    [Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
    [H.R. 5009 Engrossed Amendment House (EAH)]

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                    In the House of Representatives, U. S.,

                                                         December 11, 2024.
        Resolved, That the House agree to the amendment of the Senate to
    the bill (H.R. 5009) entitled ``An Act to reauthorize wildlife habitat
    and conservation programs, and for other purposes.'', with the
    following

                      HOUSE AMENDMENT TO SENATE AMENDMENT:

                In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted by the
          amendment of the Senate, insert the following:

    SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

        (a) In General.--This Act may be cited as the ``Servicemember
    Quality of Life Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for
    Fiscal Year 2025''.
        (b) Reference.--Any reference in this or any other Act to the
    ``National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025'' shall be
    deemed to be a reference to the ``Servicemember Quality of Life
    Improvement and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
    2025''.

    SEC. 2. ORGANIZATION OF ACT INTO DIVISIONS; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

        (a) Divisions.--This Act is organized into 7 divisions as follows:
                (1) Division A--Department of Defense Authorizations.
                (2) Division B--Military Construction Authorizations.
                (3) Division C--Department of Energy National Security
            Authorizations and Other Authorizations.
                (4) Division D--Funding Tables.
                (5) Division E--Other Matters.
                (6) Division F--Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal
            Year 2025.
                (7) Division G--Department of State Authorization Act for
            Fiscal Year 2025.
        (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act is as
    follows:

    Sec. 1. Short title.
    Sec. 2. Organization of Act into divisions; table of contents.
    Sec. 3. Definitions.
    Sec. 4. Budgetary effects of this Act.
    Sec. 5. Joint explanatory statement.

                DIVISION A--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS

                              TITLE I--PROCUREMENT

                  Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations

    Sec. 101. Authorization of appropriations.

                           Subtitle B--Army Programs

    Sec. 111. Centralized Security Monitoring Program for facilities of the
                                Army.
    Sec. 112. Pilot program on the use of robotic targets to enhance the
                                lethality of the reserve components of the
                                Army.
    Sec. 113. Plan for additional kinetic effectors for low, slow, small
                                unmanned aircraft integrated defeat system
                                of the Army.
    Sec. 114. Report on procurement of energetic materials from sources
                                outside of the United States.

                           Subtitle C--Navy Programs

    Sec. 121. Modifications to procurement authorities for certain
                                amphibious shipbuilding programs.
    Sec. 122. Modification of requirement to incorporate advanced
                                degaussing systems into Arleigh Burke class
                                destroyers.
    Sec. 123. Extension of prohibition on availability of funds for Navy
                                port waterborne security barriers.
    Sec. 124. Modification of annual report on cost targets for certain
                                aircraft carriers.
    Sec. 125. Designation of official responsible for autonomous surface
                                and underwater dual-modality vehicles.
    Sec. 126. Multiyear procurement authority for CH-53K aircraft and T408
                                engines.
    Sec. 127. Recapitalization of tactical fighter aircraft of the Navy
                                Reserve.
    Sec. 128. Limitation on the construction of the Landing Ship Medium.
    Sec. 129. Limitation on availability of funds for Constellation-class
                                frigate program pending certification on
                                basic and functional design.
    Sec. 130. Limitation on structural improvements and electrical power
                                upgrades for AH-1Z and UH-1Y helicopters.
    Sec. 131. Annual report on surface ship suppliers.

                         Subtitle D--Air Force Programs

    Sec. 141. Extension of limitations and minimum inventory requirement
                                relating to RQ-4 aircraft.
    Sec. 142. Annual report on Air Force tactical fighter aircraft force
                                structure.
    Sec. 143. Modifications to inventory requirements for certain aircraft.
    Sec. 144. Extension of prohibition on certain reductions to inventory
                                of E-3 airborne warning and control system
                                aircraft.
    Sec. 145. Extension of requirements relating to C-130 aircraft.
    Sec. 146. Management of temporary relocation of B-1 bomber aircraft and
                                personnel.
    Sec. 147. Consolidation of authorities relating to Air Force landing
                                gear.
    Sec. 148. Recapitalization of air refueling tanker aircraft of the
                                reserve components of the Air Force.
    Sec. 149. Prohibition on reduction of KC-135 aircraft in PMAI of the
                                reserve components.
    Sec. 150. Prohibition on retirement of F-15E aircraft and requirement
                                to conduct fighter aircraft capabilities
                                and requirements study.
    Sec. 151. Notification of delays in delivery of MH-139 aircraft.
    Sec. 152. Plan and requirements for fielding air base air defense sites
                                at Air Force installations.
    Sec. 153. Plan for establishment and maintenance of F-16 simulators at
                                Air National Guard training centers.
    Sec. 154. Plan for sustainment and recapitalization of Air National
                                Guard fighter fleet.

           Subtitle E--Defense-wide, Joint, and Multiservice Matters

    Sec. 161. Modification to Air Force and Navy use of commercial dual-use
                                parts in certain aircraft and engines.
    Sec. 162. Measures to increase supply chain resiliency for small
                                unmanned aerial systems.
    Sec. 163. Policy on qualifications of contractors for into-plane fuel
                                deliveries for heavy-lift aircraft.
    Sec. 164. Prohibition on operation, procurement, and contracting
                                related to foreign-made light detection and
                                ranging technology.
    Sec. 165. Limitation on procurement of F-35 aircraft pending
                                certification on improvements and
                                correction of deficiencies.
    Sec. 166. Assessments of inventory requirements for air-to-air
                                missiles.
    Sec. 167. Plan for signals intelligence capabilities of armed overwatch
                                aircraft.

             TITLE II--RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION

                  Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations

    Sec. 201. Authorization of appropriations.

        Subtitle B--Program Requirements, Restrictions, and Limitations

    Sec. 211. Modification of certain requirements relating to the Joint
                                Energetics Transition Office.
    Sec. 212. Modification to annual report on unfunded priorities of the
                                Under Secretary of Defense for Research and
                                Engineering.
    Sec. 213. Modification to defense laboratory education partnerships.
    Sec. 214. Extension of Global Research Watch Program.
    Sec. 215. Expansion of authority for technology protection features
                                activities.
    Sec. 216. Modification to personnel management authority to attract
                                experts in science, engineering, and
                                certain other disciplines.
    Sec. 217. Codification of the Laboratory Quality Enhancement Program.
    Sec. 218. Modification to consortium on use of additive manufacturing
                                for defense capability development.
    Sec. 219. Modification to continuous capability development and
                                delivery program for F-35 aircraft.
    Sec. 220. Modifications to test program for engineering plant of DDG(X)
                                destroyer vessels.
    Sec. 221. Improvements relating to defining, identifying, and planning
                                the artificial intelligence workforce of
                                the Department of Defense.
    Sec. 222. Modification to artificial intelligence education strategy.
    Sec. 223. Modification of CVN-73 to support fielding of MQ-25 unmanned
                                aerial vehicle.
    Sec. 224. Modification to innovators information repository in the
                                Department of Defense.
    Sec. 225. Duties of Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer
                                Governing Council relating to artificial
                                intelligence models and advanced artificial
                                intelligence technologies.
    Sec. 226. Ensuring compliance with Department of Defense policy when
                                awarding research grants.
    Sec. 227. Extension and modification of Directed Energy Working Group.
    Sec. 228. National Defense Economic Competition Research Council.
    Sec. 229. Agility Prime Transition Working Group.
    Sec. 230. Authority for temporary assignment of employees of the Office
                                of Strategic Capital to certain private-
                                sector organizations.
    Sec. 231. Quantum benchmarking initiative.
    Sec. 232. Expansion of participation in the Digital On-Demand Program.
    Sec. 233. Management and utilization of digital data to enhance
                                maintenance activities.
    Sec. 234. Electromagnetic spectrum demonstration program.
    Sec. 235. Competitive demonstration of automated target recognition
                                algorithms.
    Sec. 236. Pilot program on development of near-term use cases and
                                demonstration of artificial intelligence
                                toward biotechnology applications for
                                national security.
    Sec. 237. Pilot program on use of artificial intelligence for certain
                                workflow and operations tasks.
    Sec. 238. Limitation on availability of funds for fundamental research
                                collaboration with certain academic
                                institutions.

                 Subtitle C--Plans, Reports, and Other Matters

    Sec. 241. Incorporating human readiness levels into research,
                                development, test, and evaluation
                                activities.
    Sec. 242. Biotechnology roadmap.
    Sec. 243. Plan to advance interests of Department of Defense in matters
                                relating to electromagnetic spectrum in
                                international fora.
    Sec. 244. Strategic plan for quantum information science technologies
                                within the Department of Defense.
    Sec. 245. Defense Science Board study on long-term operations and
                                availability of Kwajalein Atoll as a Major
                                Range and Test Facility Base.

                      TITLE III--OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE

                  Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations

    Sec. 301. Authorization of appropriations.

                       Subtitle B--Energy and Environment

    Sec. 311. Modification of definition of antenna structure project under
                                Military Aviation and Installation
                                Assurance Clearinghouse for review of
                                mission obstructions.
    Sec. 312. Extension of period for cooperative agreements under Native
                                American lands environmental mitigation
                                program.
    Sec. 313. Extension of requirement to establish a schedule of black
                                start exercises to assess the energy
                                resilience and energy security of military
                                installations.
    Sec. 314. Change in timeframe for report on ability of Department of
                                Defense to meet requirements for energy
                                resilience and energy security measures on
                                military installations.
    Sec. 315. Repeal of limitation on procurement of drop-in fuels; annual
                                report.
    Sec. 316. Extension of prohibition on required disclosure.
    Sec. 317. Increase of transfer authority for funding of study and
                                assessment on health implications of per-
                                and polyfluoroalkyl substances
                                contamination in drinking water by Agency
                                for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry.
    Sec. 318. Initiative to control and combat the spread of coconut
                                rhinoceros beetle in Hawaii.
    Sec. 319. Prohibition on implementation of regulation relating to
                                minimizing risk of climate change.
    Sec. 320. Implementation of Inspector General recommendations relating
                                to oversight of defense fuel support
                                points.
    Sec. 321. Provision by Secretary of the Air Force of meteorological
                                data for Air Force and Army.

                     Subtitle C--Logistics and Sustainment

    Sec. 331. Joint Safety Council report and briefing requirements.
    Sec. 332. Modifications to Comptroller General annual reviews of F-35
                                sustainment efforts.
    Sec. 333. Plans regarding condition and maintenance of prepositioned
                                stockpiles of Navy, Marine Corps, and Air
                                Force.
    Sec. 334. Warehouse utilization organization alignment.
    Sec. 335. Authority for Government-owned, Government-operated
                                facilities to access production base
                                support funds.
    Sec. 336. Pre-positioned stocks of finished defense textile articles.

                              Subtitle D--Reports

    Sec. 341. Modification of readiness reports to include total number of
                                combat readiness upgrades or downgrades.
    Sec. 342. Extension and expansion of incident reporting requirements
                                for Department of Defense.
    Sec. 343. Annual briefing on operational readiness of 53rd Weather
                                Reconnaissance Squadron prior to
                                commencement of official hurricane season.

                           Subtitle E--Other Matters

    Sec. 351. Extension of authority for Secretary of Defense to use
                                Department of Defense reimbursement rate
                                for transportation services provided to
                                certain non-Department of Defense entities.
    Sec. 352. Improvements to FireGuard Program of National Guard.
    Sec. 353. Counter unmanned aerial system threat library.
    Sec. 354. Limitation on availability of funds for travel expenses of
                                Office of Secretary of Defense until
                                submission of certain documents.
    Sec. 355. Anti-lock brake system and electronic stability control kit
                                for certain Army vehicles.
    Sec. 356. Program for advanced manufacturing in the Indo-Pacific
                                region.

                  TITLE IV--MILITARY PERSONNEL AUTHORIZATIONS

                           Subtitle A--Active Forces

    Sec. 401. End strengths for active forces.
    Sec. 402. Annual end strength authorization for the Space Force.
    Sec. 403. Temporary exclusion of mental health care providers from
                                authorized strengths of certain officers on
                                active duty.

                           Subtitle B--Reserve Forces

    Sec. 411. End strengths for Selected Reserve.
    Sec. 412. End strengths for Reserves on active duty in support of the
                                Reserves.
    Sec. 413. End strengths for military technicians (dual status).
    Sec. 414. Maximum number of reserve personnel authorized to be on
                                active duty for operational support.

                  Subtitle C--Authorization of Appropriations

    Sec. 421. Military personnel.

                              Subtitle D--Reports

    Sec. 431. Annual defense manpower profile report: expansion of
                                justifications for end strengths.

                       TITLE V--MILITARY PERSONNEL POLICY

                           Subtitle A--Officer Policy

    Sec. 501. Redistribution of general officers of the Marine Corps on
                                active duty.
    Sec. 502. Authority to exclude additional positions from limitations on
                                the number of general officers and flag
                                officers on active duty.
    Sec. 503. Eligibility for consideration for promotion: time-in-grade
                                and other requirements.
    Sec. 504. Temporary authority to increase the number of nurse officers
                                recommended for promotion.
    Sec. 505. Talent management and personnel retention for members of the
                                Armed Forces.
    Sec. 506. Consideration of merit by special selection review boards.
    Sec. 507. Effect of failure of selection for promotion: captains and
                                majors of the Army, Air Force, Marine
                                Corps, and Space Force and lieutenants and
                                lieutenant commanders of the Navy.
    Sec. 508. Modification of authority to separate officers when in the
                                best interest of the service.
    Sec. 509. Remote appearance before a board of inquiry.
    Sec. 509A. Marine Corps Deputy Commandants.
    Sec. 509B. Improvements relating to Medical Officer of the Marine Corps
                                position.
    Sec. 509C. Vice Chief of Space Operations; vacancy in position of Chief
                                of Space Operations.
    Sec. 509D. Repeal of active duty service requirement for warrant
                                officer appointments in Air Force and Space
                                Force.
    Sec. 509E. Removal of officers from a list of Space Force officers
                                recommended for promotion.
    Sec. 509F. Pilot program on peer and subordinate assessments of certain
                                officers.

                    Subtitle B--Reserve Component Management

    Sec. 511. Authority to extend military technicians until age 62.
    Sec. 512. Extension of time period for transfer or discharge of certain
                                Army and Air Force reserve component
                                general officers.
    Sec. 513. Expanded authority to continue reserve component officers in
                                certain military specialties on the reserve
                                active-status list.
    Sec. 514. Transfer to the Space Force of covered space functions of the
                                Air National Guard of the United States.
    Sec. 515. Notice to Congress regarding reapportionment of National
                                Guard force structure.

     Subtitle C--General Service Authorities, Decorations and Awards, and
                                Military Records

    Sec. 521. Technical and conforming amendments relating to members of
                                the Space Force.
    Sec. 522. Modified authority to provide protection to senior leaders of
                                the Department of Defense and other
                                specified persons.
    Sec. 523.  Improving military administrative review.
    Sec. 524. Determination of active duty service commitment for
                                recipients of fellowships, grants, and
                                scholarships.
    Sec. 525. Authority to designate certain separated members of the Air
                                Force as honorary separated members of the
                                Space Force.
    Sec. 526. Authorizations for certain awards.
    Sec. 527. Posthumous advancement of General John D. Lavelle, United
                                States Air Force, on the retired list.

                            Subtitle D--Recruitment

    Sec. 531. Expansion of report on future servicemember preparatory
                                course.
    Sec. 532. Promoting military, national, and public service.
    Sec. 533. Military recruiter physical access to campuses.
    Sec. 534. Military Entrance Processing Command: acceleration of review
                                of medical records.
    Sec. 535. Medical Accession Records Pilot program: notice of
                                termination.
    Sec. 536. Provision of information regarding Federal service to certain
                                persons ineligible to enlist in certain
                                Armed Forces.
    Sec. 537. Reimbursement of applicants to certain Armed Forces for
                                certain medical costs incurred during
                                military entrance processing.
    Sec. 538. Authority to modernize recruitment for the Army.
    Sec. 539. Program of military recruitment and education at the National
                                September 11 Memorial and Museum.
    Sec. 539A. Maritime workforce promotion and recruitment.

                              Subtitle E--Training

    Sec. 541. Improvements to financial literacy training.
    Sec. 542. Extension of JROTC programs to the Job Corps.
    Sec. 543. Minimum number of participating students required to
                                establish or maintain a unit of JROTC.
    Sec. 544. JROTC waiting list.
    Sec. 545. Number of Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps units.
    Sec. 546. Required constitutional law training.
    Sec. 547. Prohibition on Federal funds for the Department of Defense
                                Countering Extremism Work Group.

                          Subtitle F--Member Education

    Sec. 551. Expansion of international engagement authorities for Service
                                Academies.
    Sec. 552. Modification of authority to engage in funded and unfunded
                                law education programs.
    Sec. 553. Additional admissions authority for the Uniformed Services
                                University of the Health Sciences.
    Sec. 554. Professional military education: technical correction to
                                definitions.
    Sec. 555. Distance education option for professional military
                                education.
    Sec. 556. Authority to accept gifts of services for professional
                                military education institutions.
    Sec. 557. Alternative service obligation for a cadet or midshipman who
                                becomes a professional athlete.
    Sec. 558. Service Academies: Boards of Visitors.
    Sec. 559. Modernizing Marine Corps Platoon Leaders Class college
                                tuition assistance program to account for
                                inflation.
    Sec. 559A. Information on nominations and applications for military
                                service academies.
    Sec. 559B. Ensuring access to certain higher education benefits.
    Sec. 559C. Service Academies: referral of applicants to the senior
                                military colleges and units of the Senior
                                Reserve Officer Training Corps.
    Sec. 559D. Pilot program to provide graduate education opportunities
                                for enlisted members of the Army and Navy.
    Sec. 559E. Prohibition on use of Federal funds to endorse critical race
                                theory.

              Subtitle G--Military Justice and Other Legal Matters

    Sec. 561. Clarifying amendment to Article 2 of the Uniform Code of
                                Military Justice.
    Sec. 562.  Authority of special trial counsel with respect to certain
                                offenses occurring before effective date of
                                military justice reforms.
    Sec. 563. Detailing of appellate defense counsel.
    Sec. 564. Modification to offense of aiding the enemy under the Uniform
                                Code of Military Justice.
    Sec. 565. Removal of marriage as a defense to article 120b offenses.
    Sec. 566. Consolidation of military justice reporting requirements for
                                the military departments.
    Sec. 567. Term of office for judges of the Court of Military Commission
                                Review.
    Sec. 568. Continuity of coverage under certain provisions of title 18,
                                United States Code.
    Sec. 569. Correction of certain citations in title 18, United States
                                Code, relating to sexual offenses.
    Sec. 569A. Modification of timeline for potential implementation of
                                study on unanimous court-martial verdicts.
    Sec. 569B. Removal of personally identifying and other information of
                                certain persons from the Department of
                                Defense Central Index of Investigations.
    Sec. 569C. Expanded command notifications to victims of domestic
                                violence.
    Sec. 569D. Extension of Defense Advisory Committee on Investigation,
                                Prosecution, and Defense of Sexual Assault
                                in the Armed Forces.
    Sec. 569E. Analysis on the advisability of revising Military Rule of
                                Evidence 513.
    Sec. 569F. Analysis of prohibition on broadcast and distribution of
                                digitally manipulated intimate images under
                                the Uniform Code of Military Justice.

                         Subtitle H--Career Transition

    Sec. 571. Pathway for individualized counseling for members of the
                                reserve components under TAP.
    Sec. 572. Extension of Troops-to-Teachers Program.
    Sec. 573. Extension and expansion of report on the Transition
                                Assistance Program of the Department of
                                Defense.
    Sec. 574. Military training and competency records.

                   Subtitle I--Family Programs and Child Care

    Sec. 581. Interstate compacts for portability of occupational licenses
                                of military spouses: permanent authority.
    Sec. 582. Military Spouse Career Accelerator program.
    Sec. 583. Competitive pay for Department of Defense child care
                                personnel.
    Sec. 584. Posting of national child abuse hotline at military child
                                development centers.
    Sec. 585. Additional information in outreach campaign relating to
                                waiting lists for military child
                                development centers.
    Sec. 586. Expansion of annual briefing regarding waiting lists for
                                military child development centers.
    Sec. 587. Improvements relating to portability of professional licenses
                                of servicemembers and their spouses.
    Sec. 588. Child care services and youth program services for
                                dependents.
    Sec. 589. Child care services and youth program services for
                                dependents: period of services for a member
                                with a spouse seeking employment.
    Sec. 589A. Child development program staffing and compensation model.
    Sec. 589B.  Inclusive Playground Pilot Program.

                        Subtitle J--Dependent Education

    Sec. 591. Advisory committees for Department of Defense domestic
                                dependents schools.
    Sec. 592. Eligibility of dependents of certain deceased members of the
                                Armed Forces for enrollment in Department
                                of Defense domestic dependent elementary
                                and secondary schools.
    Sec. 593. Expansion of eligibility for virtual programs operated by
                                Department of Defense Education Activity.
    Sec. 594. Authorization for school meal programs at Department of
                                Defense dependent schools.
    Sec. 595. Eligibility of certain dependents for enrollment in domestic
                                dependent elementary and secondary schools.
    Sec. 596.  Staffing of Department of Defense Education Activity schools
                                to maintain maximum student-to-teacher
                                ratios.
    Sec. 597. Enrollment in defense dependents' education system of
                                children of foreign military members
                                assigned to United Nations Command.
    Sec. 598. Certain assistance to local educational agencies that benefit
                                dependents of military and civilian
                                personnel.
    Sec. 599. Training requirements teachers in 21st century schools of the
                                Department of Defense Education Activity.
    Sec. 599A. Overseas transfer program for educators in schools operated
                                by the Department of Defense Education
                                Activity.
    Sec. 599B. Parental right to notice of student nonproficiency in
                                reading or language arts.

              TITLE VI--COMPENSATION AND OTHER PERSONNEL BENEFITS

                 Subtitle A--Basic Pay, Retired Pay, and Leave

    Sec. 601. Reform of basic pay rates.
    Sec. 602. Policy on postpartum physical fitness tests and body
                                composition assessments.
    Sec. 603. Extension of parental leave to members of the Coast Guard
                                Reserve.
    Sec. 604. Elimination of cap on additional retired pay for
                                extraordinary heroism for members of the
                                Army and Air Force who served during the
                                Vietnam Era.
    Sec. 605. Calculation of retired pay for certain officers who served in
                                grade O-9 or O-10 and retired in grade O-8.

                      Subtitle B--Bonus and Incentive Pays

    Sec. 611. One-year extension of certain expiring bonus and special pay
                                authorities.
    Sec. 612. Increase in accession bonus for health professions
                                scholarship and financial assistance
                                program.
    Sec. 613. Increase in maximum skill proficiency bonus amount.

                             Subtitle C--Allowances

    Sec. 621. Basic needs allowance for members on active service in the
                                Armed Forces: expansion of eligibility;
                                increase of amount.
    Sec. 622. Authority to pay basic allowance for housing to junior
                                enlisted members on sea duty.
    Sec. 623.  Reimbursement of expenses relating to travel for inactive-
                                duty training and muster duty.
    Sec. 624. Expansion of travel and transportation allowance to move or
                                store privately owned vehicles.
    Sec. 625. Extension of authority to pay one-time uniform allowance for
                                officers who transfer to the Space Force.
    Sec. 626. Travel and transportation allowances: prohibition of
                                requirement of zero-emission vehicle.
    Sec. 627. Evaluation of the rates of the basic allowance for
                                subsistence.
    Sec. 628. Report regarding the calculation of cost-of-living
                                allowances.

                    Subtitle D--Family and Survivor Benefits

    Sec. 631. Expansion of eligibility for certain benefits that arise from
                                the death of a member of the Armed Forces.
    Sec. 632. Extension of time for minor survivors to file death gratuity
                                claims.
    Sec. 633. Parent fees at military child development centers for child
                                care employees.
    Sec. 634. Information regarding paternal engagement on website of
                                Military OneSource.

                       Subtitle E--Defense Resale Matters

    Sec. 641. Prohibition on sale of garlic from the People's Republic of
                                China at commissary stores.
    Sec. 642. Sale of certain supplies of the Navy and Marine Corps to
                                certain former members of the Coast Guard.

               Subtitle F--Other Benefits, Reports, and Briefings

    Sec. 651. Access to broadband internet access service for certain
                                members of the Armed Forces.
    Sec. 652. Extension of exclusion of certain employees from Government
                                lodging program.
    Sec. 653. Promotion of tax preparation assistance programs.
    Sec. 654. Pilot program to increase access to food on military
                                installations of the Army.

                       TITLE VII--HEALTH CARE PROVISIONS

                 Subtitle A--TRICARE and Other Health Benefits

    Sec. 701. Access to specialty behavioral health care under TRICARE
                                Prime.
    Sec. 702. Reduction or waiver of cost-sharing amounts under TRICARE
                                pharmacy benefits program for certain
                                dependents enrolled in TRICARE Prime Remote
                                program.
    Sec. 703. TRICARE program: waiver of referral requirement under TRICARE
                                Prime for certain care in a military
                                medical treatment facility.
    Sec. 704. Extension of effective date regarding certain improvements to
                                the TRICARE dental program.
    Sec. 705. Program to prevent perinatal mental health conditions in
                                pregnant and postpartum members of the
                                Armed Forces.
    Sec. 706. Guidance on authority to provide travel and transportation
                                allowances for specialty care under
                                exceptional circumstances.
    Sec. 707. Contraception coverage parity under the TRICARE program.
    Sec. 708. Prohibition of coverage under TRICARE program of certain
                                medical procedures for children that could
                                result in sterilization.
    Sec. 709. Demonstration program on cryopreservation and storage of
                                gametes of certain members of the Armed
                                Forces.

                     Subtitle B--Health Care Administration

    Sec. 711. Identification in patient medical records of affiliation of
                                certain non-Department of Defense health
                                care providers.
    Sec. 712. Extension of enhanced appointment and compensation authority
                                for certain health care providers.
    Sec. 713. Licensure requirement for certain health care professionals
                                providing certain examinations to members
                                of the reserve components.
    Sec. 714. Health care licensure portability for TRICARE network
                                providers providing mental health services
                                to members of the Armed Forces and certain
                                family members.
    Sec. 715. Expansion of recognition by the Defense Health Agency of
                                certifying bodies for physicians.
    Sec. 716. Waiver with respect to experienced nurses at military medical
                                treatment facilities.
    Sec. 717. Improved implementation of financial relief for civilians
                                treated in military medical treatment
                                facilities.
    Sec. 718. Retention of health care providers: surveys; briefing;
                                reports.

                  Subtitle C--Matters Relating to Brain Health

    Sec. 721. Establishment of Defense Intrepid Network for Traumatic Brain
                                Injury and Brain Health as program of
                                record.
    Sec. 722. Brain health and trauma program.
    Sec. 723. Modifications to Brain Health Initiative of Department of
                                Defense.
    Sec. 724. Blast overpressure and traumatic brain injury oversight
                                strategy and action plan.
    Sec. 725. Establishment of requirements relating to blast overpressure
                                exposure.

           Subtitle D--Studies, Briefings, Reports, and Other Matters

    Sec. 731. Treatment of expert medical opinions with respect to medical
                                malpractice claims by members of the
                                uniformed services.
    Sec. 732. Annual reports on medical malpractice claims by members of
                                the uniformed services.
    Sec. 733. Expansion of license reciprocity for veterinarians of
                                Department of Defense.
    Sec. 734. Medical countermeasures for overseas personnel of the
                                Department of Defense for acute radiation
                                syndrome and thermal burns.
    Sec. 735. Establishment of Indo-Pacific Medical Readiness Program.
    Sec. 736. Reports on suicide among members of the Armed Forces and
                                suicide prevention programs and activities
                                of the Department of Defense.
    Sec. 737. Study of immune response and other effects on members of the
                                Armed Forces regarding COVID-19 vaccines.
    Sec. 738. Annual report on recruitment delays relating to medical
                                conditions.
    Sec. 739. Plan to improve access by members of the Armed Forces to
                                safe, high-quality pharmaceuticals.
    Sec. 740. Pilot program on delegation of authority to approve reserve
                                component recruits with certain medical
                                conditions.

      TITLE VIII--ACQUISITION POLICY, ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT, AND RELATED
                                    MATTERS

                 Subtitle A--Acquisition Policy and Management

    Sec. 801. Modifications to guidelines and collection method for
                                acquisition of cost data.
    Sec. 802. Limitation on certain options for cost contracts.
    Sec. 803. Treatment of unilateral definitization of a contract as a
                                final decision.
    Sec. 804. Middle tier of acquisition for rapid prototyping and rapid
                                fielding.
    Sec. 805. Revision and codification of software acquisition pathways.
    Sec. 806. Streamlining of Milestone A requirements.
    Sec. 807. Streamlining of Milestone B requirements.
    Sec. 808. Notice of contract cancellation or termination relating to
                                remote or isolated installations.
    Sec. 809. Cost growth reports for major acquisition programs that are
                                highly sensitive classified programs.

    Subtitle B--Amendments to General Contracting Authorities, Procedures,
                                and Limitations

    Sec. 811. Repeal of and modification to certain defense acquisition
                                laws.
    Sec. 812. Modification to limitation on acquisition of excess supplies.
    Sec. 813. Modifications to Comptroller General assessment of
                                acquisition programs.
    Sec. 814. Modifications to commercial product and commercial service
                                determinations.
    Sec. 815. Application of recent price history to cost or pricing data
                                requirements.
    Sec. 816. Modifications to authority to carry out certain prototype
                                projects using other transaction authority.
    Sec. 817. Clarification of other transaction authority for follow on
                                production.
    Sec. 818. Clarification of other transaction authority for facility
                                repair.
    Sec. 819. Open interface standards for contracts of the Department of
                                Defense.
    Sec. 820. Updates to earned value management system requirements.
    Sec. 821. Inclusion of Japan and the Republic of Korea in contested
                                logistics demonstration and prototyping
                                program.
    Sec. 822. Avoidance of use of lowest price technically acceptable
                                source selection criteria for procurement
                                of munitions response services.
    Sec. 823. Use of fixed-price type contracts for certain shipbuilding
                                programs.
    Sec. 824. Extension of temporary authority to modify certain contracts
                                and options based on the effects of
                                inflation.

            Subtitle C--Provisions Relating to Workforce Development

    Sec. 831. Modification to the term of appointment of the President of
                                the Defense Acquisition University.
    Sec. 832. Updated acquisition and sustainment training.
    Sec. 833. Extension of demonstration project relating to certain
                                acquisition personnel management policies
                                and procedures.
    Sec. 834. Performance incentives related to commercial product and
                                commercial service determinations.
    Sec. 835. Modification to extramural acquisition innovation and
                                research activities.
    Sec. 836. Prohibition on the transfer of certain data on employees of
                                the Department of Defense to third parties.
    Sec. 837. Modifications to contractor employee protections from
                                reprisal for disclosure of certain
                                information.
    Sec. 838. Detail authority for Defense Advanced Research Projects
                                Agency to provide technology transition
                                support.
    Sec. 839. Employment transparency regarding individuals who perform
                                work in, for, or are subject to the laws or
                                control of the People's Republic of China.
    Sec. 840. Designation of program executive office for acquisition of
                                open-source intelligence tools for Army.

     Subtitle D--Provisions Relating to Supply Chains and Domestic Sourcing

    Sec. 841. Enhancing requirements for information relating to supply
                                chain risk.
    Sec. 842. Domestic production of stainless steel flatware and
                                dinnerware.
    Sec. 843. Clarification of exception to Berry Amendment requirements
                                for procurement of vessels in foreign
                                waters.
    Sec. 844. Technical edits to sourcing requirements for strategic
                                materials and sensitive materials.
    Sec. 845. Amendment to requirement to buy strategic materials critical
                                to national security from American sources.
    Sec. 846. Modification to miscellaneous limitations on the procurement
                                of goods other than United States goods.
    Sec. 847. Inclusion of recycled and reused minerals and metals in
                                preference for sourcing of strategic and
                                critical materials.
    Sec. 848. Domestic nonavailability determinations list.
    Sec. 849. Supply chain illumination incentives.
    Sec. 850. Report and updated guidance on continued risk management for
                                pharmaceutical supply chains of Department
                                of Defense.

            Subtitle E--Prohibitions and Limitations on Procurement

    Sec. 851. Prohibition on contracting with covered entities that
                                contract with lobbyists for Chinese
                                military companies.
    Sec. 852. Notification of changes to certain transportation contracts.
    Sec. 853. Prohibition on procurement of covered semiconductor products
                                and services from companies providing
                                covered semiconductor products and services
                                to Huawei.
    Sec. 854. Prohibition on contracts for online tutoring services.
    Sec. 855. Limitation on availability of funds for covered contractors
                                engaged in an anti-Israel boycott.
    Sec. 856. Procurement of cleaning products.
    Sec. 857. Plan for production of covered munitions for procurement by
                                the Department of Defense.
    Sec. 858. Procurement of covered hearing protection devices.

                      Subtitle F--Industrial Base Matters

    Sec. 861. Codification and modification of pilot program to accelerate
                                the procurement and fielding of innovative
                                technologies.
    Sec. 862. Program for distribution support and services for
                                contractors.
    Sec. 863. Extension of the pilot program for streamlining awards for
                                innovative technology projects.
    Sec. 864. Use of capability-based analysis of price of goods or
                                services offered by nontraditional defense
                                contractors.
    Sec. 865. Qualification of industrial capabilities.
    Sec. 866. Solid rocket motor industrial base.
    Sec. 867. Promulgate guidance relating to certain Department of Defense
                                contracts.

                       Subtitle G--Small Business Matters

    Sec. 871. Pilot program for the participation of military research and
                                educational institutions in the STTR
                                program.
    Sec. 872. Department of Defense pilot program for preliminary
                                calculation estimates for certain programs.
    Sec. 873. Boots to Business Program.
    Sec. 874. Establishment of pilot program for access to shared
                                classified commercial infrastructure.
    Sec. 875. Accessibility and clarity in covered notices for small
                                business concerns.
    Sec. 876. Small Business Bill of Rights.

                           Subtitle H--Other Matters

    Sec. 881. Clarification of waiver authority for organizational and
                                consultant conflicts of interest.
    Sec. 882. Reverse engineering or re-engineering for production of
                                items.
    Sec. 883. Procurement of Department of Defense batteries.
    Sec. 884. Advisory panel on the requirements process of the Department
                                of Defense.
    Sec. 885. Proposal for payment of costs for certain Government
                                Accountability Office bid protests.
    Sec. 886. Briefings, certification, and limitation on availability of
                                funds related to fuel services financial
                                management contracts.
    Sec. 887. Implementation of Comptroller General recommendations
                                relating to certain spare parts for F-35
                                aircraft.
    Sec. 888. Tracking awards made through other transaction authority.

          TITLE IX--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT

       Subtitle A--Office of the Secretary of Defense and Related Matters

    Sec. 901. Requirement to notify Congress when Deputy Secretary of
                                Defense is performing functions and duties
                                of Secretary of Defense.
    Sec. 902. Establishment of Department of Defense Performance
                                Improvement Officer.
    Sec. 903. Enhanced coordination on international cooperation
                                activities.
    Sec. 904. Increase in authorized number of Deputy Assistant Secretaries
                                of Defense.
    Sec. 905. Modifications to the Office of Strategic Capital.
    Sec. 906. Limitation on availability of funds until Department of
                                Defense complies with certain legal
                                requirements.
    Sec. 907. Matters relating to Assistant Secretary of Defense for
                                Special Operations and Low Intensity
                                Conflict.
    Sec. 908. Inclusion in defense planning guidance of guidance on size,
                                structure, and posture of special
                                operations forces.
    Sec. 909. Review of roles and responsibilities of the Chief Talent
                                Management Officer and the Office of the
                                Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel
                                and Readiness.
    Sec. 910. Plan for adequate staffing of Office of Assistant Secretary
                                of Defense for Industrial Base Policy and
                                Joint Production Accelerator Cell.

      Subtitle B--Other Department of Defense Organization and Management
                                    Matters

    Sec. 921. Department of Defense Senior Intelligence Oversight Official.
    Sec. 922. Codification of the Joint Federated Assurance Center.
    Sec. 923. Codification of additional staff corps of the Navy.
    Sec. 924. Establishment of Office of Expanded Competition.
    Sec. 925. Counter unmanned aerial systems task force.
    Sec. 926. Affiliate relationships between Army special operations
                                forces and combat-enabling units of general
                                purpose forces.
    Sec. 927. Force sizing methodology.

                          TITLE X--GENERAL PROVISIONS

                         Subtitle A--Financial Matters

    Sec. 1001. General transfer authority.
    Sec. 1002. Repeal of audit incentive element in report requirement of
                                Financial Improvement and Audit Remediation
                                Plan.
    Sec. 1003. Authority to use Defense Modernization Account funds for
                                time-sensitive equipment modernization.
    Sec. 1004. Extension of audit requirement for Department of Defense
                                components.
    Sec. 1005. Revision of Department of Defense financial management
                                regulation.
    Sec. 1006. Establishment of cross-functional team to oversee
                                implementation of recommendations of
                                Commission on Planning, Programming,
                                Budgeting, and Execution Reform.
    Sec. 1007. Use of technology using artificial intelligence to
                                facilitate audit of the financial
                                statements of the Department of Defense for
                                fiscal year 2025.

                       Subtitle B--Counterdrug Activities

    Sec. 1011. Support for counterdrug activities affecting flow of drugs
                                into United States.
    Sec. 1012. Authority for detection and monitoring of illegal drugs
                                regardless of destination.
    Sec. 1013. Review, assessment, and analysis of governance structure and
                                strategy of Department of Defense counter-
                                narcotics and counter-transnational
                                organized crime activities.

                    Subtitle C--Naval Vessels and Shipyards

    Sec. 1021. Briefing required in the event of a proposed reduction in
                                battle force ships as part of the annual
                                naval vessel construction plan and
                                certification.
    Sec. 1022. Modification of authority to purchase used vessels under the
                                National Defense Sealift Fund.
    Sec. 1023. Modifications to ship repair authorities.
    Sec. 1024. Improving Navy assessments required prior to start of
                                construction on first ship of a
                                shipbuilding program.
    Sec. 1025. Prohibition on contracting with shipyards controlled by a
                                foreign adversary country.
    Sec. 1026. Exception to prohibition of overhaul, repair, or maintenance
                                of certain vessels in shipyards outside the
                                United States or Guam.
    Sec. 1027. Strategy on development of naval rearm at sea capability.
    Sec. 1028. Authority to use incremental funding for the Virginia-class
                                submarine program.
    Sec. 1029. Authority to use incremental funding to enter into a
                                contract for the construction of an Arleigh
                                Burke class destroyer.
    Sec. 1030. Pilot program on use of automated inspection technologies at
                                shipyards.
    Sec. 1031. Requirements for the unmanned maritime autonomy
                                architecture.
    Sec. 1032. Competitive demonstration of large and extra large unmanned
                                underwater vehicles.
    Sec. 1033. Requirement for mature ship design.

                          Subtitle D--Counterterrorism

    Sec. 1041. Extension of prohibition on use of funds for transfer or
                                release of individuals detained at United
                                States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba,
                                to the United States.
    Sec. 1042. Extension of prohibition on use of funds to construct or
                                modify facilities in the United States to
                                house detainees transferred from United
                                States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
    Sec. 1043. Extension of prohibition on use of funds for transfer or
                                release of individuals detained at United
                                States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba,
                                to certain countries.
    Sec. 1044. Extension of prohibition on use of funds to close or
                                relinquish control of United States Naval
                                Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

             Subtitle E--Miscellaneous Authorities and Limitations

    Sec. 1051. Authority to contribute to innovation fund.
    Sec. 1052. Extension of authority for reimbursement of expenses for
                                certain Navy mess operations.
    Sec. 1053. Assessments of casualties and fatalities during hostilities.
    Sec. 1054. Establishment of major mishap incident designation
                                classification for Department of Defense
                                incidents.
    Sec. 1055. Prohibition on use of funds for EcoHealth Alliance and the
                                Wuhan Institute of Virology.
    Sec. 1056. Prohibition on Department of Defense transportation of
                                currency to Taliban or Islamic Emirate of
                                Afghanistan.
    Sec. 1057. Prohibition on use of funds for the Badr Organization and
                                related organizations.
    Sec. 1058. Limitation on use of funds pending provision of briefing on
                                reliance of People's Liberation Army on
                                imported fossil fuels for energy.
    Sec. 1059. Prohibition on use of funds to support entertainment
                                projects with ties to the Government of the
                                People's Republic of China.

                        Subtitle F--Studies and Reports

    Sec. 1061. Chief of Navy Reserve annual report.
    Sec. 1062. Modification and extension of requirement for combatant
                                command risk assessment for airborne
                                intelligence, surveillance, and
                                reconnaissance.
    Sec. 1063. Extension of briefing requirement regarding civil
                                authorities at the Southwest border.
    Sec. 1064. Extension of annual report on civilian casualties in
                                connection with United States military
                                operations.
    Sec. 1065. Review of irregular warfare authorities.
    Sec. 1066. Reports on approval and deployment of lethal autonomous
                                weapon systems.
    Sec. 1067. Congressional notice regarding execute orders issued at the
                                direction of the President or the Secretary
                                of Defense.
    Sec. 1068. Mobility capability requirements study.
    Sec. 1069. Biodefense posture reviews.
    Sec. 1070. Briefings on attempts by aliens and foreign actors to access
                                military installations without
                                authorization.
    Sec. 1071. Report on resourcing of Arctic Strategy.
    Sec. 1072. Analyses and reports on air superiority of the Joint Force.
    Sec. 1073. Exercise for countering unmanned aerial systems.
    Sec. 1074. Report on operational plans of the Department of Defense.
    Sec. 1075. Quarterly reports on funerals at Arlington National Cemetery
                                on hold until caisson services resume.
    Sec. 1076. Plan for enhancement of special operations riverine
                                capability.
    Sec. 1077. Annual reports on the Postsecondary Education Complaint
                                System.
    Sec. 1078. Study and report on Department of Defense use of unmanned
                                ground vehicle systems manufactured by
                                certain foreign entities.

                           Subtitle G--Other Matters

    Sec. 1081. Introduction of entities in transactions critical to
                                national security.
    Sec. 1082. Installation energy plans and assessment for reduction of
                                reliance on Russian energy.
    Sec. 1083. Extension of the National Commission on the Future of the
                                Navy.
    Sec. 1084. Modification of National Security Commission on Emerging
                                Biotechnology.
    Sec. 1085. Modification of defense sensitive support notification
                                requirement.
    Sec. 1086. Plan for additional skill identifiers for Army Mountain
                                Warfare School.
    Sec. 1087. Establishment of Department of Defense working group on
                                multilateral artificial intelligence
                                coordination.
    Sec. 1088. Resumption of caisson services at funeral services at
                                Arlington National Cemetery.
    Sec. 1089. Liaison with Counter Unmanned Aerial Systems Task Force.
    Sec. 1090. Responding to unmanned aircraft systems incursions.
    Sec. 1091. Prioritization of accreditation of sensitive compartmented
                                information facilities supporting DX-rated
                                programs.
    Sec. 1092. Establishment of national security capital forum.
    Sec. 1093. Implementation of Comptroller General recommendations
                                relating to the food program of the
                                Department of Defense.
    Sec. 1094. Pilot program to provide military aircraft support to air
                                shows.

                          TITLE XI--CIVILIAN PERSONNEL

    Sec. 1101. Pilot program for the temporary exchange of information
                                technology personnel.
    Sec. 1102. Extension of authority for noncompetitive appointments of
                                military spouses by Federal agencies.
    Sec. 1103. Extension of living quarters allowance to civilian DOD
                                employees in positions with critical
                                shortages stationed in Guam.
    Sec. 1104. One-year extension of authority to waive annual limitation
                                on premium pay and aggregate limitation on
                                pay for federal civilian employees working
                                overseas.
    Sec. 1105. One-year extension of temporary authority to grant
                                allowances, benefits, and gratuities to
                                civilian personnel on official duty in a
                                combat zone.
    Sec. 1106. Pilot program for overseas work-period for DOD competitive
                                service positions.
    Sec. 1107. Employment and compensation of civilian faculty members at
                                Inter-American Defense College.
    Sec. 1108. Treatment of veterans who did not register for the selective
                                service.
    Sec. 1109. Increase in military leave accrual and accumulation for
                                Federal employees.
    Sec. 1110. Sufficient firefighter personnel covered installations.
    Sec. 1111. Extension of direct hire authority for domestic industrial
                                base facilities and Major Range and Test
                                Facilities Base.
    Sec. 1112. Modifications to the John S. McCain Strategic Defense
                                Fellows Program.
    Sec. 1113. Modification of pilot program on dynamic shaping of the
                                workforce to improve the technical skills
                                and expertise at certain Department of
                                Defense laboratories.
    Sec. 1114. Continuity of coverage under certain provisions of title 5,
                                United States Code.
    Sec. 1115. Limitation on establishment of new diversity, equity, and
                                inclusion positions; hiring freeze.

                 TITLE XII--MATTERS RELATING TO FOREIGN NATIONS

                      Subtitle A--Assistance and Training

    Sec. 1201. Modification of authority to build capacity of foreign
                                security forces and modification of support
                                for execution of bilateral agreements
                                concerning illicit transnational maritime
                                activity in Africa.
    Sec. 1202. Modification of authority for Naval Small Craft Instruction
                                and Technical Training School.
    Sec. 1203. Assessment, monitoring, and evaluation of programs and
                                activities.
    Sec. 1204. Quarterly briefings on counterterrorism operations,
                                irregular warfare, and sensitive
                                activities.
    Sec. 1205. Extension of modification to authority to provide support
                                for conduct of operations.
    Sec. 1206. Extension of authorities.
    Sec. 1207. Extension and modification of defense operational resilience
                                international cooperation pilot program.
    Sec. 1208. Acceptance and expenditure of contributions for multilateral
                                security cooperation programs and
                                activities.
    Sec. 1209. Temporary authority to provide training to military forces
                                or national security forces of Costa Rica
                                and Panama.
    Sec. 1210. Improvements to defense acquisition workforce for foreign
                                military sales.

                     Subtitle B--Matters Relating to Israel

    Sec. 1211. Statement of policy ensuring Israel's defense.
    Sec. 1212. Modification of United States-Israel anti-tunnel
                                cooperation.
    Sec. 1213. Requirement to conduct subterranean warfare military
                                exercises.
    Sec. 1214. Strategic partnership on defense industrial priorities
                                between the United States and Israel.
    Sec. 1215. Establishment of program between the United States and
                                Israel for military trauma education and
                                training.

            Subtitle C--Matters Relating to the Near and Middle East

    Sec. 1221. Key partners for Middle East Regional Integration Military
                                Subject Matter Expert Exchange Program.
    Sec. 1222. Extension and modification of annual report on military
                                power of Iran.
    Sec. 1223. Modification of report on the military capabilities of Iran
                                and related activities.
    Sec. 1224. Prohibition on providing funding to Iranian entities.
    Sec. 1225. Notification relating to arms trafficking by Iran.
    Sec. 1226. Assessment and plan with respect to equipment provided to
                                Kurdish Peshmerga forces.
    Sec. 1227. Extension of authority for reimbursement of certain
                                coalition nations for support provided to
                                United States military operations.
    Sec. 1228. Extension and modification of security briefings on
                                Afghanistan.
    Sec. 1229. Notifications regarding terrorist groups in Afghanistan.
    Sec. 1230. Extension of authority to support operations and activities
                                of the office of security cooperation in
                                Iraq.
    Sec. 1231. Extension and modification of authority to provide
                                assistance to counter the Islamic State of
                                Iraq and Syria.
    Sec. 1232. Extension of authority to provide assistance to vetted
                                Syrian groups and individuals.
    Sec. 1233. Statement of policy on recognition of the Assad regime.

             TITLE XIII--OTHER MATTERS RELATING TO FOREIGN NATIONS

               Subtitle A--Matters Relating to Europe and Russia

    Sec. 1301. Modifications to North Atlantic Treaty Organization Special
                                Operations Headquarters.
    Sec. 1302. Extension and modification of training for Eastern European
                                national security forces in the course of
                                multilateral exercises.
    Sec. 1303. Extension of prohibition on availability of funds relating
                                to sovereignty of the Russian Federation
                                over internationally recognized territory
                                of Ukraine.
    Sec. 1304. Prohibition on New START Treaty information sharing.

            Subtitle B--Matters Relating to the Indo-Pacific Region

    Sec. 1311. Sense of Congress on defense alliances and partnerships in
                                the Indo-Pacific region.
    Sec. 1312. Modification of Indo-Pacific Maritime Security Initiative.
    Sec. 1313. Extension and modification of Pacific Deterrence Initiative.
    Sec. 1314. Indo-Pacific extended deterrence education pilot program.

                     Subtitle C--Matters Relating to Taiwan

    Sec. 1321. Modification of reporting requirement for transfer of
                                defense articles and defense services to
                                Taiwan.
    Sec. 1322. Establishment of program between the United States and
                                Taiwan for military trauma care.
    Sec. 1323. Taiwan security cooperation initiative.
    Sec. 1324. Sense of Congress regarding invitation to Taiwan to Rim of
                                the Pacific exercise.

              Subtitle D--Coordinating AUKUS Engagement With Japan

    Sec. 1331. Definitions.
    Sec. 1332. Sense of Congress.
    Sec. 1333. Engagement with Japan on AUKUS Pillar Two Cooperation.
    Sec. 1334. Assessment of Potential for Cooperation with Japan on AUKUS
                                Pillar Two.

                   Subtitle E--Matters Relating to East Asia

    Sec. 1341. Extension and modification of authority to transfer funds
                                for Bien Hoa dioxin cleanup.
    Sec. 1342. Modification of cooperative program with Vietnam to account
                                for Vietnamese personnel missing in action.
    Sec. 1343. Plan for establishment of a joint force headquarters in
                                Japan.
    Sec. 1344. Plan for Department of Defense activities to strengthen
                                United States extended deterrence
                                commitments to the Republic of Korea.
    Sec. 1345. Plan and annual report relating to trilateral defense
                                cooperation with Japan and the Republic of
                                Korea.
    Sec. 1346. Modification of public reporting of Chinese military
                                companies operating in the United States.
    Sec. 1347. Strategy to address malign activities by the People's
                                Liberation Army.

                        TITLE XIV--OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS

                         Subtitle A--Military Programs

    Sec. 1401. Working capital funds.
    Sec. 1402. Chemical agents and munitions destruction, defense.
    Sec. 1403. Drug interdiction and counter-drug activities, defense-wide.
    Sec. 1404. Defense Inspector General.
    Sec. 1405. Defense Health Program.

                     Subtitle B--National Defense Stockpile

    Sec. 1411. Restoring the National Defense Stockpile.
    Sec. 1412. Consultations with respect to environmental reviews of
                                projects that will increase availability of
                                strategic and critical materials for
                                acquisition for National Defense Stockpile.

                           Subtitle C--Other Matters

    Sec. 1421. Extension of authorities for funding and management of Joint
                                Department of Defense-Department of
                                Veterans Affairs Medical Facility
                                Demonstration Fund for Captain James A.
                                Lovell Health Care Center, Illinois.
    Sec. 1422. Eligibility of Space Force officers for membership on Armed
                                Forces Retirement Home Advisory Council.
    Sec. 1423. Armed Forces Retirement Home: availability of licensed
                                practitioners.
    Sec. 1424. Authorization of appropriations for Armed Forces Retirement
                                Home.

                      TITLE XV--CYBERSPACE-RELATED MATTERS

                          Subtitle A--Cyber Operations

    Sec. 1501. Modification of prohibition on purchase of cyber data
                                products or services other than through the
                                program management office for Department of
                                Defense-wide procurement of cyber data
                                products and services.
    Sec. 1502. Department of Defense Information Network subordinate
                                unified command.
    Sec. 1503. Establishment of the Department of Defense Hackathon
                                program.
    Sec. 1504. Support for cyber threat tabletop exercise program with the
                                defense industrial base.
    Sec. 1505. Accounting of cloud computing capabilities of the Department
                                of Defense.

                           Subtitle B--Cybersecurity

    Sec. 1511. Termination of reporting requirement for cross domain
                                incidents and exemptions to policies for
                                information technology.
    Sec. 1512. Information technology programs of the National Background
                                Investigation Service.
    Sec. 1513. Guidance for application of zero trust strategy to Internet
                                of Things hardware used in military
                                operations.
    Sec. 1514. Management and cybersecurity of multi-cloud environments.
    Sec. 1515. Protective measures for mobile devices within the Department
                                of Defense.

             Subtitle C--Information Technology and Data Management

    Sec. 1521. Usability of antiquated and proprietary data formats for
                                modern operations.
    Sec. 1522. Modernization of the Department of Defense's Authorization
                                to Operate processes.
    Sec. 1523. Update of biometric policy of Department of Defense.

                      Subtitle D--Artificial Intelligence

    Sec. 1531. Artificial Intelligence Human Factors Integration
                                Initiative.
    Sec. 1532. Advanced computing infrastructure to enable advanced
                                artificial intelligence capabilities.
    Sec. 1533. Cost budgeting for artificial intelligence data.
    Sec. 1534. Evaluation of Federated Artificial Intelligence-Enabled
                                Weapon Systems Center of Excellence.

                     Subtitle E--Reports and Other Matters

    Sec. 1541. Oversight and reporting on the Mission Partner Environment
                                and associated activities within the
                                Department of Defense.
    Sec. 1542. Extension of certification requirement regarding contracting
                                for military recruiting.
    Sec. 1543. Prohibition on disestablishment or merger of officer career
                                paths within the Cyber Branch of the United
                                States Army.
    Sec. 1544. Independent assessment of cyber organizational models.
    Sec. 1545. Limitation on availability of funds for the Joint Cyber
                                Warfighting Architecture.
    Sec. 1546. Risk framework for foreign mobile applications of concern.
    Sec. 1547. Joint partner-sharing network capabilities for Middle East
                                defense integration.

       TITLE XVI--SPACE ACTIVITIES, STRATEGIC PROGRAMS, AND INTELLIGENCE
                                    MATTERS

                          Subtitle A--Space Activities

    Sec. 1601. Modification of Air Force space contractor responsibility
                                watch list.
    Sec. 1602. Establishment of Commercial Augmentation Space Reserve.
    Sec. 1603. Space Force satellite ground systems.
    Sec. 1604. Modification of notification of foreign interference of
                                national security space.
    Sec. 1605. Modifications to National Security Space Launch program.
    Sec. 1606. Comptroller General review regarding Global Positioning
                                System modernization and other positioning,
                                navigation, and timing systems.
    Sec. 1607. Senior Advisor for Space Command, Control, and Integration.
    Sec. 1608. Pilot program to demonstrate hybrid satellite communication
                                architecture.
    Sec. 1609. Middle East integrated space and satellite security
                                assessment.
    Sec. 1610. Annual briefing on commercial space strategy of the Space
                                Force.

      Subtitle B--Defense Intelligence and Intelligence-Related Activities

    Sec. 1611. Extension and modification of authority to engage in certain
                                commercial activities as security for
                                intelligence collection activities.
    Sec. 1612. Cyber intelligence capability.
    Sec. 1613. Authority of Army counterintelligence agents.
    Sec. 1614. Extension and modification of defense intelligence and
                                counterintelligence expense authority.
    Sec. 1615. Intelligence advice and Department of Defense support for
                                Government of Israel in the defeat of
                                Hamas.

                           Subtitle C--Nuclear Forces

    Sec. 1621. Establishment of Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear
                                Deterrence, Chemical, and Biological
                                Defense Policy and Programs; improvements
                                to processes of the Office of the Secretary
                                of Defense.
    Sec. 1622. Extension and modification of certifications regarding
                                integrated tactical warning and attack
                                assessment mission of the Department of the
                                Air Force.
    Sec. 1623. Periodic updates on the modernization of the Strategic
                                Automated Command and Control System.
    Sec. 1624. Modified requirements for report on the plan for the nuclear
                                weapons stockpile, nuclear weapons complex,
                                nuclear weapons delivery systems, and
                                nuclear weapons command and control system.
    Sec. 1625. Matters relating to pilot program on development of reentry
                                vehicles and related systems.
    Sec. 1626. Expansion of nuclear long range standoff capability.
    Sec. 1627. Matters relating to the nuclear-armed sea-launched cruise
                                missile.
    Sec. 1628. Availability of Air Force procurement funds for heat shield
                                material for Mark 21A reentry vehicle.
    Sec. 1629. Conditional requirements for Sentinel intercontinental
                                ballistic missile program.
    Sec. 1630. Prohibition on reduction of intercontinental ballistic
                                missiles of the United States.
    Sec. 1631. Limitation on use of funds for altering Air Force Global
                                Strike Command.
    Sec. 1632. Limitations on use of funds to dismantle B83-1 nuclear
                                gravity bomb.
    Sec. 1633. Limitation on availability of funds pending submission of
                                plan for decreasing the time to upload
                                additional warheads to the intercontinental
                                ballistic missile fleet.
    Sec. 1634. Limitation on availability of funds pending submission of
                                information on options for enhancing
                                National Nuclear Security Administration
                                access to the defense industrial base.
    Sec. 1635. Defense Industrial Base workforce development strategy.
    Sec. 1636. Long-term plan for strategic nuclear forces during delivery
                                vehicle transition.
    Sec. 1637. Reports and briefings on recommendations of the
                                Congressional Commission on the Strategic
                                Posture of the United States.
    Sec. 1638. Sense of Congress with respect to use of artificial
                                intelligence to support strategic
                                deterrence.

                      Subtitle D--Missile Defense Programs

    Sec. 1641. Expansion of certain prohibitions relating to missile
                                defense information and systems to apply to
                                People's Republic of China.
    Sec. 1642. Additional missile defense site for protection of United
                                States homeland.
    Sec. 1643. Advice and assistance regarding enhancement of Jordanian air
                                and missile defense.
    Sec. 1644. Iron Dome short-range rocket defense system and Israeli
                                cooperative missile defense program co-
                                development and co-production.
    Sec. 1645. Limitation on availability of funds with respect to certain
                                missile defense system governance
                                documents, policies, and procedures.
    Sec. 1646. Congressional notification requirement with respect to
                                incidents that affect availability of
                                United States homeland missile defenses.
    Sec. 1647. Plan for comprehensive ballistic missile defense radar
                                coverage of Guam.
    Sec. 1648. Annual briefing on missile defense of Guam.
    Sec. 1649. Organization and codification of provisions of law relating
                                to missile defense.

                           Subtitle E--Other Matters

    Sec. 1651. Cooperative threat reduction funds.
    Sec. 1652. Temporary continuation of requirement for reports on
                                activities and assistance under Department
                                of Defense Cooperative Threat Reduction
                                Program.
    Sec. 1653. Modification to annual assessment of budget with respect to
                                electromagnetic spectrum operations
                                capabilities.
    Sec. 1654. Modification of milestone decision authority for space-based
                                ground and airborne moving target
                                indication systems.
    Sec. 1655. Designation of a senior defense official responsible for
                                establishment of national integrated air
                                and missile defense architecture for the
                                United States.

                       TITLE XVII--OTHER DEFENSE MATTERS

    Sec. 1701. Technical and conforming amendments.
    Sec. 1702. Modification of humanitarian assistance authority.
    Sec. 1703. Display of United States flag for patriotic and military
                                observances.
    Sec. 1704. Exclusion of oceanographic research vessels from certain
                                sourcing requirements.
    Sec. 1705. Expanding cooperative research and development agreements to
                                partnerships with United States territorial
                                governments.
    Sec. 1706. Use of royalty gas at McAlester Army Ammunition Plant.
    Sec. 1707. Report on Iranian oil sales proceeds.
    Sec. 1708. Prohibition on use of funds for temporary pier in Gaza.
    Sec. 1709. Analysis of certain unmanned aircraft systems entities.

                DIVISION B--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZATIONS

    Sec. 2001. Short title.
    Sec. 2002. Expiration of authorizations and amounts required to be
                                specified by law.
    Sec. 2003. Effective date.

                     TITLE XXI--ARMY MILITARY CONSTRUCTION

    Sec. 2101. Authorized Army construction and land acquisition projects.
    Sec. 2102. Family housing.
    Sec. 2103. Authorization of appropriations, Army.
    Sec. 2104. Extension of authority to carry out fiscal year 2018 project
                                at Kunsan Air Base, Korea.
    Sec. 2105. Extension of authority to carry out fiscal year 2019 project
                                at Mihail Kogalniceanu forward operating
                                site, Romania.
    Sec. 2106. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2020
                                projects.
    Sec. 2107. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2021
                                projects.
    Sec. 2108. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2022
                                projects.

                     TITLE XXII--NAVY MILITARY CONSTRUCTION

    Sec. 2201. Authorized Navy construction and land acquisition projects.
    Sec. 2202. Family housing.
    Sec. 2203. Authorization of appropriations, Navy.
    Sec. 2204. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2019
                                projects.
    Sec. 2205. Extension of authority to carry out fiscal year 2020 project
                                at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona.
    Sec. 2206. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2021
                                projects.
    Sec. 2207. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2022
                                projects.

                  TITLE XXIII--AIR FORCE MILITARY CONSTRUCTION

    Sec. 2301. Authorized Air Force construction and land acquisition
                                projects.
    Sec. 2302. Family housing.
    Sec. 2303. Authorization of appropriations, Air Force.
    Sec. 2304. Extension of authority to carry out fiscal year 2017 project
                                at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany.
    Sec. 2305. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2018
                                projects.
    Sec. 2306. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2019
                                projects.
    Sec. 2307. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2020
                                projects.
    Sec. 2308. Extension of authority to carry out fiscal year 2021 project
                                at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia.
    Sec. 2309. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2022
                                projects.

               TITLE XXIV--DEFENSE AGENCIES MILITARY CONSTRUCTION

    Sec. 2401. Authorized Defense Agencies construction and land
                                acquisition projects.
    Sec. 2402. Authorized Energy Resilience and Conservation Investment
                                program projects.
    Sec. 2403. Authorization of appropriations, Defense Agencies.
    Sec. 2404. Extension of authority to carry out fiscal year 2018 project
                                at Iwakuni, Japan.
    Sec. 2405. Extension of authority to carry out fiscal year 2019 project
                                at Iwakuni, Japan.
    Sec. 2406. Extension of authority to carry out fiscal year 2020 project
                                at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania.
    Sec. 2407. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2021
                                projects.
    Sec. 2408. Modification of authority to carry out fiscal year 2022
                                project at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling,
                                District of Columbia.
    Sec. 2409. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2022
                                projects.

                       TITLE XXV--INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS

      Subtitle A--North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment
                                    Program

    Sec. 2501. Authorized NATO construction and land acquisition projects.
    Sec. 2502. Authorization of appropriations, NATO.
    Sec. 2503. Extension of use of authorized amounts for North Atlantic
                                Treaty Organization Security Investment
                                Program.

                 Subtitle B--Host Country In-Kind Contributions

    Sec. 2511. Republic of Korea funded construction projects.
    Sec. 2512. Republic of Poland funded construction projects.

                TITLE XXVI--GUARD AND RESERVE FORCES FACILITIES

    Sec. 2601. Authorized Army National Guard construction and land
                                acquisition projects.
    Sec. 2602. Authorized Army Reserve construction and land acquisition
                                projects.
    Sec. 2603. Authorized Navy Reserve and Marine Corps Reserve
                                construction and land acquisition projects.
    Sec. 2604. Authorized Air National Guard construction and land
                                acquisition projects.
    Sec. 2605. Authorized Air Force Reserve construction and land
                                acquisition projects.
    Sec. 2606. Authorization of appropriations, National Guard and Reserve.
    Sec. 2607. Extension of authority to carry out fiscal year 2018 project
                                at Hulman Regional Airport, Indiana.
    Sec. 2608. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2020
                                projects.
    Sec. 2609. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2021
                                projects.
    Sec. 2610. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2022
                                projects.
    Sec. 2611. Modification of authority to carry out fiscal year 2022
                                project.

              TITLE XXVII--BASE REALIGNMENT AND CLOSURE ACTIVITIES

    Sec. 2701. Authorization of appropriations for base realignment and
                                closure activities funded through
                                Department of Defense base closure account.

             TITLE XXVIII--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION GENERAL PROVISIONS

                   Subtitle A--Military Construction Programs

    Sec. 2801. Modification of definition of military installation for
                                purposes of notifications related to basing
                                decision-making process.
    Sec. 2802. Expansion of eligible grant recipients under the Defense
                                Community Infrastructure Program.
    Sec. 2803. Process for strategic basing actions for the Department of
                                the Air Force.
    Sec. 2804. Inclusion of land acquisition and demolitions projects in
                                authorized unspecified minor military
                                construction project; temporary expansion
                                of authority for purchase of certain land.
    Sec. 2805. Amendments to defense laboratory modernization program.
    Sec. 2806. Annual five-year plans on improvement of Department of
                                Defense innovation infrastructure.
    Sec. 2807. Modification of authority for Indo-Pacific posture
                                unspecified minor military construction
                                projects.
    Sec. 2808. Extension of prohibition on joint use of Homestead Air
                                Reserve Base with civil aviation.
    Sec. 2809. Information on military construction projects and repair
                                projects at joint bases.
    Sec. 2810. Notification to Congress of reprogramming involving military
                                construction funds.
    Sec. 2811. Obligation and execution of design funds for military
                                construction projects.
    Sec. 2812. Schedule of repairs at Naval Air Station, Pensacola,
                                Florida.

                      Subtitle B--Military Housing Reforms

    Sec. 2821. Budget justification for certain Facilities Sustainment,
                                Restoration, and Modernization projects.
    Sec. 2822. Strategy and assessment with respect to non-operational,
                                underutilized, and other Department of
                                Defense facilities: assessments of historic
                                significance.
    Sec. 2823. Application of certain authorities and standards to historic
                                military housing and associated historic
                                properties of the Department of the Army.
    Sec. 2824. Extension of applicability for waivers of covered privacy
                                and configuration standards for covered
                                military unaccompanied housing.
    Sec. 2825. Additional requirements for database of complaints made
                                regarding housing units of Department of
                                Defense.
    Sec. 2826. Digital system for submission of maintenance work order
                                requests for covered military unaccompanied
                                housing required.
    Sec. 2827. Modification to definition of privatized military housing.
    Sec. 2828. Analysis of housing availability for critical civilian and
                                contractor personnel near rural military
                                installations.
    Sec. 2829. Digital facilities management systems for military
                                departments.
    Sec. 2830. Strategy for use of existing leasing authorities to address
                                shortages of covered military unaccompanied
                                housing required.
    Sec. 2831. Independent assessment of estimated costs of certain
                                strategies to address shortages of covered
                                military unaccompanied housing.

            Subtitle C--Real Property and Facilities Administration

    Sec. 2841. Minimum capital investment for facilities sustainment,
                                restoration, and modernization.
    Sec. 2842. Assistance for public infrastructure projects and services.
    Sec. 2843. Contracts for design and construction of facilities of
                                Department of Defense.
    Sec. 2844. Industrial plant equipment and associated services as in-
                                kind consideration under leases of non-
                                excess property.
    Sec. 2845. Inclusion of tribal governments in intergovernmental support
                                agreements for installation-support
                                services.
    Sec. 2846. Temporary modification to authority to charge landing fees
                                for the use by civil aircraft of military
                                airfields.
    Sec. 2847. Stormwater management, shoreline erosion control, and water
                                resilience projects for installations and
                                defense access roads.
    Sec. 2848. Pilot program to optimize and consolidate Department of
                                Defense facilities to improve health and
                                resiliency in defense communities.
    Sec. 2849. Guidance regarding maintenance of aggregate square footage
                                of facilities of Department of Defense.
    Sec. 2850. Expenditures on leased facilities and real property of the
                                Department of Defense.

                          Subtitle D--Land Conveyances

    Sec. 2851. Extension of expanded authority to convey property at
                                military installations.
    Sec. 2852. Technical correction to map reference in the Military Land
                                Withdrawals Act of 2013.
    Sec. 2853. Land conveyance, Boyle Memorial Army Reserve Center, Paris,
                                Texas.
    Sec. 2854. Land conveyance, Riverdale Park, Maryland.
    Sec. 2855. Transfer authority, Mare Island Naval Shipyard, Vallejo,
                                California.
    Sec. 2856. Release of interests retained in Camp Joseph T. Robinson,
                                Arkansas.
    Sec. 2857. Land conveyance, Fort Huachuca, Sierra Vista, Arizona.
    Sec. 2858. Removal of certain conditions regarding conveyance of former
                                Army-Navy General Hospital, Hot Springs
                                National Park, Hot Springs, Arkansas, to
                                the State of Arkansas.
    Sec. 2859. Land conveyance and authorization for interim lease, Defense
                                Fuel Support Point San Pedro, Los Angeles,
                                California.
    Sec. 2860. Land conveyance, Fort Bliss, El Paso, Texas.
    Sec. 2861. Cleanup and transfer of certain property at former Army
                                installation to East Bay Regional Park
                                District.
    Sec. 2862. Coordination of repair and maintenance of Kolekole Pass,
                                Hawaii.

                           Subtitle E--Other Matters

    Sec. 2871. Consideration of installation infrastructure and other
                                supporting resources by Department of
                                Defense Test Resource Management Center.
    Sec. 2872. Development and operation of the Naval Innovation Center at
                                the Naval Postgraduate School.
    Sec. 2873. Extension of Department of the Army pilot program for
                                development and use of online real estate
                                inventory tool.
    Sec. 2874. Notification to Members of Congress for awards of contracts
                                for military construction projects.
    Sec. 2875. Authorization of assistance to expedite certain military
                                construction projects located in Guam.
    Sec. 2876. Report on munitions and explosives of concern and
                                construction projects in Joint Region
                                Marianas.
    Sec. 2877. Review of roles and responsibilities for construction
                                projects of Department of Defense.
    Sec. 2878. Assessment of public schools on installations of Department
                                of Defense.
    Sec. 2879. Updates to policies and guidance of the Department of the
                                Navy for the replacement of certain dry
                                docks and other projects.
    Sec. 2880. Designation of officials responsible for coordination of
                                infrastructure projects to support
                                additional members of the Armed Forces and
                                their families in the Indo-Pacific region.
    Sec. 2881. Limitation on availability of funds until submission of
                                interim guidance for Department of Defense-
                                wide standards for access to military
                                installations.

     DIVISION C--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY AUTHORIZATIONS AND
                              OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS

          TITLE XXXI--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS

           Subtitle A--National Security Programs and Authorizations

    Sec. 3101. National Nuclear Security Administration.
    Sec. 3102. Defense environmental cleanup.
    Sec. 3103. Other defense activities.
    Sec. 3104. Nuclear energy.

       Subtitle B--Program Authorizations, Restrictions, and Limitations

    Sec. 3111. Improvements to National Nuclear Security Administration
                                management and processes.
    Sec. 3112. Prohibition on admittance to national security laboratories
                                and nuclear weapons production facilities.
    Sec. 3113. Authority for National Nuclear Security Administration to
                                use passenger carriers for contractor
                                commuting.
    Sec. 3114. Authorization for modification of B61-13 nuclear weapon.
    Sec. 3115. Limitation on availability of funds pending submission of
                                information on streamlining National
                                Nuclear Security Administration
                                contracting.
    Sec. 3116. Limitation on use of funds for naval nuclear fuel systems
                                based on low-enriched uranium.
    Sec. 3117. Prohibition on availability of funds to reconvert or retire
                                W76-2 warheads.

                     Subtitle C--Reports and Other Matters

    Sec. 3121. Modification to and termination of certain reporting
                                requirements under Atomic Energy Defense
                                Act.
    Sec. 3122. Modification of reporting requirements relating to cost-
                                benefit analyses for competition of
                                management and operating contracts.
    Sec. 3123. Restoration of a domestic uranium enrichment capability.
    Sec. 3124. Report on activities from U.S.-U.K. Mutual Defense
                                Agreement.
    Sec. 3125. Notification of certain regulations that impact the National
                                Nuclear Security Administration.

              TITLE XXXII--DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD

    Sec. 3201. Authorization.

                     TITLE XXXIV--NAVAL PETROLEUM RESERVES

    Sec. 3401. Authorization of appropriations.

                      TITLE XXXV--MARITIME ADMINISTRATION

                      Subtitle A--Maritime Administration

    Sec. 3501. Authorization of appropriations for Maritime Administration.
    Sec. 3502. Reauthorization of Maritime Security Program.

                      Subtitle B--Maritime Infrastructure

    Sec. 3511. Port infrastructure development program.
    Sec. 3512. Assessment of United States sealift capability.

                              Subtitle C--Reports

    Sec. 3521. Independent study and report on Shanghai Shipping Exchange.
    Sec. 3522. Study on transportation of personal protective equipment.

                           Subtitle D--Other Matters

    Sec. 3531. Extension of certain provisions relating to Tanker Security
                                Fleet program.
    Sec. 3532. Requirements for purchasing federally auctioned vessels.
    Sec. 3533. Recapitalization of National Defense Reserve Fleet.
    Sec. 3534. Armed Forces merchant mariner officer expedited preparation
                                program.
    Sec. 3535. Technical clarifications.
    Sec. 3536. Buy America requirements for shipyard modernization and
                                improvement program.
    Sec. 3537. Nomination of Merchant Marine cadets in event of death,
                                resignation, or expulsion from office of
                                Member of Congress otherwise authorized to
                                nominate.
    Sec. 3538. Amended license applications for certain deepwater ports for
                                natural gas.

                           DIVISION D--FUNDING TABLES

    Sec. 4001. Authorization of amounts in funding tables.

                             TITLE XLI--PROCUREMENT

    Sec. 4101. Procurement.

            TITLE XLII--RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION

    Sec. 4201. Research, development, test, and evaluation.

                     TITLE XLIII--OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE

    Sec. 4301. Operation and maintenance.

                         TITLE XLIV--MILITARY PERSONNEL

    Sec. 4401. Military personnel.

                        TITLE XLV--OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS

    Sec. 4501. Other authorizations.

                       TITLE XLVI--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION

    Sec. 4601. Military construction.

          TITLE XLVII--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS

    Sec. 4701. Department of Energy National Security Programs.

                           DIVISION E--OTHER MATTERS

                       TITLE L--VETERANS AFFAIRS MATTERS

    Sec. 5001. Grants for State, county, and tribal veterans' cemeteries
                                that allow interment of certain persons
                                eligible for interment in national
                                cemeteries.
    Sec. 5002. Telephone helpline for assistance for veterans and other
                                eligible individuals.
    Sec. 5003. Report on Airborne Hazards and Open Burn Pit Registry 2.0.

                       TITLE LI--FOREIGN AFFAIRS MATTERS

    Subtitle A--United States Foundation for International Conservation Act
                                    of 2024

    Sec. 5101. Definitions.
    Sec. 5102. United States Foundation for International Conservation.
    Sec. 5103. Governance of the Foundation.
    Sec. 5104. Corporate powers and obligations of the Foundation.
    Sec. 5105. Safeguards and accountability.
    Sec. 5106. Projects and grants.
    Sec. 5107. Prohibition of support for certain governments.
    Sec. 5108. Annual report.
    Sec. 5109. Authorization of appropriations.

                 Subtitle B--Western Hemisphere Partnership Act

    Sec. 5111. Short title.
    Sec. 5112. United States policy in the Western Hemisphere.
    Sec. 5113. Promoting security and the rule of law in the Western
                                Hemisphere.
    Sec. 5114. Promoting digitalization and cybersecurity in the Western
                                Hemisphere.
    Sec. 5115. Promoting economic and commercial partnerships in the
                                Western Hemisphere.
    Sec. 5116. Promoting transparency and democratic governance in the
                                Western Hemisphere.
    Sec. 5117. Sense of Congress on prioritizing nomination and
                                confirmation of qualified ambassadors.
    Sec. 5118. Western Hemisphere defined.
    Sec. 5119. Report on efforts to capture and detain United States
                                citizens as hostages.

                           Subtitle C--Other Matters

    Sec. 5121. Improving multilateral cooperation to improve the security
                                of Taiwan.
    Sec. 5122. Millennium Challenge Corporation candidate country reform.
    Sec. 5123. Extension of sunset.
    Sec. 5124. Strategy and grant program to promote internet freedom in
                                Iran.

                          TITLE LII--JUDICIARY MATTERS

           Subtitle A--Law Enforcement And Victim Support Act of 2024

    Sec. 5201. Short title.
    Sec. 5202. Project Safe Childhood Act.
    Sec. 5203. Administrative False Claims Act of 2023.

                           Subtitle B--Other Matters

    Sec. 5211. Modernizing law enforcement notification.

                     TITLE LIII--NATURAL RESOURCES MATTERS

                              Subtitle A--WILD Act

    Sec. 5301. Short title.
    Sec. 5302. Partners for Fish and Wildlife Act.
    Sec. 5303. African Elephant Conservation Act.
    Sec. 5304. Asian Elephant Conservation Act of 1997.
    Sec. 5305. Rhinoceros and Tiger Conservation Act of 1994.
    Sec. 5306. Great Ape Conservation Act of 2000.
    Sec. 5307. Marine Turtle Conservation Act of 2004.
    Sec. 5308. Reporting requirements.

                           Subtitle B--Other Matters

    Sec. 5311. Reauthorization of Upper Colorado and San Juan River Basins
                                endangered fish and threatened fish
                                recovery implementation programs.

                 TITLE LIV--TELECOMMUNICATIONS-RELATED MATTERS

    Sec. 5401. Short title.
    Sec. 5402. Definitions.
    Sec. 5403. FCC auction of certain licenses.
    Sec. 5404. Spectrum auction trust fund.
    Sec. 5405. Increase in limitation on expenditure under secure and
                                trusted communications networks
                                reimbursement program.

              TITLE LV--TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE MATTERS

    Sec. 5501. GAO study and report on intentional disruption of the
                                national airspace system.
    Sec. 5502. Frank A. Lobiondo National Aerospace Safety and Security
                                Campus.

                  TITLE LVI--HOMELAND SECURITY-RELATED MATTERS

                 Subtitle A--Securing Adjacent Federal Property

    Sec. 5601. Short title.
    Sec. 5602. Definitions.
    Sec. 5603. Government-wide study.

                           Subtitle B--Other Matters

    Sec. 5611. Department of Homeland Security Northern Border Mission
                                Center.
    Sec. 5612. Comptroller General report on the Homeland Security
                                Information Network.

                           TITLE LVII--MISCELLANEOUS

    Sec. 5701. Treatment of payments from the railroad unemployment
                                insurance account.
    Sec. 5702. Extension of learning period for certain safety regulations
                                relating to space flight participants.
    Sec. 5703. Hello Girls Congressional Gold Medal.
    Sec. 5704. Extension of competitive service status authority for
                                employees of a Lead Inspector General for
                                Overseas Contingency Operation.
    Sec. 5705. Ensuring access to certain higher education benefits.

        DIVISION F--INTELLIGENCE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025

    Sec. 6001. Short title; table of contents.
    Sec. 6002. Definitions.
    Sec. 6003. Explanatory statement.

                       TITLE LXI--INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES

    Sec. 6101. Authorization of appropriations.
    Sec. 6102. Classified Schedule of Authorizations.
    Sec. 6103. Intelligence Community Management Account.
    Sec. 6104. Increase in employee compensation and benefits authorized by
                                law.
    Sec. 6105. Restriction on conduct of intelligence activities.

       TITLE LXII--CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY RETIREMENT AND DISABILITY
                                     SYSTEM

    Sec. 6201. Authorization of appropriations.

                  TITLE LXIII--INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY MATTERS

                  Subtitle A--Intelligence Community Generally

    Sec. 6301. Improvements relating to conflicts of interest in the
                                Intelligence Innovation Board.
    Sec. 6302. National Threat Identification and Prioritization Assessment
                                and National Counterintelligence Strategy.
    Sec. 6303. Prohibition on availability of funds for certain activities
                                of the Overt Human Intelligence and Open
                                Source Intelligence Collection Programs of
                                the Office of Intelligence and Analysis of
                                the Department of Homeland Security.
    Sec. 6304. Improvements to advisory board of National Reconnaissance
                                Office.
    Sec. 6305. National Intelligence University acceptance of grants.
    Sec. 6306. Expenditure of funds for certain intelligence and
                                counterintelligence activities of the Coast
                                Guard.
    Sec. 6307. Codification of the National Intelligence Management
                                Council.
    Sec. 6308. Responsibilities and authorities of the Director of National
                                Intelligence.
    Sec. 6309. Formalized counterintelligence training for Department of
                                Energy personnel.

          Subtitle B--Matters Relating to Central Intelligence Agency

    Sec. 6311. Requirements for the Special Victim Investigator.

                     Subtitle C--Reports and Other Matters

    Sec. 6321. Extension of requirement for annual report on strikes
                                undertaken by the United States against
                                terrorist targets outside areas of active
                                hostilities.
    Sec. 6322. Budget transparency for open-source intelligence activities.
    Sec. 6323. Report on the mission effect of civilian harm.

                     TITLE LXIV--COUNTERING FOREIGN THREATS

                     Subtitle A--People's Republic of China

    Sec. 6401. Assessment of current status of biotechnology of People's
                                Republic of China.
    Sec. 6402. Report on the economic outlook of China.
    Sec. 6403. Intelligence sharing with law enforcement agencies on
                                synthetic opioid precursor chemicals
                                originating in People's Republic of China.
    Sec. 6404. Report on efforts of the People's Republic of China to evade
                                United States transparency and national
                                security regulations.
    Sec. 6405. Assessment on recruitment of Mandarin speakers.

                       Subtitle B--The Russian Federation

    Sec. 6411. Report on Russian Federation sponsorship of acts of
                                international terrorism.
    Sec. 6412. Assessment of likely course of war in Ukraine.
    Sec. 6413. Ukraine lessons learned working group.

                      Subtitle C--International Terrorism

    Sec. 6421. Assessment and report on the threat of ISIS-Khorasan to the
                                United States.

                       Subtitle D--Other Foreign Threats

    Sec. 6431. Assessment of visa-free travel to and within Western
                                Hemisphere by nationals of countries of
                                concern.
    Sec. 6432. Office of Intelligence and Counterintelligence review of
                                visitors and assignees.
    Sec. 6433. Assessment of the lessons learned by the intelligence
                                community with respect to the Israel-Hamas
                                war.
    Sec. 6434. Central Intelligence Agency intelligence assessment on Tren
                                de Aragua.
    Sec. 6435. Assessment of Maduro regime's economic and security
                                relationships with state sponsors of
                                terrorism and foreign terrorist
                                organizations.
    Sec. 6436. Continued congressional oversight of Iranian expenditures
                                supporting foreign military and terrorist
                                activities.
    Sec. 6437. Analyses and impact statements regarding proposed investment
                                into the United States.

                        TITLE LXV--EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES

    Sec. 6501. Intelligence strategy to counter foreign adversary efforts
                                to utilize biotechnologies in ways that
                                threaten United States national security.
    Sec. 6502. Improvements to the roles, missions, and objectives of the
                                National Counterproliferation and
                                Biosecurity Center.
    Sec. 6503. Enhancing capabilities to detect foreign adversary threats
                                relating to biological data.
    Sec. 6504. Establishment of Artificial Intelligence Security Center.
    Sec. 6505. Sense of Congress encouraging intelligence community to
                                increase private sector capital
                                partnerships and partnership with Federal
                                partners to secure enduring technological
                                advantages.
    Sec. 6506. Enhancement of authority for intelligence community public-
                                private talent exchanges.
    Sec. 6507. Sense of Congress on hostile foreign cyber actors.
    Sec. 6508. Deeming ransomware threats to critical infrastructure as
                                national intelligence priority.
    Sec. 6509. Enhancing public-private sharing on manipulative adversary
                                practices in critical mineral projects.

     TITLE LXVI--SECURITY CLEARANCES AND INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY WORKFORCE
                                  IMPROVEMENTS

         Subtitle A--Security Clearances and Controlled Access Program
                                  Improvements

    Sec. 6601. Security clearances held by certain former employees of
                                intelligence community.
    Sec. 6602. Limitation on availability of funds for new controlled
                                access programs.
    Sec. 6603. Limitation on transfers from controlled access programs.
    Sec. 6604. Data with respect to timeliness of polygraph examinations.

                       Subtitle B--Workforce Improvements

    Sec. 6611. Enabling intelligence community integration.
    Sec. 6612. Appointment of spouses of certain Federal employees.
    Sec. 6613. Plan for staffing the intelligence collection positions of
                                the Central Intelligence Agency.
    Sec. 6614. Congressional notifications and summaries of misconduct
                                regarding employees within the intelligence
                                community.
    Sec. 6615. Modification to waiver for post-service employment
                                restrictions.
    Sec. 6616. Intelligence community recruitment for certain security-
                                cleared separating military members.
    Sec. 6617. Strategy to strengthen intelligence community recruitment
                                efforts in the United States territories.
    Sec. 6618. Pilot program on establishing a geospatial workforce
                                development program.

                          TITLE LXVII--WHISTLEBLOWERS

    Sec. 6701. Improvements to urgent concerns submitted to Inspectors
                                General of the Intelligence Community.
    Sec. 6702. Protection for individuals making authorized disclosures to
                                inspectors general of elements of the
                                intelligence community.
    Sec. 6703. Clarification of authority of certain Inspectors General to
                                receive protected disclosures.

                 TITLE LXVIII--UNIDENTIFIED ANOMALOUS PHENOMENA

    Sec. 6801. Comptroller General of the United States review of All-
                                domain Anomaly Resolution Office.
    Sec. 6802. Sunset of requirements relating to audits of unidentified
                                anomalous phenomena historical record
                                report.

                           TITLE LXIX--OTHER MATTERS

    Sec. 6901. Modification and repeal of reporting requirements.
    Sec. 6902. Technical amendments.

     DIVISION G--DEPARTMENT OF STATE AUTHORIZATION ACT FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025

    Sec. 7001. Short title; table of contents.
    Sec. 7002. Definitions.

                         TITLE LXXI--WORKFORCE MATTERS

    Sec. 7101. Competitive local compensation plan.
    Sec. 7102. Strategy for targeted recruitment of civil servants.
    Sec. 7103. Electronic medical records.
    Sec. 7104. Portability of professional licenses.
    Sec. 7105. Expanding opportunities for Department-paid student
                                internship program.
    Sec. 7106. Career intermission program adjustment to enhance retention.
    Sec. 7107. Assignment process modernization.
    Sec. 7108. Report on modifying consular tour and first tours
                                requirements.
    Sec. 7109. Per diem allowance for newly hired members of the Foreign
                                Service.
    Sec. 7110. Termination of residential or motor vehicle leases and
                                telephone service contracts for members of
                                the Foreign Service.
    Sec. 7111. Needs-based childcare subsidies enrollment period.
    Sec. 7112. Comptroller General report on Department traveler
                                experience.
    Sec. 7113. Semiannual report on global footprint.
    Sec. 7114. Report on former Federal employees advising foreign
                                governments.
    Sec. 7115. Authority to pay for or reimburse for certain security
                                services.

                    TITLE LXXII--ORGANIZATION AND OPERATIONS

    Sec. 7201. State-of-the-art building facilities.
    Sec. 7202. Presence of chiefs of mission at diplomatic posts.
    Sec. 7203. Periodic Inspector General reviews of chiefs of mission.
    Sec. 7204. Special Envoy for Sudan.
    Sec. 7205. Special Envoy for Belarus.
    Sec. 7206. National Museum of American Diplomacy.
    Sec. 7207. Overseas buildings due diligence.
    Sec. 7208. Restrictions on the use of funds for solar panels.
    Sec. 7209. Responsiveness to Congressional Research Service inquiries
                                and Congressional Budget Office inquiries.
    Sec. 7210. Expedited opening of diplomatic missions.
    Sec. 7211. Report on United States Consulate in Chengdu, People's
                                Republic of China.
    Sec. 7212. Personnel reporting.
    Sec. 7213. Support co-location with allied partner nations.
    Sec. 7214. Streamline qualification of construction contract bidders.
    Sec. 7215. Continuation of rest and recuperation and overseas
                                operations leave.
    Sec. 7216. Overseas crisis response system and strategy.

             TITLE LXXIII--INFORMATION SECURITY AND CYBER DIPLOMACY

    Sec. 7301. Realigning the Regional Technology Officer Program.
    Sec. 7302. Measures to protect Department devices from the
                                proliferation and use of foreign commercial
                                spyware.
    Sec. 7303. Report on cloud computing in Bureau of Consular Affairs.
    Sec. 7304. Information technology pilot projects.
    Sec. 7305. Leveraging approved technology for administrative
                                efficiencies.

                         TITLE LXXIV--PUBLIC DIPLOMACY

    Sec. 7401. United States Agency for Global Media.
    Sec. 7402. Extension of authorizations to support United States
                                participation in international fairs and
                                expos.
    Sec. 7403. Research and scholar exchange partnerships.

              TITLE LXXV--DIPLOMATIC SECURITY AND CONSULAR AFFAIRS

    Sec. 7501. Human trafficking authority.
    Sec. 7502. Congressional notification for Serious Security Incidents.
    Sec. 7503. Notifications regarding security decisions at diplomatic
                                posts.
    Sec. 7504. Security clearance suspension pay flexibilities.
    Sec. 7505. Modification to notification requirement for security
                                clearance suspensions and revocations.
    Sec. 7506. Passport automation modernization.
    Sec. 7507. Passport acceptance, courier services, and expiration dates.
    Sec. 7508. Passport system reform and backlog prevention.
    Sec. 7509. Sean and David Goldman International Child Abduction
                                Prevention and Return Act of 2014 Act
                                amendments.

        TITLE LXXVI--UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

    Sec. 7601. Personal service agreement authority for the United States
                                Agency for International Development.
    Sec. 7602. Crisis operations and disaster surge staffing.
    Sec. 7603. Education allowance while on military leave.
    Sec. 7604. Inclusion in the pet transportation exception to the Fly
                                America Act.

     TITLE LXXVII--DETERRING AND PREVENTING UNLAWFUL OR WRONGFUL DETENTION

    Sec. 7701. Hostage recovery support.
    Sec. 7702. Options and strategies for reducing likelihood of United
                                States nationals being unlawfully or
                                wrongfully detained or taken hostage.
    Sec. 7703. Additional funding for sanctions implementation.
    Sec. 7704. Enhancing United States travel advisories.
    Sec. 7705. Coordination with transportation authorities and industry on
                                travel advisories.
    Sec. 7706. Privacy Act waiver and passport renewals.
    Sec. 7707. Timeline for unlawful or wrongful detention determinations.
    Sec. 7708. Declarations of invalidity.

                          TITLE LXXVIII--OTHER MATTERS

    Sec. 7801. Authorization of appropriations to promote United States
                                citizen employment at the United Nations
                                and international organizations.
    Sec. 7802. Amendment to Rewards for Justice program.
    Sec. 7803. United States-Africa Leaders Summit and related matters.
    Sec. 7804. Summit of the Americas.
    Sec. 7805. Extension of certain payment in connection with the
                                International Space Station.
    Sec. 7806. Inclusion of cost associated with producing reports.
    Sec. 7807. Fentanyl reporting and authorities.
    Sec. 7808. Strengthening tracking of Tranq.
    Sec. 7809. SIGAR sunset and transition.
    Sec. 7810. Coordinator for Afghan Relocation Efforts.
    Sec. 7811. Feasibility study for reimbursement of certain expenses of
                                persons evacuated from Afghanistan.
    Sec. 7812. Extensions.

    SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

        In this Act:
                (1) In divisions A through D, the term ``this Act'' refers
            to divisions A through D.
                (2) The term ``congressional defense committees'' has the
            meaning given that term in section 101(a)(16) of title 10,
            United States Code.

    SEC. 4. BUDGETARY EFFECTS OF THIS ACT.

        The budgetary effects of this Act, for the purposes of complying
    with the Statutory Pay-As-You-Go Act of 2010, shall be determined by
    reference to the latest statement titled ``Budgetary Effects of PAYGO
    Legislation'' for this Act, jointly submitted for printing in the
    Congressional Record by the Chairmen of the House and Senate Budget
    Committees, provided that such statement has been submitted prior to
    the vote on passage in the House acting first on the conference report
    or amendment between the Houses.

    SEC. 5. JOINT EXPLANATORY STATEMENT.

        The joint explanatory statement regarding this Act, printed in the
    House section of the Congressional Record on or about December 11,
    2024, by the Chairman of the Committee on Armed Services of the House
    of Representatives and the Chairman of the Committee on Armed Services
    of the Senate, shall have the same effect with respect to the
    implementation of this Act as if it were a joint explanatory statement
    of a committee of conference.

                DIVISION A--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS

                              TITLE I--PROCUREMENT

                  Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations

    Sec. 101. Authorization of appropriations.

                           Subtitle B--Army Programs

    Sec. 111. Centralized Security Monitoring Program for facilities of the
                                Army.
    Sec. 112. Pilot program on the use of robotic targets to enhance the
                                lethality of the reserve components of the
                                Army.
    Sec. 113. Plan for additional kinetic effectors for low, slow, small
                                unmanned aircraft integrated defeat system
                                of the Army.
    Sec. 114. Report on procurement of energetic materials from sources
                                outside of the United States.

                           Subtitle C--Navy Programs

    Sec. 121. Modifications to procurement authorities for certain
                                amphibious shipbuilding programs.
    Sec. 122. Modification of requirement to incorporate advanced
                                degaussing systems into Arleigh Burke class
                                destroyers.
    Sec. 123. Extension of prohibition on availability of funds for Navy
                                port waterborne security barriers.
    Sec. 124. Modification of annual report on cost targets for certain
                                aircraft carriers.
    Sec. 125. Designation of official responsible for autonomous surface
                                and underwater dual-modality vehicles.
    Sec. 126. Multiyear procurement authority for CH-53K aircraft and T408
                                engines.
    Sec. 127. Recapitalization of tactical fighter aircraft of the Navy
                                Reserve.
    Sec. 128. Limitation on the construction of the Landing Ship Medium.
    Sec. 129. Limitation on availability of funds for Constellation-class
                                frigate program pending certification on
                                basic and functional design.
    Sec. 130. Limitation on structural improvements and electrical power
                                upgrades for AH-1Z and UH-1Y helicopters.
    Sec. 131. Annual report on surface ship suppliers.

                         Subtitle D--Air Force Programs

    Sec. 141. Extension of limitations and minimum inventory requirement
                                relating to RQ-4 aircraft.
    Sec. 142. Annual report on Air Force tactical fighter aircraft force
                                structure.
    Sec. 143. Modifications to inventory requirements for certain aircraft.
    Sec. 144. Extension of prohibition on certain reductions to inventory
                                of E-3 airborne warning and control system
                                aircraft.
    Sec. 145. Extension of requirements relating to C-130 aircraft.
    Sec. 146. Management of temporary relocation of B-1 bomber aircraft and
                                personnel.
    Sec. 147. Consolidation of authorities relating to Air Force landing
                                gear.
    Sec. 148. Recapitalization of air refueling tanker aircraft of the
                                reserve components of the Air Force.
    Sec. 149. Prohibition on reduction of KC-135 aircraft in PMAI of the
                                reserve components.
    Sec. 150. Prohibition on retirement of F-15E aircraft and requirement
                                to conduct fighter aircraft capabilities
                                and requirements study.
    Sec. 151. Notification of delays in delivery of MH-139 aircraft.
    Sec. 152. Plan and requirements for fielding air base air defense sites
                                at Air Force installations.
    Sec. 153. Plan for establishment and maintenance of F-16 simulators at
                                Air National Guard training centers.
    Sec. 154. Plan for sustainment and recapitalization of Air National
                                Guard fighter fleet.

           Subtitle E--Defense-wide, Joint, and Multiservice Matters

    Sec. 161. Modification to Air Force and Navy use of commercial dual-use
                                parts in certain aircraft and engines.
    Sec. 162. Measures to increase supply chain resiliency for small
                                unmanned aerial systems.
    Sec. 163. Policy on qualifications of contractors for into-plane fuel
                                deliveries for heavy-lift aircraft.
    Sec. 164. Prohibition on operation, procurement, and contracting
                                related to foreign-made light detection and
                                ranging technology.
    Sec. 165. Limitation on procurement of F-35 aircraft pending
                                certification on improvements and
                                correction of deficiencies.
    Sec. 166. Assessments of inventory requirements for air-to-air
                                missiles.
    Sec. 167. Plan for signals intelligence capabilities of armed overwatch
                                aircraft.

                  Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations

    SEC. 101. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

        Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2025
    for procurement for the Army, the Navy and the Marine Corps, the Air
    Force and the Space Force, and Defense-wide activities, as specified in
    the funding table in section 4101.

                           Subtitle B--Army Programs

    SEC. 111. CENTRALIZED SECURITY MONITORING PROGRAM FOR FACILITIES OF THE
                  ARMY.

        (a) In General.--The Secretary of the Army, in coordination with
    the heads of relevant organizations of the Department of Defense and
    other departments and agencies of the Federal Government, shall develop
    a plan for the implementation of a Centralized Security Monitoring
    Program (referred to in this section as the ``Program'') for
    installations and facilities of the Department of the Army within the
    United States.
        (b) Elements.--The plan required by subsection (a) shall include
    the following:
                (1) Proposed security solution.--A proposal for the
            development and implementation of a cost-effective, scalable
            solution to modernize and centralize security operations across
            Army facilities in the United States with full consideration
            given to minimizing operational impacts while maximizing
            technological advantages for enhanced security.
                (2) Locations.--Identification of at least three military
            installations selected to host the Program. These locations
            shall--
                        (A) serve as the primary hubs for the continuous
                    monitoring of installation security across all
                    installations of the Department of the Army in the
                    United States;
                        (B) represent a mix of large and extra-large
                    facilities, as defined by the 2016 business case
                    analysis conducted by the Provost Marshal General of
                    the Army; and
                        (C) be chosen based on geographical diversity and
                    their strategic importance to the Army's overall
                    security infrastructure.
                (3) Cost.--A comprehensive breakdown of the full costs of
            the Program, including--
                        (A) initial capital expenditure for system
                    implementation;
                        (B) the cost of networking all installations and
                    facilities across the Department of the Army within the
                    United States;
                        (C) estimated operation and maintenance costs;
                        (D) a detailed funding schedule with expenditures
                    projected across the period covered by the most recent
                    future-years defense program submitted to Congress
                    under section 221 of title 10, United States Code (as
                    of the date of the plan); and
                        (E) identification of potential cost-saving
                    opportunities from the consolidation of current
                    security monitoring systems.
                (4) Analysis of viability.--An assessment of the viability
            of funding and sustaining the Program across the period covered
            by the most recent future-years defense program submitted to
            Congress under section 221 of title 10, United States Code (as
            of the date of the plan), considering--
                        (A) the financial impact relative to existing Army
                    security infrastructure budgets;
                        (B) cost-benefit analysis of upgrading existing
                    systems versus implementing new technologies at each
                    selected location; and
                        (C) identification of technological challenges or
                    barriers to implementing modern monitoring solutions.
                (5) Authorities.--A list of any additional authorities,
            appropriations, or other resources necessary to ensure the
            success of the Program.
        (c) Submittal to Congress.--Not later than September 1, 2025, the
    Secretary of the Army shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services
    of the Senate and House of Representatives a completed version of the
    plan developed under subsection (a).
        (d) Limitation on Commencement.--The Secretary of the Army may not
    commence implementation of the Program until the date on which the
    Secretary certifies to the congressional defense committees that
    sufficient appropriations for military construction and operational
    costs have been programmed to fund the Program.
        (e) Deadline for Implementation.--
                (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the
            Secretary of the Army shall implement the Program by not later
            than January 1, 2027.
                (2) Alternative implementation date.--In the event the
            certification described in subsection (d) is not submitted on
            or before January 1, 2027, the Secretary of the Army shall
            implement the Program as soon as practicable after the date on
            which such certification is so submitted.

    SEC. 112. PILOT PROGRAM ON THE USE OF ROBOTIC TARGETS TO ENHANCE THE
                  LETHALITY OF THE RESERVE COMPONENTS OF THE ARMY.

        (a) Establishment.--The Secretary of the Army shall carry out a
    pilot program under which the Secretary incorporates the use of moving
    robotic target systems into live fire training provided to select
    infantry units of the reserve and National Guard components of the
    Army.
        (b) Designation.--The pilot program under subsection (a) shall be
    known as the ``Lethality and Warfighting Enhancement Program''.
        (c) Locations.--The Secretary of the Army shall select not fewer
    than three military installations at which to conduct the pilot program
    under subsection (a).
        (d) Objectives.--The objectives of the pilot program under
    subsection (a) shall be--
                (1) to increase the lethality of the combined fighting
            force of the Army by providing reserve component and National
            Guard infantry units with the opportunity to conduct realistic
            live fire training on state-of-the-art moving robotic target
            systems; and
                (2) to demonstrate the effect of such training on small
            arms proficiency and lethality in ground combat operations.
        (e) Selection of Participating Units.--The Secretary of the Army
    shall select infantry units of the reserve components of the Army to
    participate in the pilot program under subsection (a) taking into
    consideration--
                (1) the past performance of the unit;
                (2) the readiness status of the unit, with an emphasis on
            providing training to those units designated as preparing to
            deploy or at a similarly designated readiness status; and
                (3) the likelihood that a unit would be actively deployed
            or commanded to conduct decisive action.
        (f) Commencement.--The Secretary of the Army shall commence the
    pilot program under subsection (a) not later than 180 days after the
    date of the enactment of this Act.
        (g) Termination.--The pilot program under subsection (a) shall
    terminate five years after the date of the enactment of this Act.
        (h) Briefings.--Not later than 90 days after concluding activities
    under the pilot program at a military installation selected under
    subsection (c), the Secretary of the Army shall provide to the
    Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
    Representatives a briefing that includes a description of--
                (1) the manner in which the program was conducted at such
            installation; and
                (2) any results achieved under the program at such
            installation.
        (i) Contract Authority.--
                (1) In general.--The Secretary of the Army is authorized to
            enter into one or more contracts for the procurement of moving
            robotic target systems for use in the pilot program under
            subsection (a).
                (2) Required capabilities.--Robotic target systems procured
            under paragraph (1) shall be capable of--
                        (A) conducting multiple realistic offensive and
                    defensive scenarios in a single training session that
                    are consistent with combat operations;
                        (B) operating in an unpredictable, realistic, and
                    reactionary fashion;
                        (C) objectively scoring trainee performance;
                        (D) maneuvering across diverse geographic
                    landscapes, including snow, ice, soft soils, extreme
                    heat, extreme cold, wooded terrain and offroad areas;
                        (E) operating at distances greater than 100 yards
                    from the range operator;
                        (F) surviving live fire from 6.8 mm rounds and the
                    Next Generation Squad Weapon of the Army; and
                        (G) fully functioning in all reasonably expected
                    weather conditions.

