
the Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure 
Security Agency.’’. 
(b) IDENTIFICATION OF CERTAIN TECHNOLOGY.— 
Paragraph (1) of section 2202(e) of the Homeland Secu-
rity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 603(e)) is amended by adding 
at the end the following new subparagraph: 
‘‘(S) To identify the critical technologies 
(as such term is defined in section 323) or de-
velop guidance relating to such technologies 
within the remits of the Critical Technology Se-
curity Centers as described in such section.’’. 
(c) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
in section 1(b) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 is 
amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
322 the following new item: 
‘‘Sec. 323. Critical Technology Security Centers.’’. 
SEC. 5207. SYSTEMICALLY IMPORTANT ENTITIES. 
(a) IDENTIFICATION OF SYSTEMICALLY IMPORTANT 
ENTITIES.—Subtitle A of title XXII of the Homeland Se-
curity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 651 et seq.) is amended by 
adding at the end the following new section:
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‘‘SEC. 2220D. PROCEDURE FOR DESIGNATION OF SYSTEM-
ICALLY IMPORTANT ENTITIES. 
‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT
OF CRITERIA
AND PROCE-
DURES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 12 months 
after the date of the enactment of this section, the 
Secretary, acting through the Director, in consulta-
tion with the National Cyber Director, Sector Risk 
Management Agencies, the Critical Infrastructure 
Partnership Advisory Council, and, as appropriate, 
other government and nongovernmental entities, 
shall establish criteria and procedures for identifying 
and designating certain entities as systemically im-
portant entities for purposes of this section. 
‘‘(2) CONSIDERATION.—In establishing the cri-
teria for designation under paragraph (1), the Sec-
retary shall consider the following: 
‘‘(A) The consequences that a disruption 
to a system, asset, or facility under an entity’s 
control would have on one or more national 
critical functions. 
‘‘(B) The degree to which the entity has 
the capacity to engage in operational collabora-
tion with the Agency, and the degree to which 
such operational collaboration would benefit na-
tional security.
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‘‘(C) The entity’s role and prominence 
within critical supply chains or in the delivery 
of critical functions. 
‘‘(D) Any other factors the Secretary de-
termines appropriate. 
‘‘(3) ELEMENTS.—The Secretary shall develop 
a mechanism for owners and operators of critical in-
frastructure to submit information to assist the Sec-
retary in making designations under this subsection. 
‘‘(b) DESIGNATION OF SYSTEMICALLY IMPORTANT 
ENTITIES.— 
‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary, using the 
criteria and procedures established under subsection 
(a)(1) and any supplementary information submitted 
under subsection (a)(3), shall designate certain enti-
ties as systemically important entities. 
‘‘(2) NOTIFICATION
OF
DESIGNATION
STA-
TUS.—The Secretary shall notify designees within 
30 days of designation or dedesignation, with an ex-
planation of the basis for such determination. 
‘‘(3) REGISTER.—The Secretary shall maintain 
and routinely update a list, or register, of such enti-
ties, with contact information. 
‘‘(4) LIMITATIONS.—