    SEC. 113. PLAN FOR ADDITIONAL KINETIC EFFECTORS FOR LOW, SLOW, SMALL
                  UNMANNED AIRCRAFT INTEGRATED DEFEAT SYSTEM OF THE ARMY.

        (a) Plan Required.--The Secretary of the Army shall develop and
    implement a plan for the procurement and fielding of additional kinetic
    effectors for the low, slow, small unmanned aircraft integrated defeat
    system of the Army (FS-LIDS and M-LIDS).
        (b) Briefing.--Not later than September 30, 2025, the Secretary of
    the Army shall provide to the congressional defense committees a
    briefing on the plan developed under subsection (a).

    SEC. 114. REPORT ON PROCUREMENT OF ENERGETIC MATERIALS FROM SOURCES
                  OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES.

        (a) Report.--Not later than September 30, 2025, the Secretary of
    the Army shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report
    on the procurement, by the Army from sources outside of the United
    States, of energetic materials that are otherwise available from
    Federal Government-owned production facilities.
        (b) Elements.--The report required by subsection (a) shall include
    the following:
                (1) A list of all energetic materials that are in
            production at a Federal Government-owned production facility
            but that are nonetheless procured by the Army from a source
            outside of the United States.
                (2) The authorities and production capacity the Army has
            available to ensure it procures energetic materials, to the
            maximum extent practicable, from domestic sources to meet the
            national security needs of the United States.
                (3) An evaluation of the factors that the Army considers
            when procuring energetic materials from a source outside of the
            United States, including the production capacity for such
            materials at Federal Government-owned production facilities,
            the cost of materials, and the timelines associated with the
            production of end items.
        (c) Definitions.--In this section:
                (1) The term ``end item'' has the meaning given that term
            in section 4863(m) of title 10, United States Code.
                (2) The term ``energetic materials'' means critical
            chemicals and formulations that--
                        (A) release large amounts of stored chemical
                    energy; and
                        (B) are capable of being used as explosives,
                    propellants, pyrotechnics, and reactive materials that
                    create lethal effects in warheads in kinetic weapons
                    components and systems.

                           Subtitle C--Navy Programs

    SEC. 121. MODIFICATIONS TO PROCUREMENT AUTHORITIES FOR CERTAIN
                  AMPHIBIOUS SHIPBUILDING PROGRAMS.

        Section 129 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization
    Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263; 136 Stat. 2448) is
    amended--
                (1) in subsection (c)--
                        (A) in the subsection heading, by inserting
                    ``Across Programs'' after ``Advance Procurement''; and
                        (B) by inserting ``across programs'' after
                    ``advance procurement'';
                (2) by redesignating subsections (d), (e), and (f) as
            subsections (e), (f), and (g), respectively; and
                (3) by inserting after subsection (c) the following new
            subsection:
        ``(d) Authority to Enter Into Economic Order Quantity Contracts.--
    The Secretary of the Navy may use funds made available to carry out
    this section to enter into contracts known as `economic order quantity
    contracts' with private shipyards and other commercial or government
    entities to achieve economic efficiencies based on production economies
    for major components or subsystems of covered ships. The authority
    under this subsection extends to the procurement of parts, components,
    and systems (including weapon systems) common with, and required for,
    covered ships under joint economic order quantity contracts.''.

    SEC. 122. MODIFICATION OF REQUIREMENT TO INCORPORATE ADVANCED
                  DEGAUSSING SYSTEMS INTO ARLEIGH BURKE CLASS DESTROYERS.

        Section 124(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
    Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81; 135 Stat. 1570) is amended by striking
    ``fiscal year 2025'' and inserting ``fiscal year 2028''.

    SEC. 123. EXTENSION OF PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR NAVY
                  PORT WATERBORNE SECURITY BARRIERS.

        Section 130(a) of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization
    Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232; 132 Stat. 1665), as most
    recently amended by section 122 of the National Defense Authorization
    Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31; 137 Stat. 169), is further
    amended by striking ``through 2024'' and inserting ``through 2025''.

    SEC. 124. MODIFICATION OF ANNUAL REPORT ON COST TARGETS FOR CERTAIN
                  AIRCRAFT CARRIERS.

        Section 126(c) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
    Year 2017 (Public Law 114-328; 130 Stat. 2035) is amended--
                (1) in the subsection heading, by striking ``and CVN-81'';
            and inserting ``CVN-81, and Subsequent Carriers'';
                (2) in paragraph (1) by striking ``and the CVN-81'' and
            inserting ``the CVN-81, and each subsequent Ford-class aircraft
            carrier'';
                (3) in paragraph (2)--
                        (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by
                    striking ``and the CVN-81'' and inserting ``the CVN-81,
                    and each subsequent Ford-class aircraft carrier''; and
                        (B) by adding at the end the following new
                    subparagraphs:
                        ``(H) A comparison of the ship cost baseline to the
                    most recent budget estimate available as of the date of
                    the report, set forth separately for costs related to--
                                ``(i) development;
                                ``(ii) procurement; and
                                ``(iii) operations and sustainment.
                        ``(I) For each contract that requires the
                    production of a contract performance report, estimates
                    from the contractor and program manager of--
                                ``(i) the total cost of the ship at
                            completion, taking into account any changes in
                            costs known or anticipated as of the date of
                            the report; and
                                ``(ii) the schedule for completion of the
                            ship, taking into account any variances to such
                            schedule known or anticipated as of the date of
                            the report.''; and
                (4) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
                ``(3) Commencement and termination of reporting.--The
            requirement to submit a report with respect to a Ford-class
            aircraft carrier under paragraph (1) shall--
                        ``(A) begin in the year following the first fiscal
                    year for which funds are appropriated for the
                    procurement of the carrier; and
                        ``(B) end on the date the carrier reaches its
                    obligation work limiting date.''.

    SEC. 125. DESIGNATION OF OFFICIAL RESPONSIBLE FOR AUTONOMOUS SURFACE
                  AND UNDERWATER DUAL-MODALITY VEHICLES.

        (a) Designation Required.--Not later than 180 days after the date
    of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Navy shall designate
    an appropriate official within the Department of the Navy to have
    primary responsibility for the development and acquisition of surface
    and underwater dual-modality, advanced autonomous vehicles, consistent
    with warfighter requirements.
        (b) Program Element.--The Secretary of the Navy shall ensure,
    within budget program elements for the Navy, that there is a dedicated
    program element for the development and acquisition of surface and
    underwater dual-modality, advanced autonomous vehicles.

    SEC. 126. MULTIYEAR PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY FOR CH-53K AIRCRAFT AND T408
                  ENGINES.

        (a) Authority for Multiyear Procurement.--Subject to section 3501
    of title 10, United States Code, the Secretary of the Navy may enter
    into one or more multiyear contracts, beginning with the fiscal year
    2025 program year, for the procurement of the following:
                (1) CH-53K aircraft.
                (2) T408 engines for such aircraft.
        (b) Condition for Out-year Contract Payments.--A contract entered
    into under subsection (a) shall provide that any obligation of the
    United States to make a payment under the contract for a fiscal year
    after fiscal year 2025 is subject to the availability of appropriations
    or funds for that purpose for such later fiscal year.
        (c) Authority for Advance Procurement.--The Secretary of the Navy
    may enter into one or more contracts, beginning in fiscal year 2025,
    for advance procurement associated with the aircraft and engines for
    which authorization to enter into a multiyear procurement contract is
    provided under subsection (a), which may include procurement of
    economic order quantities of material and equipment for such aircraft
    or engines when cost savings are achievable.

    SEC. 127. RECAPITALIZATION OF TACTICAL FIGHTER AIRCRAFT OF THE NAVY
                  RESERVE.

        (a) In General.--The Secretary of the Navy shall ensure that all
    covered F-18 aircraft are--
                (1) provided only to the Navy Reserve; and
                (2) used to recapitalize and maintain, within the Navy
            Reserve, a threat representative adversary support capability
            that may be used in support of training activities of the
            Department of Defense.
        (b) Plan Required.--Not later than April 15, 2025, the Secretary of
    the Navy shall submit to the congressional defense committees a plan
    for the potential establishment of a deployable tactical fighter
    squadron capability in the Naval Reserve using the covered F-18
    aircraft. The plan shall include--
                (1) a description of any funding and other resources needed
            to establish and maintain such capability; and
                (2) a proposed timeline for the implementation of such
            capability.
        (c) Covered F-18 Aircraft Defined.--In this section, the term
    ``covered F-18 aircraft'' means the eight F/A-18E/F Super Hornet
    aircraft procured using funds authorized and appropriated for the Navy
    during fiscal year 2023.

    SEC. 128. LIMITATION ON THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE LANDING SHIP MEDIUM.

        (a) Limitation.--The Secretary of the Navy may not enter into a
    contract or other agreement that includes a scope of work, including
    priced or unpriced options, for the construction, advance procurement,
    or long-lead material of the lead ship of the Landing Ship Medium
    program until the Secretary certifies to the congressional defense
    committees that basic and functional design with respect to such ship
    is complete.
        (b) Exemption.--
                (1) Inapplicability to commercial or nondevelopmental
            item.--The limitation in subsection (a) does not apply to the
            lead ship of the Landing Ship Medium program if such a ship is
            a commercial or nondevelopmental item.
                (2) Exemption from full and open competition.--In a case in
            which the exemption under paragraph (1) applies, the service
            acquisition executive of the Navy may exempt a contract or
            other agreement for the lead ship of the Landing Ship Medium
            program from the requirements of full and open competition
            under section 3201 of title 10, United States Code.
        (c) Definition.--In this section, the term ``basic and functional
    design'' has the meaning given that term section 8669c of title 10,
    United States Code.

    SEC. 129. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR CONSTELLATION-CLASS
                  FRIGATE PROGRAM PENDING CERTIFICATION ON BASIC AND
                  FUNCTIONAL DESIGN.

        (a) Limitation.--None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by
    this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2025 for the Navy
    may be obligated or expended for the construction of a Constellation-
    class frigate beyond the basic and functional design phase (as defined
    in section 8669c of title 10, United States Code) until the date on
    which the Secretary of Defense submits the certification required by
    subsection (b).
        (b) Certification Required.--Upon final approval of 95 percent of
    all basic and functional design drawings for the Constellation-class
    frigate program by the designated technical authority for the program,
    the Secretary of Defense shall certify to the congressional defense
    committees that such drawings have been so approved.
        (c) Assessment and Evaluation.--Not later than 30 days after the
    date on which the Secretary of Defense submits the certification
    required by subsection (b), the Comptroller General of the United
    States shall submit to the congressional defense committees an
    assessment of--
                (1) the Secretary's compliance with this section; and
                (2) the completeness of the basic and functional design
            drawings described in such subsection.
        (d) Availability of Information.--The Secretary of Defense shall
    provide the Comptroller General with timely access to any documents or
    other information the Comptroller General determines necessary to
    fulfill the requirements of subsection (c).

    SEC. 130. LIMITATION ON STRUCTURAL IMPROVEMENTS AND ELECTRICAL POWER
                  UPGRADES FOR AH-1Z AND UH-1Y HELICOPTERS.

        (a) Limitation.--The Secretary of the Navy may not carry out
    covered upgrades to AH-1Z Viper and UH-1Y Venom helicopters at a
    location other than a facility owned by the original equipment
    manufacturer for such helicopters until the date on which the Secretary
    certifies to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the
    House of Representatives that the plan for carrying out covered
    upgrades at location other than a facility owned by the original
    equipment manufacturer is expected--
                (1) to result in levels of performance, survivability,
            lethality, interoperability, mission execution, and overall
            safety of the helicopter platform that match or exceed the
            levels that would otherwise be achievable by completing such
            upgrades at a facility owned by the original equipment
            manufacturer for the model of helicopter involved;
                (2) to provide improved onboard electrical power capacity
            and ensure adequate power margin for integrating future
            capabilities;
                (3) to improve and expand future weapons interfaces; and
                (4) to allow for improved ease of maintenance.
        (b) Covered Upgrades.--In this section, the term ``covered
    upgrades'' means any structural improvements or electrical power
    upgrades for AH-1Z Viper or UH-1Y Venom helicopters.

    SEC. 131. ANNUAL REPORT ON SURFACE SHIP SUPPLIERS.

        (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
    enactment of this Act, and once every fiscal year thereafter through
    September 30, 2029, the Secretary of the Navy shall submit to the
    congressional defense committees a report analyzing suppliers of
    components for surface ships of the Navy.
        (b) Elements.--Each report required by subsection (a) shall include
    the following:
                (1) An assessment of the status of each supplier of surface
            ship components using the same or a similar methodology to that
            used in the Navy's evaluation tool for suppliers of components
            for Columbia-class submarines.
                (2) If the assessment described in paragraph (1) indicates
            that the supply base of any surface ship component is in an at-
            risk status, a plan for actions to stabilize that supply base.

                         Subtitle D--Air Force Programs

    SEC. 141. EXTENSION OF LIMITATIONS AND MINIMUM INVENTORY REQUIREMENT
                  RELATING TO RQ-4 AIRCRAFT.

        Section 9062(m)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amended, in
    the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking ``September 30,
    2028'' and inserting ``September 30, 2029''.

    SEC. 142. ANNUAL REPORT ON AIR FORCE TACTICAL FIGHTER AIRCRAFT FORCE
                  STRUCTURE.

        Chapter 907 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by
    inserting after section 9062 the following new section:
    ``Sec. 9062a. Annual report on Air Force tactical fighter aircraft
                  force structure.
        ``(a) In General.--Not later than April 1, 2025, and annually
    thereafter through 2029, the Secretary of the Air Force, in
    consultation with the Director of the Air National Guard and the
    Commander of the Air Force Reserve Command, shall--
                ``(1) develop a 10-year tactical fighter aircraft force
            structure, recapitalization, training, and sustainment plan for
            the active and reserve components of the Air Force; and
                ``(2) submit to the congressional defense committees a
            report on the plan.
        ``(b) Elements of Report.--The report required by subsection (a)
    shall address each of the following:
                ``(1) The appropriate mix of tactical fighter aircraft, and
            associated operational risk analyses, required for the
            Secretary of the Air Force to meet expected steady-state,
            global force management allocation plans and geographic
            combatant commander contingency operational plans tasked to the
            Air Force, using active and reserve component tactical fighter
            aircraft units.
                ``(2) The procurement, divestment, and unit activation,
            deactivation, or re-missioning plans or actions the Secretary
            plans to implement, fiscal year-by-fiscal year, unit-by-unit,
            for the 10-year period beginning on the date on which the
            report is submitted, for each active and reserve component
            tactical fighter aircraft unit existing as of such date of
            submittal, including the rationale and justification for any
            such plans or actions.
                ``(3) The actions the Secretary will take to ensure that
            required operational readiness rates are maintained during any
            planned recapitalization, modernization, or change of mission
            affecting tactical fighter aircraft units.
                ``(4) Any plans of the Secretary to augment or supplant
            existing piloted tactical fighter aircraft capability or
            capacity with collaborative combat aircraft increment 1 or
            increment 2 capability or capacity.
                ``(5) Any plans of the Secretary to augment or supplant
            existing piloted tactical fighter aircraft training events
            through the acquisition and fielding of common, joint, all-
            domain, high-fidelity synthetic simulation environments.
        ``(c) Form of Report.--The report required by subsection (a) shall
    be submitted in unclassified form with accompanying graphs, tables, and
    charts, but may contain a classified annex.
        ``(d) Fighter Aircraft Defined.--In this section, the term `fighter
    aircraft' has the meaning given that term in section 9062(i)(2) of this
    title.''.

    SEC. 143. MODIFICATIONS TO INVENTORY REQUIREMENTS FOR CERTAIN AIRCRAFT.

        (a) Temporary Exception to Minimum Primary Mission Aircraft
    Inventory.--Section 133 of the National Defense Authorization Act for
    Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31; 137 Stat. 173) is amended--
                (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``1,112 aircraft'' and
            inserting ``1,101 aircraft''; and
                (2) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ``2024'' and
            inserting ``2025''.
        (b) A-10 Aircraft Minimum Inventory Requirement.--Section 134(d) of
    the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law
    114-328; 130 Stat. 2038) is amended by striking ``135 A-10 aircraft''
    and inserting ``96 A-10 aircraft''.

    SEC. 144. EXTENSION OF PROHIBITION ON CERTAIN REDUCTIONS TO INVENTORY
                  OF E-3 AIRBORNE WARNING AND CONTROL SYSTEM AIRCRAFT.

        Section 142 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
    Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31; 137 Stat. 176) is amended by inserting
    ``or fiscal year 2025'' after ``fiscal year 2024''.

    SEC. 145. EXTENSION OF REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO C-130 AIRCRAFT.

        (a) Extension of Minimum Inventory Requirement.--Section
    146(a)(3)(B) of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act
    for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263; 136 Stat. 2455), as amended
    by section 134(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
    Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31; 137 Stat. 173), is amended by striking
    ``2024'' and inserting ``2025''.
        (b) Extension of Prohibition on Reduction of C-130 Aircraft
    Assigned to National Guard.--Section 146(b)(1) of the James M. Inhofe
    National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law
    117-263; 136 Stat. 2455), as amended by section 134(b) of the National
    Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31; 137
    Stat. 173), is amended by striking ``During fiscal years 2023 and
    2024'' and inserting ``During the period of fiscal years 2023 through
    2025''.

    SEC. 146. MANAGEMENT OF TEMPORARY RELOCATION OF B-1 BOMBER AIRCRAFT AND
                  PERSONNEL.

        Section 133 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
    Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81; 135 Stat. 1574), as most recently amended
    by section 136 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
    Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31; 137 Stat. 174), is further amended--
                (1) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and
                (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new
            subsection (c):
        ``(c) Temporary Relocation.--The Secretary of the Air Force shall,
    to the extent practicable, manage the temporary relocation of any B-1
    bomber aircraft or personnel assigned to units responsible for the
    operation and maintenance of such aircraft resulting from planned
    military construction in a manner that--
                ``(1) minimizes effects to combat readiness;
                ``(2) mitigates the risk of concentrating a significant
            number of the total B-1 bomber fleet at one location;
                ``(3) uses the construction period to maximize
            expeditionary actions such as through Bomber Task Force and
            Agile Combat Employment; and
                ``(4) takes into consideration travel options and travel
            distance for families and dependents of such personnel.''.

    SEC. 147. CONSOLIDATION OF AUTHORITIES RELATING TO AIR FORCE LANDING
                  GEAR.

        (a) In General.--The Secretary of the Air Force shall transfer to
    the Air Force Sustainment Center supply chain management, item
    management, and delegated engineering authorities for landing gear
    systems of F-15EX, F-22, F-35, and T-7A aircraft.
        (b) Implementation Plan.--Not later than 120 days after the date of
    the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force shall develop
    and initiate an implementation plan for the transfers required under
    subsection (a).
        (c) Report.--Not later than 30 days after completing the
    development of the implementation plan required under subsection (b),
    the Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to the Committees on Armed
    Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a report that
    includes a description of--
                (1) the planned milestones for execution of the
            implementation plan;
                (2) any data, staff, and funding needed to effectively
            carry out such plan; and
                (3) the progress of the Secretary in meeting such
            milestones as of the date of the report.

    SEC. 148. RECAPITALIZATION OF AIR REFUELING TANKER AIRCRAFT OF THE
                  RESERVE COMPONENTS OF THE AIR FORCE.

        (a) In General.--The Secretary of the Air Force shall replace
    covered reserve KC-135 aircraft on a one-for-one basis with air
    refueling tanker aircraft that have capabilities equivalent to or
    exceeding the capabilities of the aircraft being replaced.
        (b) Additional Requirements.--In carrying out subsection (a), the
    Secretary of the Air Force--
                (1) may not take any action that would reduce the inventory
            of air refueling tanker aircraft assigned to a reserve
            component below the levels set forth in the budget of the
            President for fiscal year 2025 (as submitted to Congress under
            section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code); and
                (2) shall ensure that, in the event a reserve component
            unit is assigned a greater number of KC-135 aircraft than are
            being replaced with a KC-46 or later-generation air refueling
            tanker aircraft, any KC-135 aircraft remaining after such
            replacement will remain within the reserve component for
            redistribution within that component.
        (c) Waiver.--The Secretary of the Air Force may waive the
    requirement to replace an air refueling tanker aircraft under
    subsection (a), on a case by case basis, if the Secretary determines
    that such replacement would degrade the readiness of the air refueling
    capability of the Air Force.
        (d) Sunset.--This section shall terminate on October 1, 2025.
        (e) Covered Reserve KC-135 Aircraft Defined.--In this section, the
    term ``covered reserve KC-135 aircraft'' means a KC-135 aircraft of the
    reserve components of the Air Force that the Secretary of the Air Force
    has identified to be replaced with a KC-46 or later-generation air
    refueling tanker aircraft.

    SEC. 149. PROHIBITION ON REDUCTION OF KC-135 AIRCRAFT IN PMAI OF THE
                  RESERVE COMPONENTS.

        (a) In General.--None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by
    this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2025 for the Air
    Force may be obligated or expended to reduce the number of KC-135
    aircraft designated as primary mission aircraft inventory within the
    reserve components of the Air Force.
        (b) Primary Mission Aircraft Inventory Defined.--In this section,
    the term ``primary mission aircraft inventory'' has the meaning given
    that term in section 9062(i)(2)(B) of title 10, United States Code.

    SEC. 150. PROHIBITION ON RETIREMENT OF F-15E AIRCRAFT AND REQUIREMENT
                  TO CONDUCT FIGHTER AIRCRAFT CAPABILITIES AND REQUIREMENTS
                  STUDY.

        (a) Prohibition on Retirement of F-15E Aircraft.--
                (1) In general.--The Secretary of the Air Force may not
            retire, prepare to retire, or place in storage or on backup
            aircraft inventory status any F-15E aircraft until September
            30, 2027.
                (2) Exception.--The prohibition under paragraph (1) of
            shall not apply to individual F-15E aircraft that the Secretary
            of the Air Force determines, on a case by case basis, to be no
            longer mission capable and uneconomical to repair because of
            aircraft accidents, mishaps, or excessive material degradation
            and non-airworthiness status of certain aircraft.
                (3) Relationship to other law.--The prohibition under
            paragraph (1) supercedes any provision of section 9062(l) of
            title 10, United States Code, that is inconsistent with such
            prohibition.
        (b) Fighter Aircraft Capabilities and Requirements Study.--
                (1) Study.--The Secretary of Defense shall seek to enter
            into a contract or other agreement with a federally funded
            research and development center pursuant to which the center
            shall carry out--
                        (A) an analysis of the fighter aircraft
                    procurement, fielding, and divestment plan of the
                    Department of the Air Force, as submitted to Congress
                    in accordance with section 148 of the National Defense
                    Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118-
                    31; 137 Stat. 178); and
                        (B) a fighter aircraft capability and requirements
                    study that estimates the number of fighter aircraft
                    needed by the Air Force to meet the requirements of
                    combatant commanders.
                (2) Report to secretary.--The federally funded research and
            development center that carries out the study and analysis
            under paragraph (1) shall submit to the Secretary of Defense a
            report on the results of such study and analysis.
                (3) Reports and briefing to congress.--Not later than March
            15, 2026, the Secretary of Defense shall--
                        (A) submit to the congressional defense committees
                    an unaltered copy of the report received by the
                    Secretary under paragraph (2);
                        (B) submit to such committees a separate report on
                    the views of the Secretary with respect to the results
                    of the study and analysis carried out under paragraph
                    (1), which shall include--
                                (i) a detailed explanation of the strategy
                            and methodology used to conduct the study and
                            analysis, including any force sizing and
                            shaping constructs, scenarios, and assumptions
                            used as part of such study and analysis; and
                                (ii) assessed operational risk based on the
                            Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff risk
                            management classifications set forth the most
                            recent version of the Chairman of the Joint
                            Chiefs of Staff Manual 3105.01A, titled ``Joint
                            Risk Analysis Methodology''; and
                        (C) provide a briefing to the committees on such
                    results.
        (c) Definitions.--In this section, the term ``fighter aircraft''
    means--
                (1) F-15, F-16, F-22, and F-35 aircraft; and
                (2) the Next Generation Air Dominance piloted combat
            aircraft.

    SEC. 151. NOTIFICATION OF DELAYS IN DELIVERY OF MH-139 AIRCRAFT.

        (a) Notice Required.--Not later than 30 days after becoming aware
    of an expected delay in the delivery date of an MH-139 aircraft, the
    Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to the Committees on Armed
    Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives written notice
    of such delay together with an explanation of the reasons for such
    delay.
        (b) Delivery Date Defined.--In this section, the term ``delivery
    date'', when used with respect to an MH-139 aircraft, means the date on
    which such aircraft is expected to be delivered to the Air Force under
    the most recent schedule for such delivery in effect as of the date of
    the enactment of this Act.

    SEC. 152. PLAN AND REQUIREMENTS FOR FIELDING AIR BASE AIR DEFENSE SITES
                  AT AIR FORCE INSTALLATIONS.

        (a) Plan Required.--The Secretary of the Air Force, in consultation
    with the Commander of the United States Northern Command, the Commander
    of United States European Command, and the Commander of United States
    Indo-Pacific Command, shall develop and implement a plan to support the
    fielding of air base air defense sites at Air Force installations and
    other priority sites identified by the Secretary.
        (b) Air Base Air Defense Site Requirements.--Each air base air
    defense site fielded under the plan required under subsection (a) shall
    have the following capabilities:
                (1) Expeditionary mobile protection for dispersed air
            bases.
                (2) Fixed protection for primary air bases.
                (3) Ground-based protection systems that incorporate
            kinetic and non-kinetic capabilities.
                (4) Counter-unmanned aircraft systems.
                (5) Counter-fixed and Counter-rotary wing aircraft
            capabilities.
                (6) Counter-cruise missile capabilities.
                (7) Interoperability with joint command and control
            networks.
                (8) 360-degree active and passive sensors.
                (9) Systems and software that enable reduced staffing.
        (c) Fielding Requirement.--Pursuant to the plan developed under
    subsection (a), the Secretary shall--
                (1) by not later than September 30, 2027, field a total of
            not fewer than four air base air defense sites, of which not
            fewer than two such sites shall be located in the United
            States; and
                (2) in each of fiscal years 2028 through 2031, field at
            least four air base air defense sites per year, of which not
            fewer than two of the sites fielded each year shall be located
            in the United States.
        (d) Report.--Not later than March 1, 2025, the Secretary of the Air
    Force shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on
    the plan required under subsection (a).

    SEC. 153. PLAN FOR ESTABLISHMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF F-16 SIMULATORS AT
                  AIR NATIONAL GUARD TRAINING CENTERS.

        (a) In General.--The Secretary of the Air Force, in coordination
    with the Director of the Air National Guard, shall develop a plan to
    fully fund the establishment and maintenance of F-16 simulators at
    training centers of the Air National Guard as described in subsection
    (b).
        (b) Elements.--The plan under subsection (a) shall include--
                (1) an estimate of the costs of maintaining F-16 simulators
            at Air National Guard training centers that have such
            simulators as of the date of the plan;
                (2) an estimate of the costs of establishing F-16
            simulators at all Air National Guard training centers that are
            required to, but do not, have such simulators as of the date of
            the plan, including training centers for Air National Guard
            units converting from the A-10 aircraft to the F-16 aircraft;
            and
                (3) a plan for allocating funding to pay the costs
            described in paragraphs (1) and (2), including the proportion
            of such funding expected to be provided by the Air Force and
            the Air National Guard, respectively.
        (c) Report.--Not later than March 1, 2025, the Secretary of the Air
    Force shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report
    that includes--
                (1) the plan developed under subsection (a); and
                (2) an assessment from the Secretary and the Chief of the
            National Guard Bureau evaluating how the readiness of Air
            National Guard Units requiring F-16 simulators may be affected
            if such simulators are not established and maintained at
            mission training centers as proposed under the plan.

    SEC. 154. PLAN FOR SUSTAINMENT AND RECAPITALIZATION OF AIR NATIONAL
                  GUARD FIGHTER FLEET.

        (a) In General.--The Secretary of the Air Force, in consultation
    with the Director of the Air National Guard, shall develop a plan to
    sustain and recapitalize the fighter fleet of the Air National Guard.
        (b) Elements.--The recapitalization plan required under subsection
    (a) shall--
                (1) identify each of the 25 fighter aircraft squadrons of
            the Air National Guard in existence on the date of the
            enactment of this Act;
                (2) provide a plan for recapitalization of all such
            squadrons at a similar rate as the fighter aircraft squadrons
            of the active components of the Armed Forces, with the same
            combination of legacy capability fighter aircraft and advanced
            capability fighter aircraft found in fighter aircraft squadrons
            of the active components of the Armed Forces;
                (3) establish a timetable for a plan or actions for the
            recapitalization proposed under paragraph (2), disaggregated by
            fighter aircraft squadron and fiscal year, which shall identify
            funding required for each fiscal year;
                (4) assess budgetary effects on the active components of
            the Armed Forces if the recapitalization plan proposed under
            paragraph (2) were implemented in accordance with the timeline
            established in paragraph (3); and
                (5) assess the effects of such plan on the operational
            readiness and personnel readiness of the active and reserve
            components of the Armed Forces, including the effects of such
            plan on the ability of such components to meet steady state and
            contingency force presentation and mission requirements of
            combatant commanders.
        (c) Report.--
                (1) In general.--Not later than July 1, 2025, the Secretary
            of the Air Force shall submit to the congressional defense
            committees a report that includes the sustainment and
            recapitalization plan required under subsection (a).
                (2) Form.--The report required under paragraph (1) shall be
            submitted in unclassified form, but may contain a classified
            annex.
        (d) Definitions.--In this section:
                (1) The term ``advanced capability fighter aircraft''--
                        (A) means the next-generation air dominance fighter
                    aircraft or any other fighter aircraft referenced or
                    designated as a sixth generation airframe; and
                        (B) does not include unmanned fighter aircraft.
                (2) The term ``fifth generation'', with respect to fighter
            aircraft, means an F-22 or F-35 aircraft.
                (3) The term ``fighter aircraft'' has the meaning given
            that term in section 9062(i)(2) of title 10, United States
            Code.
                (4) The term ``legacy capability fighter aircraft'' means
            pre-fifth generation fighter aircraft, including an F-16, both
            pre-block and post-block, F-15C/D, F-15E/EX, and A-10.

           Subtitle E--Defense-wide, Joint, and Multiservice Matters

    SEC. 161. MODIFICATION TO AIR FORCE AND NAVY USE OF COMMERCIAL DUAL-USE
                  PARTS IN CERTAIN AIRCRAFT AND ENGINES.

        Section 161 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
    Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263; 10 U.S.C. 3453 note) is amended--
                (1) in the section heading, by striking ``used'';
                (2) in subsection (a)(1), by inserting ``new,'' before
            ``used''; and
                (3) in subsection (b)(2), by inserting ``, or from a
            certified production approval holder pursuant to part 21 of
            title 14, Code of Federal Regulations'' before the period at
            the end.

    SEC. 162. MEASURES TO INCREASE SUPPLY CHAIN RESILIENCY FOR SMALL
                  UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS.

        (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
    enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall establish and
    carry out an integrated set of measures--
                (1) to identify risks in the supply chain for small
            unmanned aerial systems (referred to in this section as
            ``sUAS''); and
                (2) to increase the resiliency of such sUAS supply chain
            using parts supplied by domestic sources and from allies and
            partners of the United States.
        (b) Elements.--The measures carried out under subsection (a) shall
    include the following:
                (1) Disassembly and analysis of commercially available
            foreign drone aircraft.--Not later than 90 days after the date
            of the enactment of this Act and not less frequently than once
            every three years thereafter until 2034, the Secretary of
            Defense shall fully disassemble a drone aircraft made by Da
            Jiang Innovations or a similar commercially available sUAS
            manufactured in a covered foreign country in order to--
                        (A) create a taxonomy for each component that
                    categorizes the component by function, level of risk,
                    and such other criteria as the Secretary determines
                    appropriate; and
                        (B) help assess the risk of such components for the
                    purposes of supply chain monitoring and visibility.
                (2) Supply chain risk framework.--Not later than 150 days
            after the date of the enactment of this Act and using the
            taxonomy developed under paragraph (1)(A), the Secretary of
            Defense shall develop a supply chain risk framework in order
            to--
                        (A) assess the risk of each sUAS component to
                    Department of Defense networks or operations;
                        (B) for components that present a risk as
                    determined under subparagraph (A), identify any
                    manufacturers of such components are based in covered
                    foreign countries and evaluate whether measures to
                    mitigate the risk posed by such foreign-produced
                    components are feasible or practical; and
                        (C) determine if any of the foreign companies in
                    the sUAS supply chain should be included on the list
                    maintained by the Department of Defense in accordance
                    with section 1260H of the National Defense
                    Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-
                    283; 10 U.S.C. 113 note).
                (3) Resilient supply chain strategy.--Not later than 180
            days after the date of the enactment of this Act and based on
            the analyses conducted under paragraphs (1) and (2), the
            Secretary of Defense shall develop a strategy to develop a
            secure and resilient domestic and allied supply chain of
            critical components for sUASs, which shall include--
                        (A) identification of sources of supply for sUAS
                    components outside of a covered foreign country
                    assessed to present a risk under paragraph (2)(A) and
                    the total manufacturing capacity of such suppliers;
                        (B) an assessment of the total requirement for
                    sUASs of the Department of Defense;
                        (C) a plan to increase the manufacturing capacity
                    of alternative sources of supply that can meet the
                    requirement specified in subparagraph (B), including
                    estimated funding needs; and
                        (D) a description of how existing initiatives and
                    programs of the Department of Defense may be used to
                    create alternative sUAS sources of supply outside of a
                    covered foreign country, including recommendations
                    for--
                                (i) using authorities available to the
                            Department of Defense, such as Defense
                            Production Act authorities, the Industrial Base
                            Analysis and Sustainment program, loan
                            guarantees, or other programs; and
                                (ii) incentivizing private sector
                            investment to grow or foster domestic or allied
                            sourcing for components for sUASs.
        (c) Report.--Not later than 270 days after the date of the
    enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the
    Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
    Representatives a report that includes--
                (1) a list of each component identified under subsection
            (b)(1), including a description of any security vulnerabilities
            associated with such component;
                (2) a description of the supply chain risk framework
            developed under subsection (b)(2);
                (3) any recommendations for the inclusion of companies on
            the list described in subsection (b)(2)(C); and
                (4) the full strategy developed under subsection (b)(3).
        (d) Form.--The report required under subsection (c) shall be
    submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.
        (e) Covered Foreign Country Defined.--In this section, the term
    ``covered foreign country'' has the meaning given that term in section
    848(e) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020
    (Public Law 116-92; 10 U.S.C. 4871 note).

    SEC. 163. POLICY ON QUALIFICATIONS OF CONTRACTORS FOR INTO-PLANE FUEL
                  DELIVERIES FOR HEAVY-LIFT AIRCRAFT.

        (a) Establishment of Policy.--Not later than one year after the
    date of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Defense
    Logistics Agency shall develop and implement a policy pursuant to which
    acquisition planning shall be performed for any contract providing for
    the into-plane procurement for heavy-lift aircraft of an estimated
    5,000,000 gallons or more of aviation fuel per year within the
    continental United States.
        (b) Use of Evaluation Factors.--As part of the acquisition planning
    required under subsection (a), the Director of the Defense Logistics
    Agency shall determine whether to use evaluation factors to assess the
    qualifications of fixed-based operators bidding on contracts described
    in such subsection. In the event the Director determines it is
    appropriate to use such evaluation factors, the factors may include the
    following:
                (1) Whether the fixed-base operator is able to maintain
            sufficient onsite fuel storage.
                (2) Whether the fixed-base operator's total number of
            employees is sufficient to service military customers.
                (3) Whether the fixed-based operator is capable of
            performing a sufficient range of cargo on-load, off-load, and
            handling operations, including for dangerous goods and cargo,
            for military aircraft of all sizes.
                (4) Whether the fixed-based operator has acceptable past
            performance history on similar procurements.
                (5) Any other factors the Director determines appropriate.
        (c) Consultation.--The Director of the Defense Logistics Agency
    shall, as appropriate, consult with appropriate personnel of the
    military departments in developing mission requirements at commercial
    airports for purposes of the acquisition planning required under
    subsection (a).
        (d) Heavy-lift Aircraft Defined.--In this section, the term
    ``heavy-lift aircraft'' means an aircraft with a maximum gross takeoff
    weight in excess of 107,000 pounds.

    SEC. 164. PROHIBITION ON OPERATION, PROCUREMENT, AND CONTRACTING
                  RELATED TO FOREIGN-MADE LIGHT DETECTION AND RANGING
                  TECHNOLOGY.

        (a) Prohibition on Agency Operation or Procurement.--The Secretary
    of Defense shall not operate or enter into or renew a contract for the
    procurement of--
                (1) a covered light detection and ranging technology
            (referred to in this section as ``LiDAR technology'') that--
                        (A) is manufactured in a covered foreign country or
                    by an entity domiciled in a covered foreign country;
                        (B) uses operating software developed in a covered
                    foreign country or by an entity domiciled in a covered
                    foreign country; or
                        (C) uses network connectivity or data storage
                    located in or administered by an entity domiciled in a
                    covered foreign country; or
                (2) a system or systems that incorporates, interfaces with,
            or otherwise uses LiDAR technology as described in paragraph
            (1).
        (b) Exemption.--The prohibition under subsection (a) shall not
    apply if the operation, procurement, or contracting action is for the
    purposes of intelligence, electronic warfare, and information warfare
    operations, testing, analysis, and training.
        (c) Waiver.--The Secretary of Defense may waive the prohibition
    under subsection (a) on a case-by-case basis if the Secretary
    certifies, in writing, to the congressional defense committees that the
    operation, procurement, or contracting action is required in the
    national interest of the United States.
        (d) Effective Date.--The prohibition under section (a) shall take
    effect on June 30, 2026.
        (e) Definitions.--In this section:
                (1) The term ``covered foreign country'' means any of the
            following:
                        (A) The People's Republic of China.
                        (B) The Islamic Republic of Iran.
                        (C) The Democratic People's Republic of North
                    Korea.
                        (D) The Russian Federation.
                (2) The term ``covered LiDAR company'' means any of the
            following:
                        (A) Hesai Technology (or any subsidiary or
                    affiliate of Hesai Technology).
                        (B) Any entity that produces or provides LiDAR and
                    that is included on--
                                (i) the Consolidated Screening List
                            maintained by the International Trade
                            Administration of the Department of Commerce;
                            or
                                (ii) the civil-military fusion list
                            maintained under section 1260h of the William
                            M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense
                            Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public
                            Law 116-283; 10 U.S.C. 113 note).
                        (C) Any entity that produces or provides LiDAR and
                    that--
                                (i) is domiciled in a covered foreign
                            country; or
                                (ii) is subject to unmitigated foreign
                            ownership, control or influence by a covered
                            foreign country, as determined by the Secretary
                            of Defense in accordance with the National
                            Industrial Security Program or any successor to
                            such program.
                (3) The term ``covered LiDAR technology'' means LiDAR
            technology and any related services and equipment manufactured
            by a covered LiDAR company.
                (4) The terms ``light detection and ranging'' and ``LiDAR''
            mean a sensor that emits light, often in the form of a pulsed
            or modulated laser, and scans or flashes the environment to
            detect and measure the range of its surroundings.

    SEC. 165. LIMITATION ON PROCUREMENT OF F-35 AIRCRAFT PENDING
                  CERTIFICATION ON IMPROVEMENTS AND CORRECTION OF
                  DEFICIENCIES.

        (a) Limitation.--The Secretary of Defense may not accept or take
    delivery of covered F-35 aircraft in excess of the maximum quantities
    specified in subsection (c) until the date on which the Secretary
    certifies to the congressional defense committees that the Secretary is
    in compliance with each of the following requirements:
                (1) The Secretary has submitted to Congress (in accordance
            with subsection (b)) and is implementing a plan, with
            appropriate actions and milestones, to develop and field F-35
            aircraft and mission systems digital-twin models across the F-
            35 enterprise.
                (2) The Secretary has submitted to Congress (in accordance
            with subsection (b)) and is implementing a plan, with
            appropriate actions and milestones, to procure at least one new
            cooperative avionics flying test bed aircraft for the F-35
            enterprise.
                (3) The Secretary has submitted to Congress (in accordance
            with subsection (b)) and is implementing a plan, with
            appropriate actions and milestones, to procure and construct a
            new F-35 mission software integration laboratory to enable
            concurrent testing of TR-2 and TR-3 mission system hardware,
            software, and any existing or new F-35 capabilities.
                (4) The Secretary has submitted to Congress (in accordance
            with subsection (b)) and is implementing a plan of corrective
            actions and milestones to resolve all deficiencies and
            recommendations identified in the 2024 F-35 Initial Operational
            Testing and Evaluation report submitted to Congress by the
            Director of Operational Testing and Evaluation.
                (5) The Secretary has submitted to Congress (in accordance
            with subsection (b)) and is implementing a plan of corrective
            actions and milestones to minimize F-35 new aircraft production
            interruptions and resolve all programmatic deficiencies
            associated with the new F-35 mission system radar hardware and
            software related to the development, testing, acceptance,
            certification, production, and fielding of the radar as
            identified by the Director of the F-35 Joint Program Office.
                (6) The Secretary has submitted to Congress (in accordance
            with subsection (b)) and is implementing a plan of corrective
            actions and milestones to resolve all deficiencies and
            recommendations identified in the report of the F-35 software
            Independent Review Team commissioned by the Secretary of the
            Air Force and the Director of the F-35 Joint Program Office.
                (7) The Secretary has submitted to Congress (in accordance
            with subsection (b)) and is implementing a corrective action
            plan with appropriate actions, milestones, necessary technical
            data and other resources, and metrics for measuring
            improvements, to address long-standing sustainment challenges
            and improve fleetwide mission capable and full mission capable
            rates for F-35 aircraft. At a minimum, such plan shall provide
            for--
                        (A) completing the set-up of military service
                    depots and attaining the required production capacity;
                        (B) addressing and mitigating corrosion,
                    particularly in all F-35 variants, including the
                    necessary parts, equipment, technical data, and any
                    necessary adjustments to squadron staffing to
                    effectively conduct corrosion inspections and work;
                        (C) improving the visibility and availability of
                    assets and parts that detract from mission capable
                    rates; and
                        (D) developing mechanisms to surge supply support
                    for the air vehicle and engine and ensure continuity of
                    F-35 logistics and operations in contested
                    environments.
                (8) The Secretary has submitted all plans and corrective
            action plans described in paragraphs (1) through (7) to the
            congressional defense committees as required under subsection
            (b).
                (9) The Secretary has met the requirements of subsections
            (b)(5) and (c) of section 226 of the National Defense
            Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31; 137
            Stat. 196) and has submitted all documentation required to be
            submitted to Congress pursuant to such subsections.
        (b) Submittal of Plans to Congress.--
                (1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall submit to
            the congressional defense committees all plans and corrective
            action plans described in paragraphs (1) through (7) of
            subsection (a).
                (2) Elements.--Each plan submitted under paragraph (1)
            shall include--
                        (A) an estimate of the total amount of funds
                    required to complete implementation of the plan;
                        (B) realistic, event-driven schedules to achieve
                    the objectives of the plan; and
                        (C) a schedule risk assessment to a minimum of 80
                    percent confidence level.
                (3) Form.--Each plan described in paragraph (1) shall be
            submitted in unclassified form, but may contain a classified
            annex.
        (c) Maximum Quantities.--The maximum quantities of covered F-35
    aircraft specified in this subsection are the following:
                (1) Thirty F-35A aircraft.
                (2) Nine F-35B aircraft.
                (3) Nine F-35C aircraft.
        (d) Annual Reports.--
                (1) In general.--Not later than April 1, 2025, and on an
            annual basis thereafter for the following five years, the
            Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense
            committees a report that includes a comprehensive update on all
            plans that--
                        (A) were developed pursuant to paragraphs (1)
                    through (7) of subsection (a); and
                        (B) are being implemented by the Secretary as of
                    the date of the report.
                (2) Form.--Each report under paragraph (1) shall be
            submitted in unclassified form but may contain a classified
            annex.
        (e) Covered f-35 Aircraft Defined.--In this section, the term
    ``covered F-35'' aircraft means new production F-35 aircraft--
                (1) that are authorized to be procured using funds
            authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made
            available for fiscal year 2025 for the Department of Defense;
            and
                (2) the procurement of which is fully funded by the United
            States.

    SEC. 166. ASSESSMENTS OF INVENTORY REQUIREMENTS FOR AIR-TO-AIR
                  MISSILES.

        (a) In General.--The Secretary of the Air Force and the Secretary
    of the Navy, in coordination with the commanders of the combatant
    commands, shall jointly assess the sufficiency of established inventory
    requirements for air-to-air missiles.
        (b) Elements.--In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary of the
    Air Force and the Secretary of the Navy shall jointly--
                (1) assess planned deliveries of air-to-air missiles
            through 2029 and the total available missiles by type in each
            year through 2029;
                (2) assess combined requirements for air-to-air missiles to
            support operational plans of the United States Central Command,
            the United States Indo-Pacific Command, the United States
            Northern Command, and the United States European Command, at
            low, medium, and high risk;
                (3) consider emerging requirements for surface-to-air
            defense and collaborative combat aircraft and how those
            additional missions will affect inventory requirements for air-
            to-air missiles;
                (4) consider the sufficiency of planned acquisition for
            air-to-air missiles through 2029 to meet operational
            requirements;
                (5) consider whether continuing production of the advanced
            medium-range air-to-air missile program of record through 2029
            would enhance available inventories of air-to-air missiles; and
                (6) develop recommendations to adjust the planned mix of
            missiles, including an assessment of whether extending the
            range or capability of existing air-to-air missiles would
            better support combined combatant command requirements at
            medium risk.
        (c) Report.--Following the completion of the assessment required
    under subsection (a), but not later than April 1, 2025, the Secretary
    of the Air Force and the Secretary of the Navy shall jointly submit to
    the congressional defense committees a report on the results of the
    assessment, which shall include a summary of the results of the
    assessment with respect to each element specified in subsection (b).
        (d) Form of Report.--The report required under subsection (c) shall
    be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.

    SEC. 167. PLAN FOR SIGNALS INTELLIGENCE CAPABILITIES OF ARMED OVERWATCH
                  AIRCRAFT.

        (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
    enactment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special
    Operations and Low Intensity Conflict and the Commander of the United
    States Special Operations Command shall jointly submit to the
    congressional defense committees a plan for integrating signals
    intelligence capabilities on fielded armed overwatch aircraft.
        (b) Plan Requirements.--At a minimum, the plan required by
    subsection (a) shall--
                (1) define the signals intelligence requirements for armed
            overwatch aircraft, including the required signals intelligence
            capabilities and the number of aircraft to be equipped with
            such capabilities;
                (2) articulate the resources necessary by fiscal year to
            fulfill the requirements described in paragraph (1); and
                (3) include any other matters the Assistant Secretary of
            Defense for Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict and
            the Commander of the United States Special Operations Command
            consider relevant.

             TITLE II--RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION

                  Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations

    Sec. 201. Authorization of appropriations.

        Subtitle B--Program Requirements, Restrictions, and Limitations

    Sec. 211. Modification of certain requirements relating to the Joint
                                Energetics Transition Office.
    Sec. 212. Modification to annual report on unfunded priorities of the
                                Under Secretary of Defense for Research and
                                Engineering.
    Sec. 213. Modification to defense laboratory education partnerships.
    Sec. 214. Extension of Global Research Watch Program.
    Sec. 215. Expansion of authority for technology protection features
                                activities.
    Sec. 216. Modification to personnel management authority to attract
                                experts in science, engineering, and
                                certain other disciplines.
    Sec. 217. Codification of the Laboratory Quality Enhancement Program.
    Sec. 218. Modification to consortium on use of additive manufacturing
                                for defense capability development.
    Sec. 219. Modification to continuous capability development and
                                delivery program for F-35 aircraft.
    Sec. 220. Modifications to test program for engineering plant of DDG(X)
                                destroyer vessels.
    Sec. 221. Improvements relating to defining, identifying, and planning
                                the artificial intelligence workforce of
                                the Department of Defense.
    Sec. 222. Modification to artificial intelligence education strategy.
    Sec. 223. Modification of CVN-73 to support fielding of MQ-25 unmanned
                                aerial vehicle.
    Sec. 224. Modification to innovators information repository in the
                                Department of Defense.
    Sec. 225. Duties of Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer
                                Governing Council relating to artificial
                                intelligence models and advanced artificial
                                intelligence technologies.
    Sec. 226. Ensuring compliance with Department of Defense policy when
                                awarding research grants.
    Sec. 227. Extension and modification of Directed Energy Working Group.
    Sec. 228. National Defense Economic Competition Research Council.
    Sec. 229. Agility Prime Transition Working Group.
    Sec. 230. Authority for temporary assignment of employees of the Office
                                of Strategic Capital to certain private-
                                sector organizations.
    Sec. 231. Quantum benchmarking initiative.
    Sec. 232. Expansion of participation in the Digital On-Demand Program.
    Sec. 233. Management and utilization of digital data to enhance
                                maintenance activities.
    Sec. 234. Electromagnetic spectrum demonstration program.
    Sec. 235. Competitive demonstration of automated target recognition
                                algorithms.
    Sec. 236. Pilot program on development of near-term use cases and
                                demonstration of artificial intelligence
                                toward biotechnology applications for
                                national security.
    Sec. 237. Pilot program on use of artificial intelligence for certain
                                workflow and operations tasks.
    Sec. 238. Limitation on availability of funds for fundamental research
                                collaboration with certain academic
                                institutions.

                 Subtitle C--Plans, Reports, and Other Matters

    Sec. 241. Incorporating human readiness levels into research,
                                development, test, and evaluation
                                activities.
    Sec. 242. Biotechnology roadmap.
    Sec. 243. Plan to advance interests of Department of Defense in matters
                                relating to electromagnetic spectrum in
                                international fora.
    Sec. 244. Strategic plan for quantum information science technologies
                                within the Department of Defense.
    Sec. 245. Defense Science Board study on long-term operations and
                                availability of Kwajalein Atoll as a Major
                                Range and Test Facility Base.

                  Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations

    SEC. 201. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

        Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2025
    for the use of the Department of Defense for research, development,
    test, and evaluation, as specified in the funding table in section
    4201.

        Subtitle B--Program Requirements, Restrictions, and Limitations

    SEC. 211. MODIFICATION OF CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO THE JOINT
                  ENERGETICS TRANSITION OFFICE.

        Subsection (d) of section 148 of title 10, United States Code, is
    amended to read as follows:
        ``(d) Budgeting and Funding Requirements.--
                ``(1) The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that the Office
            is budgeted for and funded in a manner sufficient to ensure the
            Office has the staff and other resources necessary to
            effectively carry out the responsibilities specified in
            subsection (c).
                ``(2) In the budget justification materials submitted to
            Congress in support of the Department of Defense budget for
            fiscal year 2027 and each fiscal year thereafter (as submitted
            with the budget of the President under section 1105(a) of title
            31), the Secretary of Defense shall include a dedicated budget
            line item for the implementation of subsection (a) and for the
            testing and evaluation of energetic materials and technologies
            by the Office.''.

    SEC. 212. MODIFICATION TO ANNUAL REPORT ON UNFUNDED PRIORITIES OF THE
                  UNDER SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR RESEARCH AND ENGINEERING.

        The second section 222e of title 10, United States Code, is
    amended--
                (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``the Secretary of
            Defense shall'' and inserting ``the Secretary of Defense, after
            coordinating with the Secretaries of the military departments,
            shall''; and
                (2) in subsection (e)--
                        (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``and'' at the
                    end;
                        (B) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the
                    end and inserting ``; and''; and
                        (C) by adding at the end the following new
                    paragraph:
                ``(3) in the case of a military construction project, has
            reached 35 percent design.''.

    SEC. 213. MODIFICATION TO DEFENSE LABORATORY EDUCATION PARTNERSHIPS.

        Section 2194(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
                (1) in paragraph (6), by striking ``and'' at the end;
                (2) in paragraph (7), by striking the period at the end and
            inserting ``; and''; and
                (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
                ``(8) entering into new and separate contracts or
            cooperative agreements with, or making grants to, the
            institution to provide financial assistance for activities
            conducted under such partnership agreement.''.

    SEC. 214. EXTENSION OF GLOBAL RESEARCH WATCH PROGRAM.

        Section 4066(f) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by
    striking ``September 30, 2025'' and inserting ``September 30, 2035''.

    SEC. 215. EXPANSION OF AUTHORITY FOR TECHNOLOGY PROTECTION FEATURES
                  ACTIVITIES.

        (a) Expansion of Authority.--Subsection (a) of section 4067 of
    title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking ``during the
    research and development phase of such system'' and inserting ``to
    increase ally and partner military capability or improve coalition
    interoperability''.
        (b) Cost-sharing.--Subsection (b) of such section is amended--
                (1) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3);
                (2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new
            paragraph (2):
        ``(2) Any contract for the design or development of an
    exportability feature of a system resulting from activities under
    subsection (a) for the purpose of enhancing or enabling the
    exportability of the system shall include a cost-sharing provision that
    requires the contractor to bear half of the cost of such activities, or
    such other portion of such cost as the Secretary considers appropriate
    upon showing of good cause.''; and
                (3) in paragraph (3), as so redesignated--
                        (A) by inserting ``or (2)'' after ``paragraph
                    (1)'';
                        (B) by inserting ``or exportability feature'' after
                    ``with respect to a designated system''; and
                        (C) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``in the case
                    of a designated system,'' before ``the''.

    SEC. 216. MODIFICATION TO PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT AUTHORITY TO ATTRACT
                  EXPERTS IN SCIENCE, ENGINEERING, AND CERTAIN OTHER
                  DISCIPLINES.

        Section 4092 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
                (1) in the section heading, by striking ``science and
            engineering'' and inserting ``science, engineering, and certain
            other disciplines'';
                (2) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the following
            new paragraph:
                ``(11) Office of strategic capital.--The Director of the
            Office of Strategic Capital may carry out a program of
            personnel management authority provided in subsection (b) in
            order to facilitate recruitment of eminent experts in finance
            and investment for the Office.''; and
                (3) in subsection (b)--
                        (A) in paragraph (1)--
                                (i) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``5
                            scientific and engineering positions in the
                            Office'' and inserting ``20 scientific and
                            engineering positions in the Office, of which
                            not more than 5 such positions may be positions
                            of administration or management of the
                            Office'';
                                (ii) in subparagraph (E) by striking ``5
                            scientific and engineering positions in the
                            Unit'' and inserting ``35 scientific and
                            engineering positions in the Unit, of which not
                            more than 5 such positions may be positions of
                            administration or management of the Unit'';
                                (iii) in subparagraph (H), by striking
                            ``15'' and inserting ``25'';
                                (iv) in subparagraph (I), by striking
                            ``and'' at the end;
                                (v) in subparagraph (J), by adding ``and''
                            at the end; and
                                (vi) by adding at the end the following new
                            subparagraph:
                        ``(K) in the case of the Office of Strategic
                    Capital, appoint individuals to a total of not more
                    than 30 positions in the Office;''; and
                        (B) in paragraph (2), by amending subparagraph (A)
                    to read as follows:
                        ``(A) in the case of employees appointed pursuant
                    to subparagraphs (B), (D), (E), (H), and (K) of
                    paragraph (1), at a rate to be determined by the head
                    of the organization concerned up to 150 percent of the
                    total annual compensation payable to the Vice President
                    under section 104 of title 3;''.

    SEC. 217. CODIFICATION OF THE LABORATORY QUALITY ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM.

        (a) In General.--Subchapter III of chapter 303 of title 10, United
    States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
    ``Sec. 4128. Laboratory Quality Enhancement Program
        ``(a) Program Required.--(1) The Secretary of Defense, acting
    through the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering,
    shall carry out a program under which the Secretary shall establish the
    panels described in subsection (b) and direct such panels--
                ``(A) to review and make recommendations to the Secretary
            with respect to--
                        ``(i) existing policies and practices affecting the
                    science and technology reinvention laboratories to
                    improve the mission effectiveness of such laboratories;
                        ``(ii) new initiatives proposed by the science and
                    technology reinvention laboratories; and
                        ``(iii) new interpretations of existing provisions
                    of law that would enhance the ability of a director of
                    a science and technology reinvention laboratory to
                    manage the laboratory and discharge the mission of the
                    laboratory;
                ``(B) to support implementation of current and future
            initiatives affecting the science and technology reinvention
            laboratories; and
                ``(C) to conduct assessments or data analysis on the
            effectiveness of the authorities granted to the science and
            technology reinvention laboratories and such other issues as
            the Secretary determines to be appropriate.
        ``(2) The program carried out pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be
    known as the `Laboratory Quality Enhancement Program'.
        ``(b) Panels.--The panels described in this subsection are the
    following:
                ``(1) A panel on personnel, workforce development, and
            talent management.
                ``(2) A panel on facilities, equipment, and infrastructure.
                ``(3) A panel on research strategy, technology transfer,
            and industry and university partnerships.
                ``(4) A panel on governance and oversight processes.
        ``(c) Composition of Panels.--(1) Each panel described in
    paragraphs (1) through (3) of subsection (b) may be composed of subject
    matter and technical management experts from--
                ``(A) laboratories and research centers of the Army, Navy,
            and Air Force;
                ``(B) appropriate Defense Agencies;
                ``(C) the Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for
            Research and Engineering; and
                ``(D) such other entities as the Secretary determines to be
            appropriate.
        ``(2) The panel described in subsection (b)(4) shall be composed
    of--
                ``(A) at least one member from each of the science and
            technology reinvention laboratories; and
                ``(B) such other members as the Secretary determines to be
            appropriate.
        ``(d) Governance of Panels.--(1) The chairperson of each panel
    established pursuant to subsection (a) shall be selected by the members
    of the respective panel.
        ``(2) Each panel, in coordination with the Under Secretary of
    Defense for Research and Engineering, shall transmit to the Science and
    Technology Executive Committee of the Department of Defense such
    information or findings on topics requiring decision or approval as the
    panel considers appropriate.
        ``(e) Interpretation of Provisions of Law.--(1) The Under Secretary
    of Defense for Research and Engineering, acting under the guidance of
    the Secretary, shall issue regulations regarding the meaning, scope,
    implementation, and applicability of any provision of a statute
    relating to a science and technology reinvention laboratory.
        ``(2) In interpreting or defining under paragraph (1), the Under
    Secretary shall, to the degree practicable, emphasize providing the
    maximum operational flexibility to the directors of the science and
    technology reinvention laboratories to discharge the missions of their
    laboratories.
        ``(3) In interpreting or defining under paragraph (1), the Under
    Secretary shall, to the extent practicable, consult and coordinate with
    the secretaries of the military departments and such other agencies or
    entities as the Under Secretary considers relevant on any proposed
    revision to regulations under paragraph (1).
        ``(4) In interpreting or defining under paragraph (1), the Under
    Secretary shall seek recommendations from the panel described in
    subsection (b)(4).
        ``(f) Science and Technology Reinvention Laboratory Defined.--In
    this section, the term `science and technology reinvention laboratory'
    means a Department of Defense laboratory designated as a Department of
    Defense science and technology reinvention laboratory under section
    4121 of this title.''.
        (b) Conforming Repeal.--Section 211 of the National Defense
    Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114-328; 10 U.S.C.
    note prec. 4121) is repealed.

    SEC. 218. MODIFICATION TO CONSORTIUM ON USE OF ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING
                  FOR DEFENSE CAPABILITY DEVELOPMENT.

        Section 223(c) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
    Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31; 10 U.S.C. 4841 note) is amended--
                (1) in paragraph (5), by striking ``and'' at the end;
                (2) in paragraph (6), by striking the period at the end and
            inserting ``; and''; and
                (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
                ``(7) develop a process to certify new materials and
            processes for fabricating flight critical parts and initiate
            planning for a rapidly deployable additive manufacturing system
            that is capable of fabricating replacement safety-critical
            parts for military aircraft and unmanned aerial vehicles in
            environments where access to traditionally manufactured
            replacement parts is severely restricted.''.

    SEC. 219. MODIFICATION TO CONTINUOUS CAPABILITY DEVELOPMENT AND
                  DELIVERY PROGRAM FOR F-35 AIRCRAFT.

        Section 225(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
    Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31; 137 Stat. 195) is amended--
                (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``designate two F-35A
            aircraft, two F-35B aircraft, and two F-35C aircraft'' and
            inserting ``designate a total of not fewer than nine F-35A, F-
            35B, or F-35C aircraft''; and
                (2) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ``Lot 19'' and
            inserting ``Lot 18''.

    SEC. 220. MODIFICATIONS TO TEST PROGRAM FOR ENGINEERING PLANT OF DDG(X)
                  DESTROYER VESSELS.

        Section 221 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
    Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81; 135 Stat. 1599) is amended--
                (1) in subsection (a), by adding at the end the following
            new sentence: ``A minimum of two motor technologies with
            comparable efficiency, weight, and space characteristics that
            provide minimum of 40 megawatts of reserve power, in excess of
            propulsion and ship service at patrol speed, shall be tested in
            full scale to mitigate program risk and provide sufficient
            competition prior to down selecting to a class decision.'';
                (2) in subsection (c), by striking paragraph (1) and
            inserting the following new paragraph (1):
                ``(1) Two electrical propulsion motor technologies.''; and
                (3) in subsection (d)(1), by inserting ``that incorporates
            two propulsion motor technology options'' before the period at
            the end.

    SEC. 221. IMPROVEMENTS RELATING TO DEFINING, IDENTIFYING, AND PLANNING
                  THE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE WORKFORCE OF THE DEPARTMENT
                  OF DEFENSE.

        (a) Appointment of Responsible Official .--Section 230 of the
    National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law
    116-92; 10 U.S.C. note prec. 501) is amended by striking subsection (c)
    and inserting the following:
        ``(c) Responsibility.--
                ``(1) Appointment of officer.--Not later than April 30,
            2025, the Secretary of Defense shall appoint a civilian
            official responsible for the development and implementation of
            the policy and implementation plan set forth in subsections (a)
            and (b), respectively. The official shall be known as the
            `Chief Digital Engineering Recruitment and Management Officer
            of the Department of Defense'.
                ``(2) Additional responsibilities.--In addition to the
            responsibilities specified in paragraph (1), the Officer
            appointed under such paragraph shall--
                        ``(A) fully define and identify the artificial
                    intelligence workforce of the Department of Defense,
                    including by--
                                ``(i) clarifying the roles and
                            responsibilities of the artificial intelligence
                            workforce and the relationship between the
                            artificial intelligence workforce and the
                            overall Department of Defense innovation
                            workforce and digital workforce;
                                ``(ii) coding artificial intelligence
                            workforce roles in workforce data systems; and
                                ``(iii) developing a qualification program
                            for artificial intelligence workforce roles;
                            and
                        ``(B) update the Department of Defense Human
                    Capital Operating Plan to be consistent with the
                    Strategic Management Plan of the Department and the
                    Annual Performance Plan of the Department relating to
                    artificial intelligence workforce issues, including--
                                ``(i) addressing the human capital
                            implementation actions planned to support the
                            strategic goals and priorities identified in
                            the Agency Strategic Plan and Annual
                            Performance Plan; and
                                ``(ii) ensuring the use of consistent
                            artificial intelligence terminology.
                ``(3) Expiration of appointment.--The appointment of the
            Officer under paragraph (1) shall expire on September 30,
            2030.''.
        (b) Digital Engineering Implementation Plan Update.--Not later than
    90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of
    Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate
    and the House of Representatives a report that includes an update on
    any activities carried out in accordance with the implementation plan
    required under section 230(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act
    for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92; 10 U.S.C. note prec. 501).
        (c) Briefing.--Not later than 240 days after the date of the
    enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the
    congressional defense committees a briefing on--
                (1) the positions included in the artificial intelligence
            workforce of the Department as of the date of the briefing;
                (2) any positions not identified under paragraph (1) that
            should be included in the artificial intelligence workforce of
            the Department;
                (3) which positions require Department of Defense personnel
            with artificial intelligence skills;
                (4) the current state of the artificial intelligence
            workforce of the Department as of the ate of the briefing; and
                (5) planned or proposed future requirements for the
            artificial intelligence workforce of the Department.

    SEC. 222. MODIFICATION TO ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE EDUCATION STRATEGY.

        Section 256 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
    Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92; 133 Stat. 1290) is amended by adding at
    the end the following new subsection:
        ``(d) Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Education
    Platforms.--
                ``(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date
            of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for
            Fiscal Year 2025, the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence
            Officer of the Department of Defense, in coordination with the
            Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, shall--
                        ``(A) develop a set of distance education courses
                    on--
                                ``(i) the foundational concepts of
                            artificial intelligence and machine learning;
                            and
                                ``(ii) the responsible and ethical design,
                            development, acquisition and procurement,
                            deployment, and use of artificial intelligence
                            and machine learning applications; and
                        ``(B) make such courses available to members of the
                    Armed Forces.
                ``(2) Report.--Not later than 270 days after the date of
            the enactment of this subsection, the Secretary of Defense
            shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report
            on the progress of the Chief Digital and Artificial
            Intelligence Officer in implementing paragraph (1).''.

    SEC. 223. MODIFICATION OF CVN-73 TO SUPPORT FIELDING OF MQ-25 UNMANNED
                  AERIAL VEHICLE.

        Section 219 of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization
    Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232; 132 Stat. 1680) is
    amended by striking ``shall'' and all that follows and inserting
    ``shall modify the compartments and infrastructure of the aircraft
    carrier designated CVN-73 to support the fielding of the MQ-25 unmanned
    aerial vehicle before the planned deployment date of such vehicle.''.

    SEC. 224. MODIFICATION TO INNOVATORS INFORMATION REPOSITORY IN THE
                  DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

        Section 220 of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization
    Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232; 10 U.S.C. 4061 note
    prec.) is amended--
                (1) in subsection (a), by inserting ``Chief Digital and
            Artificial Intelligence Office, the Defense Innovation Unit,
            and the'' before ``Defense Technical Information Center'';
                (2) in subsection (b), by inserting ``in accordance with
            subsection (e)'' before the period at the end;
                (3) in subsection (c)--
                        (A) by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows:
                ``(1) be coordinated across the Department of Defense to
            focus on small business concerns (as defined in section 3 of
            the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632), including--
                        ``(A) participants in the Small Business Innovation
                    Research Program or the Small Business Technology
                    Transfer Program established under section 9 of the
                    Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638);
                        ``(B) participants in the pilot program established
                    under section 834 of the National Defense Authorization
                    Act for Fiscal Year 2022 or the Rapid Defense
                    Experimentation Reserve of the Department of Defense;
                    and
                        ``(C) small business concerns that are
                    nontraditional defense contractors (as defined in
                    section 3014 of title 10, United States Code) that work
                    with research, innovation, and advanced project
                    entities;''; and
                        (B) in paragraph (2)--
                                (i) in subparagraph (C), by striking
                            ``and'' at the end;
                                (ii) in subparagraph (D), by striking
                            ``and'' at the end; and
                                (iii) by adding at the end the following
                            new subparagraphs:
                        ``(E) the date of the initial award to the
                    participant from the Department of Defense; and
                        ``(F) the dates of any additional awards made to
                    the participant by the Department of Defense, including
                    the dates of any contracts or other agreements entered
                    into between the participant the Department of Defense;
                    and''; and
                (4) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
        ``(e) Updates Required.--Not less frequently than once each fiscal
    quarter and subject to the availability of appropriations, the head of
    the Defense Technical Information Center, in coordination with the
    Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, shall update
    the innovators information repository established under this
    section.''.

    SEC. 225. DUTIES OF CHIEF DIGITAL AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE OFFICER
                  GOVERNING COUNCIL RELATING TO ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
                  MODELS AND ADVANCED ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TECHNOLOGIES.

        Section 238(d)(3)(E) of the John S. McCain National Defense
    Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232; 10 U.S.C.
    note prec. 4061) is amended--
                (1) by redesignating clause (x) as clause (xi); and
                (2) by inserting after clause (ix) the following new clause
            (x):
                                ``(x) With respect to artificial
                            intelligence models and advanced artificial
                            intelligence technologies--
                                        ``(I) to identify and assess
                                    artificial intelligence models and
                                    advanced artificial intelligence
                                    technologies that could pose a national
                                    security risk if accessed by an
                                    adversary of the United States;
                                        ``(II) to develop strategies to
                                    prevent unauthorized access and usage
                                    of potent artificial intelligence
                                    models by countries that are
                                    adversaries of the United States; and
                                        ``(III) to make recommendations to
                                    Congress and relevant Federal agencies
                                    for legislative or administrative
                                    action in the field of artificial
                                    intelligence.''.

    SEC. 226. ENSURING COMPLIANCE WITH DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE POLICY WHEN
                  AWARDING RESEARCH GRANTS.

        Section 1286 of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization
    Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232; 10 U.S.C. 4001 note) is
    amended--
                (1) in subsection (d)(1)(B), by striking ``subsection (g)''
            and inserting ``subsection (h)'';
                (2) by redesignating subsections (e) through (h) as
            subsections (f) through (i), respectively;
                (3) by inserting after subsection (d) the following new
            subsection (e):
        ``(e) Annual Reviews Required.--Not later than March 30, 2025, and
    not later than March 30 of each year thereafter--
                ``(1) each head of a Department of Defense component that
            awards grants for research shall carry out a review of a
            representative sample of the research grants awarded by the
            respective component in the previous fiscal year to ensure that
            the component is awarding grants in compliance with the
            applicable policies of the Department of Defense; and
                ``(2) the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and
            Engineering shall carry out a separate review of a
            representative sample of the research grants awarded by such
            components in the previous fiscal year.''; and
                (4) in subsection (f), as redesignated by paragraph (1)--
                        (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``and on the
                    periodic reviews conducted pursuant to subsection (e)''
                    after ``by subsection (a)''; and
                        (B) in paragraph (2)--
                                (i) by redesignating subparagraphs (A)
                            through (G) as clauses (i) through (vii),
                            respectively, and indenting such clauses two
                            ems to the right;
                                (ii) by inserting before clause (i), as
                            redesignated by clause (i) of this
                            subparagraph, the following new subparagraph
                            (A):
                        ``(A) With respect to the activities carried out
                    under the initiative required by subsection (a), the
                    following:''; and
                                (iii) by adding at the end the following
                            new subparagraph:
                        ``(B) With respect to the periodic reviews
                    conducted pursuant to subsection (e), the following:
                                ``(i) The total number of research grants
                            awarded by the Department in the fiscal year
                            covered by the reviews.
                                ``(ii) The number of reviews carried out
                            pursuant to subsection (e)(1).
                                ``(iii) The number of reviews carried out
                            pursuant to subsection (e)(2).
                                ``(iv) A description of the processes by
                            which the heads of the components described in
                            paragraph (1) of subsection (e) and the Under
                            Secretary of Defense for Research and
                            Engineering conducted the reviews under such
                            subsection.
                                ``(v) An assessment of issues identified
                            during the reviews carried out under subsection
                            (e), including a list of grants that were
                            identified as having not been awarded in
                            compliance with applicable policies of the
                            Department of Defense.''.

    SEC. 227. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF DIRECTED ENERGY WORKING GROUP.

        Section 219(d) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
    Year 2017 (Public Law 114-328; 10 U.S.C. 4205 note) is amended--
                (1) in paragraph (6), by adding at the end the following:
            ``Each such briefing shall include--
                        ``(A) for each organization and element of the
                    Department carrying out work related to directed energy
                    capabilities, cost data and associated program elements
                    for each fiscal year across the period covered by the
                    most recent future-years defense program submitted to
                    Congress under section 221 of title 10, United States
                    Code (as of the time of the briefing); and
                        ``(B) information on any enabling work that
                    supports such capabilities, including--
                                ``(i) vehicle or software integration and
                            testing;
                                ``(ii) command, control and targeting
                            architectures;
                                ``(iii) supporting infrastructure
                            requirements; and
                                ``(iv) workforce training.''; and
                (2) in paragraph (7), by striking ``4 years'' and inserting
            ``9 years''.

    SEC. 228. NATIONAL DEFENSE ECONOMIC COMPETITION RESEARCH COUNCIL.

        (a) Establishment of Council.--
                (1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of
            the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall
            establish a council to identify, evaluate, and coordinate
            existing research efforts, or propose new research topics,
            relating to economic competition activities, such as economic
            coercion, manipulation, or other uses of economic power to
            undermine the national defense strategy of the United States
            and the partners and allies of the United States.
                (2) Designation.--The council established pursuant to
            paragraph (1) shall be known as the ``National Defense Economic
            Competition Research Council'' (referred to in this section as
            the ``Council'').
        (b) Charter and Mission.--Not later than 120 days after the date of
    the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall issue a
    charter for the Council with a mission that includes the following:
                (1) Conducting analysis of ongoing or proposed government
            and academic research relating to economic competition.
                (2) Making proposals for new areas of research to increase
            understanding of adversarial uses of economic tools in support
            of military objectives to improve understanding of threats,
            vulnerabilities, and defensive options to mitigate such threats
            and vulnerabilities.
                (3) Informing the tools available to the Department of
            Defense to defend against such economic competition, coercion
            and manipulation activities, including the use of adversarial
            capital to acquire technology, real estate, or other
            infrastructure, or to preemptively deny access by the United
            States.
                (4) Assessing current data needs or shortfalls impairing
            understanding of threats and vulnerabilities relating to
            economic competition.
                (5) Convening groups, which may include academic
            institutions, nonprofit organizations, commercial entities,
            other departments and agencies of the Federal Government, and
            international partners, to better understand regional
            requirements or inform the understanding of regional partners
            on the threats and vulnerabilities relating to military
            objectives as a result of increasing economic competition.
                (6) Carrying out such other activities relating to economic
            competition as the Secretary deems appropriate.
        (c) Participants.--
                (1) Co-chairs.--The co-chairs of the Council shall be the
            Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, the Under Secretary of
            Defense for Research and Engineering, and the Under Secretary
            of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment.
                (2) In general.--The co-chairs of the Council shall ensure
            that the Council includes participation from each of the
            following:
                        (A) The Office of Commercial and Economic
                    Assessment of the Air Force.
                        (B) The Office of Expanded Competition.
                        (C) The Office of Strategic Capital.
                        (D) The Defense Innovation Unit.
                        (E) The Strategic Capabilities Office.
                        (F) The Joint Warfighting Analysis Center (JWAC).
                        (G) The Office of Global Economic and Investment
                    Security under the Assistant Secretary of Defense for
                    Industrial Base Policy.
                        (H) The Office of Naval Research, including ONR-
                    Global.
                        (I) The Army Research Office.
                        (J) The Air Force Office of Scientific Research.
                        (K) The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency.
                        (L) The Office of Strategic Intelligence and
                    Analysis under the Under Secretary of Defense for
                    Research and Engineering.
                        (M) The program office of the Minerva Research
                    Initiative.
                        (N) Other relevant organizations as determined by
                    the Secretary of Defense.
        (d) Input From the Joint Staff and Combatant Commands.--The Council
    shall regularly solicit input from the Joint Staff and combatant
    commands on needs, problem statements, or other topics relating to
    economic competition activities described in subsection (a)(1)
    affecting their areas of responsibility.
        (e) Termination.--The Council shall terminate on December 31, 2035.

    SEC. 229. AGILITY PRIME TRANSITION WORKING GROUP.

        (a) Establishment.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the
    enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition
    and Sustainment, in coordination with the Under Secretary of Defense
    for Research and Engineering and the Director of the Defense Innovation
    Unit, shall establish a working group to be known as the ``Agility
    Prime Transition Working Group'' (referred to in this section as the
    ``Working Group'').
        (b) Duties.--The duties of the Working Group shall include the
    following:
                (1) To develop and implement a strategy to transition
            capabilities developed under the Agility Prime program of the
            Air Force to program executive offices of the covered Armed
            Forces, as appropriate.
                (2) To provide a forum for members of the Working Group to
            coordinate activities relating to hybrid and electric vertical
            takeoff and landing capabilities developed under the Agility
            Prime program, including--
                        (A) research, development, testing, and evaluation
                    activities;
                        (B) demonstration activities; and
                        (C) activities to transition such capabilities from
                    the research and development phase into operational use
                    within the covered Armed Forces, as appropriate.
                (3) To identify programs, projects, activities, and
            requirements of the covered Armed Forces that may be supported
            by technologies and capabilities developed under the Agility
            Prime program, including hybrid and electric vertical takeoff
            and landing aircraft, advanced air mobility platforms,
            autonomous flight capabilities, test and evaluation software,
            and related technologies.
                (4) To identify requirements of the combatant commands and
            the covered Armed Forces that align with previous, ongoing, or
            planned efforts under the Agility Prime program.
                (5) To assess whether previous, ongoing, or planned efforts
            under the Agility Prime program and other vertical take off and
            landing aircraft capability development efforts align with
            other current, planned, or future acquisition programs of the
            covered Armed Forces.
                (6) Identify any changes to doctrine, organization,
            training, materiel, leadership, personnel, facilities, and
            policy (commonly known as ``DOTMLPF-P'') required to
            successfully integrate hybrid and electric vertical takeoff and
            landing aircraft platforms into future force design.
                (7) To assist the Under Secretary of Defense for
            Acquisition and Sustainment in preparing the reports required
            under subsection (g).
        (c) Membership.--The Working Group shall be composed of
    representatives from the following organizations:
                (1) The Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for
            Acquisition and Sustainment.
                (2) The military departments.
                (3) The Joint Chiefs of Staff.
                (4) The Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for
            Research and Engineering.
                (5) The Defense Innovation Unit.
                (6) The Office of Strategic Capital.
                (7) The United States Special Operations Command.
                (8) The United States Transportation Command.
                (9) Such other organizations and elements of the Department
            of Defense as the Chairperson of the Working Group determines
            appropriate.
        (d) Chairperson.--The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition
    and Sustainment, or the designee of the Under Secretary, shall serve as
    the Chairperson of the Working Group.
        (e) Meetings.--The Working Group shall meet not less frequently
    than twice each year at the call of the Chairperson.
        (f) Termination.--The working group shall terminate on September
    30, 2027.
        (g) Annual Reports.--Not later than September 30, 2025, and not
    later than September 30 of each year thereafter through 2027, the Under
    Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment shall submit to
    the congressional defense committees a report on the efforts of the
    Working Group. Each report shall include, with respect to the year
    covered by the report, information on--
                (1) any funding under the categories of research,
            development, test, and evaluation, procurement, or operation
            and maintenance that is expected to be used for further
            development or procurement of hybrid and electric vertical
            takeoff and landing capabilities in the fiscal year of the
            report and the in the following fiscal year;
                (2) any planned transitions of hybrid and electric vertical
            takeoff and landing technologies to--
                        (A) acquisition programs of the covered Armed
                    Forces; or
                        (B) research, development, test, and evaluation
                    programs of the covered Armed Forces.
                (3) any actions taken by the Working Group;
                (4) any milestones achieved by the Working Group; and
                (5) such other matters as the Under Secretary determines
            appropriate.
        (h) Definitions.--In this section:
                (1) The term ``Agility Prime program'' means the program of
            the Air Force under which the Air Force is developing hybrid
            and electric vertical takeoff and landing capabilities in
            collaboration with partners in commercial industry and other
            sectors.
                (2) The term ``covered Armed Forces'' means the Army, Navy,
            Air Force, Marine Corps, and Space Force.

    SEC. 230. AUTHORITY FOR TEMPORARY ASSIGNMENT OF EMPLOYEES OF THE OFFICE
                  OF STRATEGIC CAPITAL TO CERTAIN PRIVATE-SECTOR
                  ORGANIZATIONS.

        (a) Authorization.--Using the authority provided under section
    1599g of title 10, United States Code, the Secretary of Defense, acting
    through the Director of the Office of Strategic Capital, may carry out
    a program under which the Director arranges for the temporary
    assignment of an employee of the Office to a qualifying private-sector
    organization.
        (b) Objectives.--The objectives of the program under subsection (a)
    shall be--
                (1) to enable the Office of Strategic Capital to rapidly
            acquire industry-specific context and technical competence
            across high priority technology and industrial focus areas
            through immersion in highly relevant emerging technology and
            business ecosystems across the United States; and
                (2) to enhance, among personnel of the Department--
                        (A) understanding of, connectivity with, and access
                    to knowledge about critical and emerging defense
                    industrial base capabilities; and
                        (B) understanding of the strategic role that
                    venture capital and private equity operations have in
                    shaping future sustainment and modernization
                    requirements for the defense industrial base.
        (c) Matching and Tracking Capabilities.--In carrying out program
    under subsection (a), the Director of the Office of Strategic Capital
    shall--
                (1) use digital automation and analysis capability to
            optimize the identification, assessment, and placement of
            participants within the program, which shall include the
            ability to match and track private-sector organizations with
            employees of the Office participating in the program in a
            manner that aligns the priorities, needs, and expertise of such
            employees, organizations, and the Office; and
                (2) establish a database or other digital automation
            capability that--
                        (A) enables the Office to identify and track
                    current and former participants in the program;
                        (B) documents the nature of the experience such
                    participants had while in the program; and
                        (C) is suitable for potential development and
                    expansion to other organizations of Department of
                    Defense in the event the Secretary of Defense
                    determines such expansion is appropriate.
        (d) Qualifying Private-sector Organization Defined.--In this
    section, the term ``qualifying private-sector organization'' means a
    private-sector organization that has functions and expertise relevant
    to the responsibilities of the Office of Strategic Capital, which may
    include organization such as a venture capital firm, private equity
    firm, or other such organizations as determined appropriated by the
    Director of the Office.

    SEC. 231. QUANTUM BENCHMARKING INITIATIVE.

        (a) Initiative Required.--
                (1) In general.--The Director of the Defense Advanced
            Research Projects Agency shall establish and carry out an
            initiative to rapidly expand and support efforts to evaluate
            concepts, development plans, and prototypes, components, and
            subsystems needed to develop a utility-scale quantum computing
            capability available to the Department of Defense.
                (2) Designation.--The initiative established pursuant to
            paragraph (1) shall be known as the ``Quantum Benchmarking
            Initiative'' (referred to in this section as the
            ``Initiative'').
        (b) Elements.--The Initiative shall include the following:
                (1) Activities to broaden existing efforts of the
            Department of Defense to verify and validate commercial efforts
            to design and build utility-scale quantum computers, including
            through collaboration with key partners in the Air Force
            Research Laboratory, the Office of Strategic Capital, the
            Defense Innovation Unit, and such other partners and
            organizations of the Department of Defense as the Director of
            the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency deems
            appropriate.
                (2) Working with the Office of Strategic Capital to
            establish regular interactions with the venture capital and
            finance community to help accelerate commercial efforts to
            develop concepts, plans, prototypes, components, and subsystems
            needed to develop viable utility-scale quantum computers.
                (3) Working with the Office of the Assistant Secretary of
            Defense for Industrial Base Policy to connect key performers in
            fault-tolerant utility-scale quantum computing with support for
            industrial bases analysis, manufacturing support, and other
            analysis support to help foster and grow the broader industrial
            base supporting fault-tolerant utility-scale quantum computing.
                (4) Working with the military departments and other
            components of the Department of Defense to refine use cases for
            militarily relevant applications of utility-scale quantum
            computers.
        (c) Repeal of Reporting Requirement.--Subsection (c) of section 229
    of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public
    Law 117-81; 135 Stat. 1611; 10 U.S.C. 4001 note) is hereby repealed.

    SEC. 232. EXPANSION OF PARTICIPATION IN THE DIGITAL ON-DEMAND PROGRAM.

        (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall take such steps as
    may be necessary--
                (1) to expand the availability of the Digital On-Demand
            Program to--
                        (A) all organizations and elements of the
                    Department of Defense; and
                        (B) all members of the Armed Forces and civilian
                    employees of the Department; and
                (2) to actively promote the Program throughout the
            Department.
        (b) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
    enactment of this Act, and on an annual basis thereafter through 2029,
    the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed
    Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the
    progress of the Secretary in expanding and promoting the Digital On-
    Demand Program as described in subsection (a).
        (c) Digital on Demand Program Defined.--In this section, the term
    ``Digital On-Demand Program'' means the program overseen by the Chief
    Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer pursuant to which
    educational resources on artificial intelligence, emerging
    technologies, data literacy, and related topics are made available to
    personnel of the Department of Defense through a digital platform on an
    on-demand basis.

    SEC. 233. MANAGEMENT AND UTILIZATION OF DIGITAL DATA TO ENHANCE
                  MAINTENANCE ACTIVITIES.

        (a) Policies Required.--Not later than one year after the date of
    the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense for
    Acquisition and Sustainment, in consultation with the Secretaries of
    the military departments and the Chief Digital and Artificial
    Intelligence Officer of the Department of Defense, shall develop and
    implement policies to manage and utilize data derived from digital data
    systems for aircraft, ships, and ground vehicles to inform and support
    maintenance activities conducted with respect to such aircraft, ships,
    and vehicles.
        (b) Elements.--The policies required by subsection (a) shall
    include investment in advanced and scalable data infrastructure to
    efficiently record, transmit, categorize, and otherwise process data
    generated by digital data systems described in such subsection. Such
    policies shall--
                (1) require development of a strategy to invest in advanced
            technologies, including automated systems and artificial
            intelligence, to streamline the process of organizing,
            indexing, and categorizing data;
                (2) require work with vendors to address and resolve
            limitations imposed by proprietary information and data,
            including through the adoption of open data and open mission
            systems approaches;
                (3) address data transmission capabilities, such as--
                        (A) implementing high-speed data transfer
                    technologies;
                        (B) optimizing network infrastructure; and
                        (C) developing secure and efficient methods for
                    transmitting mission-critical data between bases;
                (4) require central compilation of maintenance data and
            creation of user interfaces, prioritizing analysis of long-lead
            components;
                (5) require the use of vendor-agnostic, government-owned
            tagging and interoperable systems, except in cases where there
            is a compelling reason not to use such systems;
                (6) require review of classification policies relating to
            digital data to ensure that data is appropriately classified
            without unnecessarily restricting its usability; and
                (7) establish protocols for detecting unauthorized access
            or intrusion into vehicle or platform systems.
        (c) Briefing.--Not later than one year after the date of the
    enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition
    and Sustainment shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of
    the Senate and the House of Representatives a briefing on--
                (1) the policies developed under subsection (a); and
                (2) the status of the implementation of such policies.

    SEC. 234. ELECTROMAGNETIC SPECTRUM DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM.

        (a) In General.--Not later than November 30, 2025, the Chief
    Information Officer of the Department of Defense, in coordination with
    the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering and the
    Director of Operational Test and Evaluation, shall complete a
    demonstration program to assess the viability of using wideband
    adaptive signal processing technology to support simultaneous transmit
    and receive signals on the same electromagnetic spectrum frequency band
    that--
                (1) does not produce harmful interference;
                (2) significantly reduces electromagnetic spectrum guard
            bands;
                (3) maintains signal quality with respect to latency and
            throughput; and
                (4) increases electromagnetic spectrum access within the
            frequency band.
        (b) Location.--The demonstration program required by subsection (a)
    shall be conducted at a test and training range of the Department of
    Defense.
        (c) Consultation.--In carrying out the demonstration program
    required by subsection (a), the Chief Information Officer, the Under
    Secretary, and the Director shall consult with, at a minimum, the
    following:
                (1) The Joint Staff.
                (2) The military departments and their associated research
            labs.
                (3) Other Department of Defense organizations and agencies.
                (4) The Federal Communications Commission.
                (5) The National Telecommunications and Information
            Administration.
                (6) Other Federal agencies.
                (7) Industry and nongovernmental entities.
        (d) Authority to Enter Into Contracts.--Subject to the availability
    of appropriations, the Chief Information Officer may enter into such
    contracts or other agreements as the Chief Information Officer
    considers appropriate to conduct studies and demonstration projects
    under the demonstration program required by subsection (a).
        (e) Briefing on Plans for Program.--Not later than 60 days after
    the date of the enactment of this Act, the Chief Information Officer,
    the Under Secretary, and the Director shall jointly provide to the
    congressional defense committees a briefing on the plans to carry out
    the demonstration program required by subsection (a).
        (f) Periodic Assessments of Program.--The Chief Information
    Officer, the Under Secretary, and the Director shall, periodically,
    assess the demonstration program required by subsection (a) while the
    program is being carried out.
        (g) Briefing on Completed Program.--Upon completion of the
    demonstration program required by subsection (a), the Chief Information
    Officer, the Under Secretary, and the Director shall jointly provide
    the congressional defense committees a briefing on their findings with
    respect to the demonstration program.

    SEC. 235. COMPETITIVE DEMONSTRATION OF AUTOMATED TARGET RECOGNITION
                  ALGORITHMS.

        (a) Venue, Process, and Scenarios.--Not later than June 1, 2025,
    the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer of the Department
    of Defense, in coordination with appropriate counterparts in the
    military departments, shall develop a venue and processes, including a
    specified set of baseline scenarios, for comparative testing of
    automated target recognition algorithms to evaluate mission efficacy.
        (b) Demonstration.--Not later than September 1, 2025, the Secretary
    of Defense shall use the venue developed under subsection (a) to test
    the mission capability of at least two relevant programs included in
    the Replicator initiative.
        (c) Briefing.--Not later than one year after the date of the
    enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the
    Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
    Representatives a briefing on the activities carried out under this
    section.

    SEC. 236. PILOT PROGRAM ON DEVELOPMENT OF NEAR-TERM USE CASES AND
                  DEMONSTRATION OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TOWARD
                  BIOTECHNOLOGY APPLICATIONS FOR NATIONAL SECURITY.

        (a) Pilot Program Required.--The Secretary of Defense shall carry
    out a pilot program to develop near-term use cases and demonstrations
    of artificial intelligence for national security-related biotechnology
    applications.
        (b) Public-private Partnerships.--The Secretary of Defense shall
    carry out the pilot program required by subsection (a) through one or
    more public-private partnerships entered into for purposes of the pilot
    program.
        (c) Laboratory Support and Infrastructure.--In support of a public-
    private partnership entered into under subsection (b), the Secretary of
    Defense may, on a reimbursable basis, make available--
                (1) the facilities and services of a Department of Defense
            laboratory to perform experimentation for biotechnology
            applications to aid in the validation of artificial
            intelligence models; and
                (2) computing and data storage infrastructure and
            capabilities of the Department of Defense.
        (d) Duration.--The pilot program required by subsection (a) shall--
                (1) commence not later than one year after the date of the
            enactment of this Act; and
                (2) terminate five years after the date of the on which the
            program commences under paragraph (1).
        (e) Annual Report.--
                (1) In general.--Not later than one year after the date of
            the enactment of this Act, and not later than December 1 of
            every other year thereafter until the termination date
            specified in subsection (d)(2), the Secretary of Defense shall
            submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the
            pilot program.
                (2) Contents.--Each report submitted under paragraph (1)
            shall include, for the period covered by the report, the
            following:
                        (A) An assessment of existing Department of Defense
                    biotechnology-related data resources and how they may
                    be used in the pilot program.
                        (B) An assessment of required cybersecurity
                    measures for users under the pilot program.
                        (C) A description of any mechanisms developed for
                    collaboration among different parties associated with
                    projects under the pilot program, including
                    intellectual property agreements, funding agreements,
                    and material transfer agreements.
                        (D) An assessment of the role that artificial
                    intelligence is playing in developing biotechnology
                    applications for national security purposes, including
                    identification of commercial or academic applications
                    used in the pilot program.
                        (E) A description of near-term use cases developed
                    under the pilot program for artificial intelligence-
                    enabled biotechnology applications for national
                    security.
                        (F) A description of planned, ongoing, and
                    completed demonstrations or other pilot programs funded
                    under the pilot program required by subsection (a) or
                    otherwise funded by the Department of Defense.
                        (G) An assessment of the viability of transitioning
                    technology developed under the pilot program into
                    operational use within the Department, including
                    assessment of--
                                (i) the resources needed for further
                            development and scaling of such technology; and
                                (ii) the potential benefits of such
                            technology.
                (3) Form.--Each report under paragraph (1) shall be
            submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified
            annex.
        (f) Transition Plan.--Not later than one year before the date on
    which the pilot program terminates under subsection (d)(2), the
    Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense
    committees a plan that outlines what steps the Department could take to
    turn the pilot program into an operational program if authorized and
    funded by Congress to do so. The plan shall include the following:
                (1) A transition timeline.
                (2) Associated projected annual cost of operating the
            program.
                (3) Additional infrastructure that might be needed,
            including associated costs.
                (4) A descriptive analysis of the relevant technical,
            engineering and commercial biotechnology ecosystem, including
            entities within the Department and external stakeholders.
                (5) Examples of projects from the pilot phase of the
            program and their outcomes.
                (6) The potential impact to Department capabilities of
            transitioning the program.
                (7) Any other details deemed necessary to include by the
            Secretary.

    SEC. 237. PILOT PROGRAM ON USE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE FOR CERTAIN
                  WORKFLOW AND OPERATIONS TASKS.

        (a) Pilot Program Required.--Beginning not later than 60 days after
    the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall
    carry out a pilot program to assess the feasibility and advisability of
    using artificial intelligence-enabled software to optimize the workflow
    and operations for--
                (1) depots, shipyards, or other manufacturing facilities
            run by the Department of Defense; and
                (2) contract administration for the Department, including--
                        (A) the adjudication and review of contracts; and
                        (B) activities related to the Modernization and
                    Analytics Initiative managed by the Defense Contract
                    Management Agency.
        (b) Method of Implementation.--The Secretary of Defense may carry
    out subsection (a) through--
                (1) the establishment of a new pilot program; or
                (2) the designation of an existing initiative of the
            Department of Defense to serve as the pilot program required
            under such subsection.
        (c) Software.--In carrying out the pilot program required by
    subsection (a), the Secretary shall--
                (1) use best in breed software platforms;
                (2) consider industry best practices in the selection of
            software programs;
                (3) implement the program based on human centered design
            practices to best identify the business needs for improvement;
            and
                (4) demonstrate connection to enterprise platforms of
            record with authoritative data sources.
        (d) Consultation.--In carrying out the activities described in
    subsection (a)(1) under the pilot program, the Secretary of Defense
    shall consult with--
                (1) the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and
            Sustainment;
                (2) the Secretary of the Army;
                (3) the Secretary of the Navy; and
                (4) the Secretary of the Air Force.
        (e) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of the
    commencement of the pilot program under subsection (a), the Secretary
    of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the
    Senate and the House of Representatives a report containing the
    following information:
                (1) An evaluation of each software platform used in the
            pilot program.
                (2) An analysis of how workflows and operations were
            modified as part of the pilot program.
                (3) A quantitative assessment of the impact the software
            had at each of the locations in which the pilot program was
            carried out.

    SEC. 238. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR FUNDAMENTAL RESEARCH
                  COLLABORATION WITH CERTAIN ACADEMIC INSTITUTIONS.

        (a) Limitation.--Except as provided in subsection (b), none of the
    funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made
    available for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2025 may be
    obligated or expended to award a grant or contract to an institution of
    higher education for the specific purposes of conducting fundamental
    research in collaboration with a covered entity.
        (b) Waiver.--
                (1) In general.--The Assistant Secretary of Defense for
            Science and Technology may waive the limitation under
            subsection (a), on a case-by-case basis, with respect to an
            individual grant or contract for an institution of higher
            education if the Assistant Secretary determines that such a
            waiver is in the national security interests of the United
            States.
                (2) Congressional notice.--Not later than 30 days after the
            date on which an award is made by the Department of Defense
            involving an institution of higher education with respect to
            which a waiver is made under paragraph (1), the Assistant
            Secretary of Defense for Science and Technology shall submit to
            the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
            Representatives notice of such waiver.
        (c) Report Annex.--
                (1) In general.--On an annual basis, as a classified or
            controlled unclassified information annex to the annual report
            required by section 1286(f) of the John S McCain National
            Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-
            232; 10 U.S.C. 4001 note) (as so redesignated by section 226 of
            this title), the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the
            Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
            Representatives a report annex on the compliance of the
            Department of Defense and institutions of higher education with
            the requirements of this section.
                (2) Contents.--Each report annex submitted pursuant to
            paragraph (1) shall include, for each waiver issued under
            subsection (b) during the period covered by the report--
                        (A) a justification for the waiver; and
                        (B) a detailed description of the type and extent
                    of any collaboration between an institution of higher
                    education and a covered entity allowed pursuant to the
                    waiver, including identification of the institution of
                    higher education and the covered entities involved, the
                    type of technology involved, the duration of the
                    collaboration, and terms and conditions on intellectual
                    property assignment, as applicable, under the
                    collaboration agreement.
        (d) Definitions.--In this section:
                (1) The term ``collaboration'' means coordinated activity
            between an institution of higher education and a covered entity
            and includes--
                        (A) sharing of research facilities, resources, or
                    data;
                        (B) sharing of technical know-how;
                        (C) any financial or in-kind contribution intended
                    to produce a research product;
                        (D) sponsorship or facilitation of research
                    fellowships, visas, or residence permits;
                        (E) joint ventures, partnerships, or other
                    formalized agreements for the purpose of conducting
                    research or sharing resources, data, or technology;
                        (F) inclusion of researchers as consultants,
                    advisors, or members of advisory or review boards; and
                        (G) such other activities as may be determined by
                    the Secretary of Defense.
                (2) The term ``covered entity''--
                        (A) means an academic institution that is included
                    in the most recently updated list developed pursuant to
                    1286(c)(9) of the John S. McCain National Defense
                    Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-
                    232; 10 U.S.C. 4001 note); and
                        (B) includes any individual employed by such an
                    academic institution.
                (3) The term ``fundamental research'' has the meaning given
            that term in National Security Decision Directive-189 (NSSD-
            189), National Policy on the Transfer of Scientific, Technical
            and Engineering Information, dated September 21, 1985, or any
            successor document.
                (4) The term ``institution of higher education'' has the
            meaning given that term in section 102 of the Higher Education
            Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1002) and includes--
                        (A) any department, program, project, faculty,
                    researcher, or other individual, entity, or activity of
                    such institution; and
                        (B) any branch of such institution within or
                    outside the United States.

                 Subtitle C--Plans, Reports, and Other Matters

    SEC. 241. INCORPORATING HUMAN READINESS LEVELS INTO RESEARCH,
                  DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION ACTIVITIES.

        (a) Review.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment
    of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Under
    Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment and the Under
    Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, shall initiate a
    review of the ANSI/HFES Standard 400-2021 to determine whether any
    elements of such standard may be incorporated into relevant Department
    of Defense procedures and guidance material--
                (1) to ensure the safety and effective implementation of
            technology by ensuring that human readiness levels are
            adequately aligned with technology readiness levels; and
                (2) to reduce the likelihood that technology will be
            deployed before adequate human factors considerations are
            incorporated into such technology.
        (b) Elements.--In carrying out the review required by subsection
    (a), the Secretary of Defense--
                (1) shall conduct a review of ANSI/HFES Standard 400-2021;
                (2) shall conduct a preliminary analysis of the human
            readiness levels of the Department of Defense based on ANSI/
            HFES Standard 400-2021 to determine whether and to what extent
            those readiness levels align with the current technology
            readiness levels of technology used in major research and
            development programs and major defense acquisition programs (as
            defined in section 4201 of title 10, United States Code);
                (3) shall consult with personnel responsible for such
            programs regarding the effect of incorporating ANSI/HFES
            Standard 400-2021 with respect to the schedule, cost, and
            performance of such programs; and
                (4) may consult with subject matter experts affiliated with
            the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society.
        (c) Briefing.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
    enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the
    Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
    Representatives a briefing on the progress of the review required by
    subsection (a).
        (d) Definition.--In this section:
                (1) The term ``ANSI/HFES Standard 400-2021'' means American
            National Standards Institute (ANSI) and Human Factors and
            Ergonomics Society (HFES) Standard 400-2021 (pertaining to
            human readiness level scale in the system development process).
                (2) The term ``human readiness level'' means a measurement
            system used to evaluate the suitability and usability of a
            technology for human use.
                (3) The term ``technology readiness level'' means a
            measurement system used to assess the maturity level of a
            particular technology.

    SEC. 242. BIOTECHNOLOGY ROADMAP.

        (a) Roadmap Required.--Not later than one year after the date of
    the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination
    with the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, the
    Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, and the
    Secretaries of the military departments, shall submit to the
    congressional defense committees a biotechnology roadmap.
        (b) Elements.--In the roadmap required by subsection (a), the
    Secretary of Defense shall--
                (1) identify the strategic objectives of the Department of
            Defense relating to biotechnology;
                (2) for each strategic objective, establish specific goals
            and milestones for the achievement of such objective, including
            timelines for meeting such goals and milestones;
                (3) in the case of each updated version of the roadmap
            following submittal of the initial roadmap under subsection
            (a), include--
                        (A) a review of the goals and milestones
                    established under paragraph (2) to ensure such goals
                    and milestones continue to align with strategic
                    objectives under paragraph (1); and
                        (B) a description of any goals and milestones that
                    changed as a result of such review;
                (4) identify the biotechnology development needs and
            priorities for national security applications based on the
            strategic objectives identified in paragraph (1);
                (5) assess the technology maturity of each priority
            identified pursuant to paragraph (4);
                (6) describe funding sources for each priority identified
            pursuant to paragraph (4), including both current sources and
            sources covered by the future-years defense program submitted
            to Congress under section 221 of title 10, United States Code;
                (7) provide a plan, timeline, and metrics for research,
            development, testing, and evaluation activities for the
            priorities identified pursuant to paragraph (4);
                (8) assess opportunities for rapid acquisition and fielding
            of biotechnology in support of the priorities identified
            pursuant to paragraph (4);
                (9) identify and describe the role of each organization of
            the Department with responsibilities relating to biotechnology
            under the strategy, including investment priorities for the
            Office of Strategic Capital and the Defense Advanced Research
            Projects Agency;
                (10) assess the overall risk to the security of the United
            States of the biotechnology efforts covered by the strategy;
                (11) analyze any requirements of the Federal Government
            that hinder the ability of the Department to advance and use
            biotechnology;
                (12) provide for the development and support of the
            biotechnology workforce of the Department, including personnel
            with responsibilities relating directly to biotechnology and
            personnel who indirectly support the biotechnology efforts of
            the Department such as personnel involved program management,
            acquisition, investment, and legal matters;
                (13) with respect to the biotechnology workforce described
            in paragraph (12)--
                        (A) identify the total number of biotechnology
                    positions required to support the objectives of the
                    roadmap--
                                (i) as of the date of the roadmap; and
                                (ii) over the periods of five and 10 years
                            following such date;
                        (B) indicate the number of such positions that have
                    been filled as of the date of the roadmap;
                        (C) describe the positions included in the
                    biotechnology workforce, including a description of--
                                (i) the role of each position in supporting
                            the objectives under paragraph (1); and
                                (ii) the qualifications required for each
                            position, including any qualifications relating
                            to seniority level, education, training, and
                            security clearances;
                        (D) identify any challenges affecting the ability
                    of the Department to develop the biotechnology
                    workforce and propose solutions to those challenges;
                        (E) assess whether the codes used to define
                    positions and roles within the workforce of the
                    Department adequately cover the range of positions and
                    personnel that comprise the biotechnology workforce,
                    such as personnel in research, engineering, and
                    testing;
                        (F) identify mechanisms to enable the Department to
                    access outside expertise relating to biotechnology,
                    including mechanisms to assemble a pool of outside
                    experts who have been prequalified (including by
                    obtaining any necessary security clearances) to provide
                    advice and assistance to the Department on matters
                    relating to biotechnology on an as-needed basis; and
                        (G) assess whether personnel occupying existing
                    positions in the Department could be used to meet
                    biotechnology workforce needs with additional training
                    and, if so, the nature and scope of the training
                    required; and
                (14) address collaboration between the Department and
            international partners to advance research on biotechnology,
            which shall include--
                        (A) a description of any international partnerships
                    under which the United States is collaborating with
                    partners to conduct biotechnology research and
                    development for defense purposes, including a
                    description of any investment priorities for the Office
                    of Strategic Capital and the Defense Advanced Research
                    Projects Agency relating to such partnerships;
                        (B) a description of any new international
                    partnerships that may be entered into, or existing
                    partnerships that may be modified, to provide for such
                    collaboration; and
                        (C) identification of any challenges affecting the
                    ability of the Department engage in such collaboration
                    with international partners, including--
                                (i) any limitations on co-investments
                            within international partnerships;
                                (ii) any United States export controls or
                            other technology protections that hinder
                            information sharing within such partnerships;
                            and
                                (iii) any other challenges that may prevent
                            the full utilization of such partnerships for
                            such collaboration.
        (c) Biennial Updates.--Not less frequently than once every two
    years following the submittal of the initial roadmap under subsection
    (a) until the termination date specified in subsection (h), the
    Secretary shall--
                (1) review and update the roadmap; and
                (2) submit an updated version of the roadmap to the
            congressional defense committees.
        (d) Form.--Each version of the roadmap required to be submitted
    under this section may be submitted in classified form, but if so
    submitted, shall include an unclassified executive summary.
        (e) Public Availability.--On annual basis, the Secretary shall make
    an unclassified version of the most recent roadmap submitted under this
    section available on a publicly accessible website of the Department of
    Defense.
        (f) GAO Evaluation and Report.--Not later than 180 days after the
    date on which the Secretary of Defense submits the initial roadmap
    pursuant to subsection (a), the Comptroller General of the United
    States shall--
                (1) complete an evaluation of the roadmap; and
                (2) submit to the congressional defense committees a report
            on the findings of the Comptroller General with respect to such
            evaluation.
        (g) Biotechnology Defined.--In this section, the term
    ``biotechnology'' means the application of science and technology to
    living organisms and to parts, products, and models of such organisms
    to alter living or non-living materials for the production of
    knowledge, goods, or services.
        (h) Sunset.--This section shall terminate on the date that is 10
    years after the date of the enactment of this Act.

    SEC. 243. PLAN TO ADVANCE INTERESTS OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE IN MATTERS
                  RELATING TO ELECTROMAGNETIC SPECTRUM IN INTERNATIONAL
                  FORA.

        (a) Plan Required.--Not later than 60 days after the date of the
    enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with
    the Chief Information Officer of the Department of Defense, shall
    develop and commence implementation of a five-year plan for advancing
    United States defense policy interests at meetings of relevant
    international organizations and other international fora relating to
    electromagnetic spectrum, including all phases of the World
    Radiocommunication Conferences preparatory process.
        (b) Elements.--At a minimum, the plan developed under subsection
    (a) shall include the following:
                (1) Actions and resourcing required to ensure that the
            Department of Defense has the personnel and expertise required
            to engage meaningfully in the international activities
            described in subsection (a).
                (2) Processes to increase pre-coordination with relevant
            domestic partners and Federal agencies on matters relating to
            the international activities described in subsection (a),
            including the defense industrial base and industry.
                (3) Appropriate avenues to increase cooperation activities
            with friendly foreign partners relating to the international
            activities described in subsection (a).
        (c) Briefing.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
    enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with
    the Chief Information officer of the Department of Defense, shall
    provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House
    of Representatives a briefing on the plan developed under subsection
    (a), which shall include information on relevant funded and unfunded
    resourcing requirements for current and future fiscal years.

    SEC. 244. STRATEGIC PLAN FOR QUANTUM INFORMATION SCIENCE TECHNOLOGIES
                  WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

        (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall develop a strategic
    plan to guide the research, development, test, and evaluation,
    procurement, and implementation of quantum information science
    (referred to in this section as ``QIS'') technologies within the
    Department of Defense, including the covered Armed Forces, over the
    period of five years following the date of the enactment of this Act.
        (b) Elements.--The plan required under subsection (a) shall include
    the following:
                (1) Identification of QIS technologies that have the
            potential to solve operational challenges faced by the
            Department of Defense.
                (2) Plans to transition technologies identified under
            paragraph (1) from the research, development, and prototyping
            phases into operational use within the Department.
                (3) Plans for the continuous evaluation, development, and
            implementation of QIS technology solutions within the
            Department.
        (c) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of the
    enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the
    congressional defense committees a report that includes--
                (1) the strategic plan developed under subsection (a); and
                (2) an assessment of whether the budgets proposed for QIS-
            related activities of the Department of Defense and each of the
            covered Armed Forces appropriately balance the use of research,
            development, test, and evaluation funds designated as budget
            activity 1 (basic research), budget activity 2 (applied
            research), and budget activity 3 (advanced technology
            development) (as those budget activity classifications are set
            forth in volume 2B, chapter 5 of the Department of Defense
            Financial Management Regulation (DOD 7000.14-R)) to achieve the
            objectives of the strategic plan over near-, mid-, and long-
            term timeframes.
        (d) Updates.--Following the submittal of the initial strategic plan
    pursuant to subsection (c)(1), the Secretary of Defense may
    periodically update the plan as the Secretary determines necessary.
        (e) Covered Armed Force Defined.--In this section, the term
    ``covered Armed Force'' means the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps,
    or Space Force.

    SEC. 245. DEFENSE SCIENCE BOARD STUDY ON LONG-TERM OPERATIONS AND
                  AVAILABILITY OF KWAJALEIN ATOLL AS A MAJOR RANGE AND TEST
                  FACILITY BASE.

        (a) In General.--Not later than 30 days after the date of the
    enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and
    Engineering shall direct the Defense Science Board to conduct a study
    to assess the feasibility and advisability of designating the Ronald
    Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site (RTS) and the United States
    Army Garrison Kwajalein Atoll (USAG-KA) as facilities and resources
    comprising the Major Range and Test Facility Base, including with
    respect to the availability and mission capability of such test site
    and garrison.
        (b) Elements.--The study conducted under subsection (a) shall cover
    the following:
                (1) The history and rationale for the split funding of the
            United States facilities and capabilities on Kwajalein Atoll
            between an Army Garrison and a Major Range and Test Facility
            Base and whether those objectives have been achieved and, if
            not, an explanation of the reasons those objectives have not
            been achieved.
                (2) The status of the garrison infrastructure and
            operations.
                (3) The status of the test asset operability, usage, and
            maintainability.
                (4) The interrelationship between garrison infrastructure
            and test asset operability.
                (5) The status of the supported or supporting relationship
            between the United States Army Garrison Kwajalein Atoll, the
            Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site, and the
            Lincoln Laboratory of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology
            and the long-term outlook for this partnership.
                (6) The role of the Kwajalein Atoll in supporting current
            and future missions of the Department of Defense.
                (7) Such other matters as the Under Secretary of Defense
            for Research and Engineering or the Defense Science Board
            consider appropriate.
        (c) Deadline for Completion.--The Defense Science Board shall
    complete the study required by subsection (a) by not later than May 15,
    2025.
        (d) Report.--Not later than 10 days after the completion of the
    study required by subsection (a), the Under Secretary of Defense for
    Research and Engineering shall submit to the congressional defense
    committees a report on the findings of the Defense Science Board with
    respect to the study.
        (e) Definition of Major Range and Test Facility Base.--In this
    section, the term ``Major Range and Test Facility Base'' has the
    meaning given such term in section 4173 of title 10, United States
    Code.

                      TITLE III--OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE

                  Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations

    Sec. 301. Authorization of appropriations.

                       Subtitle B--Energy and Environment

    Sec. 311. Modification of definition of antenna structure project under
                                Military Aviation and Installation
                                Assurance Clearinghouse for review of
                                mission obstructions.
    Sec. 312. Extension of period for cooperative agreements under Native
                                American lands environmental mitigation
                                program.
    Sec. 313. Extension of requirement to establish a schedule of black
                                start exercises to assess the energy
                                resilience and energy security of military
                                installations.
    Sec. 314. Change in timeframe for report on ability of Department of
                                Defense to meet requirements for energy
                                resilience and energy security measures on
                                military installations.
    Sec. 315. Repeal of limitation on procurement of drop-in fuels; annual
                                report.
    Sec. 316. Extension of prohibition on required disclosure.
    Sec. 317. Increase of transfer authority for funding of study and
                                assessment on health implications of per-
                                and polyfluoroalkyl substances
                                contamination in drinking water by Agency
                                for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry.
    Sec. 318. Initiative to control and combat the spread of coconut
                                rhinoceros beetle in Hawaii.
    Sec. 319. Prohibition on implementation of regulation relating to
                                minimizing risk of climate change.
    Sec. 320. Implementation of Inspector General recommendations relating
                                to oversight of defense fuel support
                                points.
    Sec. 321. Provision by Secretary of the Air Force of meteorological
                                data for Air Force and Army.

                     Subtitle C--Logistics and Sustainment

    Sec. 331. Joint Safety Council report and briefing requirements.
    Sec. 332. Modifications to Comptroller General annual reviews of F-35
                                sustainment efforts.
    Sec. 333. Plans regarding condition and maintenance of prepositioned
                                stockpiles of Navy, Marine Corps, and Air
                                Force.
    Sec. 334. Warehouse utilization organization alignment.
    Sec. 335. Authority for Government-owned, Government-operated
                                facilities to access production base
                                support funds.
    Sec. 336. Pre-positioned stocks of finished defense textile articles.

                              Subtitle D--Reports

    Sec. 341. Modification of readiness reports to include total number of
                                combat readiness upgrades or downgrades.
    Sec. 342. Extension and expansion of incident reporting requirements
                                for Department of Defense.
    Sec. 343. Annual briefing on operational readiness of 53rd Weather
                                Reconnaissance Squadron prior to
                                commencement of official hurricane season.

                           Subtitle E--Other Matters

    Sec. 351. Extension of authority for Secretary of Defense to use
                                Department of Defense reimbursement rate
                                for transportation services provided to
                                certain non-Department of Defense entities.
    Sec. 352. Improvements to FireGuard Program of National Guard.
    Sec. 353. Counter unmanned aerial system threat library.
    Sec. 354. Limitation on availability of funds for travel expenses of
                                Office of Secretary of Defense until
                                submission of certain documents.
    Sec. 355. Anti-lock brake system and electronic stability control kit
                                for certain Army vehicles.
    Sec. 356. Program for advanced manufacturing in the Indo-Pacific
                                region.

                  Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations

    SEC. 301. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

        Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2025
    for the use of the Armed Forces and other activities and agencies of
    the Department of Defense for expenses, not otherwise provided for, for
    operation and maintenance, as specified in the funding table in section
    4301.

                       Subtitle B--Energy and Environment

    SEC. 311. MODIFICATION OF DEFINITION OF ANTENNA STRUCTURE PROJECT UNDER
                  MILITARY AVIATION AND INSTALLATION ASSURANCE
                  CLEARINGHOUSE FOR REVIEW OF MISSION OBSTRUCTIONS.

        Section 183a(h)(2)(A)(ii) of title 10, United States Code, is
    amended by striking ``under this title'' and inserting ``by law''.

    SEC. 312. EXTENSION OF PERIOD FOR COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS UNDER NATIVE
                  AMERICAN LANDS ENVIRONMENTAL MITIGATION PROGRAM.

        Section 2713(c)(3) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by
    striking ``two calendar years'' and inserting ``five calendar years''.

    SEC. 313. EXTENSION OF REQUIREMENT TO ESTABLISH A SCHEDULE OF BLACK
                  START EXERCISES TO ASSESS THE ENERGY RESILIENCE AND
                  ENERGY SECURITY OF MILITARY INSTALLATIONS.

        Section 2920(d)(2)(C)(ii) of title 10, United States Code, is
    amended by striking ``2027'' and inserting ``2032''.

    SEC. 314. CHANGE IN TIMEFRAME FOR REPORT ON ABILITY OF DEPARTMENT OF
                  DEFENSE TO MEET REQUIREMENTS FOR ENERGY RESILIENCE AND
                  ENERGY SECURITY MEASURES ON MILITARY INSTALLATIONS.

        (a) In General.--Section 2920(g) of title 10, United States Code,
    is amended by striking ``2029'' and inserting ``2027''.
        (b) Briefing Requirement.--Not later than June 30, 2025, the
    Secretary of Defense shall provide to the congressional defense
    committees a briefing on the progress of the Secretary in meeting the
    requirements under section 2920(a) of title 10, United States Code.

    SEC. 315. REPEAL OF LIMITATION ON PROCUREMENT OF DROP-IN FUELS; ANNUAL
                  REPORT.

        (a) Repeal.--Section 2922h of title 10, United States Code, is
    repealed.
        (b) Annual Report.--Subchapter II of chapter 173 of title 10,
    United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new
    section:
    ``Sec. 2922j. Annual report on purchase of drop-in fuel
        ``(a) In General.--Not less frequently than annually, the Secretary
    of Defense shall submit to Congress a report that, for the year covered
    by the report--
                ``(1) identifies each instance in which the Secretary
            purchased drop-in fuel that was not cost-competitive with
            traditional fuel; and
                ``(2) for each instance identified under paragraph (1),
            states whether the purchase was based on a military requirement
            or not.
        ``(b) Definitions.--In this section:
                ``(1) The term `drop-in fuel' means a neat or blended
            liquid hydrocarbon fuel designed as a direct replacement for a
            traditional fuel with comparable performance characteristics
            and compatible with existing infrastructure and equipment.
                ``(2) The term `traditional fuel' means a liquid
            hydrocarbon fuel derived or refined from petroleum.''.

    SEC. 316. EXTENSION OF PROHIBITION ON REQUIRED DISCLOSURE.

        Section 318(a)(2) of the National Defense Authorization Act for
    Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31) is amended by striking ``one-year
    period'' and inserting ``three-year period''.

    SEC. 317. INCREASE OF TRANSFER AUTHORITY FOR FUNDING OF STUDY AND
                  ASSESSMENT ON HEALTH IMPLICATIONS OF PER- AND
                  POLYFLUOROALKYL SUBSTANCES CONTAMINATION IN DRINKING
                  WATER BY AGENCY FOR TOXIC SUBSTANCES AND DISEASE
                  REGISTRY.

        Clause (iv) of section 316(a)(2)(B) of the National Defense
    Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115-91; 131 Stat.
    1350), as most recently amended by section 333 of the National Defense
    Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31), is further
    amended by striking ``during fiscal year 2024'' and inserting ``a year
    during fiscal years 2024 through 2025''.

    SEC. 318. INITIATIVE TO CONTROL AND COMBAT THE SPREAD OF COCONUT
                  RHINOCEROS BEETLE IN HAWAII.

        (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall enhance efforts to
    manage, control, and interdict the coconut rhinoceros beetle on
    military installations in Hawaii.
        (b) Authorized Activities.--The efforts required under subsection
    (a) shall include the following:
                (1) Carrying out science-based management and control
            programs to reduce the effect of the coconut rhinoceros beetle
            on military installations and to prevent the introduction or
            spread of the coconut rhinoceros beetle to areas where such
            beetle has not yet been established.
                (2) Providing support for interagency and intergovernmental
            response efforts to control, interdict, monitor, and eradicate
            the coconut rhinoceros beetle on military installations in
            Hawaii.
                (3) Pursuing chemical, biological, and other control
            techniques, technology transfer, and best practices to support
            management, control, interdiction and, where possible,
            eradication of the coconut rhinoceros beetle from Hawaii.
                (4) Establishing an early detection and rapid response
            mechanism to monitor and deploy coordinated efforts if the
            coconut rhinoceros beetle, or another newly detected invasive
            alien species, is detected at new sites on military
            installations in Hawaii.
                (5) Carrying out such other activities as the Secretary
            determines appropriate to manage, control, and interdict the
            coconut rhinoceros beetle on military installations in Hawaii.
        (c) Annual Briefings.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
    the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for each of the next
    three years, the Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Energy,
    Installations, and Environment shall provide to the Committees on Armed
    Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a briefing on
    the implementation of this section, which shall include detailed
    information about the efforts of the Secretary to manage, control, and
    interdict the coconut rhinoceros beetle on military installations in
    Hawaii.

    SEC. 319. PROHIBITION ON IMPLEMENTATION OF REGULATION RELATING TO
                  MINIMIZING RISK OF CLIMATE CHANGE.

        None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or
    otherwise made available for the Department of Defense for fiscal year
    2025 may be used to finalize or implement any rule based on the
    advanced notice of proposed rulemaking titled ``Federal Acquisition
    Regulation: Minimizing the Risk of Climate Change in Federal
    Acquisitions'' (October 15, 2021; 86 Fed. Reg. 57404).

    SEC. 320. IMPLEMENTATION OF INSPECTOR GENERAL RECOMMENDATIONS RELATING
                  TO OVERSIGHT OF DEFENSE FUEL SUPPORT POINTS.

        With respect to each recommendation of the Inspector General of the
    Department of Defense contained in the report published by the
    Inspector General on April 11, 2024, and titled ``Audit of the Defense
    Logistics Agency Oversight of Defense Fuel Support Points'' (DODIG-
    2024-075), by not later than May 1, 2026, the Secretary of Defense
    shall--
                (1) implement such recommendation; or
                (2) submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the
            Senate and the House of Representatives a report containing an
            explanation of why the Secretary has not implemented the
            recommendation.

    SEC. 321. PROVISION BY SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE OF METEOROLOGICAL
                  DATA FOR AIR FORCE AND ARMY.

        (a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), the
    Secretary of the Air Force shall provide meteorological and
    environmental services for operations of the Department of the Air
    Force and shall provide meteorological services for the Department of
    the Army.
        (b) Exception for Ballistics Data.--The requirement under
    subsection (a) shall not apply to meteorological ballistics data for
    the Department of the Army.

                     Subtitle C--Logistics and Sustainment

    SEC. 331. JOINT SAFETY COUNCIL REPORT AND BRIEFING REQUIREMENTS.

        Section 185 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
                (1) in subsection (k)--
                        (A) in paragraph (1)--
                                (i) by striking ``Chair'' and inserting
                            ``Chairperson''; and
                                (ii) by striking ``semi-annual'' and
                            inserting ``biannual''; and
                        (B) in paragraph (2)--
                                (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph
                            (A)--
                                        (I) by striking ``March 31, 2023,
                                    and not later than'';
                                        (II) by striking ``thereafter'';
                                    and
                                        (III) by striking ``a report'' and
                                    inserting ``an annual report'';
                                (ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking
                            ``and'' after the semicolon;
                                (iii) in subparagraph (B), by striking the
                            period and inserting ``; and''; and
                                (iv) by adding at the end the following new
                            subparagraph:
                ``(C) for the year covered by the report--
                        ``(i) releasable information regarding any mishap
                    that occurred during such year; and
                        ``(ii) an identification of any corrective or
                    preventative action implemented pursuant to a
                    recommendation made in a safety or legal investigation
                    report of such a mishap.''; and
                (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
        ``(l) Biannual Briefings.--Not later than March 31 and December 31
    of each year, the Chairperson of the Council shall provide to the
    congressional defense committees a briefing on the contents of the
    report required to be submitted under subsection (k)(1) that covers the
    six-month period preceding the date of the briefing.''.

    SEC. 332. MODIFICATIONS TO COMPTROLLER GENERAL ANNUAL REVIEWS OF F-35
                  SUSTAINMENT EFFORTS.

        Section 357 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
    Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81) is amended--
                (1) in subsection (a)--
                        (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by
                    striking ``2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025'' and inserting
                    ``2025, 2026, and 2027'';
                        (B) in paragraph (1)--
                                (i) by striking ``(including'' and
                            inserting ``, which may include''; and
                                (ii) by striking the closing parenthesis;
                            and
                        (C) in paragraph (2), by striking `` as a result of
                    such review''; and
                (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``of the following:''
            and all that follows through the period at the end of paragraph
            (4) and inserting ``of matters regarding the sustainment or
            affordability of the F-35 Lighting II aircraft program that the
            Comptroller General, after consulting with staff from the
            Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives
            and the Senate, determines to be of critical importance to the
            long-term viability of such program.''.

    SEC. 333. PLANS REGARDING CONDITION AND MAINTENANCE OF PREPOSITIONED
                  STOCKPILES OF NAVY, MARINE CORPS, AND AIR FORCE.

        (a) Plan Required.--
                (1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of
            the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Navy and the
            Secretary of the Air Force shall each develop a plan to improve
            the required inspection procedures for the prepositioned
            stockpiles of the Armed Force concerned, for the purpose of
            identifying deficiencies and conducting maintenance repairs at
            levels necessary to ensure such prepositioned stockpiles are
            mission capable.
                (2) Additional requirements for navy and marine corps
            plan.--The plan of the Secretary of the Navy required under
            paragraph (1) shall include--
                        (A) an analysis of the readiness of ships of the
                    Navy and Marine Corps that hold or facilitate the off-
                    loading of prepositioned stockpiles; and
                        (B) suggestions for improving inspection procedures
                    of such ships.
        (b) Implementation.--Not later than 30 days after the date on which
    the Secretary concerned completes the development of a plan under
    subsection (a), and not less frequently than twice each year thereafter
    for the three-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of
    this Act, the Secretary concerned shall inspect the prepositioned
    stockpiles of the Armed Force concerned in accordance with the
    procedures under such plan.
        (c) Briefings.--
                (1) Briefing on plan.--Not later than 120 days after the
            date of the enactment of this Act, each Secretary concerned
            shall provide to the congressional defense committees a
            briefing on the plan of the Secretary developed under
            subsection (a).
                (2) Briefings on status of prepositioned stockpiles.--Not
            later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this
            Act, and every 180 days thereafter for the three-year period
            beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, each
            Secretary concerned shall provide to the congressional defense
            committees a briefing on the status and condition of the
            prepositioned stockpiles of the Armed Force concerned.
        (d) Definitions.--In this section:
                (1) The term ``Armed Force concerned'' means--
                        (A) the Navy and the Marine Corps, with respect to
                    the Secretary of the Navy;
                        (B) the Air Force, with respect to the Secretary of
                    the Air Force.
                (2) The term ``Secretary concerned'' means--
                        (A) the Secretary of the Navy, with respect to
                    matters concerning the Navy and the Marine Corps; and
                        (B) the Secretary of the Air Force, with respect to
                    matters concerning the Air Force.

    SEC. 334. WAREHOUSE UTILIZATION ORGANIZATION ALIGNMENT.

        (a) Briefing.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the
    enactment of this Act, each Secretary of a military department and the
    Director of the Defense Logistics Agency shall provide to the
    congressional defense committees a briefing that--
                (1) identifies the designated organization or command that
            will serve as the global integrator of that military department
            or agency and assume responsibilities as the manager of the
            storage network of that military department or agency; and
                (2) sets forth a comprehensive plan of the Secretary
            concerned or the Director of the Defense Logistics Agency, as
            the case may be--
                        (A) to deploy storage space management tools, as
                    authorized by the Assistant Secretary of Defense for
                    Sustainment, across the network of that military
                    department or agency; and
                        (B) to evaluate approaches for identifying improved
                    supply chain processes, visibility, mission alignment,
                    and cost savings and avoidances enabled through space
                    consolidation.
        (b) Annual Report.--Not later than one year after the date of the
    enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for the following five
    years, each Secretary of a military department and the Director of the
    Defense Logistics Agency shall submit to the congressional defense
    committees a report containing the following:
                (1) Plans for reconstituting commercially-stored inventory
            of the Department of Defense into the warehouses of the
            Department on military installations.
                (2) Information on barriers to reconstituting such
            inventory from commercial storage locations.

    SEC. 335. AUTHORITY FOR GOVERNMENT-OWNED, GOVERNMENT-OPERATED
                  FACILITIES TO ACCESS PRODUCTION BASE SUPPORT FUNDS.

        Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this
    Act, the Secretary of Defense shall prescribe regulations providing
    that Government-owned, Government-operated facilities are eligible to
    receive production base support funding from the Army.

    SEC. 336. PRE-POSITIONED STOCKS OF FINISHED DEFENSE TEXTILE ARTICLES.

        (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense may establish pre-
    positioned stocks of finished defense textile articles, such as
    uniforms and protective gear, to support the rapid mobilization and
    sustainment of members of the Armed Forces during a contingency
    operation.
        (b) Plan to Reduce Delays.--The Secretary shall develop a plan for
    phasing in and targeting policy changes relating to defense textile
    articles to reduce delinquencies and mitigate delays between policy
    decisions that may result in the miscalculation of stockpiling in order
    to ensure ample finished textiles are available to prevent a scenario
    in which the demand for certain articles is ramping down by the time
    the supply chain can ramp up to meet the need.

                              Subtitle D--Reports

    SEC. 341. MODIFICATION OF READINESS REPORTS TO INCLUDE TOTAL NUMBER OF
                  COMBAT READINESS UPGRADES OR DOWNGRADES.

        Paragraph (5) of section 482(b) of title 10, United States Code, is
    amended to read as follows:
                ``(5) The total number of upgrades and the total number of
            downgrades of the combat readiness of a unit that were issued
            by the commander of the unit, disaggregated by armed force.''.

    SEC. 342. EXTENSION AND EXPANSION OF INCIDENT REPORTING REQUIREMENTS
                  FOR DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

        Section 363 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
    Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81; 10 U.S.C. 2722 note) is amended--
                (1) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding paragraph
            (1), by striking ``fiscal years 2022, 2023, and 2024'' and
            inserting ``fiscal years 2022 through 2029''; and
                (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``to the National Crime
            Information Center and local law enforcement.'' and inserting
            ``to--
                ``(1) the National Crime Information Center;
                ``(2) local law enforcement; and
                ``(3) the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and
            the House of Representatives.''.

    SEC. 343. ANNUAL BRIEFING ON OPERATIONAL READINESS OF 53RD WEATHER
                  RECONNAISSANCE SQUADRON PRIOR TO COMMENCEMENT OF OFFICIAL
                  HURRICANE SEASON.

        Not later than March 31, 2025, and annually thereafter for each of
    the subsequent two years, the commanding officer of the 22nd Air Force
    shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the
    House of Representatives a briefing on the operational readiness of the
    53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron. Each such briefing shall address
    spares, personnel, supporting infrastructure, and such other matters as
    the commanding officer determines appropriate.

                           Subtitle E--Other Matters

    SEC. 351. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR SECRETARY OF DEFENSE TO USE
                  DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE REIMBURSEMENT RATE FOR
                  TRANSPORTATION SERVICES PROVIDED TO CERTAIN NON-
                  DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ENTITIES.

        Section 2642(b) of title 10, United States Code is amended by
    striking ``October 1, 2024'' and inserting ``October 1, 2026''.

    SEC. 352. IMPROVEMENTS TO FIREGUARD PROGRAM OF NATIONAL GUARD.

        (a) In General.--Section 510 of title 32, United States Code, is
    amended--
                (1) by striking ``The Secretary'' and inserting ``(a) In
            General.--The Secretary''; and
                (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
        ``(b) Contracts and Agreements.--(1) The Secretary of Defense may
    enter into a contract or cooperative agreement with a qualified
    individual or entity for the performance of duties to supplement
    members of the National Guard in carrying out the FireGuard Program
    under subsection (a).
        ``(2) In association with a contract or cooperative agreement
    entered into under paragraph (1) with a qualified individual or entity,
    the Chief of the National Guard Bureau, in coordination with relevant
    State, local, and commercial entities, shall execute a memorandum of
    understanding with the qualified individual or entity, which shall
    clearly delineate the roles, responsibilities, functions, timelines,
    and end dates for the transition of the duties to be performed under
    the contract or cooperative agreement.
        ``(3) In this subsection, the term `qualified individual or entity'
    means--
                ``(A) any individual who possesses a requisite security
            clearance for handling classified remote sensing data for the
            purpose of wildfire detection and monitoring; or
                ``(B) any corporation, firm, partnership, company,
            nonprofit, Federal agency or sub-agency, or State or local
            government, with contractors or employees who possess a
            requisite security clearance for handling such data.''.
        (b) Report.--
                (1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of
            the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in
            consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture and any National
            Guard units affected by subsection (b) of section 510 of title
            32, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall
            submit to Congress a report that includes an evaluation of the
            effectiveness of the FireGuard Program under such section and
            of opportunities to further engage civilian capacity within the
            program.
                (2) Matters included.--The report under paragraph (1) shall
            include the following:
                        (A) An assessment of the efficacy of the FireGuard
                    Program in detecting and monitoring wildfires,
                    including the speed of detection.
                        (B) A plan to facilitate production and
                    dissemination of unclassified remote sensing
                    information for use by civilian organizations,
                    including Federal, State, and local government
                    organizations, in carrying out wildfire detection
                    activities.
                        (C) An assessment of the sustainability of the
                    Fireguard program, including the cost, the effects on
                    readiness, and the effects on other required missions.

    SEC. 353. COUNTER UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEM THREAT LIBRARY.

        (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
    enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army, through the Joint
    Counter-Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Office, shall establish and
    maintain a threat library, or expand and maintain an existing threat
    library, to coordinate efforts across the Department of Defense to
    counter unmanned aircraft systems.
        (b) Information To Be Included.--The threat library required under
    subsection (a) shall include--
                (1) classified and unclassified information relating to
            known or suspected threats from unmanned aircraft systems;
                (2) proposed solutions for countering such known threats;
            and
                (3) a comprehensive listing of global incursions from
            unmanned aircraft systems at installations of the Department of
            Defense.
        (c) Dissemination.--The Secretary of the Army, through the Joint
    Counter-Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems Office, shall establish a
    framework to share the information contained in the threat library
    required under subsection (a) with the military departments, the
    combatant commands, other Federal agencies, and relevant industries, as
    determined by the Secretary of the Army, in order to maintain
    technological superiority in aerial defense.

    SEC. 354. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR TRAVEL EXPENSES OF
                  OFFICE OF SECRETARY OF DEFENSE UNTIL SUBMISSION OF
                  CERTAIN DOCUMENTS.

        Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise
    made available for fiscal year 2025 for operation and maintenance,
    defense-wide, and available for the Office of the Secretary of Defense
    for travel expenses, not more than 75 percent may be obligated or
    expended until the date on which the Secretary of Defense has submitted
    to the congressional defense committees all of the following documents:
                (1) The implementation plan for the Joint Concept for
            Competing released on February 10, 2023, as required by section
            1088 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
            2024 (Public Law 118-31; 137 Stat. 419; 10 U.S.C. 113 note).
                (2) The Department of Defense Operations in the Information
            Environment Implementation Plan, as referenced in the Strategy
            for Operations in the Information Environment released in July
            2023.
                (3) The Special Operations Forces joint operating concept
            for competition and conflict, as required by section 1047(a) of
            the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022
            (Public Law 117-81; 135 Stat. 1905).
                (4) Unredacted copies of documents requested by the
            Committee on Armed Services of the Senate during the period
            beginning on January 1, 2024, and ending on June 1, 2024.

    SEC. 355. ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM AND ELECTRONIC STABILITY CONTROL KIT
                  FOR CERTAIN ARMY VEHICLES.

        (a) Requirement.--By not later than September 30, 2033, the
    Secretary of the Army shall ensure that all high-mobility multipurpose
    wheeled vehicles of the Army are equipped with an anti-lock brake
    system and electronic stability control kit.
        (b) Plan.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment
    of this Act, the Secretary of the Army shall submit to the
    congressional defense committees a plan to carry out subsection (a).
    Such plan shall include each of the following:
                (1) A description of the steps required to increase
            production of anti-lock brake systems and electronic stability
            control kits and retrofit high-mobility multipurpose wheeled
            vehicles at Red River Army Depot, Texas, and its associated
            flyaway teams.
                (2) An identification of any challenges to meeting the
            requirement under subsection (a) and a list of steps required
            to address those challenges.
                (3) An estimated monthly rate of retrofits needed to meet
            the requirement under subsection (a).
                (4) A funding plan for carrying out the steps referred to
            in paragraphs (1) and (2).
                (5) An identification of any authorities or funding
            required for any secondary destination transportation necessary
            to carry out the plan.
        (c) Annual Certification.--Not later than each of March 1, 2025,
    March 1, 2026, and March 1, 2027, the Secretary of the Army shall
    certify to the congressional defense committees that the budget of the
    Army will enable the Army to meet the requirement under subsection (a).

    SEC. 356. PROGRAM FOR ADVANCED MANUFACTURING IN THE INDO-PACIFIC
                  REGION.

        (a) Establishment.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
    enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, acting through the
    Secretary of the Navy and in consultation with the Commander of the
    United States Indo-Pacific Command, shall carry out a program under
    which the Secretary shall establish an advanced manufacturing facility
    on or near a military installation within the area of responsibility of
    the United States Indo-Pacific Command for the purpose of--
                (1) meeting flexible manufacturing requirements to support
            the submarine, shipbuilding, and other defense activity
            industrial bases;
                (2) fostering partnerships between industry, local
            universities, and workforce training programs to develop a
            local workforce in the vicinity of such facility capable of
            meeting advanced manufacturing demands;
                (3) coordinating responses to requirements of the Submarine
            Industrial Base Task Force, the United States Indo-Pacific
            Command, the Innovation Capability and Modernization Office of
            the Department of Defense, the Industrial Base Analysis and
            Sustainment program of the Department, and other relevant
            defense organizations;
                (4) providing for the manufacturing of unmanned vehicles,
            including surface and underwater vehicles, and develops ship
            maintenance capabilities; and
                (5) responding to needs across the uniformed services and
            the defense industrial base.
        (b) Elements.--In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary
    shall--
                (1) ensure that the advanced manufacturing facility under
            such subsection is capable of--
                        (A) applying advanced manufacturing to small and
                    large metal and composite structures;
                        (B) manufacturing systems and components that--
                                (i) use appropriate advanced manufacturing
                            methods including hybrid and additive (for
                            example, additive manufacturing, powder bed
                            fusion manufacturing, cold spray manufacturing,
                            or other similar manufacturing capabilities);
                            and
                                (ii) maintain a set of modern local
                            machining systems with at least five-axis
                            capability sufficient to support requirements;
                        (C) maintaining a production capability across
                    critical materials of the Navy in order to respond to
                    emerging repair and production requirements during
                    conflict; and
                (2) ensure broad workforce participation by establishing
            the facility either outside of a military installation (but
            very close to a military installation) or onboard a military
            installation with readily available access to a civilian
            trainee workforce.
        (c) Report.--Not later than December 1 of the year after the year
    during which a facility is established under subsection (a), the
    Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the
    Senate and the House of Representatives a report summarizing the
    actions taken under the program established under such subsection,
    including information on how the program is supporting initiatives of
    the United States Indo-Pacific Command.
        (d) Advanced Manufacturing Defined.--In this section, the term
    ``advanced manufacturing'' means a manufacturing process using the
    following techniques:
                (1) Additive manufacturing.
                (2) Wire-arc additive manufacturing.
                (3) Powder bed fusion manufacturing.
                (4) Other similar manufacturing capabilities.

                  TITLE IV--MILITARY PERSONNEL AUTHORIZATIONS

                           Subtitle A--Active Forces

    Sec. 401. End strengths for active forces.
    Sec. 402. Annual end strength authorization for the Space Force.
    Sec. 403. Temporary exclusion of mental health care providers from
                                authorized strengths of certain officers on
                                active duty.

                           Subtitle B--Reserve Forces

    Sec. 411. End strengths for Selected Reserve.
    Sec. 412. End strengths for Reserves on active duty in support of the
                                Reserves.
    Sec. 413. End strengths for military technicians (dual status).
    Sec. 414. Maximum number of reserve personnel authorized to be on
                                active duty for operational support.

                  Subtitle C--Authorization of Appropriations

    Sec. 421. Military personnel.

                              Subtitle D--Reports

    Sec. 431. Annual defense manpower profile report: expansion of
                                justifications for end strengths.

                           Subtitle A--Active Forces

    SEC. 401. END STRENGTHS FOR ACTIVE FORCES.

        The Armed Forces are authorized strengths for active duty personnel
    as of September 30, 2025, as follows:
                (1) The Army, 442,300.
                (2) The Navy, 332,300.
                (3) The Marine Corps, 172,300.
                (4) The Air Force, 320,000.
                (5) The Space Force, 9,800.

    SEC. 402. ANNUAL END STRENGTH AUTHORIZATION FOR THE SPACE FORCE.

        (a) End Strength Authorization by Law for Space Force to Be a
    Single Number for Members in Space Force Active Status.--
                (1) Requirement.--Subsection (a) of section 115 of title
            10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the
            following new paragraph:
                ``(3) The end strength for the Space Force for members in
            space force active status.''.
                (2) Conforming amendments.--Such subsection is further
            amended--
                        (A) in the subsection heading, by striking ``and
                    Selected Reserve'' and inserting ``, Selected Reserve,
                    and Space Force''; and
                        (B) in paragraph (1), by striking ``each of the
                    armed forces (other than the Coast Guard)'' and
                    inserting ``the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine
                    Corps''.
        (b) Corresponding Limitation on Appropriations.--Subsection (c) of
    such section is amended--
                (1) in paragraph (2), by striking ``; or'' and inserting a
            semicolon;
                (2) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4); and
                (3) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new
            paragraph:
                ``(3) the use of members of the Space Force in space force
            active status unless the end strength for the Space Force for
            that fiscal year for members in space force active status has
            been authorized by law; or''.
        (c) Authority for Variances of End Strength.--
                (1) Secretary of defense.--Subsection (f) of such section
            is amended--
                        (A) in the subsection heading, by striking ``and
                    Selected Reserve'' and inserting ``, Selected Reserve,
                    and Space Force''; and
                        (B) in paragraph (1), by striking ``subsection
                    (a)(1)(A)'' and inserting ``paragraph (1)(A) or (3) of
                    subsection (a)''.
                (2) Secretary of the air force.--Subsection (g) of such
            section is amended--
                        (A) in the subsection heading, by striking ``and
                    Selected Reserve'' and inserting ``, Selected Reserve,
                    and Space Force''; and
                        (B) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ``subsection
                    (a)(1)(A)'' and inserting ``paragraph (1)(A) or (3) of
                    subsection (a)''.
                (3) Effective date.--The amendments made by paragraphs (1)
            and (2) shall take effect upon the date specified under
            paragraph (2) of section 1736(a) of the Space Force Personnel
            Management Act (title XVII of Public Law 118-31; 137 Stat. 677)
            for the expiration of the authority provided by paragraph (1)
            of that section.
                (4) Conforming cross-reference amendments to sfpma.--
            Section 1736(a)(1) of the Space Force Personnel Management Act
            (title XVII of Public Law 118-31) is amended by striking
            ``section 115(a)(1)(A)'' both places it appears and inserting
            ``section 115(a)(3)''.

    SEC. 403. TEMPORARY EXCLUSION OF MENTAL HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS FROM
                  AUTHORIZED STRENGTHS OF CERTAIN OFFICERS ON ACTIVE DUTY.

        (a) Temporary Exclusion.--During fiscal years 2025 through 2027,
    officers who are licensed mental health providers (including clinical
    psychologists, licensed clinical social workers, mental health nurse
    practitioners, and psychiatric physician assistants) shall be excluded
    in computing and determining authorized strengths under section 523 of
    title 10, United States Code.
        (b) Proposal.--Not later than September 30, 2025, the Secretary of
    Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate
    and House of Representatives a report containing recommendations of the
    Secretary regarding amendments to subsection (b) of such section that
    would eliminate permanent exclusions to computations and determinations
    under such section.

                           Subtitle B--Reserve Forces

    SEC. 411. END STRENGTHS FOR SELECTED RESERVE.

        (a) In General.--The Armed Forces are authorized strengths for
    Selected Reserve personnel of the reserve components as of September
    30, 2025, as follows:
                (1) The Army National Guard of the United States, 325,000.
                (2) The Army Reserve, 175,800.
                (3) The Navy Reserve, 57,700.
                (4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 32,500.
                (5) The Air National Guard of the United States, 108,300.
                (6) The Air Force Reserve, 67,000.
                (7) The Coast Guard Reserve, 7,000.
        (b) End Strength Reductions.--The end strengths prescribed by
    subsection (a) for the Selected Reserve of any reserve component shall
    be proportionately reduced by--
                (1) the total authorized strength of units organized to
            serve as units of the Selected Reserve of such component which
            are on active duty (other than for training) at the end of the
            fiscal year; and
                (2) the total number of individual members not in units
            organized to serve as units of the Selected Reserve of such
            component who are on active duty (other than for training or
            for unsatisfactory participation in training) without their
            consent at the end of the fiscal year.
        (c) End Strength Increases.--Whenever units or individual members
    of the Selected Reserve for any reserve component are released from
    active duty during any fiscal year, the end strength prescribed for
    such fiscal year for the Selected Reserve of such reserve component
    shall be increased proportionately by the total authorized strengths of
    such units and by the total number of such individual members.

    SEC. 412. END STRENGTHS FOR RESERVES ON ACTIVE DUTY IN SUPPORT OF THE
                  RESERVES.

        Within the end strengths prescribed in section 411(a), the reserve
    components of the Armed Forces are authorized, as of September 30,
    2025, the following number of Reserves to be serving on full-time
    active duty or full-time duty, in the case of members of the National
    Guard, for the purpose of organizing, administering, recruiting,
    instructing, or training the reserve components:
                (1) The Army National Guard of the United States, 30,845.
                (2) The Army Reserve, 16,511.
                (3) The Navy Reserve, 10,132.
                (4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 2,400.
                (5) The Air National Guard of the United States, 25,982.
                (6) The Air Force Reserve, 6,311.

    SEC. 413. END STRENGTHS FOR MILITARY TECHNICIANS (DUAL STATUS).

        (a) In General.--The minimum number of military technicians (dual
    status) as of the last day of fiscal year 2025 for the reserve
    components of the Army and the Air Force (notwithstanding section 129
    of title 10, United States Code) shall be the following:
                (1) For the Army National Guard of the United States,
            22,294.
                (2) For the Army Reserve, 6,492.
                (3) For the Air National Guard of the United States,
            10,744.
                (4) For the Air Force Reserve, 6,697.
        (b) Limitation on Number of Temporary Military Technicians (dual
    Status).--The number of temporary military technicians (dual status)
    under subsection (a) may not exceed 25 percent of the total number
    authorized under such subsection.
        (c) Prohibition.--A State may not coerce a military technician
    (dual status) to accept an offer of realignment or conversion to any
    other military status, including as a member on Active Guard and
    Reserve duty. No action may be taken against an individual, or the
    position of such individual, who refuses such an offer solely on the
    basis of such refusal.

    SEC. 414. MAXIMUM NUMBER OF RESERVE PERSONNEL AUTHORIZED TO BE ON
                  ACTIVE DUTY FOR OPERATIONAL SUPPORT.

        During fiscal year 2025, the maximum number of members of the
    reserve components of the Armed Forces who may be serving at any time
    on full-time operational support duty under section 115(b) of title 10,
    United States Code, is the following:
                (1) The Army National Guard of the United States, 17,000.
                (2) The Army Reserve, 13,000.
                (3) The Navy Reserve, 6,200.
                (4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 3,000.
                (5) The Air National Guard of the United States, 16,000.
                (6) The Air Force Reserve, 14,000.

                  Subtitle C--Authorization of Appropriations

    SEC. 421. MILITARY PERSONNEL.

        (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--Funds are hereby authorized
    to be appropriated for fiscal year 2025 for the use of the Armed Forces
    and other activities and agencies of the Department of Defense for
    expenses, not otherwise provided for, for military personnel, as
    specified in the funding table in section 4401.
        (b) Construction of Authorization.--The authorization of
    appropriations in the subsection (a) supersedes any other authorization
    of appropriations (definite or indefinite) for such purpose for fiscal
    year 2025.

                              Subtitle D--Reports

    SEC. 431. ANNUAL DEFENSE MANPOWER PROFILE REPORT: EXPANSION OF
                  JUSTIFICATIONS FOR END STRENGTHS.

        Section 115a of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
                (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``Congress'' and
            inserting ``the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and
            the House of Representatives, and furnish to any Member of
            Congress upon request,''; and
                (2) in subsection (b)--
                        (A) by inserting ``(1)'' before ``The Secretary'';
                    and
                        (B) by adding at the end the following new
                    paragraph:
        ``(2) The justification and explanation required by paragraph (1)
    shall include the following:
                ``(A) An explanation of how personnel end strength level
            requests address threats described in the national defense
            strategy under section 113(g) of this title.
                ``(B) The rationale for recommended increases or decreases
            in active, reserve, and civilian personnel for each component
            of the Department of Defense.
                ``(C) The actual end strength number for each armed force
            for the prior fiscal year, compared to authorized end strength
            levels.
                ``(D) The shortfall in recruiting by each armed force as a
            percentage, as the Secretary determines appropriate.''.

                       TITLE V--MILITARY PERSONNEL POLICY

                           Subtitle A--Officer Policy

    Sec. 501. Redistribution of general officers of the Marine Corps on
                                active duty.
    Sec. 502. Authority to exclude additional positions from limitations on
                                the number of general officers and flag
                                officers on active duty.
    Sec. 503. Eligibility for consideration for promotion: time-in-grade
                                and other requirements.
    Sec. 504. Temporary authority to increase the number of nurse officers
                                recommended for promotion.
    Sec. 505. Talent management and personnel retention for members of the
                                Armed Forces.
    Sec. 506. Consideration of merit by special selection review boards.
    Sec. 507. Effect of failure of selection for promotion: captains and
                                majors of the Army, Air Force, Marine
                                Corps, and Space Force and lieutenants and
                                lieutenant commanders of the Navy.
    Sec. 508. Modification of authority to separate officers when in the
                                best interest of the service.
    Sec. 509. Remote appearance before a board of inquiry.
    Sec. 509A. Marine Corps Deputy Commandants.
    Sec. 509B. Improvements relating to Medical Officer of the Marine Corps
                                position.
    Sec. 509C. Vice Chief of Space Operations; vacancy in position of Chief
                                of Space Operations.
    Sec. 509D. Repeal of active duty service requirement for warrant
                                officer appointments in Air Force and Space
                                Force.
    Sec. 509E. Removal of officers from a list of Space Force officers
                                recommended for promotion.
    Sec. 509F. Pilot program on peer and subordinate assessments of certain
                                officers.

                    Subtitle B--Reserve Component Management

    Sec. 511. Authority to extend military technicians until age 62.
    Sec. 512. Extension of time period for transfer or discharge of certain
                                Army and Air Force reserve component
                                general officers.
    Sec. 513. Expanded authority to continue reserve component officers in
                                certain military specialties on the reserve
                                active-status list.
    Sec. 514. Transfer to the Space Force of covered space functions of the
                                Air National Guard of the United States.
    Sec. 515. Notice to Congress regarding reapportionment of National
                                Guard force structure.

     Subtitle C--General Service Authorities, Decorations and Awards, and
                                Military Records

    Sec. 521. Technical and conforming amendments relating to members of
                                the Space Force.
    Sec. 522. Modified authority to provide protection to senior leaders of
                                the Department of Defense and other
                                specified persons.
    Sec. 523.  Improving military administrative review.
    Sec. 524. Determination of active duty service commitment for
                                recipients of fellowships, grants, and
                                scholarships.
    Sec. 525. Authority to designate certain separated members of the Air
                                Force as honorary separated members of the
                                Space Force.
    Sec. 526. Authorizations for certain awards.
    Sec. 527. Posthumous advancement of General John D. Lavelle, United
                                States Air Force, on the retired list.

                            Subtitle D--Recruitment

    Sec. 531. Expansion of report on future servicemember preparatory
                                course.
    Sec. 532. Promoting military, national, and public service.
    Sec. 533. Military recruiter physical access to campuses.
    Sec. 534. Military Entrance Processing Command: acceleration of review
                                of medical records.
    Sec. 535. Medical Accession Records Pilot program: notice of
                                termination.
    Sec. 536. Provision of information regarding Federal service to certain
                                persons ineligible to enlist in certain
                                Armed Forces.
    Sec. 537. Reimbursement of applicants to certain Armed Forces for
                                certain medical costs incurred during
                                military entrance processing.
    Sec. 538. Authority to modernize recruitment for the Army.
    Sec. 539. Program of military recruitment and education at the National
                                September 11 Memorial and Museum.
    Sec. 539A. Maritime workforce promotion and recruitment.

                              Subtitle E--Training

    Sec. 541. Improvements to financial literacy training.
    Sec. 542. Extension of JROTC programs to the Job Corps.
    Sec. 543. Minimum number of participating students required to
                                establish or maintain a unit of JROTC.
    Sec. 544. JROTC waiting list.
    Sec. 545. Number of Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps units.
    Sec. 546. Required constitutional law training.
    Sec. 547. Prohibition on Federal funds for the Department of Defense
                                Countering Extremism Work Group.

                          Subtitle F--Member Education

    Sec. 551. Expansion of international engagement authorities for Service
                                Academies.
    Sec. 552. Modification of authority to engage in funded and unfunded
                                law education programs.
    Sec. 553. Additional admissions authority for the Uniformed Services
                                University of the Health Sciences.
    Sec. 554. Professional military education: technical correction to
                                definitions.
    Sec. 555. Distance education option for professional military
                                education.
    Sec. 556. Authority to accept gifts of services for professional
                                military education institutions.
    Sec. 557. Alternative service obligation for a cadet or midshipman who
                                becomes a professional athlete.
    Sec. 558. Service Academies: Boards of Visitors.
    Sec. 559. Modernizing Marine Corps Platoon Leaders Class college
                                tuition assistance program to account for
                                inflation.
    Sec. 559A. Information on nominations and applications for military
                                service academies.
    Sec. 559B. Ensuring access to certain higher education benefits.
    Sec. 559C. Service Academies: referral of applicants to the senior
                                military colleges and units of the Senior
                                Reserve Officer Training Corps.
    Sec. 559D. Pilot program to provide graduate education opportunities
                                for enlisted members of the Army and Navy.
    Sec. 559E. Prohibition on use of Federal funds to endorse critical race
                                theory.

              Subtitle G--Military Justice and Other Legal Matters

    Sec. 561. Clarifying amendment to Article 2 of the Uniform Code of
                                Military Justice.
    Sec. 562.  Authority of special trial counsel with respect to certain
                                offenses occurring before effective date of
                                military justice reforms.
    Sec. 563. Detailing of appellate defense counsel.
    Sec. 564. Modification to offense of aiding the enemy under the Uniform
                                Code of Military Justice.
    Sec. 565. Removal of marriage as a defense to article 120b offenses.
    Sec. 566. Consolidation of military justice reporting requirements for
                                the military departments.
    Sec. 567. Term of office for judges of the Court of Military Commission
                                Review.
    Sec. 568. Continuity of coverage under certain provisions of title 18,
                                United States Code.
    Sec. 569. Correction of certain citations in title 18, United States
                                Code, relating to sexual offenses.
    Sec. 569A. Modification of timeline for potential implementation of
                                study on unanimous court-martial verdicts.
    Sec. 569B. Removal of personally identifying and other information of
                                certain persons from the Department of
                                Defense Central Index of Investigations.
    Sec. 569C. Expanded command notifications to victims of domestic
                                violence.
    Sec. 569D. Extension of Defense Advisory Committee on Investigation,
                                Prosecution, and Defense of Sexual Assault
                                in the Armed Forces.
    Sec. 569E. Analysis on the advisability of revising Military Rule of
                                Evidence 513.
    Sec. 569F. Analysis of prohibition on broadcast and distribution of
                                digitally manipulated intimate images under
                                the Uniform Code of Military Justice.

                         Subtitle H--Career Transition

    Sec. 571. Pathway for individualized counseling for members of the
                                reserve components under TAP.
    Sec. 572. Extension of Troops-to-Teachers Program.
    Sec. 573. Extension and expansion of report on the Transition
                                Assistance Program of the Department of
                                Defense.
    Sec. 574. Military training and competency records.

                   Subtitle I--Family Programs and Child Care

    Sec. 581. Interstate compacts for portability of occupational licenses
                                of military spouses: permanent authority.
    Sec. 582. Military Spouse Career Accelerator program.
    Sec. 583. Competitive pay for Department of Defense child care
                                personnel.
    Sec. 584. Posting of national child abuse hotline at military child
                                development centers.
    Sec. 585. Additional information in outreach campaign relating to
                                waiting lists for military child
                                development centers.
    Sec. 586. Expansion of annual briefing regarding waiting lists for
                                military child development centers.
    Sec. 587. Improvements relating to portability of professional licenses
                                of servicemembers and their spouses.
    Sec. 588. Child care services and youth program services for
                                dependents.
    Sec. 589. Child care services and youth program services for
                                dependents: period of services for a member
                                with a spouse seeking employment.
    Sec. 589A. Child development program staffing and compensation model.
    Sec. 589B.  Inclusive Playground Pilot Program.

                        Subtitle J--Dependent Education

    Sec. 591. Advisory committees for Department of Defense domestic
                                dependents schools.
    Sec. 592. Eligibility of dependents of certain deceased members of the
                                Armed Forces for enrollment in Department
                                of Defense domestic dependent elementary
                                and secondary schools.
    Sec. 593. Expansion of eligibility for virtual programs operated by
                                Department of Defense Education Activity.
    Sec. 594. Authorization for school meal programs at Department of
                                Defense dependent schools.
    Sec. 595. Eligibility of certain dependents for enrollment in domestic
                                dependent elementary and secondary schools.
    Sec. 596.  Staffing of Department of Defense Education Activity schools
                                to maintain maximum student-to-teacher
                                ratios.
    Sec. 597. Enrollment in defense dependents' education system of
                                children of foreign military members
                                assigned to United Nations Command.
    Sec. 598. Certain assistance to local educational agencies that benefit
                                dependents of military and civilian
                                personnel.
    Sec. 599. Training requirements teachers in 21st century schools of the
                                Department of Defense Education Activity.
    Sec. 599A. Overseas transfer program for educators in schools operated
                                by the Department of Defense Education
                                Activity.
    Sec. 599B. Parental right to notice of student nonproficiency in
                                reading or language arts.

                           Subtitle A--Officer Policy

    SEC. 501. REDISTRIBUTION OF GENERAL OFFICERS OF THE MARINE CORPS ON
                  ACTIVE DUTY.

        Section 525(a)(4) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
                (1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``17'' and inserting
            ``18''; and
                (2) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``22'' and replacing
            with ``21.''

    SEC. 502. AUTHORITY TO EXCLUDE ADDITIONAL POSITIONS FROM LIMITATIONS ON
                  THE NUMBER OF GENERAL OFFICERS AND FLAG OFFICERS ON
                  ACTIVE DUTY.

        (a) In General.--Section 526 of title 10, United States Code, is
    amended--
                (1) by redesignating subsections (g) through (j) as
            subsections (h) through (k), respectively; and
                (2) by inserting, after subsection (f), the following new
            subsection (g):
        ``(g) Secretary of Defense Adaptive Force Account.--The limitations
    in subsection (a) and in section 525(a) of this title do not apply to a
    general officer or flag officer assigned to the Secretary of Defense
    Adaptive Force Account as designated by the Secretary of Defense. The
    total number of positions designated as the Secretary of Defense
    Adaptive Force Account for purposes of this subsection shall not exceed
    35.''.
        (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 501(a)(3) of the National
    Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114-328; 10
    U.S.C. 525 note) is hereby repealed.

    SEC. 503. ELIGIBILITY FOR CONSIDERATION FOR PROMOTION: TIME-IN-GRADE
                  AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS.

        (a) Warrant Officers.--Section 577 of title 10, United States Code,
    is amended by inserting ``or an approved retirement date'' after ``an
    established separation date that is within 90 days after the date on
    which the board is convened''.
        (b) Officers.--Section 619(c)(2)(C) of title 10, United States
    Code, is amended by inserting ``or an approved retirement date'' after
    ``an established separation date that is within 90 days after the date
    the board is convened''.
        (c) Reserve Components.--Section 14301(f) of title 10, United
    States Code, is amended to read as follows:
        ``(f) Nonconsideration of Officers Scheduled for Removal From
    Reserve Active-status List.--The Secretary of the military department
    concerned may, by regulation, preclude from consideration by a
    selection board by which an officer would otherwise be eligible to be
    considered, an officer who has an established separation date that is
    within 90 days after the date the board is convened or an approved
    retirement date.''.

    SEC. 504. TEMPORARY AUTHORITY TO INCREASE THE NUMBER OF NURSE OFFICERS
                  RECOMMENDED FOR PROMOTION.

        Section 616(d) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
                (1) by striking ``The number'' and inserting ``(1) Subject
            to paragraph (2), the number''; and
                (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph (2):
        ``(2) During the period beginning on January 1, 2025, and ending on
    December 31, 2030, the number of officers recommended for promotion by
    a selection board convened under section 611(a) of this title may not
    equal or exceed 100 percent of the number of officers included in the
    promotion zone established under section 623 of this title for
    consideration by the board, for nurse officers recommended for
    promotion to major or lieutenant commander, if the Secretary concerned
    determines that such greater number is necessary to maintain or improve
    medical readiness.''.

    SEC. 505. TALENT MANAGEMENT AND PERSONNEL RETENTION FOR MEMBERS OF THE
                  ARMED FORCES.

        (a) Authority for Officers to Opt-out of Promotion Board
    Consideration.--
                (1) Regular officers.--Section 619(e)(2)(A) of title 10,
            United States Code, is amended--
                        (A) by inserting ``training,'' after
                    ``Department,''; and
                        (B) by striking ``assignment or education'' and
                    inserting ``assignment, education, or training''.
                (2) Reserve officers.--Section 14301(j)(2)(A) of title 10,
            United States Code, is amended--
                        (A) by inserting ``training,'' after
                    ``Department,''; and
                        (B) by striking ``assignment or education'' and
                    inserting ``assignment, education, or training''.
        (b) Effect of Failure of Selection for Promotion for Certain
    Officers.--
                (1) First lieutenants and lieutenants (junior grade).--
            Section 631(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
                        (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``the President
                    approves the report of the board which considered him
                    for the second time'' and inserting ``the Secretary
                    concerned releases the promotion results of the board
                    which considered the officer for the second time to the
                    public''; and
                        (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``the President
                    approves the report of the board which considered him
                    for the second time'' and inserting ``the Secretary
                    concerned releases the promotion results of the board
                    which considered the officer for the second time to the
                    public''.
                (2) Captains and majors of the army, air force, and marine
            corps and lieutenants and lieutenant commanders of the navy.--
            Section 632(a)(2) of such title is amended by striking ``the
            President approves the report of the board which considered him
            for the second time'' and inserting ``the Secretary concerned
            releases the promotion results of the board which considered
            the officer for the second time to the public''.
                (3) Regular navy and regular marine corps officers
            designated for limited duty.--Section 8372 of such title is
            amended--
                        (A) in subsection (b), by striking ``the President
                    approves the report of the selection board in which the
                    officer is considered as having failed of selection for
                    promotion to the grade of commander or lieutenant
                    colonel for the second time'' and inserting ``the
                    Secretary concerned releases the promotion results of
                    the board which considered the officer for the second
                    time to the public'';
                        (B) in subsection (d), by striking ``the President
                    approves the report of the selection board in which the
                    officer is considered as having failed of selection for
                    promotion to the grade of lieutenant commander or major
                    for the second time'' and inserting ``the Secretary
                    concerned releases the promotion results of the board
                    which considered the officer for the second time to the
                    public''; and
                        (C) in subsection (e), by striking ``the President
                    approves the report of the selection board in which the
                    officer is considered as having failed of selection for
                    promotion to the grade of lieutenant or captain,
                    respectively, for the second time'' and inserting ``the
                    Secretary concerned releases the promotion results of
                    the board which considered the officer for the second
                    time to the public''.
                (4) Reserve first lieutenants of the army, air force, and
            marine corps and reserve lieutenants (junior grade) of the
            navy.--Section 14504 of such title is amended--
                        (A) in subsection (a), by striking ``the President
                    approves the report of the board which considered the
                    officer for the second time'' and inserting ``the
                    Secretary concerned releases the promotion results of
                    the board which considered the officer for the second
                    time to the public''; and
                        (B) in subsection (b), by striking ``President
                    approves the report of the selection board which
                    resulted in the second failure'' and inserting ``the
                    Secretary concerned releases the promotion results of
                    the board which considered the officer for the second
                    time to the public''.
                (5) Reserve captains of the army, air force, and marine
            corps and reserve lieutenants of the navy.--Section 14505 of
            such title is amended by striking ``the President approves the
            report of the board which considered the officer for the second
            time'' and inserting ``the Secretary concerned releases the
            promotion results of the board which considered the officer for
            the second time to the public''.
                (6) Reserve majors of the army, air force, and marine corps
            and reserve lieutenant commanders of the navy.--Section 14506
            of such title is amended by striking ``the President approves
            the report of the board which considered the officer for the
            second time'' and inserting ``the Secretary concerned releases
            the promotion results of the board which considered the officer
            for the second time to the public''.

    SEC. 506. CONSIDERATION OF MERIT BY SPECIAL SELECTION REVIEW BOARDS.

        (a) Regular Components.--Section 628a(d)(4)(A) of title 10, United
    States Code, is amended by inserting ``ranks in the upper half of an
    order of merit created by the special selection review board or''
    before ``ranks on an order of merit created by the special selection
    review board as better qualified''.
        (b) Reserve Components.--Section 14502a(d)(4)(A) of title 10,
    United States Code, is amended by inserting ``ranks in the upper half
    of an order of merit created by the special selection review board or''
    before ``ranks on an order of merit created by the special selection
    review board as better qualified''.

    SEC. 507. EFFECT OF FAILURE OF SELECTION FOR PROMOTION: CAPTAINS AND
                  MAJORS OF THE ARMY, AIR FORCE, MARINE CORPS, AND SPACE
                  FORCE AND LIEUTENANTS AND LIEUTENANT COMMANDERS OF THE
                  NAVY.

        Section 632(c) of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read
    as follows:
        ``(c)(1) If an officer is subject to discharge under subsection
    (a)(1) and, as of the date on which the officer is to be discharged
    under that subsection, the officer has not completed the officer's
    active duty service obligation, the officer shall be retained on active
    duty until completion of such active duty service obligation, and then
    be discharged under subsection (a)(1), unless sooner retired or
    discharged under another provision of law.
        ``(2) The Secretary concerned may waive the applicability of
    paragraph (1) to any officer if the Secretary determines that
    completion of the active duty service obligation of that officer is not
    in the best interest of the service.''.

    SEC. 508. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO SEPARATE OFFICERS WHEN IN THE
                  BEST INTEREST OF THE SERVICE.

        Section 1182(d) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
                (1) by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows:
        ``(1)(A) If a board of inquiry determines that an officer should be
    retained, the officer's case is closed unless the board substantiated a
    basis for separation and, upon recommendation from the service chief,
    the Secretary of the military department determines that the board's
    retention recommendation is clearly erroneous in light of the evidence
    considered by the board, a miscarriage of justice, and inconsistent
    with the best interest of the service. In such cases, the Secretary of
    the military department may separate the officer after providing a
    written justification of the decision to separate.
        ``(B) An officer considered for separation under this section must
    be notified and afforded the opportunity to present matters for the
    Secretary of the military department to consider when making the
    separation determination. The Secretary of the military department
    shall review the case to determine whether the retention recommendation
    of the board is clearly contrary to the substantial weight of the
    evidence in the record and whether the officer's conduct discredits the
    Service, adversely affects good order and discipline, and adversely
    affects the officer's performance of duty.
        ``(C) Exercise of authority to separate an officer under this
    section shall be reserved for unusual cases where such action is
    essential to the interests of justice, discipline, and proper
    administration of the service.'';
                (2) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs
            (3) and (4), respectively; and
                (3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new
            paragraph:
        ``(2) Authority to direct administrative separation after a board
    of inquiry's recommendation to retain an officer may only be delegated
    to a civilian official within a military department appointed by the
    President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. The least
    favorable characterization in such cases will be general (under
    honorable conditions).''.

    SEC. 509. REMOTE APPEARANCE BEFORE A BOARD OF INQUIRY.

        (a) Regular Officers.--Section 1185 of title 10, United States
    Code, is amended--
                (1) in subsection (a)(3), by striking ``shall be'' and
            inserting ``subject to subsection (c), shall be''; and
                (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
        ``(c) The Secretary concerned may determine that, in exceptional
    circumstances, the appearance of an officer before the proceedings of a
    board of inquiry may be via means other than in person.''.
        (b) Reserve Officers.--Section 14904 of title 10, United States
    Code, is amended--
                (1) in subsection (a)(3), by striking ``shall be'' and
            inserting ``subject to subsection (c), shall be''; and
                (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
        ``(c) Remote Appearance.--The Secretary concerned may determine
    that, in exceptional circumstances, the appearance of an officer before
    the proceedings of a board of inquiry may be via means other than in
    person.''.

    SEC. 509A. MARINE CORPS DEPUTY COMMANDANTS.

        Section 8045 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by
    striking ``not more than seven Deputy Commandants'' and inserting ``not
    more than eight Deputy Commandants''.

    SEC. 509B. IMPROVEMENTS RELATING TO MEDICAL OFFICER OF THE MARINE CORPS
                  POSITION.

        (a) Medical Officer of the Marine Corps.--
                (1) In general.--Chapter 806 of title 10, United States
            Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new
            section:
    ``Sec. 8048. Medical Officer of the Marine Corps
        ``(a) There is a Medical Officer of the Marine Corps who shall be
    appointed from among flag officers of the Navy.
        ``(b) The Medical Officer of the Marine Corps, while so serving,
    shall hold the grade of rear admiral (lower half).''.
                (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the
            beginning of chapter 806 of title 10, United States Code, is
            amended by inserting after the item relating to section 8047
            the following new item:

    ``8048. Medical Officer of the Marine Corps.''.
        (b) Exclusion From Certain Distribution Limitations.--Section 525
    of such title is amended--
                (1) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (h); and
                (2) by inserting after subsection (f) the following new
            subsection:
        ``(g) A naval officer while serving as the Medical Officer of the
    Marine Corps is in addition to the number that would otherwise be
    permitted for the Navy for officers serving on active duty in the grade
    of rear admiral (lower half) under subsection (a).''.
        (c) Exclusion From Active Duty Strength Limitations.--Section 526
    of such title, as amended by section 502, is further amended--
                (1) by redesignating subsections (g) through (k) as
            subsections (h) through (l), respectively; and
                (2) by inserting after subsection (f) the following new
            subsection:
        ``(g) Exclusion of Medical Officer of Marine Corps.--The
    limitations of this section do not apply to the flag officer who is
    serving as the Medical Officer of the Marine Corps.''.

    SEC. 509C. VICE CHIEF OF SPACE OPERATIONS; VACANCY IN POSITION OF CHIEF
                  OF SPACE OPERATIONS.

        (a) Vice Chief of Space Operations.--Chapter 908 of title 10,
    United States Code, is amended--
                (1) by redesignating sections 9083, 9084, 9085, and 9086 as
            sections 9084, 9085, 9086, and 9087, respectively; and
                (2) by inserting after section 9082 the following new
            section 9083:
    ``Sec. 9083. Vice Chief of Space Operations
        ``(a) Appointment.--There is a Vice Chief of Space Operations,
    appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the
    Senate, from the general officers of the Space Force.
        ``(b) Grade.--The Vice Chief of Space Operations, while so serving,
    has the grade of general without vacating the permanent grade of the
    officer.
        ``(c) Duties.--The Vice Chief of Space Operations shall have such
    authorities and duties with respect to the Space Force as the Chief of
    Space Operations, with the approval of the Secretary of the Air Force,
    may delegate to or prescribe for the Vice Chief of Space Operations.
    Orders issued by the Vice Chief of Space Operations in performing such
    duties have the same effect as orders issued by the Chief of Space
    Operations.''.
        (b) Vacancy in Position of Chief of Space Operations.--Section 9082
    of such title is amended by adding at the end the following new
    subsection:
        ``(f) Vacancy in Position of Chief of Space Operations.--When there
    is a vacancy in the position of Chief of Space Operations or during the
    absence or disability of the Chief of Space Operations--
                ``(1) the Vice Chief of Space Operations shall perform the
            duties of the Chief of Space Operations until a successor is
            appointed or the absence or disability ceases; or
                ``(2) if there is a vacancy in the position of the Vice
            Chief of Space Operations or the Vice Chief of Space Operations
            is absent or disabled, unless the President directs otherwise,
            the most senior officer of the Space Force in the Space Staff
            who is not absent or disabled and who is not restricted in
            performance of duty shall perform the duties of the Chief of
            Space Operations until the earliest of--
                        ``(A) the appointment of a successor to the Chief
                    of Space Operations or the Vice Chief of Space
                    Operations; or
                        ``(B) the cessation of the absence or disability of
                    the Chief of Space Operations or Vice Chief of Space
                    Operations.''.
        (c) Clerical Amendments.--The table of sections at the beginning of
    such chapter is amended by striking the items relating to sections
    9083, 9084, 9085, and 9086 and inserting the following new items:

    ``9083. Vice Chief of Space Operations.
    ``9084. Office of the Chief of Space Operations: function; composition.
    ``9085. Office of the Chief of Space Operations: general duties.
    ``9086. Regular Space Force: composition.
    ``9087. Space Development Agency.''.

    SEC. 509D. REPEAL OF ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE REQUIREMENT FOR WARRANT
                  OFFICER APPOINTMENTS IN AIR FORCE AND SPACE FORCE.

        (a) In General.--Section 9160 of title 10, United States Code, is
    hereby repealed.
        (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of
    chapter 915 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking the
    item relating to section 9160.

    SEC. 509E. REMOVAL OF OFFICERS FROM A LIST OF SPACE FORCE OFFICERS
                  RECOMMENDED FOR PROMOTION.

        Section 20241(f) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by
    striking ``section 14310'' and inserting ``section 629 or 14310''.

    SEC. 509F. PILOT PROGRAM ON PEER AND SUBORDINATE ASSESSMENTS OF CERTAIN
                  OFFICERS.

        (a) Establishment.--Not later than one year after the date of the
    enactment of this Act, the Secretary concerned shall implement, in a
    covered Armed Force, a five-year pilot program, pursuant to which--
                (1) an officer described in subsection (b) shall be
            assessed by peers and subordinates; and
                (2) the results of such assessments may be available to a
            command selection or command qualification board concerned; and
                (3) the command selection or command qualification board
            may consider such results in determining whether to recommend
            such officer for such selection or qualification.
        (b) Covered Officers.--An officer described in this subsection is a
    regular officer--
                (1) eligible for consideration for command;
                (2) in grade O-5 or O-6; and
                (3) in a career field--
                        (A) specified in subsection (c); or
                        (B) determined by the Secretary concerned.
        (c) Covered Career Fields.--The career fields specified in this
    subsection are the following:
                (1) In the Navy, surface warfare, submarine warfare,
            special warfare, or explosive ordnance disposal.
                (2) In the Marine Corps, infantry, logistics, or field
            artillery.
                (3) In the Air Force, operations or logistics.
                (4) In the Space Force, space operations.
        (d) Selection of Assessors.--The Secretary concerned may select an
    individual to assess an officer under the pilot program if the
    Secretary determines such individual has worked with the officer
    closely enough to have an informed opinion regarding the officer's
    leadership abilities. An officer may not have any input regarding the
    selection of an individual who shall assess such officer.
        (e) Report.--Not later than three months after the termination of a
    pilot program, a Secretary concerned shall submit to the Committees on
    Armed Services of the House of Representatives and Senate a report
    regarding the pilot program. Elements of each such report shall include
    the following:
                (1) The determination of the Secretary concerned whether
            the pilot program improved the command selection or command
            qualification process of the covered Armed Force.
                (2) The rationale and findings of the Secretary concerned
            in determining whether to use such assessments in the command
            selection or command qualification process of such covered
            Armed Force.
        (f) Definitions.--In this section:
                (1) The term ``covered Armed Force'' means the Army, Navy,
            Marine Corps, Air Force, or Space Force.
                (2) The terms ``regular'' and ``Secretary concerned'' have
            the meanings given such term in section 101 of title 10, United
            States Code.

                    Subtitle B--Reserve Component Management

    SEC. 511. AUTHORITY TO EXTEND MILITARY TECHNICIANS UNTIL AGE 62.

        (a) Military Technician.--Section 10216(f) of title 10, United
    States Code, is amended by striking ``60'' and inserting ``62.''
        (b) Retention on Reserve Active-status List.--Section 14702(b) of
    such title is amended by striking ``60'' and inserting ``62''.

    SEC. 512. EXTENSION OF TIME PERIOD FOR TRANSFER OR DISCHARGE OF CERTAIN
                  ARMY AND AIR FORCE RESERVE COMPONENT GENERAL OFFICERS.

        Section 14314 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
                (1) in subsection (a)--
                        (A) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), (3), and
                    (4) as subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), and (D),
                    respectively;
                        (B) by striking ``Within'' and inserting ``(1)
                    Except as provided in paragraph (2), within''; and
                        (C) by adding at the end the following new
                    paragraph:
        ``(2) For any general officer covered by paragraph (1) who is
    released from a joint duty assignment or other non-joint active-duty
    assignment, the Secretary concerned shall complete the transfer or
    discharge required by paragraph (1) not later than 60 days after the
    officer's release.''; and
                (2) in subsection (c), by striking ``subsection (a)(3)''
            and inserting ``subsection (a)(1)(C)''.

    SEC. 513. EXPANDED AUTHORITY TO CONTINUE RESERVE COMPONENT OFFICERS IN
                  CERTAIN MILITARY SPECIALTIES ON THE RESERVE ACTIVE-STATUS
                  LIST.

        (a) Authority for Continuation on the Reserve Active-status List.--
    Chapter 1409 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting
    after section 14701 the following new section:
    ``Sec. 14701a. Continuation on reserve active-status list: officers in
                  certain military specialties and career tracks
        ``(a) In General.--The Secretary of the military department
    concerned may authorize a reserve commissioned officer in a grade above
    O-2 to remain on the reserve active-status list after the date
    otherwise provided for the separation or retirement of the officer
    under section 14505, 14506, or 14507 of this title, as applicable, if
    the officer has a military occupational specialty, rating, or specialty
    code in a military specialty designated pursuant to subsection (b).
        ``(b) Military Specialties.--The Secretary of a military department
    shall designate the military specialties in which a military
    occupational specialty, rating, or specialty code, as applicable,
    assigned to members of the armed forces under the jurisdiction of such
    Secretary authorizes the members to be eligible for continuation on the
    reserve active-status list as provided in subsection (a).
        ``(c) Duration of Continuation.--An officer continued on the
    reserve active-status list pursuant to this section shall, if not
    earlier retired, transferred to the Retired Reserve, or discharged, be
    separated in accordance with section 14513 or 14514 of this title, as
    applicable, on the first day of the month after the month in which the
    officer completes 40 years of commissioned service.
        ``(d) Regulations.--The Secretaries of the military departments
    shall carry out this section in accordance with regulations prescribed
    by the Secretary of Defense. The regulations shall specify the criteria
    to be used by the Secretaries of the military departments in
    designating military specialties for purposes of subsection (b).''.
        (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the beginning of
    chapter 1409 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting
    after the item relating to section 14701 the following new item:

    ``14701a. Continuation on reserve active-status list: officers in
                                certain military specialties and career
                                tracks.''.
        (c) Conforming Amendments.--Title 10, United States Code, is
    further amended--
                (1) in section 1558(b)(2)(A), by inserting ``14701a,''
            after ``14701,'';
                (2) in section 14505, by inserting ``or 14701a'' after
            ``14701'';
                (3) in section 14506, by inserting ``14701a,'' after
            ``14701,''; and
                (4) in section 14507, by inserting ``, 14701a,'' after
            ``14701'' both places it appears.

    SEC. 514. TRANSFER TO THE SPACE FORCE OF COVERED SPACE FUNCTIONS OF THE
                  AIR NATIONAL GUARD OF THE UNITED STATES.

        (a) Transfer of Covered Space Functions.--
                (1) In general.--During the transition period, the
            Secretary of the Air Force shall transfer to the Space Force
            the covered space functions of the Air National Guard of the
            United States. The transfer shall occur without regard to
            section 104 of title 32, United States Code, or section 18238
            of title 10, United States Code.
                (2) Personnel billets limitations.--With regard to
            personnel billets, the statutory waiver under paragraph (1) is
            limited to 578 personnel billets of the Air National Guard, as
            follows:
                        (A) 33 personnel from the State of Alaska.
                        (B) 126 personnel from the State of California.
                        (C) 119 personnel from the State of Colorado.
                        (D) 75 personnel from the State of Florida.
                        (E) 130 personnel from the State of Hawaii.
                        (F) 69 personnel from the State of Ohio.
                        (G) 26 personnel assigned to Headquarters, Air
                    National Guard.
        (b) Transfer of Units.--Upon the transfer to the Space Force of a
    covered space function of the Air National Guard of the United States,
    the Secretary of the Air Force may--
                (1) change the status of a unit related to such covered
            space function of the Air National Guard of the United States
            from a unit of the Air National Guard of the United States to a
            unit of the Space Force;
                (2) deactivate the covered space function of the Air
            National Guard of the United States; or
                (3) assign the covered space function of the Air National
            Guard of the United States a new Federal mission.
        (c) Transfer of Covered Members.--
                (1) Officers.--During the transition period, the Secretary
            of Defense may, with the consent of the covered officer,
            transfer a covered officer of the Air National Guard of the
            United States to, and appoint the covered officer in, the Space
            Force.
                (2) Enlisted members.--During the transition period, the
            Secretary of the Air Force may, with the consent of the covered
            enlisted member, transfer a covered enlisted member of the Air
            National Guard of the United States to the Space Force. Upon
            such a transfer, the covered enlisted member shall cease to be
            a member of the Air National Guard of the United States and be
            discharged from enlistment as a Reserve of the Air Force.
                (3) Effective date of transfers.--A transfer under this
            subsection shall be effective on the date specified by the
            Secretary of Defense, in the case of an officer, or the
            Secretary of the Air Force, in the case of an enlisted member.
            No date so specified may be after the last day of the
            transition period.
                (4) Limitations.--A covered officer or covered enlisted
            member transferred under paragraph (1) or (2)--
                        (A) may consent to a transfer under this subsection
                    during the period, beginning on the date of the
                    enactment of this Act, that is the longer of one year,
                    or a period determined by the Secretary of Defense or
                    the Secretary of the Air Force, as applicable; and
                        (B) to the maximum extent practicable, shall not be
                    subject to a permanent change of duty station during
                    the period of three years beginning on the day that the
                    covered officer or covered enlisted member consents to
                    such transfer.
        (d) Regulations.--A transfer under subsection (c) shall be carried
    out under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense. In the
    case of a covered officer, applicable regulations shall include those
    prescribed pursuant to section 716 of title 10, United States Code.
        (e) Term of Initial Enlistment in the Space Force.--In the case of
    a covered enlisted member who is transferred to the Space Force under
    subsection (c), the Secretary of the Air Force may accept the initial
    enlistment of the covered enlisted member in the Space Force for a
    period of less than two years if such period is not shorter than the
    period remaining, as of the date of the transfer, in the term of
    enlistment in a reserve component of the Air Force of such covered
    enlisted member.
        (f) End Strength Adjustments Upon Transfers From the Air National
    Guard of the United States.--Upon the transfer to the Space Force of a
    covered space function of the Air National Guard of the United States
    during the transition period, the end strength authorized for the Space
    Force pursuant to section 115(a)(1)(A) of title 10, United States Code,
    for the fiscal year during which the transfer occurs, shall be
    increased by the number of billets associated with such transfer.
        (g) Administrative Provisions.--For purposes of the transfer of
    covered members of the Air National Guard of the United States under
    subsection (c)--
                (1) the Air National Guard of the United States and the
            Space Force shall be considered to be components of the same
            Armed Force; and
                (2) the Space Force officer list shall be considered to be
            an active-duty list of such Armed Force.
        (h) Retraining and Reassignment for Members Not Transferring.--If a
    covered member of the Air National Guard of the United States does not
    consent to a transfer under subsection (c), the Secretary of the Air
    Force shall provide to the covered member retraining and reassignment,
    in a reserve component of the Air Force, that the Secretary determines
    appropriate for such covered member.
        (i) Protection of Rank and Pay.--A covered member of the Air
    National Guard who transfers to the Space Force under subsection (c)
    shall not lose rank or pay solely as a result of such transfer.
        (j) Space Force Units in Affected States.--In order to reduce the
    cost of transferring to the Space Force a covered space function of the
    Air National Guard of the United States, and to reduce the impact of
    such a transfer on an affected State, the following provisions apply:
                (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), the Space Force
            shall continue to perform the mission of a covered space
            function of the Air National Guard of the United States within
            the affected State during a period not shorter than 10 years
            following the date of such transfer.
                (2) Except when the Secretary of the Air Force determines
            that it would not be in the best interests of the United
            States, the Secretary may not, during the 10-year period
            following such a transfer, move a covered space function of the
            Air National Guard of the United States out of an affected
            State until 120 days after the congressional defense committees
            receive, from the Secretary of the Air Force, notice of such
            move, including--
                        (A) details of such move; and
                        (B) an explanation regarding why the move is
                    necessary to support the National Defense Strategy.
                (3) Unless the Secretary of the Air Force determines that
            it would not be in the best interests of the United States, the
            Secretary shall seek to enter into an agreement with the
            Governor of an affected State under which the Space Force may
            be a tenant on an installation--
                        (A) of the National Guard of the affected State;
                    and
                        (B) that was the home station of a covered space
                    function of the Air National Guard of the United
                    States.
        (k) Definitions.--In this section:
                (1) The term ``active-duty list'' has the meaning given
            such term in section 101 of title 10, United States Code.
                (2) The term ``affected State'' means Alaska, California,
            Colorado, Florida, Hawaii, or Ohio.
                (3) The term ``covered'', with respect to a member of the
            Air National Guard of the United States, has the meaning given
            such term in section 1733 of the National Defense Authorization
            Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31; 137 Stat. 676).
                (4) The term ``covered space function of the Air National
            Guard of the United States'' means any of the following units
            of the Air National Guard of the United States associated with
            the performance of a space-related function, including
            personnel, equipment, and resources:
                        (A) 213th Space Warning Squadron, Alaska Air
                    National Guard.
                        (B) 148th Space Operations Squadron, California Air
                    National Guard.
                        (C) 216th Electromagnetic Warfare Squadron,
                    California Air National Guard.
                        (D) 137th Space Warning Squadron, Colorado Air
                    National Guard.
                        (E) 138th Electromagnetic Warfare Squadron,
                    Colorado Air National Guard.
                        (F) 114th Electromagnetic Warfare Squadron, Florida
                    Air National Guard.
                        (G) 150th Electromagnetic Warfare Squadron, Hawaii
                    Air National Guard.
                        (H) 109th Electromagnetic Warfare Squadron, Hawaii
                    Air National Guard.
                        (I) 126th Intelligence Squadron, Ohio Air National
                    Guard.
                (5) The term ``Space Force officer list'' means the list
            maintained under section 20235 of title 10, United States Code.
                (6) The term ``transition period'' means the period
            beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and ending
            on the last day of the eighth fiscal year beginning after the
            date of the enactment of this Act.

    SEC. 515. NOTICE TO CONGRESS REGARDING REAPPORTIONMENT OF NATIONAL
                  GUARD FORCE STRUCTURE.

        (a) In General.--Not later than 60 days before reapportioning the
    force structure of the National Guard of a State, including by
    converting a position into a military technician (dual status), the
    Chief of the National Guard Bureau, in consultation with the Secretary
    of the military department concerned, shall submit to the Committees on
    Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a notice
    of such reapportionment.
        (b) Form; Elements.--A notice under subsection (a)--
                (1) may be submitted in unclassified form with a classified
            annex; and
                (2) shall include the following elements:
                        (A) A description of such reapportionment,
                    including the number of such conversions and any
                    changes to the number of personnel.
                        (B) A description of the projected operational
                    effect of such reapportionment on the mission of the
                    National Guard of such State.
                        (C) A description of any end strength requirements
                    that justify such reapportionment.
                        (D) Recommendations for any change to statutory end
                    strengths that may be necessary to offset such
                    requirements.
        (c) Definitions.--In this section:
                (1) The term ``military technician (dual status)'' has the
            meaning given such term in section 10216 of title 10, United
            States Code.
                (2) The term ``State'' has the meaning given such term in
            section 901 of title 32, United States Code.

     Subtitle C--General Service Authorities, Decorations and Awards, and
                                Military Records

    SEC. 521. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS RELATING TO MEMBERS OF
                  THE SPACE FORCE.

        (a) Appointment of Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; Grade and
    Rank.--Section 152(c) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by
    striking ``general, in the case of the Navy, admiral, or, in the case
    of an officer of the Space Force, the equivalent grade'' and inserting
    ``general or, in the case of the Navy, admiral''.
        (b) Joint Requirements Oversight Council.--Section 181(c)(1)(F) of
    such title is amended by striking ``in the grade equivalent to the
    grade of general in the Army, Air Force, or Marine Corps, or admiral in
    the Navy'' and inserting ``in the grade of general''.
        (c) Original Appointments of Commissioned Officers.--
                (1) Appointments.--Section 531(a) of such title is
            amended--
                        (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``and Regular
                    Marine Corps in the grades of ensign, lieutenant
                    (junior grade), and lieutenant in the Regular Navy, and
                    in the equivalent grades in the Space Force'' and
                    inserting ``Regular Marine Corps, and Space Force, and
                    in the grades of ensign, lieutenant (junior grade), and
                    lieutenant in the Regular Navy''; and
                        (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``and Regular
                    Marine Corps in the grades of lieutenant commander,
                    commander, and captain in the Regular Navy, and in the
                    equivalent grades in the Space Force'' and inserting
                    ``Regular Marine Corps, and Space Force, and in the
                    grades of lieutenant commander, commander, and captain
                    in the Regular Navy''.
                (2) Service credit upon original appointment as a
            commissioned officer.--Section 533(b)(2) of such title is
            amended by striking ``or Marine Corps, captain in the Navy, or
            an equivalent grade in the Space Force'' and inserting ``Marine
            Corps, or Space Force, or captain in the Navy''.
        (d) Selection Boards.--
                (1) Convening of selection boards.--Section 611(a) of such
            title is amended by striking ``or Marine Corps'' and inserting
            ``Marine Corps, or Space Force''.
                (2) JQO member required for boards to consider officers who
            are joint qualified officers.--Section 612(c)(3)(A) of such
            title is amended by inserting ``or the Space Force'' after ``of
            the Marine Corps''.
        (e) Promotion Zone Definition.--Section 645(1)(A) of such title is
    amended by striking ``and Marine Corps,'' both places it appears and
    inserting ``Marine Corps, and Space Force,''.
        (f) Retired Grade.--
                (1) Regular commissioned officers.--Section 1370(g) of such
            title is amended by striking ``or Marine Corps, rear admiral in
            the Navy, or an equivalent grade in the Space Force'' and
            inserting ``Marine Corps, or Space Force, or rear admiral in
            the Navy''.
                (2) Officers entitled to retired pay for non-regular
            service.--Section 1370a of such title is amended--
                        (A) in subsection (d)(1), by striking ``or Marine
                    Corps'' both places it appears and inserting ``Marine
                    Corps, or Space Force''; and
                        (B) in subsection (h), by striking ``or Marine
                    Corps'' and inserting ``Marine Corps, or Space
                    Force,''.
        (g) Title of Chief Master Sergeant of the Space Force.--
                (1) Retired base pay.--Section 1406(i)(3)(B)(v) of such
            title is amended by striking ``The senior enlisted advisor of
            the Space Force'' and inserting ``Chief Master Sergeant of the
            Space Force''.
                (2) Pay of senior enlisted members.--Section 210(c)(5) of
            title 37, United States Code, is amended by striking ``The
            senior enlisted advisor of the Space Force'' and inserting
            ``The Chief Master Sergeant of the Space Force''.
                (3) Personal money allowance.--Section 414(b) of title 37,
            United States Code, is amended by striking ``the senior
            enlisted advisor of the Space Force'' and inserting ``the Chief
            Master Sergeant of the Space Force''.
                (4) Basic pay rate.--Footnote 2 of the table titled
            ``ENLISTED MEMBERS'' in section 601(c) of the John Warner
            National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public
            Law 109-364; 37 U.S.C. 1009 note) is amended by striking ``the
            senior enlisted advisor of the Space Force'' and inserting
            ``Chief Master Sergeant of the Space Force''.
        (h) Financial Assistance Program for Specially Selected Members.--
    Section 2107 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
                (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``Marine Corps,, as the
            case may be'' and inserting ``Marine Corps, or Space Force'';
            and
                (2) in subsection (d), by striking ``lieutenant, ensign, or
            an equivalent grade in the Space Force,'' and inserting
            ``lieutenant or ensign,''.
        (i) Designation of Space Systems Command as a Field Command of the
    United States Space Force.--Section 9016(b)(6)(B)(iv)(II) of such title
    is amended by striking ``Space and Missile Systems Center'' and
    inserting ``Space Systems Command''.
        (j) Chief of Space Operations.--Section 9082 of such title is
    amended--
                (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``, flag, or
            equivalent'' each place it appears; and
                (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``grade in the Space
            Force equivalent to the grade of general in the Army, Air
            Force, and Marine Corps, or admiral in the Navy'' and inserting
            ``grade of general''.
        (k) Awards and Decorations.--
                (1) Distinguished flying cross.--Section 9279(a) of such
            title is amended--
                        (A) by adding ``or Space Force'' after ``Air
                    Force''; and
                        (B) by adding ``or space'' after ``aerial''.
                (2) Airman's medal.--Section 9280(a)(1) of such title is
            amended by adding ``or Space Force'' after ``Air Force''.
        (l) United States Air Force Institute of Technology.--Section
    9414b(a)(2)(B) of such title is amended by striking ``or the equivalent
    grade in the Space Force''.
        (m) Orders to Active Duty: Without Consent of Member of the Space
    Force.--Section 20106(d) of such title is amended by striking
    ``pertaining''.
        (n) Convening of Selection Boards of the Space Force.--Section
    20211(b) of such title is amended by striking ``20238(a)(4)(A)'' and
    inserting ``20239(c)(4)(A)''.
        (o) Composition of Selection Boards of the Space Force.--Section
    20212(a)(1) of such title is amended by striking ``Secretary of Air
    Force'' and inserting ``Secretary of the Air Force''.
        (p) Reports of Selection Boards of the Space Force.--Section
    20216(c) of such title is amended by striking ``20214(g)'' and
    inserting ``20215(g)''.
        (q) Eligibility for Consideration for Promotion: General Rules of
    the Space Force.--Section 20231 of such title is amended--
                (1) in subsection (b)--
                        (A) in paragraph (4), by striking ``20238(a)(4)''
                    and inserting ``20239(c)(4)''; and
                        (B) in paragraph (5), by striking ``20232'' and
                    inserting ``section 20232''; and
                (2) in subsection (c)(2)(E), by striking ``Secretary Air
            Force'' and inserting ``Secretary of the Air Force''.
        (r) Opportunities for Consideration for Promotion in the Space
    Force.--Section 20234(b) of such title is amended by striking
    ``pursuant subsection (a)'' and inserting ``pursuant to subsection
    (a)''.
        (s) Promotions in the Space Force: How Made.--Section 20239 of such
    title is amended--
                (1) in subsection (c)(2), by striking ``subparagraph (A)''
            and inserting ``paragraph (1)''; and
                (2) in subsection (d)(2), by striking ``subparagraph
            (C)(ii) of such section'' and inserting ``section
            741(d)(4)(C)(ii) of this title''.
        (t) General Officers of the Space Force Ceasing to Occupy Positions
    Commensurate With Grade.--Section 20243(a)(3) of such title is amended
    by striking ``as a''.
        (u) Failure of Selection for Promotion in the Space Force.--Section
    20251 of such title is amended--
                (1) in subsection (a)--
                        (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by
                    striking ``14504 and section 631 and 632'' and
                    inserting ``14504, 631, and 632''; and
                        (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``section 14201
                    or 611'' and inserting ``section 14201 or section
                    611''; and
                (2) in subsection (d)(1), by striking ``14502(b)'' and
            inserting ``14501(b)''.
        (v) Special Selection Boards of the Space Force; Correction of
    Errors.--
                (1) In general.--The second section 20251 of such title is
            amended--
                        (A) in subsection (b)--
                                (i) in paragraph (2)--
                                        (I) by striking ``((1)'' and
                                    inserting ``(1)''; and
                                        (II) by striking ``sch'' and
                                    inserting ``such''; and
                                (ii) in paragraph (4), by striking ``a
                            officer'' and inserting ``an officer''; and
                        (B) in subsection (f)(2), by striking ``which of
                    officer'' and inserting ``which an officer''.
                (2) Redesignation.--Such section is redesignated as section
            20252 of such title (and the heading of such section and the
            table of sections at the beginning of subchapter IV of part I
            of chapter 2005 of such title are amended accordingly).
        (w) Applicability of Certain Provisions of Law Related to
    Separation of a Member of the Space Force.--Section 20401(b) of such
    title is amended by inserting ``, and'' after ``1174(b)''.
        (x) Retention Boards of the Space Force.--Section 20502 of such
    title is amended--
                (1) in subsection (c)--
                        (A) in the heading, by striking ``Than an Officer
                    Has Failed to Establish That the Officer Should Be
                    Retained'' and inserting ``That an Officer Has Failed
                    to Establish That the Officer Should Be Retained''; and
                        (B) by moving paragraph (1) to appear in line with
                    the subsection heading and adjusting the margins
                    accordingly; and
                (2) in subsection (d), in the heading, by striking ``Than''
            and inserting ``That''.
        (y) Promotion Authority Flexibility of the Space Force.--Section
    1737(b)(3)(A) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
    2024 (Public Law 118-31; 137 Stat. 678) is amended by striking
    ``20213'' and inserting ``20212''.

    SEC. 522. MODIFIED AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE PROTECTION TO SENIOR LEADERS OF
                  THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AND OTHER SPECIFIED PERSONS.

        (a) Expansion.--Section 714 of title 10, United States Code, is
    amended--
                (1) in the section heading, by striking ``within the united
            states'';
                (2) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding paragraph
            (1), by striking ``within the United States''; and
                (3) in subsection (b)(1), in the matter preceding sub
            paragraph (A), by striking ``within the United States''.
        (b) Limitation on Delegation of Authority.--Such section is further
    amended, in subsection (b)(3), by inserting ``or the Under Secretary of
    Defense for Intelligence and Security'' after ``only to the Deputy
    Secretary of Defense''.
        (c) Written Determinations Include Denials.--Such section is
    further amended, in subsection (b)(4)--
                (1) by inserting ``whether'' before ``to provide'';
                (2) by striking ``the authorized'' and inserting ``any
            authorized''; and
                (3) by striking ``the arrangements for the'' and inserting
            ``any arrangements for such''.
        (d) Reporting.--Such section is further amended, in subsection
    (b)(6)(A)--
                (1) by striking ``each determination made under paragraph
            (4) to provide protection and security to an individual'' and
            inserting ``an initial determination made under paragraph (4),
            or a determination to deny the renewal of protection and
            security''; and
                (2) by adding at the end the following: ``In the case of
            determination to continue protection and security, the
            Secretary shall make such submission not less than twice each
            year.''
        (e) Temporary Protection.--Such section is further amended, in
    subsection (b), by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
                ``(7) Temporary protection.--The Secretary of Defense may
            temporarily provide physical protection and personal security
            under this subsection to an individual--
                        ``(A) pending the determination of the Secretary
                    under paragraph (4) regarding such individual; and
                        ``(B) for a period not to exceed 30 days.''.

    SEC. 523. IMPROVING MILITARY ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW.

        (a) In General.--Section 1552(a) of title 10, United States Code,
    is amended by amending paragraph (5) to read as follows:
        ``(5) Each final decision of the board under this subsection shall
    be made available to the public in electronic form on a centralized
    Internet website. The information provided shall include a summary of
    each decision, to be indexed by subject matter, except that the
    Secretary shall protect the privacy of claimants by redacting all
    personally identifiable information.''.
        (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall
    take effect on October 1, 2026.

    SEC. 524. DETERMINATION OF ACTIVE DUTY SERVICE COMMITMENT FOR
                  RECIPIENTS OF FELLOWSHIPS, GRANTS, AND SCHOLARSHIPS.

        Section 2603(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by
    striking ``three times the length of the period of the education or
    training.'' and inserting ``determined by the Secretary concerned,
    which may not be less than twice the length of the period of the
    education or training. Notwithstanding section 2004(c) of this title,
    the service obligation required under this subsection may run
    concurrently with any service obligations incurred under chapter 101 of
    this title in accordance with regulations established by the Secretary
    concerned.''.

    SEC. 525. AUTHORITY TO DESIGNATE CERTAIN SEPARATED MEMBERS OF THE AIR
                  FORCE AS HONORARY SEPARATED MEMBERS OF THE SPACE FORCE.

        Chapter 933 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding
    at the end the following new section:
    ``Sec. 9254. Authority to designate certain separated members of the
                  Air Force as honorary separated members of the Space
                  Force
        ``(a) Authority.--The Secretary of the Air Force may prescribe
    regulations that authorize an eligible individual to be designated as
    an honorary separated member of the Space Force. An eligible individual
    so designated may be referred to as a `Legacy Guardian'.
        ``(b) Elements.--Regulations prescribed under this section may
    include the following elements:
                ``(1) Eligibility criteria, including applicable dates of
            service and constructive service credit, for designation under
            this section.
                ``(2) An application process through which an eligible
            individual, or a survivor of a deceased eligible individual,
            may apply for such designation of such eligible individual.
                ``(3) A certificate, approved device, or other insignia of
            such designation.
        ``(c) Rule of Construction.--Designation of an eligible individual
    under this section shall not be construed to entitle such eligible
    individual to any benefit in addition to those established by this
    section or pursuant to regulations prescribed under this section.
        ``(d) Eligible Individual Defined.--In this section, the term
    `eligible individual' means an individual--
                ``(1) whom the Secretary of the Air Force determines served
            in support of space operations as a member of the Air Force;
            and
                ``(2) who separates (or previously separated) from the
            armed forces as a member of the Air Force.''.

    SEC. 526. AUTHORIZATIONS FOR CERTAIN AWARDS.

        (a) Authorization for Award of the Medal of Honor to Roderick W.
    Edmonds.--Notwithstanding the time limitations specified in section
    7274 of title 10, United States Code, or any other time limitation with
    respect to the awarding of certain medals to persons who served in the
    Armed Forces, the President may posthumously award the Medal of Honor,
    under section 7271 of such title, to Roderick W. Edmonds for his
    actions as a master sergeant in the Army during the period of January
    27 through March 30, 1945.
        (b) Authorization for Award of the Distinguished Service Cross to
    William D. Owens.--Notwithstanding the time limitations specified in
    section 7274 of title 10, United States Code, or any other time
    limitation with respect to the awarding of certain medals to persons
    who served in the Armed Forces, the President may posthumously award
    the Distinguished Service Cross, under section 7272 of such title, to
    William D. Owens for his actions as a staff sergeant in the Army during
    the period of June 6 through June 8, 1944, at La Fiere Bridge, for
    which he was previously awarded the Bronze Star.

    SEC. 527. POSTHUMOUS ADVANCEMENT OF GENERAL JOHN D. LAVELLE, UNITED
                  STATES AIR FORCE, ON THE RETIRED LIST.

        (a) Advancement.--General John D. Lavelle, United States Air Force
    (retired), is entitled to hold the rank of lieutenant general while on
    the retired list of the Air Force.
        (b) Additional Benefits Not to Accrue.--The advancement of General
    John D. Lavelle on the retired list of the Air Force under subsection
    (a) shall not affect the retired pay or other benefits from the United
    States to which General John D. Lavelle would have been entitled based
    upon his military service or affect any benefits to which any other
    person may become entitled based on his military service.
        (c) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be
    construed as authorizing the advancement of General John D. Lavelle to
    a rank higher than lieutenant general.

                            Subtitle D--Recruitment

    SEC. 531. EXPANSION OF REPORT ON FUTURE SERVICEMEMBER PREPARATORY
                  COURSE.

        Section 546 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
    Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31; 10 U.S.C. 520 note) is amended--
                (1) in subsection (c)--
                        (A) by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows:
                ``(2) Graduation requirement.--Prior to attending initial
            basic training, all enlisted persons attending the course
            established under this section must achieve a score on the
            Armed Forces Qualification Test that is--
                        ``(A) at least 10 points higher than the
                    individual's most recent score taken prior to the
                    individual's date of enlistment; or
                        ``(B) no longer subject to the restrictions of
                    section 520 of title 10, United States Code.''; and
                        (B) in paragraph (3), by striking ``course
                    graduation requirements within 180 days of enlistment''
                    and inserting ``meaningful progress, as determined by
                    the Secretary concerned, within 90 days of
                    enlistment''; and
                (2) in subsection (d)--
                        (A) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph
                    (6); and
                        (B) by inserting, after paragraph (3), the
                    following new paragraphs:
                ``(4) The determination of the Secretary regarding the
            effectiveness of the preparatory course.
                ``(5) Recommendations of the Secretary regarding--
                        ``(A) how to improve the preparatory course;
                        ``(B) whether to expand the preparatory course.''.

    SEC. 532. PROMOTING MILITARY, NATIONAL, AND PUBLIC SERVICE.

        (a) Selective Service System Data Sharing Amendments.--Section
    15(e) of the Military Selective Service Act (50 U.S.C. 3813(e)) is
    amended--
                (1) by striking ``the names and addresses'' and inserting
            ``the full names, email addresses (if available), dates of
            birth, phone numbers (if available), and mailing addresses'';
            and
                (2) by striking ``Names and addresses furnished'' and
            inserting ``Full names, email addresses, dates of birth, phone
            numbers, and mailing addresses furnished''.
        (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take
    effect 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.

    SEC. 533. MILITARY RECRUITER PHYSICAL ACCESS TO CAMPUSES.

        (a) In General.--Subpart 2 of Part F of title VIII of the
    Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7901 et seq.)
    is amended by inserting after section 8528 the following:

    ``SEC. 8528A. MILITARY RECRUITER ACCESS TO SECONDARY SCHOOL CAMPUSES.

        ``Each local educational agency receiving assistance under this Act
    shall provide military recruiters the same access to the campus of each
    secondary school served by the local educational agency for the purpose
    of recruiting students who are at least 17 years of age that is
    provided to any prospective employer, institution of higher education,
    or other recruiter.''.
        (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall
    take effect one year after the date of the enactment of this Act.
        (c) Compliance Monitoring and Reporting.--On an annual basis, the
    Secretary of Defense shall--
                (1) collect information from military recruiters regarding
            the compliance of local educational agencies with the
            requirements of section 8528A of the Elementary and Secondary
            Education Act of 1965 (as added by subsection (a)); and
                (2) based on such information, prepare and submit to the
            Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of
            Representatives a report that--
                        (A) identifies each local educational agency that
                    the Secretary determines to be in violation of such
                    section; and
                        (B) explains the reasons for such determination.

    SEC. 534. MILITARY ENTRANCE PROCESSING COMMAND: ACCELERATION OF REVIEW
                  OF MEDICAL RECORDS.

        (a) In General.--Not later than 120 days after the date of the
    enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall implement a
    program to use health care providers, from any component of the Armed
    Forces under the jurisdiction of such Secretary, to support United
    States Military Entrance Processing Command (in this section, referred
    to as ``MEPCOM'') and accelerate the review of medical records, as
    determined necessary by the Secretary.
        (b) Briefing.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
    enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall provide to the Committees on
    Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a briefing on
    actions taken to carry out subsection (a).
        (c) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of the
    enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on
    Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a report
    regarding the program under subsection (a) that includes an explanation
    of any effect the program has had on recruitment, including the speed
    of medical waiver processing.

    SEC. 535. MEDICAL ACCESSION RECORDS PILOT PROGRAM: NOTICE OF
                  TERMINATION.

        The Secretary of Defense shall notify the Committees on Armed
    Services of the Senate and House of Representatives at least one year
    before terminating the Medical Accession Records Pilot program.

    SEC. 536. PROVISION OF INFORMATION REGARDING FEDERAL SERVICE TO CERTAIN
                  PERSONS INELIGIBLE TO ENLIST IN CERTAIN ARMED FORCES.

        (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
    enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall prescribe
    regulations directing the Secretary of a military department to
    provide, to a person described in subsection (b), information regarding
    opportunities for Federal, or other public, service for which the
    person may be qualified.
        (b) Certain Persons Not Qualified to Enlist.--A person described in
    this subsection is a person ineligible to serve in a covered Armed
    Force.
        (c) Covered Armed Force Defined.--In this section, the term
    ``covered Armed Force'' means the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force,
    or Space Force.

    SEC. 537. REIMBURSEMENT OF APPLICANTS TO CERTAIN ARMED FORCES FOR
                  CERTAIN MEDICAL COSTS INCURRED DURING MILITARY ENTRANCE
                  PROCESSING.

        (a) Authority.--The Secretary of Defense may reimburse an
    individual who applies to join a covered Armed Force for costs incurred
    by such individual for a medical appointment required for military
    entrance processing.
        (b) Maximum Amount.--The maximum amount an individual may be
    reimbursed under this section is $100.
        (c) Briefings.--Not later than 16 months after the date of the
    enactment of this Act and once each year thereafter for two years, the
    Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the
    Senate and House of Representatives a briefing on reimbursements under
    this section. Such a briefing shall include, with respect to the most
    recent one-year period after such date, the following elements:
                (1) The number of individuals reimbursed.
                (2) The total funds spent each on such reimbursements.
                (3) The number of civilian employees hired by the Secretary
            to carry out this section.
                (4) The effect, if any, of such reimbursements on--
                        (A) the time required to complete military entrance
                    processing; and
                        (B) recruitment.
                (5) Other information the Secretary determines appropriate.
        (d) Sunset.--The authority to reimburse under this section shall
    terminate on the day that is three years after the date of the
    enactment of this Act.
        (e) Covered Armed Force Defined.--In this section, the term
    ``covered Armed Force'' means the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force,
    or Space Force.

    SEC. 538. AUTHORITY TO MODERNIZE RECRUITMENT FOR THE ARMY.

        (a) Authority.--During fiscal year 2025, the Secretary of the Army
    may modernize recruitment for the Army in order to attract and retain
    fit and ready individuals to serve as members of the Army. To carry out
    such modernization, the Secretary may take steps including the
    following:
                (1) Establish a military occupational specialty for
            enlisted members who specialize in talent acquisition.
                (2) Establish a professional recruiting force of warrant
            officers who specialize in talent acquisition, data analytics,
            and other human resource functions necessary to develop
            expertise in recruiting and military accessions.
                (3) Routinely determine which areas of the United States
            yield greater-than-average numbers of recruits and, with regard
            to each such area--
                        (A) build relationships with sources of such
                    recruits, including schools; and
                        (B) assign additional recruiting personnel.
                (4) Consider using a commercially available, off-the-shelf,
            recruiting platform.
        (b) Briefings.--Not later than the last day of each quarter of
    fiscal year 2025, the Secretary of the Army shall submit to the
    Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives
    a briefing on the use of the authority under this section. Each such
    briefing shall include the following:
                (1) An up-to-date timeline, milestones, resources used, and
            resources needed for such use.
                (2) The number of enlisted members, officers, and civilian
            employees of the Army required to use such authority.
                (3) Policies altered or prescribed by the Secretary to use
            such authority and recruit a capable and ready all-volunteer
            force.
                (4) Related legislative recommendations of the Secretary.

    SEC. 539. PROGRAM OF MILITARY RECRUITMENT AND EDUCATION AT THE NATIONAL
                  SEPTEMBER 11 MEMORIAL AND MUSEUM.

        (a) Authority.--Not later than September 30, 2025, the Secretary of
    Defense shall seek to enter into an agreement with the entity that
    operates the National September 11 Memorial and Museum (in this section
    referred to as ``the Museum'') under which the Secretary and such
    entity shall carry out a program at the Museum to promote military
    recruitment and education.
        (b) Program.--A program under subsection (a) shall include the
    following:
                (1) Provision of informational materials to promote
            enlistment in the covered Armed Forces, by the Secretary to
            such entity, for distribution at the Museum.
                (2) Education and exhibits, developed jointly by the
            Secretary and such entity, and provided to the public by
            employees of the Museum, to--
                        (A) enhance understanding of the military response
                    to the attacks on September 11, 2001; and
                        (B) encourage enlistment and re-enlistment in the
                    covered Armed Forces.
        (c) Covered Armed Force Defined.--In this section, the term
    ``covered Armed Force'' means the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force,
    or Space Force.

    SEC. 539A. MARITIME WORKFORCE PROMOTION AND RECRUITMENT.

        (a) Contract for Targeted Campaign.--Not later than one year after
    the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Navy, in
    coordination with the heads of such other Federal agencies as the
    Secretary determines appropriate, shall seek to enter into a contract
    with an entity described in subsection (b), through a competitive
    bidding process, for the establishment a targeted campaign to educate
    and recruit potential workers regarding careers in the maritime sector,
    including by--
                (1) promoting maritime workforce in the United States
            including careers in the maritime industry afloat, including in
            the United States Merchant Marine, sailing in the Military
            Sealift Command, and related positions in the maritime sector;
            and
                (2) promoting the United States shipbuilding industry and
            highlighting the critical need to attract skilled workers in
            the shipbuilding and related maritime sectors.
        (b) Entity Described.--An entity described in this subsection is a
    reputable marketing, recruiting, and public relations firm with
    expertise in developing and deploying branding, content, advertising
    buys, and local and national engagement strategies.
        (c) Campaign Objectives.--A contract entered into under subsection
    (a) shall provide that the campaign carried out pursuant to the
    contract shall--
                (1) emphasize the importance of the maritime workforce for
            national security;
                (2) showcase the numerous career opportunities available in
            the maritime domain;
                (3) highlight the career opportunities in the maritime
            sector;
                (4) promote the excitement, benefits, and appeal of a
            career in the maritime industry;
                (5) inform potential workers of the points of entry
            available to join and receive training for such employment,
            including--
                        (A) the United States Merchant Marine Academy;
                        (B) State and regional maritime academies described
                    in chapter 515 of title 46, United States Code;
                        (C) centers of excellence for domestic maritime
                    workforce training and education designated under
                    section 51706 of title 46, United States Code;
                        (D) the Military to Mariners Act (46 U.S.C. 7302
                    note);
                        (E) merchant mariner and shipbuilding labor union
                    training facilities;
                        (F) merchant mariner and shipbuilding
                    apprenticeship programs approved by the Secretary of
                    Labor;
                        (G) shipbuilding industry training programs; and
                        (H) any other potential resources as identified by
                    the Secretary of the Navy;
                (6) inform potential workers of sources of financial
            assistance for training for individuals interested in joining
            such industry; and
                (7) attract workers to the United States merchant marine,
            shipbuilding, and related sectors.
        (d) Target Audience.--A contract entered into under subsection (a)
    shall provide that in carrying out the campaign carried out pursuant to
    the contract, the entity shall target a diverse audience, including--
                (1) potential workers interested in maritime careers;
                (2) educational institutions, including K-12 educational
            institutions and community colleges, and the students of such
            institutions considering vocational training in maritime
            fields;
                (3) military veterans;
                (4) individuals seeking career transitions; and
                (5) the general public.
        (e) Reporting and Accountability.--
                (1) Quarterly report.--A contract entered into under
            subsection (a) shall provide that, not later than 30 days after
            the end of each quarter of each fiscal year during which a
            campaign is carried out pursuant to the contract, the entity
            carrying out the campaign, in consultation with the Secretary
            of the Navy and the heads of such other Federal agencies as the
            Secretary determines appropriate, shall submit to the relevant
            congressional committees quarterly reports detailing the
            progress, outreach, and effect of the campaign, including the
            effectiveness of such campaigns in increasing applications for
            employment in the United States Merchant Marine and
            shipbuilding sectors.
                (2) Final report.--Not later than 180 days after the
            conclusion of a campaign carried out pursuant to a contract
            entered into under subsection (a), the entity carrying out the
            campaign, in consultation with the Secretary of the Navy and
            the heads of such other Federal agencies as the Secretary
            determines appropriate, shall submit to the relevant
            congressional committees a comprehensive final report on the
            campaign.
        (f) Expiration of Available Funds.--No funds may be authorized to
    be appropriated or otherwise made available to carry out this section
    after the date that is three years after the date of the enactment of
    this Act.
        (g) Definition.--In this section, the term ``relevant congressional
    committees'' means--
                (1) the Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on Armed
            Services, and the Committee on Transportation and
            Infrastructure of the House of Representatives; and
                (2) the Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on Armed
            Services, and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
            Transportation of the Senate.

                              Subtitle E--Training

    SEC. 541. IMPROVEMENTS TO FINANCIAL LITERACY TRAINING.

        (a) In General.--Subsection (a)(2) of section 992 of title 10,
    United States Code, is amended--
                (1) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``grade E-4'' and
            inserting ``grade E-6'';
                (2) by striking subparagraph (D); and
                (3) by redesignating subparagraphs (E) through (K) as
            subparagraphs (D) through (J), respectively.
        (b) Provision of Retirement Information.--Such section is further
    amended--
                (1) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as subsections
            (e) and (f), respectively; and
                (2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following new
            subsection (d):
        ``(d) Provision of Retirement Information.--In each training under
    subsection (a) and in each meeting to provide counseling under
    subsection (b), a member of the armed forces shall be provided with--
                ``(1) all forms relating to retirement that are relevant to
            the member, including with respect to the Thrift Savings Plan;
            and
                ``(2) information with respect to how to find additional
            information.''.

    SEC. 542. EXTENSION OF JROTC PROGRAMS TO THE JOB CORPS.

        Section 2031 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
                (1) in subsection (a)(1), by inserting ``, including Job
            Corps centers as defined in section 147 of the Workforce
            Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3197),'' after
            ``secondary educational institutions''; and
                (2) in subsection (b)(1)(C), by inserting ``, or is a Job
            Corps center as defined in section 147 of the Workforce
            Innovation and Opportunity Act (29 U.S.C. 3197)'' after
            ``military department concerned''.

    SEC. 543. MINIMUM NUMBER OF PARTICIPATING STUDENTS REQUIRED TO
                  ESTABLISH OR MAINTAIN A UNIT OF JROTC.

        Section 2031(b)(1)(A) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
                (1) by striking ``not less than (i) 10 percent of the
            number of students enrolled in the institution who are in a
            grade above the 7th grade and physically co-located with the
            9th grade participating unit, or (ii) 100, whichever is less;''
            and inserting an em dash; and
                (2) by adding at the end the following new clauses:
                        ``(i) in the case of an educational institution
                    with fewer than 1,000 enrolled students, the lesser
                    of--
                                ``(I) 10 percent of the number of such
                            students who are in a grade above the 7th grade
                            and physically co-located with the 9th grade
                            participating unit; and
                                ``(II) 50; or
                        ``(ii) in the case of an educational institution
                    with 1,000 or more enrolled students--
                                ``(I) 50; or
                                ``(II) a number, determined by the
                            Secretary of the military department concerned,
                            that is higher than 50 and not more than
                            100;''.

    SEC. 544. JROTC WAITING LIST.

        Section 2031(c) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
                (1) in paragraph (2), by striking ``; and'' and inserting a
            semicolon;
                (2) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and
            inserting ``; and''; and
                (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
                ``(4) maintain a prioritized waiting list that includes all
            secondary educational institutions that have made a request for
            a unit under this section and have not yet been approved by the
            Secretary concerned, and prescribe regulations describing the
            factors to be considered in assigning priority, including the
            length of time an institution has been waiting for a unit.''.

    SEC. 545. NUMBER OF JUNIOR RESERVE OFFICERS' TRAINING CORPS UNITS.

        (a) In General.--Section 2031 of title 10, United States Code, is
    amended, in the first subsection designated subsection (i), by striking
    ``support not fewer than 3,400, and not more than 4,000, units'' and
    inserting ``support not fewer than 3,500, and not more than 4,100,
    units''.
        (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall
    take effect on October 1, 2026.

    SEC. 546. REQUIRED CONSTITUTIONAL LAW TRAINING.

        (a) In General.--Beginning not later than 180 days after the date
    of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall ensure
    that all newly commissioned officers of the Armed Forces receive
    training on the Constitution of the United States prior to reporting to
    their first operational assignment.
        (b) Elements.--The training required under subsection (a) shall
    include--
                (1) education on the centrality of the Constitution to the
            commitment officers make to serve in the Armed Forces;
                (2) emphasis on the loyalty of officers to the
            Constitution; and
                (3) instruction on the importance of, and basis for,
            civilian control over the military.

    SEC. 547. PROHIBITION ON FEDERAL FUNDS FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
                  COUNTERING EXTREMISM WORK GROUP.

        No funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act may be used to
    fund the Department of Defense Countering Extremism Working Group
    established by the Secretary of Defense memorandum on April 9, 2021.

                          Subtitle F--Member Education

    SEC. 551. EXPANSION OF INTERNATIONAL ENGAGEMENT AUTHORITIES FOR SERVICE
                  ACADEMIES.

        Section 347 of title 10, United States Code, is amended, in
    subsection (a)(1)(B), by striking ``60'' and inserting ``80''.

    SEC. 552. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO ENGAGE IN FUNDED AND UNFUNDED
                  LAW EDUCATION PROGRAMS.

        (a) Permanent Expansion of Law Education Programs.--Section 2004 of
    title 10, United States Code, is amended--
                (1) in subsection (a)--
                        (A) by inserting ``(1)'' before ``The Secretary'';
                        (B) by striking the second sentence; and
                        (C) by adding at the end the following new
                    paragraphs:
        ``(2) Pursuant to regulations prescribed by the Secretary
    concerned, the Secretary of a military department may fund educational
    expenses for members of the armed forces detailed under paragraph (1).
    Not more than 25 officers and enlisted members from each military
    department may commence such training in any single fiscal year.
        ``(3) Pursuant to regulations prescribed by the Secretary
    concerned, the Secretary of a military department may also detail
    members under paragraph (1) without funding any educational expenses. A
    member detailed pursuant to this paragraph shall not count against the
    limitation in paragraph (2).''; and
                (2) in subsection (b)--
                        (A) in paragraph (1)--
                                (i) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and
                            (B) as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively;
                                (ii) by inserting ``(A) in the case of a
                            member detailed pursuant to subsection
                            (a)(1),'' after ``(1)'';
                                (iii) in clause (ii), as redesignated by
                            clause (i) of this subparagraph, by adding
                            ``or'' after the semicolon; and
                                (iv) by adding at the end the following new
                            subparagraph:
                ``(B) in the case of a member detailed pursuant to
            subsection (a)(2), either--
                        ``(i) have served on active duty for a period of
                    not less than two years nor more than eight years and
                    be an officer in the pay grade O-3 or below when the
                    training is to begin; or
                        ``(ii) have served on active duty for a period of
                    not less than four years nor more than ten years and be
                    an enlisted member in the pay grade of E-5, E-6, or E-7
                    when the training is to begin;''; and
                        (B) in paragraph (3)(C), by striking ``period of
                    two years'' and inserting ``period of--
                                ``(i) two years for each year or part
                            thereof of legal training under subsection
                            (a)(1); or
                                ``(ii) one year for each year or part
                            thereof of legal training under subsection
                            (a)(2).''.
        (b) Temporary Expansion.--During each of the three years after the
    date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of a military
    department may fund educational expenses under section 2004(a) of such
    title, as amended by subsection (a), for 35 members of such military
    department.
        (c) Clarification of Pay and Allowances While Detailed or Assigned
    as a Student Full-time at a Civilian Institution.--Section 502(b) of
    title 37, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the
    following: ``Nothing in this subsection may be construed to deprive a
    member, detailed or assigned by the Secretary concerned as a full-time
    student at a civilian institution to pursue a program of education that
    is substantially the same as a program of education offered to
    civilians, of pay or allowances to which such member is entitled.''.

    SEC. 553. ADDITIONAL ADMISSIONS AUTHORITY FOR THE UNIFORMED SERVICES
                  UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES.

        Chapter 104 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by
    inserting after section 2114 the following new section:
    ``Sec. 2114a. Eligibility of members of foreign militaries to enroll in
                  the University
        ``(a) Authority.--(1) The Secretary of Defense may permit an
    individual who is a member of the military of a foreign country--
                ``(A) to enroll (including as a full-time student) and
            receive instruction--
                        ``(i) as a medical student of the University; or
                        ``(ii) in a postdoctoral, postgraduate, or
                    certificate program of the University; and
                ``(B) to participate in training exercises of the
            University.
        ``(2) Enrollment of an individual under this section--
                ``(A) shall be subject to--
                        ``(i) the academic capacity of the University
                    described in section 2112(b) of this title; and
                        ``(ii) an international agreement or qualifying
                    non-binding instrument (as such terms are defined in
                    section 112b of title 1); and
                ``(B) may not decrease the number of members of the
            uniformed services enrolled in the University; and
                ``(C) may not be given priority over the enrollment of a
            member of the uniformed services.
        ``(3) The number of individuals simultaneously enrolled under this
    section may not exceed--
                ``(A) 10, in the case of medical students of the
            University; and
                ``(B) 40, with regards to all postdoctoral, postgraduate,
            and certificate programs of the University.
        ``(b) Qualifications; Selection.--In carrying out subsection (a),
    the Secretary may select an individual to enroll under this section--
                ``(1) who was nominated for such enrollment by the medical
            command of the military of a foreign country; and
                ``(2) pursuant to regulations prescribed by the Secretary
            regarding--
                        ``(A) qualifications for such enrollment that are
                    comparable to the qualifications required of a United
                    States citizen; and
                        ``(B) procedures for such selection.
        ``(c) Reimbursement.--(1) The Secretary shall require the foreign
    country of an individual enrolled under this section to reimburse the
    United States for the cost of providing instruction to such individual.
        ``(2) The Secretary shall prescribe rates for such reimbursement
    that equal or exceed the cost to the United States of providing such
    instruction to a member of the uniformed services.
        ``(3) The Secretary may waive, in whole or in part, reimbursement
    with regards to an individual enrolled under this section.
        ``(4) Amounts received by the Secretary under this subsection
    shall--
                ``(A) be used to defray the costs of providing instruction
            to an individual enrolled under this section;
                ``(B) be credited to appropriations available for the
            maintenance and operation of the University; and
                ``(C) remain available for until expended.
        ``(5) The source and the disposition of such amounts shall be
    specifically identified in records of the University.
        ``(d) Applicability of Regulations and Policies.--(1) Subject to
    paragraphs (2) through (4), and to the determination of the Secretary,
    an individual enrolled under this section shall be subject to the same
    regulations and policies that apply to a member of the uniformed
    services enrolled in the University.
        ``(2) The Secretary may prescribe regulations regarding access to
    classified information by an individual enrolled under this section
    that differ from the regulations that apply to a member of the
    uniformed services enrolled in the University.
        ``(3) An individual enrolled under this section shall not be
    entitled to an appointment in a uniformed service by reason of
    completing of a program of the University.
        ``(4) Section 2114 of this title shall not apply to an individual
    enrolled under this section.''.

    SEC. 554. PROFESSIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION: TECHNICAL CORRECTION TO
                  DEFINITIONS.

        Section 2151 of title 10, United States Code, is amended, in
    subsection (b)(3), by striking ``National Defense Intelligence
    College'' and inserting ``National Intelligence University''.

    SEC. 555. DISTANCE EDUCATION OPTION FOR PROFESSIONAL MILITARY
                  EDUCATION.

        Section 2154 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding
    at the end the following new subsection:
        ``(c) Distance Education.--(1) Any distance education program
    offered to satisfy Phase I or Phase II instruction under paragraph (1)
    or (2) of subsection (a) shall include a pathway for a student who is a
    member of a reserve component to fully complete the course of
    instruction while physically separated from the course instructors and
    without any in-person attendance required to graduate from such
    program.
        ``(2) In this subsection, the term `distance education' has the
    meaning given such term in section 103 of the Higher Education Act of
    1965 (20 U.S.C. 1003).''.

    SEC. 556. AUTHORITY TO ACCEPT GIFTS OF SERVICES FOR PROFESSIONAL
                  MILITARY EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS.

        Section 2601(a)(2)(A) of title 10, United States Code, is amended
    by inserting ``or a professional military education institution'' after
    ``museum program'' each place it appears.

    SEC. 557. ALTERNATIVE SERVICE OBLIGATION FOR A CADET OR MIDSHIPMAN WHO
                  BECOMES A PROFESSIONAL ATHLETE.

        (a) United States Military Academy.--Section 7448 of title 10,
    United States Code, is amended as follows:
                (1) In the section heading, by striking ``agreement to
            serve as officer'' and inserting ``service obligation''.
                (2) In subsection (b)--
                        (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``The Secretary
                    of the Army'' and inserting ``Subject to paragraph (4),
                    the Secretary of the Army''; and
                        (B) by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the
                    following:
        ``(4) Each academic year, the Secretary of the Army may transfer
    not more than three cadets, who obtain employment in violation of
    paragraph (5) of subsection (a), to the Selected Reserve of the Army.
    Each cadet so transferred shall--
                ``(A) serve as a commissioned officer--
                        ``(i) in an appropriate grade or rating, determined
                    by the Secretary of the Army; and
                        ``(ii) for a period, determined by the Secretary of
                    the Army, not longer than 10 years; and
                ``(B) while so serving, participate in efforts to recruit
            and retain members of the armed forces.''.
                (3) In subsection (c)(2)(A), by inserting ``unless such
            cadet receives a transfer under paragraph (4) of subsection
            (b)'' before the semicolon.
                (4) In subsection (f), by striking ``the alternative
            obligation'' and inserting ``an alternative obligation''.
        (b) United States Naval Academy.--Section 8459 of title 10, United
    States Code, is amended as follows:
                (1) In the section heading, by striking ``agreement for
            length of service'' and inserting ``service obligation''.
                (2) In subsection (b)--
                        (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``The Secretary
                    of the Navy'' and inserting ``Subject to paragraph (4),
                    the Secretary of the Navy''; and
                        (B) by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the
                    following:
        ``(4) Each academic year, the Secretary of the Navy may transfer
    not more than three midshipmen, who obtain employment in violation of
    paragraph (5) of subsection (a), to the Selected Reserve of the Navy or
    the Selected Reserve of the Marine Corps. Each midshipman so
    transferred shall--
                ``(A) serve as a commissioned officer--
                        ``(i) in an appropriate grade or rating, determined
                    by the Secretary of the Navy; and
                        ``(ii) for a period, determined by the Secretary of
                    the Navy, not longer than 10 years; and
                ``(B) while so serving, participate in efforts to recruit
            and retain members of the armed forces.''.
                (3) In subsection (c)(2)(A), by inserting ``unless such
            midshipman receives a transfer under paragraph (4) of
            subsection (b)'' before the semicolon.
                (4) In subsection (f), by striking ``the alternative
            obligation'' and inserting ``an alternative obligation''.
        (c) United States Air Force Academy.--Section 9448 of title 10,
    United States Code, is amended as follows:
                (1) In the section heading, by striking ``agreement to
            serve as officer'' and inserting ``service obligation''.
                (2) In subsection (b)--
                        (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``The Secretary
                    of the Air Force'' and inserting ``Subject to paragraph
                    (4), the Secretary of the Air Force''; and
                        (B) by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the
                    following:
        ``(4) Each academic year, the Secretary of the Air Force may
    transfer not more than three cadets, who obtain employment in violation
    of paragraph (5) of subsection (a), to the Selected Reserve of the Air
    Force. Each cadet so transferred shall--
                ``(A) serve as a commissioned officer--
                        ``(i) in an appropriate grade or rating, determined
                    by the Secretary of the Air Force; and
                        ``(ii) for a period, determined by the Secretary of
                    the Air Force, not longer than 10 years; and
                ``(B) while so serving, participate in efforts to recruit
            and retain members of the armed forces.''.
                (3) In subsection (c)(2)(A), by inserting ``unless such
            cadet receives a transfer under paragraph (4) of subsection
            (b)'' before the semicolon.
                (4) In subsection (f), by striking ``the alternative
            obligation'' and inserting ``an alternative obligation''.

    SEC. 558. SERVICE ACADEMIES: BOARDS OF VISITORS.

        (a) United States Military Academy.--Section 7455 of title 10,
    United States Code, is amended--
                (1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following:
        ``(a) A Board of Visitors to the Academy is constituted annually
    of--
                ``(1) the chair of the Committee on Armed Services of the
            Senate, or the designee of such chair;
                ``(2) the ranking member of the Committee on Armed Services
            of the Senate, or the designee of the ranking member;
                ``(3) two other members of the Senate designated by the
            Majority Leader of the Senate, one of whom is a member of the
            Committee on Appropriations of the Senate;
                ``(4) two other members of the Senate designated by the
            Minority Leader of the Senate, one of whom is a member of the
            Committee on Appropriations of the Senate;
                ``(5) the chair of the Committee on Armed Services of the
            House of Representatives, or the designee of such chair;
                ``(6) the ranking member of the Committee on Armed Services
            of the House of Representatives, or the designee of the ranking
            member;
                ``(7) two other members of the House of Representatives
            designated by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, one
            of whom is a member of the Committee on Appropriations of the
            House of Representatives;
                ``(8) one other member of the House of Representatives
            designated by the Minority Leader of the House of
            Representatives; and
                ``(9) six persons designated by the President.''; and
                (2) in subsection (f), by inserting ``and the Committees on
            Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives''
            after ``the President'' both places it appears.
        (b) United States Naval Academy.--Section 8468 of title 10, United
    States Code, is amended--
                (1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following:
        ``(a) A Board of Visitors to the Academy is constituted annually
    of--
                ``(1) the chair of the Committee on Armed Services of the
            Senate, or the designee of such chair;
                ``(2) the ranking member of the Committee on Armed Services
            of the Senate, or the designee of the ranking member;
                ``(3) two other members of the Senate designated by the
            Majority Leader of the Senate, one of whom is a member of the
            Committee on Appropriations of the Senate;
                ``(4) two other members of the Senate designated by the
            Minority Leader of the Senate, one of whom is a member of the
            Committee on Appropriations of the Senate;
                ``(5) the chair of the Committee on Armed Services of the
            House of Representatives, or the designee of such chair;
                ``(6) the ranking member of the Committee on Armed Services
            of the House of Representatives, or the designee of the ranking
            member;
                ``(7) two other members of the House of Representatives
            designated by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, one
            of whom is a member of the Committee on Appropriations of the
            House of Representatives;
                ``(8) one other member of the House of Representatives
            designated by the Minority Leader of the House of
            Representatives; and
                ``(9) six persons designated by the President.''; and
                (2) in subsection (f), by inserting ``and the Committees on
            Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives''
            after ``the President'' both places it appears.
        (c) United States Air Force Academy.--Section 9455 of title 10,
    United States Code, is amended--
                (1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following:
        ``(a) A Board of Visitors to the Academy is constituted annually
    of--
                ``(1) the chair of the Committee on Armed Services of the
            Senate, or the designee of such chair;
                ``(2) the ranking member of the Committee on Armed Services
            of the Senate, or the designee of the ranking member;
                ``(3) two other members of the Senate designated by the
            Majority Leader of the Senate, one of whom is a member of the
            Committee on Appropriations of the Senate;
                ``(4) two other members of the Senate designated by the
            Minority Leader of the Senate, one of whom is a member of the
            Committee on Appropriations of the Senate;
                ``(5) the chair of the Committee on Armed Services of the
            House of Representatives, or the designee of such chair;
                ``(6) the ranking member of the Committee on Armed Services
            of the House of Representatives, or the designee of the ranking
            member;
                ``(7) two other members of the House of Representatives
            designated by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, one
            of whom is a member of the Committee on Appropriations of the
            House of Representatives;
                ``(8) one other member of the House of Representatives
            designated by the Minority Leader of the House of
            Representatives; and
                ``(9) six persons designated by the President.''; and
                (2) in subsection (f), by inserting ``and the Committees on
            Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives''
            after ``the President'' both places it appears.

    SEC. 559. MODERNIZING MARINE CORPS PLATOON LEADERS CLASS COLLEGE
                  TUITION ASSISTANCE PROGRAM TO ACCOUNT FOR INFLATION.

        Section 16401 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
                (1) in subsection (d), by striking ``$5,200'' and inserting
            ``$13,800''; and
                (2) in subsection (e)(2), by striking ``1,200'' and
            inserting ``450''.

    SEC. 559A. INFORMATION ON NOMINATIONS AND APPLICATIONS FOR MILITARY
                  SERVICE ACADEMIES.

        Section 575(a)(1) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National
    Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283; 10
    U.S.C. 7442 note) is amended by striking ``Not later than two years
    after the date of the enactment of this Act'' and inserting ``Not later
    than December 31, 2026''.

    SEC. 559B. ENSURING ACCESS TO CERTAIN HIGHER EDUCATION BENEFITS.

        (a) Data Matching Required.--Not later than one year after the date
    of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense and the
    Secretary of Education shall jointly complete a data matching process--
                (1) to identify each individual who, while serving as a
            covered employee of the Department of Defense, made one or more
            student loan payments eligible to be counted for purposes of
            the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program under section
            455(m) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
            1087e(m)); and
                (2) without requiring further information or action from
            such individual--
                        (A) to certify the total period of such employment
                    for purposes of such program; and
                        (B) to count the total number of qualifying
                    payments made by the individual for purposes of such
                    program during such period.
        (b) Covered Employee Defined.--In this section, the term ``covered
    employee'' means an individual who, at any time beginning on or after
    October 1, 2007, was--
                (1) a member of the Armed Forces serving on active duty for
            a period of more than 30 consecutive days; or
                (2) a civilian employee of the Department of Defense.

    SEC. 559C. SERVICE ACADEMIES: REFERRAL OF APPLICANTS TO THE SENIOR
                  MILITARY COLLEGES AND UNITS OF THE SENIOR RESERVE OFFICER
                  TRAINING CORPS.

        (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
    enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall establish a
    system whereby a covered individual may elect to have the Secretary
    share information regarding such covered individual with a senior
    military college or a unit of the Senior Reserve Officer Training
    Corps.
        (b) Definitions.--In this section:
                (1) The term ``covered individual'' means an individual who
            applied for an appointment as a cadet or midshipman at a
            Service Academy.
                (2) The term ``senior military college'' means a school
            specified in section 2111a of title 10, United States Code.
                (3) The term ``Service Academy'' has the meaning given such
            term in section 347 of title 10, United States Code.

    SEC. 559D. PILOT PROGRAM TO PROVIDE GRADUATE EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES
                  FOR ENLISTED MEMBERS OF THE ARMY AND NAVY.

        (a) Authority.--The Secretary of the Navy and the Secretary of the
    Army may jointly conduct a pilot program (referred to in this section
    as the ``Program'') under which certain enlisted personnel of the
    covered Armed Forces may enroll in a master's degree program at the
    Naval Postgraduate School.
        (b) Program Requirements.--The Secretaries concerned may carry out
    the Program--
                (1) in accordance with this section;
                (2) in accordance with such regulations as may be
            prescribed by the Secretary of Defense for purposes of the
            Program; and
                (3) in a manner consistent with the Graduate Education
            Program-Enlisted pilot program of the Marine Corps.
        (c) Eligibility of Participants.--The Secretaries concerned shall
    establish criteria for determining the eligibility of enlisted members
    of the covered Armed Forces for participation in the Program.
        (d) Selection of Participants.--Selection of a member for the
    Program shall be based on consideration of--
                (1) the eligibility criteria established under subsection
            (c);
                (2) professional performance;
                (3) promotion potential;
                (4) retention potential;
                (5) academic background, capabilities, and accomplishments;
                (6) the needs of the Navy and Army; and
                (7) input from the component within each covered Armed
            Force with primary responsibility for determining the duty
            assignments of enlisted members.
        (e) Post-participation Service.--Subject to such terms, conditions,
    and exceptions as the Secretaries concerned may establish, an enlisted
    member who receives a master's degree under the Program shall serve for
    a period of not less than two years in a duty assignment that is
    relevant to the degree obtained by the member under the Program.
        (f) Framework for Filling Billets.--In conjunction with selecting
    enlisted members for participation in the Program as described in
    subsection (d), the Secretaries concerned shall establish a framework
    for assigning enlisted personnel who are not participating in the
    Program--
                (1) to fill the billets of the members participating in the
            Program while such members are completing a course of study at
            the Naval Postgraduate School; and
                (2) to fill the billets of members who received a master's
            degree under the Program while such members are engaged in
            post-participation service as described in subsection (e).
        (g) Identification of Degree Programs.--The Secretaries concerned
    shall coordinate with the President of the Naval Postgraduate School to
    identify specific master's degree programs offered by the School in
    which Program participants may enroll. In identifying such programs,
    the Secretaries shall consider--
                (1) the needs of the Navy and Army;
                (2) the capacity of the Naval Postgraduate School; and
                (3) the extent to which enrollment in a specific program is
            expected to have a positive effect on the career trajectories
            of participants.
        (h) Information Dissemination.--The Secretaries concerned shall
    take such actions as are necessary to notify and inform enlisted
    members about the Program.
        (i) Report.--Before the expiration of the six-year period described
    in subsection (j), the Secretaries concerned, in coordination with the
    Secretary of Defense, shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services
    of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report that includes--
                (1) an assessment of whether and to what extent the Program
            has met the needs of the covered Armed Forces and had positive
            effects on participating enlisted members, including with
            respect to--
                        (A) career trajectory, including potential pay
                    increases;
                        (B) retention;
                        (C) recruitment;
                        (D) job performance;
                        (E) merit-based promotions and merit-based
                    promotion reorder; and
                        (F) compatibility with the objectives outlined in
                    the 2022 National Defense Strategy to modernize the
                    Armed Services, spur innovation, and outpace and
                    outthink adversaries of the United States;
                (2) the recommendations of the Secretaries regarding
            whether the Program should be extended or made permanent;
                (3) an assessment of the funding and capabilities that may
            be needed to make the Program permanent; and
                (4) any other matters the Secretaries determine to be
            relevant.
        (j) Sunset.--The Program shall terminate six years after the date
    on which the Program commences under this section.
        (k) Definitions.--In this section:
                (1) The term ``covered Armed Force'' means the Army or
            Navy.
                (2) The term ``Secretary concerned'' means--
                        (A) the Secretary of the Army, with respect to
                    matters concerning the Army; and
                        (B) the Secretary of the Navy, with respect to
                    matters concerning the Navy.

    SEC. 559E. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FEDERAL FUNDS TO ENDORSE CRITICAL RACE
                  THEORY.

        (a) Prohibition.--No funds authorized to be appropriated by this
    Act may be used to endorse critical race theory--
                (1) at an academic institution operated by the Department
            of Defense;
                (2) in training provided to a member of the Armed Forces;
            or
                (3) in professional military education.
        (b) Protection of Academic Freedom.--Nothing in this section shall
    be construed to supersede the institutional autonomy or academic
    freedom of instructors involved in the selection of textbooks,
    supplemental materials, or other classroom materials, or in the
    preparation or presentation of classroom instruction or lectures.
        (c) Definitions.--In this section, the term ``critical race
    theory'' means the theory that individuals, by virtue of race,
    ethnicity, color, or national origin, bear collective guilt and are
    inherently responsible for actions committed in the past by other
    individuals of such race, ethnicity, color, or national origin.

              Subtitle G--Military Justice and Other Legal Matters

    SEC. 561. CLARIFYING AMENDMENT TO ARTICLE 2 OF THE UNIFORM CODE OF
                  MILITARY JUSTICE.

        Section 802(a)(14) of title 10, United States Code (article
    2(a)(14) of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), is amended by
    inserting ``20601 or'' before ``20603''.

    SEC. 562. AUTHORITY OF SPECIAL TRIAL COUNSEL WITH RESPECT TO CERTAIN
                  OFFENSES OCCURRING BEFORE EFFECTIVE DATE OF MILITARY
                  JUSTICE REFORMS.

        Section 824a(d) of title 10, United States Code, as added by
    section 531 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
    2024 (Public Law 118-31; 137 Stat. 258), is amended--
                (1) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ``section 920 (article
            120),'' and inserting ``section 919a (article 119a), section
            920 (article 120), section 920a (article 120a),'';
                (2) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3);
                (3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new
            paragraph:
                ``(2) The standalone offense of sexual harassment.--After
            January 1, 2025, a special trial counsel may, at the sole and
            exclusive discretion of the special trial counsel, exercise
            authority over the following offenses:
                        ``(A) The standalone offense of sexual harassment
                    punishable under section 934 of this title (article
                    134) in each instance in which--
                                ``(i) the offense occurs after January 26,
                            2022, and on or before January 1, 2025; and
                                ``(ii) a formal complaint is substantiated
                            in accordance with regulations prescribed by
                            the Secretary concerned.
                        ``(B) A conspiracy to commit an offense specified
                    in subparagraph (A) as punishable under section 881 of
                    this title (article 81).
                        ``(C) A solicitation to commit an offense specified
                    in subparagraph (A) as punishable under section 882 of
                    this title (article 82).
                        ``(D) An attempt to commit an offense specified in
                    subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) as punishable under
                    section 880 of this title (article 80).''; and
                (4) in paragraph (3), as so redesignated--
                        (A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``or (2)''
                    after ``paragraph (1)''; and
                        (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``paragraph
                    (1)'' and inserting ``subsection (c)(2)(A) or paragraph
                    (1) or (2) of this subsection''.

    SEC. 563. DETAILING OF APPELLATE DEFENSE COUNSEL.

        Subsection (b) of section 865 of title 10, United States Code
    (article 65 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), is amended--
                (1) in paragraph (1)--
                        (A) by striking ``the Judge Advocate General shall
                    forward the record'' and inserting the following: ``the
                    Judge Advocate General shall forward--
                        ``(A) the record'';
                        (B) in subparagraph (A), as designated by
                    subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, by striking the
                    period and inserting ``; and''; and
                        (C) by adding at the end the following new
                    subparagraph:
                        ``(B) a copy of the record of trial to an appellate
                    defense counsel who shall be detailed to review the
                    case and, upon request of the accused, to represent the
                    accused before the Court of Criminal Appeals.''; and
                (2) in paragraph (2)--
                        (A) in subparagraph (A)--
                                (i) in the matter preceding clause (i), by
                            striking ``shall'' and inserting ``shall, upon
                            written request of the accused'';
                                (ii) in clause (i), by striking ``, upon
                            request of the accused,''; and
                                (iii) in clause (ii), by striking ``upon
                            written request of the accused,''; and
                        (B) in subparagraph (B)--
                                (i) by striking ``accused'' and all that
                            follows through ``waives'' and inserting
                            ``accused waives'';
                                (ii) by striking ``; or'' and inserting a
                            period; and
                                (iii) by striking clause (ii).

    SEC. 564. MODIFICATION TO OFFENSE OF AIDING THE ENEMY UNDER THE UNIFORM
                  CODE OF MILITARY JUSTICE.

        Section 903b(2) of title 10, United States Code (article 103b(2) of
    the Uniform Code of Military Justice), is amended by inserting
    ``provides military education, military training, or tactical advice
    to,'' after ``gives intelligence to,''.

    SEC. 565. REMOVAL OF MARRIAGE AS A DEFENSE TO ARTICLE 120B OFFENSES.

        Section 920b of title 10, United States Code (article 120b of the
    Uniform Code of Military Justice), is amended--
                (1) by striking subsection (f);
                (2) by redesignating subsections (g) and (h) as subsections
            (f) and (g), respectively; and
                (3) in subsection (f), as redesignated by paragraph (2), by
            striking ``not legally married to the person committing the
            sexual act, lewd act, or use of force''.

    SEC. 566. CONSOLIDATION OF MILITARY JUSTICE REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR
                  THE MILITARY DEPARTMENTS.

        (a) Annual Reports.--Section 946a(b) of title 10, United States
    Code (article 146a(b) of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), is
    amended--
                (1) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (5) as
            paragraphs (3) through (6), respectively; and
                (2) by inserting after paragraph (1), the following new
            paragraph:
                ``(2) Data on the number and status of completed cases,
            including--
                        ``(A) information on race, ethnicity, rank, and sex
                    demographic for the victim and the accused;
                        ``(B) the enumerated offenses preferred and
                    referred;
                        ``(C) the types of court-martial; and
                        ``(D) the results for each case, including cases
                    that resulted in nonjudicial punishment or
                    administrative separation.''.
        (b) Repeal of Duplicative Military Justice Reporting
    Requirements.--
                (1) Title 10, united states code.--Section 486 of title 10,
            United Sates Code, is repealed.
                (2) John s. mccain national defense authorization act for
            fiscal year 2019.--Section 547 of the John S. McCain National
            Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-
            232; 10 U.S.C. 1561 note) is repealed.

    SEC. 567. TERM OF OFFICE FOR JUDGES OF THE COURT OF MILITARY COMMISSION
                  REVIEW.

        (a) Establishment of Term of Office.--Section 950f(b) of title 10,
    United States Code, is amended--
                (1) in paragraph (6)--
                        (A) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as
                    clauses (i) and (ii), respectively, and indenting
                    appropriately;
                        (B) by striking ``The term of an appellate military
                    judge assigned to the Court under paragraph (2) or
                    appointed to the Court under paragraph (3)'' and
                    inserting the following: ``(A) The term of an appellate
                    military judge assigned or appointed to the Court under
                    this subsection''; and
                        (C) by adding at the end the following new
                    subparagraph:
        ``(B) The term of a civilian judge of the Court appointed under
    paragraph (3) shall expire on the date that is 10 years after the date
    on which the judge was appointed.''; and
                (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
        ``(7) Judges of the Court may be removed from office by the
    President (in the case of a judge appointed under paragraph (3)) or the
    Secretary of Defense (in the case of an appellate military judge
    assigned under paragraph (2)) upon notice and hearing, for--
                ``(A) neglect of duty;
                ``(B) misconduct; or
                ``(C) mental or physical disability.''.
        (b) Effective Date.--
                (1) In general.--The amendments made by subsection (a)
            shall take effect on the date that is 180 days after the date
            of the enactment of this Act.
                (2) Applicability to existing civilian judges.--The term of
            any civilian judge of the United States Court of Military
            Commission Review who will have served as such a judge for a
            period of 10 or more years as of the effective date described
            in paragraph (1) shall expire on such effective date.

    SEC. 568. CONTINUITY OF COVERAGE UNDER CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF TITLE 18,
                  UNITED STATES CODE.

        (a) Section 202.--Section 202(a) of title 18, United States Code,
    is amended--
                (1) in the third sentence, by inserting ``an officer of the
            Space Force not serving on sustained duty pursuant to section
            20105 of title 10,'' after ``of the Armed Forces,''; and
                (2) in the fourth and fifth sentences, by striking ``A
            Reserve'' and all that follows through ``who is'' and inserting
            ``Such an officer who is''.
        (b) Section 209.--Section 209(h) of such title is amended by
    inserting ``, or a member of the Space Force,'' after ``a member of the
    reserve components of the armed forces''.
        (c) Cross-reference Amendment.--Section 202(a) of such title, as
    amended by subsection (a), is further amended by striking ``section
    29(c) and (d) of the Act of August 10, 1956 (70A Stat. 632; 5 U.S.C.
    30r(c) and (d))'' and inserting ``sections 502, 2105(d), and 5534 of
    title 5''.

    SEC. 569. CORRECTION OF CERTAIN CITATIONS IN TITLE 18, UNITED STATES
                  CODE, RELATING TO SEXUAL OFFENSES.

        Part I of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
                (1) in section 2241(c)--
                        (A) in the second sentence, by inserting ``or an
                    offense under the Uniform Code of Military Justice''
                    after ``State offense''; and
                        (B) by striking ``either such provision'' and
                    inserting ``any such provision'';
                (2) in section 2251(e), by striking ``section 920 of title
            10 (article 120 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice), or
            under'' each place it appears and inserting ``the Uniform Code
            of Military Justice or'';
                (3) in section 2252(b)--
                        (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``section 920 of
                    title 10 (article 120 of the Uniform Code of Military
                    Justice), or under'' and inserting ``the Uniform Code
                    of Military Justice or''; and
                        (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``section 920 of
                    title 10 (article 120 of the Uniform Code of Military
                    Justice), or under'' and inserting ``the Uniform Code
                    of Military Justice or'';
                (4) in section 2252A(b)--
                        (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``section 920 of
                    title 10 (article 120 of the Uniform Code of Military
                    Justice), or under'' and inserting ``the Uniform Code
                    of Military Justice or''; and
                        (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``section 920 of
                    title 10 (article 120 of the Uniform Code of Military
                    Justice), or under'' and inserting ``the Uniform Code
                    of Military Justice or'';
                (5) in section 2426(b)(1)(B), by inserting ``or the Uniform
            Code of Military Justice'' after ``State law''; and
                (6) in section 3559(e)(2)--
                        (A) in subparagraph (B)--
                                (i) by striking ``State sex offense'' and
                            inserting ``State or Military sex offense'';
                            and
                                (ii) by inserting ``or the Uniform Code of
                            Military Justice'' after ``State law''; and
                        (B) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ``or
                    Military'' after ``State''.

    SEC. 569A. MODIFICATION OF TIMELINE FOR POTENTIAL IMPLEMENTATION OF
                  STUDY ON UNANIMOUS COURT-MARTIAL VERDICTS.

        Section 536(c)(3) of the National Defense Authorization Act for
    Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31; 137 Stat. 263) is amended by
    striking ``2027'' and inserting ``2026''.

    SEC. 569B. REMOVAL OF PERSONALLY IDENTIFYING AND OTHER INFORMATION OF
                  CERTAIN PERSONS FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CENTRAL
                  INDEX OF INVESTIGATIONS.

        Section 545 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense
    Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283; 10 U.S.C.
    1552 note) is amended--
                (1) in the section heading, by striking ``investigative
            reports'' and all that follows and inserting ``the department
            of defense central index of investigations'';
                (2) in subsection (a)--
                        (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by
                    striking ``October 1, 2021'' and inserting ``October 1,
                    2025''; and
                        (B) by striking ``removed from, the following:''
                    and all that follows through the period at the end of
                    paragraph (3) and inserting ``removed from, an index
                    item or entry in the Department of Defense Central
                    Index of Investigations.'';
                (3) in subsection (b), by striking ``or is maintained'' and
            all that follows through the period at the end of paragraph (3)
            and inserting ``or is maintained, as an item or entry in the
            Department of Defense Central Index of Investigations.''; and
                (4) in subsection (c)(1)--
                        (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by
                    striking ``a report, item or entry, or record described
                    in paragraphs (1) through (3) of subsection (a)'' and
                    inserting ``an index item or entry in the Department of
                    Defense Central Index of Investigations''; and
                        (B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``such report,
                    item or entry, or record'' and inserting ``such item or
                    entry''.

    SEC. 569C. EXPANDED COMMAND NOTIFICATIONS TO VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC
                  VIOLENCE.

        Section 549 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
    Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92; 10 U.S.C. 806b note) is amended--
                (1) in the section heading, by striking ``offense'' and
            inserting ``and domestic violence-related offenses'';
                (2) in the first sentence--
                        (A) by inserting ``, or a case of an alleged
                    domestic violence-related offense (as defined by the
                    Secretary),'' after ``of title 10, United States
                    Code)''; and
                        (B) by striking ``periodically notify the victim''
                    and inserting ``ensure that the victim (or the victim's
                    legal counsel if so requested by the victim) is
                    periodically notified''; and
                (3) in the last sentence, by striking ``notify the victim''
            and inserting ``ensure that the victim (or the victim's legal
            counsel if so requested by the victim) is notified''.

    SEC. 569D. EXTENSION OF DEFENSE ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON INVESTIGATION,
                  PROSECUTION, AND DEFENSE OF SEXUAL ASSAULT IN THE ARMED
                  FORCES.

        Section 546 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ``Buck'' McKeon
    National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law
    113-291; 10 U.S.C. 1561 note) is amended--
                (1) in subsection (f)(1), by striking ``10 years after''
            and inserting ``15 years after''; and
                (2) by redesignating the second subsection (f) as
            subsection (g).

    SEC. 569E. ANALYSIS ON THE ADVISABILITY OF REVISING MILITARY RULE OF
                  EVIDENCE 513.

        (a) Analysis Required.--The Secretary of Defense shall analyze the
    advisability of modifying rule 513 of the Military Rules of Evidence
    (as set forth in part III of the Manual for Courts-Martial) to include
    diagnoses of a patient and treatments prescribed to a patient as
    confidential communications subject to the psychotherapist-patient
    privilege. The Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Armed
    Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report that
    includes the considerations described in subsection (b).
        (b) Considerations.--In the analysis directed under subsection (a),
    the Secretary of Defense shall consider--
                (1) the advisability of modifying Military Rule of Evidence
            513 to cover psychotherapy diagnoses and treatments; and
                (2) such other approaches to the modification of Military
            Rule of Evidence 513 as the Secretary considers appropriate to
            address victim privacy rights balanced against the rights of
            the accused and the best interests of justice.

    SEC. 569F. ANALYSIS OF PROHIBITION ON BROADCAST AND DISTRIBUTION OF
                  DIGITALLY MANIPULATED INTIMATE IMAGES UNDER THE UNIFORM
                  CODE OF MILITARY JUSTICE.

        (a) Analysis Required.--The Secretary of Defense shall--
                (1) analyze the feasibility and advisability of, and
            potential approaches to, modifying the offense of indecent
            viewing, visual recording, or broadcasting under section 920c
            of title 10, United States Code (article 120c of the Uniform
            Code of Military Justice) to clarify its applicability to the
            broadcasting and distribution of digitally manipulated intimate
            images; and
                (2) provide the results of such analysis to the Committees
            on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
            Representatives.
        (b) Considerations.--In conducting the analysis required under
    subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall consider--
                (1) the advisability of modifying section 920c of title 10,
            United States Code (article 120c of the Uniform Code of
            Military Justice)--
                        (A) to prohibit the broadcasting or distribution of
                    an intimate digital depiction of another person that
                    the offender knew or reasonably should have known was
                    made without the other person's consent and under
                    circumstances in which that person has a reasonable
                    expectation of privacy; and
                        (B) to define the term ``intimate digital
                    depiction'' (as used in subparagraph (A)) as a digital
                    depiction of an individual that has been created or
                    altered using digital manipulation and that depicts--
                                (i) the private area of an identifiable
                            individual; or
                                (ii) an identifiable individual engaging in
                            sexually explicit conduct (as defined in
                            section 917a(b) of title 10, United States Code
                            (article 117a(b)(4) of the Uniform Code of
                            Military Justice)); and
                (2) such other approaches to the modification of such
            section 920c (article 120c) as the Secretary considers
            appropriate to address digitally manipulated intimate images.

                         Subtitle H--Career Transition

    SEC. 571. PATHWAY FOR INDIVIDUALIZED COUNSELING FOR MEMBERS OF THE
                  RESERVE COMPONENTS UNDER TAP.

        Section 1142(c)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amended, in
    the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting ``(including one
    pathway for members of the reserve components)'' after ``military
    department concerned''.

    SEC. 572. EXTENSION OF TROOPS-TO-TEACHERS PROGRAM.

        Section 1154 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
                (1) in subsection (e)(3)(C)--
                        (A) in clause (i), by striking ``5,000'' and
                    inserting ``3,000''; and
                        (B) by striking clause (iii) and redesignating
                    clause (iv) as clause (iii); and
                (2) in subsection (k), by striking ``2027'' and inserting
            ``2029''.

    SEC. 573. EXTENSION AND EXPANSION OF REPORT ON THE TRANSITION
                  ASSISTANCE PROGRAM OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

        Section 552(b)(4) of the John S. McCain National Defense
    Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232) is
    amended--
                (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking
            ``4 years'' and inserting ``seven years'';
                (2) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ``, disaggregated by
            whether such attendance was in person or remote'' after
            ``counseling'';
                (3) by redesignating subparagraphs (F) through (I) as
            subparagraphs (I) through (L), respectively; and
                (4) by inserting, after subparagraph (E), the following new
            subparagraphs:
                        ``(F) The total number of members who did not
                    attend Transition Assistance Program counseling due to
                    operational requirements.
                        ``(G) If the information described in subparagraph
                    (F) is unavailable, processes the Secretary is
                    implementing to collect such information.
                        ``(H) An assessment of challenges to attending
                    Transition Assistance Program counseling in person.''.

    SEC. 574. MILITARY TRAINING AND COMPETENCY RECORDS.

        (a) Competency Records.--
                (1) In general.--The Secretary of a military department
            shall provide, to each member of a covered Armed Force under
            the jurisdiction of such Secretary, a document that outlines
            the training and qualifications acquired by the member while
            serving in such covered Armed Force. Such document shall be
            known as a ``competency record''.
                (2) Format and contents.--The Secretary of Defense shall
            develop a standardized format for competency records, which
            shall include, at a minimum, the following information:
                        (A) Relevant personal details about the member.
                        (B) Description of training courses,
                    certifications, and qualifications obtained.
                        (C) Date and duration of each completed training.
                        (D) Authorized signatures and other necessary
                    authentication.
                (3) Availability.--A competency record shall be provided to
            a member upon the separation or retirement of such member from
            a covered Armed Force.
        (b) Implementation.--Not later than one year after the date of the
    enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall establish the
    necessary regulations, procedures, and timelines for the implementation
    of this section.
        (c) Report.--Not later than two years after the date of the
    enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the
    Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
    Representatives a report on the implementation and usefulness of
    competency records and any recommendations of the Secretary for
    improving competency records. The report shall include feedback and
    recommendations from States and other employers regarding the usability
    and accuracy of the information in the competency records.
        (d) Covered Armed Force Defined.--In this section, the term
    ``covered Armed Force'' means the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force,
    or Space Force.

                   Subtitle I--Family Programs and Child Care

    SEC. 581. INTERSTATE COMPACTS FOR PORTABILITY OF OCCUPATIONAL LICENSES
                  OF MILITARY SPOUSES: PERMANENT AUTHORITY.

        (a) In General.--Section 1784(h) of title 10, United States Code,
    is amended by striking paragraph (5).
        (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall
    take effect as if enacted immediately following the enactment of the
    National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law
    116-92), to which such amendment relates.

    SEC. 582. MILITARY SPOUSE CAREER ACCELERATOR PROGRAM.

        (a) Establishment.--Section 1784 of title 10, United States Code,
    is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
        ``(i) Employment Fellowship Opportunities.--(1) The Secretary of
    Defense shall carry out a program to provide spouses of members of the
    armed forces with paid fellowships (including in-person, remote, and
    hybrid fellowships) with employers in various industries. To carry out
    such program, the Secretary shall take the following steps:
                ``(A) Seek to enter into an agreement with an entity to
            conduct such program.
                ``(B) Determine the appropriate capacity for the program
            based on the availability of appropriations for such purpose.
                ``(C) Establish criteria to evaluate the effectiveness and
            cost-effectiveness of the program in supporting the employment
            of such spouses.
        ``(2) The authority to carry out the program under this subsection
    shall terminate on January 1, 2031.''.
        (b) Effective Date.--Subsection (i) of such section shall take
    effect on January 1, 2026.
        (c) Conforming Amendment.--The pilot program under section 564 of
    the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law
    117-81; 10 U.S.C. 1784 note) shall terminate on January 1, 2026.

    SEC. 583. COMPETITIVE PAY FOR DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CHILD CARE
                  PERSONNEL.

        (a) In General.--Section 1792(c) of title 10, United States Code,
    is amended to read as follows:
        ``(c) Competitive Rates of Pay.--(1) For the purpose of providing
    military child development centers with a qualified and stable civilian
    workforce, employees at a military installation who are directly
    involved in providing child care and who are paid from nonappropriated
    funds--
                ``(A) in the case of entry-level employees, shall be paid a
            rate of pay competitive with the rates of pay paid to other
            equivalent non-Federal positions within the metropolitan
            statistical area or non-metropolitan statistical area (as the
            case may be) in which such Department employee's position is
            located; and
                ``(B) in the case of any employee not covered by
            subparagraph (A), shall be paid a rate of pay competitive with
            the rates of pay paid to other employees with similar training,
            seniority, and experience within the metropolitan statistical
            area or non-metropolitan statistical area (as the case may be)
            in which such Department employee's position is located.
        ``(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), no employee shall receive a
    rate of pay under this subsection that is lower than the minimum hourly
    rate of pay applicable to civilian employees of the Department of
    Defense.
        ``(3) For purposes of determining the rates of pay under paragraph
    (1), the Secretary shall use the metropolitan and nonmetropolitan area
    occupational employment and wage estimates published monthly by the
    Bureau of Labor Statistics.''.
        (b) Application.--
                (1) In general.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall
            take effect not later than April 1, 2025.
                (2) Rates of pay.--
                        (A) Employee pay rate not reduced.--The rate of pay
                    for any individual who is an employee covered by
                    subsection (c) of section 1792 of title 10, United
                    States Code, as amended by subsection (a) of this
                    section, on the date of the enactment of this Act shall
                    not be reduced by operation of such amendment.
                        (B) Pay band minimum.--Any employee whose rate of
                    pay is fixed under such subsection (c), as so amended,
                    and who is within any pay band shall receive a rate of
                    pay not less than the minimum rate of pay applicable to
                    such pay band.

    SEC. 584. POSTING OF NATIONAL CHILD ABUSE HOTLINE AT MILITARY CHILD
                  DEVELOPMENT CENTERS.

        Section 1794(b)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
                (1) by striking the period at the end and inserting ``by
            means including--''; and
                (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs:
                ``(A) posting it in public areas of military child
            development centers; and
                ``(B) providing it to the parents and legal guardians of
            children who attend military child development centers.''.

    SEC. 585. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IN OUTREACH CAMPAIGN RELATING TO
                  WAITING LISTS FOR MILITARY CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTERS.

        Section 585(a)(2)(D) of the National Defense Authorization Act for
    Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31; 10 U.S.C. 1791 note prec.) is
    amended by inserting ``a provider eligible for financial assistance
    under section 1798 of title 10, United States Code, or'' before ``pilot
    programs''.

    SEC. 586. EXPANSION OF ANNUAL BRIEFING REGARDING WAITING LISTS FOR
                  MILITARY CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTERS.

        Subsection (b) of section 585 of the National Defense Authorization
    Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31; 10 U.S.C. 1791 note prec.)
    is amended by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) and inserting the
    following:
                ``(1) with regards to the 20 military installations with
            the longest waiting lists for child care services at military
            child development centers--
                        ``(A) the number of children on each waiting list;
                        ``(B) the available total capacity for child care
                    services at each such military child development
                    center, disaggregated by infants, pre-toddlers,
                    toddlers, and pre-school children;
                        ``(C) an accounting of the total unduplicated and
                    unmet need for child care within each metropolitan
                    region represented by a military installation described
                    in subparagraph (A); and
                        ``(D) the determination of the Secretary of Defense
                    whether insufficient staffing or issues relating to
                    maintenance contribute to the length of such waiting
                    lists; and
                ``(2) an accounting of the efforts of the Secretary of
            Defense to mitigate child care shortages in order to shorten
            waiting lists and address unmet needs for child care across the
            Department of Defense.''.

    SEC. 587. IMPROVEMENTS RELATING TO PORTABILITY OF PROFESSIONAL LICENSES
                  OF SERVICEMEMBERS AND THEIR SPOUSES.

        Section 705A of the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (50 U.S.C.
    4025a) is amended to read as follows:

    ``SEC. 705A. PORTABILITY OF PROFESSIONAL LICENSES OF SERVICEMEMBERS AND
                  THEIR SPOUSES.

        ``(a) In General.--If a servicemember or the spouse of a
    servicemember has a covered license and relocates residence because
    such servicemember receives military orders for military service in a
    State other than the State of the licensing authority that issued the
    covered license, such covered license shall be considered valid for the
    scope of practice in the State of the new residence if such
    servicemember or spouse submits to the licensing authority of such
    State an application described in subsection (c).
        ``(b) Temporary Licenses.--If a licensing authority is required to
    consider a covered license valid under subsection (a) but cannot carry
    out such requirement during the 30 days after receiving an application
    described in subsection (c), the licensing authority may issue to the
    applicant a temporary license that confers the same rights, privileges,
    and responsibilities as a permanent license.
        ``(c) Application.--An application described in this subsection
    includes the following:
                ``(1) Proof of military orders described in subsection (a).
                ``(2) If the applicant is the spouse of a servicemember, a
            copy of the marriage certificate.
                ``(3) A notarized affidavit affirming, under the penalty of
            law, that--
                        ``(A) the applicant is the person described and
                    identified in the application;
                        ``(B) all statements made in the application are
                    true and correct and complete;
                        ``(C) the applicant has read and understands the
                    requirements to receive a license, and the scope of
                    practice, of the State of the licensing authority;
                        ``(D) the applicant certifies that the applicant
                    meets and shall comply with requirements described in
                    subparagraph (C); and
                        ``(E) the applicant is in good standing in all
                    States in which the applicant holds or has held a
                    license.
        ``(d) Background Checks.--A licensing authority that receives an
    application described in subsection (b) may conduct a background check
    of the applicant before carrying out subsection (a) or (b).
        ``(e) Interstate Compacts.--If a servicemember or spouse of a
    servicemember has a covered license to operate in multiple States
    pursuant to an interstate compact described in section 1784 of title
    10, United States Code--
                ``(1) the servicemember or spouse of a servicemember shall
            be subject to the requirements of such compact or the
            applicable provisions of law of the applicable State; and
                ``(2) this section shall not apply to such servicemember or
            spouse of a servicemember.
        ``(f) Definitions.--In this section:
                ``(1) The term `covered license' means a professional
            license that, with respect to a scope of practice--
                        ``(A) is in good standing with the licensing
                    authority that issued such license;
                        ``(B) has not been revoked or had discipline
                    imposed by any State;
                        ``(C) does not have an investigation relating to
                    unprofessional conduct pending in any State relating to
                    it; and
                        ``(D) has not been voluntarily surrendered while
                    under investigation for unprofessional conduct in any
                    State.
                ``(2) The term `license' means any license, certificate, or
            other evidence of qualification that an individual is required
            to obtain before the individual may engage in, or represent
            himself or herself to be a member of, a particular profession.
                ``(3) The term `licensing authority' means any State board,
            commission, department, or agency that--
                        ``(A) is established in the State for the primary
                    purpose of regulating the entry of persons into or the
                    conduct of persons within, a particular profession; and
                        ``(B) is authorized to issue licenses.
                ``(4) The term `military orders' has the meaning given such
            term in section 305.
                ``(5) The term `scope of practice' means the defined
            parameters of various duties or services that may be provided
            by an individual under a license.''.

    SEC. 588. CHILD CARE SERVICES AND YOUTH PROGRAM SERVICES FOR
                  DEPENDENTS.

        (a) In General.--Subject to the availability of appropriations, the
    Secretary of Defense shall fully fund requests under section 1798 of
    title 10, United States Code, for financial assistance to eligible
    civilian providers of child care services or youth program services, as
    such terms are used in such section.
        (b) Rule of Construction.--This section shall not be construed to
    limit the authority of the Secretary, under subsection (a) of such
    section, to determine whether to provide such financial assistance to
    an eligible provider for such services.

    SEC. 589. CHILD CARE SERVICES AND YOUTH PROGRAM SERVICES FOR
                  DEPENDENTS: PERIOD OF SERVICES FOR A MEMBER WITH A SPOUSE
                  SEEKING EMPLOYMENT.

        (a) Period.--The Secretary of a military department may provide a
    covered member with covered services for a period of at least 180 days.
        (b) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be
    construed to--
                (1) entitle a covered member to covered services; or
                (2) give priority to a covered member for purposes of a
            determination regarding who shall receive covered services.
        (c) Definitions.--In this section:
                (1) The term ``covered member'' means a member of the Armed
            Forces--
                        (A) who has a dependent child; and
                        (B) whose spouse is seeking employment.
                (2) The term ``covered services'' means child care services
            or youth program services provided or paid for by the Secretary
            of Defense under subchapter II of chapter 88 of title 10,
            United States Code.

    SEC. 589A. CHILD DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM STAFFING AND COMPENSATION MODEL.

        (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense, in collaboration with
    the Secretaries of the military departments, shall carry out a redesign
    of the Department of Defense child development program compensation
    model and modernization of the child development program staffing
    model.
        (b) Redesigned Compensation Model.--The Secretary of Defense, in
    collaboration with the Secretaries of the military departments, shall--
                (1) redesign child development program staff compensation
            for non-entry level, mid-to-senior level classroom staff by
            modernizing the duties and responsibilities captured in
            position descriptions to more accurately reflect performance
            and expectations of the positions;
                (2) adjust compensation for higher-level program management
            positions by modernizing the duties and responsibilities
            captured in position descriptions to more accurately reflect
            performance and expectations of the positions;
                (3) direct the Department's personnel office to make
            necessary adjustments to modernize the pay plan to accommodate
            any compensation and wage increases driven by the updated
            position descriptions for child development program staff; and
                (4) begin implementation of the revised position
            descriptions and accompanying compensation adjustments no later
            than April 1, 2025, subject to the availability of
            appropriations.
        (c) Modernize Child Development Program Staffing Model.--The
    Secretary of Defense, in collaboration with the Secretaries of the
    military departments, shall--
                (1) add key positions to facilitate classroom operations
            and provide direct support to child development program staff;
                (2) add key positions to coordinate support for the needs
            of children with specials needs and provide direct support to
            the child development program staff working with these
            children; and
                (3) develop and implement a 5-year phased plan to ensure
            responsible funding execution, successful implementation
            allowing for adjustments as necessary, and long-term
            sustainable impact.
        (d) Briefings Required.--
                (1) Initial baseline briefing.--
                        (A) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the
                    date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in
                    collaboration with the Secretaries of the military
                    departments, shall provide to the Committees on Armed
                    Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives
                    an initial baseline briefing that describes progress,
                    accomplishments, and the impact of the redesign of the
                    Department of Defense child development program
                    compensation model and the modernization of the child
                    development program staffing model.
                        (B) Establishment of data baseline.--The briefing
                    required by subparagraph (A) shall be used to establish
                    a data baseline.
                (2) Annual briefings.--
                        (A) In general.--Not later than one year after
                    providing the briefing required by paragraph (1), and
                    annually thereafter for four years, the Secretary, in
                    collaboration with the Secretaries of the military
                    departments, shall provide to the Committees on Armed
                    Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives
                    a briefing on the progress made with respect to the
                    redesign of the Department of Defense child development
                    program compensation model and the modernization of the
                    child development program staffing model.
                        (B) Elements.--Each briefing required by
                    subparagraph (A) shall include the following:
                                (i) The percentage of child development
                            program staff that are also military spouses.
                                (ii) The turnover or retention rate of
                            child development program staff.
                                (iii) The utilization rate of child
                            development program child care spaces.
                                (iv) The number of child development
                            program employees who were hired during the
                            year preceding the briefing.
                                (v) The percentage of such employees who
                            resigned within their first six months of
                            employment.
                                (vi) Information on the ability to staff
                            newly constructed facilities.
                                (vii) An assessment of the impact of adding
                            key positions to the child development program
                            staffing model under paragraphs (1) and (2) of
                            subsection (c).

    SEC. 589B. INCLUSIVE PLAYGROUND PILOT PROGRAM.

        (a) In General.--Not later than March 1, 2026, the Secretary of
    Defense, in coordination with the Secretaries of the military
    departments, shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the
    Senate and the House of Representatives a plan for the implementation
    of a military families playground pilot program (in this section
    referred to as the ``Inclusive Playground Pilot Program'') to design,
    develop, and construct playgrounds that directly support families
    enrolled in the Exceptional Family Member Program (hereinafter,
    ``EFMP'') to increase the accessibility and inclusivity of access to
    playgrounds on military installations selected under subsection (c).
        (b) Elements.--The plan under subsection (a) shall include the
    following elements:
                (1) A definition of the term ``inclusive playground''.
                (2) A list of existing inclusive playgrounds on military
            installations.
                (3) A list of military installations selected by the
            Secretary of Defense under subsection (c).
                (4) An explanation of how the Secretary of Defense selected
            such locations, including--
                        (A) the numbers of military families enrolled in
                    the EFMP at each such military installation; and
                        (B) the minimum number of such military families
                    that justifies the construction of an inclusive
                    playground on such military installation.
                (5) The estimated costs to design, develop, and construct
            an inclusive playground (or upgrade an existing playground to
            meet such definition) on the military installations selected
            under subsection (c), including--
                        (A) an explanation of how the Secretary determined
                    whether to construct a new inclusive playground or to
                    upgrade an existing playground;
                        (B) the overall sustainment costs for an inclusive
                    playground, and
                        (C) they type of funding required for such design,
                    development, and construction.
                (6) A list of additional authorities, appropriations, or
            other support the Secretary determines necessary to ensure the
            success of the Inclusive Playground Pilot Program.
        (c) Locations.--In selecting military installations on which to
    implement the Inclusive Playground Pilot Program, the Secretary of
    Defense shall--
                (1) select one military installation--
                        (A) of each military department; and
                        (B) that the Secretary determines has a large
                    number of military families enrolled in the EFMP that
                    would use an inclusive playground;
                (2) take into consideration any existing inclusive
            playground of the Department of Defense.
        (d) Limitation.--The Secretary of Defense may not implement the
    Inclusive Playground Pilot Program until--
                (1) 180 days after the date on which the Secretary submits
            the plan under subsection (a); and
                (2) funds are obligated for the design, development, and
            construction of inclusive playgrounds under the Inclusive
            Playground Pilot Program as minor military construction
            projects.

                        Subtitle J--Dependent Education

    SEC. 591. ADVISORY COMMITTEES FOR DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE DOMESTIC
                  DEPENDENTS SCHOOLS.

        Section 2164(d) of title 10, United States Code, is amended to read
    as follows:
        ``(d) School Advisory Committees.--(1) The Secretary of Defense,
    acting through the Director of the Department of Defense Education
    Activity, shall provide for the establishment of an advisory committee
    for each Department of Defense elementary or secondary school
    established at a military installation under this section.
        ``(2) An advisory committee established under paragraph (1) for a
    school at a military installation--
                ``(A) shall advise the principal or superintendent of the
            school with respect to the operation of the school;
                ``(B) may make recommendations with respect to curriculum
            and budget matters; and
                ``(C) except in the case of an advisory committee for a
            school on a military installation described in paragraph (4),
            shall advise the commander of the military installation with
            respect to problems concerning the education of dependents
            within the jurisdiction of the commander.
        ``(3)(A) The membership of each advisory committee established for
    a school described in paragraph (1)--
                ``(i) shall include an equal number of parents of students
            enrolled in the school and of employees working at the school;
            and
                ``(ii) when appropriate, may include a student enrolled in
            the school.
        ``(B) In addition to the members described in subparagraph (A), the
    membership of each advisory committee shall include one nonvoting
    member designated by the organization recognized as the exclusive
    bargaining representative of the employees working at the school.
        ``(4) In the case of a military installation where there is more
    than one school in the Department of Defense elementary and secondary
    school system, the Secretary, acting through the Director, shall
    provide for the establishment of an advisory committee for the military
    installation to advise the commander of the military installation with
    respect to the education of dependents.
        ``(5)(A) Except in the case of a nonvoting member designated under
    paragraph (3)(B), members of an advisory committee established under
    this subsection shall be elected by individuals of voting age residing
    in the area to be served by the advisory committee.
        ``(B) The Secretary, acting through the Director, shall by
    regulation prescribe the qualifications for election to an advisory
    committee established under this subsection and procedures for
    conducting elections of members to such an advisory committee.
        ``(6) Members of an advisory committee established under this
    subsection shall serve without pay.''.

    SEC. 592. ELIGIBILITY OF DEPENDENTS OF CERTAIN DECEASED MEMBERS OF THE
                  ARMED FORCES FOR ENROLLMENT IN DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
                  DOMESTIC DEPENDENT ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS.

        Section 2164(j) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
                (1) in paragraph (1), in the first sentence, by striking
            ``an individual described in paragraph (2)'' and inserting ``a
            member of a foreign armed force residing on a military
            installation in the United States (including territories,
            commonwealths, and possessions of the United States)''; and
                (2) by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows:
        ``(2)(A) The Secretary may authorize the enrollment in a Department
    of Defense education program provided by the Secretary pursuant to
    subsection (a) of a dependent not otherwise eligible for such
    enrollment who is the dependent of a member of the armed forces who
    died in--
                ``(i) an international terrorist attack against the United
            States or a foreign country friendly to the United States, as
            determined by the Secretary;
                ``(ii) military operations while serving outside the United
            States (including the commonwealths, territories, and
            possessions of the United States) as part of a peacekeeping
            force; or
                ``(iii) the line of duty in a combat-related operation, as
            designated by the Secretary.
        ``(B)(i) Except as provided by clause (ii), enrollment of a
    dependent described in subparagraph (A) in a Department of Defense
    education program provided pursuant to subsection (a) shall be on a
    tuition-free, space available basis.
        ``(ii) In the case of a dependent described in subparagraph (A)
    residing on a military installation in the United States (including
    territories, commonwealths, and possessions of the United States), the
    Secretary may authorize enrollment of the dependent in a Department of
    Defense education program provided pursuant to subsection (a) on a
    tuition-free, space required basis.''.

    SEC. 593. EXPANSION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR VIRTUAL PROGRAMS OPERATED BY
                  DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE EDUCATION ACTIVITY.

        Section 2164(l) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
                (1) in paragraph (1)--
                        (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``; and'' and
                    inserting ``; or''; and
                        (B) by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the
                    following new subparagraph (B):
                ``(B) is a home-schooled student.''; and
                (2) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3) and inserting the
            following new paragraph (2):
        ``(2) In this subsection, the term `home-schooled student' means a
    student in a grade equivalent to kindergarten or any of grades 1
    through 12 who receives educational instruction at home or by other
    nontraditional means outside of a public or private school system,
    either all or most of the time.''.

    SEC. 594. AUTHORIZATION FOR SCHOOL MEAL PROGRAMS AT DEPARTMENT OF
                  DEFENSE DEPENDENT SCHOOLS.

        (a) Department of Defense Domestic Dependent Schools.--Section 2164
    of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the
    following new subsection:
        ``(m) Meal Programs.--(1) The Secretary of Defense may administer a
    meal program, consistent with Federal law and standards prescribed by
    the Secretary of Agriculture for that meal program, for students
    enrolled in a school established under this section.
        ``(2) In this subsection, the term `meal program' means a program
    established under the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1771 et
    seq.) or the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C.
    1751 et seq.).''.
        (b) Department of Defense Overseas Dependent Schools.--Section 1402
    of the Defense Dependents' Education Act of 1978 (20 U.S.C. 921) is
    amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
        ``(e) Meal Programs.--In addition to carrying out the requirement
    under section 20 of the Richard B. Russell National School Lunch Act
    (42 U.S.C. 1769b) to administer lunch programs in certain dependents'
    schools, the Secretary of Defense may administer a school breakfast
    program for students attending a school of the defense dependents'
    education system.''.

    SEC. 595. ELIGIBILITY OF CERTAIN DEPENDENTS FOR ENROLLMENT IN DOMESTIC
                  DEPENDENT ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS.

        (a) In General.--Chapter 108 of title 10, United States Code, is
    amended by inserting after section 2164a the following new section:
    ``Sec. 2164b. Eligibility of certain dependents for enrollment in
                  domestic dependent elementary and secondary schools
        ``(a) Program Authorized.--Beginning not later than 180 days after
    the date of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for
    Fiscal Year 2025, the Secretary of Defense shall carry out a program
    under which a dependent of a full-time, active-duty member of the armed
    forces may enroll in a covered DODEA school at the military
    installation to which the member is assigned, on a space-available
    basis as described in subsection (b), without regard to whether the
    member resides on the installation as described in section 2164(a)(1)
    of this title.
        ``(b) Enrollment on Space-available Basis.--A student participating
    in the program under subsection (a) may be enrolled in a covered DODEA
    school only if the school has the capacity to accept the student, as
    determined by the Director of the Department of Defense Education
    Activity.
        ``(c) Locations.--The Secretary shall select military installations
    for participation in the program under subsection (a) based on--
                ``(1) the readiness needs of the Secretary of the military
            department concerned; and
                ``(2) the capacity of the covered DODEA schools located at
            the installation to accept additional students, as determined
            by the Director.
        ``(d) Briefings Required.--
                ``(1) In general.--Not later than April 1, 2025, and
            annually thereafter for four years, the Secretary shall brief
            the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of
            Representatives on the program under subsection (a).
                ``(2) Elements.--Each briefing required by paragraph (1)
            shall include the following:
                        ``(A) An identification of the military
                    installations participating in the program under
                    subsection (a).
                        ``(B) The number of students enrolled in covered
                    DODEA schools under the program.
        ``(e) Notifications of Participating Installations.--Not later than
    90 days before officially announcing the participation of a new
    military installation in the program under subsection (a), the
    Secretary shall notify the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate
    and the House of Representatives with respect to the participation of
    the installation.
        ``(f) Covered DODEA School Defined.--In this section, the term
    `covered DODEA school' means a domestic dependent elementary or
    secondary school operated by the Department of Defense Education
    Activity that--
                ``(1) was established on or before the date of the
            enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
            Year 2025; and
                ``(2) is located in the continental United States.''.
        (b) Conforming Repeal.--Section 589C of the William M. (Mac)
    Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021
    (Public Law 116-283; 10 U.S.C. 2164 note) is repealed.

    SEC. 596. STAFFING OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE EDUCATION ACTIVITY SCHOOLS
                  TO MAINTAIN MAXIMUM STUDENT-TO-TEACHER RATIOS.

        Section 589B(c) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense
    Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283; 134 Stat.
    3659) is amended by striking ``2023-2024 academic year'' and inserting
    ``2029-2030 academic year''.

    SEC. 597. ENROLLMENT IN DEFENSE DEPENDENTS' EDUCATION SYSTEM OF
                  CHILDREN OF FOREIGN MILITARY MEMBERS ASSIGNED TO UNITED
                  NATIONS COMMAND.

        Section 1404A of the Defense Dependents' Education Act of 1978 (20
    U.S.C. 923a) is amended--
                (1) in subsection (a)(2)--
                        (A) by striking ``a foreign military member'' and
                    all that follows through ``Supreme'' and inserting the
                    following: ``foreign military members assigned to--
                        ``(A) the Supreme'';
                        (B) by striking the period at the end and inserting
                    ``; or''; and
                        (C) by adding at the end the following new
                    subparagraph:
                        ``(B) the United Nations Command, but only in a
                    school of the defense dependents' education system in
                    South Korea or Japan.''; and
                (2) in subsection (c)--
                        (A) in the subsection heading, by striking
                    ``Assigned'' and all that follows through ``Europe'';
                        (B) in paragraph (1)--
                                (i) in the first sentence, by striking ``in
                            Mons'' and all that follows through
                            ``subsection (a)'' and inserting ``described in
                            paragraph (2) of subsection (a) to determine
                            the number of children described in that
                            paragraph''; and
                                (ii) in the second sentence, by striking
                            ``the commander'' and all that follows through
                            ``Belgium'' and inserting ``the commanders of
                            the geographic combatant commands with
                            jurisdiction over the locations described in
                            paragraph (2) of subsection (a)''; and
                        (C) in paragraph (2), by striking ``in Mons,
                    Belgium,''.

    SEC. 598. CERTAIN ASSISTANCE TO LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES THAT BENEFIT
                  DEPENDENTS OF MILITARY AND CIVILIAN PERSONNEL.

        (a) Continuation of Authority to Assist Local Educational Agencies
    That Benefit Dependents of Members of the Armed Forces and Department
    of Defense Civilian Employees.--
                (1) Assistance to schools with significant numbers of
            military dependent students.--Of the amount authorized to be
            appropriated for fiscal year 2025 by section 301 and available
            for operation and maintenance for Defense-wide activities as
            specified in the funding table in section 4301, $50,000,000
            shall be available only for the purpose of providing assistance
            to local educational agencies under subsection (a) of section
            572 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
            2006 (Public Law 109-163; 20 U.S.C. 7703b).
                (2) Local educational agency defined.--In this subsection,
            the term ``local educational agency'' has the meaning given
            that term in section 7013(9) of the Elementary and Secondary
            Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7713(9)).
        (b) Impact Aid for Children With Severe Disabilities.--
                (1) In general.--Of the amount authorized to be
            appropriated for fiscal year 2025 pursuant to section 301 and
            available for operation and maintenance for Defense-wide
            activities as specified in the funding table in section 4301,
            $10,000,000 shall be available for payments under section 363
            of the Floyd D. Spence National Defense Authorization Act for
            Fiscal Year 2001 (as enacted into law by Public Law 106-398;
            114 Stat. 1654A-77; 20 U.S.C. 7703a).
                (2) Additional amount.--Of the amount authorized to be
            appropriated for fiscal year 2025 pursuant to section 301 and
            available for operation and maintenance for Defense-wide
            activities as specified in the funding table in section 4301,
            $10,000,000 shall be available for use by the Secretary of
            Defense to make payments to local educational agencies
            determined by the Secretary to have higher concentrations of
            military children with severe disabilities.
                (3) Briefing.--Not later than March 31, 2025, the Secretary
            of Defense shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of
            the Senate and the House of Representatives a briefing on the
            Department of Defense's evaluation of each local educational
            agency with higher concentrations of military children with
            severe disabilities and subsequent determination of the amounts
            of impact aid each such agency shall receive.

    SEC. 599. TRAINING REQUIREMENTS TEACHERS IN 21ST CENTURY SCHOOLS OF THE
                  DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE EDUCATION ACTIVITY.

        (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense, acting through the
    Director of the Department of Defense Education Activity, shall require
    each teacher in a 21st century school to undergo training in accordance
    with this section.
        (b) Content.--The training required under subsection (a) shall
    consist of specialized instruction to provide teachers with the skills
    necessary to effectively teach in a 21st century school environment,
    including instruction in--
                (1) understanding and using the physical space of a 21st
            century school classroom;
                (2) building the relationships necessary to succeed,
            including relationships with students and other teachers;
                (3) the curriculum and level of academic rigor necessary to
            increase student learning;
                (4) other skills necessary to support the academic
            achievement and social and emotional well being of students;
            and
                (5) such other topics as the Secretary and the Director
            determine appropriate.
        (c) Frequency.--The training required under subsection (a) shall be
    provided as follows:
                (1) In the case of a teacher who has been assigned to a
            21st century school, but has not commenced teaching in such
            school, the training shall be provided before the teacher
            commences teaching in such school.
                (2) In the case of a teacher who previously taught in a
            21st century school, but subsequently taught in a school that
            is not a 21st century school for one or more school years, such
            training shall be provided before the teacher resumes teaching
            in a 21st Century School.
                (3) In the case of a teacher who is teaching in a 21st
            century school as of the date of the enactment of this Act,
            such training shall be provided not later than 180 days after
            such date of enactment.
                (4) In the case of a teacher who teaches in a 21st century
            school on an ongoing basis, and who previously received
            training under this subsection, such training shall be provided
            not less frequently than once every three years.
        (d) 21st Century School Defined.--In this section, the term ``21st
    century school'' means a school facility operated by the Department of
    Defense Education Activity that has been constructed or modernized
    pursuant to the 21st Century Schools Program of the Activity.

    SEC. 599A. OVERSEAS TRANSFER PROGRAM FOR EDUCATORS IN SCHOOLS OPERATED
                  BY THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE EDUCATION ACTIVITY.

        (a) In General.--Not later than December 31, 2025, the Secretary of
    Defense, in coordination with the Director of the Department of Defense
    Education Activity, shall develop and implement a policy pursuant to
    which a teacher at an overseas DODEA school may transfer to a position
    at another overseas DODEA school, subject to such terms, conditions,
    and other requirements as the Secretary determines appropriate.
        (b) Overseas DODEA School Defined.--In this section, the term
    ``overseas DODEA school'' means a school that is--
                (1) operated by the Department of Defense Education
            Activity; and
                (2) located outside the United States.

    SEC. 599B. PARENTAL RIGHT TO NOTICE OF STUDENT NONPROFICIENCY IN
                  READING OR LANGUAGE ARTS.

        The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that each elementary school
    operated by the Department of Defense Education Activity notifies the
    parents of any student enrolled in such school when the student does
    not score as grade-level proficient in reading or language arts at the
    end of the third grade based on the reading or language arts
    assessments administered under section 1111(b)(2)(B)(v)(I)(aa) of the
    Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C.
    6311(b)(2)(B)(v)(I)(aa)) or another assessment administered to all
    third grade students by such school.

              TITLE VI--COMPENSATION AND OTHER PERSONNEL BENEFITS

                 Subtitle A--Basic Pay, Retired Pay, and Leave

    Sec. 601. Reform of basic pay rates.
    Sec. 602. Policy on postpartum physical fitness tests and body
                                composition assessments.
    Sec. 603. Extension of parental leave to members of the Coast Guard
                                Reserve.
    Sec. 604. Elimination of cap on additional retired pay for
                                extraordinary heroism for members of the
                                Army and Air Force who served during the
                                Vietnam Era.
    Sec. 605. Calculation of retired pay for certain officers who served in
                                grade O-9 or O-10 and retired in grade O-8.

                      Subtitle B--Bonus and Incentive Pays

    Sec. 611. One-year extension of certain expiring bonus and special pay
                                authorities.
    Sec. 612. Increase in accession bonus for health professions
                                scholarship and financial assistance
                                program.
    Sec. 613. Increase in maximum skill proficiency bonus amount.

                             Subtitle C--Allowances

    Sec. 621. Basic needs allowance for members on active service in the
                                Armed Forces: expansion of eligibility;
                                increase of amount.
    Sec. 622. Authority to pay basic allowance for housing to junior
                                enlisted members on sea duty.
    Sec. 623.  Reimbursement of expenses relating to travel for inactive-
                                duty training and muster duty.
    Sec. 624. Expansion of travel and transportation allowance to move or
                                store privately owned vehicles.
    Sec. 625. Extension of authority to pay one-time uniform allowance for
                                officers who transfer to the Space Force.
    Sec. 626. Travel and transportation allowances: prohibition of
                                requirement of zero-emission vehicle.
    Sec. 627. Evaluation of the rates of the basic allowance for
                                subsistence.
    Sec. 628. Report regarding the calculation of cost-of-living
                                allowances.

                    Subtitle D--Family and Survivor Benefits

    Sec. 631. Expansion of eligibility for certain benefits that arise from
                                the death of a member of the Armed Forces.
    Sec. 632. Extension of time for minor survivors to file death gratuity
                                claims.
    Sec. 633. Parent fees at military child development centers for child
                                care employees.
    Sec. 634. Information regarding paternal engagement on website of
                                Military OneSource.

                       Subtitle E--Defense Resale Matters

    Sec. 641. Prohibition on sale of garlic from the People's Republic of
                                China at commissary stores.
    Sec. 642. Sale of certain supplies of the Navy and Marine Corps to
                                certain former members of the Coast Guard.

               Subtitle F--Other Benefits, Reports, and Briefings

    Sec. 651. Access to broadband internet access service for certain
                                members of the Armed Forces.
    Sec. 652. Extension of exclusion of certain employees from Government
                                lodging program.
    Sec. 653. Promotion of tax preparation assistance programs.
    Sec. 654. Pilot program to increase access to food on military
                                installations of the Army.

                 Subtitle A--Basic Pay, Retired Pay, and Leave

    SEC. 601. REFORM OF BASIC PAY RATES.

        Effective April 1, 2025, the rates of monthly basic pay for members
    of the uniformed services within each pay grade (and with years of
    service as computed under section 205 of title 37, United States Code)
    are as follows:

                                                                      Commissioned Officers
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    Pay Grade..........................      2 Years or Less          Over 2 Years            Over 3 Years           Over 4 Years           Over 6 Years
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    O-8................................   $13,380.00              $13,818.90              $14,109.30             $14,190.30             $14,553.60
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    O-7................................   11,117.70               11,634.00               11,873.10              12,063.60              12,407.10
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    O-6................................  8,430.90                9,261.90                9,870.00               9,870.00               9,907.80
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    O-5................................  7,028.40                7,917.30                8,465.40               8,568.60               8,910.90
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    O-4................................  6,064.20                7,019.70                7,488.90               7,592.40               8,027.10
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    O-3................................  5,331.60                6,044.10                6,522.60               7,112.40               7,453.80
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    O-2................................  4,606.80                5,246.70                6,042.90               6,247.20               6,375.30
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    O-1................................  3,998.40                4,161.90                5,031.30               5,031.30               5,031.30
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                                              Over 8 Years            Over 10 Years          Over 12 Years          Over 14 Years           Over 16 Years
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    O-8................................   $15,159.30              $15,300.60              $15,876.30             $16,042.20             $16,538.10
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    O-7................................  12,747.30               13,140.00               13,531.50              13,925.10              15,159.30
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    O-6................................  10,332.30               10,388.70               10,388.70              10,979.10              12,022.80
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    O-5................................  9,114.90                9,564.90                9,895.80               10,322.70              10,974.30
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    O-4................................  8,493.60                9,075.00                9,526.20               9,840.60               10,020.90
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    O-3................................  7,827.90                8,069.10                8,466.60               8,674.50               8,674.50
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    O-2................................  6,375.30                6,375.30                6,375.30               6,375.30               6,375.30
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    O-1................................  5,031.30                5,031.30                5,031.30               5,031.30               5,031.30
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                                              Over 18 Years           Over 20 Years          Over 22 Years          Over 24 Years          Over 26 Years
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    O-10...............................  $0.00                   $18,808.20              $18,808.20             $18,808.20             $18,808.20
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    O-9................................  0.00                    18,808.20               18,808.20              18,808.20              18,808.20
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    O-8................................   17,256.00              17,917.20                18,359.10             18,359.10              18,359.10
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    O-7................................  16,202.10               16,202.10               16,202.10              16,202.10              16,285.50
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    O-6................................  12,635.40               13,247.70               13,596.30               13,949.10             14,632.80
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    O-5................................  11,285.10               11,592.30               11,940.90              11,940.90              11,940.90
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    O-4................................  10,125.00               10,125.00               10,125.00              10,125.00              10,125.00
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    O-3................................  8,674.50                8,674.50                8,674.50               8,674.50               8,674.50
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    O-2................................  6,375.30                6,375.30                6,375.30               6,375.30               6,375.30
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    O-1................................  5,031.30                5,031.30                5,031.30               5,031.30               5,031.30
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                                              Over 28 Years           Over 30 Years          Over 32 Years          Over 34 Years          Over 36 Years
    --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    O-10...............................  $18,808.20              $18,808.20              $18,808.20             $18,808.20             $18,808.20
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    O-9................................  18,808.20               18,808.20               18,808.20              18,808.20              18,808.20
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    O-8................................  18,359.10               18,808.20               18,808.20              18,808.20              18,808.20
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    O-7................................  16,285.50               16,611.00               16,611.00              16,611.00              16,611.00
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    O-6................................   14,632.80              14,925.00               14,925.00              14,925.00              14,925.00
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    O-5................................   11,940.90               11,940.90               11,940.90              11,940.90              11,940.90
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    O-4................................  10,125.00               10,125.00               10,125.00              10,125.00              10,125.00
    --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    O-3................................  8,674.50                8,674.50                8,674.50               8,674.50               8,674.50
    --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    O-2................................   6,375.30                6,375.30                6,375.30               6,375.30               6,375.30
    --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    O-1................................   5,031.30                5,031.30                5,031.30               5,031.30               5,031.30
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                                              Over 38 Years           Over 40 Years      .....................  .....................  .....................
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    O-10...............................  $18,808.20              $18,808.20              .....................  .....................  .....................
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    O-9................................   18,808.20               18,808.20              .....................  .....................  .....................
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    O-8................................   18,808.20               18,808.20              .....................  .....................  .....................
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    O-7................................  16,611.00               16,611.00               .....................  .....................  .....................
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    O-6................................  14,925.00               14,925.00               .....................  .....................  .....................
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    O-5................................  11,940.90               11,940.90               .....................  .....................  .....................
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    O-4................................  10,125.00               10,125.00               .....................  .....................  .....................
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    O-3................................   8,674.50                8,674.50               .....................  .....................  .....................
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    O-2................................  6,375.30                6,375.30                .....................  .....................  .....................
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    O--1...............................  5,031.30                5,031.30                .....................  .....................  .....................
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    1 Basic pay for officers in pay grades O-7 through O-10 may not exceed the rate of pay for level II of the Executive Schedule. This includes officers
      serving as Chairman or Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Chief of Staff of the Army, Chief of Naval Operations, Chief of Staff of the Air
      Force, Commandant of the Marine Corps, Chief of Space Operations, Commandant of the Coast Guard, Chief of the National Guard Bureau, or commander of a
      unified or specified combatant command (as defined in section 161(c) of title 10, United States Code).
    2 Basic pay for officers in pay grades O-6 and below may not exceed the rate of pay for level V of the Executive Schedule.
    3 This table does not apply to commissioned officers in pay grade O-1, O-2, or O-3 who have been credited with over 4 years of active-duty service as an
      enlisted member or warrant officer.

                             Commissioned Officers With Over 4 Years of Active Duty Service as an Enlisted Member or Warrant Officer
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    Pay Grade..........................      2 Years or Less          Over 2 Years            Over 3 Years           Over 4 Years           Over 6 Years
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    O-3E...............................  $0.00                   $0.00                   $0.00                  $7,112.40              $7,453.80
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    O-2E...............................  0.00                    0.00                    0.00                   6,247.20               6,375.30
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    O-1E...............................  0.00                    0.00                    0.00                   5,031.30               5,372.40
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                                              Over 8 Years            Over 10 Years          Over 12 Years          Over 14 Years          Over 16 Years
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    O-3E...............................  $7,827.90               $8,069.10               $8,466.60              $8,802.60              $8,995.20
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    O-2E...............................  6,578.10                6,920.70                7,185.90               7,383.00               7,383.00
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    O-1E...............................  5,571.30                5,774.40                5,973.60               6,247.20               6,247.20
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                                              Over 18 Years           Over 20 Years          Over 22 Years          Over 24 Years          Over 26 Years
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    O-3E...............................  $9,257.70               $9,257.70               $9,257.70              $9,257.70              $9,257.70
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    O-2E...............................  7,383.00                7,383.00                7,383.00               7,383.00               7,383.00
    --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    O-1E...............................  6,247.20                6,247.20                6,247.20               6,247.20               6,247.20
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                                              Over 28 Years           Over 30 Years          Over 32 Years          Over 34 Years          Over 36 Years
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    O-3E...............................  $9,257.70               $9,257.70               $9,257.70              $9,257.70              $9,257.70
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    O-2E...............................  7,383.00                7,383.00                7,383.00               7,383.00               7,383.00
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    O-1E...............................  6,247.20                6,247.20                6,247.20               6,247.20               6,247.20
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                                              Over 38 Years           Over 40 Years      .....................  .....................  .....................
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    O-3E...............................  $9,257.70               $9,257.70               .....................  .....................  .....................
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    O-2E...............................  7,383.00                7,383.00                .....................  .....................  .....................
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    O-1E...............................  6,247.20                6,247.20                .....................  .....................  .....................
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    1 This table applies to commissioned officers in the Reserve Component with more than 1,460 points as an enlisted member, a warrant officer, or a
      warrant officer and an enlisted member, which are creditable toward reserve retirement.

                                                                        Warrant Officers
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    Pay Grade..........................      2 Years or Less          Over 2 Years            Over 3 Years           Over 4 Years           Over 6 Years
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    W-4................................   $5,510.40               $5,926.80               $6,096.90              $6,264.30              $6,552.90
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    W-3................................  5,032.20                5,241.30                5,457.00               5,526.90               5,752.20
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    W-2................................  4,452.60                4,873.80                5,003.10               5,092.50               5,380.80
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    W-1................................  3,908.10                4,329.30                4,442.10               4,681.20               4,963.50
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                                              Over 8 Years            Over 10 Years          Over 12 Years          Over 14 Years          Over 16 Years
    --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    W-4................................   $6,838.20               $7,127.10               $7,560.90              $7,941.90              $8,304.30
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    W-3................................  6,195.60                6,657.60                6,875.10               7,126.80               7,385.40
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    W-2................................  5,829.60                6,052.50                6,271.20               6,539.10               6,748.50
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    W-1................................  5,379.90                5,574.30                5,847.00               6,114.30               6,324.60
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                                              Over 18 Years           Over 20 Years          Over 22 Years          Over 24 Years          Over 26 Years
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    W-5................................  $0.00                    $9,797.40              $10,294.50             $10,665.00             $11,074.20
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    W-4................................   8,601.60               8,891.10                9,315.60               9,664.80               10,062.90
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    W-3................................  7,851.90                8,166.30                8,354.40               8,554.50               8,827.20
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    W-2................................  6,937.80                7,164.60                7,313.70               7,431.90               7,431.90
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    W-1................................  6,518.40                6,753.60                6,753.60               6,753.60               6,753.60
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                                              Over 28 Years           Over 30 Years          Over 32 Years          Over 34 Years          Over 36 Years
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    W-5................................  $11,074.20              $11,628.90              $11,628.90             $12,209.40             $12,209.40
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    W-4................................  10,062.90               10,263.60               10,263.60              10,263.60              10,263.60
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    W-3................................  8,827.20                8,827.20                8,827.20               8,827.20               8,827.20
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    W-2................................  7,431.90                7,431.90                7,431.90               7,431.90               7,431.90
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    W-1................................  6,753.60                6,753.60                6,753.60               6,753.60               6,753.60
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                                              Over 38 Years           Over 40 Years      .....................  .....................  .....................
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    W-5................................  $12,821.10              $12,821.10              .....................  .....................  .....................
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    W-4................................  10,263.60               10,263.60               .....................  .....................  .....................
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    W-3................................  8,827.20                8,827.20                .....................  .....................  .....................
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    W-2................................   7,431.90                7,431.90               .....................  .....................  .....................
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    W-1................................  6,753.60                6,753.60                .....................  .....................  .....................
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    1 Basic pay for warrant officers may not exceed the rate of pay for level V of the Executive Schedule.

                                                                        Enlisted Members
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    Pay Grade..........................      2 Years or Less          Over 2 Years            Over 3 Years           Over 4 Years           Over 6 Years
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    E-7................................  $3,788.10               $4,134.30               $4,293.00              $4,502.10              $4,666.50
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    E-6................................  3,276.60                3,606.00                3,765.00               3,919.80               4,080.60
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    E-5................................  3,220.50                3,317.10                3,480.90               3,638.40               3,789.00
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    E-4................................  3,027.30                3,182.10                3,354.90               3,524.70                3,675.60
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    E-3................................  2,733.00                 2,904.60               3,081.00               3,081.00               3,081.00
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    E-2................................  2,599.20                2,599.20                2,599.20               2,599.20               2,599.20
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    E-1................................  2,319.00                2,319.00                2,319.00               2,319.00               2,319.00
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                                              Over 8 Years            Over 10 Years          Over 12 Years          Over 14 Years          Over 16 Years
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    E-9................................  $0.00                   $6,657.30               $6,807.90              $6,997.80              $7,221.60
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    E-8................................   5,449.50               5,690.70                5,839.80               6,018.60               6,212.10
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    E-7................................  4,947.60                5,106.30                5,387.10               5,621.40               5,781.30
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    E-6................................  4,443.90                4,585.20                4,858.80               4,942.50               5,003.40
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    E-5................................   3,964.20               4,234.50                 4,259.70               4,259.70               4,259.70
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    E-4................................  3,675.60                3,675.60                3,675.60               3,675.60               3,675.60
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    E-3................................  3,081.00                3,081.00                3,081.00               3,081.00               3,081.00
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    E-2................................  2,599.20                2,599.20                2,599.20               2,599.20               2,599.20
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    E-1................................  2,319.00                2,319.00                2,319.00               2,319.00               2,319.00
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                                              Over 18 Years           Over 20 Years          Over 22 Years          Over 24 Years          Over 26 Years
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    E-9................................  $7,447.80               $7,808.40               $8,114.70              $8,436.00              $8,928.60
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    E-8................................  6,561.90                6,739.20                7,040.70               7,207.80               7,619.40
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    E-7................................  5,951.10                6,017.10                6,238.20               6,356.70               6,808.80
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    E-6................................  5,074.80                5,074.80                5,074.80               5,074.80               5,074.80
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    E-5................................  4,259.70                4,259.70                4,259.70               4,259.70               4,259.70
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    E-4................................  3,675.60                3,675.60                3,675.60               3,675.60               3,675.60
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    E-3................................  3,081.00                3,081.00                3,081.00               3,081.00               3,081.00
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    E-2................................  2,599.20                2,599.20                2,599.20               2,599.20               2,599.20
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    E-1................................  2,319.00                2,319.00                2,319.00               2,319.00               2,319.00
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                                              Over 28 Years           Over 30 Years          Over 32 Years          Over 34 Years          Over 36 Years
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    E-9................................  $8,928.60               $9,374.10               $9,374.10              $9,843.30              $9,843.30
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    E-8................................  7,619.40                7,772.10                7,772.10               7,772.10               7,772.10
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    E-7................................  6,808.80                6,808.80                6,808.80               6,808.80               6,808.80
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    E-6................................  5,074.80                5,074.80                5,074.80               5,074.80               5,074.80
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    E-5................................  4,259.70                4,259.70                4,259.70               4,259.70               4,259.70
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    E-4................................  3,675.60                3,675.60                3,675.60               3,675.60               3,675.60
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    E-3................................  3,081.00                3,081.00                3,081.00               3,081.00               3,081.00
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    E-2................................  2,599.20                2,599.20                2,599.20               2,599.20               2,599.20
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    E-1................................  2,319.00                2,319.00                2,319.00               2,319.00               2,319.00
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                                              Over 38 Years           Over 40 Years      .....................  .....................  .....................
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    E-9................................  $10,336.50              $10,336.50              .....................  .....................  .....................
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    E-8................................  7,772.10                7,772.10                .....................  .....................  .....................
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    E-7................................  6,808.80                6,808.80                .....................  .....................  .....................
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    E-6................................  5,074.80                5,074.80                .....................  .....................  .....................
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    E-5................................  4,259.70                4,259.70                .....................  .....................  .....................
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    E-4................................  3,675.60                3,675.60                .....................  .....................  .....................
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    E-3................................  3,081.00                3,081.00                .....................  .....................  .....................
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    E-2................................  2,599.20                2,599.20                .....................  .....................  .....................
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    E-1................................  2,319.00                2,319.00                .....................  .....................  .....................
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    1 Basic pay for enlisted members may not exceed the rate of pay for level V of the Executive Schedule.
    2 Subject to the preceding footnote, the rate of basic pay for noncommissioned officers serving as Sergeant Major of the Army, Master Chief Petty
      Officer of the Navy or Coast Guard, Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force, Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps, Chief Master Sergeant of the Space
      Force, Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, or Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chief of the National Guard Bureau,
      basic pay for this grade is $10,758.00 per month, regardless of cumulative years of service under section 205 of title 37, United States Code.
    3 In the case of members in pay grade E-1 who have served fewer than 4 months on active duty, the rate of basic pay is $2,144.10.

    SEC. 602. POLICY ON POSTPARTUM PHYSICAL FITNESS TESTS AND BODY
                  COMPOSITION ASSESSMENTS.

        Section 701(k) of title 10, United States Code, is amended, in the
    matter preceding paragraph (1),
                (1) by striking ``gives birth while on active duty'' and
            inserting ``, while on active duty, gives birth, loses a
            pregnancy, or has a stillbirth,''; and
                (2) by striking ``such birth'' and inserting ``such birth,
            loss of pregnancy, or stillbirth''.

    SEC. 603. EXTENSION OF PARENTAL LEAVE TO MEMBERS OF THE COAST GUARD
                  RESERVE.

        (a) Extension.--Section 711 of chapter 40 of title 10, United
    States Code, is amended, in subsection (b), in the matter preceding
    paragraph (1), by striking ``is a member of the Army, Navy, Marine
    Corps, Air Force, or Space Force who''.
        (b) Technical Corrections.--Such section--
                (1) is further amended, in subsection (a)(2)--
                        (A) by striking ``subparagraph (A)'' each place it
                    appears and inserting ``paragraph (1)''; and
                        (B) in subparagraph (B)--
                                (i) by striking ``clause (i)'' and
                            inserting ``subparagraph (A)''; and
                                (ii) by striking ``.;'' and inserting a
                            period; and
                (2) is redesignated as section 710a of such chapter of such
            title.
        (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section shall take
    effect on October 1, 2025.

    SEC. 604. ELIMINATION OF CAP ON ADDITIONAL RETIRED PAY FOR
                  EXTRAORDINARY HEROISM FOR MEMBERS OF THE ARMY AND AIR
                  FORCE WHO SERVED DURING THE VIETNAM ERA.

        Title 10, United States Code, is amended--
                (1) in section 1402(f)(2), by striking ``The amount'' and
            inserting ``Except in the case of a member who served during
            the Vietnam Era (as that term is defined in section 12731 of
            this title), the amount'';
                (2) in section 7361(a)(2), by inserting ``(except in the
            case of a member who served during the Vietnam Era, as that
            term is defined in section 12731 of this title)'' after
            ``based''; and
                (3) in section 9361(a)(2), by inserting ``(except in the
            case of a member who served during the Vietnam Era, as that
            term is defined in section 12731 of this title)'' after
            ``based''.

    SEC. 605. CALCULATION OF RETIRED PAY FOR CERTAIN OFFICERS WHO SERVED IN
                  GRADE O-9 OR O-10 AND RETIRED IN GRADE O-8.

        Section 1407(f) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by
    adding at the end the following new paragraph:
                ``(4) Special rule for officers who served in grade o-9 or
            o-10 and retired in grade o-8.--In the case of an officer who
            served in the temporary grade of O-9 or O-10 and received a
            conditional or final retirement in the permanent grade of O-8
            pursuant to section 1370 or 1370a of this title, the retired
            pay base or retainer pay shall be the lower of--
                        ``(A) the amount determined under subsection (c) or
                    (d), as applicable; or
                        ``(B) the amount determined under section 1406 of
                    this title, as if the officer first became a member of
                    a uniformed service before September 8, 1980.''.

                      Subtitle B--Bonus and Incentive Pays

    SEC. 611. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF CERTAIN EXPIRING BONUS AND SPECIAL PAY
                  AUTHORITIES.

        (a) Authorities Relating to Reserve Forces.--Section 910(g) of
    title 37, United States Code, relating to income replacement payments
    for reserve component members experiencing extended and frequent
    mobilization for active duty service, is amended by striking ``December
    31, 2024'' and inserting ``December 31, 2025''.
        (b) Title 10 Authorities Relating to Health Care Professionals.--
    The following sections of title 10, United States Code, are amended by
    striking ``December 31, 2024'' and inserting ``December 31, 2025'':
                (1) Section 2130a(a)(1), relating to nurse officer
            candidate accession program.
                (2) Section 16302(d), relating to repayment of education
            loans for certain health professionals who serve in the
            Selected Reserve.
        (c) Authorities Relating to Nuclear Officers.--Section 333(i) of
    title 37, United States Code, is amended by striking ``December 31,
    2024'' and inserting ``December 31, 2025''.
        (d) Authorities Relating to Title 37 Consolidated Special Pay,
    Incentive Pay, and Bonus Authorities.--The following sections of title
    37, United States Code, are amended by striking ``December 31, 2024''
    and inserting ``December 31, 2025'':
                (1) Section 331(h), relating to general bonus authority for
            enlisted members.
                (2) Section 332(g), relating to general bonus authority for
            officers.
                (3) Section 334(i), relating to special aviation incentive
            pay and bonus authorities for officers.
                (4) Section 335(k), relating to special bonus and incentive
            pay authorities for officers in health professions.
                (5) Section 336(g), relating to contracting bonus for
            cadets and midshipmen enrolled in the Senior Reserve Officers'
            Training Corps.
                (6) Section 351(h), relating to hazardous duty pay.
                (7) Section 352(g), relating to assignment pay or special
            duty pay.
                (8) Section 353(i), relating to skill incentive pay or
            proficiency bonus.
                (9) Section 355(h), relating to retention incentives for
            members qualified in critical military skills or assigned to
            high priority units.
        (e) Authority to Provide Temporary Increase in Rates of Basic
    Allowance for Housing.--Section 403(b) of title 37, United States Code,
    is amended--
                (1) in paragraph (7)(E), relating to an area covered by a
            major disaster declaration or containing an installation
            experiencing an influx of military personnel, by striking
            ``December 31, 2024'' and inserting ``December 31, 2025''; and
                (2) in paragraph (8)(C), relating to an area where actual
            housing costs differ from current rates by more than 20
            percent, by striking ``September 30, 2024'' and inserting
            ``December 31, 2025''.

    SEC. 612. INCREASE IN ACCESSION BONUS FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONS
                  SCHOLARSHIP AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

         Section 2128(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by
    striking ``$20,000'' and inserting ``$100,000''.

    SEC. 613. INCREASE IN MAXIMUM SKILL PROFICIENCY BONUS AMOUNT.

        Section 353(c)(2) of title 37, United States Code, is amended by
    striking ``$12,000'' and inserting ``$55,000''.

                             Subtitle C--Allowances

    SEC. 621. BASIC NEEDS ALLOWANCE FOR MEMBERS ON ACTIVE SERVICE IN THE
                  ARMED FORCES: EXPANSION OF ELIGIBILITY; INCREASE OF
                  AMOUNT.

        (a) Eligibility.--Section 402b of title 37, United States Code, is
    amended, in subsection (b)(2)--
                (1) in subparagraph (A)--
                        (A) by striking ``(A)'';
                        (B) by striking ``150 percent'' and inserting ``200
                    percent''; and
                        (C) by striking ``; or'' and inserting ``; and'';
                    and
                (2) by striking subparagraph (B).
        (b) Amount.--Such section is further amended, in subsection
    (c)(1)(A), by striking ``150 percent (or, in the case of a member
    described in subsection (b)(2)(B), 200 percent)'' and inserting ``200
    percent''.

    SEC. 622. AUTHORITY TO PAY BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR HOUSING TO JUNIOR
                  ENLISTED MEMBERS ON SEA DUTY.

        Section 403(f)(2) of title 37, United States Code, is amended--
                (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``subparagraphs (B),
            (C), and (D),'' and inserting ``subparagraphs (B) and (C),'';
                (2) in subparagraph (B)--
                        (A) in the first sentence, by striking ``pay grade
                    E-4 or E-5'' and inserting ``a pay grade below E-6'';
                    and
                        (B) in the second sentence, by striking ``for
                    members serving in pay grades E-4 and E-5''; and
                (3) by striking subparagraph (D).

    SEC. 623. REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES RELATING TO TRAVEL FOR INACTIVE-
                  DUTY TRAINING AND MUSTER DUTY.

        (a) In General.--Section 452 of title 37, United States Code, is
    amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
        ``(j) Travel for Inactive-duty Training and Muster Duty.--(1) If a
    member of the uniformed services travels more than 50 miles from the
    member's permanent residence (as established under paragraph (2)) for
    training described in paragraph (9) of subsection (b) or duty described
    in paragraph (10) of that subsection, the member shall be provided, in
    the form of actual expenses, in-kind, or a combination thereof--
                ``(A) actual and necessary expenses of travel and
            transportation for, or in connection with, such travel; and
                ``(B) meals, incidentals, and expenses related to such
            travel, to the same extent specified in regulations prescribed
            under section 464 of this title for a member on official
            travel.
        ``(2) For purposes of paragraph (1), the permanent residence of a
    member--
                ``(A) shall be established not later than 30 days after the
            date on which the permanent duty assignment of the member
            begins; and
                ``(B) may not be re-established until after the member
            receives subsequent orders for a permanent change of
            assignment.
        ``(3) In the case of a member whose permanent residence changes
    after the date described in subparagraph (A) of paragraph (2) and
    before the member receives orders described in subparagraph (B) of such
    paragraph, the Secretary concerned may provide the member expenses
    described in paragraph (1) or such other reimbursement as the Secretary
    determines appropriate if the member travels more than 50 miles from
    the new permanent residence of the member for training described in
    paragraph (9) of subsection (b) or duty described in paragraph (10) of
    such subsection.''.
        (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall
    apply to travel on or after January 1, 2027.
        (c) Report.--Not later than January 1, 2026, the Secretary of
    Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report
    containing the following elements:
                (1) The estimated marginal cost of the amendment made by
            subsection (a) to the Department of Defense, disaggregated by
            reserve component.
                (2) The estimated total number of members of the Armed
            Forces who would be affected by such amendment.
                (3) Any recommended change to such amendment in order to
            improve efficacy or implementation.
                (4) Any other matter that the Secretary determines
            appropriate.

    SEC. 624. EXPANSION OF TRAVEL AND TRANSPORTATION ALLOWANCE TO MOVE OR
                  STORE PRIVATELY OWNED VEHICLES.

        Section 453 of title 37, United States Code, is amended, in
    subsection (c)--
                (1) in paragraph (2), by striking ``(but not to exceed one
            privately owned vehicle per member household)''; and
                (2) in paragraph (4), by striking ``a privately owned
            vehicle'' and inserting ``privately owned vehicles''.

    SEC. 625. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO PAY ONE-TIME UNIFORM ALLOWANCE FOR
                  OFFICERS WHO TRANSFER TO THE SPACE FORCE.

        Subsection (d)(1) of section 606 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry
    National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law
    116-283; 37 U.S.C. 416 note) is amended by striking ``ending on
    September 30, 2025'' and inserting ``ending on the last day of the
    transition period as defined in section 1731 of the Space Force
    Personnel Management Act (title XVII of Public Law 118-31; 10 U.S.C.
    20001 note)''.

    SEC. 626. TRAVEL AND TRANSPORTATION ALLOWANCES: PROHIBITION OF
                  REQUIREMENT OF ZERO-EMISSION VEHICLE.

        (a) In General.--The Joint Travel Regulations for the Uniformed
    Services may not require that travel or transportation be in a zero-
    emission vehicle in order to be eligible a travel or transportation
    allowance.
        (b) Rule of Construction.--This section shall not be construed to
    prohibit the payment of such an allowance in the case of a member of
    the uniformed services who uses a zero-emission vehicle for travel or
    transportation that--
                (1) the member owns; or
                (2) is provided to such member by a rental company.

    SEC. 627. EVALUATION OF THE RATES OF THE BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR
                  SUBSISTENCE.

        Not later than April 1, 2025, the Secretary of Defense shall submit
    to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of
    Representatives a report containing the evaluation of the Secretary of
    the rates of the basic allowance for subsistence under section 402 of
    title 37, United States Code. Elements of such report shall include the
    following:
                (1) The determination of the Secretary whether such rates
            are sufficient.
                (2) Other factors that could be used to determine such
            rates, including--
                        (A) the number of dependents a member of the
                    uniformed services has;
                        (B) whether the member has access to fresh fruits,
                    vegetables, dairy products, and meat;
                        (C) whether the member has access to healthy food;
                    and
                        (D) the local costs of food, including at
                    commissaries operated by the Secretary under chapter
                    147 of title 10, United States Code.
                (3) The recommendations of the Secretary whether, and how,
            such rates may be improved.

    SEC. 628. REPORT REGARDING THE CALCULATION OF COST-OF-LIVING
                  ALLOWANCES.

        (a) Report Required.--Not later than April 1, 2025, the Secretary
    of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the
    Senate and House of Representatives a report regarding the CONUS COLA
    and OCONUS COLA. Such report shall include the following elements:
                (1) The factors used to calculate the CONUS COLA and OCONUS
            COLA.
                (2) An explanation of how the factors described in
            paragraph (1) are determined.
                (3) An explanation of how the CONUS COLA and OCONUS COLA
            may be adjusted, including--
                        (A) timelines for such an adjustment;
                        (B) bases for such an adjustment; and
                        (C) the relationship between CONUS COLA and OCONUS
                    COLA.
                (4) The evaluation of the Secretary whether the surveys
            used to collect data from members to calculate the CONUS COLA
            and OCONUS COLA are effective.
                (5) The evaluation of the Secretary whether the calculation
            of the CONUS COLA and OCONUS COLA is effective.
                (6) The assessment of the Secretary whether the calculation
            of the CONUS COLA or OCONUS COLA should include additional
            factors, including--
                        (A) the number of dependents a member has;
                        (B) vicinity and commissary costs;
                        (C) the reimbursement of expenses (including tolls
                    and taxes) incurred by a member based on the duty
                    station of such member;
                        (D) remoteness;
                        (E) hardship;
                        (F) loss of spousal income;
                        (G) the unavailability of goods or services in the
                    vicinity of a duty station; and
                        (H) any other factor that the Secretary determines
                    appropriate.
        (b) Definitions.--In this section:
                (1) The term ``CONUS COLA'' means the cost-of-living
            allowance paid to a member of the uniformed services under
            section 403b of title 37, United States Code.
                (2) The term ``OCONUS COLA'' means a cost-of-living
            allowance paid to a member of the uniformed services on the
            basis that--
                        (A) the member is assigned to a permanent duty
                    station located outside the continental United States;
                    or
                        (B) the dependents of such member reside outside
                    the continental United States but not in the vicinity
                    of the permanent duty station of such member.

                    Subtitle D--Family and Survivor Benefits

    SEC. 631. EXPANSION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR CERTAIN BENEFITS THAT ARISE FROM
                  THE DEATH OF A MEMBER OF THE ARMED FORCES.

        (a) Death Gratuity.--Section 1475(a)(4) of title 10, United States
    Code, is amended by striking ``for a period of more than 13 days''.
        (b) Recovery, Care, and Disposition of Remains.--Section 1481(a) of
    title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the
    following new paragraph:
                ``(11) Any person not otherwise covered by this section
            whose death entitles a survivor of such person to a death
            gratuity under section 1475 of this title.''.
        (c) Eligibility for Assistance From a Casualty Assistance
    Officer.--Section 633 of the National Defense Authorization Act for
    Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113-66; 10 U.S.C. 1475 note) is amended--
                (1) in subsection (a)--
                        (A) in paragraph (1)--
                                (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``;
                            and'' and inserting a semicolon;
                                (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking the
                            period at the end and inserting ``; and''; and
                                (iii) by adding at the end the following
                            new subparagraph:
                ``(C) an individual not described in subparagraph (A) or
            (B) who is entitled to a death gratuity under section 1475 of
            title 10, United States Code.'';
                        (B) in paragraph (2)--
                                (i) by striking ``spouses and dependents''
                            each place it appears and inserting
                            ``survivors''; and
                                (ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking
                            ``spouses and other dependents of deceased
                            members'' and inserting ``such survivors''; and
                (2) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ``the spouse and
            other dependents of a deceased member of the Armed Forces'' and
            inserting ``such a survivor''.
        (d) Applicability.--The amendments made by this section shall apply
    to a death that occurs on or after the date of the enactment of this
    Act.

    SEC. 632. EXTENSION OF TIME FOR MINOR SURVIVORS TO FILE DEATH GRATUITY
                  CLAIMS.

        (a) In General.--Section 1480 of title 10, United States Code, is
    amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
        ``(e) In the case of a claim for a death gratuity under this
    chapter by an individual who is younger than 21 years of age on the
    date of the death with respect to which the claim is made, the
    individual shall file the claim with the Secretary of Defense not later
    than the later of--
                ``(1) the date that is three years after the individual
            reaches 21 years of age; or
                ``(2) the date that is six years after the date of the
            death with respect to which the claim is made.''.
        (b) Applicability.--The amendment made by subsection (a) applies to
    claims filed with respect to deaths occurring on or after on January 1,
    2025.

    SEC. 633. PARENT FEES AT MILITARY CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTERS FOR CHILD
                  CARE EMPLOYEES.

        Section 1793 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by
    striking subsection (d) and inserting the following new subsections:
        ``(d) Child Care Employee Discount.--In order to support
    recruitment and retention initiatives, the Secretary of Defense shall
    charge reduced fees for the attendance, at a military child development
    center, of the children of a child care employee as follows:
                ``(1) For the first child, no fee.
                ``(2) For each other child, a fee equal to or less than a
            fee discounted under subsection (c).
        ``(e) Prohibition of Concurrent Discounts.--A family may not
    receive discounts under subsections (c) and (d) concurrently.''.

    SEC. 634. INFORMATION REGARDING PATERNAL ENGAGEMENT ON WEBSITE OF
                  MILITARY ONESOURCE.

        Section 561 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
    Year 2010 (Public Law 111-84; 10 U.S.C. 1781 note) is amended, in
    subsection (b)--
                (1) by redesignating paragraphs (11) through (16) as
            paragraphs (12) through (17), respectively; and
                (2) by inserting, after paragraph (10), the following new
            paragraph (11):
                ``(11) Programs that encourage paternal engagement with the
            family.''.

                       Subtitle E--Defense Resale Matters

    SEC. 641. PROHIBITION ON SALE OF GARLIC FROM THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF
                  CHINA AT COMMISSARY STORES.

        (a) In General.--Section 2484 of title 10, United States Code, is
    amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
        ``(l) Prohibition on Sale of Garlic From People's Republic of
    China.--The Secretary of Defense shall prohibit the sale at any
    commissary store of fresh or chilled garlic--
                ``(1) classified under subheading 0703.20.00 of the
            Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States; and
                ``(2) that originated from, or was processed in, the
            People's Republic of China.''.
        (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall
    take effect on January 1, 2026.

    SEC. 642. SALE OF CERTAIN SUPPLIES OF THE NAVY AND MARINE CORPS TO
                  CERTAIN FORMER MEMBERS OF THE COAST GUARD.

        Section 8803 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by
    striking ``, or the Space Force'' and inserting ``, the Space Force, or
    the Coast Guard''.

               Subtitle F--Other Benefits, Reports, and Briefings

    SEC. 651. ACCESS TO BROADBAND INTERNET ACCESS SERVICE FOR CERTAIN
                  MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES.

        (a) In General.--Subchapter II of chapter 134 of title 10, United
    States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
    ``Sec. 2265. Access to broadband internet access service for certain
                  members of the armed forces
        ``The Secretary of a military department may provide, to a member
    of the armed forces who resides in military unaccompanied housing (as
    defined in section 2871 of this title) within the United States,
    broadband internet access service, at no cost to such member.''.
        (b) Guidance.--Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment
    of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall issue policy and guidance
    for implementation of section 2265 of title 10, United States Code, as
    added by this section, that--
                (1) meets or exceeds any speed benchmark established for
            broadband internet access service by the Federal Communications
            Commission under section 706 of the Telecommunications Act of
            1996 (47 U.S.C. 1302);
                (2) maximizes access to such service in individual rooms
            and spaces; and
                (3) allows reasonable internet access, subject to
            appropriate restrictions applicable to other internet access
            provided by the Secretary to members of the Armed Forces.

    SEC. 652. EXTENSION OF EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN EMPLOYEES FROM GOVERNMENT
                  LODGING PROGRAM.

        Section 914(b) of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ``Buck'' McKeon
    National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law
    113-291; 5 U.S.C. 5911 note) is amended--
                (1) in paragraph (2), by striking ``2023'' and inserting
            ``2029''; and
                (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
                ``(3) Briefings required.--
                        ``(A) In general.--Not later than February 1, 2025,
                    and annually thereafter through February 1, 2030, the
                    Secretary shall brief the congressional defense
                    committees on the exclusion under paragraph (1) from
                    the requirements of a Government lodging program
                    carried out under subsection (a).
                        ``(B) Elements.--Each briefing required by
                    subparagraph (A) shall include, for the year preceding
                    the briefing, the following:
                                ``(i) A description of the instances in
                            which the exclusion under paragraph (1) was
                            used.
                                ``(ii) A description of the lodging used
                            under that exclusion.
                                ``(iii) A statement of the difference in
                            cost between lodging used under that exclusion
                            and lodging provided under a Government lodging
                            program carried out under subsection (a) in
                            each location where lodging under the exclusion
                            was used.
                                ``(iv) Such other matters as the Secretary
                            considers relevant.''.

    SEC. 653. PROMOTION OF TAX PREPARATION ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS.

        (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that each
    member of a covered Armed Force receives, not later than March 1 of
    each year, via email or other electronic means, a notice regarding the
    MilTax program and other tax preparation assistance programs furnished
    by the Secretary.
        (b) Report.--Not later than six months after the date of the
    enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on
    Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a report
    regarding the rates of participation by members of the covered Armed
    Forces in the programs described in subsection (a).
        (c) Covered Armed Force Defined.--In this section, the term
    ``covered Armed Force'' means the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force,
    or Space Force.

    SEC. 654. PILOT PROGRAM TO INCREASE ACCESS TO FOOD ON MILITARY
                  INSTALLATIONS OF THE ARMY.

        (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
    enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army shall implement a
    pilot program to increase access to food on military installations of
    the Army for members of the Army who reside on such military
    installations.
        (b) Access.--Food made available under the program under this
    section shall be accessible with a common access card (or other means
    determined appropriate by the Secretary) at dining facilities,
    commissaries, exchanges, restaurants, and other locations where such
    members can obtain food.
        (c) Termination.--The pilot program under this section shall
    terminate five years after the date of the enactment of this Act.
        (d) Briefing.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the
    enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on
    Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a briefing on
    the implementation of the program under this section. Such briefing
    shall include the following elements:
                (1) The milestones and timeline to complete such
            implementation.
                (2) Resources, including software, hardware, and personnel,
            necessary for such implementation.
                (3) A description of potential barriers to implementation
            of the program, particularly for remote or rural military
            installations, or installations located in geographic areas
            with limited access to food.
                (4) Policies or regulations of the Department of the Army
            that the Secretary determines necessary for such
            implementation.
                (5) Recommendations of the Secretary regarding legislation
            necessary for such implementation.

                       TITLE VII--HEALTH CARE PROVISIONS

                 Subtitle A--TRICARE and Other Health Benefits

    Sec. 701. Access to specialty behavioral health care under TRICARE
                                Prime.
    Sec. 702. Reduction or waiver of cost-sharing amounts under TRICARE
                                pharmacy benefits program for certain
                                dependents enrolled in TRICARE Prime Remote
                                program.
    Sec. 703. TRICARE program: waiver of referral requirement under TRICARE
                                Prime for certain care in a military
                                medical treatment facility.
    Sec. 704. Extension of effective date regarding certain improvements to
                                the TRICARE dental program.
    Sec. 705. Program to prevent perinatal mental health conditions in
                                pregnant and postpartum members of the
                                Armed Forces.
    Sec. 706. Guidance on authority to provide travel and transportation
                                allowances for specialty care under
                                exceptional circumstances.
    Sec. 707. Contraception coverage parity under the TRICARE program.
    Sec. 708. Prohibition of coverage under TRICARE program of certain
                                medical procedures for children that could
                                result in sterilization.
    Sec. 709. Demonstration program on cryopreservation and storage of
                                gametes of certain members of the Armed
                                Forces.

                     Subtitle B--Health Care Administration

    Sec. 711. Identification in patient medical records of affiliation of
                                certain non-Department of Defense health
                                care providers.
    Sec. 712. Extension of enhanced appointment and compensation authority
                                for certain health care providers.
    Sec. 713. Licensure requirement for certain health care professionals
                                providing certain examinations to members
                                of the reserve components.
    Sec. 714. Health care licensure portability for TRICARE network
                                providers providing mental health services
                                to members of the Armed Forces and certain
                                family members.
    Sec. 715. Expansion of recognition by the Defense Health Agency of
                                certifying bodies for physicians.
    Sec. 716. Waiver with respect to experienced nurses at military medical
                                treatment facilities.
    Sec. 717. Improved implementation of financial relief for civilians
                                treated in military medical treatment
                                facilities.
    Sec. 718. Retention of health care providers: surveys; briefing;
                                reports.

                  Subtitle C--Matters Relating to Brain Health

    Sec. 721. Establishment of Defense Intrepid Network for Traumatic Brain
                                Injury and Brain Health as program of
                                record.
    Sec. 722. Brain health and trauma program.
    Sec. 723. Modifications to Brain Health Initiative of Department of
                                Defense.
    Sec. 724. Blast overpressure and traumatic brain injury oversight
                                strategy and action plan.
    Sec. 725. Establishment of requirements relating to blast overpressure
                                exposure.

           Subtitle D--Studies, Briefings, Reports, and Other Matters

    Sec. 731. Treatment of expert medical opinions with respect to medical
                                malpractice claims by members of the
                                uniformed services.
    Sec. 732. Annual reports on medical malpractice claims by members of
                                the uniformed services.
    Sec. 733. Expansion of license reciprocity for veterinarians of
                                Department of Defense.
    Sec. 734. Medical countermeasures for overseas personnel of the
                                Department of Defense for acute radiation
                                syndrome and thermal burns.
    Sec. 735. Establishment of Indo-Pacific Medical Readiness Program.
    Sec. 736. Reports on suicide among members of the Armed Forces and
                                suicide prevention programs and activities
                                of the Department of Defense.
    Sec. 737. Study of immune response and other effects on members of the
                                Armed Forces regarding COVID-19 vaccines.
    Sec. 738. Annual report on recruitment delays relating to medical
                                conditions.
    Sec. 739. Plan to improve access by members of the Armed Forces to
                                safe, high-quality pharmaceuticals.
    Sec. 740. Pilot program on delegation of authority to approve reserve
                                component recruits with certain medical
                                conditions.

                 Subtitle A--TRICARE and Other Health Benefits

    SEC. 701. ACCESS TO SPECIALTY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE UNDER TRICARE
                  PRIME.

        Section 704 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
    Year 2016 (Public Law 114-92; 10 U.S.C. 1073 note) is amended--
                (1) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and
                (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new
            subsection (c):
        ``(c) Access to Specialty Behavioral Health Care.--
                ``(1) Monitoring.--The Secretary shall continuously monitor
            the ability of beneficiaries under TRICARE Prime to receive an
            appointment for specialty behavioral health care under TRICARE
            Prime within the access standards established under subsection
            (b)(2)(B) for such health care.
                ``(2) Expansion of behavioral health accreditation
            standards.--
                        ``(A) Determinations.--The Secretary shall expand
                    required behavioral health accreditation standards in a
                    State if the Secretary makes the following
                    determinations:
                                ``(i) Access to specialty behavioral health
                            care in that State fails to meet the access
                            standards established under subsection
                            (b)(2)(B) for more than 12 consecutive months.
                                ``(ii) The expanded accreditation standards
                            are adequate to ensure quality of care.
                        ``(B) State credentials.--The Secretary may include
                    in expanded behavioral health accreditation standards
                    under subparagraph (A) appropriate credentials issued
                    by State-level organizations.
                        ``(C) Briefings.--If the Secretary expands
                    behavioral health accreditation standards under
                    subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall provide to the
                    Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the
                    House of Representatives a briefing on such expansion,
                    including how such expansion affects access to
                    specialty behavioral health care.
                        ``(D) Notifications.--If the Secretary makes a
                    determination under clause (i) of subparagraph (A), but
                    does not make a determination under clause (ii) of such
                    subparagraph, the Secretary shall submit to the
                    Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the
                    House of Representatives a notice explaining both such
                    determinations.
                ``(3) Termination.--The authority of the Secretary under
            this subsection shall terminate on January 1, 2028.''.

    SEC. 702. REDUCTION OR WAIVER OF COST-SHARING AMOUNTS UNDER TRICARE
                  PHARMACY BENEFITS PROGRAM FOR CERTAIN DEPENDENTS ENROLLED
                  IN TRICARE PRIME REMOTE PROGRAM.

        Section 1074g(a)(6) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by
    adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
        ``(D) Notwithstanding subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C), the
    Secretary may selectively waive or reduce cost-sharing amounts under
    this subsection for a dependent of a member of the uniformed services
    described in section 1074(c)(3)(B) of this title if the dependent is
    enrolled in the TRICARE Prime Remote program and accompanies the member
    to the duty assignment of the member at the expense of the Federal
    Government.''.

    SEC. 703. TRICARE PROGRAM: WAIVER OF REFERRAL REQUIREMENT UNDER TRICARE
                  PRIME FOR CERTAIN CARE IN A MILITARY MEDICAL TREATMENT
                  FACILITY.

        Section 1095f(a)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
                (1) by inserting ``(A)'' before ``The Secretary''; and
                (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
        ``(B) The Secretary shall waive the referral requirement in
    paragraph (1) in the case of a member of the armed forces serving on
    active duty who seeks to obtain any of the following kinds of care in a
    military medical treatment facility:
                ``(i) Physical therapy.
                ``(ii) Nutritional.
                ``(iii) Audiological.
                ``(iv) Optometric.
                ``(v) Podiatric.''.

    SEC. 704. EXTENSION OF EFFECTIVE DATE REGARDING CERTAIN IMPROVEMENTS TO
                  THE TRICARE DENTAL PROGRAM.

        (a) Extension.--Section 1076a of title 10, United States Code, is
    amended by striking ``January 1, 2026'' each place it appears and
    inserting ``January 1, 2027''.
        (b) Rulemaking; Briefing.--Section 701 of the James M. Inhofe
    National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law
    117-263; 10 U.S.C. 1076a note) is amended--
                (1) in subsection (b)--
                        (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``January 1,
                    2025'' and inserting ``January 1, 2026''; and
                        (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``January 1,
                    2026'' and inserting ``January 1, 2027''; and
                (2) in subsection (c), by striking ``and 2026'' and
            inserting ``2026, and 2027''.

    SEC. 705. PROGRAM TO PREVENT PERINATAL MENTAL HEALTH CONDITIONS IN
                  PREGNANT AND POSTPARTUM MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES.

        (a) Requirement.--The Secretary of Defense, acting through the
    Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, shall carry out
    a program to improve clinical and nonclinical services targeting mental
    health conditions in pregnant and postpartum members of the Armed
    Forces and spouses of members during the perinatal period.
        (b) Elements.--The Secretary shall ensure that the program under
    subsection (a) includes the following:
                (1) Access to support resources during the perinatal
            period, including--
                        (A) identification of symptoms of perinatal mental
                    health conditions, brief intervention by primary care
                    providers, referral to care, and treatment;
                        (B) targeted nonmedical counseling services through
                    the Department of Defense Military and Family Life
                    Counseling Program of the Office of Military Family
                    Readiness Policy under section 1781 of title 10, United
                    States Code;
                        (C) existing parenting resiliency programs of the
                    military departments;
                        (D) adherence to clinical practice guidelines in
                    military medical treatment facilities in support of
                    members of the uniformed services and dependents with a
                    diagnosed mental health condition requiring clinical
                    intervention, including through primary care services
                    and women's health clinics, in collaboration with
                    behavioral health services; and
                        (E) prenatal and postnatal support programs at
                    military medical treatment facilities that provide
                    group counseling modeled after best clinical practices,
                    such as the Centering Pregnancy program.
                (2) A process for informing pregnant and postpartum members
            of the Armed Forces and spouses of members of nonmedical and
            clinical support services during the perinatal period.
                (3) A communications strategy to increase awareness of the
            services available under the program.
        (c) Report.--Not later than December 31, 2025, the Secretary shall
    submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of
    Representatives a report on the program under subsection (a) that
    includes the following:
                (1) A description of the range of activities included in
            the program and data assessing the effectiveness or
            shortcomings of such activities.
                (2) How resources are allocated for the purpose of
            establishing and maintaining perinatal support programs at
            military medical treatment facilities.
                (3) Measurements for adherence to evidence-based protocols
            at military medical treatment facilities with respect to
            identifying potential mental health issues.
                (4) Assessment of current training and credentials required
            for health care providers providing perinatal services and
            consideration for further certifications, such as the Perinatal
            Mental Health Certification.
                (5) Feasibility and advisability of adding specialized
            perinatal mental health support services via a helpline through
            Military One Source.
                (6) Recommendations for administrative or legislative
            changes to improve the effectiveness of the program.
        (d) Perinatal Period Defined.--In this section, the term
    ``perinatal period'' means the period beginning with pregnancy through
    one year following childbirth.

    SEC. 706. GUIDANCE ON AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE TRAVEL AND TRANSPORTATION
                  ALLOWANCES FOR SPECIALTY CARE UNDER EXCEPTIONAL
                  CIRCUMSTANCES.

        Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this
    Act, the Secretary of Defense shall issue guidance with respect to the
    authority of the Secretary under section 1074i(b) of title 10, United
    States Code.

    SEC. 707. CONTRACEPTION COVERAGE PARITY UNDER THE TRICARE PROGRAM.

        (a) Pharmacy Benefits Program.--Section 1074g(a)(6) of title 10,
    United States Code, as amended by section 702, is further amended by
    adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
        ``(E) Notwithstanding subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C), the cost-
    sharing amount under this subsection for any prescription contraceptive
    on the uniform formulary provided through a retail pharmacy described
    in paragraph (2)(E)(ii) or through the national mail-order pharmacy
    program is $0.''.
        (b) TRICARE Select.--Section 1075(f) of such title is amended--
                (1) by striking the heading and inserting ``Other
            Exceptions to Cost-sharing Requirements'';
                (2) by inserting ``(1)'' before ``A beneficiary enrolled'';
            and
                (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
        ``(2)(A) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, the
    cost-sharing amount under this section for any beneficiary enrolled in
    TRICARE Select for a service described in subparagraph (B) that is
    provided by a network provider is $0.
        ``(B) A service described in this subparagraph is any contraceptive
    method approved, cleared, or authorized under section 505, 510(k),
    513(f)(2), or 515 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21
    U.S.C. 355, 360(k), 360c(f)(2), 360e), any contraceptive care
    (including with respect to insertion, removal, and follow up), any
    sterilization procedure, or any patient education or counseling service
    provided in connection with any such contraceptive, care, or
    procedure.''.
        (c) TRICARE Prime.--Section 1075a of such title is amended by
    adding at the end the following new subsection:
        ``(d) Prohibition on Cost-sharing for Certain Services.--(1)(A)
    Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, the cost-sharing
    amount under this section for any beneficiary enrolled in TRICARE Prime
    for a service described in subparagraph (B) that is provided under
    TRICARE Prime is $0.
        ``(B) A service described in this subparagraph is any contraceptive
    method approved, cleared, or authorized under section 505, 510(k),
    513(f)(2), or 515 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21
    U.S.C. 355, 360(k), 360c(f)(2), 360e), any contraceptive care
    (including with respect to insertion, removal, and follow up), any
    sterilization procedure, or any patient education or counseling service
    provided in connection with any such contraceptive, care, or
    procedure.''.
        (d) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--Chapter 55 of title 10,
    United States Code, is amended as follows:
                (1) Paragraph (4) of section 1075(c) is--
                        (A) transferred to subsection (f), as amended by
                    subsection (b) of this section;
                        (B) inserted after paragraph (2); and
                        (C) redesignated as paragraph (3).
                (2) Paragraph (4) of section 1075a(a) is--
                        (A) transferred to subsection (d), as added by
                    subsection (c) of this section;
                        (B) inserted after paragraph (1); and
                        (C) redesignated as paragraph (2).

    SEC. 708. PROHIBITION OF COVERAGE UNDER TRICARE PROGRAM OF CERTAIN
                  MEDICAL PROCEDURES FOR CHILDREN THAT COULD RESULT IN
                  STERILIZATION.

        Section 1079(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by
    adding at the end the following new paragraph:
                ``(20) Medical interventions for the treatment of gender
            dysphoria that could result in sterilization may not be
            provided to a child under the age of 18.''.

    SEC. 709. DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM ON CRYOPRESERVATION AND STORAGE OF
                  GAMETES OF CERTAIN MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES.

        (a) Demonstration Program.--Not later than one year after the date
    of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall carry out
    a demonstration program to reimburse covered members for expenses
    incurred in the retrieval, testing, cryopreservation, shipping, and
    storage of gametes of such covered members in a private storage
    facility determined appropriate by the Secretary.
        (b) Elements.--
                (1) Amount of reimbursement.--A covered member
            participating in the demonstration program shall receive not
            more than the following amounts per year:
                        (A) $500 in the case of a member who preserves
                    sperm.
                        (B) $10,000 in the case of a member who preserves
                    eggs.
                (2) Information.--
                        (A) Providers.--The Secretary shall provide to a
                    covered member participating in the demonstration
                    program information regarding providers of services
                    described in subsection (a) located near the covered
                    member.
                        (B) Promotion.--The Secretary shall promote the
                    demonstration program to covered members in the course
                    of annual health examinations and pre-deployment
                    screenings.
                (3) Use of military medical treatment facilities.--The
            Secretary shall encourage the use of military medical treatment
            facilities that offer services described in subsection (a) to
            provide services under the demonstration program.
        (c) Duration.--The Secretary shall--
                (1) publish in the Federal Register the date on which the
            Secretary will commence carrying out the demonstration program;
            and
                (2) carry out the demonstration program for a three-year
            period beginning on such date.
        (d) No Liability or Contractual Obligation.--The United States
    shall not be--
                (1) considered a party to any agreement between a covered
            member who participates in the demonstration program and a
            private gamete storage facility; or
                (2) responsible for the management of gametes cryopreserved
            or stored for which a covered member receives reimbursement
            under such demonstration program.
        (e) Advanced Medical Directive.--A covered member who participates
    in the demonstration program shall complete an advanced medical
    directive that specifies how gametes preserved under the demonstration
    program shall be handled upon the death of such covered member.
        (f) Reports; Briefings.--
                (1) Initial report.--Not later than one year after the date
            of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the
            Committees on Armed Services of the House of Representatives
            and the Senate a report containing a plan to implement the
            demonstration program.
                (2) Report.--Not later than one year after the Secretary
            commences carrying out the demonstration program, the Secretary
            shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate
            and the House of Representatives a report on the demonstration
            program. Such report shall include the following:
                        (A) Usage by covered members.
                        (B) Demographics of participating covered members.
                        (C) Costs of services to participating covered
                    members.
                        (D) The feasibility of expanding the demonstration
                    program.
                        (E) The feasibility of making the demonstration
                    program permanent.
                        (F) Other information determined appropriate by the
                    Secretary.
                (3) Briefings.--Not later than one year after the date of
            the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for the
            duration of the demonstration program, the Secretary shall
            provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing on--
                        (A) the design, use, and costs of the demonstration
                    project; and
                        (B) any other observations of the Secretary with
                    respect to the demonstration project, such as the
                    effects of the demonstration project on recruitment and
                    retention.
        (g) Definitions.--In this section:
                (1) The term ``covered member'' means a member of a covered
            Armed Force serving on active duty--
                        (A) who has received orders (including deployment
                    orders) for duty for which the member may receive
                    hazardous duty pay under section 351 of title 37,
                    United States Code;
                        (B) whom the Secretary determines is likely to
                    receive such orders in the next 120 days;
                        (C) who will, under orders, be geographically
                    separated from a spouse, domestic partner, or dating
                    partner for a period of not less than 180 days,
                    including sea duty; or
                        (D) whose application to participate in the
                    demonstration program is approved by the Secretary.
                (2) The term ``covered Armed Force'' means the Army, Navy,
            Marine Corps, Air Force, or Space Force.
                (3) The term ``deployment'' has the meaning given such term
            in section 991(b) of title 10, United States Code.

                     Subtitle B--Health Care Administration

    SEC. 711. IDENTIFICATION IN PATIENT MEDICAL RECORDS OF AFFILIATION OF
                  CERTAIN NON-DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS.

        Chapter 55 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting
    after section 1091 the following new section:
    ``Sec. 1091a. Identification in patient medical records of affiliation
                  of certain non-Department of Defense health care
                  providers
        ``(a) Requirement.--The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that
    medical records of the Department of Defense include the organizational
    affiliation of any independent health care contractor identified in
    such medical records.
        ``(b) Independent Health Care Contractor Defined.--In this section,
    the term `independent health care contractor' means a health care
    provider who meets the following criteria:
                ``(1) The health care provider is a nonpersonal services
            contractor, or an employee of such a contractor, pursuant to
            subpart 37.4 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation, or other
            applicable regulation.
                ``(2) The health care provider provides health care
            services under this chapter in any military medical treatment
            facility (as defined in section 1073c(i) of this title) or
            other location under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of
            Defense, including an operational clinic.''.

    SEC. 712. EXTENSION OF ENHANCED APPOINTMENT AND COMPENSATION AUTHORITY
                  FOR CERTAIN HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS.

        Section 1599c(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by
    striking ``December 31, 2025'' both places it appears and inserting
    ``December 31, 2030''.

    SEC. 713. LICENSURE REQUIREMENT FOR CERTAIN HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS
                  PROVIDING CERTAIN EXAMINATIONS TO MEMBERS OF THE RESERVE
                  COMPONENTS.

        Section 1094(d)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by
    inserting ``an examination or assessment under section 10206 of this
    title or'' after ``not covered under section 1091 of this title who is
    providing''.

    SEC. 714. HEALTH CARE LICENSURE PORTABILITY FOR TRICARE NETWORK
                  PROVIDERS PROVIDING MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES TO MEMBERS OF
                  THE ARMED FORCES AND CERTAIN FAMILY MEMBERS.

        (a) In General.--Section 1094(d) of title 10, United States Code,
    as amended by section 713, is further amended--
                (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``paragraph (2) or (3)''
            and inserting ``paragraph (2), (3), or (4)''; and
                (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
        ``(4) To the extent provided in regulations prescribed by the
    Secretary for the purpose of assuring the availability of high-quality
    mental health care services to members of the armed forces and
    dependents entitled to health care under section 1076 of this title, a
    health care professional referred to in paragraph (1) as being
    described in this paragraph is a mental health provider providing care
    through a network under the TRICARE program who--
                ``(A) has a current license to practice as a mental health
            care professional;
                ``(B) is providing tele-mental health care services to
            members of the armed forces or such dependents; and
                ``(C) is providing such services under terms and conditions
            specified by the Secretary (which shall establish the scope of
            authorized Federal duties for purposes of paragraph (1)).''.
        (b) Regulations.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
    enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall issue an interim
    final regulation to implement the amendments made by subsection (a).

    SEC. 715. EXPANSION OF RECOGNITION BY THE DEFENSE HEALTH AGENCY OF
                  CERTIFYING BODIES FOR PHYSICIANS.

        (a) Expansion.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
    enactment of this Act, the Director of the Defense Health Agency shall
    revise the policy of the Defense Health Agency regarding the
    credentialing and privileging under the military health system to
    expand the recognition of certifying bodies for physicians under such
    policy to a wide range of additional board certifications in medical
    specialties and subspecialties. Subject to subsection (b), the
    following certifying bodies shall be so recognized:
                (1) The member boards of the American Board of Medical
            Specialties.
                (2) The Bureau of Osteopathic Specialists of the American
            Osteopathic Association.
                (3) The American Board of Foot and Ankle Surgery.
                (4) The American Board of Podiatric Medicine.
                (5) The American Board of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery.
        (b) Standards for Recognition of Other Certifying Bodies.--To be
    recognized under subsection (a), a certifying body shall--
                (1) be an organization described in section 501(c) of the
            Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from taxation under
            section 501(a) of that Code;
                (2) maintain a process to define, periodically review,
            enforce, and update specific standards regarding knowledge and
            skills of the specialty or subspecialty;
                (3) administer a psychometrically valid assessment to
            determine whether a physician meets standards for initial
            certification, recertification, or continuing certification;
                (4) establish and enforce a code of professional conduct;
                (5) require that, in order to be considered a board
            certified specialty physician, a physician must satisfy--
                        (A) the certifying body's applicable requirements
                    for initial certification; and
                        (B) any applicable recertification or continuing
                    certification requirements of the certifying body that
                    granted the initial certification; and
                (6) meets such other requirements as the Secretary of
            Defense may establish for purposes of compliance with
            appropriate requirements of applicable State laws and the
            promotion of consistency in credentialing and privileging
            health care providers throughout military medical treatment
            facilities of the Defense Health Agency.

    SEC. 716. WAIVER WITH RESPECT TO EXPERIENCED NURSES AT MILITARY MEDICAL
                  TREATMENT FACILITIES.

        (a) In General.--The hiring manager of a military medical treatment
    facility or other health care facility of the Department of Defense may
    waive any General Schedule qualification standard related to work
    experience established by the Director of the Office of Personnel
    Management in the case of any applicant for a nursing or practical
    nurse position in a military medical treatment facility or other health
    care facility of the Department of Defense who--
                (1)(A) is a nurse or practical nurse in the Department of
            Defense; or
                (B) was a nurse or practical nurse in the Department of
            Defense for at least one year; and
                (2) after commencing work as a nurse or practical nurse in
            the Department of Defense, obtained a bachelor's degree or
            graduate degree from an accredited professional nursing
            educational program.
        (b) Certification.--If, in the case of any applicant described in
    subsection (a), a hiring manager waives a qualification standard in
    accordance with such subsection, such hiring manager shall submit to
    the Director of the Office of Personnel Management a certification that
    such applicant meets all remaining General Schedule qualification
    standards established by the Director of the Office of Personnel
    Management for the applicable position.

    SEC. 717. IMPROVED IMPLEMENTATION OF FINANCIAL RELIEF FOR CIVILIANS
                  TREATED IN MILITARY MEDICAL TREATMENT FACILITIES.

        (a) Final Rule Required.--The Secretary of Defense shall issue a
    final rule (or interim final rule) to implement as soon as possible
    after the date of the enactment of this Act section 1079b of title 10,
    United States Code.
        (b) Treatment of Claims.--
                (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the
            Secretary shall hold in abeyance any claims under section 1079b
            of title 10, United States Code, until the final rule (or
            interim final rule) required under subsection (a) is in effect.
                (2) Exception.--Paragraph (1) does not apply to--
                        (A) claims to third-party payers; or
                        (B) administrative support provided to the
                    Secretary by another Federal agency to assist the
                    Secretary in the administration of section 1079b of
                    title 10, United States Code.

    SEC. 718. RETENTION OF HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS: SURVEYS; BRIEFING;
                  REPORTS.

        (a) Surveys.--The Secretary of a military department shall conduct
    an annual survey of health care providers under the jurisdiction of
    such Secretary to determine why such providers remain on, or separate
    from, active duty in such military department.
        (b) Briefing.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the
    enactment of this Act, the Secretary of a military department shall
    provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of
    Representatives a briefing regarding the plan of such Secretary to
    carry out the survey under this section.
        (c) Reports.--Not later than September 30 of each year, beginning
    in 2025, the Secretary of a military department shall submit to the
    Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives
    a report regarding the most recent survey under this section.
                (1) Elements.--Each report shall include the following
            elements:
                        (A) Demographic data regarding the providers,
                    disaggregated under paragraph (2).
                        (B) Reasons providers gave for remaining.
                        (C) Reasons providers gave for separating.
                        (D) The determination of the Secretary whether
                    there is a trend regarding retention or such reasons.
                        (E) Efforts of the Secretary to reverse a negative
                    trend or encourage a positive trend.
                        (F) Legislative recommendations of the Secretary
                    regarding how to reverse a negative trend or encourage
                    a positive trend.
                (2) Demographic data.--In each report, the Secretary of a
            military department shall disaggregate demographic data
            regarding providers who participated in the most recent survey
            on the bases of the following categories:
                        (A) Medical specialty.
                        (B) Rank.
                        (C) Gender.
                        (D) Years of service in such military department.
                        (E) Whether the provider became an officer on
                    active duty in such military department--
                                (i) pursuant to the Armed Forces Health
                            Professions Scholarship and Financial
                            Assistance program under subchapter I of
                            chapter 105 of title 10, United States Code;
                                (ii) after graduating from the Uniformed
                            Services University of the Health Sciences
                            established under section 2112 of such title;
                            or
                                (iii) otherwise.
        (d) Termination.--This section shall cease to have effect on
    September 30, 2030.

                  Subtitle C--Matters Relating to Brain Health

    SEC. 721. ESTABLISHMENT OF DEFENSE INTREPID NETWORK FOR TRAUMATIC BRAIN
                  INJURY AND BRAIN HEALTH AS PROGRAM OF RECORD.

        (a) In General.--Not later than January 1, 2026, the Secretary of
    Defense shall establish the Defense Intrepid Network for Traumatic
    Brain Injury and Brain Health (in this section referred to as the
    ``Network'') headquartered at the National Intrepid Center of
    Excellence as a program of record subject to milestone reviews and
    compliance with the requirements under this section.
        (b) Duties.--The duties of the Network are as follows:
                (1) To provide clinical care to prevent, diagnose, treat,
            and rehabilitate members of the Armed Forces with traumatic
            brain injury, post-traumatic stress disorder, symptoms from
            blast overpressure or blast exposure, and other mental health
            conditions.
                (2) To promote standardization of care among the 10
            Intrepid Spirit Centers throughout the continental United
            States, brain health clinics in Alaska and Germany, and other
            sites as designated by the Director of the Defense Health
            Agency as being a part of the long-term brain health strategy
            of the Department of Defense.
                (3) To support and conduct research and education on
            traumatic brain injury, post-traumatic stress disorder, blast
            overpressure or blast exposure, and other mental health
            conditions.
        (c) Annual Briefing.--Not later than one year after the date of the
    enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for a period of five
    years, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the Committees on
    Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a
    briefing that shall include, for the year covered by the briefing--
                (1) the number of individuals to whom the Network has
            provided services;
                (2) the number of individuals who return to active duty in
            the Armed Forces after receiving services from the Network, and
            the stage in their career at which they seek treatment at the
            Network;
                (3) the number of individuals whose families are able to
            participate in programs provided by the Network; and
                (4) the number of individuals on a waitlist for treatment
            at the Network and the average period those individuals are on
            the waitlist.

    SEC. 722. BRAIN HEALTH AND TRAUMA PROGRAM.

        (a) Establishment.--The Secretary of Defense shall establish an
    intensive comprehensive brain health and trauma program to--
                (1) provide multidisciplinary specialist evaluations,
            treatment initiation, and aftercare for members of the Armed
            Forces and dependents of members; and
                (2) make evidence-based improvements in such evaluations,
            treatment, and aftercare.
        (b) Program Elements.--The Secretary shall ensure that the program
    under subsection (a) includes the following:
                (1) Initiatives of the Defense Health Agency that provide
            coordinated evaluations, treatment, and aftercare for traumatic
            brain injuries and related conditions, that incorporates
            specialized evaluations, innovative and evidence-based
            treatments, and comprehensive follow-up care.
                (2) Collaboration with private sector nonprofit health care
            organizations involved in innovative clinical activities in
            brain health and trauma care, including transitional and
            residential brain injury treatment programs.
                (3) One or more pilot programs for demonstrating the
            effectiveness of intensive outpatient multidisciplinary
            specialist treatment and care coordination.
                (4) Incorporation of evidence-based therapy with
            complementary and alternative medicine approaches.
                (5) Thorough evaluations of the effectiveness of innovative
            activities for diagnosis, treatment, and aftercare of brain
            trauma and promotion of brain health.
        (c) Briefing.--Not later than December 31, 2025, the Secretary
    shall provide to the Armed Services Committees of the Senate and House
    of Representatives a briefing on the program under subsection (a). Such
    briefing shall include the following:
                (1) A description of the range of activities included in
            the program and data assessing the effectiveness or
            shortcomings of such activities.
                (2) The scope of each pilot program carried out under
            subsection (b)(3).
                (3) Recommendations for administrative or legislative
            changes to improve the effectiveness of the program.

    SEC. 723. MODIFICATIONS TO BRAIN HEALTH INITIATIVE OF DEPARTMENT OF
                  DEFENSE.

        Section 735 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization
    Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263; 10 U.S.C. 1071 note) is
    amended--
                (1) in subsection (b)(1)--
                        (A) by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the
                    following new subparagraph:
                        ``(B) In accordance with subsection (c), the
                    identification and dissemination of thresholds for
                    blast exposure and overpressure safety and associated
                    emerging scientific evidence that--
                                ``(i) cover brain injury and impulse noise;
                                ``(ii) measure impact over 24-hour, 72-hour
                            to 96-hour, monthly, annual, and lifetime
                            periods;
                                ``(iii) are designed to prevent cognitive
                            deficits after firing;
                                ``(iv) account for the cumulative impact of
                            firing multiple weapon systems during the same
                            period;
                                ``(v) include minimum safe distances and
                            levels of exposure for observers and
                            instructors; and
                                ``(vi) address shoulder-fired heavy
                            weapons.''; and
                        (B) by adding at the end the following new
                    subparagraphs:
                        ``(H) The establishment of a standardized treatment
                    program based on interventions that have shown benefit
                    to individuals with brain health issues after a brain
                    injury and the provision of that treatment program to
                    individuals with brain health issues after a brain
                    injury resulting from a potential brain exposure
                    described in subparagraph (A) or high-risk training or
                    occupational activities described in subparagraph (D).
                        ``(I) The establishment of policies to encourage
                    members of the Armed Forces to seek medical treatment
                    for brain health when needed, prevent retaliation
                    against such members who seek such medical treatment,
                    and address other barriers to seeking medical treatment
                    for brain health due to the impact of blast exposure,
                    blast overpressure, or traumatic brain injury.
                        ``(J) The modification of existing weapons systems
                    to reduce blast exposure of the individual using the
                    weapon and those within the minimum safe distance.'';
                (2) by striking subsections (c), (e), and (f);
                (3) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (f);
                (4) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new
            subsection:
        ``(c) Thresholds for Blast Exposure and Overpressure Safety.--
                ``(1) Timing.--
                        ``(A) Initial thresholds.--Not later than January
                    1, 2027, the Secretary of Defense shall identify and
                    disseminate the thresholds for blast exposure and
                    overpressure safety under subsection (b)(1)(B).
                        ``(B) Periodic updates.--On a quinquennial basis,
                    the Secretary shall review and, as necessary, update
                    the thresholds for blast exposure and overpressure
                    safety under subsection (b)(1)(B).
                ``(2) Formal training requirement.--The Secretary shall
            ensure that training on the thresholds for blast exposure and
            overpressure safety is provided to members of the Armed Forces
            before training, deployment, or entering other high-risk
            environments where exposure to blast overpressure is likely.
                ``(3) Central repository.--Not later than January 1, 2027,
            the Secretary shall establish a central repository of blast-
            related characteristics, such as pressure profiles and common
            blast loads associated with specific systems and the
            environments in which the systems are used.
                ``(4) Waivers.--
                        ``(A) Protocols.--The Secretary may waive the
                    thresholds for blast exposure and overpressure safety
                    under subsection (b)(1)(B) for operational or training
                    requirements that the Secretary determines are
                    essential to national security. The Secretary shall
                    include in each such waiver a justification for
                    exceeding such thresholds.
                        ``(B) Tracking system.--The Secretary shall
                    establish a Department of Defense-wide tracking system
                    for waivers issued under subparagraph (A) that includes
                    data contributed by the Secretary of each military
                    department.
                        ``(C) Report on waivers.--Not later than one year
                    after issuing a waiver under subparagraph (A) and
                    annually thereafter for a period of five years, the
                    Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on
                    Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
                    Representatives a report on such waivers that
                    includes--
                                ``(i) the number of waivers issued,
                            disaggregated by military department; and
                                ``(ii) a description of actions taken by
                            the Secretary concerned to track the health
                            effects of exceeding thresholds for blast
                            exposure and overpressure safety on members of
                            the Armed Forces, document such effects in
                            medical records, and provide care to such
                            members.'';
                (5) in subsection (d)--
                        (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``or other
                    remote measurement technology'' after ``wearable
                    sensors''; and
                        (B) by adding at the end the following new
                    paragraph:
                ``(4) Weapons use.--Monitoring activities under a pilot
            program conducted pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be carried
            out for any member of the Armed Forces firing tier 1 weapons in
            training or combat, as identified by the Secretary of
            Defense.''; and
                (6) by inserting after subsection (d) the following new
            subsection (e):
        ``(e) Reports on Warfighter Brain Health Initiative.--Not later
    than December 31, 2025, and not less frequently than annually
    thereafter for a period of five years, the Secretary of Defense shall
    submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House
    of Representatives a report that includes the following:
                ``(1) A description of the activities taken under the
            Initiative and resources expended under the Initiative during
            the prior fiscal year.
                ``(2) The number of members of the Armed Forces impacted by
            blast overpressure and blast exposure in the prior fiscal year,
            including--
                        ``(A) the number of members who reported adverse
                    health effects from blast overpressure or blast
                    exposure;
                        ``(B) the number of members exposed to blast
                    overpressure or blast exposure;
                        ``(C) the number of members who received treatment
                    for injuries related to blast overpressure or blast
                    exposure, including at facilities of the Department of
                    Defense and at facilities in the private sector; and
                        ``(D) the type of care that members receive from
                    facilities of the Department of Defense and the type of
                    care that members receive from facilities in the
                    private sector.
                ``(3) A summary of the progress made during the prior
            fiscal year with respect to the objectives of the Initiative
            under subsection (b).
                ``(4) A description of the steps the Secretary is taking to
            ensure that activities under the Initiative are being
            implemented across the Department of Defense and the military
            departments.''.

    SEC. 724. BLAST OVERPRESSURE AND TRAUMATIC BRAIN INJURY OVERSIGHT
                  STRATEGY AND ACTION PLAN.

        (a) Strategy and Plan Required.--The Secretary of Defense shall
    develop and implement a traumatic brain injury oversight strategy and
    action plan that includes, at a minimum, the following:
                (1) Assigned roles and responsibilities for the components
            of the Office of the Secretary of Defense for the mitigation,
            identification, and treatment of traumatic brain injury and the
            monitoring and documentation of blast overpressure exposure.
                (2) Standardized monitoring, treatment, and referral
            guidelines for traumatic brain injury programs across all
            covered Armed Forces.
                (3) A review and update of the current brain injury
            diagnostic tools used by such programs.
                (4) Standardized, 72-hour follow-up requirements for all
            traumatic brain injury patients, including protocols for the
            treatment and observation during such follow-up appointments.
                (5) Oversight and documentation standards to aid in data
            collection.
        (b) Implementation.--The Secretary shall implement the oversight
    strategy and action plan under subsection (a) not later than one year
    after the date of the enactment of this Act.
        (c) Submission to GAO.--Upon development of the oversight strategy
    and action plan under subsection (a), the Secretary shall submit to the
    Comptroller General of the United States the oversight strategy and
    action plan.
        (d) Covered Armed Forces Defined.--In this section, the term
    ``covered Armed Forces'' means the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force,
    and Space Force.

    SEC. 725. ESTABLISHMENT OF REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO BLAST OVERPRESSURE
                  EXPOSURE.

        Not later than two years after the date of the enactment of this
    Act, the Secretary of Defense shall establish--
                (1) performance parameters to minimize exposure to blast
            overpressure when drafting requirements for new weapon systems
            for the Department of Defense, taking into account the
            thresholds for blast exposure and overpressure safety
            identified pursuant to section 735(b)(1) of the James M. Inhofe
            National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public
            Law 117-263; 10 U.S.C. 1071 note), as amended by section 723;
                (2) with respect to contractual agreements entered into by
            any entity and the Department of Defense as part of the defense
            weapon acquisition process on or after the date on which such
            parameters are established, a requirement that the entity shall
            provide to the Secretary blast overpressure measurements and
            safety data for a weapon system procured under such agreement
            that produces blast overpressure that exceeds such thresholds;
            and
                (3) a requirement that any test plan for a new weapon
            system shall incorporate testing for blast overpressure
            measurements and safety data.

           Subtitle D--Studies, Briefings, Reports, and Other Matters

    SEC. 731. TREATMENT OF EXPERT MEDICAL OPINIONS WITH RESPECT TO MEDICAL
                  MALPRACTICE CLAIMS BY MEMBERS OF THE UNIFORMED SERVICES.

        Section 2733a of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
                (1) by striking ``subsection (g)'' each place it appears
            and inserting ``subsection (h)'';
                (2) in subsection (f)(1), by inserting ``, and information
            regarding the qualifications of each such expert who provided
            an expert medical opinion'' before the semicolon;
                (3) by redesignating subsections (g) through (j) as
            subsections (h) through (k), respectively; and
                (4) by inserting after subsection (f) the following new
            subsection (g):
        ``(g) Expert Medical Opinions.--In using an expert medical opinion
    to evaluate a claim under this section, the Secretary of Defense shall
    use the opinion of--
                ``(1) an individual who is board-certified in the medical
            specialty with respect to that claim; or
                ``(2) if the claim involves medical, dental, or related
            health care functions for which board certification does not
            apply, an individual who is a highly qualified expert regarding
            the relevant medical, dental, or related health care
            function.''.

    SEC. 732. ANNUAL REPORTS ON MEDICAL MALPRACTICE CLAIMS BY MEMBERS OF
                  THE UNIFORMED SERVICES.

        Subsection (j) of section 2733a of title 10, United States Code, as
    redesignated by section 731, is amended to read as follows:
        ``(j) Annual Reports.--Not less frequently than annually until
    2028, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed
    Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on
    claims processed under this section that includes, with respect to the
    period covered by the report, the following:
                ``(1) The number of claims processed under this section.
                ``(2) The average timeline for resolving such claims.
                ``(3) The resolution of each such claim.
                ``(4) The number of claims that were denied based on the
            claim not meeting one or more requirement specified in
            subsection (b) (other than for not being substantiated pursuant
            to paragraph (6)), disaggregated by each such requirement.
                ``(5) Any other information that the Secretary determines
            may enhance the effectiveness of the claims process under this
            section.''.

    SEC. 733. EXPANSION OF LICENSE RECIPROCITY FOR VETERINARIANS OF
                  DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

        Section 1060c of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
                (1) in the section heading, by striking ``in emergencies'';
                (2) in subsection (a), by striking ``for the purposes
            described in subsection (c)''; and
                (3) by striking subsection (c).

    SEC. 734. MEDICAL COUNTERMEASURES FOR OVERSEAS PERSONNEL OF THE
                  DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FOR ACUTE RADIATION SYNDROME AND
                  THERMAL BURNS.

        (a) Program Required.--Not later than one year after the date of
    the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall establish a
    program to develop requirements for the procurement, pre-positioning,
    and maintenance of medical countermeasures approved, cleared, licensed,
    or authorized by the Food and Drug Administration to diagnose, prevent,
    and treat acute radiation syndrome and thermal burns for use by covered
    personnel.
        (b) Program Specifications.--In carrying out the program required
    by subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall consider, in
    coordination with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the
    commanders of the combatant commands, the following:
                (1) The number of covered personnel in areas in which the
            use of tactical nuclear weapons is a substantial threat.
                (2) Peer-reviewed and published scientific studies
            regarding safety and efficacy of the potential countermeasures
            described in subsection (a).
                (3) Operational requirements of the Department.
                (4) Appropriate doctrine, training, and operational plans
            for effective use of such countermeasures.
                (5) A feasible schedule for implementation of the program.
        (c) Covered Personnel Defined.--In this section, the term ``covered
    personnel'' means--
                (1) members of the Armed Forces deployed outside the United
            States; and
                (2) civilian employees of the Department of Defense
            deployed outside the United States.

    SEC. 735. ESTABLISHMENT OF INDO-PACIFIC MEDICAL READINESS PROGRAM.

        (a) Establishment.--
                (1) In general.--Not later than January 1, 2026, the
            Secretary of Defense shall establish a medical readiness
            program (referred to in this section as the ``Program'') to
            partner with countries in the Indo-Pacific region to gain
            access to foreign medical facilities during peacetime and
            wartime operations and maintain military-wide strategies for
            medical readiness in the region.
                (2) Objective.--The objective of the Program shall be to
            promote the medical readiness of the Armed Forces and the
            military forces of partner countries for missions during
            peacetime and wartime operations by--
                        (A) reducing the movement and distance associated
                    with patient care;
                        (B) increasing the medical capacity of the
                    Department of Defense by expanding patient access to
                    medical facilities across the Indo-Pacific region,
                    where and when appropriate;
                        (C) enhancing medical evacuation capabilities
                    needed in carrying out subparagraphs (A) and (B);
                        (D) accrediting foreign medical facilities, which
                    will standardize medical procedures, patient care, and
                    policies related to treating members of the Armed
                    Forces and their dependents;
                        (E) enhancing interoperability and
                    interchangeability through shared patient record
                    management, medical equipment commonality, and
                    coordination of medical care; and
                        (F) identifying any medical support and capability
                    gaps relating to medical personnel and equipment.
                (3) Activities.--In carrying out the Program, the Secretary
            shall--
                        (A) assess and integrate current medical
                    capabilities and capacities of the Department of
                    Defense in the Indo-Pacific region into the Program;
                        (B) select an appropriate standard of accreditation
                    to evaluate and accredit foreign medical facilities;
                        (C) coordinate with partner countries to identify
                    and evaluate medical facilities for the Program;
                        (D) establish agreements with foreign medical
                    facilities for potential use of the Program;
                        (E) establish policies and procedures--
                                (i) to reduce patient movement times in
                            various countries in the Indo-Pacific region
                            during peacetime and wartime operations;
                                (ii) to standardize medical procedures,
                            patient care, and policies;
                                (iii) to securely share patient data with
                            foreign countries, when appropriate, such as
                            during a contingency;
                                (iv) with respect to medical equipment
                            commonality and interchangeability; and
                                (v) with respect to the coordination of
                            medical care; and
                        (F) integrate the Program into operational plans of
                    the combatant commands.
        (b) Strategy.--
                (1) In general.--Not later than September 30, 2025, the
            Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of
            the Senate and the House of Representatives a strategy for the
            implementation of the Program.
                (2) Elements.--The strategy under paragraph (1) shall
            include the following:
                        (A) A governance structure for the Program,
                    including--
                                (i) the officials tasked to oversee the
                            Program;
                                (ii) the functions and duties of such
                            officials with respect to establishing and
                            maintaining the Program; and
                                (iii) mechanisms for coordinating with
                            partner countries selected to participate in
                            the Program.
                        (B) With respect to the selection of partner
                    countries initially selected to participate in the
                    Program--
                                (i) an identification of each such country;
                                (ii) the rationale for selecting each such
                            country; and
                                (iii) any other information the Secretary
                            considers appropriate.
                        (C) A campaign of objectives for the first three
                    fiscal years after the date of the establishment of the
                    Program, including--
                                (i) a description of, and a rational for
                            selecting, such objectives;
                                (ii) an identification of milestones toward
                            achieving such objectives; and
                                (iii) metrics for evaluating success in
                            achieving such objectives.
                        (D) A description of opportunities and potential
                    timelines for future Program expansion, as appropriate.
                        (E) A list of additional authorities,
                    appropriations, or other congressional support
                    necessary to ensure the success of the Program.
                        (F) Any other information the Secretary considers
                    appropriate.
                (3) Form.--The strategy under paragraph (1) shall be
            submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified
            annex.
        (c) Report.--
                (1) In general.--Not later than October 1, 2026, and
            annually thereafter until October 1, 2035, the Secretary shall
            submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and
            the House of Representatives a report on the Program.
                (2) Elements.--Each report under paragraph (1) shall
            include the following:
                        (A) A narrative summary of activities conducted as
                    part of the Program during the preceding fiscal year.
                        (B) A campaign of objectives for the three fiscal
                    years after the date of submission of the report,
                    including--
                                (i) a description of, and a rational for
                            selecting, such objectives;
                                (ii) an identification of milestones toward
                            achieving such objectives; and
                                (iii) metrics for evaluating success in
                            achieving such objectives.
                        (C) Except in the case of the initial report, an
                    assessment of progress toward the objectives specified
                    in subparagraph (C) that were included in the report
                    for the preceding fiscal year, as evaluated using the
                    metrics described in clause (iii) of such subparagraph.
                        (D) A description of opportunities and potential
                    timelines for future Program expansion, as appropriate.
                        (E) Any other information the Secretary considers
                    appropriate.
                (3) Form.--Each report required by paragraph (1) shall be
            submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified
            annex.

    SEC. 736. REPORTS ON SUICIDE AMONG MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES AND
                  SUICIDE PREVENTION PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES OF THE
                  DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

        Section 741(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
    Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92; 133 Stat. 1467) is amended--
                (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``January 31, 2021'' and
            inserting ``January 31, 2031''; and
                (2) in paragraph (2)--
                        (A) by redesignating subparagraphs (F) through (J)
                    as subparagraphs (I) through (M), respectively; and
                        (B) by inserting after subparagraph (E) the
                    following new subparagraphs:
                        ``(F) The number of suicides identified under
                    subparagraph (A) disaggregated by the military
                    occupational specialty (or other similar
                    classification, rating, or specialty code) of the
                    member, excluding such specialities that the Secretary
                    determines would not provide statistically valid data.
                        ``(G) A compilation of suicide data by military
                    occupational specialty covered under subparagraph (F)
                    to determine which military career fields have a higher
                    per capita suicide rate compared to--
                                ``(i) other military career fields for the
                            same time period;
                                ``(ii) the overall suicide rate for each
                            Armed Force for the same time period;
                                ``(iii) the overall suicide rate for the
                            Department of Defense for the same time period;
                            and
                                ``(iv) the national suicide rate for the
                            same time period.
                        ``(H) The number of suicides identified under
                    subparagraph (A) disaggregated by the age of the
                    member.''.

    SEC. 737. STUDY OF IMMUNE RESPONSE AND OTHER EFFECTS ON MEMBERS OF THE
                  ARMED FORCES REGARDING COVID-19 VACCINES.

        (a) Study Required.--The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a study
    of immune response to the COVID-19 vaccines, immune response to COVID-
    19 infections, and other effects regarding COVID-19.
        (b) Assessments.--The study under subsection (a) shall consist of a
    review and analysis of existing valid scientific data to assess the
    following:
                (1) Immune responses to the most prevalent COVID-19
            vaccines.
                (2) The efficacy of each such vaccine, including in
            comparison to infection-acquired immunity.
                (3) Adverse events occurring in individuals in response to
            COVID-19 vaccines.
        (c) Additional Study Authorized.--After conducting the study under
    subsection (a), the Secretary may conduct a research study analyzing
    blood samples from research volunteers to collect and analyze
    additional data pertaining to the matters specified in paragraphs (1),
    (2), and (3) of subsection (b) if the Secretary determines the
    following:
                (1) The study fails to produce valid conclusions pertinent
            to the medical readiness of the members of the Armed Forces.
                (2) Such research study is likely to produce meaningful
            additional data to improve the medical readiness of the members
            of the Armed Forces.
        (d) Briefing.--Not later than 180 days after conducting the study
    under subsection (a), the Secretary shall provide to the Committees on
    Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a briefing on
    such study and the conclusions of the study.

    SEC. 738. ANNUAL REPORT ON RECRUITMENT DELAYS RELATING TO MEDICAL
                  CONDITIONS.

        (a) Reports.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
    enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for three years, the
    Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense
    committees a report on the efforts of the Secretary to address
    recruitment delays associated with medical conditions of applicants for
    service in the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Space Force.
        (b) Elements.--Each report under subsection (a) shall include, for
    the period covered by the report, the following:
                (1) The average number of days between the date on which
            Military Entrance Processing Stations personnel accept the
            applicant prescreen and the date of the first recorded contact
            for such applicant, disaggregated by military department.
                (2) The average number of days for medical waiver
            processing, disaggregated by military department.
                (3) The number of medical waivers processed by each
            military department, including a breakdown of those that were
            approved and denied and the associated disqualifications
            requiring a medical waiver.
                (4) An assessment of the efforts of the Secretary of
            Defense and the Secretary of each military department to
            address the recruitment delays specified in subsection (a).
                (5) An assessment of the plans of the Secretary of Defense
            and the Secretary of each military department to further
            address those delays.

    SEC. 739. PLAN TO IMPROVE ACCESS BY MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES TO
                  SAFE, HIGH-QUALITY PHARMACEUTICALS.

        (a) Requirement.--The Secretary of Defense, in coordination with
    the Military Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Vulnerability Working
    Group established under section 716 of the National Defense
    Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31; 137 Stat.
    304), shall develop a plan to improve access by members of the Armed
    Forces to safe, high-quality pharmaceutical products and eliminate or
    mitigate risks in the pharmacy supply chain of the Department of
    Defense.
        (b) Elements.--The plan under subsection (a) shall include the
    following:
                (1) Improvement of visibility and analytics of the country
            of origin and sources of supply of finished drugs, active
            pharmaceutical ingredients, key starting material, and other
            ingredients of pharmaceutical products.
                (2) Engagement with suppliers of pharmaceutical products
            with unknown country of origin to determine the source of
            active pharmaceutical ingredients and key starting material.
                (3) Elimination or reduction of reliance on pharmacy supply
            chain sources that are high risk or very-high risk.
                (4) A plan for transition to available viable therapeutic
            active pharmaceutical ingredients and key starting material
            alternatives that are domestically sourced or compliant with
            requirements under the Trade Agreements Act of 1979 (19 U.S.C.
            2501 et seq.).
                (5) Validation of sources of supplies and production
            capacity from domestic pharmaceutical manufacturers or
            manufacturers in compliance with requirements under the Trade
            Agreements Act of 1979.
                (6) Assessment of the feasibility and advisability of
            establishing a pharmaceutical manufacturing facility owned by
            the Department of Defense, including requirements for
            construction, equipment acquisition, other resource needs, and
            projected multi-year budget and time schedule requirements.
                (7) Identification of any other legislative or
            administrative authorities necessary to determine the
            feasibility and advisability of establishing such a facility.
                (8) Collaboration with Federal agencies determined
            appropriate by the Secretary of Defense on all elements of the
            plan.
        (c) Briefing Required.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
    the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to
    the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
    Representatives a briefing on the plan under subsection (a), including
    an assessment of the feasibility and advisability of implementing the
    plan.

    SEC. 740. PILOT PROGRAM ON DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY TO APPROVE RESERVE
                  COMPONENT RECRUITS WITH CERTAIN MEDICAL CONDITIONS.

        (a) Pilot Program.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
    enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall implement a pilot
    program to authorize each Secretary concerned (as defined in section
    101(a) of title 10, United States Code) to delegate authority to the
    Commander of the United States Military Entrance Processing Command to
    approve a service medical waiver for an individual to be enlisted or
    appointed in a reserve component for a medical condition the Secretary
    concerned identifies under subsection (c).
        (b) Medical Consultation Process.--If a Secretary concerned
    delegates authority to the Commander under the pilot program, the
    Secretary concerned shall establish a medical consultation process for
    the Commander to seek input from the Secretary concerned if a health
    care provider of the United States Military Entrance Processing Command
    determines that more specific medical guidance on fitness for duty is
    needed from the Secretary concerned before approving a service medical
    waiver for a medical condition described in subsection (c).
        (c) Medical Conditions Identified.--If a Secretary concerned
    delegates authority to the Commander under the pilot program, the
    Secretary concerned shall identify not more than three preexisting
    disqualifying conditions under Department of Defense Instruction
    6130.03 that regularly or automatically receive medical waivers under
    the policies of the Secretary concerned as of the date of the enactment
    of this Act.
        (d) Duration.--The Secretary of Defense shall carry out the pilot
    program for a two-year period.
        (e) Briefing; Report.--
                (1) Briefing.--Not later than 90 days after the date on
            which the Secretary of Defense commences carrying out the pilot
            program, the Secretary shall provide to the Committees on Armed
            Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a
            briefing describing the implementation of the pilot program,
            including a list of the medical conditions identified under
            subsection (c).
                (2) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the date on which
            the Secretary concludes the pilot program, the Secretary shall
            submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the
            results of the pilot program, including--
                        (A) the number of service medical waivers issued,
                    disaggregated by medical condition identified under
                    subsection (c);
                        (B) a risk assessment of implementation of the
                    pilot program;
                        (C) a comparison of the average number of days to
                    review and adjudicate medical waivers before and during
                    the pilot program; and
                        (D) a recommendation on whether to make the
                    authority under the pilot program permanent.

      TITLE VIII--ACQUISITION POLICY, ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT, AND RELATED
                                    MATTERS

                 Subtitle A--Acquisition Policy and Management

    Sec. 801. Modifications to guidelines and collection method for
                                acquisition of cost data.
    Sec. 802. Limitation on certain options for cost contracts.
    Sec. 803. Treatment of unilateral definitization of a contract as a
                                final decision.
    Sec. 804. Middle tier of acquisition for rapid prototyping and rapid
                                fielding.
    Sec. 805. Revision and codification of software acquisition pathways.
    Sec. 806. Streamlining of Milestone A requirements.
    Sec. 807. Streamlining of Milestone B requirements.
    Sec. 808. Notice of contract cancellation or termination relating to
                                remote or isolated installations.
    Sec. 809. Cost growth reports for major acquisition programs that are
                                highly sensitive classified programs.

    Subtitle B--Amendments to General Contracting Authorities, Procedures,
                                and Limitations

    Sec. 811. Repeal of and modification to certain defense acquisition
                                laws.
    Sec. 812. Modification to limitation on acquisition of excess supplies.
    Sec. 813. Modifications to Comptroller General assessment of
                                acquisition programs.
    Sec. 814. Modifications to commercial product and commercial service
                                determinations.
    Sec. 815. Application of recent price history to cost or pricing data
                                requirements.
    Sec. 816. Modifications to authority to carry out certain prototype
                                projects using other transaction authority.
    Sec. 817. Clarification of other transaction authority for follow on
                                production.
    Sec. 818. Clarification of other transaction authority for facility
                                repair.
    Sec. 819. Open interface standards for contracts of the Department of
                                Defense.
    Sec. 820. Updates to earned value management system requirements.
    Sec. 821. Inclusion of Japan and the Republic of Korea in contested
                                logistics demonstration and prototyping
                                program.
    Sec. 822. Avoidance of use of lowest price technically acceptable
                                source selection criteria for procurement
                                of munitions response services.
    Sec. 823. Use of fixed-price type contracts for certain shipbuilding
                                programs.
    Sec. 824. Extension of temporary authority to modify certain contracts
                                and options based on the effects of
                                inflation.

            Subtitle C--Provisions Relating to Workforce Development

    Sec. 831. Modification to the term of appointment of the President of
                                the Defense Acquisition University.
    Sec. 832. Updated acquisition and sustainment training.
    Sec. 833. Extension of demonstration project relating to certain
                                acquisition personnel management policies
                                and procedures.
    Sec. 834. Performance incentives related to commercial product and
                                commercial service determinations.
    Sec. 835. Modification to extramural acquisition innovation and
                                research activities.
    Sec. 836. Prohibition on the transfer of certain data on employees of
                                the Department of Defense to third parties.
    Sec. 837. Modifications to contractor employee protections from
                                reprisal for disclosure of certain
                                information.
    Sec. 838. Detail authority for Defense Advanced Research Projects
                                Agency to provide technology transition
                                support.
    Sec. 839. Employment transparency regarding individuals who perform
                                work in, for, or are subject to the laws or
                                control of the People's Republic of China.
    Sec. 840. Designation of program executive office for acquisition of
                                open-source intelligence tools for Army.

     Subtitle D--Provisions Relating to Supply Chains and Domestic Sourcing

    Sec. 841. Enhancing requirements for information relating to supply
                                chain risk.
    Sec. 842. Domestic production of stainless steel flatware and
                                dinnerware.
    Sec. 843. Clarification of exception to Berry Amendment requirements
                                for procurement of vessels in foreign
                                waters.
    Sec. 844. Technical edits to sourcing requirements for strategic
                                materials and sensitive materials.
    Sec. 845. Amendment to requirement to buy strategic materials critical
                                to national security from American sources.
    Sec. 846. Modification to miscellaneous limitations on the procurement
                                of goods other than United States goods.
    Sec. 847. Inclusion of recycled and reused minerals and metals in
                                preference for sourcing of strategic and
                                critical materials.
    Sec. 848. Domestic nonavailability determinations list.
    Sec. 849. Supply chain illumination incentives.
    Sec. 850. Report and updated guidance on continued risk management for
                                pharmaceutical supply chains of Department
                                of Defense.

            Subtitle E--Prohibitions and Limitations on Procurement

    Sec. 851. Prohibition on contracting with covered entities that
                                contract with lobbyists for Chinese
                                military companies.
    Sec. 852. Notification of changes to certain transportation contracts.
    Sec. 853. Prohibition on procurement of covered semiconductor products
                                and services from companies providing
                                covered semiconductor products and services
                                to Huawei.
    Sec. 854. Prohibition on contracts for online tutoring services.
    Sec. 855. Limitation on availability of funds for covered contractors
                                engaged in an anti-Israel boycott.
    Sec. 856. Procurement of cleaning products.
    Sec. 857. Plan for production of covered munitions for procurement by
                                the Department of Defense.
    Sec. 858. Procurement of covered hearing protection devices.

                      Subtitle F--Industrial Base Matters

    Sec. 861. Codification and modification of pilot program to accelerate
                                the procurement and fielding of innovative
                                technologies.
    Sec. 862. Program for distribution support and services for
                                contractors.
    Sec. 863. Extension of the pilot program for streamlining awards for
                                innovative technology projects.
    Sec. 864. Use of capability-based analysis of price of goods or
                                services offered by nontraditional defense
                                contractors.
    Sec. 865. Qualification of industrial capabilities.
    Sec. 866. Solid rocket motor industrial base.
    Sec. 867. Promulgate guidance relating to certain Department of Defense
                                contracts.

                       Subtitle G--Small Business Matters

    Sec. 871. Pilot program for the participation of military research and
                                educational institutions in the STTR
                                program.
    Sec. 872. Department of Defense pilot program for preliminary
                                calculation estimates for certain programs.
    Sec. 873. Boots to Business Program.
    Sec. 874. Establishment of pilot program for access to shared
                                classified commercial infrastructure.
    Sec. 875. Accessibility and clarity in covered notices for small
                                business concerns.
    Sec. 876. Small Business Bill of Rights.

                           Subtitle H--Other Matters

    Sec. 881. Clarification of waiver authority for organizational and
                                consultant conflicts of interest.
    Sec. 882. Reverse engineering or re-engineering for production of
                                items.
    Sec. 883. Procurement of Department of Defense batteries.
    Sec. 884. Advisory panel on the requirements process of the Department
                                of Defense.
    Sec. 885. Proposal for payment of costs for certain Government
                                Accountability Office bid protests.
    Sec. 886. Briefings, certification, and limitation on availability of
                                funds related to fuel services financial
                                management contracts.
    Sec. 887. Implementation of Comptroller General recommendations
                                relating to certain spare parts for F-35
                                aircraft.
    Sec. 888. Tracking awards made through other transaction authority.

                 Subtitle A--Acquisition Policy and Management

    SEC. 801. MODIFICATIONS TO GUIDELINES AND COLLECTION METHOD FOR
                  ACQUISITION OF COST DATA.

        Section 3227(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by
    striking ``$100,000,000'' and inserting ``an amount described in
    section 3041(c)(1) of this title''.

    SEC. 802. LIMITATION ON CERTAIN OPTIONS FOR COST CONTRACTS.

        (a) Amendments.--Section 3322 of title 10, United States Code, is
    amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
        ``(d) Limitation on Certain Options.--
                ``(1) In general.--Except as provided by paragraph (2), a
            covered contract shall limit the number of low-rate production
            lots for any production quantities procured using fixed-priced
            options under such covered contract to not more than one.
                ``(2) Waiver.--
                        ``(A) In general.--The service acquisition
                    executive of the military department concerned or, in
                    the case of program that is a joint program, the
                    Secretary of Defense may waive the limit required under
                    paragraph (1) with respect to the number of low-rate
                    production lots for a production quantity under a
                    covered contract if such service acquisition executive
                    or the Secretary of Defense, as applicable, determines
                    that such waiver is in the best interest of the
                    Department of Defense.
                        ``(B) Delegation limit.--Neither a service
                    acquisition executive nor the Secretary of Defense may
                    delegate the authority under subparagraph (A) to waive
                    the limit required under paragraph (1) below the level
                    of a service acquisition executive.
                ``(3) Definitions.--In this subsection:
                        ``(A) The term `covered contract' means a cost
                    reimbursement contract for the development of a major
                    system.
                        ``(B) The term `low-rate initial production' has
                    the same meaning as in section 4231 of this title.
                        ``(C) The term `major system' has the meaning given
                    such term in section 3041 of this title.''.
        (b) Conforming Regulations.--Not later than 120 days after the date
    of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall revise the
    Department of Defense Supplement to the Federal Acquisition Regulation
    to implement subsection (d) of section 3322 of title 10, United States
    Code, as added by subsection (a) of this section.

    SEC. 803. TREATMENT OF UNILATERAL DEFINITIZATION OF A CONTRACT AS A
                  FINAL DECISION.

        Section 3372(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
                (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) through (3) as
            subparagraphs (A) through (C), respectively, and moving such
            subparagraphs, as so redesignated, 2 ems to the right;
                (2) by striking ``Officer.--With respect to'' and inserting
            the following: ``Officer.--
                ``(1) In general.--With respect to''; and
                (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
                ``(2) Treatment of unilateral definitization of a contract
            as a final decision.--A unilateral definitization by a
            contracting officer shall be considered a final decision under
            chapter 71 of title 41, and a contractor may appeal this
            decision to the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals or the
            United States Court of Federal Claims.''.

    SEC. 804. MIDDLE TIER OF ACQUISITION FOR RAPID PROTOTYPING AND RAPID
                  FIELDING.

        (a) In General.--Chapter 253 of title 10, United States Code, is
    amended by adding at the end the following new section:
    ``Sec. 3602. Middle tier of acquisition for rapid prototyping and rapid
                  fielding
        ``(a) Guidance Required.--The Under Secretary of Defense for
    Acquisition and Sustainment, in consultation with the Comptroller of
    the Department of Defense and the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of
    Staff, shall establish pathways as described under subsection (b) to
    establish a process for conducting middle tier acquisitions for
    programs or projects that are intended to be completed in a period of
    two to five years.
        ``(b) Acquisition Pathways.--The Under Secretary of Defense for
    Acquisition and Sustainment shall establish the following two
    acquisition pathways:
                ``(1) Rapid prototyping.--The rapid prototyping pathway
            shall provide for the use of innovative technologies to rapidly
            develop fieldable prototypes to demonstrate new capabilities
            and meet emerging military needs. The objective of an
            acquisition program or project under this pathway shall be to
            field a prototype that can be demonstrated in an operational
            environment and provide for a residual operational capability
            within five years of the development of an approved
            requirement.
                ``(2) Rapid fielding.--The rapid fielding pathway shall
            provide for the use of proven technologies to field production
            quantities of new or upgraded systems with minimal development
            required. The objective of an acquisition program or project
            under this pathway shall be to begin production within six
            months and complete fielding within five years of the
            development of an approved requirement.
        ``(c) Expedited Process.--
                ``(1) In general.--Before using the authority under this
            section, the Under Secretary shall develop a streamlined and
            coordinated requirements, budget, and acquisition process that
            results in the development of an approved requirement for each
            acquisition program or project in a period of not more than six
            months from the time that the process is initiated. Programs or
            projects carried out under the authority of this section shall
            not be subject to the Joint Capabilities Integration and
            Development System Manual and Department of Defense Directive
            5000.01.
                ``(2) Rapid prototyping.--With respect to the rapid
            prototyping pathway, the process described in paragraph (1)
            shall include--
                        ``(A) a merit-based process for the consideration
                    of innovative technologies and new capabilities to meet
                    needs communicated by the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the
                    combatant commanders;
                        ``(B) a process for developing and implementing
                    acquisition and funding strategies for a program or
                    project to be carried out under such pathway;
                        ``(C) a process for demonstrating and evaluating
                    the performance of fieldable prototypes developed
                    pursuant to such program or project in an operational
                    environment;
                        ``(D) a process for transitioning successful
                    prototypes to new or existing acquisition programs for
                    production and fielding under the rapid fielding
                    pathway or the major capability acquisition pathway (as
                    defined under Department of Defense Instruction 5000.85
                    or successor instruction); and
                        ``(E) a process for iterating prototyping and
                    fielding within the rapid prototyping pathway that may
                    use a process described in paragraph (4)(F).
                ``(3) Rapid fielding.--With respect to the rapid fielding
            pathway, the process described in paragraph (1) shall include--
                        ``(A) a merit-based process for the consideration
                    of existing products and proven technologies to meet
                    needs communicated by the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the
                    combatant commanders;
                        ``(B) a process for demonstrating performance and
                    evaluating for current operational purposes the
                    proposed products and technologies;
                        ``(C) a process for developing and implementing
                    acquisition and funding strategies for a program or
                    project to be carried out under such pathway;
                        ``(D) a process for considering lifecycle costs and
                    addressing issues of logistics support and system
                    interoperability; and
                        ``(E) a process for identifying and exploiting
                    opportunities to use the rapid fielding pathway to
                    reduce total ownership costs.
                ``(4) Streamlined procedures.--The process described in
            paragraph (1) may provide for any of the following streamlined
            procedures:
                        ``(A) The service acquisition executive of the
                    military department concerned may appoint a program
                    manager for a program or project for which the
                    authority under this section is used from among
                    candidates from among civilian employees or members of
                    the armed forces who have significant and relevant
                    experience managing large and complex programs.
                        ``(B) A program manager appointed under
                    subparagraph (A) may be provided staff positions for a
                    technical staff, including experts in business
                    management, cost estimation, contracting, auditing,
                    engineering, certification, testing, and logistics, to
                    enable the program manager to manage the program
                    without the technical assistance of another element of
                    the Department of Defense to the maximum extent
                    practicable.
                        ``(C) A program manager appointed under
                    subparagraph (A) may, in coordination with the users of
                    the good or service to be acquired under such a program
                    or project and the test community, to make trade-offs
                    among life-cycle costs, requirements, and schedules to
                    meet the goals of the program or project.
                        ``(D) Each service acquisition executive, acting in
                    coordination with the defense acquisition executive,
                    may serve as the decision authority for a program or
                    project for which the authority under this section is
                    used, or shall delegate such decision authority.
                        ``(E) A program manager appointed under
                    subparagraph (A) may seek an expedited waiver from any
                    regulatory requirement, or in the case of a statutory
                    requirement, a waiver from Congress, that the program
                    manager determines adds cost, schedule, or performance
                    delays with little or no value to the management of
                    such program or project.
                        ``(F) If an operational capability is fielded for a
                    program or project for which the authority under this
                    section is used, the appropriate service acquisition
                    executive may permit continuous iterative prototyping
                    and fielding under the same program or project for an
                    unlimited number of subsequent periods, where each
                    period is intended to be five years.''.
        (b) Repeal of Superseded Authority.--Section 804 of the National
    Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114-92; 10
    U.S.C. 3201 note prec.) is repealed.
        (c) Conforming Amendments.--
                (1) Section 3601 of title 10, United States Code, is
            amended--
                        (A) in subsection (a)--
                                (i) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking
                            ``section 804 rapid acquisition pathway'' and
                            inserting ``rapid acquisition pathway'';
                                (ii) by amending paragraph (2) to read as
                            follows:
                ``(2) Rapid acquisition pathway defined.--In this section,
            the term `rapid acquisition pathway' means the rapid
            prototyping or the rapid fielding acquisition pathway
            authorized under section 3602 of this title.'';
                        (B) in subsection (b)(4), by striking ``the
                    guidance developed under section 804(a) of the National
                    Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public
                    Law 114-92; 10 U.S.C. 3201 note prec.)'' and inserting
                    ``section 3602 of this title''; and
                        (C) in subsection (c), by striking ``section 804
                    rapid acquisition pathway'' each place it appears and
                    inserting ``rapid acquisition pathway''.
                (2) Section 4201(b)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is
            amended by striking ``section 804 of the National Defense
            Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114-92; 10
            U.S.C. 3201 note prec.)'' and inserting ``section 3602 of this
            title''.
                (3) Section 4324(d)(5)(B) of title 10, United States Code,
            is amended by striking ``section 804 of the National Defense
            Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114-92; 10
            U.S.C. 2302 note)'' and inserting ``section 3602 of this
            title''.
                (4) Section 4423(e) of title 10, United States Code, is
            amended by striking ``section 804 of the National Defense
            Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114-92; 10
            U.S.C. 2302 note)'' and inserting ``section 3602 of this
            title''.
                (5) Section 810 of the National Defense Authorization Act
            for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31; 10 U.S.C. 4067 note)
            is amended by striking ``section 804 of the National Defense
            Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114-92; 10
            U.S.C. 3201 note prec.)'' and inserting ``section 3602 of title
            10, United States Code''.
                (6) Section 1608 of the National Defense Authorization Act
            for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31; 10 U.S.C. 2271 note)
            is amended by striking ``section 804 of the National Defense
            Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114-92; 10
            U.S.C. 3201 note prec.)'' and inserting ``section 3602 of title
            10, United States Code''.
                (7) Section 807(e)(4) of the National Defense Authorization
            Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 11-283; 10 U.S.C. 9081
            note) is amended by striking ``section 804 of the National
            Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114-
            92; 10 U.S.C. 2302 note)'' and inserting ``section 3602 of
            title 10, United States Code''.
                (8) Section 884(c)(2)(E) of the National Defense
            Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114-328; 10
            U.S.C. 4291 note prec.) is amended by striking ``section 804 of
            the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016
            (Public Law 114-92; 10 U.S.C. 2302 note)'' and inserting
            ``section 3602 of title 10, United States Code''.

    SEC. 805. REVISION AND CODIFICATION OF SOFTWARE ACQUISITION PATHWAYS.

        (a) In General.--Chapter 253 of title 10, United States Code, as
    amended by section 804, is further amended by adding at the end the
    following new section:
    ``Sec. 3603. Software acquisition pathways
        ``(a) Software Acquisition and Development Pathways.--The Secretary
    of Defense shall establish pathways as described under subsection (b)
    to provide for the efficient and effective acquisition, development,
    integration, and timely delivery of software and covered hardware. Such
    a pathway shall include the following:
        ``(b) Pathways.--The Secretary of Defense may establish as many
    pathways under this section as the Secretary determines appropriate and
    shall establish the following pathways:
                ``(1) Applications.--The applications pathway shall provide
            for the use of rapid development and implementation of
            applications and other software or software improvements
            operated by the Department of Defense, which may include
            applications and associated procurement of covered hardware
            (including modifications of a type not customarily available in
            the commercial marketplace to meet Department requirements),
            commercially available cloud computing platforms, and other
            nondevelopmental items.
                ``(2) Embedded systems.--The embedded systems pathway shall
            provide for the rapid development and insertion of upgrades and
            improvements for software and covered hardware embedded in
            weapon systems and other hardware systems unique to the
            Department of Defense.
        ``(c) Requirements for Pathways.--A pathway established under this
    section shall provide for the use of proven technologies and solutions
    to continuously engineer and deliver capabilities for software and
    covered hardware.
        ``(d) Considerations for Use of Authority.--In using the authority
    under this section, the Secretary shall consider how such use will--
                ``(1) initiate the engineering of new software capabilities
            quickly and, if applicable, the integration of such
            capabilities into covered hardware;
                ``(2) demonstrate the viability and effectiveness of such
            capabilities for operational use not later than one year after
            the date on which funds are first obligated to acquire or
            develop software; and
                ``(3) allow for the continuous updating and delivery of new
            capabilities not less frequently than annually to iteratively
            meet a requirement.
        ``(e) Treatment Not as Major Defense Acquisition Program.--Software
    and covered hardware acquired or developed using the authority under
    this section shall not be treated as a major defense acquisition
    program for purposes of section 4201 of title 10, United States Code,
    or Department of Defense Directive 5000.01 without the specific
    designation of such software and covered hardware by the Under
    Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment or a service
    acquisition executive.
        ``(f) Risk-based Approach.--The Secretary of Defense shall use a
    risk-based approach for the consideration of innovative technologies
    and new capabilities for software and covered hardware to be acquired
    or developed under this authority to meet needs communicated by the
    Joint Chiefs of Staff and the combatant commanders.
        ``(g) Expedited Process.--
                ``(1) In general.--A pathway established under this section
            shall provide for--
                        ``(A) a streamlined and coordinated requirements,
                    budget, and acquisition process to support rapid
                    fielding of software applications and of software
                    upgrades to embedded systems for operational use in a
                    period of not more than one year from the time that the
                    process is initiated;
                        ``(B) the collection of data on software and
                    covered hardware fielded; and
                        ``(C) continuous engagement with the users of
                    software and covered hardware to support--
                                ``(i) engineering activities of the
                            Department of Defense; and
                                ``(ii) delivery of software and covered
                            hardware for operational use in periods of not
                            more than one year.
                ``(2) Expedited software requirements process.--
                        ``(A) Inapplicability of joint capabilities
                    integration and development system manual.--Software
                    and covered hardware acquisition or development
                    conducted under the authority of this section shall not
                    be subject to the Joint Capabilities Integration and
                    Development System Manual, except pursuant to a
                    modified process specifically provided for the
                    acquisition or development of software by the Vice
                    Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, in consultation
                    with Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and
                    Sustainment and each service acquisition executive.
                        ``(B) Inapplicability of defense acquisition system
                    directive.--Software and covered hardware acquisition
                    or development conducted under the authority of this
                    section shall not be subject to Department of Defense
                    Directive 5000.01, except when specifically provided
                    for the acquisition or development of software by the
                    Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and
                    Sustainment, in consultation with the Vice Chairman of
                    the Joint Chiefs of Staff and each service acquisition
                    executive.
        ``(h) Elements.--In implementing a pathway established under the
    authority of this section, the Secretary shall tailor requirements
    relating to--
                ``(1) iterative development of requirements for software
            and covered hardware to be acquired or developed under the
            authority of this section through engagement with the user
            community and through user feedback, in order to continuously
            define and update priorities for such requirements;
                ``(2) early identification of the warfighter or user needs
            including the rationale for how software and covered hardware
            to be acquired or developed under the authority of this section
            will be tailored to address such needs;
                ``(3) initial contract requirements and format, including
            the use of summary-level lists of problems in existing software
            and desired features or capabilities of new or upgraded
            software;
                ``(4) continuous refinement and prioritization of contract
            requirements, informed by continuous engagement with users
            throughout the period of development and implementation of
            software and covered hardware to be acquired or developed under
            this section;
                ``(5) continuous consideration of issues related to
            lifecycle costs, technical data rights, and systems
            interoperability;
                ``(6) planning for support of capabilities of software to
            be acquired or developed under this section if the software
            developer stops supporting the software;
                ``(7) rapid contracting procedures, including expedited
            timeframes for making awards, selecting contract types,
            defining teaming arrangements, and defining options;
                ``(8) program execution processes, including supporting
            development and test infrastructure, automation and tools,
            digital engineering, data collection and sharing with
            Department of Defense stakeholders and with Congress, the role
            of developmental and operational testing activities, key
            decision-making and oversight events, and supporting processes
            and activities (such as independent costing activity,
            operational demonstration, and performance metrics);
                ``(9) assurances that cybersecurity metrics of the software
            to be acquired or developed, such as metrics relating to the
            density of vulnerabilities within the code of such software,
            the time from vulnerability identification to patch
            availability, the existence of common weaknesses within such
            code, and other cybersecurity metrics based on widely-
            recognized standards and industry best practices, are generated
            and made available to the Department of Defense and the
            congressional defense committees;
                ``(10) administrative procedures, including procedures
            relating to who may initiate and approve an acquisition under
            this authority, the roles and responsibilities of persons
            implementing or supporting the use of authority under this
            section, team selection and staffing process, governance and
            oversight roles and responsibilities, and appropriate
            independent technology assessments, testing, and cost
            estimation (including relevant thresholds or designation
            criteria);
                ``(11) mechanisms and waivers designed to ensure
            flexibility in the implementation of a pathway under this
            section, including the use of other transaction authority,
            broad agency announcements, and other procedures; and
                ``(12) mechanisms the Secretary will use for appropriate
            reporting to Congress on the use of the authority under this
            section, including notice of initiation of the use of a pathway
            and data regarding individual programs or acquisition
            activities, how acquisition activities are reflected in budget
            justification materials or requests to reprogram appropriated
            funds, and compliance with other reporting requirements.
        ``(i) Definitions.--In this section:
                ``(1) The term `covered hardware' means hardware--
                        ``(A) that is a commercial product (as defined in
                    section 103 of title 41) or a nondevelopmental item;
                    and
                        ``(B) in which software acquired under this section
                    is embedded.
                ``(2) The term `nondevelopmental item' has the meaning
            given in section 110 of title 41.''.
        (b) Guidance Required.--Not later than 90 days after the date of
    the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall issue or
    modify guidance to implement the requirements of this section.
        (c) Repeal of Superseded Authority.--
                (1) Repeal.--Section 800 of the National Defense
            Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92; 10
            U.S.C. 4571 note) is repealed.
                (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 807(e)(1) of the
            National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public
            Law 116-283; 10 U.S.C. 9081 note) is amended by striking
            ``section 800 of the National Defense Authorization Act for
            Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92; 133 Stat. 1478; 10 U.S.C.
            2223a note)'' and inserting ``section 3603 of title 10, United
            States Code''.

    SEC. 806. STREAMLINING OF MILESTONE A REQUIREMENTS.

        (a) Streamlining.--
                (1) In general.--Section 4251 of title 10, United States
            Code, is amended--
                        (A) in the section heading, by striking
                    ``determination required'' and inserting ``factors to
                    be considered'';
                        (B) in subsection (a)(2)--
                                (i) by striking ``the Secretary of the
                            military department concerned and the Chief of
                            the armed forces concerned concur in''; and
                                (ii) by inserting ``do not overly constrain
                            future trade space'' after ``with regard to the
                            program'';
                        (C) by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:
        ``(b) Factors to Be Considered for Milestone a Approval.--A major
    defense acquisition program or subprogram may not receive Milestone A
    approval or otherwise be initiated prior to Milestone B approval until
    the milestone decision authority confirms that the following factors
    were considered in the decision to grant Milestone A approval:
                ``(1) The program or subprogram fulfills an approved
            requirements document.
                ``(2) The program or subprogram has conducted appropriate
            market research.
                ``(3) With respect to any identified areas of risk, there
            is a plan to reduce the risk.
                ``(4) Planning for sustainment has been addressed.
                ``(5) An analysis of alternatives has been performed
            consistent with study guidance developed by the Director of
            Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation, or in lieu of an
            analysis of alternatives, early experimentation with a
            combatant commander has been conducted.
                ``(6) A life cycle cost estimate for the program or
            subprogram has been submitted by the component and that the
            level of resources required to complete the technology
            maturation and risk reduction phase of the program is
            sufficient for successful program execution.
                ``(7) The program or subprogram meets any other
            considerations the milestone decision authority considers
            relevant.'';
                        (D) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as
                    subsections (d) and (e), respectively;
                        (E) by inserting after subsection (b) the following
                    new subsection:
        ``(c) Written Record of a Milestone Decision.--The milestone
    decision authority shall issue a written record of a milestone decision
    at the time that Milestone A approval is granted. The record shall
    confirm compliance with subsection (b) and specifically state that the
    milestone decision authority considered the factors described in such
    subsection prior to the decision to grant milestone approval. The
    milestone decision authority shall retain records of the basis for the
    milestone decision.'';
                        (F) in subsection (d), as redesignated by
                    subparagraph (D)--
                                (i) in paragraph (1)--
                                        (I) in the paragraph heading, by
                                    striking ``brief summary report'' and
                                    inserting ``notification''; and
                                        (II) by striking ``a brief summary
                                    report that contains the following
                                    elements'' and all that follows through
                                    the period at the end and inserting ``a
                                    written record of the milestone
                                    decision.''; and
                                (ii) by amending paragraph (2) to read as
                            follows:
                ``(2) Additional information.--At the request of any of the
            congressional defense committees or, in the case of
            intelligence or intelligence-related activities, the
            congressional intelligence committees, the milestone decision
            authority shall submit to the committee an explanation of the
            basis for the decision to grant Milestone A approval with
            respect to a major defense acquisition program or major
            subprogram, and make available all underlying documentation.'';
            and
                        (G) in subsection (e), as so redesignated--
                                (i) in paragraph (1), by striking ``initial
                            capabilities document'' and inserting
                            ``requirements document'';
                                (ii) by striking paragraphs (4), (6), and
                            (7);
                                (iii) by redesignating paragraph (5) as
                            paragraph (4); and
                                (iv) by redesignating paragraph (8) as
                            paragraph (5).
                (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the
            beginning of subchapter III of chapter 322 of title 10, United
            States Code, is amended, in the item relating to section 4251,
            by striking ``determination required'' and inserting ``factors
            to be considered''.
        (b) Conforming Amendments.--
                (1) Section 4272 of title 10, United States Code, is
            amended by striking ``risk assessments--'' and all that follows
            through ``(2) before any decision'' and inserting ``risk
            assessments before any decision''.
                (2) Section 3221(b)(6)(A)(i) of title 10, United States
            Code, is amended by striking ``4251 or''.
                (3) Section 3222(a) of title 10, United States Code, is
            amended--
                        (A) by striking ``a milestone phase'' and inserting
                    ``the engineering and manufacturing development phase,
                    or production and deployment phase,''; and
                        (B) by striking ``authority that--'' and all that
                    follows through ``(2) for the for the engineering and
                    manufacturing development phase, or production and
                    deployment phase, includes a cost estimate'' and
                    inserting ``authority that includes a cost estimate''.

    SEC. 807. STREAMLINING OF MILESTONE B REQUIREMENTS.

        Section 4252 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
                (1) in the section heading, by striking ``certification
            required before'' and inserting ``factors to be considered
            before'';
                (2) by striking subsections (d), (e), and (f);
                (3) by redesignating subsections (a), (b), (c), and (g) as
            subsections (b), (d), (e), and (f), respectively;
                (4) by inserting before subsection (b), as so redesignated,
            the following new subsection:
        ``(a) Responsibilities.--Before granting Milestone B approval for a
    major defense acquisition program or major subprogram, the milestone
    decision authority for the program or subprogram shall ensure that--
                ``(1) information about the program or subprogram is
            sufficient to warrant entry of the program or subprogram into
            the engineering and manufacturing development phase;
                ``(2) appropriate trade-offs among cost, schedule,
            technical feasibility, and performance objectives have been
            made to ensure that the program or subprogram is affordable
            when considering the per-unit cost and the total life-cycle
            cost, and the Secretary of the military department concerned
            and the Chief of the armed force concerned concur with these
            trade-offs; and
                ``(3) there are sound plans for progression of the program
            or subprogram to the production phase.'';
                (5) by amending subsection (b), as so redesignated, to read
            as follows:
        ``(b) Factors to Be Considered for Milestone B Approval.--A major
    defense acquisition program or major subprogram may not receive
    Milestone B approval until the milestone decision authority confirms
    the following factors were considered in the decision to grant
    Milestone B approval:
                ``(1) The program or subprogram has received a preliminary
            design review and a formal post-preliminary design review or an
            equivalent assessment was conducted.
                ``(2) The technology in the program or subprogram has been
            demonstrated in a relevant environment.
                ``(3) The program or subprogram is affordable when
            considering the ability of the Department of Defense to
            accomplish the program's or subprogram's general mission using
            alternative systems.
                ``(4) Reasonable lifecycle cost and schedule estimates have
            been developed to execute, with the concurrence of the Director
            of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation, the plan under the
            program or subprogram.
                ``(5) The estimated procurement unit cost for the program
            or subprogram and the estimated date for initial operational
            capability for the baseline description for the program or
            subprogram (under section 4214 of this title) have been
            established.
                ``(6) Funding is expected to be available to execute the
            product development and production plan for the program or
            subprogram, consistent with the estimates described in
            paragraph (4) for the program or subprogram.
                ``(7) Appropriate market research has been conducted prior
            to technology development, including market research of
            commercial products, commercial services, and nondevelopmental
            items (as defined in section 110 of title 41).
                ``(8) The Department of Defense has completed an analysis
            of alternatives with respect to the program or subprogram, or
            in lieu of an analysis of alternatives, early experimentation
            with a combatant commander has been conducted.
                ``(9) The Joint Requirements Oversight Council has
            accomplished its duties with respect to the program or
            subprogram pursuant to section 181(b) of this title, including
            an analysis of the operational requirements for the program or
            subprogram.
                ``(10) Life-cycle sustainment planning has identified and
            evaluated relevant sustainment cost elements, factors, risks,
            and gaps that are likely to drive readiness of the system as
            well as operating and supporting costs.
                ``(11) An estimate has been made of the requirements for
            core logistics capabilities and the associated sustaining
            workloads required to support such requirements.
                ``(12) The program or subprogram complies with all relevant
            policies, regulations, and directives of the Department of
            Defense.
                ``(13) Appropriate actions are planned for the acquisition
            of technical data required to support the program or
            subprogram.
                ``(14) The program or subprogram has an approved life cycle
            sustainment plan required under section 4324(b) of this title.
                ``(15) In the case of a naval vessel program or subprogram,
            such program or subprogram is in compliance with the
            requirements of section 8669b of this title.'';
                (6) by inserting after subsection (b), as so redesignated,
            the following new subsection:
        ``(c) Written Record of Milestone Decision.--The milestone decision
    authority shall issue a written record of decision at the time that
    Milestone B approval is granted. The record shall confirm compliance
    with subsection (b) and specifically state that the milestone decision
    authority considered the factors described in subsection (b) prior to
    the decision to grant milestone approval. The milestone decision
    authority shall retain records of the basis for the milestone
    decision.'';
                (7) in subsection (d), as so redesignated--
                        (A) in the subsection heading, by striking
                    ``Certifications or Determination'' and inserting
                    ``Basis for Milestone Approval'';
                        (B) in paragraph (1)--
                                (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph
                            (A), by striking ``certifications or a
                            determination under subsection (a)'' and
                            inserting ``a written record of the milestone
                            decision under subsection (c)'';
                                (ii) in subparagraph (A)--
                                        (I) by striking ``certifications or
                                    determination of the milestone decision
                                    authority'' and inserting ``decision of
                                    the milestone decision authority''; and
                                        (II) by striking ``certifications
                                    or determination specified in paragraph
                                    (1), (2), or (3) of subsection (a)''
                                    and inserting ``decision specified in
                                    subsection (b)''; and
                                (iii) in subparagraph (B), by striking
                            ``certifications or determination'' and
                            inserting ``decision''; and
                        (C) in paragraph (2)--
                                (i) by striking ``withdraw the
                            certifications or determination concerned or'';
                            and
                                (ii) by striking ``certifications,
                            determination, or approval are'' and inserting
                            ``approval is'';
                (8) by amending subsection (e), as so redesignated, to read
            as follows:
        ``(e) Submissions to Congress on Milestone B.--
                ``(1) Notification.--Not later than 15 days after granting
            Milestone B approval for a major defense acquisition program or
            major subprogram, the milestone decision authority for the
            program or subprogram shall provide to the congressional
            defense committees and, in the case of intelligence or
            intelligence-related activities, the congressional intelligence
            committees a written record of the milestone decision.
                ``(2) Additional information.--(A) At the request of any of
            the congressional defense committees or, in the case of
            intelligence or intelligence-related activities, the
            congressional intelligence committees, the milestone decision
            authority shall submit to the committee an explanation of the
            basis for the decision to grant Milestone B approval with
            respect to a major defense acquisition program or major
            subprogram, or further information or underlying documentation.
                ``(B) The explanation or additional information shall be
            submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified
            annex.''; and
                (9) in subsection (f), as so redesignated--
                        (A) by striking paragraphs (4) and (5);
                        (B) by redesignating paragraph (6) as paragraph
                    (4); and
                        (C) by adding at the end the following new
                    paragraph:
                ``(5) The term `written record of milestone decision', with
            respect to a major defense acquisition program or a major
            subprogram, means a document signed by the milestone decision
            authority that formalizes approved entry of the program or
            subprogram into the next phase of the acquisition process.''.

    SEC. 808. NOTICE OF CONTRACT CANCELLATION OR TERMINATION RELATING TO
                  REMOTE OR ISOLATED INSTALLATIONS.

        Chapter 365 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding
    at the end the following new section:
    ``Sec. 4705. Notice of contract cancellation or termination relating to
                  remote or isolated installations
        ``(a) In General.--Except as provided by subsection (c), not later
    than 30 days before the date on which the Secretary of Defense or any
    other official of an element of the Department of Defense cancels or
    terminates a contract, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a notice
    of such cancellation or termination if such cancellation or termination
    involves a reduction in employment of not fewer than--
                ``(1) 50 remote or isolated installation contractor
            employees; or
                ``(2) 100 employees of contractors, including remote or
            isolated installation contractor employees.
        ``(b) Requirements.--A notice described in subsection (a) shall
    include an assessment of the effect of such cancellation or termination
    on members of the armed forces.
        ``(c) Waiver.--(1) The Secretary of Defense may waive the
    requirements of subsection (a) with respect to the cancellation or
    termination of a contract if the Secretary determines that such waiver
    is in the interest of national security.
        ``(2) If the Secretary waives the requirements of subsection (a)
    with respect to the cancellation or termination of a contract, the
    Secretary shall submit the notice required by such subsection with
    respect to such cancellation or termination not later than one week
    after such cancellation or termination.
        ``(d) Definitions.--In this section:
                ``(1) The term `remote or isolated installation' means a
            military installation (as defined in section 2801 of this
            title) that is a remote military installation, as determined by
            the Secretary pursuant to the policy required by section 565 of
            the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (10
            U.S.C. 1781b note).
                ``(2) The term `remote or isolated installation contractor
            employee' means an individual who--
                        ``(A) is an employee of a contractor;
                        ``(B) as such an employee, provides goods or
                    services to a remote or isolated installation; and
                        ``(C) resides in the same geographic area as such
                    remote or isolated installation.''.

    SEC. 809. COST GROWTH REPORTS FOR MAJOR ACQUISITION PROGRAMS THAT ARE
                  HIGHLY SENSITIVE CLASSIFIED PROGRAMS.

        (a) Guidance Required.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
    the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense for
    Acquisition and Sustainment, in consultation each Secretary of a
    military department, shall establish guidance requiring that each
    service acquisition executive (as defined in section 101 of title 10,
    United States Code) submit to the congressional defense committees a
    cost growth report for a covered program each time the estimated unit
    cost for such covered program has increased by a percentage equal to or
    greater than any of the significant cost growth thresholds or critical
    cost growth thresholds under section 4371 of title 10, United States
    Code.
        (b) Elements of Report.--A cost growth report required under this
    section shall include, with respect to a covered program, the
    following:
                (1) The name of the covered program.
                (2) The date of the preparation of the report.
                (3) The program phase of the covered program.
                (4) The unit cost estimates for the covered program in
            constant base-year dollars and in current dollars.
                (5) A statement of the reasons for cost increases that
            resulted in the submission of a report under this section.
                (6) A list of major program milestones, including the dates
            for each program milestone according to the original baseline,
            current baseline, and current estimate.
                (7) Annualized funding for the program by appropriation
            account from the date on which the program commenced to the
            current estimated year of completion.
                (8) Any actions taken or proposed to be taken to control
            future cost growth of the covered program.
                (9) Any changes made in the performance or milestones of
            the covered program and the extent to which such changes have
            contributed to the cost increase.
        (c) Critical Breach.--With respect to a covered program for which
    the cost growth meets the threshold for a critical cost growth
    threshold (as defined in section 4371 of title 10, United States Code),
    the applicable service acquisition executive shall--
                (1) treat such covered program as if the unit cost of such
            a covered program has increased by a percentage equal to or
            greater than any of the critical cost growth thresholds for the
            covered program; and
                (2) follow applicable procedures in sections 4376 and 4377
            of title 10, United States Code.
        (d) Definitions.--In this section:
                (1) The term ``covered program'' means a Department of
            Defense program--
                        (A) that is a highly sensitive classified program
                    (as determined by the Secretary of Defense);
                        (B) that would be a major defense acquisition
                    program under section 4201 of title 10, United States
                    Code, except for the exclusion from the applicability
                    of that section of such a highly sensitive classified
                    program; and
                        (C) that has entered the engineering and
                    manufacturing design phase, or equivalent phase.
                (2) The term ``unit cost'' means, with respect to a covered
            program, as applicable--
                        (A) the program acquisition unit cost (as defined
                    in section 4351 of title 10, United States Code); or
                        (B) the procurement unit cost (as defined in such
                    section).

    Subtitle B--Amendments to General Contracting Authorities, Procedures,
                                and Limitations

    SEC. 811. REPEAL OF AND MODIFICATION TO CERTAIN DEFENSE ACQUISITION
                  LAWS.

        (a) Repeals.--
                (1) The following provisions of law are hereby repealed:
                        (A) Section 805 of the National Defense
                    Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004 (Public Law 108-
                    136; 117 Stat. 1542).
                        (B) Sections 886 and 892 of the National Defense
                    Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110-
                    181; 122 Stat. 266, 270).
                        (C) Section 127 of the Ike Skelton National Defense
                    Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (Public Law 111-
                    383; 111 Stat. 4161).
                        (D) Sections 828 and 1056 of the National Defense
                    Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114-
                    92; 129 Stat. 910, 984).
                        (E) Sections 235 and 1692 of the National Defense
                    Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114-
                    328; 130 Stat. 2064, 2636).
                (2) Section 844 of the National Defense Authorization Act
            for Fiscal Year 2012 (Public Law 112-81; 125 Stat. 1515) is
            amended--
                        (A) by striking subsections (a) and (b); and
                        (B) in subsection (c), by striking ``(c) Annual
                    Report on Contracting in Iraq and Afghanistan.--
                    Section'' and inserting ``Section''.
        (b) Modification to Certain Contracts Relating to Vessels,
    Aircraft, and Combat Vehicles.--Section 3671(b)(5) of title 10, United
    States Code, is amended--
                (1) by striking subparagraphs (B) and (C);
                (2) in subparagraph (A), by striking the semicolon and
            inserting a period; and
                (3) in that matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking
            the following: ``subsection if--(A) funds'' and inserting
            ``subsection if funds''.
        (c) Modification to Limitation on Milestone Decision Authorities.--
    Section 4204 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking
    subsection (f).

    SEC. 812. MODIFICATION TO LIMITATION ON ACQUISITION OF EXCESS SUPPLIES.

        Section 3070 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
                (1) in subsection (a), by inserting ``, or in the case of
            ship maintenance, overhaul, and repair, in excess of five years
            of operating stocks'' after ``in excess of two years of
            operating stocks''; and
                (2) in subsection (b)(2), by inserting ``, to protect
            against identified risk of supply chain disruptions,'' before
            ``or for other reasons of national security''.

    SEC. 813. MODIFICATIONS TO COMPTROLLER GENERAL ASSESSMENT OF
                  ACQUISITION PROGRAMS.

        (a) In General.--Section 3072 of title 10, United States Code, is
    amended--
                (1) in the heading, by striking ``efforts'' and inserting
            ``initiatives'';
                (2) by striking ``efforts'' each place it appears and
            inserting ``initiatives'';
                (3) in subsection (a), by striking ``2026'' and inserting
            ``2029''; and
                (4) in subsection (b)--
                        (A) by striking paragraph (2) and redesignating
                    paragraph (3) as paragraph (2);
                        (B) in paragraph (2), as so redesignated, by
                    striking the period at the end and inserting ``; and'';
                    and
                        (C) by adding at the end the following new
                    paragraph:
                ``(3) other issues as determined appropriate by the
            Comptroller General.''.
        (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for chapter 203 of
    title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating
    to section 3072 and inserting the following:

    ``3072. Comptroller General assessment of acquisition programs and
                                initiatives.''.

    SEC. 814. MODIFICATIONS TO COMMERCIAL PRODUCT AND COMMERCIAL SERVICE
                  DETERMINATIONS.

        Section 3456(c) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by
    striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following paragraph:
                ``(1) Determinations.--A contract or subcontract for a
            product (including a product without a part number or a product
            with a prior part number that has the same functionality as the
            product had with the prior part number) or service acquired
            using commercial acquisition procedures under part 12 of the
            Federal Acquisition Regulation shall serve as a prior
            commercial product or commercial service determination with
            respect to such product or service for purposes of this
            chapter, including when subject to minor modifications,
            unless--
                        ``(A) the prior determination was not issued or
                    approved by a contracting officer of the Department of
                    Defense; or
                        ``(B) the senior procurement executive of the
                    military department or the Department of Defense as
                    designated for purposes of section 1702(c) of title 41
                    determines in writing that it is no longer appropriate
                    to acquire the product or service using commercial
                    acquisition procedures.''.

    SEC. 815. APPLICATION OF RECENT PRICE HISTORY TO COST OR PRICING DATA
                  REQUIREMENTS.

        Section 3702(a)(3) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
                (1) by striking ``An offeror'' and inserting ``(A) An
            offeror''; and
                (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
                        ``(B)(i) An offeror for a subcontract (at any tier)
                    of a contract under this chapter that is required to
                    submit cost or pricing data under subparagraph (A) with
                    respect to such subcontract may submit prices paid for
                    the covered goods and services of such offeror for such
                    subcontract under this clause if--
                                ``(I) such offeror is a nontraditional
                            defense contractor (as defined in section 3014
                            of this title);
                                ``(II) the prices to be submitted are
                            prices that were paid for the same goods and
                            services as such covered goods and services;
                            and
                                ``(III) the price of such subcontract is
                            not expected to exceed $5,000,000.
                        ``(ii) The submission of prices paid under clause
                    (i) by an offereor with respect to a subcontract shall
                    be deemed to be the submission of cost or pricing data
                    by such offeror with respect to such subcontract as
                    required by subparagraph (A) if a contracting officer
                    of the Department of Defense determines that the prices
                    submitted under such clause are fair and reasonable
                    based on supported cost or pricing data within the last
                    12 months.
                        ``(iii) In this subparagraph, the term `covered
                    goods and services' means, with respect to an offeror
                    for a subcontract (at any tier), the goods and services
                    such offeror would provide under such subcontract.''.

    SEC. 816. MODIFICATIONS TO AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN PROTOTYPE
                  PROJECTS USING OTHER TRANSACTION AUTHORITY.

        Section 4022(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
                (1) in paragraph (2)--
                        (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``senior
                    procurement executive for the agency as designated for
                    the purpose of section 1702(c) of title 41'' and
                    inserting ``head of the contracting activity''; and
                        (B) in subparagraph (B)(i), by striking ``Under
                    Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering or
                    the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and
                    Sustainment'' and inserting ``senior procurement
                    executive for the agency as designated for the purpose
                    of section 1702(c) of title 41, or, for the Defense
                    Advanced Research Projects Agency, the Defense
                    Innovation Unit, or the Missile Defense Agency, the
                    director of the agency,''; and
                (2) by amending paragraph (3) to read as follows:
                ``(3) The authority of the head of the contracting
            activity, director of the Defense Advanced Research Projects
            Agency, director of the Defense Innovation Unit, director of
            the Missile Defense Agency, or the senior procurement
            executive, as applicable, under paragraph (2) may not be
            delegated.''.

    SEC. 817. CLARIFICATION OF OTHER TRANSACTION AUTHORITY FOR FOLLOW ON
                  PRODUCTION.

        Section 4022 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
                (1) in subsection (e), by adding at the end the following
            new paragraph:
                ``(6) The term `follow-on production contract or
            transaction' means a contract or transaction to produce,
            sustain, or otherwise implement the results of a successfully
            completed prototype project for continued or expanded use by
            the Department of Defense.''; and
                (2) in subsection (f)--
                        (A) in paragraph (1), by adding at the end the
                    following: ``A follow-on production award may be
                    provided for in a transaction entered into under this
                    section for a prototype project, awarded with respect
                    to such a transaction as one or more separate awards,
                    or a combination thereof.''; and
                        (B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``, one or more
                    separate awards of follow-on production contracts or
                    transactions with respect to a transaction described in
                    such paragraph, or a combination thereof,'' after
                    ``paragraph (1)''.

    SEC. 818. CLARIFICATION OF OTHER TRANSACTION AUTHORITY FOR FACILITY
                  REPAIR.

        (a) In General.--Section 4022(i) of title 10, United States Code,
    is amended--
                (1) in paragraph (2)--
                        (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``except for
                    projects carried out for the purpose of repairing a
                    facility,'';
                        (B) by inserting ``(A)'' before ``In carrying
                    out'';
                        (C) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as
                    clauses (i) and (ii), respectively; and
                        (D) by adding at the end the following new
                    subparagraph:
                ``(B) The requirements of this paragraph shall not apply to
            projects carried out for the purpose of repairing a
            facility.''; and
                (2) in paragraph (4)(A), by striking ``September 30, 2025''
            and inserting ``September 30, 2030''.
        (b) Applicability.--This section and the amendments made by this
    section shall apply with respect to a transaction for a prototype
    project under section 4022(i) of title 10, United States Code, entered
    into on or after the date of the enactment of this section.

    SEC. 819. OPEN INTERFACE STANDARDS FOR CONTRACTS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF
                  DEFENSE.

        Section 4401 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
                (1) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c); and
                (2) by inserting after subsection (a) the following:
        ``(b) Disclosure Required.--Not later than one year after the date
    of the enactment of this subsection, the Secretary of Defense shall
    make publicly available any standards for implementation of the modular
    open system approaches for contracts, unless the service acquisition
    executive with respect to a specific contract submits to the Secretary
    a request to not disclose such standards and the Secretary approves
    such request.''.

    SEC. 820. UPDATES TO EARNED VALUE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS.

        Section 827(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
    Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31; 10 U.S.C. note prec. 4601) is amended--
                (1) by striking ``date of the enactment of this Act'' and
            inserting ``date of the enactment of the National Defense
            Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025''; and
                (2) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3) and inserting the
            following:
                ``(2) increase the contract value threshold associated with
            earned value management system requirements for cost contracts
            or incentive contracts from $20,000,000 to $50,000,000; and
                ``(3) increase the contract value threshold associated
            requiring a defense contractor to use an approved earned value
            management system from $50,000,000 to $100,000,000.''.

    SEC. 821. INCLUSION OF JAPAN AND THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA IN CONTESTED
                  LOGISTICS DEMONSTRATION AND PROTOTYPING PROGRAM.

        Section 842(h)(2) of the National Defense Authorization Act for
    Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31) is amended--
                (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (C), (D), and (E) as
            subparagraphs (D), (F), and (G), respectively;
                (2) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following new
            subparagraph:
                        ``(C) Japan;''; and
                (3) by inserting after subparagraph (D), as redesignated by
            paragraph (1), the following new subparagraph:
                        ``(E) the Republic of Korea;''.

    SEC. 822. AVOIDANCE OF USE OF LOWEST PRICE TECHNICALLY ACCEPTABLE
                  SOURCE SELECTION CRITERIA FOR PROCUREMENT OF MUNITIONS
                  RESPONSE SERVICES.

        Section 880(c)(1) of the John S. McCain National Defense
    Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (41 U.S.C. 3701 note) is amended
    by inserting ``munitions response services,'' after
    ``telecommunications devices and services,''.

    SEC. 823. USE OF FIXED-PRICE TYPE CONTRACTS FOR CERTAIN SHIPBUILDING
                  PROGRAMS.

        Section 818 of the John Warner National Defense Authorization Act
    for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 109-364) is amended by adding at the
    end the following new subsection:
        ``(g) Conditions With Respect to Certain Shipbuilding Contracts.--
                ``(1) Limitation.--With respect to a fixed-price type
            contract for the procurement of shipbuilding associated with a
            major defense acquisition program, the number of ships to be
            procured under such contract, including all options, may not be
            more than two if the scope of the work of such contract
            includes the detail design and the construction of items for
            such a major defense acquisition program.
                ``(2) Waiver.--The Secretary concerned may waive the
            limitation in paragraph (1) if such Secretary submits to the
            congressional defense committees, not later than 30 days after
            issuance of such waiver, a written notification of such waiver
            that includes a certification that the basic and functional
            design of any ship to be procured under a contract described in
            paragraph (1) are complete.
                ``(3) Definitions.--In this subsection:
                        ``(A) The term `basic and functional design' has
                    the meaning given in section 8669c of title 10, United
                    States Code.
                        ``(B) The term `construction' means steel cutting
                    and module fabrication, assembly, and outfitting, keel
                    laying, and module erection supporting the launch and
                    eventual delivery of a completed ship.
                        ``(C) The term `detail design' means design using
                    computer-aided modeling to enable the generation of
                    work instructions for construction of the ship, where
                    such work instructions show detailed system information
                    and support construction, including guidance for
                    subcontractors and suppliers, installation drawings,
                    schedules, material lists, and lists of prefabricated
                    materials and parts.''.

    SEC. 824. EXTENSION OF TEMPORARY AUTHORITY TO MODIFY CERTAIN CONTRACTS
                  AND OPTIONS BASED ON THE EFFECTS OF INFLATION.

        Subsection (e) of the first section of Public Law 85-804 (50 U.S.C.
    1431(e)) is amended by striking ``December 31, 2024'' and inserting
    ``December 31, 2025''.

            Subtitle C--Provisions Relating to Workforce Development

    SEC. 831. MODIFICATION TO THE TERM OF APPOINTMENT OF THE PRESIDENT OF
                  THE DEFENSE ACQUISITION UNIVERSITY.

        Section 1746(e)(3) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by
    striking the second sentence and inserting the following: ``The
    preceding sentence does not apply to the President of the Defense
    Acquisition University serving on January 1, 2025, who shall serve a
    maximum term of three years beginning on the date of the enactment of
    the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 without an
    option for extension of such term.''.

    SEC. 832. UPDATED ACQUISITION AND SUSTAINMENT TRAINING.

        (a) In General.--Subchapter IV of chapter 87 of title 10, United
    States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
    ``Sec. 1749. Field training for acquisition and sustainment
        ``(a) Training Program.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
    the enactment of this section, the Under Secretary for Acquisition and
    Sustainment shall establish a training program that supports cross-
    functional personnel and contractors of the Department of Defense
    involved in any phase of the acquisition and sustainment lifecycle in
    making important decisions with respect to acquisition or sustainment,
    including requirements validation, the development of an acquisition
    strategy, awarding contracts, and ongoing management of performance and
    governance.
        ``(b) Elements.--The training program established under subsection
    (a) shall--
                ``(1) create deployable training teams to coach the cross-
            functional personnel and contractors described in subsection
            (a) and facilitate such personnel and contractors successfully
            completing a phase of an acquisition or sustainment effort with
            the same training team to the maximum extent possible;
                ``(2) to the extent practicable, ensure that the same
            training team under paragraph (1) provides the support
            described under such paragraph with respect to a phase of an
            acquisition or sustainment effort until such phase is completed
            or otherwise ends;
                ``(3) provide to the cross-functional personnel and
            contractors described in subsection (a) short, intermittent
            lessons on innovative acquisition and fielding procedures,
            flexible contracting frameworks, and business negotiation
            skills that are timed to align the topics of the lessons to
            relevant activities under a phase of an acquisition or
            sustainment effort;
                ``(4) emphasizes--
                        ``(A) the acquisition of commercial products,
                    commercial services, and commercially available off-
                    the-shelf items (as such terms are defined in sections
                    103, 103a, and 104, respectively, of title 41);
                        ``(B) technology procured `as-a-service' or as a
                    consumption-based solution (as defined in section 834
                    of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense
                    Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (10 U.S.C. 4571
                    note)); and
                        ``(C) using the middle tier acquisition pathways
                    under section 3602 of this title and the pathways under
                    section 3603 of this title; and
                ``(5) include a process for collecting feedback on the
            training program and performance of the training teams to
            improve the training program.
        ``(c) Training Team Requirements.--Each training team created under
    the training program--
                ``(1) include at not less than one individual from the
            private sector or academia with expertise in conducting
            commercial transactions; and
                ``(2) has excellent facilitation skills and can coach the
            cross-functional personnel and contractors described in
            subsection (a) on applying the best practices to the
            formulation of acquisition and sustainment programs and
            contracts;
        ``(d) Certification.--The Under Secretary of Defense for
    Acquisition and Sustainment shall ensure that each member of the
    acquisition workforce who participates in the training program
    established under subsection (a) can meet up to 80 hours of a
    continuous education requirement established under section 1723 of this
    title by participating in the training program.
        ``(e) Pilot Program.--During fiscal year 2025, the Secretary of
    each military department shall carry out not less than one pilot
    program--
                ``(1) under which the military department shall receive
            support under the training program established under subsection
            (a) with respect to acquisition and sustainment efforts of high
            importance or urgency to the military department; and
                ``(2) which the Under Secretary for Acquisition and
            Sustainment shall use to develop the training material and
            procedures for the training program.
        ``(f) Funding Requirements.--The Under Secretary for Acquisition
    and Sustainment is authorized to use funds available for the Defense
    Acquisition University for civilian faculty members, contracts, and
    associated travel and expenses to carry out the training program
    established in (a) starting in fiscal year 2025, and for fiscal years
    2027 through fiscal year 2031--
                ``(1) not less than 25 percent of civilian faculty members
            authorized under section 1746 of this title shall be detailed
            on a reimbursable basis to the training program established in
            (a) for a minimum of half of their time; and
                ``(2) not less than 25 percent of all contract or agreement
            obligations in support of Defense Acquisition University shall
            be reserved for the training program established in (a),
            including the training of civilian faculty members to
            facilitate programs under the training program.
        ``(g) Report.--Not later than November 1, 2026, the Under Secretary
    for Acquisition and Sustainment shall provide a report to the
    Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives
    on the training program required under subsection (a), including--
                ``(1) the number and qualifications of civilian faculty
            members detailed to the training program under subsection
            (f)(1), including any training requirements they receive to
            facilitate programs under the training program;
                ``(2) an identification of contractor or university support
            for the training program pursuant to subsection (f)(2);
                ``(3) a budget for the training program that meets the
            requirements of subsection (f);
                ``(4) the status and success of the pilot program; and
                ``(5) any additional information or recommendations with
            respect to the training program that the Under Secretary of
            Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment determines
            appropriate.''.
        (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for chapter 87 of
    title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after the item
    relating to section 1748 the following new item:

    ``1749. Field training for acquisition and sustainment.''.

    SEC. 833. EXTENSION OF DEMONSTRATION PROJECT RELATING TO CERTAIN
                  ACQUISITION PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT POLICIES AND PROCEDURES.

        Section 1762(g) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by
    striking ``December 31, 2026'' and inserting ``December 31, 2031''.

    SEC. 834. PERFORMANCE INCENTIVES RELATED TO COMMERCIAL PRODUCT AND
                  COMMERCIAL SERVICE DETERMINATIONS.

        Section 3453(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
                (1) in paragraph (5), by striking ``and'' at the end;
                (2) in paragraph (6), by striking the period at the end and
            inserting ``; and''; and
                (3) by adding the following new paragraph:
                ``(7) establish criteria in performance evaluations for
            appropriate personnel to reward risk-informed decisions that
            maximize the acquisition of commercial products, commercial
            services, or nondevelopmental items other than commercial
            products.''.

    SEC. 835. MODIFICATION TO EXTRAMURAL ACQUISITION INNOVATION AND
                  RESEARCH ACTIVITIES.

        Section 4142 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
                (1) by striking subsection (c);
                (2) by redesignating subsections (d), (e), and (f) as
            subsections (c), (d), and (e), respectively;
                (3) in subsection (a), by striking ``subsection (d)'' and
            inserting ``subsection (c)''; and
                (4) in subsection (e), as so redesignated, by striking
            ``Director'' and inserting ``Under Secretary of Defense for
            Acquisition and Sustainment''.

    SEC. 836. PROHIBITION ON THE TRANSFER OF CERTAIN DATA ON EMPLOYEES OF
                  THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE TO THIRD PARTIES.

        Section 4662 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
                (1) in subsection (a)--
                        (A) by striking ``and that would be permissible
                    pursuant to statute or guidance from the Director of
                    the Office of Management and Budget.'' and inserting a
                    period; and
                        (B) by inserting at the end the following: ``This
                    provision does not apply in circumstances where the
                    transfer of such data would otherwise be authorized by
                    law.'';
                (2) by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:
        ``(b) Waiver.--The Secretary of Defense may waive the requirements
    of subsection (a) with respect to the sale, licensing, or other
    transfer of covered individually identifiable Department employee data
    if the Secretary determines that such waiver--
                ``(1) appropriately considers the privacy risks to the
            employee of the Department of Defense to which such data
            relates; and
                ``(2) is necessary in the interest of national security.'';
                (3) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d);
                (4) by amending paragraph (1) of subsection (d), as so
            redesignated, to read as follows:
                ``(1) The term `covered individually identifiable
            Department employee data' means individually identifiable
            Department employee data obtained by a contractor or
            subcontractor described in subsection (a).''; and
                (5) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new
            subsection:
        ``(c) Report.--Not later than January 15, 2026, and annually
    thereafter for four years, the Under Secretary of Defense for
    Acquisition and Sustainment, shall submit to the congressional defense
    committees a report on the use of the waiver authority under subsection
    (b) for the fiscal year preceding the date of submission of the report.
    The report shall include, for each use of the waiver--
                ``(1) the specific justification for providing the waiver;
                ``(2) an identification of the contractor or subcontractor
            that is the subject of the waiver request; and
                ``(3) an identification of the purpose of the sale,
            licensing, or transfer of covered individually identifiable
            Department employee data that is the subject of the waiver
            request.''.

    SEC. 837. MODIFICATIONS TO CONTRACTOR EMPLOYEE PROTECTIONS FROM
                  REPRISAL FOR DISCLOSURE OF CERTAIN INFORMATION.

         Section 4701(c) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
                (1) by redesignating paragraphs (2), (3), (4), (5), (6),
            and (7) as paragraphs (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), and (8),
            respectively;
                (2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new
            paragraph:
        ``(2) Not later than 30 days after receiving an Inspector General
    report pursuant to subsection (b), the head of the agency concerned
    shall notify the complainant and the Inspector General, in writing, of
    either the actions ordered or the decision to deny relief. After such
    notification, if the head of the agency concerned changes the actions
    ordered or the decision to deny relief, the head of the agency
    concerned shall notify the complainant and the Inspector General, in
    writing, of the change not later than 30 days after the change
    occurs.'';
                (3) in paragraph (3), as redesignated by paragraph (1) of
            this section, by striking ``paragraph (b)(2)(B)'' and inserting
            ``paragraph (2)(B) of such subsection''; and
                (4) in paragraph (4), as so redesignated, by striking
            ``paragraph (2)'' and inserting ``paragraph (3)''.

    SEC. 838. DETAIL AUTHORITY FOR DEFENSE ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS
                  AGENCY TO PROVIDE TECHNOLOGY TRANSITION SUPPORT.

        Section 806 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
    Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31; 10 U.S.C. 1701 note) is amended--
                (1) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as subsections
            (e) and (f), respectively; and
                (2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following new
            subsection:
        ``(d) DARPA Detailees Authorized.--
                ``(1) Authority.--The Director of the Defense Advanced
            Research Projects Agency, upon a request from the Principal
            Technology Transition Advisor of a military department, may
            detail personnel of the Agency to such military department for
            a period not to exceed one year to provide technology
            transition support for technology of the Agency that is to be
            acquired by such military department.
                ``(2) Extension.--The Under Secretary of Defense for
            Research and Engineering may extend a detail under paragraph
            (1) for a period of not more than 6 additional months.''.

    SEC. 839. EMPLOYMENT TRANSPARENCY REGARDING INDIVIDUALS WHO PERFORM
                  WORK IN, FOR, OR ARE SUBJECT TO THE LAWS OR CONTROL OF
                  THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA.

        Section 855 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
    Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81; 10 U.S.C. 4651 note prec.) is amended--
                (1) in subsection (a)--
                        (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``, for, or are
                    subject to the laws or control of'' after ``perform
                    work in''; and
                        (B) in paragraph (3)--
                                (i) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and
                            (B) as clauses (i) and (ii) and moving such
                            clauses, as so redesignated, two ems to the
                            right;
                                (ii) by striking ``If a covered entity''
                            and inserting ``(A) In general.--If a covered
                            company'';
                                (iii) by inserting ``, for, or are subject
                            to the laws or control of'' after ``any
                            individual who will perform work in'';
                                (iv) in clause (i), as so redesignated, by
                            striking ``perform work in the People's
                            Republic of China'' and inserting ``perform
                            such work''; and
                                (v) in clause (ii), as so redesignated--
                                        (I) by inserting ``and each other
                                    location'' after ``China''; and
                                        (II) by striking ``performed.'' and
                                    inserting the following: ``performed;
                                    and
                                ``(iii) whether an agency or
                            instrumentality of the People's Republic of
                            China or any other covered entity has requested
                            access to data or otherwise acquired data from
                            the covered entity required to make a
                            disclosure under paragraph (1) or (2) pursuant
                            to any law or regulation of the People's
                            Republic of China.
                        ``(B) Additional disclosure of information and
                    additional measures regarding certain entities.--
                                ``(i) In general.--If a covered entity
                            performing a covered contract for services
                            dealing with commercial computer software or
                            noncommercial computer software and is required
                            to make a disclosure under paragraph (1) or
                            (2), such covered entity shall--
                                        ``(I) describe the process for
                                    disclosing a cybersecurity
                                    vulnerability, if such covered entity
                                    is also required to disclose any
                                    cybersecurity vulnerability to the
                                    Ministry of Industry and Information
                                    Technology or any other agency or
                                    instrumentality of the People's
                                    Republic of China; and
                                        ``(II) provide any information
                                    related to how a United States
                                    affiliate is notified of a
                                    vulnerability described in subclause
                                    (I).
                                ``(ii) Issuance of regulations.--Not later
                            than 180 days after the date of the enactment
                            of this subparagraph, the Secretary shall
                            revise the Defense Federal Acquisition
                            Regulation Supplement to require--
                                        ``(I) a covered entity to require
                                    that an individual or entity performing
                                    work on a covered contract in the
                                    People's Republic of China on behalf of
                                    the covered entity to notify the
                                    covered entity within 48 hours of such
                                    individual or entity reporting any
                                    software vulnerability related to such
                                    covered contract to the Ministry of
                                    Industry and Information Technology or
                                    any other agency or instrumentality of
                                    the People's Republic of China; and
                                        ``(II) the covered entity to retain
                                    and furnish to the Department of
                                    Defense information regarding any
                                    cybersecurity vulnerability reported to
                                    the Ministry of Industry and
                                    Information Technology or any other
                                    agency or instrumentality of the
                                    People's Republic of China with respect
                                    to which the covered entity received a
                                    notice pursuant to subclause (I).'';
                                    and
                (2) in subsection (d)--
                        (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``with a value in
                    excess of $5,000,000, excluding'' and inserting ``for,
                    or including, any information and communications
                    technology, including''; and
                        (B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``, for, or
                    subject to the laws or control of'' after ``a covered
                    contract in''.

    SEC. 840. DESIGNATION OF PROGRAM EXECUTIVE OFFICE FOR ACQUISITION OF
                  OPEN-SOURCE INTELLIGENCE TOOLS FOR ARMY.

        (a) In General.--The Secretary of the Army may designate an
    existing program executive office within the Army to be responsible for
    the acquisition of open-source intelligence tools for the Army.
        (b) Responsibilities.--If the Secretary of the Army designates an
    existing program office under subsection (a), that office shall be
    responsible for the selection, procurement, and evaluation of open-
    source intelligence tools for the Army.
        (c) Open-source Intelligence Tools Defined.--In this section, the
    term ``open-source intelligence tools'' has the meaning given that term
    in section 430b(d) of title 10, United States Code.

     Subtitle D--Provisions Relating to Supply Chains and Domestic Sourcing

    SEC. 841. ENHANCING REQUIREMENTS FOR INFORMATION RELATING TO SUPPLY
                  CHAIN RISK.

        Section 3252 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
                (1) in subsection (b)--
                        (A) by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows:
                ``(1) consulting with procurement or other relevant
            officials of the covered agency;'';
                        (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``with the
                    concurrence of the Under Secretary of Defense for
                    Acquisition and Sustainment,''; and
                        (C) in paragraph (3)--
                                (i) by amending subparagraph (A) to read as
                            follows:
                        ``(A) a summary of the risk assessment that serves
                    as the basis for the written determination required by
                    paragraph (2); and'';
                                (ii) by striking subparagraphs (B) and (C);
                            and
                                (iii) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as
                            subparagraph (B);
                (2) by striking subsection (c); and
                (3) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as subsections
            (c) and (d), respectively.

    SEC. 842. DOMESTIC PRODUCTION OF STAINLESS STEEL FLATWARE AND
                  DINNERWARE.

        (a) In General.--Section 4862(b) of title 10, United States Code,
    is amended by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new
    paragraphs:
                ``(3) Stainless steel flatware.
                ``(4) Dinnerware.''.
        (b) Effective Date.--Paragraphs (3) and (4) of section 4862(b) of
    title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall take
    effect on January 1, 2026.
        (c) Sunset.--Paragraphs (3) and (4) of section 4862(b) of title 10,
    United States Code, as added by subsection (a), are repealed effective
    January 1, 2029.

    SEC. 843. CLARIFICATION OF EXCEPTION TO BERRY AMENDMENT REQUIREMENTS
                  FOR PROCUREMENT OF VESSELS IN FOREIGN WATERS.

        Section 4862(d)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by
    inserting ``, or for,'' after ``Procurements by''.

    SEC. 844. TECHNICAL EDITS TO SOURCING REQUIREMENTS FOR STRATEGIC
                  MATERIALS AND SENSITIVE MATERIALS.

        (a) Strategic Materials.--Section 4863 of title 10, United States
    Code, is amended--
                (1) in subsection (b)--
                        (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``at a
                    reasonable price'' after ``when needed''; and
                        (B) by adding at the end the following new
                    paragraph:
        ``(3) The authority in subsection (b)(1)--
                ``(A) may be delegated to the head of contracting activity
            for the relevant component for an exception for a single
            acquisition program;
                ``(B) may be delegated to the senior acquisition executive
            of a military department for an exception for multiple programs
            within such military department; and
                ``(C) may be delegated to the Undersecretary of Defense for
            Acquisition and Sustainment for an exception for more than one
            military department.'';
                (2) in subsection (c)(1)--
                        (A) by striking ``in support of combat operations
                    or''; and
                        (B) by inserting ``or for use outside of the United
                    States'' after ``contingency operations''; and
                (3) in subsection (k)--
                        (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``or the
                    Secretary of the military department concerned'' after
                    ``Secretary of Defense''; and
                        (B) by amending subparagraph (2)(A) to read as
                    follows:
                ``(A) may be delegated--
                        ``(i) to the senior acquisition executive of the
                    military department concerned for a waiver for one or
                    more acquisition programs within the such military
                    department; and
                        ``(ii) to the Deputy Secretary of Defense or the
                    Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and
                    Sustainment for a waiver applicable to more than one
                    military department;''.
        (b) Sensitive Materials.--Section 4872 of title 10, United States
    Code, is amended--
                (1) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding paragraph
            (1), by inserting ``or (e)'' after ``subsection (c)'';
                (2) in subsection (c)--
                        (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``or the
                    Secretary of the military department concerned'' after
                    ``Secretary of Defense''; and
                        (B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``in support of
                    contingency operations or'' before ``for use outside'';
                (3) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (f); and
                (4) by inserting after subsection (c) the following new
            subsections:
        ``(d) Delegation.--The authorities in subsection (c)--
                ``(1) may be delegated to the head of contracting activity
            for the relevant component for an exception for a single
            acquisition program;
                ``(2) may be delegated to the senior acquisition executive
            of a military department for an exception for multiple programs
            within such military department; and
                ``(3) may be delegated to the Undersecretary of Defense for
            Acquisition and Sustainment for an exception for more than one
            military department.
        ``(e) National Security Waiver.--
                ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding subsection (a), the
            Secretary of Defense of the Secretary or the Secretary of the
            military department concerned, may accept the delivery of an
            end item containing covered material manufactured in a covered
            nation if the Secretary determines in writing that acceptance
            of such end item is necessary to the national security
            interests of the United States.
                ``(2) Delegation.--A written determination under paragraph
            (1)--
                        ``(A) may be delegated--
                                ``(i) to the senior acquisition executive
                            of the military department concerned for a
                            waiver for one or more acquisition programs
                            within such military department; and
                                ``(ii) to the Deputy Secretary of Defense
                            or the Under Secretary of Defense for
                            Acquisition and Sustainment for a waiver
                            applicable to more than one military
                            department;
                        ``(B) shall specify the quantity of end items to
                    which the waiver applies and the time period over which
                    the waiver applies; and
                        ``(C) shall be provided to the congressional
                    defense committees prior to making such a determination
                    (except that in the case of an urgent national security
                    requirement, such certification may be provided to the
                    defense committees up to 7 days after it is made).''.

    SEC. 845. AMENDMENT TO REQUIREMENT TO BUY STRATEGIC MATERIALS CRITICAL
                  TO NATIONAL SECURITY FROM AMERICAN SOURCES.

        Section 4863 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
                (1) in subsection (d)(1)(B), by inserting ``qualifying''
            before ``foreign''; and
                (2) in subsection (m), by adding at the end the following
            new paragraph:
                ``(11) The term `qualifying foreign government' means the
            government of a country with which the United States has in
            effect a reciprocal defense procurement agreement or memorandum
            of understanding entered into pursuant to section 4851 of this
            title.''.

    SEC. 846. MODIFICATION TO MISCELLANEOUS LIMITATIONS ON THE PROCUREMENT
                  OF GOODS OTHER THAN UNITED STATES GOODS.

        Section 4864(k) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
                (1) by striking the second sentence;
                (2) by inserting ``(1)'' before ``Subsection (a)(3)''; and
                (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
        ``(2) For purposes of this subsection, the term `auxiliary ship'--
                ``(A) with respect to a contract entered into after
            December 20, 2019, does not include an icebreaker or a special
            mission ship; and
                ``(B) with respect to a contract entered into on or after
            the date of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization
            Act for Fiscal Year 2025, includes an icebreaker or a special
            mission ship, unless the Secretary of the Navy certifies to
            Congress that the forecasted sales over a four-year period of
            large medium-speed diesel engines manufactured in the national
            technology and industrial base will not fall below the minimum
            sustaining rate for plant operations of a diminishing
            manufacturing source.''.

    SEC. 847. INCLUSION OF RECYCLED AND REUSED MINERALS AND METALS IN
                  PREFERENCE FOR SOURCING OF STRATEGIC AND CRITICAL
                  MATERIALS.

        Section 848(b) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense
    Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283; 134 Stat.
    3769; 10 U.S.C. 4811 note) is amended--
                (1) in paragraph (1)--
                        (A) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ``, including
                    processing of strategic and critical materials derived
                    from recycled or reused minerals or metals,'' after
                    ``United States''; and
                        (B) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ``, including
                    such materials derived from recycled or reused minerals
                    or metals,'' after ``materials''; and
                (2) in paragraph (2)--
                        (A) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``; and'' and
                    inserting a semicolon;
                        (B) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as
                    subparagraph (E); and
                        (C) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the
                    following new subparagraph (D):
                        ``(D) the development of cost-effective sources of
                    supply of strategic and critical materials derived from
                    recycled or reused minerals or metals; and''.

    SEC. 848. DOMESTIC NONAVAILABILITY DETERMINATIONS LIST.

        (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
    enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition
    and Sustainment shall develop and maintain a list of all domestic
    nonavailability determinations.
        (b) Submission to Congress.--Not later than 30 days after the Under
    Secretary for Acquisition and Sustainment develops the list required
    under subsection (a), and annually thereafter, the Under Secretary for
    Acquisition and Sustainment shall submit to Congress a list of all
    domestic nonavailability determinations made during the one year period
    ending on the date on which the Under Secretary for Acquisition and
    Sustainment submits such list.
        (c) Plan for Informing Industry.--Not later than 30 days after the
    Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment develops the
    list required under subsection (a), the Under Secretary for Acquisition
    and Sustainment shall develop a plan for sharing such list with
    industry partners.
        (d) Domestic Nonavailability Determination Defined.--In this
    section, the term ``domestic nonavailability determination'' means a
    determination made for purposes of providing an availability exception
    pursuant to section 4862(c) of title 10, United States Code.

    SEC. 849. SUPPLY CHAIN ILLUMINATION INCENTIVES.

        (a) In General.--Not later than April 1, 2026, the Secretary of
    Defense shall develop and implement policies, procedures, and tools to
    incentivize each contractor of the Department of Defense to assess and
    monitor the entire supply chain of goods and services provided to the
    Department by such contractor to identify potential vulnerabilities and
    noncompliance risks with respect to such goods and services.
        (b) Briefing.--Not later than September 30, 2025, the Secretary of
    Defense shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate
    and House of Representatives a briefing on the development and
    implementation of the policies, procedures, and tools under subsection
    (a), including information on obstacles to developing and implementing
    such policies, if any, and additional authorities or resources required
    to develop and implement such policies.

    SEC. 850. REPORT AND UPDATED GUIDANCE ON CONTINUED RISK MANAGEMENT FOR
                  PHARMACEUTICAL SUPPLY CHAINS OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

        (a) In General.--Not later than two years after the date of the
    enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition
    and Sustainment shall--
                (1) submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the
            Senate and the House of Representatives a report on--
                        (A) existing information streams within the Federal
                    Government, if any, for excipients and key starting
                    materials for final drug products that may be used to
                    assess the reliance by the Department of Defense on
                    high-risk foreign suppliers analyzed in the report
                    required under section 860(a) of the National Defense
                    Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-
                    263; 136 Stat. 2734; 10 U.S.C. 3241 note prec.);
                        (B) active pharmaceutical ingredients, final drug
                    products, and respective excipients and key starting
                    materials analyzed in such report that are manufactured
                    in a high-risk foreign country, as determined by the
                    Secretary of Defense;
                        (C) any limitations on the ability of the Secretary
                    to--
                                (i) obtain or analyze the information
                            identified under subparagraphs (A) and (B);
                                (ii) monitor the temperature of active
                            pharmaceutical ingredients, final drug
                            products, and respective excipients and key
                            starting materials throughout the supply chain
                            of the Department; and
                                (iii) use data analytics to monitor
                            vulnerabilities in the pharmaceutical supply
                            chain of the Department;
                        (D) how the Secretary plans to address the
                    limitations identified under subparagraph (C); and
                        (E) any recommendations of the Secretary to address
                    those limitations; and
                (2) update risk management guidance developed by the Under
            Secretary under section 860(a)(1) of the National Defense
            Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263; 10
            U.S.C. 3241 note prec.) to include any relevant findings
            identified in paragraph (1).
        (b) FDA Determinations.--For the purposes of this section, the
    excipients and key starting materials for final drug products shall be
    such excipients and key starting materials as determined by the Food
    and Drug Administration or under regulations issued by the Food and
    Drug Administration.

            Subtitle E--Prohibitions and Limitations on Procurement

    SEC. 851. PROHIBITION ON CONTRACTING WITH COVERED ENTITIES THAT
                  CONTRACT WITH LOBBYISTS FOR CHINESE MILITARY COMPANIES.

        (a) In General.--Chapter 363 of title 10, United States Code, is
    amended by adding at the end the following new section:
    ``Sec. 4663. Prohibition on contracting with covered entities that
                  contract with lobbyists for Chinese military companies
        ``(a) Prohibition on Entering Into Contracts With Covered
    Entities.--Except as provided in subsection (c), the Secretary of
    Defense may not enter into a contract with an entity, a parent company
    of such entity, or a subsidiary of such entity is a party to a contract
    with a covered lobbyist.
        ``(b) Exception.--The prohibition in subsection (a) shall not apply
    with respect to an entity that made reasonable inquires regarding the
    lobbying activities of another entity and determined such entity was
    not a covered lobbyist.
        ``(c) Waiver.--Upon notification to Congress, the Secretary of
    Defense may waive the requirements of this section.
        ``(d) Definitions.--In this section:
                ``(1) The term `covered lobbyist' means an entity that
            engages in lobbying activities for any entity determined to be
            a Chinese military company listed in accordance with section
            1260H of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense
            Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (10 U.S.C. 113 note).
                ``(2) The term `lobbying activities' has the meaning given
            in section 1045(c) of the National Defense Authorization Act
            for Fiscal Year 2018 (10 U.S.C. 971 note prec.).''.
        (b) Effective Date.--This section and the amendments made by this
    section shall take effect on June 30, 2026.

    SEC. 852. NOTIFICATION OF CHANGES TO CERTAIN TRANSPORTATION CONTRACTS.

        (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall provide a written
    notification and briefing to the congressional defense committees not
    later than 90 days before the date on which the Secretary will
    implement any rule, regulation, or policy change which would--
                (1) waive, exempt, or reduce any requirement, including any
            security clearance requirements, regarding transportation
            protective services for any transportation service provider; or
                (2) allow the award of a contract or order to a
            transportation service provider for any shipment that requires
            any transportation protective service if such transportation
            service provider is not authorized by the Department of Defense
            to transport cargo regarding such a transportation protective
            service.
        (b) Transportation Protective Service; Transportation Service
    Provider Defined.--In this section, the terms ``transportation
    protective service'' and ``transportation service provider'' have the
    meanings given such terms, respectively, in the publication of the
    Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command of the Department
    of Defense issued September 12, 2022, and titled ``MILITARY FREIGHT
    TRAFFIC UNIFIED RULES PUBLICATION-1 (MFTURP-1)'', or any successor
    thereto.

    SEC. 853. PROHIBITION ON PROCUREMENT OF COVERED SEMICONDUCTOR PRODUCTS
                  AND SERVICES FROM COMPANIES PROVIDING COVERED
                  SEMICONDUCTOR PRODUCTS AND SERVICES TO HUAWEI.

        (a) Prohibition.--Beginning on the date that is 270 days after the
    enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall not enter into or
    renew a contract for the procurement of any covered semiconductor
    products and services for the Department of Defense with any entity
    that knowingly provides covered semiconductor products and services to
    Huawei.
        (b) Certification Process.--The Secretary of Defense shall, not
    later than the date on which the prohibition in subsection (a) takes
    effect, develop and implement a process requiring each entity seeking
    to provide covered semiconductor products and services to the
    Department of Defense to certify to the Department that such entity is
    not an entity covered by such prohibition.
        (c) Waiver.--The Secretary of Defense may waive the prohibition
    under subsection (a) on a case-by-case basis as may be necessary in the
    interest of national security, if the Secretary determines that the
    covered semiconductor products and services to be acquired are--
                (1) only available from an entity otherwise covered by such
            prohibition; and
                (2) are required for national security systems or priority
            missions of the Department of Defense.
        (d) Definitions.--In this section:
                (1) The term ``covered semiconductor products and
            services'' means--
                        (A) semiconductors;
                        (B) equipment for manufacturing semiconductors; and
                        (C) tools for designing semiconductors.
                (2) The term ``Huawei'' means--
                        (A) Huawei Technologies Company;
                        (B) any entity that is a subsidiary, owner,
                    beneficial owner, affiliate, or successor of Huawei
                    Technologies Company; and
                        (C) any entity that is directly or indirectly
                    controlled by Huawei Technologies Company.

    SEC. 854. PROHIBITION ON CONTRACTS FOR ONLINE TUTORING SERVICES.

        The Secretary of Defense may not enter into a contract for online
    tutoring services which could result in personal data of citizens of
    the United States being transferred to the control of the People's
    Republic of China.

    SEC. 855. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR COVERED CONTRACTORS
                  ENGAGED IN AN ANTI-ISRAEL BOYCOTT.

        (a) Limitation.--None of the funds authorized to be appropriated or
    otherwise made available for fiscal year 2025 for the Department of
    Defense may be obligated or expended to knowingly enter into a contract
    for goods or services for the Defense Commissary Agency on or after the
    date of the enactment of this Act with a covered contractor that has
    engaged in, or engages in, a boycott of the State of Israel.
        (b) Definitions.--In this section:
                (1) The term ``boycott of the State of Israel'' means
            engaging in a boycott action targeting--
                        (A) the State of Israel;
                        (B) companies or individuals doing business in, or
                    with, the State of Israel; or
                        (C) companies authorized by, licensed by, or
                    organized, under the laws of the State of Israel, to do
                    business.
                (2) The term ``company'' means an entity on the Department
            of Commerce Antiboycott Compliance Requester List maintained
            under section 1773 of the Anti-Boycott Act of 2018 (part II of
            title XVII of Public Law 115-232; 50 U.S.C. 4842).
                (3) The term ``covered contractor'' means a contractor that
            has provided or agreed to provide goods or services to the
            Defense Commissary Agency in a total amount greater than or
            equal to $10,000,000 during the period beginning on October 1,
            2023, and ending on September 30, 2025.

    SEC. 856. PROCUREMENT OF CLEANING PRODUCTS.

        The Secretary of Defense shall procure, to the maximum extent
    practicable, only those cleaning products that are identified--
                (1) under the Safer Choice program; or
                (2) by an independent third-party organization that
            provides certifications in a manner consistent with the Safer
            Choice program.

    SEC. 857. PLAN FOR PRODUCTION OF COVERED MUNITIONS FOR PROCUREMENT BY
                  THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

        (a) Plan.--Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment
    of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall develop a plan for the
    production by private entities of covered munitions for procurement by
    the Department of Defense.
        (b) Elements.--The plan required under subsection (a) shall include
    a detailed description of challenges related to the procurement of
    covered munitions, and proposed actions to remediate such challenges,
    in the following areas:
                (1) Regulations for net explosive weight or other
            environmental and safety considerations for covered munitions.
                (2) Intellectual property rights law and regulations
            applicable to the procurement of covered munitions.
                (3) Methods to reimburse intellectual property holders and
            private entities for potential expenses incurred in the
            production of covered munitions.
                (4) Manufacturing and testing equipment lead times.
                (5) Considerations relating to technical data, personnel
            transparency, and the ability of individuals to move between
            positions in the Federal Government and positions at entities
            that produce covered munitions.
                (6) Workforce training.
                (7) Any other challenges the Secretary determines
            necessary.
        (c) Selection of Covered Munitions.--Not later than June 1, 2025,
    the Secretary of Defense shall designate a minimum of two and a maximum
    of four covered munitions from at least two military departments for
    inclusion in the plan required under subsection (a).
        (d) Use of Innovative Intellectual Property Strategies.--The
    Secretary of Defense may consider the use of innovative intellectual
    property strategies pursuant to section 808 of the National Defense
    Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31; 10 U.S.C.
    3791 note) in developing the plan required under subsection (a).
        (e) Briefing Requirement.--Not later than 90 days after the date of
    the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall brief the
    congressional defense committees on the status and progress of the
    development of the plan.
        (f) Covered Munitions Defined.--In this section, the term ``covered
    munitions'' means licensed munitions, test platforms for munitions, or
    weapon systems, including--
                (1) munitions, test platforms, or weapon systems that
            could--
                        (A) replace stocks of munitions, test platforms, or
                    weapon systems, as applicable, to meet the Out-Year
                    Unconstrained Total Munitions Requirement (as defined
                    in section 222c of title 10, United States Code); or
                        (B) deliver similar effects as munitions, test
                    platforms, or weapon systems in use by the Department
                    of Defense on the date of the enactment of this Act;
                    and
                (2) munitions, test platforms, or weapon systems--
                        (A) selected for inclusion in the plan required
                    under subsection (a); and
                        (B) for which an intellectual property holder or
                    owner of such munitions, test platforms, or weapon
                    systems agrees to such inclusion.

    SEC. 858. PROCUREMENT OF COVERED HEARING PROTECTION DEVICES.

        (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the
    head of the Hearing Center of Excellence, may enter into one or more
    contracts to procure covered hearing protection devices for members of
    the Armed Forces.
        (b) Prioritization.--The Secretary shall prioritize the award of
    such a contract to a domestic offeror.
        (c) Definitions.--In this section:
                (1) The term ``covered hearing protection device'' means an
            active hearing protection device--
                        (A) that is a commercially available off-the-shelf
                    item (as defined in section 104 of title 41, United
                    States Code); and
                        (C) that has been identified, tested, and qualified
                    by the Hearing Center of Excellence.
                (2) The term ``Hearing Center of Excellence'' means the
            center of excellence for hearing loss and auditory system
            injury established pursuant to section 721 of the Duncan Hunter
            National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public
            Law 110-417).

                      Subtitle F--Industrial Base Matters

    SEC. 861. CODIFICATION AND MODIFICATION OF PILOT PROGRAM TO ACCELERATE
                  THE PROCUREMENT AND FIELDING OF INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES.

        (a) In General.--Chapter 253 of title 10, United States Code, as
    amended by this title, is further amended by adding at the end the
    following new section:
    ``Sec. 3604. Program to accelerate the procurement and fielding of
                  innovative technologies
        ``(a) Program.--Subject to availability of appropriations, the
    Secretary of Defense shall establish a competitive, merit-based program
    to accelerate the procurement and fielding of innovative technologies
    by, with respect to such technologies--
                ``(1) reducing acquisition or life-cycle costs;
                ``(2) addressing technical risks;
                ``(3) improving the timeliness and thoroughness of test and
            evaluation outcomes; and
                ``(4) rapidly implementing such technologies to directly
            support defense missions.
        ``(b) Guidelines.--
                ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall issue guidelines for
            the operation of the program established under this section.
                ``(2) Contents.--At a minimum, the guidelines for the
            operation of the program established under this section
            required under paragraph (1) shall provide for the following:
                        ``(A) The issuance of one or more solicitations for
                    proposals by the Department of Defense in support of
                    the program, with a priority established for
                    technologies developed by small business concerns (as
                    defined under section 3 of the Small Business Act (15
                    U.S.C. 632)) or nontraditional defense contractors (as
                    defined under section 3014 of this title).
                        ``(B) The issuance of not more than two
                    solicitations for proposals by the Department of
                    Defense in support of the program each fiscal year for
                    innovative technologies from entities that, during the
                    one-year period preceding the issuance of the
                    solicitation, have not performed on contracts and
                    subcontracts for the Department under which the
                    aggregate obligations of the Department to such entity
                    for such period exceeds $400,000,000.
                        ``(C) A process for--
                                ``(i) the review of proposals received in
                            response to a solicitation issued under
                            subparagraph (A) by the Secretary of Defense
                            and by each Secretary of a military department;
                                ``(ii) the merit-based selection of the
                            most promising cost-effective proposals; and
                                ``(iii) the procurement of goods or
                            services offered by such a proposal through
                            contracts, cooperative agreements, other
                            transaction authority, or by another
                            appropriate process.
        ``(c) Maximum Amount.--The total amount of funding provided for any
    proposal selected for an award under the program established under this
    section shall not exceed $50,000,000, unless the Secretary (or designee
    of the Secretary) approves a greater amount of funding.
        ``(d) Data Collection.--
                ``(1) Plan required before implementation.--The Secretary
            of Defense may not provide funding under this section until the
            date on which the Secretary--
                        ``(A) completes a plan for carrying out the data
                    collection required under paragraph (2); and
                        ``(B) submits the plan to the congressional defense
                    committees.
                ``(2) Data collection required.--The Secretary of Defense
            shall collect and analyze data on the program established under
            this section for the purposes of--
                        ``(A) developing and sharing best practices for
                    achieving the objectives of the program;
                        ``(B) providing information on the implementation
                    of the program and related policy issues; and
                        ``(C) reporting to the congressional defense
                    committees as required under subsection (e).
        ``(e) Biannual Report.--Not later than March 1 and September 1 of
    each year beginning after the date of the enactment of this section,
    the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense
    committees a report on the program established under this section.
        ``(f) Congressional Notification.--The Secretary of Defense shall
    notify the congressional defense committees within 30 days after
    funding has been provided for a proposal selected for an award under
    the program established under this section.''.
        (b) Repeal of Superceded Authority.--Section 834 of the National
    Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81; 10
    U.S.C. 4061 note) is repealed.

    SEC. 862. PROGRAM FOR DISTRIBUTION SUPPORT AND SERVICES FOR
                  CONTRACTORS.

        Section 883 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
    Year 2017 (Public Law 114-328; 10 U.S.C. 4292 note prec.) is amended--
                (1) in the section heading, by striking ``pilot program for
            distribution support and services for weapon systems
            contractors'' and inserting ``program for distribution support
            and services for contractors'';
                (2) in subsection (a)--
                        (A) by striking ``eight-year pilot''; and
                        (B) by striking ``for the production, modification,
                    maintenance, or repair of a weapon system that is'';
                (3) by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:
        ``(b) Support Contracts.--Any storage and distribution services to
    be provided under the program under this section to a contractor in
    support of the performance of a contract described in subsection (a)
    shall be provided under a separate contract that is entered into by the
    Director of the Defense Logistics Agency with that contractor. The
    requirements of section 2208(h) of title 10, United States Code, and
    the regulations prescribed pursuant to such section shall apply to any
    such separate support contract between the Director of the Defense
    Logistics Agency and the contractor.'';
                (4) in subsection (c), by striking ``contract described in
            subsection (a) are storage and distribution'' and inserting
            ``contract entered into by the Department include storage and
            distribution'';
                (5) in subsection (d)--
                        (A) by striking the term ``pilot'' each place it
                    appears;
                        (B) in paragraph (1)--
                                (i) by striking ``A requirement for the
                            solicitation of offers for a contract described
                            in subsection (a), for which storage and
                            distribution services are to be made
                            available'' and inserting ``A requirement to
                            notify a contractor or potential contractor for
                            which storage and distribution services are to
                            be made available'';
                                (ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``to
                            any contractor awarded the contract, but
                            only''; and
                                (iii) in subparagraph (B), by striking
                            ``that are to be made available'' and inserting
                            ``that are available''; and
                        (C) in paragraph (6), by striking ``include a
                    clause to indemnify the Government against any failure
                    by the contractor to perform the support contract, and
                    to remain responsible'' and inserting ``include a
                    requirement that any failure by the contractor to
                    perform the primary contract is not excusable based on
                    use of the support contract, and the contractor is to
                    remain responsible'';
                (6) in subsection (e), by striking ``pilot''; and
                (7) by striking subsections (f) and (g) and inserting the
            following:
        ``(f) Briefings.--Not later than April 1, 2025, and annually
    thereafter for five years, the Director of the Defense Logistics
    Agency, in consultation with the Comptroller General, shall submit to
    the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of
    Representatives a briefing and report describing--
                ``(1) the cost effectiveness for both the Government and
            industry of the program;
                ``(2) how support contracts under the program affected
            meeting the requirements of primary contracts; and
                ``(3) the number of and location of existing contracts.''.

    SEC. 863. EXTENSION OF THE PILOT PROGRAM FOR STREAMLINING AWARDS FOR
                  INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY PROJECTS.

        Section 873 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
    Year 2016 (Public Law 114-92; 10 U.S.C. 3702 note) is amended--
                (1) in subsection (a)(2), by inserting ``, a multiyear
            contract (as defined in section 3501 of title 10, United States
            Code), a block buy or multi-ship buy authorized by Congress, or
            the'' after ``Small Business Innovation Research Program''; and
                (2) in subsection (f), by striking ``October 1, 2024'' and
            inserting ``October 1, 2029''.

    SECTION 864. USE OF CAPABILITY-BASED ANALYSIS OF PRICE OF GOODS OR
                  SERVICES OFFERED BY NONTRADITIONAL DEFENSE CONTRACTORS.

        (a) Pilot Program.--A contracting officer of the Department of
    Defense may use alternative capability-based analysis to determine
    whether the proposed price or fee for a commercial product or
    commercial service offered by a nontraditional defense contractor (as
    that term is defined in section 3014 of title 10, United States Code)
    is fair and reasonable.
        (b) Report.--Not later than February 1, 2028, the Under Secretary
    of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment shall submit to the
    Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
    Representatives a report evaluating the use of the authority under
    subsection (a), including the following elements:
                (1) A summary of activities conducted because of the
            inclusion of alternative capability-based analysis into the
            evaluation of proposals offered by nontraditional contractors,
            including specific examples.
                (2) An analysis of the effectiveness of the authority under
            subsection (a) in increasing nontraditional defense contractor
            participation in the defense industrial base and in increasing
            access by the Department of Defense to new technologies or
            capabilities.
                (3) Recommendations on--
                        (A) the continuation of the authority under
                    subsection (a);
                        (B) changes to existing law; and
                        (C) the expansion of the program to include other
                    contractors.
        (c) Sunset.--The authority under subsection (a) shall expire on
    September 30, 2029.
        (d) Alternative Capacity-based Analysis Defined.--In this section,
    the term ``alternative capability-based analysis'' means an analysis of
    the value to the Federal Government of a commercial product or
    commercial service that considers one or more of the following
    elements:
                 (1) The fitness of the product or service for the
            particular purpose such commercial product or commercial
            service is being procured.
                (2) The unique nature of, technical expertise required to
            produce or provide, and the non-Federal resources expended to
            develop such commercial product or commercial service.
                (3) The business model or financial projections of the
            nontraditional defense contractor, commensurate with the scale
            of the potential investment by the Secretary of Defense, which
            may include cost information, self-funded risk, financial
            projections, expenditure rates, estimates of total sales
            market, and other financial, technical, or management data.
                (4) The estimated total cost avoidance or increased
            capacity afforded by such commercial product or commercial
            service in relation to current and future costs of programs and
            operations that provide the same or similar capabilities.
                (5) Input from the anticipated users of such commercial
            product or commercial service on the potential value added by
            the improved capabilities or production processes resulting
            from such commercial product or commercial service.

    SEC. 865. QUALIFICATION OF INDUSTRIAL CAPABILITIES.

        (a) Establishment of Process.--Not later than one year after the
    date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in
    coordination with each Secretary of a military department and the
    Director of the Defense Logistics Agency, shall establish a process to
    rapidly qualify and approve alternate or additional sources of supply
    for industrial capabilities identified in subsection (b) for use in
    combat.
        (b) Identification.--With respect to the process required by
    subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall seek to expand
    industrial capability and capacity to--
                (1) produce energetic materials, solid rocket motors,
            unmanned systems, space systems, or electrical components;
                (2) supply castings and forgings; and
                (3) use additive or other advanced manufacturing
            techniques.
        (c) Application.--The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that
    process required by subsection (a) is applied in a manner in which one
    or more documented supply chain deficiencies in the acquisition or
    sustainment of a weapon system of the Department of Defense is
    addressed.
        (d) Elements.--In developing the process required by subsection
    (a), the Secretary of Defense shall ensure that--
                (1) not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment
            of this Act, policies implementing such process are established
            to encourage and support the delegation of material review
            board authorities, processes, and approvals to the contractor
            or subcontractor (at any tier) with respect to non-safety
            critical items for industrial capabilities covered in
            subsection (b);
                (2) commercial processes and procedures for the evaluation
            and qualification of vendors, including manufacturers and
            distributors, that are part of the process required by
            subsection (a) are examined and implemented where feasible and
            advisable, including forms and templates such as Sources
            Approval Requests and Alternative Offers;
                (3) the process required by subsection (a) includes
            processes that are implemented and, if necessary, military
            specifications or other similar requirements documents are
            developed to pre-qualify vendors to supply safety critical
            items or mission critical items for industrial capabilities
            based on--
                        (A) an assessment of the vendor's material and
                    process controls to assure conformance to specification
                    and contractual requirements; and
                        (B) audit and inspection requirements of the
                    Department of Defense;
                (4) test reports are reviewed and notice of an approval
            decision is provided to requesting member of the acquisition
            workforce (as defined in section 101 of title 10, United States
            Code) not later than 45 days after the date on which a test is
            completed;
                (5) processes for qualification of safety critical or
            flight critical end items produced through advanced processes
            and technologies, such as additive manufacturing, are
            established;
                (6) alternative material types that could be a viable
            replacement or an interchangeable source of material are
            considered for evaluation and qualification using streamlined
            requirements to streamline qualification requirements;
                (7) processes are developed, where appropriate, for
            qualification of a system or subsystem by a designated approval
            authority within a military department to avoid the need for
            qualification of individual parts while ensuring the
            performance of parts and the interactions of the parts in the
            system or subsystem; and
                (8) pathways are developed to streamline and consolidate
            the approval authority of the process established in subsection
            (a).
        (e) Expedited Processes for Military-unique Specifications and Test
    Procedures.--To support successful implementation of the process
    required by subsection (a), the Secretary shall--
                (1) to the maximum extent practicable, reduce the need for
            military-unique specification and test procedures;
                (2) develop a process to streamline and expedite the
            drafting and approval of military specifications (including
            military performance specifications) and technical publications
            that--
                        (A) details the performance or functions required
                    by the industrial capabilities described in subsection
                    (b) or the weapon system described in subsection (c)
                    and do not constrain implementation of such process;
                        (B) is completed, upon request by a member of the
                    acquisition workforce--
                                (i) not later than 30 days after the date
                            of such request, for unmanned items, non-safety
                            critical items, or non-mission critical items;
                            and
                                (ii) not later than 180 days after the date
                            of such request, for safety critical items or
                            mission critical items; and
                        (C) accounts for resource constraints by
                    prioritizing requests for inclusion in the process
                    established in subsection (a); and
                (3) develop a process to develop, produce, and test parts
            described in subsection (b), and may test through failure, to
            create data to support the drafting of specifications and test
            procedures.
        (f) Exemptions.--Industrial capabilities approved under the process
    required by subsection (a) that do not present a safety risk to human
    life--
                (1) shall be exempt from Class A and Class B mishap
            investigations, as defined by the Secretary of Defense; and
                (2) shall be subject to streamlined investigation
            procedures, as determined by the Secretary of Defense, with
            respect to a mishap.
        (g) Protections.--Approval authorities responsible for the process
    required by subsection (a) shall not be held liable by the Department
    of Defense for mishaps with respect to industrial capabilities approved
    pursuant to the process required by subsection (a) without evidence of
    willful misconduct, gross negligence, or intentional fraud.
        (h) Interim Briefing.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
    the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination
    with each Secretary of a military department and the Director of the
    Defense Logistics Agency, shall provide to the Committees on Armed
    Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a briefing with
    a detailed plan to implement the process required by subsection (a),
    including definitions and processes related to time limitations for
    drafting and approval of military specifications and technical
    publications in subsection (d)(1)(B).
        (i) Investment Roadmap.--Not later than one year after the date of
    the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination
    with each Secretary of a military department and the Director of the
    Defense Logistics Agency, shall provide to the congressional defense
    committees a report on the resourcing and investment required to
    modernize the infrastructure and personnel for materials and process
    development, certification, and qualification.
        (j) Report.--Not later than September 30, 2027, the Secretary of
    Defense, in coordination with each Secretary of a military department
    and the Director of the Defense Logistics Agency, shall submit to the
    Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
    Representatives a report on the progress, challenges, and lessons
    learned in carrying out the requirements of this section, including the
    viability of applying the process required by subsection (a) more
    broadly across additional industrial capabilities.

    SEC. 866. SOLID ROCKET MOTOR INDUSTRIAL BASE.

        (a) In General.--Not later than March 1, 2025, the Under Secretary
    of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, acting through the Director
    of the Joint Production Accelerator Cell of the Department of Defense
    and the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Industrial Base Policy,
    shall submit to the congressional defense committees a strategy for
    ensuring that the defense industrial base of the United States can meet
    requirements for programs of record relating to solid rocket motors.
        (b) Coordination.--In developing the strategy required under
    subsection (a), the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and
    Sustainment shall coordinate with the following:
                (1) The Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Research,
            Development, and Acquisition.
                (2) The Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition,
            Logistics, and Technology.
                (3) The Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for
            Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics.
                (4) The Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Space
            Acquisition and Integration.
                (5) The Director of the Missile Defense Agency.
        (c) Elements.--The strategy under subsection (a) shall include the
    following:
                (1) An assessment of emerging technologies or manufacturing
            processes that would support the modernization or evolution of
            the defense industrial base of the United States to meet
            requirements for programs of record relating to solid rocket
            motors.
                (2) A plan to prioritize government funding for the
            following:
                        (A) Government-owned, Government-operated energetic
                    materials facilities.
                        (B) Government-owned, contractor-operated energetic
                    materials facilities.
                        (C) Private energetic materials facilities.
        (d) Review and Report.--
                (1) Review.--Not later than March 1, 2025, the Secretary of
            Defense shall seek to enter into a contract with a federally
            funded research and development center to conduct a review of
            the of the defense industrial base of the United States for
            solid rocket motors that includes the following:
                        (A) An assessment of the capacity and capability of
                    existing solid rocket motor industrial base, including
                    the supply base and personnel of such manufacturers, to
                    support the expansion of the solid rocket motor
                    industrial base.
                        (B) The capability and capacity of potential new
                    entrants to the solid rocket motor industrial base,
                    including private entities funded by the Federal
                    Government.
                        (C) An assessment of the process for qualifying new
                    entrants, including new manufacturing processes, for
                    solid rocket motors.
                        (D) An assessment of the capacity and capability of
                    the solid rocket motor industrial base to support the
                    demands of existing programs of record.
                        (E) An assessment of the capacity and capability of
                    the solid rocket motor industrial base to support
                    potential future demands of programs of record.
                        (F) A mapping of programs of record and potential
                    future munitions programs to solid rocket motor
                    manufacturer throughput.
                        (G) Identification of current and potential
                    shortfalls in common precursors and chemicals.
                        (H) A broad assessment of commercial sector, civil
                    sector, and Department of Defense pressures on the
                    solid rocket motor industrial base.
                (2) Report.--
                        (A) To secretary.--Not later than September 30,
                    2025, a federally funded research and development
                    center that enters into contract under this subsection
                    shall submit to the Secretary of Defense a report on
                    the results of the review conducted under paragraph
                    (1).
                        (B) To congress.--Not later than 30 days after
                    receipt of the report described in subparagraph (A),
                    the Secretary of Defense shall submit such report,
                    along with any comments of the Secretary, to the
                    congressional defense committees.
        (e) Energetic Materials Defined.--The term ``energetic materials''
    has the meaning given in section 148 of title 10, United States Code.

    SEC. 867. PROMULGATE GUIDANCE RELATING TO CERTAIN DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
                  CONTRACTS.

        Not later than January 31, 2025, the Secretary of Defense shall
    issue guidance on the governance and oversight of the contracts of the
    Department of Defense that support or enable sensitive activities.

                       Subtitle G--Small Business Matters

    SEC. 871. PILOT PROGRAM FOR THE PARTICIPATION OF MILITARY RESEARCH AND
                  EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS IN THE STTR PROGRAM.

        Section 9 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638) is amended by
    adding at the end the following:
        ``(yy) Pilot Program for the Participation of Military Research and
    Educational Institutions in the STTR Program.--
                ``(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date
            of enactment of this subsection, the Secretary of Defense shall
            establish a pilot program to enable any undergraduate,
            graduate, or postgraduate degree-granting military research or
            educational institution established under title 10, United
            States Code, to participate in the STTR program of the
            Department of Defense.
                ``(2) Sunset.--The authority to carry out the pilot program
            under this subsection shall end on September 30, 2025.''.

    SEC. 872. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PILOT PROGRAM FOR PRELIMINARY
                  CALCULATION ESTIMATES FOR CERTAIN PROGRAMS.

        Section 9 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638), as amended by
    section 871, is further amended by adding at the end the following:
        ``(zz) Budget Calculation Pilot Program.--
                ``(1) Pilot.--
                        ``(A) In general.--In order to more rapidly
                    estimate allocations for the SBIR and STTR programs of
                    the Department of Defense, the Secretary of Defense
                    shall conduct a budget calculation pilot program that
                    requires the calculation of total expenditures for the
                    SBIR and STTR programs in the Department of Defense and
                    determination of related allocations in accordance with
                    subparagraphs (B) and (C), and paragraph (2),
                    respectively.
                        ``(B) SBIR program.--Beginning in fiscal year 2025,
                    the Department of Defense shall calculate required
                    budget expenditures for its SBIR program as not less
                    than 3.25 percent of the average of the total research,
                    development, test, and evaluation extramural budget of
                    the Department for the 2 most recent fully obligated
                    fiscal year budgets.
                        ``(C) STTR program.--Beginning in fiscal year 2025,
                    the Department of Defense shall calculate required
                    budget expenditures for its STTR program as not less
                    than 0.46 percent of the average of the total research,
                    development, test, and evaluation extramural budget of
                    the Department for the 2 most recent fully obligated
                    fiscal year budgets.
                ``(2) Allocations.--Not later than 30 days after the date
            of enactment of an appropriations bill for the Department of
            Defense for a fiscal year, the Department shall determine and
            make adjustments for actual allocations related to the SBIR and
            STTR programs of the Department.
                ``(3) Sunset.--The pilot program under this subsection
            shall terminate on September 30, 2025.''.

    SEC. 873. BOOTS TO BUSINESS PROGRAM.

        (a) In General.--Section 32 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C.
    657b) is amended by adding at the end the following:
        ``(h) Boots to Business Program.--
                ``(1) Covered individual defined.--In this subsection, the
            term `covered individual' means--
                        ``(A) an individual who is participating in the
                    Transition Assistance Program established under section
                    1144 of title 10, United States Code, subject to an
                    availability determination by the Secretary of the
                    military department concerned;
                        ``(B) a servicemember in the National Guard or
                    Reserves not on active duty.
                        ``(C) an individual who--
                                ``(i) served on active duty in any branch
                            of the Armed Forces, including the National
                            Guard or Reserves; and
                                ``(ii) was discharged or released from such
                            service under conditions other than
                            dishonorable; or
                        ``(D) a spouse or dependent of an individual
                    described in subparagraph (A), (B), or (C).
                ``(2) Establishment.--During the period beginning on the
            date of enactment of this subsection and ending on September
            30, 2028, the Administrator shall carry out a program to be
            known as the `Boots to Business Program' to provide
            entrepreneurship training to covered individuals.
                ``(3) Goals.--The goals of the Boots to Business Program
            are to--
                        ``(A) provide assistance and in-depth training to
                    covered individuals interested in business ownership;
                    and
                        ``(B) provide covered individuals with the tools,
                    skills, and knowledge necessary to identify a business
                    opportunity, draft a business plan, identify sources of
                    capital, connect with local resources for small
                    business concerns, and start up a small business
                    concern.
                ``(4) Program components.--
                        ``(A) In general.--The Boots to Business Program
                    may include--
                                ``(i) a presentation providing exposure to
                            the considerations involved in self-employment
                            and ownership of a small business concern;
                                ``(ii) an online, self-study course focused
                            on the basic skills of entrepreneurship, the
                            language of business, and the considerations
                            involved in self-employment and ownership of a
                            small business concern;
                                ``(iii) an in-person classroom instruction
                            component providing an introduction to the
                            foundations of self-employment and ownership of
                            a small business concern; and
                                ``(iv) in-depth training delivered through
                            online instruction, including an online course
                            that leads to the creation of a business plan.
                        ``(B) Collaboration.--The Administrator may--
                                ``(i) collaborate with public and private
                            entities to develop course curricula for the
                            Boots to Business Program; and
                                ``(ii) modify program components in
                            coordination with entities participating in a
                            Warriors in Transition program, as defined in
                            section 738(e) of the National Defense
                            Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (10
                            U.S.C. 1071 note).
                        ``(C) Use of resource partners and district
                    offices.--
                                ``(i) In general.--The Administrator
                            shall--
                                        ``(I) ensure that Veteran Business
                                    Outreach Centers regularly participate,
                                    on a nationwide basis, in the Boots to
                                    Business Program; and
                                        ``(II) to the maximum extent
                                    practicable, use district offices of
                                    the Administration and a variety of
                                    other resource partners and entities in
                                    administering the Boots to Business
                                    Program.
                                ``(ii) Grant authority.--In carrying out
                            clause (i), the Administrator may make grants,
                            subject to the availability of appropriations
                            in advance, to Veteran Business Outreach
                            Centers, other resource partners, or other
                            entities to carry out components of the Boots
                            to Business Program.
                        ``(D) Availability to department of defense and the
                    department of labor.--The Administrator shall make
                    available to the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary
                    of Labor information regarding the Boots to Business
                    Program, including all course materials and outreach
                    materials related to the Boots to Business Program, for
                    inclusion on the websites of the Department of Defense
                    and the Department of Labor relating to the Transition
                    Assistance Program, in the Transition Assistance
                    Program manual, and in other relevant materials
                    available for distribution from the Secretary of
                    Defense and the Secretary of Labor.
                        ``(E) Availability to department of veterans
                    affairs.--In consultation with the Secretary of
                    Veterans Affairs, the Administrator shall make
                    available for distribution and display on the website
                    of the Department of Veterans Affairs and at local
                    facilities of the Department of Veterans Affairs
                    outreach materials regarding the Boots to Business
                    Program, which shall, at a minimum--
                                ``(i) describe the Boots to Business
                            Program and the services provided; and
                                ``(ii) include eligibility requirements for
                            participating in the Boots to Business Program.
                        ``(F) Availability to other participating
                    agencies.--The Administrator shall ensure information
                    regarding the Boots to Business Program, including all
                    course materials and outreach materials related to the
                    Boots to Business Program, is made available to other
                    participating agencies in the Transition Assistance
                    Program and upon request of other agencies.
                ``(5) Competitive bidding procedures.--The Administration
            shall use relevant competitive bidding procedures with respect
            to any contract or cooperative agreement executed by the
            Administration under the Boots to Business Program.
                ``(6) Publication of notice of funding opportunity.--Not
            later than 30 days before the deadline for submitting
            applications for any funding opportunity under the Boots to
            Business Program, the Administration shall publish a notice of
            the funding opportunity.
                ``(7) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
            enactment of this subsection, and not less frequently than
            annually thereafter, the Administrator shall submit to the
            Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship of the Senate
            and the Committee on Small Business of the House of
            Representatives a report on the performance and effectiveness
            of the Boots to Business Program, which--
                        ``(A) may be included as part of another report
                    submitted to such committees by the Administrator
                    related to the Office of Veterans Business Development;
                    and
                        ``(B) shall summarize available information
                    relating to--
                                ``(i) grants awarded under paragraph
                            (4)(C);
                                ``(ii) the total cost of the Boots to
                            Business Program;
                                ``(iii) the number of program participants
                            using each component of the Boots to Business
                            Program;
                                ``(iv) the completion rates for each
                            component of the Boots to Business Program;
                                ``(v) to the extent possible--
                                        ``(I) the demographics of program
                                    participants, to include gender, age,
                                    race, ethnicity, and relationship to
                                    military;
                                        ``(II) the number of program
                                    participants that connect with a
                                    district office of the Administration,
                                    a Veteran Business Outreach Center, or
                                    another resource partner of the
                                    Administration;
                                        ``(III) the number of program
                                    participants that start a small
                                    business concern;
                                        ``(IV) the results of the Boots to
                                    Business and Boots to Business Reboot
                                    course quality surveys conducted by the
                                    Office of Veterans Business Development
                                    before and after attending each of
                                    those courses, including a summary of
                                    any comments received from program
                                    participants;
                                        ``(V) the results of the Boots to
                                    Business Program outcome surveys
                                    conducted by the Office of Veterans
                                    Business Development, including a
                                    summary of any comments received from
                                    program participants; and
                                        ``(VI) the results of other germane
                                    participant satisfaction surveys;
                        ``(C) an evaluation of the overall effectiveness of
                    the Boots to Business Program based on each geographic
                    region covered by the Administration during the most
                    recent fiscal year;
                        ``(D) an assessment of additional performance
                    outcome measures for the Boots to Business Program, as
                    identified by the Administrator;
                        ``(E) any recommendations of the Administrator for
                    improvement of the Boots to Business Program, which may
                    include expansion of the types of individuals who are
                    covered individuals;
                        ``(F) an explanation of how the Boots to Business
                    Program has been integrated with other transition
                    programs and related resources of the Administration
                    and other Federal agencies; and
                        ``(G) any additional information the Administrator
                    determines necessary.''.
        (b) Grants, Contracts, and Cooperative Agreements With Disabled
    Veterans, Veterans, and Members of a Reserve Component of the Armed
    Forces.--Section 8(b)(17) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C.
    637(b)(17)) is amended by striking ``Forces.'' and inserting ``Forces,
    provided that--
                        ``(A) the Administrator considers the needs of
                    disabled veterans (as defined in section 4211(3) of
                    title 38, United States Code), veterans, and members of
                    a reserve component of the Armed Forces equally, as
                    part of the criteria for funding a continuation award
                    or during the competition process for any grant,
                    contract, or cooperative agreement made or entered into
                    under this paragraph, including assigning equal value
                    to any factors based on a designation as a disabled
                    veteran (as defined in section 4211(3) of title 38,
                    United States Code), veteran, or member of a reserve
                    component of the Armed Forces, and equally considering
                    the ability of applicants to provide Boots to Business
                    on military installations and the ability of applicants
                    to provide Boots to Business Reboot training off
                    military installations;
                        ``(B) for purposes of subparagraph (A), the term
                    `continuation award' means a renewal or recompete,
                    awarded at the discretion of the Administrator, for
                    another 5-year project period for a grant, contract, or
                    cooperative agreement under this paragraph that is made
                    up of a base project period of 12 months, with up to 4
                    option periods of 12 months, subject to continuing
                    program authority, availability of funds, and
                    satisfactory performance by the recipient organization;
                        ``(C) the Administrator shall, not later than 1
                    year after the date of enactment of subparagraph (A),
                    issue guidance on the criteria described in
                    subparagraph (A) to existing recipients of any grant,
                    contract, or cooperative agreement made or entered into
                    under this paragraph;
                        ``(D) the Administrator shall, for each budget
                    period beginning after the date of the issuance of the
                    guidance under subparagraph (C), incorporate the
                    criteria described in subparagraph (A) into the funding
                    agreement, and existing recipients of any grant,
                    contract, or cooperative made or entered into under
                    this paragraph shall have 1 full budget period to
                    comply;
                        ``(E) if an existing recipient of any grant,
                    contract, or cooperative agreement made or entered into
                    under this paragraph does not meet the criteria
                    included in the guidance issued under subparagraph (C)
                    during the budget period described in subparagraph (D),
                    the existing recipient shall have a period of 1 year,
                    beginning after the budget period in which the existing
                    recipient was assessed, to reach satisfactory
                    performance and compliance with all terms and
                    conditions of the award;
                        ``(F) if the Administrator fails to give equal
                    weight to the needs of the groups described in
                    subparagraph (A) during the competition process for any
                    grant, contract, or cooperative agreement made or
                    entered into under this paragraph, the Administrator
                    shall, not later than 60 days after the closing date of
                    the grant, contract, or cooperative agreement, provide
                    written justification to the Committee on Small
                    Business and Entrepreneurship of the Senate and the
                    Committee on Small Business of the House of
                    Representatives regarding why the grant, contract, or
                    cooperative agreement was not made or entered into
                    pursuant to subparagraph (A); and
                        ``(G) the Administrator shall provide full and fair
                    consideration to any entity that has applied for a
                    grant, contract, or cooperative agreement under this
                    paragraph before the date of enactment of subparagraph
                    (A), if that entity applies for a future funding
                    opportunity under this paragraph.''.

    SEC. 874. ESTABLISHMENT OF PILOT PROGRAM FOR ACCESS TO SHARED
                  CLASSIFIED COMMERCIAL INFRASTRUCTURE.

        (a) Pilot Program Required.--Not later than 180 days after the date
    of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall establish
    a pilot program on streamlining access for small business concerns and
    institutions of higher learning to shared classified commercial
    infrastructure--
                (1) to expand access to secret or collateral accredited
            facilities and sensitive compartmented information facilities
            and special access program facilities to securely perform work
            under existing classified contracts;
                (2) to reduce the cost and administrative requirements for
            a facility to receive and maintain accreditation and
            certification as an accredited facility;
                (3) to increase opportunities for small business concerns
            and institutions of higher learning to have access to and
            compete for classified contracts; and
                (4) to identify policy barriers that prevent components of
            the Department of Defense from more broadly using shared
            classified commercial infrastructure and prototyping proposed
            solutions.
        (b) Designation of Principal Civilian Official.--
                (1) In general.--The Secretary shall designate an existing
            civilian official of the Department of Defense who shall be
            responsible for the administration of the pilot program
            established under subsection (a).
                (2) Responsibilities.--The responsibilities of the civilian
            official designated under paragraph (1) shall include the
            following:
                        (A) To seek to enter into a contact or other
                    agreement with one or more private entities--
                                (i) for access for contractors and
                            components of the Department of Defense to
                            shared classified commercial infrastructure;
                            and
                                (ii) to facilitate the use of such
                            infrastructure by covered small business
                            concerns and institutions of higher learning.
                        (B) In consultation with the Office of the Director
                    of National Intelligence, to coordinate with the
                    Director of the Defense Counterintelligence and
                    Security Agency, the Director of the Defense
                    Intelligence Agency, and the Director of the Defense
                    Information Systems Agency to update or prescribe
                    policies and regulations governing the process and
                    timelines pertaining to how shared commercial
                    classified infrastructure may obtain relevant facility
                    authorizations and access to secure information
                    technology networks from the Department of Defense.
                        (C) To make recommendations to the Secretary of
                    Defense regarding the modernization, streamlining, and
                    acceleration of the approval process of the Department
                    of Defense for contacts, subcontracts, and co-use or
                    joint use agreements for shared classified commercial
                    infrastructure.
                        (D) The development and maintenance of metrics
                    tracking the outcomes of each request made under the
                    pilot program for the accreditation of shared
                    commercial classified infrastructure as an accredited
                    facility.
        (c) Requirements.--
                (1) Policies and regulations.--As part of the pilot program
            established under subsection (a), the Director of the Defense
            Counterintelligence and Security Agency, the Director of the
            Defense Intelligence Agency, and the Director of the Defense
            Information Systems Agency shall each update or prescribe
            policies and regulations governing the processes and timelines
            pertaining to how shared commercial classified infrastructure
            may obtain relevant facility sponsorship, associated
            authorizations and accreditation, and access to relevant secure
            information technology networks from the Department of Defense.
                (2) Modernization, streamlining, and acceleration.--The
            Secretary of Defense shall ensure that the pilot program
            established under subsection (a) includes efforts to modernize,
            streamline, and accelerate the approval process of the
            Department of Defense for shared, co-use, and joint use
            agreements to facilitate the access of small business concerns
            and institutions of higher learning performing under contracts
            or other agreements with the Department to classified
            environments.
        (d) Reports.--
                (1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall submit to
            the congressional defense committees, Permanent Select
            Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives and
            the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate, a report on
            the pilot program established under subsection (a)--
                        (A) after the establishment of such pilot program,
                    but not later than two years after the establishment of
                    such pilot program; and
                        (B) after the termination of such pilot program
                    pursuant to subsection (e), but not later than 120 days
                    after such termination.
                (2) Contents.--Each report submitted pursuant to paragraph
            (1) shall include the following:
                        (A) A list of each request made under the pilot
                    program for the accreditation of a facility as an
                    accredited facility, including the date on which the
                    request was made to the civilian official designated
                    under subsection (b) and to the relevant facility
                    accreditation agency.
                        (B) A list of the total number of personnel
                    authorized to conduct inspections under the pilot
                    program for the accreditation and certification of
                    facilities as accredited facilities.
                        (C) Actions taken by the civilian official
                    designated under subsection (b) to streamline the
                    process of the Department of Defense for approval of
                    co-use and joint use agreements to facilitate the
                    access of small business concerns and institutions of
                    higher learning performing under contracts or other
                    agreements with the Department to classified
                    environments, including any updated or new policies or
                    guidance issued as a result of the pilot program.
                        (D) A list of all unutilized and currently
                    accredited sensitive compartmented information
                    facilities owned and operated by the Department of
                    Defense that are located within 25 miles of a facility
                    described in subsection (a)(1).
                        (E) A list of the metrics or other measures used by
                    the Department of Defense to assess the benefits to the
                    Department from the pilot program established under
                    subsection (a), and any other metrics the Secretary of
                    Defense deems appropriate.
        (e) Termination.--The authority to carry out the pilot program
    required by subsection (a) and the requirements of this section shall
    terminate on September 30, 2030.
        (f) Definitions.--In this section:
                (1) The term ``institution of higher learning'' has the
            meaning given such term in section 3452(f) of title 38, United
            States Code.
                (2) The term ``shared commercial classified
            infrastructure'' means fully managed, shared, classified
            infrastructure (including physical facilities), and associated
            services that are operated by a private third-party for the
            benefit of appropriately cleared government and contractor
            personnel who have limited or constrained access to secret
            collateral and sensitive compartmented information facilities.
                (3) The term ``small business concern'' has the meaning
            given such term under section 3 of the Small Business Act (15
            U.S.C. 632).

    SEC. 875. ACCESSIBILITY AND CLARITY IN COVERED NOTICES FOR SMALL
                  BUSINESS CONCERNS.

        (a) In General.--Each covered notice shall be written in a manner--
                (1) such that a small business concern can easily
            understand the intent of the covered notice; and
                (2) that--
                        (A) is clear, concise, and well-organized; and
                        (B) to the maximum extent practicable, follows
                    other best practices appropriate to the subject or
                    field of the covered notice and the intended audience
                    of the covered notice.
        (b) Inclusion of Key Words in Covered Notices.--Each covered notice
    shall, to the maximum extent practicable, include key words in the
    description of the covered notice such that a small business concern
    seeking contract opportunities using the single Government-wide point
    of entry described under section 1708 of title 41, United States Code,
    can easily identify and understand such covered notice.
        (c) Rulemaking.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the
    enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall issue rules to
    carry out this section.
        (d) Definitions.--In this section:
                (1) Covered notice.--The term ``covered notice'' means a
            notice that--
                        (A) the Secretary of Defense or a Secretary of a
                    military department publishes on SAM.gov (or any
                    successor website) marketing Federal contract
                    opportunities; and
                        (B) pertains to small business concerns, such as a
                    sources sought notice or a solicitation restricted to
                    competition among small business concerns.
                (2) Small business concern.--The term ``small business
            concern'' has the meaning given the term under section 3 of the
            Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632).

    SEC. 876. SMALL BUSINESS BILL OF RIGHTS.

        (a) In General.--Not later than one year after the date of the
    enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, acting through the
    Small Business Integration Group in the Department of Defense led by
    the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, shall
    develop a Small Business Bill of Rights for the Department of Defense
    and its components.
        (b) Purpose.--The Small Business Integration Group in the
    Department of Defense shall design the Small Business Bill of Rights
    required under subsection (a) to ensure a healthy partnership between
    the Department of Defense and the defense industrial base and to
    encourage small businesses to contract with the Department by ensuring
    customer service issues and conflicts between the Department and small
    businesses related to acquisitions by the Department are resolved in an
    expeditious manner and that small businesses are aware of their rights
    to assistance under Federal law in resolving such issues.
        (c) Content.--The Bill of Rights required under subsection (a)
    shall do the following:
                (1) Authorize the Director of Small Business Programs of
            the Department to establish a resolution process to which all
            Department of Defense components, members of the small business
            professional workforce of the Department, and other relevant
            officials and organizations of the Department, must adhere.
                (2) Authorize the Director of Small Business Programs of
            the Department, each Director of Small Business Programs of a
            military department, and members of the small business
            professional workforce of the Department of Defense to--
                        (A) request assistance from members of the
                    acquisition workforce in their component of the
                    Department with the customer service issues and
                    conflicts described in subsection (b);
                        (B) require a timely responses from such members;
                    and
                        (C) establish a framework for implementation by the
                    components of the Department, members of the small
                    business professional workforce, and other relevant
                    officials and organizations of the Department providing
                    for fair and reasonable resolution of complaints by
                    small business for issues between small businesses and
                    the Department.
                (3) Ensure that small businesses are informed of--
                        (A) the rights of small businesses to assistance
                    under the Small Business Regulatory Enforcement
                    Fairness Act (5 U.S.C. 601 note), the Small Business
                    Act (15 U.S.C. 631 et seq.), chapter 388 of title 10,
                    United States Code, and any other applicable law;
                        (B) how to contact each task and delivery ombudsman
                    designated under section 3406(g) of title 10, United
                    States Code;
                        (C) how to contact the Office of Small Business
                    Programs of the Department of Defense and the Office of
                    Small Business Programs of each military department;
                    and
                        (D) how to contact each advocate for competition in
                    the Department of Defense designated pursuant to
                    section 1705(a) of title 41, United States Code.
                (4) Establish guidance--
                        (A) for the acquisition workforce of the Department
                    of Defense on the rights of small businesses under
                    Federal law and the regulations issued thereunder,
                    including the Federal Acquisition Regulation and FAR
                    and the Defense Federal Acquisition Regulation
                    Supplement;
                        (B) on the duties and authorities of the task and
                    delivery ombudsmans designated under section 3406(g) of
                    title 10, United States Code, and the advocates for
                    competition in the Department of Defense designated
                    pursuant to section 1705(a) of title 41, United States
                    Code; and
                        (C) on a reasonable and practical timeline, as
                    determined by the Undersecretary of Defense for
                    Acquisition and Sustainment, for contracting officers
                    of the Department to response to an inquiry from the
                    Office of Small Business Programs of the Department of
                    Defense or the Office of Small Business Programs of
                    each military department.
                (5) Coordinate assistance under the Bill of Rights with
            other regulatory compliance assistance to small business
            concerns, current and desired sets of authorities, roles, and
            responsibilities across the Offices of Small Business Programs
            of the Department of Defense, APEX Accelerators, members of the
            small business professional workforce of the Department of
            Defense, and other relevant officials or organizations of the
            Department.
        (d) Annual Briefings.--
                (1) In general.--Not later than one year after the date of
            the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the
            Director of Small Business Programs of the Department shall
            provide to the Secretary of Defense and the Committees on Armed
            Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a
            briefing on the annual metrics collected under paragraph (2)
            for the year covered by the report.
                (2) Collection of annual metrics.--
                        (A) The Office of Small Business Programs of the
                    Department of Defense shall--
                                (i) develop annual metrics on the
                            submission of complaints by contractors of the
                            Department of Defense pursuant to the Small
                            Business Bill of Rights required under
                            subsection (a);
                                (ii) provide each component of the
                            Department such annual metrics; and
                                (iii) collect and consolidate such annual
                            metrics submitted to the Office under
                            subparagraph (B).
                        (B) Each component of the Department of Defense
                    shall collect and submit to the Office of Small
                    Business Programs of the Department of Defense the
                    annual metrics.
        (e) Implementation Briefing.--Not later than 180 days after the
    date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense for
    Acquisition and Sustainment shall provide to the Committees on Armed
    Services of the House of Representatives and the Senate a briefing
    detailing the Small Business Bill of Rights required under subsection
    (a) and the plan to implement such Small Business Bill of Rights.
        (f) Definitions.--In this section--
                (1) the term ``Director of Small Business Programs of the
            Department'' means the Director of Small Business Programs in
            the Department of Defense appointed under section 144 of title
            10, United States Code;
                (2) the term ``Director of Small Business Programs of a
            military department'' means--
                        (A) the Director of Small Business Programs in the
                    Department of the Army appointed under section 7024 of
                    title 10, United States Code;
                        (B) the Director of Small Business Programs in the
                    Department of the Navy appointed under section 8028 of
                    such title; or
                        (C) the Director of Small Business Programs in the
                    Department of the Air Force appointed under section
                    9024 of such title; and
                (3) the term ``military department'' has the meaning given
            such term in section 101(a) of title 10, United States Code.

                           Subtitle H--Other Matters

    SEC. 881. CLARIFICATION OF WAIVER AUTHORITY FOR ORGANIZATIONAL AND
                  CONSULTANT CONFLICTS OF INTEREST.

        Section 9.503 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation shall be
    revised to require that--
                (1) a request for a waiver under such section include a
            written justification for such waiver; and
                (2) the head of a Federal agency may not delegate such
            waiver authority below the level of the deputy head of such
            agency.

    SEC. 882. REVERSE ENGINEERING OR RE-ENGINEERING FOR PRODUCTION OF
                  ITEMS.

        (a) Reverse Engineering or Re-engineering Process.--Not later than
    one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Under
    Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, in coordination
    with each Secretary of a military department and the Director of the
    Defense Logistics Agency, shall establish a process to--
                (1) identify items for which--
                        (A) technical data is not available; or
                        (B) rights in such technical data does not allow
                    for manufacturing of the item; and
                (2) create streamlined procedures for production of a item
            identified under paragraph (1) through reverse engineering or
            re-engineering--
                        (A) if production of the item may be required for
                    point of use manufacturing or for a contested logistics
                    environment (as defined in section 2926 of title 10,
                    United States Code);
                        (B) if the manufacturer of the item will not meet
                    the schedule for delivery required by the contracting
                    officer to maintain weapon system readiness or
                    responsiveness in the event of mobilization; or
                        (C) with respect to a item for which a head of the
                    contracting activity can only acquire by entering into
                    a sole source contract, if such head submits to the
                    service acquisition executive (as defined in section
                    101 of title 10, United States Code) a written
                    determination that such reverse engineering or re-
                    engineering is beneficial to sustain training or
                    operations of the Department of Defense with respect to
                    such item.
        (b) Annual Report.--
                (1) In general.--Not later than one year after the date of
            the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter until
            December 31, 2030, the Under Secretary of Defense for
            Acquisition and Sustainment, in coordination with each
            Secretary of a military department and the Director of the
            Defense Logistics Agency, shall submit to the congressional
            defense committees a report on the use of reverse engineering
            or re-engineering carried out pursuant to the process required
            under subsection (a).
                (2) Contents.--Each report required by paragraph (1) shall
            include the following:
                        (A) A list of items produced through reverse
                    engineering or re-engineering, disaggregated by element
                    of the Department of Defense described in section
                    111(b) of title 10, United States Code that used the
                    process established under subsection (a).
                        (B) Representative case studies of items listed
                    under subparagraph (A), including a description of the
                    use case of each item, the efforts used to acquire the
                    technical data or technical data rights needed to
                    manufacture the item, and the estimated cost or time
                    savings obtained, the estimated cost or time savings
                    obtained over an estimated time horizon of ten years of
                    acquisition requirements, including the identification
                    of recurring and nonrecurring costs.
                        (C) Recommendations and lessons learned that may
                    inform contracting guidance and procedures, especially
                    regarding the creation of technical data packages and
                    technical data rights through reverse engineering or
                    re-engineering.

    SEC. 883. PROCUREMENT OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE BATTERIES.

        (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall--
                (1) coordinate a Department of Defense-wide approach to
            establishing a battery strategy to further leverage the
            advancements of domestic and allied commercial industry with
            respect to batteries; and
                (2) in coordination with the Secretaries of the military
            departments and the other relevant elements of the Department
            of Defense, identify mechanisms for measuring and addressing
            risks to the defense supply chain, diminishing manufacturing
            capability, and material shortages for legacy system batteries
            by transitioning the Department to safer batteries with higher
            energy capabilities with supply chain growth.
        (b) Legacy Battery Strategy Contents.--The strategy established
    pursuant to subsection (a)(1) strategy shall include the following:
                (1) The establishment of a Department of Defense-wide
            accounting of advanced batteries for current and future
            applications, including obsolete batteries in existing systems,
            and improved mechanisms for aligning the battery procurement
            requirements across the Department.
                (2) Requirements for the supply chain for batteries for the
            Department of Defense to enable to Department to leverage
            advancements by domestic industry and industry located in
            allies of the United States with respect to batteries.
                (3) The application of the requirements described in
            paragraph (2) to the near-term, mid-term, and long-term
            horizons of the Department.
                (4) Creating a Department of Defense-wide Science and
            Technology battery strategy, in coordination with the military
            services, to define an approach, technical targets, and link
            into procurement activities.
                (5) Consideration of the existing battery strategies
            completed by the services.
                (6) A determination of how the military services can
            standardize the battery systems across the existing and future
            programs of such Armed Service.
                (7) Identify obstacles with respect to the raw materials
            required to achieve the goals of the strategy established
            pursuant to subsection (a)(1) and determine ways to overcome
            such obstacles, including through the Industrial Base Analysis
            and Sustainment program of the Department of Defense and the
            use of authorities under the Defense Production Act (50 U.S.C.
            4501 et seq.).
                (8) Processes and guidelines for rapid testing and
            certification to field batteries.
                (9) A discussion of the workforce challenges, if any, that
            may inhibit the Department of Defense from achieving the goals
            of the strategy established pursuant to subsection (a)(1).
        (c) Briefings and Final Report.--
                (1) Initial briefing.--Not later than 180 days after
            enactment, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the
            Secretaries of the military departments and the other relevant
            elements of the Department of Defense, shall brief the
            Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of
            Representatives on the approach to establishing the strategy
            described in subsection (a)(1).
                (2) Update briefings.--Not later than 180 days after the
            date of the briefing under paragraph (1), and not less
            frequently than every 6 months thereafter until the strategy
            described in subsection (a)(1) is established, the Secretary of
            Defense, in consultation with the Secretaries of the military
            departments and the other relevant elements of the Department
            of Defense, shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services
            of the Senate and House of Representatives a briefing on the
            status of the establishment of such strategy.
                (3) Final report.--Not later than September 30, 2026, the
            Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretaries of
            the military departments and the other relevant elements of the
            Department of Defense, shall submit to the Committees on Armed
            Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives a final
            report on the establishment of the strategy pursuant to
            subsection (a).
        (d) Military Department Defined.--In this section, the term
    ``military department'' has the meaning given such term in section
    101(a) of title 10, United States Code.

    SEC. 884. ADVISORY PANEL ON THE REQUIREMENTS PROCESS OF THE DEPARTMENT
                  OF DEFENSE.

        (a) Establishment.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the
    enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall establish and
    maintain within the Department of Defense an advisory panel on
    streamlining the requirements process of the Department of Defense.
        (b) Membership.--
                (1) In general.--The advisory panel shall consist of not
            more than 10 members to be appointed as follows:
                        (A) Four by the Secretary of Defense.
                        (B) Two by each Secretary of a military department.
                (2) Requirements for appointments.--
                        (A) Experience.--Members appointed under paragraph
                    (1) shall have experience in matters relating to--
                                (i) requirements processes of the
                            Department of Defense; or
                                (ii) innovative requirements processes and
                            product development methods of the private
                            sector.
                        (B) Diversity.--In making appointments to the
                    advisory panel established in subsection (a), the
                    Secretary of Defense and each Secretary of a military
                    department shall ensure that members they appoint
                    reflect diverse experiences in the public and private
                    sectors.
        (c) Duties.--
                (1) In general.--The advisory panel shall advise the
            Secretary of Defense on the effectiveness of the requirements
            process and develop options for reform.
                (2) Basis for provision of advice.--For purposes of
            providing advice to the Secretary pursuant to this subsection,
            the advisory panel shall--
                        (A) review, synthesize, and evaluate
                    recommendations from literature and expert interviews
                    on reform of the requirements processes of the
                    Department of Defense.
                        (B) review, synthesize, and evaluate
                    recommendations from literature and expert interviews
                    on how innovative requirements processes and product
                    development methods of the private sector are
                    implemented;
                        (C) examine the Joint Capabilities Integration and
                    Development System process and the degree to which it
                    is effective in facilitating defense modernization;
                        (D) examine alternative requirements processes of
                    the Department of Defense, including--
                                (i) the Joint Urgent Operational Needs
                            Statement and Joint Emergent Operational Needs
                            Statement associated with the Urgent Capability
                            Acquisition Pathway (as defined by Department
                            of Defense Instruction 5000.81, or a successor
                            instruction);
                                (ii) an acquisition program or project that
                            is carried out using the rapid fielding or
                            rapid prototyping acquisition pathway under
                            section 3602 of title 10, United States Code
                            (as added by this Act); and
                                (iii) any user agreements and capability
                            needs statements associated with a software
                            acquisition pathway established under section
                            3603 of title 10, United States Code (as added
                            by this Act);
                        (E) consider potential alternatives to requirements
                    processes and practices to maximize the ability of the
                    Department of Defense to respond in a timely manner to
                    current and future threats; and
                        (F) make legislative and policy recommendations to
                    improve requirements processes and practices to field
                    the operational capabilities necessary to outpace near-
                    peer competitors, provide data and analytical insight,
                    and support an integrated budget that is aligned with
                    the most recent national defense strategy required
                    under section 113(g) of title 10, United States Code.
        (d) Administrative Matters.--The Secretary of Defense shall provide
    the advisory panel established pursuant to subsection (a) with timely
    access to appropriate information, data, resources, and analysis so
    that the advisory panel may conduct a thorough and independent
    assessment as required under such subsection.
        (e) Annual Reports.--Not later than September 30, 2025, and
    annually thereafter, the advisory panel shall submit to the Secretary
    of Defense and the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the
    House of Representatives a report describing the results of the
    activities of the advisory panel during the preceding year.
        (f) Termination.--The advisory panel shall terminate on the date
    that is three years after the date of the establishment of the advisory
    panel pursuant to subsection (a).

    SEC. 885. PROPOSAL FOR PAYMENT OF COSTS FOR CERTAIN GOVERNMENT
                  ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE BID PROTESTS.

        (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
    enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the United States, in
    coordination with the Secretary of Defense, shall submit to the covered
    committees a proposal that includes the following:
                (1) A process for enhanced pleading standards described in
            subsection (b).
                (2) The benchmarks described in subsection (c).
                (3) A process for payment by an unsuccessful party in a
            covered protest to the Government and the contractor awarded
            the contract that was the subject of the bid protest in
            accordance with the benchmarks described in subsection (c).
        (b) Enhanced Plea Standards.--The process for enhanced pleading
    standards described in this subsection is a process under which the
    Comptroller General shall apply enhanced pleading standards, as
    developed by the Comptroller General in coordination with the Secretary
    of Defense, to an interested party with respect to a covered protest
    submitted by such interested party for which such interested party is
    seeking access to administrative records of the Department of Defense,
    prior to making a determination with respect to such access.
        (c) Benchmarks.--The benchmarks described in this subsection are as
    follows:
                (1) A chart of the average costs to the Department of
            Defense and the Government Accountability Office of a covered
            protest based on the value of the contract that is the subject
            of the covered protest.
                (2) A chart of the costs of the lost profit rates of the
            contractor awarded a contract that was the subject of a covered
            protest after such award.
        (d) Lost Profit Calculation.--With respect to contracts that are
    the subject of a covered protest, the lost profit rates under
    subsection (c)(2) shall be equal to the profit that the contractor
    awarded the contract would have earned if the contractor has performed
    under such contract during the period performance under such contract
    by such contractor was suspended under section 3553(d) of title 31,
    United States Code, pursuant to such covered protest.
        (e) Definitions.--In this section:
                (1) The term ``covered committees'' means the following:
                        (A) The congressional defense committees.
                        (B) The Committee on Oversight and Accountability
                    of the House of Representatives.
                        (C) The Committee on Homeland Security and
                    Governmental Affairs of the Senate.
                (2) The term ``covered protest'' means a protest submitted
            by an interested party to the Comptroller General under chapter
            35 of title 31, United States Code, for a determination by the
            Comptroller General under such chapter.
                (3) The terms ``interested party'' and ``protest'' have the
            meanings given such terms in section 3551 of title 31, United
            States Code.
        (f) Dollar Threshold for Task Order Protests.--Section
    3406(f)(1)(B) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking
    ``$25,000,000'' and inserting ``$35,000,000''.

    SEC. 886. BRIEFINGS, CERTIFICATION, AND LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF
                  FUNDS RELATED TO FUEL SERVICES FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
                  CONTRACTS.

        (a) Briefing on Bid Protest.--Not later than 30 days after the date
    of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to
    the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
    Representatives a briefing on--
                (1) the results of the bid protest published by the
            Comptroller General of the United States on August 28, 2024 (B-
            420857.8, B-420857.9, relating to Kropp Holdings, Inc.),
            including with regard to the element relating to consideration
            of the conflicts of interest mitigation plan; and
                (2) the proposed next steps with respect to the acquisition
            of financial management services for Department of Defense fuel
            contracts.
        (b) Briefing on Conflict of Interest.--Not later than 30 days after
    the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall provide to
    the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
    Representatives a briefing on how the Secretary will ensure that price
    sensitive information is not shared between fuel financial management
    entities and fuel provider entities.
        (c) Certification.--Not later than 30 days after the date of the
    enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the
    Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives
    a written certification that no conflict of interest exists with
    respect to a contract for financial management services for fuel
    contracts of the Department of Defense.
        (d) Limitation on Availability of Funds.--On and after June 1,
    2025, the Secretary of Defense may not obligate or expend funds
    authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available
    for fiscal year 2025 on any contract for financial management services
    for fuel contracts of the Department of Defense in which the contractor
    is also a fuel provider until the Committees on Armed Services of the
    Senate and House of Representatives receive the briefing described in
    subsection (b) and certification described in subsection (c).

    SEC. 887. IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPTROLLER GENERAL RECOMMENDATIONS
                  RELATING TO CERTAIN SPARE PARTS FOR F-35 AIRCRAFT.

        (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense, acting through the Under
    Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, shall implement
    the recommendations contained in the report of the Comptroller General
    of the United States published on May 23, 2023, and titled ``F-35
    Program: DOD Needs Better Accountability for Global Spare Parts and
    Reporting of Losses Worth Millions'' (GAO-23-106098).
        (b) Report.--Not later than December 31, 2025, the Secretary shall
    submit to Congress a report on the progress of the implementing
    recommendations as required by subsection (a).

    SEC. 888. TRACKING AWARDS MADE THROUGH OTHER TRANSACTION AUTHORITY.

        (a) In General.--Not later than one year after the date of the
    enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition
    and Sustainment shall establish a process to track the number and value
    of awards to small businesses and nontraditional defense contractors
    performing on transactions using other transaction authority, including
    transactions carried out through consortia.
        (b) Data Collection.--The Under Secretary of Defense for
    Acquisition and Sustainment shall, to the extent practicable--
                (1) minimize the reporting requirements imposed on small
            businesses and nontraditional defense contractors by the
            process established under subsection (a); and
                (2) maximize the use of existing data collection processes
            of the Department of Defense or the expertise of a consortia-
            manager under such process.
        (c) Definitions.--In this section:
                (1) Nontraditional defense contractor.--The term
            ``nontraditional defense contractor'' has the meaning given
            such term in section 3014 of title 10, United States Code.
                (2) Other transaction authority.--The term ``other
            transaction authority'' means the authority provided under
            sections 4021 and 4022 of title 10, United States Code.
                (3) Small business.--The term ``small business'' has the
            meaning given the term ``small business concern'' under section
            3(a) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632(a)).

          TITLE IX--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT

       Subtitle A--Office of the Secretary of Defense and Related Matters

    Sec. 901. Requirement to notify Congress when Deputy Secretary of
                                Defense is performing functions and duties
                                of Secretary of Defense.
    Sec. 902. Establishment of Department of Defense Performance
                                Improvement Officer.
    Sec. 903. Enhanced coordination on international cooperation
                                activities.
    Sec. 904. Increase in authorized number of Deputy Assistant Secretaries
                                of Defense.
    Sec. 905. Modifications to the Office of Strategic Capital.
    Sec. 906. Limitation on availability of funds until Department of
                                Defense complies with certain legal
                                requirements.
    Sec. 907. Matters relating to Assistant Secretary of Defense for
                                Special Operations and Low Intensity
                                Conflict.
    Sec. 908. Inclusion in defense planning guidance of guidance on size,
                                structure, and posture of special
                                operations forces.
    Sec. 909. Review of roles and responsibilities of the Chief Talent
                                Management Officer and the Office of the
                                Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel
                                and Readiness.
    Sec. 910. Plan for adequate staffing of Office of Assistant Secretary
                                of Defense for Industrial Base Policy and
                                Joint Production Accelerator Cell.

      Subtitle B--Other Department of Defense Organization and Management
                                    Matters

    Sec. 921. Department of Defense Senior Intelligence Oversight Official.
    Sec. 922. Codification of the Joint Federated Assurance Center.
    Sec. 923. Codification of additional staff corps of the Navy.
    Sec. 924. Establishment of Office of Expanded Competition.
    Sec. 925. Counter unmanned aerial systems task force.
    Sec. 926. Affiliate relationships between Army special operations
                                forces and combat-enabling units of general
                                purpose forces.
    Sec. 927. Force sizing methodology.

       Subtitle A--Office of the Secretary of Defense and Related Matters

    SEC. 901. REQUIREMENT TO NOTIFY CONGRESS WHEN DEPUTY SECRETARY OF
                  DEFENSE IS PERFORMING FUNCTIONS AND DUTIES OF SECRETARY
                  OF DEFENSE.

        Section 132(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
                (1) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``(b)'';
                (2) by striking ``The Deputy Secretary shall act'' and
            inserting the following:
        ``(2)(A) The Deputy Secretary shall act''; and
                (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
        ``(B) If the Secretary is unable to perform the functions and
    duties of the office as described in subparagraph (A), the Deputy
    Secretary, or any other individual performing such functions and duties
    in accordance with applicable law, shall, not later than 24 hours
    before any planned transfer of such functions and duties or 24 hours
    after any unplanned transfer of such functions and duties, notify the
    following of the transfer:
                ``(i) The Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on
            Appropriations, and the majority and minority leaders of the
            Senate.
                ``(ii) The Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on
            Appropriations, the Speaker, and the minority leader of the
            House of Representatives.''.

    SEC. 902. ESTABLISHMENT OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PERFORMANCE
                  IMPROVEMENT OFFICER.

        (a) In General.--Chapter 4 of title 10, United States Code, is
    amended by inserting after section 132 the following new section:
    ``Sec. 132a. Performance improvement officer
        ``(a) Establishment.--
                ``(1) There is a Performance Improvement Officer of the
            Department of Defense, to be appointed by the Secretary of
            Defense from among the ranks of qualified individuals from the
            senior career civil service.
                ``(2) The Performance Improvement Officer shall be
            appointed from among persons described in paragraph (1) who
            have an extensive management or business background and
            experience with managing large or complex organizations,
            organizational change management, or business transformation
            activities.
        ``(b) Deputy.--The Performance Improvement Officer shall be
    supported by a Deputy who shall be appointed by the Secretary of
    Defense from among the ranks of qualified individuals from the senior
    career civil service. The Deputy shall be the first assistant to the
    Performance Improvement Officer and shall assist that Officer in the
    performance of the duties of that position and shall act for, and
    exercise the powers of, the Officer when that Officer dies, resigns, or
    is otherwise unable to perform the functions and duties of the office.
        ``(c) Duties and Responsibilities.--Subject to the authority,
    direction, and control of the Secretary of Defense and the Deputy
    Secretary of Defense, the Performance Improvement Officer shall perform
    such duties, exercise such powers, and have such responsibilities as
    the Secretary or the Deputy Secretary may prescribe, including the
    following:
                ``(1) Responsibility for updating and implementing the
            Strategic Management Plan of the Department of Defense required
            by section 904(d) of the National Defense Authorization Act of
            Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110-181; 10 U.S.C. note prec.
            2201).
                ``(2) Responsibility for chairing the Defense Performance
            Improvement Council (or any successor organization).
                ``(3) Responsibility for the Defense Performance
            Improvement Framework, as established under section 125a of
            this title.
                ``(4) Responsibility for the execution of not fewer than
            two annual meetings of the Defense Management Action Group (or
            any successor organization) with agendas relating to the
            Strategic Management Plan described in paragraph (1).
                ``(5) Oversight of transformational business modernization
            and business process re-engineering of the Department of
            Defense.
                ``(6) Oversight and tracking the implementation of--
                        ``(A) solutions to solve issues identified by the
                    High Risk List maintained by the Government
                    Accountability Office; and
                        ``(B) other recommendations of such Office.
                ``(7) Serving as the lead official devoted to modernizing
            the business processes of the Department that serve as the
            baseline for all external acquisition and internal operations.
                ``(8) Oversight and management of the Defense Management
            Institute (as established pursuant to the memorandum of the
            Director of Administration and Management of the Department
            dated January 13, 2023), or any successor organization.
                ``(9) Serving as co-chair of the Defense Business Council
            in accordance with section 2222(f)(1) of this title.
                ``(10) Maintaining authority for convening meetings of
            personnel and organizations of the Department on matters
            relating to the duties and responsibilities described in this
            subsection.''.
        (b) Addition of Performance Improvement Officer as Co-chair of
    Defense Business Council.--Section 2222(f)(1) of title 10, United
    States Code, is amended, in the second sentence--
                (1) by striking ``chaired'' and inserting ``co-chaired'';
            and
                (2) by inserting ``and the Performance Improvement
            Officer'' after ``Officer''.
        (c) Guidance Required.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
    the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall issue rules,
    regulations, policies, or other guidance (as appropriate)--
                (1) to clearly delineate the authorities and
            responsibilities of the Performance Improvement Officer of the
            Department of Defense established under section 132a of title
            10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a); and
                (2) setting forth a charter for the office (including
            personnel, facilities, and other infrastructure) supporting the
            position of the Performance Improvement Officer.

    SEC. 903. ENHANCED COORDINATION ON INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION
                  ACTIVITIES.

        (a) Update of Responsibilities of the Under Secretary of Defense
    for Acquisition and Sustainment.--
                (1) In general.--Section 133b(b) of title 10, United States
            Code, is amended--
                        (A) in paragraph (8), by striking ``and'' at the
                    end;
                        (B) in paragraph (9)(C), by striking the period at
                    the end and inserting ``; and''; and
                        (C) by adding at the end the following new
                    paragraph:
                ``(10) advising the Secretary on, establishing policies on,
            and supervising, the activities of the Department relating to
            international cooperation and agreements regarding industrial
            base collaboration and coordination, including cooperative
            development and co-production, reciprocal production,
            exportability considerations, supply chain integration,
            security of supply chain agreements, and acquisition and cross-
            service agreements.''.
                (2) Guidance required.--Not later than July 1, 2025, the
            Secretary of Defense shall update relevant policies and
            guidance related to the duties of the Under Secretary of
            Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment prescribed in section
            133b(b)(10) of title 10, United States Code, as added by
            paragraph (1).
        (b) Cross-functional Teams.--
                (1) Establishment.--Not later than July 1, 2025, the
            Secretary of Defense shall establish not fewer than two Cross-
            Functional Teams to coordinate and support international
            cooperation activities of the Department of Defense.
                (2) Purpose.--Of the Cross-Functional Teams required under
            paragraph (1)--
                        (A) at least one shall be dedicated to a geographic
                    area of interest, such as a specific country or subset
                    of an area of responsibility for a geographic combatant
                    command; and
                        (B) at least one shall be dedicated to a functional
                    area of interest, such as munitions production,
                    logistics, or additive manufacturing.
                (3) Participation.--The Cross-Functional Teams established
            under paragraph (1)--
                        (A) shall include representation from--
                                (i) the Office of the Under Secretary of
                            Defense for Policy;
                                (ii) the Office of the Under Secretary of
                            Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment; and
                                (iii) the Office of the Under Secretary of
                            Defense for Research and Engineering; and
                        (B) may include such other participants from across
                    the Department of Defense as the Secretary of Defense
                    determines appropriate.
                (4) Chairperson.--Each Cross-Functional Team shall have a
            Chairperson who shall be designated by the Secretary of Defense
            from among the representatives on the Team from the Offices
            specified in paragraph (3)(A).
        (c) Study on Capacity for Expanded International Cooperation
    Activities.--
                (1) In general.--Not later than March 1, 2025, the
            Secretary of Defense shall seek to enter into a contract with a
            federally funded research and development center or a
            university-affiliated nonprofit organization to--
                        (A) conduct a study with respect to whether the
                    organization, resourcing, manning, and training of the
                    Department of Defense for international cooperation
                    activities is sufficient to support expanded demand for
                    security cooperation activities with countries that are
                    allies and partners of the United States; and
                        (B) submit to the Secretary a report on the results
                    of the study.
                (2) Elements.--The study conducted under paragraph (1)
            shall include the following:
                        (A) An assessment of the roles and responsibilities
                    of the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy, the
                    Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for International
                    and Industry Engagement, and any other officials the
                    Secretary considers appropriate to include, to reduce
                    overlap and increase cooperation between components of
                    the Department of Defense with respect to international
                    cooperation activities.
                        (B) An identification and assessment of mechanisms
                    for coordination with the Department of State with
                    respect to such activities.
                        (C) An identification and assessment of existing
                    tools in the Department of Defense to support
                    international cooperation, including the Global
                    Research Watch Program and the international research
                    offices of the military departments.
                        (D) An identification of industry fora, training or
                    wargaming opportunities, and exercise events that could
                    be leveraged to support increased international
                    cooperation activities.
                        (E) An assessment of the success, as of the date of
                    the enactment of this Act, in integrating the defense
                    industrial bases of the United States and countries
                    that are allies and partners of the United States,
                    including recommendations with respect to--
                                (i) goals for the end-state of that
                            integration; and
                                (ii) how to integrate those goals into the
                            strategic planning documents and guidance of
                            the Department of Defense.
                        (F) An identification of additional opportunities
                    for international defense industrial base cooperation
                    and specific challenges to acting on those
                    opportunities.
                        (G) Any other matter the Secretary of Defense
                    determines relevant.
                (3) Submission to congress.--Not later than September 1,
            2025, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the
            congressional defense committees--
                        (A) the report received by the Secretary under
                    paragraph (1)(B); and
                        (B) any comments of the Secretary with respect to
                    such report.
                (4) Nonprofit organization defined.--In this subsection,
            the term ``nonprofit organization'' means an organization
            described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of
            1986 and exempt from tax under section 501(a) of such Code.

    SEC. 904. INCREASE IN AUTHORIZED NUMBER OF DEPUTY ASSISTANT SECRETARIES
                  OF DEFENSE.

        Section 138(e) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by
    striking ``60'' and inserting ``62''.

    SEC. 905. MODIFICATIONS TO THE OFFICE OF STRATEGIC CAPITAL.

        (a) In General.--Section 149 of title 10, United States Code, is
    amended--
                (1) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (f);
                (2) by inserting after subsection (d) the following new
            subsection:
        ``(e) Pilot Program on Capital Assistance to Support Defense
    Investment in the Industrial Base.--
                ``(1) To the extent and in such amounts as specifically
            provided in advance in appropriations Acts for the purposes
            detailed in this subsection, the Secretary of Defense, acting
            through the Director, may carry out a pilot program under this
            subsection to provide capital assistance to eligible entities
            for eligible investments to develop technologies that support
            the duties and elements of the Office and meet the needs of the
            Department of Defense.
                ``(2)(A) An eligible entity seeking capital assistance for
            an eligible investment under this subsection shall submit to
            the Director an application at such time, in such manner, and
            containing such information as the Director may require.
                ``(B) The Director shall establish criteria for selecting
            among eligible investments for which applications are submitted
            under subparagraph (A). The criteria shall include--
                ``(i) the extent to which an investment supports the
            national security or economic interests of the United States;
                ``(ii) the likelihood that capital assistance provided for
            an investment would enable the investment to proceed sooner
            than the investment would otherwise be able to proceed; and
                ``(iii) the creditworthiness of an investment.
                ``(3)(A)(i) To the extent and in such amounts as
            specifically provided in advance in appropriations Acts for the
            purposes detailed in this subsection, the Director may provide
            loans or loan guarantees to finance or refinance the costs of
            an eligible investment selected pursuant to paragraph (2)(B).
                        ``(ii)(I)(aa) Except as provided under item (bb),
                    the interest rate on a loan provided under clause (i)
                    shall be not less than the yield on marketable United
                    States Treasury securities of a similar maturity to the
                    maturity of the loan on the date of execution of the
                    loan agreement.
                                ``(bb) The Director may waive the
                            requirement under item (aa) with respect to an
                            investment if the investment is determined by
                            the Secretary of Defense to be vital to the
                            national security of the United States.
                                ``(cc) The Director shall establish
                            separate and distinct criteria for interest
                            rates for loan guarantees with private sector
                            lending institutions.
                        ``(II) The final maturity date of a loan provided
                    under clause (i) shall be not later than 50 years after
                    the date on which the loan was provided.
                        ``(III) A loan provided under clause (i) may be
                    paid earlier than is provided for under the loan
                    agreement without a penalty.
                        ``(IV)(aa) A loan provided under clause (i) shall
                    not be subordinated to the claims of any holder of
                    investment obligations in the event of bankruptcy,
                    insolvency, or liquidation of the obligor.
                        ``(bb) The Director may waive the requirement under
                    item (aa) with respect to the investment in order to
                    mitigate risks to loan repayment.
                        ``(V) The Director may sell to another entity or
                    reoffer into the capital markets a loan provided under
                    clause (i) if the Director determines that the sale or
                    reoffering can be made on favorable terms.
                        ``(VI) Any loan guarantee provided under clause (i)
                    shall specify the percentage of the principal amount
                    guaranteed. If the Secretary determines that the
                    obligor of a loan guaranteed by the Department of
                    Defense defaults on the loan, the Director shall pay
                    the holder, or such other party, as specified in the
                    loan guarantee agreement.
                        ``(VII) The Director shall establish a credit
                    rating system to ensure a reasonable assurance of
                    repayment. The system may include use of existing
                    credit rating agencies where appropriate.
                        ``(VIII) Loans and loan guarantees provided under
                    clause (i) shall be subject to such other terms and
                    conditions and contain such other covenants,
                    representations, warranties, and requirements
                    (including requirements for audits) as the Secretary
                    determines appropriate.
                        ``(IX) Loans and loan guarantees provided under
                    clause (i) shall be subject to the requirements of the
                    Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990 (2 U.S.C. 661 et
                    seq.).
                        ``(B) Subject to appropriations Acts, the Director
                    may provide technical assistance with respect to
                    developing and financing investments to eligible
                    entities seeking capital assistance for eligible
                    investments and eligible entities receiving capital
                    assistance under this subsection.
                        ``(C)(i) To the extent and in such amounts as
                    specifically provided in advance in appropriations Acts
                    for the purposes detailed in this subsection, the
                    Director shall provide to an eligible investment
                    selected pursuant to paragraph (2)(B) the amount of
                    capital assistance necessary to carry out the
                    investment.
                        ``(ii) All financial transactions conducted under
                    this subsection shall be conducted in United States
                    dollars.
                ``(4) The requirements of subsection (d) shall apply to
            eligible investments under this subsection.
                ``(5)(A)(i) There is established in the Treasury of the
            United States a Department of Defense Credit Program Account to
            make and guarantee loans under this subsection in accordance
            with section 502 of the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990 (2
            U.S.C. 661a).
                        ``(ii) The Credit Program Account shall consist of
                    amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of
                    appropriations.
                ``(B) To the extent and in such amounts as specifically
            provided in advance in appropriations Acts for the purposes
            detailed in this subsection, the Director is authorized to pay,
            from amounts in the Department of Defense Credit Program
            Account--
                        ``(i) the cost, as defined in section 502 of the
                    Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990 (2 U.S.C. 661a), of
                    loans and loan guarantees and other capital assistance;
                        ``(ii) administrative expenses associated with
                    activities under this subsection;
                        ``(iii) project-specific transaction costs; and
                        ``(iv) the cost of providing support authorized by
                    this subsection.
                ``(6) The Secretary of Defense may prescribe such
            regulations as the Secretary determines to be appropriate to
            carry out this subsection.
                ``(7) Not later than the first Monday in February of a
            fiscal year, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the
            congressional defense committees an annual report describing
            activities carried out pursuant to this subsection in the
            preceding fiscal year and the goals of the Department of
            Defense in accordance with this subsection for the next fiscal
            year.
                ``(8) The Secretary of Defense shall notify the
            congressional defense committees not later than 30 days after a
            use of loans, loan guarantees, or technical assistance under
            this subsection.
                ``(9)(A) The authority of the Director to make new loans
            and provide new loan guarantees under subparagraph (A)(i) of
            paragraph (3) shall expire on October 1, 2028. Any loans or
            loan guarantees provided under such subparagraph that are
            outstanding as of such date shall continue to be subject to the
            terms, conditions, and other requirements of this subsection.
                ``(B) The authority of the Director to provide technical
            assistance to eligible entities under subparagraph (B) of
            paragraph (3) shall expire on October 1, 2028.''; and
                (3) in subsection (f), as so redesignated--
                        (A) in paragraph (2), by adding at the end the
                    following new subparagraphs:
                        ``(FF) Strategic maritime infrastructure.
                        ``(GG) Critical minerals and materials.''; and
                        (B) by adding at the end the following new
                    paragraph:
                ``(5) The term `obligor' means a party that is primarily
            liable for payment of the principal or interest on a loan.''.
        (b) Conforming Repeal.--Section 903(b) of the National Defense
    Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31; 10 U.S.C.
    4811 note) is repealed.

    SEC. 906. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS UNTIL DEPARTMENT OF
                  DEFENSE COMPLIES WITH CERTAIN LEGAL REQUIREMENTS.

        Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise
    made available for fiscal year 2025 for the Office of the Assistant
    Secretary of Defense for Legislative Affairs, not more than 90 percent
    may be obligated or expended until the date on which the Deputy
    Secretary of Defense certifies to the congressional defense committees
    that the Department of Defense has implemented section 1046 of the
    James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023
    (Public Law 117-263; 10 U.S.C. 111 note).

    SEC. 907. MATTERS RELATING TO ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR
                  SPECIAL OPERATIONS AND LOW INTENSITY CONFLICT.

        (a) In General.--Not later than one year after the date of the
    enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall--
                (1) using a systematic approach, identify and update
            relevant policies, processes, and policy guidance of the
            Department of Defense to fully implement and institutionalize
            the position of Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special
            Operations and Low Intensity Conflict (in this section referred
            to as the ``Assistant Secretary'') to ensure that the Assistant
            Secretary exercises authority, direction, and control of all
            special-operations peculiar administrative matters relating to
            the organization, training, and equipping of special operations
            forces as required under section 138(b)(2)(A)(i) of title 10,
            United States Code, including--
                        (A) special operations budgeting and programming,
                    legislative affairs, operations, personnel, and public
                    affairs activities; and
                        (B) protocols for participation in decision-making
                    fora of the Department involving special operations
                    forces;
                (2) develop a long-term staffing plan for the Secretariat
            for Special Operations established under section 139b(a) of
            title 10, United States Code, that incorporates strategic
            workforce planning principles, including an articulation of the
            mission of the Secretariat, an identification of critical skill
            gaps, and a strategy to hire personnel to address such gaps;
                (3) produce written departmental guidance to clarify the
            respective administrative roles of the Under Secretary of
            Defense for Policy and the Assistant Secretary, including
            guidance to ensure adequate support for the Secretariat from
            Washington Headquarters Services, the Office of the Director of
            Administration and Management, Joint Service Provider, and
            other administrative offices of the Department;
                (4) establish a process for development, coordination, and
            issuance by the Assistant Secretary of special operations
            instructions and other Department-wide policies, instructions,
            directive-type memorandums, or other documents consistent with
            the responsibilities assigned to the Assistant Secretary;
                (5) establish a process for the Assistant Secretary and the
            Commander of the United States Special Operations Command to
            monitor the promotions of members of special operations forces
            and coordinate with the military departments regarding the
            assignment, retention, training, professional military
            education, and special and incentive pays of members of special
            operations forces consistent with the responsibilities assigned
            to the Assistant Secretary and the Commander; and
                (6) establish a Center for Special Operations Analysis to
            lead special operations-related analysis for the Department and
            ensure senior civilian and military leaders have adequate
            analytical support for decision making related to the
            organization, training, equipping, and employment of special
            operations forces.
        (b) Plan Required.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the
    enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the
    congressional defense committees a plan, including appropriate
    milestones and timelines for completion, for achieving the requirements
    under subsection (a).

    SEC. 908. INCLUSION IN DEFENSE PLANNING GUIDANCE OF GUIDANCE ON SIZE,
                  STRUCTURE, AND POSTURE OF SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES.

        (a) In General.--As part of the annual Defense Planning Guidance
    issued under section 113(g)(2)(A) of title 10, United States Code, the
    Secretary of Defense shall include guidance with respect to the size,
    structure, posture, and other force development planning priorities
    specific to special operations forces.
        (b) Report Required.--
                (1) In general.--Not later than March 1, 2025, and annually
            thereafter for five years, the Secretary of Defense shall
            submit to the congressional defense committees a report
            detailing how the Defense Planning Guidance issued under
            section 113(g)(2)(A) of title 10, United States Code,
            specifically accounts for the size, structure, posture, and
            other force development planning priorities specific to special
            operations forces necessary--
                        (A) to support the National Defense Strategy under
                    section 113(g)(1) of that title; and
                        (B) to carry out the special operations activities
                    specified in section 167(k) of that title.
                (2) Elements.--The annual report required by paragraph (1)
            shall, at a minimum--
                        (A) describe specific actions taken by the
                    Secretary of the Army, the Secretary of the Air Force,
                    and the Secretary of the Navy to coordinate
                    requirements for the organization, training, and
                    equipping of special operations forces with the
                    Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations
                    and Low Intensity Conflict, consistent with
                    responsibilities and authorities of the Assistant
                    Secretary under section 138(b)(2)(A) of title 10,
                    United States Code, in order to achieve the objectives
                    of--
                                (i) the National Defense Strategy;
                                (ii) the Joint Warfighting Concept;
                                (iii) the Joint Concept for Competing; and
                                (iv) the Strategy for Operations in the
                            Information Environment; and
                        (B) include specific recommendations developed by
                    the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special
                    Operations and Low Intensity Conflict, in coordination
                    with the Commander of the United States Special
                    Operations Command, for the size, organization, budget,
                    training, and equipping of special operations forces to
                    meet the objectives of the strategies and concepts
                    specified in clauses (i) through (iv) of subparagraph
                    (A).

    SEC. 909. REVIEW OF ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE CHIEF TALENT
                  MANAGEMENT OFFICER AND THE OFFICE OF THE UNDER SECRETARY
                  OF DEFENSE FOR PERSONNEL AND READINESS.

        (a) Review Required.--The Secretary of Defense shall seek to enter
    into a contract or other agreement with a qualified organization to
    conduct a review of--
                (1) the roles and responsibilities of the Chief Talent
            Management Officer of the Department of Defense; and
                (2) the structure, mission, and operation of the Office of
            the Under Secretary of Defense Personnel and Readiness.
        (b) Elements.--In carrying out the review under subsection (a), the
    qualified organization concerned shall--
                (1) develop a strategy for the implementation of the
            position of the Chief Talent Management Officer of the
            Department of Defense pursuant to which the Officer shall be
            responsible for--
                        (A) serving as the principal staff assistant to the
                    Secretary of Defense and Deputy Secretary of Defense on
                    matters relating to total force talent management
                    within the Department of Defense, including talent
                    management for military personnel (including members of
                    the active and reserve components of the Armed Forces)
                    and civilian personnel of the Department;
                        (B) developing and implementing the overall talent
                    strategy for military and civilian personnel in the
                    Department of Defense, which shall include working
                    across the military departments, Joint Staff, Office of
                    the Secretary of Defense, and with interagency partners
                    to lead the total force talent acquisition and
                    management efforts of the Department;
                        (C) overseeing updates and reforms for remote and
                    hybrid work, the use of enabling technology, practices
                    for developing and tracking talent, and encouraging
                    movement of talent across components, agencies, and
                    non-governmental entities to help promote flexible
                    career pathways and increase retention;
                        (D) matching talent to needs within the Department
                    and integrate broad upskilling and reskilling programs
                    to create the future national defense workforce;
                        (E) coordinating all talent programs within the
                    Department, including by developing pathways for
                    permeability between uniformed and non-uniformed
                    service opportunities and opportunities in the private
                    sector;
                        (F) maintaining, strengthening, and improving the
                    Department's use of competitive service hiring
                    authorities under title 5, United States Code, and the
                    authorities available under section 129 of title 10,
                    United States Code, to ensure the Department recruits
                    and retains a strong and professional civilian
                    workforce;
                        (G) studying and promoting best practices for
                    workforce development from the government, nonprofit,
                    academic, and private sectors;
                        (H) serving as the principal liaison between the
                    Department and the national security talent industrial
                    and innovation base;
                        (I) carrying out programs, projects, and other
                    activities to strengthen the national security talent
                    industrial and innovation base;
                        (J) identifying rules, regulations, policies, and
                    guidance related to military and civilian talent
                    management that require change for the purposes of
                    achieving efficiencies and meeting the personnel needs
                    of the Department;
                        (K) coordinating with the Joint Staff and the
                    Commanders of the combatant commands to identify talent
                    needs to meet operational challenges;
                        (L) developing an employer brand for the Department
                    of Defense that positions the Department as a sought
                    after employer;
                        (M) developing a capability to rapidly prototype
                    workforce development and talent acquisition approaches
                    with non-profit, academic, Government, and private
                    sector agencies and organizations;
                        (N) seeking partnerships with multiple intermediary
                    organizations, including academic institutions and
                    other key stakeholders in the talent industrial and
                    innovation base, to carry out activities to support the
                    development of pools of qualified individuals with the
                    skills and expertise necessary to meet critical
                    personnel needs of the Department of Defense, which may
                    include activities such as the identification,
                    training, and vetting of critical talent for the
                    Department, including individuals with expertise
                    relating to artificial intelligence, biotechnology,
                    cybersecurity, materials and manufacturing, business
                    processes, venture capital, financial markets, and
                    other critical areas; and
                        (O) carrying out such other duties relating to
                    talent management as may be assigned by the Secretary
                    of Defense;
                (2) develop recommendations for any additional authorities
            or funding that may be required for the Chief Talent Management
            Officer to carry out the responsibilities specified in
            paragraph (1);
                (3) review the structure of the Office of the Under
            Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness and evaluate
            the ability of that Office to effectively address total force
            talent management, including military and civilian personnel;
            and
                (4) develop recommendations for restructuring the Office of
            the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness to
            ensure the Office is able to effectively address total force
            talent management as described in paragraph (3) and support the
            Chief Talent Management Officer in carrying out the
            responsibilities described in paragraph (1).
        (c) Report.--Not later than January 1, 2026, the Secretary of
    Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate
    and the House of Representatives a report on the results of the review
    conducted under subsection (a). Such report shall include--
                (1) the results of the review with respect to each element
            specified in subsection (b); and
                (2) such other information as the Secretary determines
            appropriate.
        (d) Qualified Organization Defined.--In this section, the term
    ``qualified organization'' means an independent organization with
    experience in the field of talent acquisition and management, as
    determined by the Secretary of Defense.

    SEC. 910. PLAN FOR ADEQUATE STAFFING OF OFFICE OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY
                  OF DEFENSE FOR INDUSTRIAL BASE POLICY AND JOINT
                  PRODUCTION ACCELERATOR CELL.

        (a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the
    enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the
    congressional defense committees a plan for adequately staffing the
    Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Industrial Base Policy
    and the Joint Production Accelerator Cell to advise and generate
    options for the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and
    Sustainment relating to the duties described in section 133b(b)(3) of
    title 10, United States Code, including--
                (1) identifying Chinese military companies, contracting
            restrictions, and transactions involving foreign entities;
                (2) outbound investment monitoring; and
                (3) supply chain analysis, supplier health analysis,
            production capacity analysis, and such other analyses as the
            Under Secretary may require.
        (b) Elements.--The plan required by subsection (a) shall include
    the following:
                (1) An estimate of--
                        (A) the number of personnel necessary to fulfill
                    the responsibilities of the Office of the Assistant
                    Secretary of Defense for Industrial Base Policy and the
                    Joint Production Accelerator Cell in supporting the
                    Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and
                    Sustainment relating to the duties described in section
                    133b(b)(3) of title 10, United States Code; and
                        (B) associated funding across the period covered by
                    the most recent future-years defense program under
                    section 221 of that title.
                (2) A hiring plan, with milestones, for gradually
            increasing the number of personnel in the Office of the
            Assistant Secretary of Defense for Industrial Base Policy and
            the Joint Production Accelerator Cell to the number described
            in paragraph (1)(A).
                (3) A breakdown of the optimal mix of military, civilian,
            and contractor personnel in the Office of the Assistant
            Secretary of Defense for Industrial Base Policy and the Joint
            Production Accelerator Cell.
                (4) An identification of any anticipated funding shortfalls
            for personnel in the Office of the Assistant Secretary of
            Defense for Industrial Base Policy and the Joint Production
            Accelerator Cell across the period covered by the most recent
            future-years defense program.
                (5) Any other matters the Secretary of Defense determines
            relevant.

      Subtitle B--Other Department of Defense Organization and Management
                                    Matters

    SEC. 921. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SENIOR INTELLIGENCE OVERSIGHT OFFICIAL.

        (a) In General.--Subchapter I of chapter 21 of title 10, United
    States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
    ``Sec. 430c. Senior intelligence oversight official
        ``(a) Establishment.--The Secretary of Defense, or a designee of
    the Secretary determined by regulations prescribed by the Secretary,
    shall designate a civilian employee of the Department of Defense in the
    Senior Executive Service to serve as the Senior Intelligence Oversight
    Official.
        ``(b) Responsibilities.--The Senior Intelligence Oversight Official
    shall conduct independent oversight of all intelligence,
    counterintelligence, and intelligence-related activities of the
    Department of Defense and shall have such other related
    responsibilities as may be determined by the Secretary.
        ``(c) Access.--The Senior Intelligence Oversight Official shall
    have--
                ``(1) access to all information necessary to carry out the
            responsibilities and functions of the Senior Intelligence
            Oversight Official, as determined by the Secretary; and
                ``(2) direct access to the Secretary of Defense and the
            Deputy Secretary of Defense, as circumstances require in the
            determination of the Senior Intelligence Oversight Official.''.
        (b) Review of Regulations.--The Secretary of Defense shall review
    and update, as appropriate, Department of Defense Directive 5148.13,
    and any associated or successor regulation or directive, to conform to
    section 430c of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection
    (a).

    SEC. 922. CODIFICATION OF THE JOINT FEDERATED ASSURANCE CENTER.

        (a) In General.--Subchapter III of chapter 303 of title 10, United
    States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section:
    ``Sec. 4128. Joint Federated Assurance Center
        ``(a) Establishment.--There is in the Office of the Under Secretary
    of Defense for Research and Engineering a Joint Federated Assurance
    Center (referred to in this section as the `Center').
        ``(b) Purpose.--The purpose of the Center shall be to serve as a
    joint, Department-wide federation of organizations and capabilities to
    support the assurance needs of the Department of Defense by ensuring,
    pursuant to policies related to hardware and software assurance and
    supply chain risk management, that the software and hardware developed,
    acquired, maintained, and used by the Department are free from
    intentional and unintentional vulnerability during the life-cycle of
    development and deployment of assured, trustworthy defense systems.
        ``(c) Governance.--
                ``(1) The Center shall be governed by an Executive Steering
            Group. The Executive Steering Group shall continually evaluate
            the Center's capabilities to support the hardware and software
            assurance needs of the Department.
                ``(2) The Executive Steering Group shall be composed of one
            or more representatives from each of the organizations that
            comprise the Center.
                ``(3) The Under Secretary of Defense for Research and
            Engineering and the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition
            and Sustainment shall serve as co-Chairpersons of the Executive
            Steering Group.
        ``(d) Duties.--The duties of the Center are as follows:
                ``(1) Providing knowledge management capabilities for
            hardware and software assurance for the Department.
                ``(2) Providing Department-wide visibility on strategy, use
            cases, procurement, investment, and other relevant activities
            to aggregate, to the extent practicable, assurance tool
            purchases by the Department.
                ``(3) Developing and standardizing policies, procedures,
            competencies, risk assessment methodologies, and independent
            validation and verification test capabilities--
                        ``(A) to support timely and cost-effective fielding
                    of current and future technologies to the Department;
                        ``(B) to ensure sustainment of enduring capability
                    needs across the life-cycle of Department of Defense
                    programs and determine the sustainment factors related
                    to the assurance of future hardware and software
                    systems;
                        ``(C) to increase efficiencies across Department of
                    Defense programs through the use of emerging assurance
                    technologies; and
                        ``(D) to leverage economies of scale through
                    coordinated acquisition and use of hardware and
                    software assurance technologies.
                ``(4) Promoting assurance capabilities for hardware and
            software assurance--
                        ``(A) to mature assessment criteria and enable
                    scalable deployment of commercial best practices, such
                    as through the fostering and maturation of evidence-
                    based assurance of trusted defense microelectronics
                    system needs, with emphasis on commercial security
                    protocols that are transferable to defense
                    applications;
                        ``(B) to scale the Center for Department-wide
                    access, through the resourcing of adequate personnel to
                    address standardization and automation of data
                    collection and analysis;
                        ``(C) to utilize data from commercial assurance
                    processes to support the development of Department
                    hardware and software that meet standards,
                    applications, and requirements, including through
                    comparative analysis and data modeling;
                        ``(D) to seek and apply commercial best practices,
                    where practicable, through industry collaboration; and
                        ``(E) to develop and align Department policy,
                    investments, and activities with commercial best
                    practices, to the extent practicable.
                ``(5) For contracts for application-specific integrated
            circuits designed by defense industrial base contractors,
            develop guidance for--
                        ``(A) the consideration of evidence-based assurance
                    processes and techniques that are included in the
                    contract data requirements list, to the extent
                    practicable;
                        ``(B) the use of commercial best practices, as
                    applicable, for confidentiality, integrity and
                    availability; and
                        ``(C) the development of a library of certified
                    third-party intellectual property for reuse, including
                    streamlining legal mechanisms for data collection and
                    sharing, and enhanced use of automation technology to
                    achieve efficiency.
                ``(6) The assessment, creation, prototyping, maturation,
            and maintenance of relevant assurance practices, including the
            validation and maturation of evidence based assurance methods,
            for the development, procurement, and deployment of hardware
            and software assurance tools and processes, including--
                        ``(A) development and assessment of validation
                    methods for such processes and techniques, in
                    coordination with the developmental and operational
                    test and evaluation community, as the Executive
                    Steering Group determines necessary;
                        ``(B) development and assessment of threat models
                    that comprehensively characterize the threat to
                    microelectronics confidentiality, integrity, and
                    availability across the entire supply chain, and the
                    design, production, packaging, and deployment cycle to
                    support risk management and risk mitigation; and
                        ``(C) support development of guides to inform use
                    and decision-making by program evaluators, program
                    offices, and industry to meet software and hardware
                    assurance requirements.
        ``(e) Revised Charter.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
    the enactment of this section, the Secretary of Defense shall issue a
    revised charter for the Center. The charter shall set forth--
                ``(1) the role and authorities of the Center and the
            Executive Steering Group;
                ``(2) the requirement of the Center to establish guidelines
            for the development of improved software code vulnerability
            analysis and testing tools;
                ``(3) the requirement of the Center to establish guidelines
            for the development of improved hardware vulnerability testing
            and protection tools; and
                ``(4) the manner in which the Center will connect to the
            Department's major governance and resourcing processes to
            ensure the continuation of Center duties.''.
        (b) Briefing Required.--Not later than 240 days after the date of
    the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to
    the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
    Representatives a briefing on the status of--
                (1) the establishment of the Joint Federated Assurance
            Center under section 4218 of title 10, United States Code, as
            added by subsection (a); and
                (2) the revisions to the charter of the Center required
            under subsection (e) of such section 4128.
        (c) Conforming Repeal.--Section 937 of the National Defense
    Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2014 (Public Law 113-66; 10 U.S.C.
    2224 note) is repealed.

    SEC. 923. CODIFICATION OF ADDITIONAL STAFF CORPS OF THE NAVY.

        (a) Codification.--Section 8090 of title 10, United States Code, is
    amended, in subsection (a)--
                (1) in paragraph (4), by striking ``and'';
                (2) by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (9); and
                (3) by inserting, after paragraph (4), the following new
            paragraphs:
                ``(5) the Supply Corps;
                ``(6) the Civil Engineer Corps;
                ``(7) the Nurse Corps;
                ``(8) the Medical Service Corps; and''.
        (b) Conforming Amendment.--Such section is further amended, in
    subsection (b)(1), by striking ``Medical Corps, the Dental Corps, the
    Judge Advocate General's Corps, and the Chaplain Corps'' and inserting
    ``staff corps specified in subsection (a)''.

    SEC. 924. ESTABLISHMENT OF OFFICE OF EXPANDED COMPETITION.

        (a) In General.--Chapter 903 of title 10, United States Code, is
    amended by adding at the end the following new section:
    ``Sec. 9025. Office of Expanded Competition
        ``(a) Establishment.--There is in the Office of the Secretary of
    the Air Force an office to be known as the Office of Expanded
    Competition (in this section referred to as the `Office').
        ``(b) Director.--The head of the Office shall be the Director. The
    Director shall be appointed by the Secretary of the Air Force from
    among employees of the Department of Defense with requisite subject
    matter expertise who--
                ``(1) are in a Senior Executive Service position (as
            defined in section 3132 of title 5) at the time of appointment;
            or
                ``(2) are not in a Senior Executive Service position at the
            time of appointment, but meet the Executive Core Qualifications
            (ECQs) for such a position.
        ``(c) Duties.--The duties of the Office are as follows:
                ``(1) In consultation with other components of the
            Department of Defense and the Federal Government, conduct
            coordinated and integrated assessments of adversarial capital
            flows into industries or businesses of interest to the
            Department of Defense.
                ``(2) Identify and prioritize promising critical
            technologies and assets for the Joint Force in need of capital
            assistance, including critical technologies and assets
            available from foreign entities.
                ``(3) Fund investments in such technologies and assets,
            including supply chain technologies not always supported
            through direct investment.
                ``(4) Support the coordination and outreach efforts of
            technology scouting and acquisition elements within the
            Department of Defense to enable investment decision-making by
            those elements that counteract entities employing adversarial
            capital flows against industries or businesses described in
            paragraph (1), including the employment of relevant authorities
            vested in other components of the Department and the Federal
            Government.
                ``(5) Identify, accelerate, and sustain the establishment,
            research, development, construction, procurement, leasing,
            consolidation, alteration, improvement, modernization, and
            repair of tangible and intangible assets vital to the national
            security of the United States.
                ``(6) Help the Department of Defense provide capital
            assistance to entities, including foreign entities, engaged in
            investments that facilitate the efforts of the Department.
                ``(7) Experiment, prototype, test, or validate Government-
            developed or commercially developed analytical tools,
            processes, and tradecraft to improve the due diligence and
            investment analysis processes for the Department of Defense,
            including the employment of relevant delegated authorities
            vested in other components of the Department and the Federal
            Government.
                ``(8) Assist the Secretary of Defense in developing access
            and placement using commercial means.
                ``(9) Otherwise engage with, coordinate, and collaborate
            with other components of the Department of Defense and the
            Federal Government to maximize efficiencies and promote whole-
            of-government solutions to protect the national security of the
            United States.
        ``(d) Definitions.--In this section:
                ``(1) The term `adversarial capital flow' means an
            investment by--
                        ``(A) the government of a country that is an
                    adversary of the United States; or
                        ``(B) an entity organized under the laws of, or
                    otherwise subject to the jurisdiction of, such a
                    country.
                ``(2) The term `capital assistance' means a loan, loan
            guarantee, or technical assistance.''.
        (b) Briefing.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
    enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force shall provide to
    the congressional defense committees a briefing on the status of the
    implementation of the Office of Expanded Competition as required under
    section 9025 of title 10, United States Code (as added by subsection
    (a)).

    SEC. 925. COUNTER UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS TASK FORCE.

        (a) In General.--Not later than 30 days after the date of the
    enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall establish, or
    designate from existing organizations and personnel of the Department
    of Defense, a counter unmanned aerial systems task force, to be known
    as the ``C-UAS Task Force''.
        (b) Review of Memoranda and Directives.--
                (1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of
            the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense and the
            Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, acting through the C-UAS
            Task Force, shall review and, if necessary, consolidate and
            update all Department of Defense memoranda and directives
            related to the countering of unmanned aircraft systems in
            United States airspace to provide clarity to and an expedited
            decision-making process for commanders with respect to
            effectively countering unmanned aircraft systems or unmanned
            aircraft incursions at military installations in the United
            States.
                (2) Included memoranda and directives.--The memoranda and
            directives required to be reviewed and, if necessary,
            consolidated and updated under paragraph (1) include the
            following:
                        (A) The Counter-Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems
                    Strategy of the Department of Defense, dated January 7,
                    2021.
                        (B) The Deputy Secretary of Defense Memorandum
                    entitled ``Risk-based Assessment in Support of Counter-
                    Unmanned Aircraft Activities to Protect DOD Facilities
                    and Assets'' and dated May 7, 2020.
                        (C) Deputy Secretary of Defense Policy Memorandum
                    16-003, entitled ``Interim Guidance for Countering
                    Unmanned Aircraft'' and dated August 18, 2016.
                        (D) Deputy Secretary of Defense Policy Memorandum
                    17-00X, entitled ``Supplemental Guidance for Countering
                    Unmanned Aircraft'' and dated July 5, 2017.
                        (E) Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Notice
                    3124, entitled ``Interim Guidance for Countering
                    Unmanned Aircraft'' and dated February 8, 2017.
                        (F) Other related general administrative notices of
                    the Joint Staff.
                        (G) Any other associated memoranda or directives of
                    the Department of Defense relating to unmanned aircraft
                    systems, as the Secretary of Defense and the Chairman
                    of the Joint Chiefs of Staff determine necessary.
        (c) Issuance of Updated Guidance.--
                (1) In general.--Not later than 120 days after the date of
            the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall issue
            new memoranda, directives, and guidance related to authorities
            to counter unmanned aircraft systems.
                (2) Dissemination to installation commanders.--The
            Secretary of Defense shall ensure that memoranda, directives,
            and guidance issued under paragraph (1), and any subsequent
            memoranda, directives and guidance, are included in pre-
            briefings for any officers that assume command of a military
            installation in the United States on or after July 1, 2025.
                (3) Standard operating procedures for military
            installations.--
                        (A) In general.--Not later than 60 days after the
                    issuance of the memoranda, directives, and guidance
                    required by paragraph (1), each commander of a military
                    installation shall issue operating procedures specific
                    to their military installation for countering unmanned
                    aircraft systems at the installation.
                        (B) Extension during changes in command.--If there
                    is a change of command of a military installation
                    during the 60-day period described in subparagraph (A),
                    the incoming commander of the installation shall issue
                    operating procedures specific to their military
                    installation required by that subparagraph not later
                    than 60 days after receiving the pre-briefing described
                    in paragraph (2).
        (d) Report on Existing Training Efforts.--Not later than 120 days
    after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense
    shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the
    counter-unmanned aircraft systems training efforts of the Department of
    Defense in effect as of the date of the enactment of this Act. The
    report shall include--
                (1) a description of any training that is commonly provided
            to members of the Armed Forces on countering threats posed by
            unmanned aircraft systems; and
                (2) a summary of the training curriculum that is provided
            for installation commanders and deployed forces to counter
            unmanned aircraft systems.

    SEC. 926. AFFILIATE RELATIONSHIPS BETWEEN ARMY SPECIAL OPERATIONS
                  FORCES AND COMBAT-ENABLING UNITS OF GENERAL PURPOSE
                  FORCES.

        (a) Limitation.--None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by
    this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2025 for the
    Department of Defense may be obligated or expended to complete the
    special operations force structure reductions described in subsection
    (b) until the date on which the assessment required under subsection
    (c) is submitted to the congressional defense committees.
        (b) Force Structure Reductions Described.--The special operations
    force structure reductions described in this subsection are the
    proposed reductions to the end strengths of the special operations
    forces of the Army announced by the Army on February 27, 2024, as part
    of the Total Army Analysis process.
        (c) Assessment of Feasibility and Advisability of Affiliate
    Relationships.--
                (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
            the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army and the
            Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low
            Intensity Conflict shall jointly submit to the congressional
            defense committees a report assessing the feasibility and
            advisability of establishing affiliate relationships between
            units of the Army special operations forces and Army general
            purpose forces for the purpose of enhancing military readiness
            and effectiveness.
                (2) Elements.--The report required by paragraph (1) shall
            include, at a minimum, the following:
                        (A) An assessment of the feasibility and
                    advisability of establishing formal affiliate
                    relationships between units of the Army special
                    operations forces and combat-enabling units of the Army
                    general purpose forces, including units that perform
                    the following missions:
                                (i) Logistics.
                                (ii) Intelligence.
                                (iii) Communications.
                                (iv) Explosive ordnance disposal.
                                (v) Electronic warfare.
                                (vi) Rotary wing support.
                                (vii) Combat medicine.
                                (viii) Information operations.
                                (ix) Civil affairs.
                                (x) Such other missions as the Secretary
                            and the Assistant Secretary consider relevant.
                        (B) A summary of organic forces and assigned forces
                    conducting the missions described in subparagraph (A)
                    for Army special operations forces as of the date of
                    the enactment of this Act.
                (3) Considerations.--In developing the report required by
            paragraph (1), the Secretary and the Assistant Secretary shall
            take into account the following:
                        (A) The enabling requirements of both the Army
                    special operations forces and the Army general purpose
                    forces.
                        (B) The availability of high-demand, low-density
                    enabling capabilities of the Army general purpose
                    forces.
                        (C) Deployment-to-dwell standards.
                        (D) The ability of Army general purpose forces and
                    Army special operations forces to fulfill current
                    service specific and joint force requirements.
        (d) Plan for Establishing Affiliate Relationships.--If, in the
    report required by subsection (c)(1), the Secretary and the Assistant
    Secretary determine that it is feasible and advisable to establish
    formal affiliate relationships between units of the Army special
    operations forces and combat-enabling units of the Army general purpose
    forces, then, not later than 270 days after the date of the enactment
    of this Act, the Secretary and the Assistant Secretary shall jointly
    submit to the congressional defense committees a plan for establishing
    such relationships that includes, at a minimum, an identification of
    units to be affiliated and a timeline for doing so.
        (e) Definitions.--In this section:
                (1) The term ``affiliate relationship'' means a habitual
            relationship between a unit or units of the Army special
            operations forces and a combat-enabling unit or units of the
            Army general purpose forces pursuant to which the general and
            special operations forces units regularly train together,
            conduct exercises together, and when required, deploy together.
                (2) The term ``special operations forces'' means the forces
            identified under section 167(j) of title 10, United States
            Code, or a member of the Armed Forces carrying out special
            operations activities.
                (3) The term ``special operations activities'' means
            activities described in section 167(k) of title 10, United
            States Code, and includes any support services provided for the
            execution such activities, including logistics, communications,
            and intelligence activities.

    SEC. 927. FORCE SIZING METHODOLOGY.

        (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
    enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall develop a
    methodology for analyzing United States military force sizing necessary
    to conduct activities below the threshold of traditional armed conflict
    in support of strategic competition, including the following:
                (1) Campaigning.
                (2) Building capacity of and security cooperation with
            partner countries.
                (3) Information operations.
                (4) Civil affairs.
                (5) Irregular warfare.
                (6) Operational preparation of the environment.
        (b) Report Required.--Not later than 270 days after the date of the
    enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the
    congressional defense committees a report on the methodology developed
    under subsection (a) that includes, at a minimum, the following:
                (1) An explanation of the methodology and how the
            methodology is intended to be applied to future force sizing
            analysis.
                (2) An articulation of the roles and responsibilities of
            relevant officials, branches of the Armed Forces, and commands
            in utilizing the methodology.
                (3) Such other matters as the Secretary considers relevant.

                          TITLE X--GENERAL PROVISIONS

                         Subtitle A--Financial Matters

    Sec. 1001. General transfer authority.
    Sec. 1002. Repeal of audit incentive element in report requirement of
                                Financial Improvement and Audit Remediation
                                Plan.
    Sec. 1003. Authority to use Defense Modernization Account funds for
                                time-sensitive equipment modernization.
    Sec. 1004. Extension of audit requirement for Department of Defense
                                components.
    Sec. 1005. Revision of Department of Defense financial management
                                regulation.
    Sec. 1006. Establishment of cross-functional team to oversee
                                implementation of recommendations of
                                Commission on Planning, Programming,
                                Budgeting, and Execution Reform.
    Sec. 1007. Use of technology using artificial intelligence to
                                facilitate audit of the financial
                                statements of the Department of Defense for
                                fiscal year 2025.

                       Subtitle B--Counterdrug Activities

    Sec. 1011. Support for counterdrug activities affecting flow of drugs
                                into United States.
    Sec. 1012. Authority for detection and monitoring of illegal drugs
                                regardless of destination.
    Sec. 1013. Review, assessment, and analysis of governance structure and
                                strategy of Department of Defense counter-
                                narcotics and counter-transnational
                                organized crime activities.

                    Subtitle C--Naval Vessels and Shipyards

    Sec. 1021. Briefing required in the event of a proposed reduction in
                                battle force ships as part of the annual
                                naval vessel construction plan and
                                certification.
    Sec. 1022. Modification of authority to purchase used vessels under the
                                National Defense Sealift Fund.
    Sec. 1023. Modifications to ship repair authorities.
    Sec. 1024. Improving Navy assessments required prior to start of
                                construction on first ship of a
                                shipbuilding program.
    Sec. 1025. Prohibition on contracting with shipyards controlled by a
                                foreign adversary country.
    Sec. 1026. Exception to prohibition of overhaul, repair, or maintenance
                                of certain vessels in shipyards outside the
                                United States or Guam.
    Sec. 1027. Strategy on development of naval rearm at sea capability.
    Sec. 1028. Authority to use incremental funding for the Virginia-class
                                submarine program.
    Sec. 1029. Authority to use incremental funding to enter into a
                                contract for the construction of an Arleigh
                                Burke class destroyer.
    Sec. 1030. Pilot program on use of automated inspection technologies at
                                shipyards.
    Sec. 1031. Requirements for the unmanned maritime autonomy
                                architecture.
    Sec. 1032. Competitive demonstration of large and extra large unmanned
                                underwater vehicles.
    Sec. 1033. Requirement for mature ship design.

                          Subtitle D--Counterterrorism

    Sec. 1041. Extension of prohibition on use of funds for transfer or
                                release of individuals detained at United
                                States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba,
                                to the United States.
    Sec. 1042. Extension of prohibition on use of funds to construct or
                                modify facilities in the United States to
                                house detainees transferred from United
                                States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
    Sec. 1043. Extension of prohibition on use of funds for transfer or
                                release of individuals detained at United
                                States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba,
                                to certain countries.
    Sec. 1044. Extension of prohibition on use of funds to close or
                                relinquish control of United States Naval
                                Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

             Subtitle E--Miscellaneous Authorities and Limitations

    Sec. 1051. Authority to contribute to innovation fund.
    Sec. 1052. Extension of authority for reimbursement of expenses for
                                certain Navy mess operations.
    Sec. 1053. Assessments of casualties and fatalities during hostilities.
    Sec. 1054. Establishment of major mishap incident designation
                                classification for Department of Defense
                                incidents.
    Sec. 1055. Prohibition on use of funds for EcoHealth Alliance and the
                                Wuhan Institute of Virology.
    Sec. 1056. Prohibition on Department of Defense transportation of
                                currency to Taliban or Islamic Emirate of
                                Afghanistan.
    Sec. 1057. Prohibition on use of funds for the Badr Organization and
                                related organizations.
    Sec. 1058. Limitation on use of funds pending provision of briefing on
                                reliance of People's Liberation Army on
                                imported fossil fuels for energy.
    Sec. 1059. Prohibition on use of funds to support entertainment
                                projects with ties to the Government of the
                                People's Republic of China.

                        Subtitle F--Studies and Reports

    Sec. 1061. Chief of Navy Reserve annual report.
    Sec. 1062. Modification and extension of requirement for combatant
                                command risk assessment for airborne
                                intelligence, surveillance, and
                                reconnaissance.
    Sec. 1063. Extension of briefing requirement regarding civil
                                authorities at the Southwest border.
    Sec. 1064. Extension of annual report on civilian casualties in
                                connection with United States military
                                operations.
    Sec. 1065. Review of irregular warfare authorities.
    Sec. 1066. Reports on approval and deployment of lethal autonomous
                                weapon systems.
    Sec. 1067. Congressional notice regarding execute orders issued at the
                                direction of the President or the Secretary
                                of Defense.
    Sec. 1068. Mobility capability requirements study.
    Sec. 1069. Biodefense posture reviews.
    Sec. 1070. Briefings on attempts by aliens and foreign actors to access
                                military installations without
                                authorization.
    Sec. 1071. Report on resourcing of Arctic Strategy.
    Sec. 1072. Analyses and reports on air superiority of the Joint Force.
    Sec. 1073. Exercise for countering unmanned aerial systems.
    Sec. 1074. Report on operational plans of the Department of Defense.
    Sec. 1075. Quarterly reports on funerals at Arlington National Cemetery
                                on hold until caisson services resume.
    Sec. 1076. Plan for enhancement of special operations riverine
                                capability.
    Sec. 1077. Annual reports on the Postsecondary Education Complaint
                                System.
    Sec. 1078. Study and report on Department of Defense use of unmanned
                                ground vehicle systems manufactured by
                                certain foreign entities.

                           Subtitle G--Other Matters

    Sec. 1081. Introduction of entities in transactions critical to
                                national security.
    Sec. 1082. Installation energy plans and assessment for reduction of
                                reliance on Russian energy.
    Sec. 1083. Extension of the National Commission on the Future of the
                                Navy.
    Sec. 1084. Modification of National Security Commission on Emerging
                                Biotechnology.
    Sec. 1085. Modification of defense sensitive support notification
                                requirement.
    Sec. 1086. Plan for additional skill identifiers for Army Mountain
                                Warfare School.
    Sec. 1087. Establishment of Department of Defense working group on
                                multilateral artificial intelligence
                                coordination.
    Sec. 1088. Resumption of caisson services at funeral services at
                                Arlington National Cemetery.
    Sec. 1089. Liaison with Counter Unmanned Aerial Systems Task Force.
    Sec. 1090. Responding to unmanned aircraft systems incursions.
    Sec. 1091. Prioritization of accreditation of sensitive compartmented
                                information facilities supporting DX-rated
                                programs.
    Sec. 1092. Establishment of national security capital forum.
    Sec. 1093. Implementation of Comptroller General recommendations
                                relating to the food program of the
                                Department of Defense.
    Sec. 1094. Pilot program to provide military aircraft support to air
                                shows.

                         Subtitle A--Financial Matters

    SEC. 1001. GENERAL TRANSFER AUTHORITY.

        (a) Authority To Transfer Authorizations.--
                (1) Authority.--Upon determination by the Secretary of
            Defense that such action is necessary in the national interest,
            the Secretary may transfer amounts of authorizations made
            available to the Department of Defense in this division for
            fiscal year 2025 between any such authorizations for that
            fiscal year (or any subdivisions thereof). Amounts of
            authorizations so transferred shall be merged with and be
            available for the same purposes as the authorization to which
            transferred.
                (2) Limitation.--Except as provided in paragraph (3), the
            total amount of authorizations that the Secretary may transfer
            under the authority of this section may not exceed
            $6,000,000,000.
                (3) Exception for transfers between military personnel
            authorizations.--A transfer of funds between military personnel
            authorizations under title IV shall not be counted toward the
            dollar limitation in paragraph (2).
        (b) Limitations.--The authority provided by subsection (a) to
    transfer authorizations--
                (1) may only be used to provide authority for items that
            have a higher priority than the items from which authority is
            transferred; and
                (2) may not be used to provide authority for an item that
            has been denied authorization by Congress.
        (c) Effect on Authorization Amounts.--A transfer made from one
    account to another under the authority of this section shall be deemed
    to increase the amount authorized for the account to which the amount
    is transferred by an amount equal to the amount transferred.
        (d) Notice to Congress.--The Secretary shall promptly notify
    Congress of each transfer made under subsection (a).

    SEC. 1002. REPEAL OF AUDIT INCENTIVE ELEMENT IN REPORT REQUIREMENT OF
                  FINANCIAL IMPROVEMENT AND AUDIT REMEDIATION PLAN.

        Section 240b(b)(1)(B) of title 10, United States Code, is amended
    by striking clause (ix).

    SEC. 1003. AUTHORITY TO USE DEFENSE MODERNIZATION ACCOUNT FUNDS FOR
                  TIME-SENSITIVE EQUIPMENT MODERNIZATION.

        (a) In General.--Section 3136(d) of title 10, United States Code,
    is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
                ``(5) For procuring and integrating available commercial
            technologies and services to satisfy a joint urgent operational
            need, joint emergent operational need, or a validated service
            requirement.
                ``(6) For providing infrastructure to support Department
            goals of accelerating the fielding and adoption of new
            capabilities.''.
        (b) Limitation.--Paragraphs (5) and (6) of subsection (d) of
    section 3136 of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection
    (a), shall apply only with respect to funds made available, and
    transferred to the Defense Modernization Account, on or after the date
    of the enactment of this Act.

    SEC. 1004. EXTENSION OF AUDIT REQUIREMENT FOR DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
                  COMPONENTS.

        Section 1004(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for
    Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118-81; 10 U.S.C. 240d note) is amended by
    striking ``During fiscal year 2024, and during each of the nine fiscal
    years thereafter,'' and inserting ``During each of fiscal years 2024
    through 2034,''.

    SEC. 1005. REVISION OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
                  REGULATION.

        (a) Not later than September 30, 2026, the Under Secretary of
    Defense (Comptroller) shall revise the Department of Defense Financial
    Management Regulation 7000.14-R. The Under Secretary shall ensure that
    the revised regulation--
                (1) is consistent and clear throughout;
                (2) includes updated guidance with respect to legislative
            and regulatory requirements; and
                (3) does not include any outdated guidance or guidance
            subject to change annually in an annual appropriations Act.
        (b) Considerations.--In revising the regulation under subsection
    (a), the Under Secretary shall--
                (1) prioritize clarity and accessibility in the language
            and direction provided, including improvements to the
            coordination and approval process for recommended changes;
                (2) review and adopt modern financial practices that better
            align to current development and production cycles;
                (3) consider information technology solutions to improve
            the accessibility and usability of the Financial Management
            Regulation; and
                (4) in consultation with the Cross-Functional Team
            established under section 1006 consider the recommendations of
            the Commission on Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and
            Execution Reform.
        (c) Briefing.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the
    enactment of this Act, and once every 180 days thereafter during the
    three-year period following such date of enactment, the Under Secretary
    shall provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing on the
    efforts to revise the Financial Management Regulation. Each such
    briefing shall include each of the following:
                (1) The progress made in revising the Financial Management
            Regulation.
                (2) The plan and timeline for completing revisions to the
            Financial Management Regulation.
                (3) Any barriers to the ability of the Department of
            Defense to revising the Financial Management Regulation as
            required under this section.
                (4) Any legislation required to complete revisions of the
            Financial Management Regulation.
                (5) Any other information determined relevant by the
            Secretary.

    SEC. 1006. ESTABLISHMENT OF CROSS-FUNCTIONAL TEAM TO OVERSEE
                  IMPLEMENTATION OF RECOMMENDATIONS OF COMMISSION ON
                  PLANNING, PROGRAMMING, BUDGETING, AND EXECUTION REFORM.

        (a) In General.--Not later than 60 days after the date of the
    enactment of this Act, using the authority provided under section
    911(c) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017
    (Public Law 114-328; 10 U.S.C. 111 note), the Secretary of Defense
    shall establish and appropriately resource a cross-functional team to
    plan and oversee, in coordination with the congressional defense
    committees, the implementation of the recommendations of the Commission
    on Planning, Programming, Budgeting, and Execution Reform established
    by section 1004 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
    Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81; 135 Stat. 1884).
        (b) Reporting.--The head of the cross-functional team required by
    subsection (a) shall be the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)
    and such team shall report directly to the Deputy Secretary of Defense.
        (c) Personnel.--
                (1) In general.--The cross-functional team required by
            subsection (a) shall include dedicated, appropriate personnel
            with relevant expertise.
                (2) Director.--There shall be a Director of the cross-
            functional team who shall be responsible for leading the daily
            activities of the cross-functional team. The Under Secretary of
            Defense (Comptroller) shall select either a member of the
            Senior Executive Service or a senior military officer to serve
            as the Director.
                (3) Hiring authorities.--In establishing the cross-
            functional team, the Secretary may--
                        (A) hire personnel on a temporary or term basis to
                    support the activities of the cross-functional team;
                    and
                        (B) enter into contracts or other agreements with
                    subject-matter experts with relevant expertise to
                    support the cross-functional team.
                (4) Compensation.--Basic pay for personnel on the cross-
            functional team may be administratively determined and set in
            accordance with section 3161(d) of title 5, United States Code.
                (5) Inapplicability of certain limitation.--An individual
            hired or selected for service under this subsection who is not
            assigned to perform functions in, or employed by, the Office of
            the Secretary of Defense (including performance of direct
            support activities of that Office and the Washington
            Headquarters Services of the Department of Defense) as of the
            date of the enactment of this Act is not subject to the
            limitations under section 143 of title 10, United States Code.
        (d) Consultations With Congress.--Not later than 60 days after the
    date of the enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense
    (Comptroller) shall--
                (1) provide to the congressional defense committees a
            briefing on the proposed leadership, composition, and charter
            of the cross-functional team required by subsection (a); and
                (2) seek feedback from the congressional defense committees
            on the recommendations of the Commission on Planning,
            Programming, Budgeting, and Execution Reform.
        (e) Reports.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
    enactment of this Act, and every 180 days thereafter until the date
    that is three years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the
    Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) shall submit to the
    congressional defense committees a report on the efforts of the
    Department of Defense to implement the recommendations of the
    Commission.
        (f) Termination.--
                (1) In general.--Except as provided by paragraph (2), this
            section and the cross-functional team required by subsection
            (a) shall terminate on December 31, 2029.
                (2) Early disestablishment of team.--The Secretary may, on
            or after December 31, 2027, and before the termination date
            specified in paragraph (1), disestablish the cross-functional
            team required by subsection (a) if--
                        (A) the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)
                    determines that the cross-functional team is no longer
                    required for the implementation of the recommendations
                    of the Commission on Planning, Programming, Budgeting,
                    and Execution Reform; and
                        (B) the Secretary--
                                (i) notifies the congressional defense
                            committees not later than 30 days before
                            disestablishing the cross-functional team; and
                                (ii) includes in the notification the
                            justification of the Secretary for the
                            disestablishment of the cross-functional team.

    SEC. 1007. USE OF TECHNOLOGY USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE TO
                  FACILITATE AUDIT OF THE FINANCIAL STATEMENTS OF THE
                  DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FOR FISCAL YEAR 2025.

        (a) Use of AI Technology for Audits.--The Secretary of Defense, the
    Secretary of the Army, the Secretary of the Navy, and the Secretary of
    the Air Force shall encourage, to the greatest extent practicable, the
    use of technology that uses artificial intelligence or machine learning
    for the purpose of facilitating audits of the financial statements of
    the Department of Defense.
        (b) Implementation of AI Technology for Audits.--The Director of
    the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office of the Department,
    in coordination with the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and
    Engineering and the Inspector General of the Department, shall oversee
    the adoption of artificial intelligence and machine learning
    technologies in support of financial management and enterprise business
    operations.

                       Subtitle B--Counterdrug Activities

    SEC. 1011. SUPPORT FOR COUNTERDRUG ACTIVITIES AFFECTING FLOW OF DRUGS
                  INTO UNITED STATES.

        Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act,
    the Secretary shall prescribe Department-wide guidance that establishes
    support for counterdrug activities and programs affecting the flow of
    drugs into the United States as the principal foreign counterdrug
    program priority of the Department.

    SEC. 1012. AUTHORITY FOR DETECTION AND MONITORING OF ILLEGAL DRUGS
                  REGARDLESS OF DESTINATION.

        In conducting detection and monitoring of illegal drugs under
    section 124 of title 10, United States Code, the Joint Interagency Task
    Force South may conduct detection and monitoring of vessels or aircraft
    transiting illegal drugs in the air and maritime domains within the
    established joint operating area of such task force regardless of the
    destination of the illegal drugs.

    SEC. 1013. REVIEW, ASSESSMENT, AND ANALYSIS OF GOVERNANCE STRUCTURE AND
                  STRATEGY OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE COUNTER-NARCOTICS AND
                  COUNTER-TRANSNATIONAL ORGANIZED CRIME ACTIVITIES.

        (a) Agreement.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the
    enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall seek to enter
    into an agreement with a federally funded research and development
    center for the conduct of an independent review, assessment, and
    analysis of the governance structure and strategy of the counter-
    narcotics and counter-transnational organized crime activities of the
    Department of Defense.
        (b) Report.--
                (1) In general.--The agreement described in subsection (a)
            shall provide that not later than one year after the date on
            which the Secretary of Defense and the federally funded
            research and development center enter into the agreement, the
            center shall provide to the Secretary a report on the findings
            of the review, assessment, and analysis.
                (2) Submittal to congress.--Not later than 30 days after
            receiving the report described in paragraph (1), the Secretary
            of Defense shall submit the report to the congressional defense
            committees and the congressional research agencies.
                (3) Elements.--The report described in paragraph (1) shall
            include the following elements:
                        (A) An assessment of the authorities of the
                    Department of Defense for counter-narcotics and
                    counter-transnational organized crime activities.
                        (B) A description of the context for Department of
                    Defense authorities for counter-narcotics and counter-
                    transnational organized crime activities, including a
                    review of all Federal authorities, by Department and
                    agency, for counter-narcotics and counter-transnational
                    organized crime activities and how those authorities
                    align with the authorities of the Department of
                    Defense.
                        (C) A gap analysis of the authorities described in
                    subparagraphs (A) and (B).
                        (D) A description of the funding for the counter-
                    narcotics and counter-transnational organized crime
                    activities of the Department of Defense.
                        (E) A description of the strategic objectives and
                    strategies for the counter-narcotics and counter-
                    transnational organized crime activities of the
                    Department of Defense.
                        (F) An assessment of whether the current strategy
                    of the Department of Defense includes--
                                (i) command arrangement agreements to
                            address existing and emerging narcotic
                            substances of concern, including detection and
                            monitoring of fentanyl, illicit fentanyl
                            precursors, and fentanyl analogues;
                                (ii) descriptions of the responsibilities
                            of each combatant command in its operating
                            area;
                                (iii) a plan for improved coordination
                            between geographic combatant commands to ensure
                            clear understanding of roles and
                            responsibilities in overlapping areas of
                            responsibility;
                                (iv) a plan to continue and improve
                            coordination with foreign partners regarding
                            intelligence sharing and interdiction
                            activities;
                                (v) standardized operating procedures for
                            command and control of counter-narcotics within
                            the Department;
                                (vi) measurable outcomes to assess progress
                            for each of the counter-narcotics strategic
                            objectives of the Department;
                                (vii) a description of any capability
                            upgrades that would better enable the support
                            of the interdiction of narcotics, including
                            fentanyl, illicit fentanyl precursors, and
                            fentanyl analogues, throughout the Department;
                            and
                                (viii) a description of interaction between
                            the Department of Defense and the Department of
                            State to coordinate counter-narcotics efforts
                            with foreign governments.
                        (G) Recommendations for improving the governance
                    structure of the counter-narcotics and counter-
                    transnational organized crime activities of the
                    Department of Defense, including with respect to
                    designating a lead component or agency within the
                    Department of Defense.
                (4) Form.--The report described in paragraph (1)--
                        (A) shall be submitted under paragraph (2) in
                    unclassified form, but may include a classified annex;
                    and
                        (B) may be made available to the public.
        (c) Congressional Research Agencies Defined.--In this section, the
    term ``congressional research agencies'' means the following:
                (1) The Congressional Research Service.
                (2) The Congressional Budget Office.
                (3) The Government Accountability Office.

                    Subtitle C--Naval Vessels and Shipyards

    SEC. 1021. BRIEFING REQUIRED IN THE EVENT OF A PROPOSED REDUCTION IN
                  BATTLE FORCE SHIPS AS PART OF THE ANNUAL NAVAL VESSEL
                  CONSTRUCTION PLAN AND CERTIFICATION.

        Section 231 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
                (1) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (h); and
                (2) by inserting after subsection (f) the following new
            subsection:
        ``(g) Reduction in Battle Force Ships.--If the plan and
    certification under subsection (a) for a fiscal year include a proposed
    reduction in the number of battle force ships proposed to be procured
    during that fiscal year or during the any of the subsequent nine fiscal
    years, as compared to the number of such ships proposed in the plan and
    certification for the preceding fiscal year for that fiscal year and
    the subsequent nine fiscal years, the Secretary of Defense shall
    provide to the congressional defense committees, by not later than 15
    days after the date of the submission of the plan and certification
    under subsection (a), a briefing that includes each of the following:
                ``(1) An identification of each specific ship for which
            funds are not requested in the budget for that fiscal year and
            an identification of any funds that were allocated to each such
            ship, for any prior fiscal year including funds for--
                        ``(A) research, development, test, and evaluation;
                        ``(B) advance procurement;
                        ``(C) advanced construction; and
                        ``(D) economic order quantity.
                ``(2) If a shipyard is identified in relation to a ship
            identified under paragraph (1), the projected change in
            workload at the shipyard as a result of the reduction of the
            ship.
                ``(3) The projected change in the estimated value of any
            major subcontracted components or sequence critical material as
            a result of the reduction of the ship.''.

    SEC. 1022. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO PURCHASE USED VESSELS UNDER THE
                  NATIONAL DEFENSE SEALIFT FUND.

        Section 2218 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
                (1) in subsection (f)(3)--
                        (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``subsection
                    (c)(1)(E)'' and inserting ``subsection (c)(1)(D)''; and
                        (B) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``nine'' and
                    inserting ``10''; and
                (2) in subsection (i), by striking ``subsection (c)(1)(E)''
            and inserting ``subsection (c)(1)(D)''.

    SEC. 1023. MODIFICATIONS TO SHIP REPAIR AUTHORITIES.

        (a) Definition of Short-term Work for Purposes of Navy Construction
    of Combatant and Escort Vessels and Assignment of Vessel Projects.--
    Section 8669a(c)(4) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by
    striking ``10 months'' and inserting ``12 months''.
        (b) Study on Price Differentials Used in Navy Ship Repair
    Solicitations.--
                (1) In general.--Subject to the availability of
            appropriations, the Secretary of the Navy shall seek to enter
            into an agreement with a federally funded research and
            development center to conduct a study to assess whether
            relevant price differentials used by the Navy in ship repair
            solicitations accurately reflect the true market value of the
            activity undertaken to complete the repair work involved in the
            absence of any such differential.
                (2) Elements.--The study under paragraph (1) shall address
            all relevant price differentials used by the Navy in ship
            repair solicitations, including--
                        (A) the use of Government-owned and operated dry
                    docks;
                        (B) the use of inter-port differentials; and
                        (C) the use of pier differentials.
                (3) Reports.--
                        (A) Ffrdc report.--The federally funded research
                    and development center that conducts the study under
                    paragraph (1) shall submit to the Secretary of the Navy
                    a report on the results of the study.
                        (B) Submittal to congress.--Not later than
                    September 30, 2025, the Secretary of the Navy shall
                    submit to the congressional defense committees an
                    unaltered copy of the report received by the Secretary
                    under subparagraph (A) together with a separate
                    statement of the views of the Secretary on the results
                    of the study conducted under paragraph (1).
        (c) Report on Navy Policy for Soliciting Coastwide Bids for Certain
    Repair Availabilities.--
                (1) In general.--Not later than March 30, 2025, the
            Secretary of the Navy shall submit to the congressional defense
            committees a report on the policy of the Navy for soliciting
            coastwide bids for repair availabilities longer than 10 months.
                (2) Elements.--The report under paragraph (1) shall include
            an explanation and assessment of each of the following:
                        (A) The intent of the policy described in paragraph
                    (1).
                        (B) The data the Navy uses to assess the efficacy
                    of such policy.
                        (C) How the Navy estimates the cost of moving
                    vessels out of their home port to complete the
                    availability and the actual cost of moving vessels out
                    of their home port to complete the availability.
                        (D) How the Navy estimates the financial, labor
                    force, member of the Armed Forces and family well-
                    being, berthing, and related costs associated with
                    moving a vessel out of its home port to complete a
                    repair availability longer than 10 months.

    SEC. 1024. IMPROVING NAVY ASSESSMENTS REQUIRED PRIOR TO START OF
                  CONSTRUCTION ON FIRST SHIP OF A SHIPBUILDING PROGRAM.

        Section 8669c of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
                (1) in subsection (a)--
                        (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by
                    striking ``30 days'' and inserting ``15 days'';
                        (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``commencement''
                    and inserting ``the start''; and
                        (C) in paragraph (3)--
                                (i) by inserting ``at least 95 percent of
                            all'' before ``the basic''; and
                                (ii) by striking ``of the vessel is
                            complete'' and inserting ``drawing packages for
                            the ship have reached final approval'';
                (2) in subsection (b)--
                        (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by
                    striking ``, at a minimum, an assessment of''; and
                        (B) by striking paragraphs (1) through (6) and
                    inserting the following new paragraphs:
                ``(1) An identification of the degree to which detail
            design and production design drawings and related documents
            have been completed in accordance with the shipbuilding
            contract.
                ``(2) An assessment of the readiness of the shipyard
            facilities and workforce to begin construction.
                ``(3) The Navy's estimated delivery date and a description
            of any risks that could affect such delivery date.
                ``(4) An assessment of the extent to which adequate
            processes and metrics are in place to measure and manage
            program risks.
                ``(5) With respect to the first ship, a description of the
            plans of the Navy to oversee and document the construction of
            the ship to ensure that the detail design supports the
            construction schedule for the ship.
                ``(6) A definition of the term `start of construction'
            that--
                        ``(A) is applicable to the first ship; and
                        ``(B) does not mean a point in time--
                                ``(i) after the completion of 5 percent of
                            lightship displacement; or
                                ``(ii) after the advance procurement or
                            advance construction of the ship.
                ``(7) An identification of any fabrication of the hull and
            superstructure of the ship that will occur before the date on
            which the Secretary submits the certifications required under
            paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (a).
                ``(8) An identification of the extent of to which vendor-
            and government-furnished information supports the overall
            maturity and stability of the ship's design, including
            information regarding--
                        ``(A) whether vendor selection is complete for
                    major distributive systems and key equipment supporting
                    operational requirements;
                        ``(B) whether specifications are finalized for
                    major distributive systems and key equipment; and
                        ``(C) the status of factory acceptance testing, as
                    applicable, to validate finalized specifications for
                    major distributive systems and key equipment through
                    manufacturing.''; and
                (3) in subsection (c)--
                        (A) in paragraph (1)--
                                (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph
                            (A), by inserting ``, and when used with
                            respect to manned surface and undersea
                            combatants, means design through the completion
                            of three-dimensional computer aided modeling''
                            after ``computer aided models'';
                                (ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking
                            ``fixes'' and inserting ``supports''; and
                                (iii) in subparagraph (C), by striking
                            ``routes major portions of all distributive
                            systems of the vessel'' and inserting
                            ``positions and routes all major distributive
                            systems of the ship''; and
                        (B) by striking paragraph (5).

    SEC. 1025. PROHIBITION ON CONTRACTING WITH SHIPYARDS CONTROLLED BY A
                  FOREIGN ADVERSARY COUNTRY.

        Chapter 863 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by
    inserting after section 8679 the following new section:
    ``Sec. 8679a. Contracting with shipyards controlled by a foreign
                  adversary country: prohibition
        ``The Secretary of Defense may not enter into any contract or other
    agreement with a shipyard determined by the Secretary of Defense to be
    under the ownership, control, or influence of a foreign adversary
    country (as defined in section 4872(d)(2) of title 10, United States
    Code).''.

    SEC. 1026. EXCEPTION TO PROHIBITION OF OVERHAUL, REPAIR, OR MAINTENANCE
                  OF CERTAIN VESSELS IN SHIPYARDS OUTSIDE THE UNITED STATES
                  OR GUAM.

        Section 8680(a)(3) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
                (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as clauses
            (i) and (ii), respectively;
                (2) by inserting ``(A)'' before ``Notwithstanding'';
                (3) by inserting ``and subject to subparagraph (B)'' after
            ``paragraph (1)'';
                (4) in clause (i), as so redesignated, by striking ``or''
            at the end;
                (5) in clause (ii), as so redesignated, by striking the
            period and inserting ``; or'';
                (6) by inserting after clause (ii), the following new
            clause:
                        ``(iii) corrective and preventive maintenance of a
                    deployed naval vessel planned to last not more than 21
                    days.''; and
                (7) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following new
            subparagraph:
        ``(B) During any fiscal year, the cumulative work carried out under
    this paragraph for ships at any particular homeport may not exceed two
    percent of the average annual total workload of that homeport over the
    preceding three-year period, as measured in shipyard labor hours.''.

    SEC. 1027. STRATEGY ON DEVELOPMENT OF NAVAL REARM AT SEA CAPABILITY.

        (a) Strategy Required.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
    the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Navy shall submit to the
    congressional defense committees a strategy for delivering a rearm at
    sea capability to the surface fleet of the United States Navy. Such
    strategy shall include each of the following:
                (1) A plan to develop, by not later than three years after
            the date of the enactment of this Act, the capability to employ
            rearming equipment to load missile canisters into MK 41
            vertical launch system cells on Navy destroyers while operating
            at sea, including an identification of the current and planned
            investments of the Navy in technology development to achieve
            such capability, including the anticipated cost and schedule
            for such investments.
                (2) A plan for the key milestone events and associated
            dates in the development of such capability.
                (3) A plan to coordinate with allies of the United States
            that use variants of the United States manufactured MK 41
            vertical launch system to jointly procure rearm at sea
            capabilities.
                (4) An identification of any courses of action the
            Secretary is considering other than the plans referred to in
            paragraphs (1) through (2) to address the gap between the rearm
            at sea capabilities of the United States and the capabilities
            of other countries, including the use of uncrewed technologies.
                (5) Such other matters as the Secretary determines
            appropriate.
        (b) Briefing.-- Not later than 90 days after the date of the
    enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Navy shall provide to the
    congressional defense committees a written briefing on the development
    of the strategy required under (a).

    SEC. 1028. AUTHORITY TO USE INCREMENTAL FUNDING FOR THE VIRGINIA-CLASS
                  SUBMARINE PROGRAM.

        (a) Authority to Use Incremental Funding to Enter Into a Contract
    for the Construction of a Virginia-class Submarine.--
                (1) In general.--Amounts authorized to be appropriated by
            this Act or otherwise made available for the Navy for
            Shipbuilding and Conversion for fiscal year 2025 may be used by
            the Secretary of the Navy to enter into an incrementally funded
            contract for the construction of a Virginia-class submarine.
                (2) Availability of funds.--A contract entered into under
            paragraph (1) shall provide that any obligation of the United
            States to make a payment under the contract is subject to the
            availability of appropriations for that purpose, and that total
            liability to the Government for the termination of the contract
            shall be limited to the total amount of funding obligated at
            time of termination.
                (3) Condition for out-year contract payments.--A contract
            entered into under paragraph (1) shall provide that any
            obligation of the United States to make a payment under the
            contract for any fiscal year is subject to the availability of
            appropriations for that purpose for such fiscal year.
                (4) Limitation on termination liability.--A contract for
            the construction of Virginia class submarines entered into
            under paragraph (1) shall provide that the total liability to
            the Federal government for the termination of the contract
            shall be limited to the total amount of funding obligated to
            the contract as of the date of the termination.
        (b) Authority to Use Incremental Funding for Limited Efforts
    Related to Virginia-class Submarine Program.--
                (1) In general.--Subject to the limitation under paragraph
            (2), the Secretary of the Navy may modify existing contracts to
            provide for incremental funding of Virginia-class submarines
            authorized to be procured under section 122 of the National
            Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112-
            239; 126 Stat. 1655), section 124 of the National Defense
            Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115-91; 131
            Stat. 1311) (as amended by section 129 of the John S. McCain
            National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public
            Law 115-232; 132 Stat 1665)), section 123 of the National
            Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118-
            31; 137 Stat 169), or otherwise appropriated in fiscal year
            2024.
                (2) Limitation.--The authority under paragraph (1) may only
            be used to provide for an increase in wages for the shipbuilder
            workforce or an increase in non-executive level salaries.
                (3) Condition for out-year contract payment.--A contract
            entered into under section 122 of the National Defense
            Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112-239; 126
            Stat. 1655) or section 124 of the National Defense
            Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115-91; 131
            Stat. 1311) (as amended by section 129 of the John S. McCain
            National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public
            Law 115-232; 132 Stat 1665)) or modified under paragraph (1)
            shall provide that any obligation of the United States to make
            a payment under the contract for any fiscal year is subject to
            the availability of appropriations for that purpose for such
            subsequent fiscal year.
                (4) Limitation on termination liability.--A contract for
            the construction of Virginia class submarines entered into
            under section 122 of the National Defense Authorization Act for
            Fiscal Year 2013 (Public Law 112-239; 126 Stat. 1655) or
            section 124 of the National Defense Authorization Act for
            Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115-91; 131 Stat. 1311) (as
            amended by section 129 of the John S. McCain National Defense
            Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232; 132
            Stat 1665)) or modified under paragraph (1) shall provide that
            the total liability to the Federal government for the
            termination of the contract shall be limited to the total
            amount of funding obligated to the contract as of the date of
            the termination.

    SEC. 1029. AUTHORITY TO USE INCREMENTAL FUNDING TO ENTER INTO A
                  CONTRACT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF AN ARLEIGH BURKE CLASS
                  DESTROYER.

        (a) In General.--Amounts authorized to be appropriated by this Act
    or otherwise made available for the Navy for Shipbuilding and
    Conversion for fiscal year 2025 may be used by the Secretary of the
    Navy to enter into an incrementally funded contract for the
    construction of an Arleigh Burke class destroyer.
        (b) Availability of Funds.--A contract entered into under
    subsection (a) shall provide that any obligation of the United States
    to make a payment under the contract is subject to the availability of
    appropriations for that purpose, and that total liability to the
    Government for the termination of the contract shall be limited to the
    total amount of funding obligated at time of termination.

    SEC. 1030. PILOT PROGRAM ON USE OF AUTOMATED INSPECTION TECHNOLOGIES AT
                  SHIPYARDS.

        (a) In General.--Beginning not later than 90 days after the date of
    the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Navy shall carry out a
    pilot program on the use of automated inspection technologies at
    shipyards.
        (b) Selection of Location.--The Secretary shall select one shipyard
    at which to carry out the pilot program required under subsection (a)
    and shall take such steps as may be necessary to minimize the
    disruption to the operations of the shipyard during the conduct of the
    pilot program.
        (c) Elements.--In carrying out the pilot program required under
    subsection (a), the Secretary shall--
                (1) select at least one surface ship as a test platform to
            collect a comprehensive set of inspection criteria used for
            defining maintenance requirements;
                (2) define requirements for the upgrade or overhaul of the
            information technology infrastructure at the shipyard to ensure
            compatibility with new technologies implemented under the pilot
            program;
                (3) provide for the training of personnel on the operation
            and maintenance of the automated inspection technologies
            selected for use during the pilot program;
                (4) designate an individual who shall be responsible for
            implementing and overseeing each phase of the pilot program;
            and
                (5) recommend a strategic sequencing plan of the pilot
            program to ensure the execution of necessary information
            technology upgrades prior to the deployment of robotic systems.
        (d) Report and Briefings.--
                (1) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the termination
            of the pilot program under subsection (e), the Secretary shall
            submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the
            results of the pilot program.
                (2) Briefings.--Upon completion of the sequencing plan
            required under subsection (c)(5), the Secretary shall provide
            to the congressional defense committees a briefing on the plan.
        (e) Termination.--The authority to carry out a pilot program under
    this section shall terminate on the date that is three years after the
    date of the enactment of this Act.

    SEC. 1031. REQUIREMENTS FOR THE UNMANNED MARITIME AUTONOMY
                  ARCHITECTURE.

        Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this
    Act, the Secretary of the Navy shall--
                (1) provide a forum and resources to facilitate industry
            participation in the creation and management of a vendor-
            agnostic and platform-agnostic modular open systems
            architecture and associated standards for maritime unmanned
            systems;
                (2) adopt or join a governance model for the standards
            described in paragraph (1) that includes Government and
            industry participation;
                (3) implement a frequent or continuous process for
            incorporating industry feedback into the standards described in
            paragraph (1) and conforming those standards with leading
            industry practices;
                (4) for each relevant Navy program or contract, tailor the
            standards described in paragraph (1) to the minimum standards
            necessary to enable desired operational capabilities for the
            program or contract; and
                (5) label and distribute the standards described in
            paragraph (1) as open, publicly releasable information, to the
            greatest extent possible.

    SEC. 1032. COMPETITIVE DEMONSTRATION OF LARGE AND EXTRA LARGE UNMANNED
                  UNDERWATER VEHICLES.

        (a) Competitive Demonstration Required.--Not later than June 1,
    2025, the Secretary of the Navy, in coordination with the Commander of
    the United States Indo-Pacific Command and in consultation with the
    Director of the Defense Innovation Unit, shall carry out a competitive
    demonstration of large and extra large unmanned underwater vehicle
    capabilities, including non-developmental items from commercial or
    foreign partner sources that leverage commercial solutions openings.
        (b) Criteria.--In developing and evaluating the competitive
    demonstration required by subsection (a), the Secretary of the Navy
    shall consider the following:
                (1) The ability of large and extra large unmanned
            underwater vehicles to integrate with mission autonomy planning
            capability and joint command and control systems.
                (2) The ability of such vehicles to execute high-value
            missions in a contested environment.
                (3) Vehicle performance with respect to navigation,
            endurance, and concepts of employment.
                (4) The technical maturity, reliability, and
            maintainability of such vehicles.
                (5) Feedback from military users, especially with respect
            to user interface, mission functionality, ease of use and
            deployment, and command and control.
                (6) Initial assessments of the total cost to procure,
            operate, and sustain a persistent large and extra large
            unmanned underwater vehicle presence in support of the
            operational requirements of the United States Indo-Pacific
            Command.
        (c) Use of Funds.--The Secretary of the Navy may obligate and
    expend amounts made available for the Navy in fiscal year 2025 for
    research, development, test, and evaluation, and operation and
    maintenance to carry out the competitive demonstration required by
    subsection (a).
        (d) Assessments Required.--
                (1) Secretary of the navy.--
                        (A) In general.--Not later than September 1, 2025,
                    the Secretary of the Navy shall submit to the
                    congressional defense committees the unaltered
                    assessment of the Secretary of the competitive
                    demonstration required by subsection (a).
                        (B) Elements.--The assessment required by
                    subparagraph (A) may include recommendations for
                    updating the funding and acquisition plans for the
                    large and extra large unmanned underwater vehicle
                    program.
                (2) Commander of united states indo-pacific command.--Not
            later than September 1, 2025, the Commander of the United
            States Indo-Pacific Command shall submit to the congressional
            defense committees the unaltered assessment of the Commander of
            the continued validity of the large and extra large unmanned
            underwater vehicle requirements and any proposed new
            requirements.
        (e) Large and Extra Large Unmanned Underwater Vehicles Defined.--In
    this section, the term ``large and extra large unmanned underwater
    vehicles'' means systems that--
                (1) are capable of--
                        (A) operating while completely submerged in the
                    sea; and
                        (B) supporting one or more missions with a modular
                    payload integration; and
                (2) have a range of at least 1,000 nautical miles.

    SEC. 1033. REQUIREMENT FOR MATURE SHIP DESIGN.

        The Secretary of the Navy shall take such actions as are necessary
    for the Navy to adopt recommendations 1, 3, 4, and 6 in the report of
    the Government Accountability Office titled, ``Navy Shipbuilding:
    Increased Use of Leading Design Practices Could Improve Timeliness of
    Deliveries'', and dated May 2, 2024 (GAO-24-105503).

                          Subtitle D--Counterterrorism

    SEC. 1041. EXTENSION OF PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR TRANSFER OR
                  RELEASE OF INDIVIDUALS DETAINED AT UNITED STATES NAVAL
                  STATION, GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA, TO THE UNITED STATES.

        Section 1033 of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization
    Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232; 132 Stat. 1953), as most
    recently amended by section 1031 of the National Defense Authorization
    Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31; 137 Stat. 386), is further
    amended by striking ``December 31, 2024'' and inserting ``December 31,
    2025''.

    SEC. 1042. EXTENSION OF PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS TO CONSTRUCT OR
                  MODIFY FACILITIES IN THE UNITED STATES TO HOUSE DETAINEES
                  TRANSFERRED FROM UNITED STATES NAVAL STATION, GUANTANAMO
                  BAY, CUBA.

        Section 1034(a) of the John S. McCain National Defense
    Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232; 132 Stat.
    1954), as most recently amended by section 1032 of the National Defense
    Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31; 137 Stat.
    387), is further amended by striking ``December 31, 2024'' and
    inserting ``December 31, 2025''.

    SEC. 1043. EXTENSION OF PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR TRANSFER OR
                  RELEASE OF INDIVIDUALS DETAINED AT UNITED STATES NAVAL
                  STATION, GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA, TO CERTAIN COUNTRIES.

        Section 1035 of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization
    Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232; 132 Stat. 1954), as most
    recently amended by section 1033 of the National Defense Authorization
    Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31; 137 Stat. 387), is further
    amended by striking ``December 31, 2024'' and inserting ``December 31,
    2025''.

    SEC. 1044. EXTENSION OF PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS TO CLOSE OR
                  RELINQUISH CONTROL OF UNITED STATES NAVAL STATION,
                  GUANTANAMO BAY, CUBA.

        Section 1036 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
    Year 2018 (Public Law 115-91; 131 Stat. 1551), as most recently amended
    by section 1034 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
    Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31; 137 Stat. 387), is further amended by
    striking ``2024'' and inserting ``2025''.

             Subtitle E--Miscellaneous Authorities and Limitations

    SEC. 1051. AUTHORITY TO CONTRIBUTE TO INNOVATION FUND.

        Subchapter II of chapter 138 of title 10, United States Code, is
    amended by adding at the end the following new section:
    ``Sec. 2350s. Authority to contribute to innovation fund
        ``(a) Authority to Contribute to NATO Innovation Fund.--Within
    amounts authorized by law for such purpose during the five-year period
    following the date of the enactment of the National Defense
    Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025, the Secretary of Defense may
    contribute to the NATO Innovation Fund a total amount of no more than
    $200,000,000.
        ``(b) Definitions.--In this section:
                ``(1) The term `NATO' means the North Atlantic Treaty
            Organization.
                ``(2) The term `NATO Innovation Fund' means the multi-
            sovereign, investment venture capital fund of NATO that
            provides secure investment in dual-use, high-impact
            technology.''.

    SEC. 1052. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES FOR
                  CERTAIN NAVY MESS OPERATIONS.

        Section 1014 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization
    Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110-417; 122 Stat. 4585), as most
    recently amended by section 1028 of the National Defense Authorization
    Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283; 134 Stat. 3388), is
    further amended--
                (1) in subsection (b), by striking ``September 30, 2025''
            and inserting ``September 30, 2030''; and
                (2) by striking subsection (c).

    SEC. 1053. ASSESSMENTS OF CASUALTIES AND FATALITIES DURING HOSTILITIES.

        In making assessments of casualties and fatalities during
    hostilities, the Department of Defense may not cite as authoritative in
    public communications, fatality figures that are derived by United
    States-designated terrorist organizations, governmental entities
    controlled by United States-designated terrorist organizations, or any
    sources that rely on figures provided by United States-designated
    terrorist organizations.

    SEC. 1054. ESTABLISHMENT OF MAJOR MISHAP INCIDENT DESIGNATION
                  CLASSIFICATION FOR DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE INCIDENTS.

        (a) Establishment.--The Secretary of Defense shall establish a new
    mishap designation classification for the most serious incidents, to be
    known as ``major mishap incidents'', to describe any incident that--
                (1) results in not less than $500,000,000 in damage or
            loss; and
                (2) is of such complexity or sensitivity, or would have
            such an effect on the national security of the United States,
            as to warrant designation by the Secretary of Defense as a
            major mishap incident pursuant to regulations prescribed by the
            Secretary and that include the consideration of--
                        (A) the number of members of the Armed Forces who
                    were killed due to the incident;
                        (B) the geographic dispersion of the incident;
                        (C) the grade of individuals involved;
                        (D) the number of Armed Forces and Government
                    entities involved;
                        (E) the effect of the incident on the local
                    civilian population;
                        (F) the effect of the incident on any foreign
                    government or foreign personnel;
                        (G) the anticipated complexity or difficulty of the
                    investigation of the incident;
                        (H) the effect of the incident on the capability of
                    any major operational command or component to continue
                    to function effectively; and
                        (I) such other matters as the Secretary determines
                    appropriate.
        (b) Investigations.--
                (1) Grade of investigating officer.--The convening
            authority for any investigation of a major mishap incident
            shall appoint an investigating officer from among officers who
            hold a rank not lower than Major General in the Army, Air
            Force, or Marine Corps or Rear Admiral in the Navy to
            investigate all major mishap incidents--
                        (A) including any related administrative,
                    disciplinary, or legal investigations; and
                        (B) excluding any criminal investigations conducted
                    by a military criminal investigative organization.
                (2) Timeline for investigations.--The Secretary of Defense
            shall amend Department of Defense Instruction 6055.07 to set
            the goal that a full investigation of each major mishap
            incident be completed, to the extent practicable, not later
            than one year after the date on which the investigation is
            initiated.
                (3) Briefing requirement.--In the case of any investigation
            of a major mishap incident that is not completed within the
            timeline provided under paragraph (2), the Secretary of Defense
            shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate
            and House of Representatives a briefing every 90 days until the
            date of the completion of the investigation. Each such briefing
            shall include--
                        (A) an explanation for why the investigation has
                    not been completed; and
                        (B) the projected date of the completion of the
                    investigation.
        (c) Accountability Actions.--If an investigation into a major
    mishap incident includes a recommendation to hold an individual
    accountable, the separation authority or convening authority, as
    appropriate, shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the
    Senate and House of Representatives a report on the status of the
    proceeding for the accountability action every 120 days beginning on
    the date of the completion of the investigation of the incident and
    ending on the date on which the proceeding is complete.
        (d) Briefing Requirement.--Not later than 120 days after the date
    of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to
    the Committees on Armed Services for the Senate and House of
    Representatives a briefing on--
                (1) the status of the implementation of the establishment
            of a major mishap incident designation, as required under
            subsection (a);
                (2) any updates to statutes or Department of Defense
            Instructions that are needed to implement this section; and
                (3) the projected timeline for the implementation of this
            section.
        (e) Deadline for Implementation.--Not later than one year after the
    date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall
    finalize the implementation of this section, including by updating any
    Department of Defense guidance and policy as necessary to carry out the
    requirements of this section.

    SEC. 1055. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR ECOHEALTH ALLIANCE AND THE
                  WUHAN INSTITUTE OF VIROLOGY.

        None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or
    otherwise made available for the Department of Defense for fiscal year
    2025 may be made available, directly or indirectly, to--
                (1) EcoHealth Alliance, Inc.;
                (2) any subsidiary of EcoHealth Alliance, Inc.;
                (3) any organization directly controlled by EcoHealth
            Alliance, Inc.;
                (4) any individual or organization that is a subgrantee or
            subcontractor of EcoHealth Alliance Inc; or
                (5) the Wuhan Institute of Virology for any purpose.

    SEC. 1056. PROHIBITION ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE TRANSPORTATION OF
                  CURRENCY TO TALIBAN OR ISLAMIC EMIRATE OF AFGHANISTAN.

        None of the amounts authorized to be appropriated by this Act or
    otherwise made available for the Department of Defense may be obligated
    or expended to operate any aircraft of the Department of Defense to
    transport currency or other items of value to the Taliban, the Islamic
    Emirate of Afghanistan, or any subsidiary, agent, or instrumentality of
    either the Taliban or the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan.

    SEC. 1057. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR THE BADR ORGANIZATION AND
                  RELATED ORGANIZATIONS.

        None of the amounts authorized to be appropriated by this Act or
    otherwise made available to the Department of Defense for fiscal year
    2025 may be made available, directly or indirectly, to the Badr
    Organization, Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq, Kata'ib Hezbollah, or any organization
    that the Secretary of Defense determines to be an offshoot of any such
    organization.

    SEC. 1058. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS PENDING PROVISION OF BRIEFING ON
                  RELIANCE OF PEOPLE'S LIBERATION ARMY ON IMPORTED FOSSIL
                  FUELS FOR ENERGY.

        Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act for fiscal
    year 2025 for operation and maintenance, defense-wide, and available
    for the Office of the Secretary of Defense for travel expenses, not
    more than 85 percent may be obligated or expended until the Secretary
    of Defense provides to the congressional defense committees the
    briefing regarding the reliance of the People's Liberation Army on
    imported fossil fuels for energy, as directed by the joint explanatory
    statement of the committee of conference accompanying the National
    Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31).

    SEC. 1059. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS TO SUPPORT ENTERTAINMENT
                  PROJECTS WITH TIES TO THE GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE'S
                  REPUBLIC OF CHINA.

        (a) In General.--None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by
    this Act for the Department of Defense may be used to knowingly provide
    active and direct support to any film, television, or other
    entertainment project if the Secretary of Defense has demonstrable
    evidence that the project has complied or is likely to comply with a
    demand from the Government of the People's Republic of China or the
    Chinese Communist Party, or an entity under the direction of the
    People's Republic of China or the Chinese Communist Party, to censor
    the content of the project in a material manner to advance the national
    interest of the People's Republic of China.
        (b) Waiver.--The Secretary of Defense may waive the prohibition
    under subsection (a) if the Secretary submits to the Committees on
    Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a written
    certification that such a waiver is in the national interest of the
    United States.

                        Subtitle F--Studies and Reports

    SEC. 1061. CHIEF OF NAVY RESERVE ANNUAL REPORT.

        Section 8083 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding
    at the end the following new subsection:
        ``(e) Annual Report.--The Chief of Navy Reserve shall submit to the
    Secretary of Defense, through the Secretary of the Navy, an annual
    report on the state of the Navy Reserve and the ability of the Navy
    Reserve to meet its missions. The report shall be prepared in
    conjunction with the Chief of Naval Operations and may be submitted in
    classified and unclassified versions.''.

    SEC. 1062. MODIFICATION AND EXTENSION OF REQUIREMENT FOR COMBATANT
                  COMMAND RISK ASSESSMENT FOR AIRBORNE INTELLIGENCE,
                  SURVEILLANCE, AND RECONNAISSANCE.

        Section 1061 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization
    Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263) is amended--
                (1) in subsection (a)--
                        (A) by inserting ``, cancel,'' after ``retire'';
                    and
                        (B) by inserting ``, cancellation,'' after
                    ``retirement''; and
                (2) in subsection (d), by striking ``the date that is five
            years after the date of the enactment of this Act'' and
            inserting ``December 31, 2032''.

    SEC. 1063. EXTENSION OF BRIEFING REQUIREMENT REGARDING CIVIL
                  AUTHORITIES AT THE SOUTHWEST BORDER.

        Section 1070 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization
    Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263; 136 Stat. 2791) is
    amended by striking ``through December 31, 2024'' and inserting
    ``through December 31, 2025''.

    SEC. 1064. EXTENSION OF ANNUAL REPORT ON CIVILIAN CASUALTIES IN
                  CONNECTION WITH UNITED STATES MILITARY OPERATIONS.

        Section 1057(e) of the National Defense Authorization Act for
    Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115-91; 10 U.S.C. 113 note) is amended by
    striking ``the date that is seven years after the date of the enactment
    of this Act'' and inserting ``December 31, 2030''.

    SEC. 1065. REVIEW OF IRREGULAR WARFARE AUTHORITIES.

        (a) Review Required.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
    enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall conduct a review
    of authorities relevant to the conduct of irregular warfare activities
    by the Department of Defense and provide the results of such review to
    the congressional defense committees.
        (b) Elements.--At a minimum, the review required by subsection (a)
    shall include--
                (1) an accounting of all authorities available to the
            Secretary of Defense for the conduct of irregular warfare
            activities;
                (2) an assessment of the adequacy of policy guidance
            associated with the authorities identified under paragraph (1);
                (3) an explanation of the process for considering irregular
            warfare concepts of operation submitted by the combatant
            commands for approval;
                (4) a description of the process for coordinating and
            deconflicting Department of Defense irregular warfare
            activities with the heads of other relevant departments and
            agencies;
                (5) planned actions to address any policy or process
            deficiencies identified as part of the required review;
                (6) legislative or resourcing recommendations to more
            effectively enable Department of Defense irregular warfare
            activities; and
                (7) any other matter determined relevant by the Secretary.
        (c) Irregular Warfare Defined.--For the purpose of this section,
    the term ``irregular warfare'' means a form of warfare where states and
    non-state actors campaign to assure or coerce states or other groups
    through indirect, non-attributable, or asymmetric activities.

    SEC. 1066. REPORTS ON APPROVAL AND DEPLOYMENT OF LETHAL AUTONOMOUS
                  WEAPON SYSTEMS.

        (a) In General.--Not later than December 31, 2025, and annually
    thereafter until the termination date specified in subsection (d), the
    Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense
    committees a comprehensive report on the approval and deployment of
    lethal autonomous weapon systems by the United States.
        (b) Elements.--Each report under subsection (a) shall include, with
    respect to the period covered by the report, the following:
                (1) A comprehensive list of any lethal autonomous weapon
            systems that have been approved by senior defense officials for
            use by the United States military under Department of Defense
            Directive 3000.09, or any successor document, and the dates of
            such approvals.
                (2) A comprehensive list of any lethal autonomous weapon
            systems that have received a waiver of the requirement for
            review by senior defense officials under such directive, or any
            successor document, and the dates such waivers were issued.
                (3) A comprehensive list of any lethal autonomous weapon
            systems that are undergoing review under such directive, or any
            successor document.
                (4) A comprehensive list of any lethal autonomous weapon
            systems not approved during review under such directive, or any
            successor document.
        (c) Period Covered by Reports.--
                (1) Initial report.--The period covered by the first report
            submitted under subsection (a) shall be all relevant time
            periods, as determined by the Secretary, preceding the date of
            the report.
                (2) Subsequent reports.--For each subsequent report
            submitted under subsection (a), the period covered by the
            report shall be the period that elapsed since the date of the
            immediately preceding report.
        (d) Termination.--The requirement to submit a report under this
    section shall terminate on December 31, 2029.
        (e) Form.--Each report under subsection (a) shall be submitted in
    unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.

    SEC. 1067. CONGRESSIONAL NOTICE REGARDING EXECUTE ORDERS ISSUED AT THE
                  DIRECTION OF THE PRESIDENT OR THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE.

        (a) Briefings Required.--
                (1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall provide to
            the congressional defense committees semiannual briefings on
            execute orders issued at the direction of the President or the
            Secretary of Defense and related activities conducted by the
            Department of Defense until the termination date under
            paragraph (2).
                (2) Termination date.--The requirement to provide briefings
            under this subsection shall terminate on the date that is five
            years after the date of the enactment of this Act.
        (b) Briefing Elements.--Each briefing under subsection (a) shall
    include the following:
                (1) An overview of each extant execute order issued at the
            direction of the President or the Secretary of Defense.
                (2) An update on activity within each combatant command
            that is conducted pursuant to an execute order issued at the
            direction of the President or the Secretary of Defense.
                (3) A review of the legal issues, authorities, and
            governance mechanisms (including such legal issues,
            authorities, and governance mechanisms concerning the use of
            force) that are associated with each execute order described in
            paragraph (1) and the activities described in paragraph (2).
                (4) Any other matters the Secretary considers appropriate.
        (c) Disclosure and Notice Requirements.--
                (1) Initial notice.--Not later than 30 days after the date
            of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall
            provide to the congressional defense committees a copy of each
            extant execute order issued at the direction of the President
            or the Secretary of Defense.
                (2) Notice of issuance or revision.--Not later than 15 days
            after the issuance or revision of any execute order issued at
            the direction of the President or the Secretary of Defense, the
            Secretary of Defense shall provide to the congressional defense
            committees a copy of the new or revised execute order.
                (3) Notice of terminations.--Not later than 15 days after
            the date on which any execute order that was issued at the
            direction of the President or the Secretary of Defense is
            terminated or rescinded, the Secretary of Defense shall notify
            the congressional defense committees in writing of the
            termination or rescission of the execute order.

    SEC. 1068. MOBILITY CAPABILITY REQUIREMENTS STUDY.

        (a) In General.--Not later than one year after the date of the
    enactment of this Act, the Commander of the United States
    Transportation Command, in coordination with the Chairman of the Joint
    Chiefs of Staff, the Secretaries of the military departments, and the
    commanders of the combatant commands, shall conduct a study of the end-
    to-end, full-spectrum mobility requirements to fulfill the national
    defense strategy required by section 113(g) of title 10, United States
    Code, for 2022.
        (b) Elements of Study.--The study required under subsection (a)
    shall include each of the following:
                (1) An assessment of the ability of the programmed airlift
            aircraft, tanker aircraft, sealift ships, fuel tanker vessels,
            patient movement forces, and key mobility enablers to meet the
            integrated strategic and theater mobility requirements in
            expected strategic environments, as defined by the guidance in
            such national defense strategy.
                (2) An identification, quantification, and description of
            the associated risk-to-mission (as defined by Chairman of the
            Joint Chiefs of Staff Manual 3105.01, Joint Risk Analysis)
            required to fulfill such strategy, including--
                        (A) an assessment of risk-to-mission associated
                    with achieving strategic and operational objectives
                    using the programmed airlift aircraft, tanker aircraft,
                    sealift ships, fuel tanker vessels, patient movement
                    forces, and key mobility enablers; and
                        (B) a description of the combinations of airlift
                    aircraft, tanker aircraft, sealift ships, fuel tanker
                    vessels, patient movement forces, and key mobility
                    enabler requirements and capabilities that provide low,
                    moderate, significant, and high levels of risk-to-
                    mission to fulfill such strategy; and
                        (C) an evaluation of non-mobilized mobility forces
                    to sustain daily competition activities and achieve
                    necessary readiness to fulfill the national defense
                    strategy.
                (3) An identification of any mobility capability gaps,
            shortfalls, overlaps, or excesses, including--
                        (A) an assessment of associated risks with respect
                    to the ability to conduct operations; and
                        (B) recommended mitigation strategies where
                    possible.
                (4) The articulation of all key assumptions and decisions
            made and excursions examined in conducting the study with
            respect to--
                        (A) risk;
                        (B) programmed forces and infrastructure;
                        (C) the availability of commercial airlift and
                    commercial United States sealift and fuel tanker vessel
                    capabilities and resources, when applicable;
                        (D) aircraft usage rates, aircraft mission
                    availability rates, aircraft mission capability rates,
                    aircrew ratios, aircrew production, and aircrew
                    readiness rates;
                        (E) readiness, crewing, and activation rates for
                    sealift ships and fuel tanker vessels;
                        (F) prepositioning, forward stationing, seabasing,
                    engineering, and infrastructure;
                        (G) demand signals used to represent missions
                    described in the national defense strategy for 2022, in
                    competition and wartime;
                        (H) concurrency and global integration of demand
                    signals;
                        (I) integrated global presence and basing strategy;
                        (J) host nation or third-country support;
                        (K) adversary actions to degrade and disrupt United
                    States mobility operations;
                        (L) adversary actions that threaten freedom of
                    navigation on international waterways, including
                    attacks on foreign ships and crews;
                        (M) aircraft being used for training or undergoing
                    depot maintenance or modernization or ships undergoing
                    depot maintenance;
                        (N) patient movement and mobility enabling forces
                    availability, readiness, and use;
                        (O) logistics concept of operations, including any
                    maneuver and sustainment support concepts, methods,
                    combat support forces, and combat service support
                    forces, that are required to enable the projection and
                    enduring support to forces both deployed and in combat
                    for each analytic scenario;
                        (P) anticipated attrition rates for the assessed
                    force structure; and
                        (Q) such other matters as the Commander determines
                    appropriate.
                (5) Such other elements as the Commander determines
            appropriate.
        (c) Reports and Briefings.--
                (1) Interim briefing.--Not later than six months after the
            date of the enactment of this Act, the Commander of the United
            States Transportation Command shall provide to the
            congressional defense committees an interim briefing on the
            study required under subsection (a).
                (2) Final report and briefing.--Not later than one year
            after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commander of
            the United States Transportation Command, in coordination with
            the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Secretaries of
            the military departments, and the commanders of the combatant
            commands, shall--
                        (A) submit to the congressional defense committees
                    a final report on the study required under subsection
                    (a); and
                        (B) provide to such committees a briefing on the
                    report.
                (3) Form of reports.--The report required under paragraph
            (2) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a
            classified annex.
        (d) Definition of Sealift Ship.--In this section, the term
    ``sealift ship'' includes--
                (1) theater and strategic platforms; and
                (2) surge sealift vessels and non-governmental vessels
            incorporated as part of the maritime logistics enterprise.

    SEC. 1069. BIODEFENSE POSTURE REVIEWS.

        (a) Strategy and Implementation Plan Required.--Not later than
    December 31, 2026, and December 31, 2029, the Secretary of Defense
    shall conduct a comprehensive examination of the biodefense policies,
    practices, programs, and initiatives of the Department of Defense.
        (b) Elements.--Each review conducted under subsection (a) shall
    include each of the following:
                (1) An inventory and assessment of all existing strategies,
            plans, policies, laws, and interagency agreements of the
            Department of Defense related to biodefense, including
            prevention, deterrence, preparedness, detection, response,
            attribution, recovery, and mitigation.
                (2) An identification of relevant biological threats,
            including biological warfare, bioterrorism, naturally occurring
            infectious diseases, and accidental exposures.
                (3) An identification of the current programs, efforts, or
            activities of the Department of Defense with respect to--
                        (A) preventing the acquisition, proliferation, and
                    use of a biological weapon;
                        (B) preventing an accidental or naturally occurring
                    biological outbreak; and
                        (C) mitigating the effects of a biological
                    epidemic.
                (4) An identification of the roles and responsibilities of
            the elements of the Department of Defense, including internal
            and external coordination procedures, in identifying and
            sharing information related to, warning of, and regarding
            protection against, acts of terrorism using biological agents
            and weapons and accidental or naturally occurring biological
            outbreaks.
                (5) An identification of methods in use by the Department
            to address biological attacks with emerging artificial
            intelligence and cyber capabilities.
                (6) An identification of related or required capabilities
            and activities required to support the national biodefense
            strategy.
                (7) Recommendations for strengthening and improving the
            current biodefense capabilities, authorities, and command
            structures of the Department.
                (8) Recommendations for improving and formalizing
            interagency coordination and support mechanisms with respect to
            providing a robust national biodefense.
                (9) Any other matters the Secretary of Defense determines
            necessary.
        (c) Submittal to Congress.--
                (1) In general.--Not later than 30 days after the
            completion of a review under subsection (a), the Secretary
            shall--
                        (A) provide to the congressional defense committees
                    a briefing on the review; and
                        (B) submit to the congressional defense committees
                    a copy of the review.
                (2) Form of review.--Each review submitted under paragraph
            (1) shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may include a
            classified annex.

    SEC. 1070. BRIEFINGS ON ATTEMPTS BY ALIENS AND FOREIGN ACTORS TO ACCESS
                  MILITARY INSTALLATIONS WITHOUT AUTHORIZATION.

        (a) Initial Briefing.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
    the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to
    the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of
    Representatives a briefing that includes, with respect to the five-year
    period preceding the date of the briefing, the following:
                (1) The number of instances in which an alien or a foreign
            actor--
                        (A) attempted to enter a military installation or
                    facility or real property of the Department of Defense
                    located in the United States without authorization by
                    proceeding, in the direction of the installation,
                    facility, or real property, past the first point of the
                    access control process, and other than as directed by
                    security personnel as part of a controlled turnaround;
                    or
                        (B) gained entry to such an installation, facility,
                    or real property.
                (2) For each instance identified under paragraph (1)--
                        (A) a summary of the entry or attempted entry of
                    the installation, facility, or real property;
                        (B) an identification of the alien or foreign actor
                    who entered or attempted to enter the installation,
                    facility, or real property; and
                        (C) with respect to each individual identified
                    under subparagraph (B)--
                                (i) the immigration status of the
                            individual (if any);
                                (ii) the country of origin of the
                            individual;
                                (iii) the method by which the individual
                            entered the United States and the date of
                            entry;
                                (iv) the intent of the individual when
                            entering or attempting to enter the
                            installation, facility, or real property,
                            including whether the individual was armed;
                                (v) any criminal background of the
                            individual; and
                                (vi) such other information obtained during
                            the Department of Defense investigation that
                            the Secretary of Defense determines
                            appropriate.
        (b) Annual Briefings.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
    the briefing required under subsection (a), and annually thereafter
    until 2027, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the Committees on
    Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives a briefing
    that includes, with respect to the one-year period preceding the date
    of the briefing, the information referred to in paragraphs (1) and (2)
    of subsection (a).
        (c) Definition of Alien.--In this section, the term ``alien'' has
    the meaning given that term in section 101(a)(3) of the Immigration and
    Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(3)).

    SEC. 1071. REPORT ON RESOURCING OF ARCTIC STRATEGY.

        (a) In General.--For each of fiscal years 2026 through 2028, the
    Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense
    committees and the congressional research agencies a report that
    includes cost data, for that fiscal year and the period covered by the
    future-years defense program under section 221 of title 10, United
    States Code, for the Arctic Strategy of the Department of Defense.
        (b) Elements.--Each report required by subsection (a) shall
    include, for the fiscal year covered by the report, an assessment of
    the resourcing and military construction requirements to implement the
    Arctic Strategy from funds requested for--
                (1) the Department of the Navy;
                (2) the Department of the Army;
                (3) the United States Northern Command;
                (4) the United States Special Operations Command; and
                (5) such other components of the Department of Defense that
            the Secretary determines are appropriate;
        (c) Submission.--The Secretary shall submit the report required by
    subsection (a) to the congressional defense committees and the
    congressional research agencies--
                (1) for fiscal year 2026, not later than May 1, 2025; and
                (2) for fiscal year 2027 and fiscal year 2028, with the
            materials submitted to Congress by the Secretary of Defense in
            support of the budget of the President for that fiscal year (as
            submitted under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States
            Code).
        (d) Form.--Each report required by subsection (a) shall be
    submitted in--
                (1) an unclassified form that may be made available to the
            public; and
                (2) an unclassified form that may include a classified
            annex.
        (e) Legislative Research Agency Defined.--In this section, the term
    ``legislative research agency'' includes the following:
                (1) The Congressional Research Service.
                (2) The Congressional Budget Office.
                (3) The Government Accountability Office.

    SEC. 1072. ANALYSES AND REPORTS ON AIR SUPERIORITY OF THE JOINT FORCE.

        (a) Analyses and Reports Required.--The Secretary of Defense and
    the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff shall--
                (1) each separately conduct an analysis to determine how
            air superiority will be secured for the Joint Force in the
            2030s and the 2040s; and
                (2) not later than October 15, 2025, each submit to the
            congressional defense committees a separate report containing
            the results of such analysis.
        (b) Report Elements.--Each report required under subsection (a)(2)
    shall include the following:
                (1) An analysis of the expected capabilities, limitations,
            operational dependencies, technical maturity, relevant
            timelines, susceptibility to countermeasures of adversaries,
            and costs of the following:
                        (A) FA-XX.
                        (B) The Penetrating Counter Air platform (PCA).
                        (C) The Collaborative Combat Aircraft (CCA).
                        (D) Planned fighter modernization efforts.
                        (E) Space-based capabilities.
                        (F) Ground-based capabilities.
                        (G) Any other capabilities the Secretary of Defense
                    considers relevant to air superiority.
                (2) A summary of tactical- and campaign-level modeling and
            analysis that determines the individual effectiveness and
            impacts of each of the capabilities described in subparagraphs
            (A) through (G) of paragraph (1) on the ability of the Joint
            Force to secure air superiority in the 2030s and the 2040s.
                (3) An evaluation of the effectiveness and risks of
            different potential force structures for achieving air
            superiority in the 2030s and the 2040s, including an assessment
            of the impacts of stand-in and stand-off force ratios on
            campaign success.
                (4) A description of the impact of the force structures
            evaluated under paragraph (3) on--
                        (A) deterrence; and
                        (B) annual sustainment and operations costs.
                (5) The number of fighter aircraft required by the
            Department of Defense to fulfill the national defense strategy
            and the number of such aircraft expected to be required in the
            2030s and the 2040s to meet the changing threat environment.
                (6) The programmed fighter force structure from 2030
            through 2045, including a breakdown of the quantity and average
            age of each type of fighter aircraft in each military service.
                (7) The Secretary's and Chairman's estimate of fiscal and
            personnel resources required to meet air superiority
            requirements of the Joint Force.
        (c) Requirements for Modeling and Analysis.--Modeling and analysis
    conducted pursuant to paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (b) shall be
    based on projections of--
                (1) the most-likely capabilities and force structure for
            friendly and adversary forces expected in the 2030s and the
            2040s; and
                (2) the most-challenging capabilities and force structure
            expected of such forces in such timeframe, which shall include
            consideration of fielding delays associated with friendly force
            capabilities beyond projected timelines, fielding of threat
            adversary capabilities sooner than projected timelines, and a
            highly contested electromagnetic spectrum.
        (d) Nondelegation.--The Secretary of Defense and the Chairman of
    the Joint Chiefs of Staff may not delegate responsibility for the
    analyses and reports under subsection (a) to any of the Armed Forces.

    SEC. 1073. EXERCISE FOR COUNTERING UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS.

        (a) In General.--Not later than December 1, 2025, the Secretary of
    Defense, in coordination with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
    and the Commander of the United States Northern Command, shall execute
    a large-scale exercise in the special use airspace of the Department of
    Defense to test the ability of the Department to respond to a variety
    of threats to installations of the Department from unmanned aerial
    systems.
        (b) Elements.--The exercise required under subsection (a) shall
    include the following:
                (1) The participation of not fewer than three commanders of
            installations of the Department.
                (2) A mix of high-end non-emitting threats and low-end
            commercially available unmanned aerial systems.
                (3) Installations with a range of capabilities and
            equipment relating to countering unmanned aerial systems.
                (4) No-notice simulations.
                (5) Rules of engagement that reflect the strategy of the
            Department for executing existing authorities for countering
            unmanned aerial systems.
                (6) The participation of other relevant Federal agencies,
            as determined appropriate by the Secretary.
        (c) Briefing.--Not later than March 1, 2026, the Secretary of
    Defense shall provide to the congressional defense committees a
    briefing on the outcomes and lessons learned from the exercise required
    under subsection (a).

    SEC. 1074. REPORT ON OPERATIONAL PLANS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

        (a) Assessments and Report Required.--Not later than September 30,
    2025, the Secretary of Defense shall--
                (1) complete an assessment of the operational plans of the
            Department of Defense, including the doctrine, organization,
            training, materiel, leadership and education, personnel,
            facilities, and policy required to execute such plans;
                (2) complete an assessment of the process of the Department
            for assessing and mitigating risk in the event of multiple
            concurrent contingencies or protracted conflicts; and
                (3) submit to the congressional defense committees a report
            that includes the results of such assessments.
        (b) Elements.--The assessments and report required by paragraph (1)
    shall--
                (1) incorporate the planning assumptions of simultaneous
            conflicts in three or more theaters;
                (2) incorporate the planning assumptions of protracted
            conflicts of six months, 12 months, and 24 months;
                (3) outline any gaps or shortfalls in the requirements to
            execute the assessed operational plans; and
                (4) contain recommendations on preventative actions that
            the Department of Defense could take to prepare for the
            execution of operational plans and to mitigate risk in
            associated scenarios.

    SEC. 1075. QUARTERLY REPORTS ON FUNERALS AT ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY
                  ON HOLD UNTIL CAISSON SERVICES RESUME.

        (a) Reports Required.--Not later than 30 days after the last day of
    each fiscal quarter until the termination date specified in subsection
    (b), the Secretary of the Army shall submit to the congressional
    defense committees a report that includes--
                (1) the total the number of funerals--
                        (A) for which caisson services at Arlington
                    National Cemetery were requested after the date on
                    which such services were suspended; and
                        (B) that have been delayed until the resumption of
                    such services; and
                (2) in the case of each report after the first report, the
            number of funerals for which such services were requested
            during the quarter covered by the report.
        (b) Termination Date.--The termination date specified in this
    subsection is the earlier of the following dates:
                (1) The date on which caisson services resume at Arlington
            National Cemetery.
                (2) The date that is three years after the date of the
            enactment of this Act.

    SEC. 1076. PLAN FOR ENHANCEMENT OF SPECIAL OPERATIONS RIVERINE
                  CAPABILITY.

        (a) In General.--Not later than 270 days after the date of the
    enactment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special
    Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict and the Commander of the United
    States Special Operations Command shall jointly submit to the
    congressional defense committees a plan for the sustainment and
    enhancement of a special operations riverine capability within the
    United States Special Operations Command through fiscal year 2035.
        (b) Elements.--The plan required under subsection (a) shall include
    each of the following:
                (1) An articulation of the potential value of special
            operations riverine capabilities to accomplishing the
            objectives of the national defense strategy, as required under
            section 113(g) of title 10, United States Code.
                (2) An identification of manpower requirements and
            sourcing.
                (3) A plan for the sustainment, recapitalization, and
            modernization of Special Operations Craft-Riverine maritime
            craft.
                (4) An assessment of the advisability and feasibility of
            developing a future riverine maritime craft.
                (5) An identification of infrastructure and training range
            requirements and opportunities for improvements.
                (6) Any other matters the Assistant Secretary of Defense
            for Special Operations and Low-Intensity Conflict and the
            Commander of United States Special Operations Command determine
            relevant.

    SEC. 1077. ANNUAL REPORTS ON THE POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION COMPLAINT
                  SYSTEM.

        (a) In General.--Not later than one year after the date of the
    enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter through 2029, the
    Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services
    of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report on the
    Postsecondary Education Complaint System (referred to in this section
    as the ``System'').
        (b) Elements.--The annual reports required under subsection (a)
    shall include the following elements:
                (1) A qualitative description of the status of the System
            in the year covered by the report.
                (2) A qualitative description of the efforts made by the
            Department of Defense that year to increase awareness and usage
            of the System among those who are eligible to file complaints
            through the System.
                (3) The total number of complaints filed through the System
            that year and the status of those complaints, such as closed or
            active.
                (4) The number of complaints that year broken down by--
                        (A) the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and
                    Space Force, respectively;
                        (B) issue; and
                        (C) educational institution sector, including
                    private for-profit, private non-profit, and public.
                (5) A ranking of the top five issues raised by students
            that year.
                (6) The number of institutions with two or more complaints
            that year, the names of those institutions, the number of
            participants at each of those institutions, and the number of
            complaints for each of those institutions.
                (7) The number of views and visitors of the System website
            that year.
                (8) A discussion of how the elements described in
            paragraphs (1) through (7) for that year compare to the those
            elements in previous years.

    SEC. 1078. STUDY AND REPORT ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE USE OF UNMANNED
                  GROUND VEHICLE SYSTEMS MANUFACTURED BY CERTAIN FOREIGN
                  ENTITIES.

        (a) Study on Department of Defense Use of Certain Unmanned Ground
    Vehicle Systems.--
                (1) Study.--The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a study
            on the use by the Department of Defense of covered unmanned
            ground vehicle systems manufactured by covered foreign
            entities.
                (2) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
            enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the
            congressional defense committees a report on the study required
            under paragraph (1). Such report shall include each of the
            following:
                        (A) An assessment of the extent to which covered
                    unmanned ground vehicle systems manufactured by covered
                    foreign entities are used by the Department, including
                    a list of all such covered unmanned ground vehicle
                    systems.
                        (B) An assessment of the national security threats
                    associated with using covered unmanned ground vehicle
                    systems in applications of the Department, including
                    with respect to--
                                (i) cybersecurity;
                                (ii) technological maturity of the systems;
                            and
                                (iii) technological vulnerabilities in the
                            systems that may be exploited by foreign
                            adversaries of the United States.
                        (C) A description of any actions taken by the
                    Department to identify covered foreign entities that--
                                (i) develop or manufacture covered unmanned
                            ground vehicle systems; and
                                (ii) have a military-civil nexus on the
                            list maintained by the Department under section
                            1260H(b) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry
                            National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
                            Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283; 10 U.S.C. 113
                            note).
                        (D) An assessment of the feasibility and
                    advisability of directing the Defense Innovation Unit,
                    or another entity in the Department of Defense, to
                    develop a list of United States manufacturers of
                    covered unmanned ground vehicle systems.
                        (E) A recommendation on whether a prohibition on
                    the procurement and operation of covered unmanned
                    ground vehicle systems is in the best interest of the
                    national security of the United States.
                        (F) The findings and recommendations of the
                    Secretary with respect to the matters covered by the
                    study and report.
        (b) Prohibition on Procurement and Operation by Department of
    Defense.--
                (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (3), and except as
            provided in paragraph (2), beginning on the date that is one
            year after the date of the submission of the report required
            under subsection (a)(2), the Secretary of Defense may not
            procure or operate any covered unmanned ground vehicle system
            that is manufactured by a covered foreign entity.
                (2) Exception for national security.--Paragraph (1) shall
            not apply with respect to the procurement or operation of a
            covered unmanned ground vehicle system that is manufactured by
            a covered foreign entity if the Secretary of Defense or the
            Secretary of a military department determines that the
            procurement or operation of such system is in the national
            interest of the United States.
                (3) Applicability.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply unless
            the Secretary of Defense includes in the report required under
            paragraph (2) of subsection (a) a recommendation pursuant to
            subparagraph (E) of that paragraph that a prohibition on the
            procurement and operation of covered unmanned ground vehicle
            systems is in the best interest of the national security of the
            United States.
        (c) Definitions.--In this section:
                (1) The term ``covered foreign country'' means any of the
            following:
                        (A) The People's Republic of China.
                        (B) The Russian Federation.
                        (C) The Islamic Republic of Iran.
                        (D) The Democratic People's Republic of Korea.
                (2) The term ``covered foreign entity'' means an entity
            that is domiciled in a covered foreign country or subject to
            influence or control by the government of a covered foreign
            country, as determined by the Secretary of Defense.
                (3) The term ``covered unmanned ground vehicle system''--
                        (A) means a mechanical device that--
                                (i) is capable of locomotion, navigation,
                            or movement on the ground; and
                                (ii) operates at a distance from one or
                            more operators or supervisors based on commands
                            or in response to sensor data, or through any
                            combination thereof; and
                        (B) includes--
                                (i) remote surveillance vehicles,
                            autonomous patrol technologies, mobile
                            robotics, and humanoid robots; and
                                (ii) the vehicle, its payload, and any
                            external device used to control the vehicle.

                           Subtitle G--Other Matters

    SEC. 1081. INTRODUCTION OF ENTITIES IN TRANSACTIONS CRITICAL TO
                  NATIONAL SECURITY.

        Section 1047 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization
    Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263; 10 U.S.C. 113 note) is
    amended by striking ``may facilitate the introduction'' and inserting
    ``shall facilitate the introduction''.

    SEC. 1082. INSTALLATION ENERGY PLANS AND ASSESSMENT FOR REDUCTION OF
                  RELIANCE ON RUSSIAN ENERGY.

        Section 1086 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization
    Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-283; 10 U.S.C. 2911 note) is
    amended--
                (1) in subsection (c), by striking paragraph (2) and
            inserting the following new paragraph (2):
                ``(2) Submittal of plans.--
                        ``(A) Main operating bases; feasibility
                    assessment.--Not later than December 23, 2023, the
                    Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional
                    defense committees--
                                ``(i) an installation energy plan for each
                            main operating base on the list submitted under
                            paragraph (1)(A); and
                                ``(ii) an assessment of the feasibility of
                            reaching the goal for the elimination of the
                            use of Russian energy pursuant to subsection
                            (b) on that base, including--
                                        ``(I) a description of the steps
                                    that would be required to meet such
                                    goal; and
                                        ``(II) an analysis of the effects
                                    such steps would have on the national
                                    security of the United States.
                        ``(B) US european command operating bases.--Not
                    later than one year after the date of the enactment of
                    the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
                    2025, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the
                    congressional defense committees an installation energy
                    plan for each operating base within the area of
                    responsibility of the United States European
                    Command.'';
                (2) in subsection (d), in the matter preceding paragraph
            (1), by striking ``a main'' and inserting ``an''; and
                (3) by adding at the end the following new subsections:
        ``(h) Limitation.--Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by
    the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025 or
    otherwise made available for fiscal year 2025 for the Office of the
    Secretary of Defense for travel, not more than 75 percent may be
    obligated or expended until the submission of the installation energy
    plans and assessment required under subsection (c)(2)(A).
        ``(i) Definition of Operating Base.--In this section, the term
    `operating base' has the meaning of that term as used in the most
    recently submitted Global Defense Posture Report, as required to be
    submitted under section 113(g)(4)(A)(iii) of title 10, United States
    Code.''.

    SEC. 1083. EXTENSION OF THE NATIONAL COMMISSION ON THE FUTURE OF THE
                  NAVY.

        Section 1092(a)(4) of the James M. Inhofe National Defense
    Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263; 136 Stat.
    2809) is amended by striking ``Not later than July 1, 2024'' and
    inserting ``Not later than January 15, 2026''.

    SEC. 1084. MODIFICATION OF NATIONAL SECURITY COMMISSION ON EMERGING
                  BIOTECHNOLOGY.

        Section 1091 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
    Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81; 135 Stat. 1929) is amended--
                (1) in subsection (b), by striking paragraph (3) and
            redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (3);
                (2) in subsection (g)(1), by inserting ``and 6 months''
            after ``3 years''; and
                (3) in subsection (r), by striking ``18 months after the
            date on which it submits the final report required by
            subsection (g)'' and inserting ``on December 31, 2026''.

    SEC. 1085. MODIFICATION OF DEFENSE SENSITIVE SUPPORT NOTIFICATION
                  REQUIREMENT.

        Section 1055 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
    Year 2017 (Public Law 114-328; 10 U.S.C. 113 note) is amended--
                (1) in subsection (b)--
                        (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``paragraph (3)''
                    and inserting ``paragraphs (3) and (4)'';
                        (B) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (5) as
                    paragraphs (4) through (6), respectively;
                        (C) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following
                    new paragraph:
                ``(3) Routine defense sensitive support.--In the event that
            the provision of defense sensitive support is routine defense
            sensitive support, the Secretary shall provide notification
            under paragraph (1) on a quarterly basis after providing the
            support.''; and
                        (D) in paragraph (5), as so redesignated, by
                    striking ``paragraphs (1) and (3)'' and inserting
                    ``paragraphs (1), (3), and (4)''; and
                (2) in subsection (c)--
                        (A) in the subsection heading, by striking
                    ``Defense Sensitive Support Defined'' and inserting
                    ``Definitions'';
                        (B) by striking ``, the term `defense sensitive
                    support' means support provided by the Department of
                    Defense to a non-Department of Defense Federal
                    department or agency that requires special protection
                    from disclosure.'' and inserting a colon; and
                        (C) by adding at the end the following new
                    paragraphs:
                ``(1) The term `defense sensitive support' means support
            provided by the Department of Defense to a non-Department of
            Defense Federal department or agency that requires special
            protection from disclosure.
                ``(2) The term `routine defense sensitive support' has the
            meaning given such term elsewhere in the National Defense
            Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025.''.

    SEC. 1086. PLAN FOR ADDITIONAL SKILL IDENTIFIERS FOR ARMY MOUNTAIN
                  WARFARE SCHOOL.

        (a) Plan Required.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
    enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army shall develop and
    implement a plan to establish. with regards to courses at the Army
    Mountain Warfare School, each of the following:
                (1) Additional skill identifiers for--
                        (A) enlisted members who complete the--
                                (i) Advanced Military Mountaineer Course
                            (Summer);
                                (ii) Advanced Military Mountaineer Course
                            (Winter);
                                (iii) Rough Terrain Evacuation Course; or
                                (iv) Mountain Rifleman Course;
                        (B) warrant officers who complete the Basic
                    Military Mountaineer Course; and
                        (C) enlisted members and warrant officers who
                    complete the Mountain Planner Course.
                (2) New skill identifiers for commissioned officers who
            complete the Basic Military Mountaineer Course or the Mountain
            Planner Course.
        (b) Briefing on Plan.--Not later than 30 days after the date on
    which the Secretary completes the plan under subsection (a), the
    Secretary shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services of the
    Senate and the House of Representatives a briefing on the plan and the
    implementation of the plan.

    SEC. 1087. ESTABLISHMENT OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE WORKING GROUP ON
                  MULTILATERAL ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE COORDINATION.

        (a) Establishment.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the
    enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall establish a
    working group, or designated a working group of a similar nature, to
    develop and coordinate artificial intelligence initiatives among the
    allies and partners of the United States.
        (b) Organization.--
                (1) Designation of head.--The Secretary shall designate a
            senior civilian officer of the Department of Defense or senior
            military officer with experience leading relevant efforts, as
            determined by the Secretary, to serve as the head of the
            working group.
                (2) Participation by other member countries.--The Secretary
            shall establish a process to determine which allies and
            partners of the United States shall be asked to participate as
            member countries in the working group.
        (c) Responsibilities.--The responsibilities of the working group
    shall be to develop and coordinate efforts to implement an artificial
    intelligence initiative between the Department of Defense and allies
    and partners of the United States, including by--
                (1) comparing tools and practices for artificial
            intelligence systems for covered operational uses by member
            countries;
                (2) identifying (including by experimenting, testing, and
            evaluating) potential solutions to advance and accelerate the
            interoperability of artificial intelligence systems used for
            intelligence sharing, battlespace awareness, and other covered
            operational uses;
                (3) developing a shared strategy for the research,
            development, test, evaluation, and employment of artificial
            intelligence systems for covered operational uses carried out
            jointly by the member countries;
                (4) managing data for artificial intelligence systems,
            including multi-level security of training and operational data
            used by such systems;
                (5) testing and evaluating the capabilities of the defense
            industrial base of the member countries to incorporate
            artificial intelligence systems into systems used for covered
            operational uses;
                (6) expanding innovation efforts by the member countries
            and share among such countries best practices for the
            accelerated procurement and adoption of artificial intelligence
            technologies for covered operational uses;
                (7) carrying out such other activities as the Secretary
            determines to be relevant to such responsibilities.
        (d) Control of Knowledge and Technical Data.--The Secretary shall
    seek to ensure that any knowledge or technical data produced by a
    member country under any cooperative project carried out by the working
    group shall be controlled by that country under the export control laws
    and regulations of that country and shall not be subject to the
    jurisdiction or control of any other member country.
        (e) Termination.--
                (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the
            working group shall terminate on September 30, 2028.
                (2) Authority to extend.--The Secretary may extend the
            termination date under paragraph (1) if the Secretary
            determines such extension to be in the national security
            interests of the United States.
        (f) Definitions.--In this section:
                (1) The term ``battlespace awareness'' has the meaning
            given that term in the Joint Publication 1-02 of the Department
            of Defense, titled ``Department of Defense Dictionary of
            Military and Associated Terms'', or successor publication.
                (2) The term ``covered operational use'' means use by a
            government for operations in a defense context.
                (3) The term ``member country'' means a member country of
            the working group.

    SEC. 1088. RESUMPTION OF CAISSON SERVICES AT FUNERAL SERVICES AT
                  ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY.

        (a) Requirement.--The Secretary of the Army shall conduct at least
    20 funeral services with caisson services each week at Arlington
    National Cemetery beginning on the date on which the Secretary of the
    Army determines that--
                (1) the renovations of the historic stables in buildings
            233 and 236 at Joint Base Meyer-Henderson Hall are complete;
            and
                (2) the caisson herd is fully constituted, trained, and
            certified.
        (b) Option for Limited Services.--The Secretary of the Army may
    elect to resume limited caisson services at Arlington National Cemetery
    before the requirements of subsection (a) have been met if the
    Secretary--
                (1) determines that the health of the caisson herd and the
            sustainability of caisson services can be maintained without
            disruption; and
                (2) consults with the Committees on Armed Services of the
            Senate and House of Representatives before resuming such
            limited services.
        (c) Definitions.--In this section, with respect to the caisson
    herd:
                (1) The term ``fully constituted'' means that such herd is
            comprised of at least--
                        (A) four caisson squads of eleven horses in each;
                        (B) 14 caparison horses; and
                        (C) four outreach horses.
                (2) The term ``trained'' means that each caisson squad
            within such herd has completed the specialized training
            determined necessary by the Commander of the Military District
            of Washington to resume caisson support for funeral services.
                (3) The term ``certified'' means that the Commander of the
            Military District of Washington, in consultation with equine
            and veterinary experts, has confirmed to the Secretary of the
            Army that each caisson squad within such herd has met the
            training, health, and fitness requirements determined
            appropriate by the Secretary.

    SEC. 1089. LIAISON WITH COUNTER UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS TASK FORCE.

        (a) Liaison Required.--The Director of the All-Domain Anomaly
    Resolution Office of the Department of Defense shall designate one or
    more employees of the Office to act as a liaison with the Counter
    Unmanned Aerial Systems Task Force established under section 925 to
    improve coordination of efforts and support enabling capabilities of
    mutual benefit.
        (b) Responsibilities.--An individual designated as a liaison under
    subsection (a) shall have the following responsibilities:
                (1) Conducting information sharing between the Office and
            the Task Force on identified or suspected Unmanned Aerial
            Systems events, including incident reporting, incident
            responses, and data on technical characterization of the known
            or suspected threats.
                (2) Coordinating the development of technical capabilities
            for sensing and response to threats.
                (3) Developing coordinated tactics, techniques, and
            procedures for incident response.

    SEC. 1090. RESPONDING TO UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS INCURSIONS.

        (a) Development of Strategy of Department of Defense for Countering
    Threats From Unmanned Aircraft Systems Technology.--The Secretary of
    Defense shall develop a strategy for countering unmanned aircraft
    systems (hereinafter in this section referred to as ``UAS'') technology
    and the threats such technology poses to facilities, personnel, and
    assets of the Department of Defense in the United States.
        (b) Assessment of Counter UAS Technology.--
                (1) Assessment.--The Secretary of Defense, in consultation
            with the Attorney General, the Secretary of Transportation, the
            Secretary of Homeland Security, and the Director of National
            Intelligence, shall conduct an assessment of--
                        (A) countering UAS technology;
                        (B) the threats such technology poses to
                    facilities, personnel, and assets of the Department of
                    Defense in the United States; and
                        (C) the existing counter UAS enterprise of the
                    Department.
                (2) Report.--Not later than June 1, 2025, the Secretary
            shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a
            report on the assessment conducted under paragraph (1). Such
            report shall include--
                        (A) the findings of the assessment;
                        (B) a compilation of any recommended changes to the
                    countering UAS technology of the Department, including
                    adjustments in the allocation of resources, in law,
                    policy, or any other authorities;
                        (C) recommendations for requirements for the
                    Department of Defense to pre-coordinate planned actions
                    in response to anticipated types of UAS incursions with
                    other relevant Federal departments and agencies; and
                        (D) such other matters as the Secretary determines
                    appropriate.
        (c) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this section,
    the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
                (1) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on the
            Judiciary, the Committee on Commerce, Science, and
            Transportation, the Committee on Homeland Security and
            Governmental Affairs, and the Select Committee on Intelligence
            of the Senate; and
                (2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on the
            Judiciary, the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure,
            the Committee on Homeland Security, and the Permanent Select
            Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives.

    SEC. 1091. PRIORITIZATION OF ACCREDITATION OF SENSITIVE COMPARTMENTED
                  INFORMATION FACILITIES SUPPORTING DX-RATED PROGRAMS.

        (a) Framework for Prioritized Review Required.--Not later than 270
    days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of
    Defense shall develop a framework for prioritized review and
    accreditation and reaccreditations of sensitive compartmented
    information facilities and classified communications networks at
    facilities that are not located on a Department of Defense installation
    or facility.
        (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that, in
    developing the framework under subsection (a), the Secretary should
    take into consideration the accreditation or reaccreditation of
    facilities and networks that would support programs that are rated
    ``DX'' pursuant to section 700.11 of title 15, Code of Federal
    Regulations, or successor regulations.
        (c) Submittal to Congress.--Not later than 270 days after the date
    of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the
    congressional defense committees the framework developed under
    subsection (a).

    SEC. 1092. ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIONAL SECURITY CAPITAL FORUM.

        (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall establish a forum
    to--
                (1) convene domestic and international institutional
            financiers, capital providers, investors, entrepreneurs,
            innovators, business persons, representatives from across the
            private sector, relevant United States Government offices, and
            government and private entities of partner nations; and
                (2) allow the exchange of information between the entities
            referred to in paragraph (1) and the Department of Defense
            relating to transactions or potential transactions, in
            accordance with applicable law, and to integrate efforts to
            achieve coordinated effects to support the national security
            interests of the United States.
        (b) Chair.--The Chair of the forum established under subsection (a)
    shall be the Director of the Office of Strategic Capital.
        (c) Designation of Executive Agent.--The Secretary may designate
    the Director as the sole Executive Agent with respect to the
    authorities and responsibilities of the Secretary of Defense under
    section 1047 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
    2023 (Public Law 117-263; 10 U.S.C. 113 note).
        (d) Guidance.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
    enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall issue guidance on
    the establishment and operation of the forum established under
    subsection (a), including regarding the vetting and selection of
    participants. Such guidance shall include each of the following:
                (1) A process for due diligence vetting of investment fund
            participants to exclude funds with significant investments to
            or from countries of concern.
                (2) The development of selection criteria for the
            consideration of a diverse range of investment fund
            participants, including by fund size, company-size, socio-
            economic status, and participating investment sectors.
                (3) Reporting responsibilities for participants to avoid or
            mitigate potential or perceived conflicts of interest.
                (4) The development of a process for the recusal or removal
            of participants.

    SEC. 1093. IMPLEMENTATION OF COMPTROLLER GENERAL RECOMMENDATIONS
                  RELATING TO THE FOOD PROGRAM OF THE DEPARTMENT OF
                  DEFENSE.

        Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this
    Act, the Secretary of Defense shall--
                (1) implement the recommendations of the Comptroller
            General of the United States contained in the report published
            by the Comptroller General in June 2024 and titled ``DOD Food
            Program: Additional Actions Needed to Implement, Oversee, and
            Evaluate Nutrition Efforts for Service Members'' (GAO-24-
            106155); or
                (2) if the Secretary does not implement any such
            recommendation, submit to the Committees on Armed Services of
            the Senate and the House of Representatives a report explaining
            why the Secretary has not implemented those recommendations.

    SEC. 1094. PILOT PROGRAM TO PROVIDE MILITARY AIRCRAFT SUPPORT TO AIR
                  SHOWS.

        (a) Briefing.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the
    enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with
    the Secretary of the Army, the Secretary of the Navy, and the Secretary
    of the Air Force, shall provide to Committees on Armed Services of the
    Senate and House of Representatives a briefing on the provision of
    military aircraft support to air shows. Such briefing shall include
    each of the following:
                (1) The total number of air shows for which military
            aircraft support was provided during the three-year period
            preceding the date of the briefing.
                (2) For each such air show, the cost of providing the
            support, including the cost of training for and supporting the
            air show and any cost agreements associated with the provision
            of such support that were entered into between the Department
            of Defense and any non-Department entity.
                (3) An identification of any military assets deployed for
            the purpose of providing military aircraft support to an air
            show during the three-year period preceding the date of the
            briefing.
                (4) An analysis of the effect on military readiness of
            dedicating military assets for use an at air show.
                (5) A description of the selection criteria and approval
            process used in determining the locations for air shows for
            which military aircraft support is provided, including an
            identification of any instance in which a request for the
            provision of support for an air show was denied.
                (6) An analysis of the costs and benefits to the Department
            of Defense of providing military aircraft support to air shows,
            including air shows specifically in rural or small market
            areas.
                (7) An identification of any measurable effect on
            recruiting as a result of providing military aircraft support
            to air shows.
                (8) A recommendation with respect to the advisability and
            feasibility of establishing the pilot program required under
            subsection (b).
        (b) Pilot Program.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the
    enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with
    the Secretary of the Army, the Secretary of the Navy, and the Secretary
    of the Air Force, shall establish a one-year pilot program under which
    the Secretary shall provide military aircraft and aerial demonstration
    teams in support of not fewer than five air shows located in rural or
    small market areas across the country for the purpose of providing the
    public with positive exposure to the Armed Forces.
        (c) Reports.--Not later than June 30, 2026, the Secretary of
    Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed Forces of the Senate
    and House of Representatives a report on the pilot program required
    under subsection (b). Such report shall include each of the following:
                (1) The total number of air shows for which military
            aircraft support was provided during the pilot program.
                (2) For each such air show, the cost of providing the
            support, including the cost of training for and supporting the
            air show and any cost agreements associated with the provision
            of such support that were entered into between the Department
            of Defense and any non-Department entity.
                (3) The number of military assets deployed for the purpose
            of providing support to each such air show.
                (4) An analysis of the effect on military readiness of
            dedicating military assets for use an at air show.
                (5) A description of the selection criteria and approval
            process used in determining the locations for air shows for
            which military aircraft support was provided under the pilot
            program, including any instance in which a request for an air
            show was denied.
                (6) An analysis of the costs and benefits to the Department
            of Defense of providing military aircraft support to air shows,
            including air shows specifically in rural or small market
            areas.
                (7) An identification of any measurable effect on
            recruiting as a result of providing military aircraft support
            to air shows.
                (8) An analysis of the costs and benefits of providing
            military aircraft support to air shows compared to other
            initiatives to encourage military recruitment, including an
            analysis of the costs and benefits of mandating that each of
            the Armed Forces provide military aircraft support to air shows
            each year.

                          TITLE XI--CIVILIAN PERSONNEL

    Sec. 1101. Pilot program for the temporary exchange of information
                                technology personnel.
    Sec. 1102. Extension of authority for noncompetitive appointments of
                                military spouses by Federal agencies.
    Sec. 1103. Extension of living quarters allowance to civilian DOD
                                employees in positions with critical
                                shortages stationed in Guam.
    Sec. 1104. One-year extension of authority to waive annual limitation
                                on premium pay and aggregate limitation on
                                pay for federal civilian employees working
                                overseas.
    Sec. 1105. One-year extension of temporary authority to grant
                                allowances, benefits, and gratuities to
                                civilian personnel on official duty in a
                                combat zone.
    Sec. 1106. Pilot program for overseas work-period for DOD competitive
                                service positions.
    Sec. 1107. Employment and compensation of civilian faculty members at
                                Inter-American Defense College.
    Sec. 1108. Treatment of veterans who did not register for the selective
                                service.
    Sec. 1109. Increase in military leave accrual and accumulation for
                                Federal employees.
    Sec. 1110. Sufficient firefighter personnel covered installations.
    Sec. 1111. Extension of direct hire authority for domestic industrial
                                base facilities and Major Range and Test
                                Facilities Base.
    Sec. 1112. Modifications to the John S. McCain Strategic Defense
                                Fellows Program.
    Sec. 1113. Modification of pilot program on dynamic shaping of the
                                workforce to improve the technical skills
                                and expertise at certain Department of
                                Defense laboratories.
    Sec. 1114. Continuity of coverage under certain provisions of title 5,
                                United States Code.
    Sec. 1115. Limitation on establishment of new diversity, equity, and
                                inclusion positions; hiring freeze.

    SEC. 1101. PILOT PROGRAM FOR THE TEMPORARY EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION
                  TECHNOLOGY PERSONNEL.

        Section 1110(a)(1)(A) of the National Defense Authorization Act for
    Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111-84; 5 U.S.C. 3702 note) is amended by
    inserting ``or performs financial management and budgeting tasks for a
    private sector organization that primarily develops software or
    provides software services'' before the semicolon at the end.

    SEC. 1102. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR NONCOMPETITIVE APPOINTMENTS OF
                  MILITARY SPOUSES BY FEDERAL AGENCIES.

        (a) In General.--Section 573(e) of the John S. McCain National
    Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public Law 115-232; 5
    U.S.C. 3330d note) is repealed.
        (b) Extension and Report.--Section 1119 of the National Defense
    Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31) is amended--
                (1) in subsection (d), by striking ``December 31, 2028''
            and inserting ``December 31, 2033''; and
                (2) by adding after subsection (d) the following:
        ``(e) Reports.--
                ``(1) In general.--Not later December 31, 2025, and each
            year thereafter until the sunset date in subsection (d), the
            Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Director of the
            Office of Personnel Management, shall--
                        ``(A) submit a report, to the Committees on Armed
                    Services of the House Representatives and the Senate,
                    the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental
                    Affairs of the Senate, and the Committee on Oversight
                    and Accountability of the House of Representatives, on
                    the use of the hiring authority under section 3330d of
                    title 5, United States Code; and
                        ``(B) publish such report on the public website of
                    the Department of Defense.
                ``(2) Contents.--Each report under paragraph (1) shall
            include information on--
                        ``(A) how often such authority is used by agencies;
                        ``(B) what positions are filled using such
                    authority, and the grade and locations of such
                    positions;
                        ``(C) the number of military spouse applicants
                    seeking positions under such authority who were not
                    selected and the grade and locations of such positions;
                        ``(D) the number of military spouse applicants
                    selected for a position they were subsequently
                    determined to not be qualified for; and
                        ``(E) how often Department of Defense components
                    exercised exceptions to spouse preference procedures
                    and the grade and locations of such positions.
                ``(3) Final report.--The final report required under
            paragraph (1) shall, in addition to the contents required under
            paragraph (2), include--
                        ``(A) an assessment of the effectiveness of such
                    authority in placing military spouses into jobs for
                    which they were highly qualified, including an analysis
                    of their success, as determined by their tenure,
                    promotion, and performance reviews, along with any
                    other matters the Secretary considers appropriate; and
                        ``(B) whether such authority should be made
                    permanent.''.
        (c) Technical Amendments.--
                (1) In general.--Section 1119(a) of the National Defense
            Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31) is
            amended--
                        (A) in paragraph (2)--
                                (i) by striking ``(2)'' and all that
                            follows through ``the following:'' and
                            inserting the following:
                ``(2) in subsection (a)--
                        ``(A) by redesignating paragraph (5), as added by
                    section 1112(a)(1)(C) of this Act, as paragraph (6);
                    and
                        ``(B) by inserting after paragraph (4), as
                    redesignated by section 1112(a)(1)(A) of this Act, the
                    following:''; and
                                (ii) in the quoted material, by striking
                            ``(4) The term'' and inserting ``(5) The
                            term''; and
                        (B) in paragraph (3)--
                                (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph
                            (A), by inserting ``, as amended by section
                            1112(a)(2) of this Act'' after ``in subsection
                            (b)'';
                                (ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking
                            ``paragraph (1)'' and inserting ``paragraph
                            (2)'';
                                (iii) in subparagraph (B), by striking
                            ``paragraph (2)'' and inserting ``paragraph
                            (3)''; and
                                (iv) in subparagraph C), in the quoted
                            material, by striking ``(3) a spouse'' and
                            inserting ``(4) a spouse''.
                (2) Effective date.--The amendments made by paragraph (1)
            shall take effect as if included in the enactment of section
            1119 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
            2024 (Public Law 118-31).

    SEC. 1103. EXTENSION OF LIVING QUARTERS ALLOWANCE TO CIVILIAN DOD
                  EMPLOYEES IN POSITIONS WITH CRITICAL SHORTAGES STATIONED
                  IN GUAM.

        Section 1102 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
    Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31) is amended--
                (1) in the section heading, by striking ``department of the
            navy civilian employees assigned to permanent duty in guam for
            performing work, or supporting work being performed, aboard or
            dockside, of u.s. naval vessels'' and inserting ``civilian
            employees of the department of defense stationed in guam'';
                (2) in subsection (a), by striking ``Secretary of the
            Navy'' and inserting ``Secretary of Defense''; and
                (3) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:
        ``(b) Covered Employee Defined.--In this section, the term `covered
    employee' means any civilian employee of the Department of Defense
    whose permanent duty station is located in Guam and who has been deemed
    by the Secretary of Defense to be employed in a position with critical
    shortages.
        ``(c) Sunset.--The authority under this section shall terminate on
    January 1, 2034.''.

    SEC. 1104. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO WAIVE ANNUAL LIMITATION
                  ON PREMIUM PAY AND AGGREGATE LIMITATION ON PAY FOR
                  FEDERAL CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES WORKING OVERSEAS.

        Subsection (a) of section 1101 of the Duncan Hunter National
    Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009 (Public Law 110-417; 122
    Stat. 4615), as most recently amended by section 1102 of the James M.
    Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public
    Law 117-263), is further amended by striking ``through 2024'' and
    inserting ``through 2025''.

    SEC. 1105. ONE-YEAR EXTENSION OF TEMPORARY AUTHORITY TO GRANT
                  ALLOWANCES, BENEFITS, AND GRATUITIES TO CIVILIAN
                  PERSONNEL ON OFFICIAL DUTY IN A COMBAT ZONE.

        Paragraph (2) of section 1603(a) of the Emergency Supplemental
    Appropriations Act for Defense, the Global War on Terror, and Hurricane
    Recovery, 2006 (Public Law 109-234; 120 Stat. 443), as added by section
    1102 of the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
    Year 2009 (Public Law 110-417; 122 Stat. 4616) and as most recently
    amended by section 1109 of the National Defense Authorization Act for
    Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31), is further amended by striking
    ``2025'' and inserting ``2026''.

    SEC. 1106. PILOT PROGRAM FOR OVERSEAS WORK-PERIOD FOR DOD COMPETITIVE
                  SERVICE POSITIONS.

        (a) In General.--The 5-year limitation on competitive service
    employment in a foreign area in Department of Defense Instruction
    1400.25, titled ``DoD Civilian Personnel Management System: Employment
    in Foreign Areas and Employee Return Rights'' and issued on July 26,
    2012 (or a successor instruction), may be extended by the first 0-6 in
    the employees chain of command for one additional 5 year term.
        (b) Extension.--An extension request under subsection (a) shall not
    require a business case, or similar, analysis to justify the additional
    foreign area extension.
        (c) Report.--Not later than December 31, 2025, and yearly after
    that for the next 5 years, the Secretary of Defense shall submit a
    report to the congressional defense committees on the following:
                (1) The impact of this section on recruiting and retaining
            civilian competitive service employees at the Department of
            Defense.
                (2) The total number of--
                        (A) Department employees that were able to remain
                    in positions as a result of this section; and
                        (B) Department positions that were not open for
                    initial appointments as a result of this section.
                (3) The grade and classification of Department positions
            affected by this section.
                (4) Any other information the Secretary deems appropriate.
        (d) Foreign Area Defined.--In this section, the term ``foreign
    area'' means any location that is not within a nonforeign area (as that
    term is defined in section 591.205 of title 5, Code of Federal
    Regulations, or any successor regulation).
        (e) Sunset.--The authority under this section shall expire on the
    date that is 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act.

    SEC. 1107. EMPLOYMENT AND COMPENSATION OF CIVILIAN FACULTY MEMBERS AT
                  INTER-AMERICAN DEFENSE COLLEGE.

        (a) In General.--Subsection (c) of section 1595 of title 10, United
    States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new
    paragraph:
                ``(9) The United States Element of the Inter-American
            Defense College.''.
        (b) Conforming Amendments.--Such section is further amended--
                (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``institutions'' and
            inserting ``organizations''; and
                (2) in subsection (c)--
                        (A) in the subsection heading, by striking
                    ``Institutions'' and inserting ``Organizations''; and
                        (B) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by
                    striking ``institutions'' and inserting
                    ``organizations''.

    SEC. 1108. TREATMENT OF VETERANS WHO DID NOT REGISTER FOR THE SELECTIVE
                  SERVICE.

        Section 3328 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by--
                (1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ``(50 U.S.C. App.
            453)'' and inserting ``(50 U.S.C. 3802)'';
                (2) redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c);
                (3) by inserting after subsection (a) the following new
            subsection:
        ``(b) Subsection (a) shall not apply to an individual--
                ``(1) who is a veteran;
                ``(2) who provides evidence of active duty service to the
            Executive agency in which the individual seeks an appointment;
            and
                ``(3) for whom the requirement to register under section 3
            of the Military Selective Service Act (50 U.S.C. 3802) has
            terminated or is now inapplicable due to age.''; and
                (4) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
        ``(d) In this section, the terms `active duty' and `veteran' have
    the meaning given those terms in section 101 of title 38.''.

    SEC. 1109. INCREASE IN MILITARY LEAVE ACCRUAL AND ACCUMULATION FOR
                  FEDERAL EMPLOYEES.

        Section 6323(a)(1) of title 5, United States Code, is amended by
    striking ``15 days'' each place it appears and inserting ``20 days''.

    SEC. 1110. SUFFICIENT FIREFIGHTER PERSONNEL COVERED INSTALLATIONS.

        (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that--
                (1) a sufficient number of firefighter personnel are on
            duty at each covered installation to maintain manning and
            service necessary to safeguard life and property at such
            covered installation; and
                (2) a risk assessment may not be used to limit the number
            of firefighter personnel at a covered installation.
        (b) Covered Installation Defined.--In this section, the term
    ``covered installation'' means a military installation under the
    jurisdiction of the Chief of Space Operations of the United States
    Space Force with a space launch facility.

    SEC. 1111. EXTENSION OF DIRECT HIRE AUTHORITY FOR DOMESTIC INDUSTRIAL
                  BASE FACILITIES AND MAJOR RANGE AND TEST FACILITIES BASE.

        (a) Extension.--Section 1125(a) of the National Defense
    Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (10 U.S.C. 1580 note prec.;
    Public Law 114-328) is amended by striking ``through 2028'' and
    inserting ``through 2030''.
        (b) Briefing.--Section 1102(b) of the National Defense
    Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115-91), as amended
    by section 1107(b) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
    Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92; 133 Stat. 1597), is further amended--
                (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking
            ``through 2025'' and inserting ``through 2030''; and
                (2) in paragraph (1), by striking ``(as amended by
            subsection (a))''.

    SEC. 1112. MODIFICATIONS TO THE JOHN S. MCCAIN STRATEGIC DEFENSE
                  FELLOWS PROGRAM.

        (a) Noncompetitive Appointment and Conversion Authority.--Section
    932(f) of the John S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for
    Fiscal Year 2019 (10 U.S.C. 1580 note prec.; Public Law 115-232) is
    amended--
                (1) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (4); and
                (2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new
            paragraphs:
                ``(2) Noncompetitive appointment or conversion.--
                        ``(A) In general.--Upon a participant's successful
                    completion of the fellows program, the Secretary may,
                    without regard to the provisions of subchapter I of
                    chapter 33 of title 5, United States Code,
                    noncompetitively appoint or convert the participant
                    into a vacant competitive or excepted service position
                    in the Department, if the Secretary determines that
                    such appointment or conversion will contribute to the
                    development of highly qualified future senior leaders
                    for the Department.
                        ``(B) Grade.--The Secretary may appoint or convert
                    a participant under subparagraph (A) into a position at
                    or below the level of GS-13 of the General Schedule or
                    an equivalent position for which the participant is
                    qualified without regard to any minimum time-in-grade
                    requirements.
                        ``(C) Consent.--Before converting an individual to
                    the competitive service under this paragraph, the
                    Secretary shall notify and receive written consent from
                    the individual of the individual's change in status.
                ``(3) Appointment of former participants.--The Secretary
            may use the authority provided by paragraph (2) for a
            participant--
                        ``(A) not later than one year after the date of the
                    participant's successful completion of the fellows
                    program; or
                        ``(B) in the case of a participant who entered the
                    fellows program before the date of the enactment of
                    this subparagraph, not later than one year after such
                    date of enactment.''.
        (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 932(e)(2) of such Act is amended
    by inserting before the period at the end of the last sentence the
    following: ``and subsection (f)(2)''.

    SEC. 1113. MODIFICATION OF PILOT PROGRAM ON DYNAMIC SHAPING OF THE
                  WORKFORCE TO IMPROVE THE TECHNICAL SKILLS AND EXPERTISE
                  AT CERTAIN DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE LABORATORIES.

        Section 1109 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
    Year 2016 (10 U.S.C. 4091 note prec.; Public Law 114-92) is amended--
                (1) in subsection (b)--
                        (A) in paragraph (3)--
                                (i) by inserting ``or 8414'' before ``of
                            title 5''; and
                                (ii) by striking ``or 3522'' and inserting
                            ``or 8414(b)(1)(B)''; and
                        (B) in paragraph (4), in the matter preceding
                    subparagraph (A), by striking ``section 8414(b)(1)(B)
                    of title 5, United States Code, without regard to
                    clause (iv) or (v) of such section or section 3522 of
                    such title'' and inserting ``section 3522 of title 5,
                    United States Code''; and
                (2) in subsection (c), by striking ``section 4121(b)'' and
            inserting ``subsections (a) and (b) of section 4121''.

    SEC. 1114. CONTINUITY OF COVERAGE UNDER CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF TITLE 5,
                  UNITED STATES CODE.

        (a) Military Leave for Federal Civilian Employees.--Section 6323 of
    title 5, United States Code, is amended--
                (1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ``as a Reserve of the
            armed forces or member of the National Guard'' and inserting
            ``as a Reserve of the armed forces, a member of the National
            Guard, or a member of the Space Force in space force active
            status (as defined in section 101(e)(1) of title 10) and not on
            sustained duty under section 20105 of title 10''; and
                (2) in subsection (b)(1), by inserting before the semicolon
            at the end the following: ``or is a member of the Space Force
            in space force active status (as defined in section 101(e)(1)
            of title 10) and not on sustained duty under section 20105 of
            title 10''.
        (b) Clerical Amendments.--
                (1) Section heading.--The heading of such section is
            amended to read as follows:
    ``Sec. 6323. Military leave: Reserves, National Guard members, and
                  certain members of the Space Force''.
                (2) Table of sections.--The item relating to such section
            in the table of sections at the beginning of chapter 63 of such
            title is amended to read as follows:

    ``6323. Military leave: Reserves, National Guard members, and certain
                                members of the Space Force.''.

    SEC. 1115. LIMITATION ON ESTABLISHMENT OF NEW DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND
                  INCLUSION POSITIONS; HIRING FREEZE.

        (a) In General.--During the period described in subsection (b), the
    Secretary of Defense may not--
                (1) establish any new positions within the Department of
            Defense with responsibility for matters relating to diversity,
            equity, and inclusion; or
                (2) fill any vacancies in positions in the Department with
            responsibility for such matters.
        (b) Period Described.--The period described in this subsection is
    the period--
                (1) beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act; and
                (2) ending on the earlier of--
                        (A) the date the Comptroller General submits to
                    Congress the study required by section 529B(b)(2) of
                    the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
                    2024 (Public Law 118-31); or
                        (B) the date that is 1 year after the date of the
                    enactment of this Act.
        (c) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section may be construed
    to prevent the Secretary from reducing the number of positions relating
    to diversity, equity, and inclusion or from eliminating specific
    positions relating to diversity, equity, and inclusion.

                 TITLE XII--MATTERS RELATING TO FOREIGN NATIONS

                      Subtitle A--Assistance and Training

    Sec. 1201. Modification of authority to build capacity of foreign
                                security forces and modification of support
                                for execution of bilateral agreements
                                concerning illicit transnational maritime
                                activity in Africa.
    Sec. 1202. Modification of authority for Naval Small Craft Instruction
                                and Technical Training School.
    Sec. 1203. Assessment, monitoring, and evaluation of programs and
                                activities.
    Sec. 1204. Quarterly briefings on counterterrorism operations,
                                irregular warfare, and sensitive
                                activities.
    Sec. 1205. Extension of modification to authority to provide support
                                for conduct of operations.
    Sec. 1206. Extension of authorities.
    Sec. 1207. Extension and modification of defense operational resilience
                                international cooperation pilot program.
    Sec. 1208. Acceptance and expenditure of contributions for multilateral
                                security cooperation programs and
                                activities.
    Sec. 1209. Temporary authority to provide training to military forces
                                or national security forces of Costa Rica
                                and Panama.
    Sec. 1210. Improvements to defense acquisition workforce for foreign
                                military sales.

                     Subtitle B--Matters Relating to Israel

    Sec. 1211. Statement of policy ensuring Israel's defense.
    Sec. 1212. Modification of United States-Israel anti-tunnel
                                cooperation.
    Sec. 1213. Requirement to conduct subterranean warfare military
                                exercises.
    Sec. 1214. Strategic partnership on defense industrial priorities
                                between the United States and Israel.
    Sec. 1215. Establishment of program between the United States and
                                Israel for military trauma education and
                                training.

            Subtitle C--Matters Relating to the Near and Middle East

    Sec. 1221. Key partners for Middle East Regional Integration Military
                                Subject Matter Expert Exchange Program.
    Sec. 1222. Extension and modification of annual report on military
                                power of Iran.
    Sec. 1223. Modification of report on the military capabilities of Iran
                                and related activities.
    Sec. 1224. Prohibition on providing funding to Iranian entities.
    Sec. 1225. Notification relating to arms trafficking by Iran.
    Sec. 1226. Assessment and plan with respect to equipment provided to
                                Kurdish Peshmerga forces.
    Sec. 1227. Extension of authority for reimbursement of certain
                                coalition nations for support provided to
                                United States military operations.
    Sec. 1228. Extension and modification of security briefings on
                                Afghanistan.
    Sec. 1229. Notifications regarding terrorist groups in Afghanistan.
    Sec. 1230. Extension of authority to support operations and activities
                                of the office of security cooperation in
                                Iraq.
    Sec. 1231. Extension and modification of authority to provide
                                assistance to counter the Islamic State of
                                Iraq and Syria.
    Sec. 1232. Extension of authority to provide assistance to vetted
                                Syrian groups and individuals.
    Sec. 1233. Statement of policy on recognition of the Assad regime.

                      Subtitle A--Assistance and Training

    SEC. 1201. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO BUILD CAPACITY OF FOREIGN
                  SECURITY FORCES AND MODIFICATION OF SUPPORT FOR EXECUTION
                  OF BILATERAL AGREEMENTS CONCERNING ILLICIT TRANSNATIONAL
                  MARITIME ACTIVITY IN AFRICA.

        (a) Modification of Authority to Build Capacity of Foreign Security
    Forces.--Paragraph (2) of section 333(g) of title 10, United States
    Code, is amended to read as follows:
                ``(2) Availability of funds for programs across fiscal
            years.--Amounts made available in fiscal year 2025 or any
            subsequent fiscal year to carry out the authority in subsection
            (a) may be used for programs under that authority that begin in
            such fiscal year and end not later than the end of the third
            fiscal year thereafter.''.
        (b) Modification of Support for Execution of Bilateral Agreements
    Concerning Illicit Transnational Maritime Activity in Africa.--Section
    1808 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (10
    U.S.C. 331 note) is amended--
                (1) in the section heading, by striking ``in africa''; and
                (2) in subsection (a), by striking ``African''.

    SEC. 1202. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY FOR NAVAL SMALL CRAFT INSTRUCTION
                  AND TECHNICAL TRAINING SCHOOL.

        (a) In General.--Section 352(e) of title 10, United States Code, is
    amended to read as follows:
        ``(e) Costs.--(1) The fixed costs of the School may be paid from
    amounts made available for the Navy as follows:
                ``(A) The costs of operating and maintaining the School may
            be paid from amounts made available to the Navy for operation
            and maintenance.
                ``(B) The costs of the equipment requirements of the School
            may be paid from amounts made available to the Navy for
            procurement.
                ``(C) The costs of the facilities construction requirements
            of the School may be paid from amounts made available to the
            Navy for military construction.
        ``(2) The food procurement and service costs of the School that may
    be paid from amounts made available to the Navy for operation and
    maintenance are as follows:
                ``(A) The costs of providing food services to personnel,
            visitors, and international students at the School.
                ``(B) The costs of operating, maintaining, and sustaining a
            dining facility or contracted food services at the School.''.
        (b) Updates Required.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the
    enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall update the
    Security Assistance Management Manual (DSCA 5105.38-M) and volume 15 of
    the Department of Defense Financial Management Regulation (DoD 7000.14-
    R) in accordance with the amendment made by this section.

    SEC. 1203. ASSESSMENT, MONITORING, AND EVALUATION OF PROGRAMS AND
                  ACTIVITIES.

        Section 383(d)(1)(B) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by
    inserting ``, including a description of challenges in executing the
    program,'' after ``lessons learned''.

    SEC. 1204. QUARTERLY BRIEFINGS ON COUNTERTERRORISM OPERATIONS,
                  IRREGULAR WARFARE, AND SENSITIVE ACTIVITIES.

        (a) In General.--Section 485 of title 10, United States Code, is
    amended--
                (1) in the section heading, by striking ``Monthly
            counterterrorism operations briefings'' and inserting
            ``Quarterly briefings on counterterrorism operations, irregular
            warfare, and sensitive activities''; and
                (2) by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:
        ``(a) Briefings Required.--The Secretary of Defense shall provide
    to the congressional defense committees quarterly briefings on
    counterterrorism operations and related activities (including the use
    of military force under the notion of collective self-defense of
    foreign partners), irregular warfare activities, and other sensitive
    activities conducted by the Department of Defense.''.
        (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for chapter 23 of
    title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating
    to section 485 and inserting the following:

    ``485. Quarterly briefings on counterterrorism operations, irregular
                                warfare, and sensitive activities.''.

    SEC. 1205. EXTENSION OF MODIFICATION TO AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE SUPPORT
                  FOR CONDUCT OF OPERATIONS.

        (a) In General.--Section 1205 of the James M. Inhofe National
    Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263; 136
    Stat. 2830) is amended by striking ``such section 331'' and all that
    follows and inserting the following: ``such section 331--
                ``(1) in each of fiscal years 2023 and 2024 may not exceed
            $950,000,000; and
                ``(2) in each of fiscal years 2025 and 2026 may not exceed
            $750,000,000.''.
        (b) Modification to Annual Report.--Section 386(b) of title 10,
    United States Code, is amended as follows:
                (1) In paragraph (2)--
                        (A) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through (H)
                    as subparagraphs (B) through (I), respectively; and
                        (B) by inserting before subparagraph (B), as so
                    redesignated, the following:
                        ``(A) With respect to section 331 of this title,
                    the value of all logistic support, supplies, and
                    services for which notice is required by such
                    section.''.
                (2) In paragraph (3)--
                        (A) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) through (J)
                    as subparagraphs (C) through (K), respectively; and
                        (B) by inserting after paragraph (A) the following:
                        ``(B) The number of new programs carried out during
                    the period of the report that required notice under
                    section 331 of this title.''.

    SEC. 1206. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITIES.

        (a) Security Cooperation Programs With Foreign Partners.--Section
    1208 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for
    Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263; 136 Stat. 2831; 10 U.S.C. 301
    note) is amended--
                (1) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding paragraph
            (1), by striking ``2025'' and inserting ``2027''; and
                (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``2025'' and inserting
            ``2027''.
        (b) Implementation of Act.--Section 1210E(a) of the William M.
    (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
    2021 (Public Law 116-283; 10 U.S.C. 113 note) is amended, in the matter
    preceding paragraph (1), by striking ``2025'' and inserting ``2027''.

    SEC. 1207. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF DEFENSE OPERATIONAL RESILIENCE
                  INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION PILOT PROGRAM.

        Section 1212 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
    Year 2023 (10 U.S.C. 311 note) is amended--
                (1) in subsection (b), by striking ``December 31, 2025''
            and inserting ``December 31, 2027'';
                (2) in subsection (d)--
                        (A) by striking ``2025'' and inserting ``2027'';
                        (B) by striking ``$10,000,000'' and inserting
                    ``$15,000,000''; and
                        (C) by striking ``, which shall be allocated in
                    accordance with the priorities of the commanders of the
                    geographic combatant commands'';
                (3) by redesignating subsections (e) through (g) as
            subsections (f) through (h), respectively;
                (4) by inserting after subsection (d) the following new
            subsection:
        ``(e) Prioritization.--In providing security cooperation for the
    purposes described in section (c)(1), the Secretary shall prioritize
    efforts based on--
                ``(1) the priorities of the commanders of the geographic
            combatant commands;
                ``(2) the operational relevance of the effort;
                ``(3) the need of the foreign partner; and
                ``(4) programs in less developed countries.''; and
                (5) in subsection (g), as so redesignated, by striking
            ``2025'' and inserting ``2027''.

    SEC. 1208. ACCEPTANCE AND EXPENDITURE OF CONTRIBUTIONS FOR MULTILATERAL
                  SECURITY COOPERATION PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES.

        (a) Authority To Accept and Expend Contributions.--The Secretary of
    Defense, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State, may accept,
    manage, and expend contributions, including funds and defense articles
    and defense services, from foreign governments for mutually agreed upon
    purposes to carry out security cooperation programs and activities of
    the Department of Defense authorized by--
                (1) chapter 16 of title 10, United States Code;
                (2) the Taiwan Security Cooperation Initiative authorized
            by section 1323; or
                (3) section 1250 of the National Defense Authorization Act
            for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114-92; 129 Stat. 1068).
        (b) Account Requirements.--
                (1) Funds.--Contributions of funds accepted under
            subsection (a) shall be placed in an account established for
            such purpose and shall remain available for the following 2
            fiscal years for the mutually agreed upon purposes specified in
            subsection (a).
                (2) Defense articles.--Contributions of defense articles
            accepted under subsection (a) shall be placed in United States
            inventory.
                (3) Separate country accounts.--The Secretary of Defense
            shall establish a separate sub-account for each country under
            the account established under paragraph (1).
                (4) Compliance.--Such expenditures and provision of defense
            articles and services shall comply with the prohibitions and
            limitations, notice, reporting, and other requirements
            specified in such authorities or applicable statute.
        (c) Previously Denied Funds.--Funds accepted or otherwise made
    available under subsection (a) may not be expended, in whole or in
    part, for any purpose for which Congress has previously denied funds.
        (d) Notification Required.--Not later than 48 hours after receiving
    a contribution under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall
    provide to the appropriate committees of Congress a written
    notification that, at a minimum, includes an identification of the
    following:
                (1) The foreign government making the contribution.
                (2) The mutually agreed upon purpose for which the
            contribution is being made.
                (3) The process and anticipated timeline for the use of
            such contribution under the authorities specified in subsection
            (a).
                (4) Any other condition or limitation placed on the
            contribution by the foreign government making the contribution.
        (e) Annual Report.--Not later than March 1, 2026, and March 1 of
    each year thereafter through 2030, the Secretary shall submit to the
    appropriate committees of Congress a report on any funds accepted or
    expended under this section during the preceding calendar year,
    including the following:
                (1) An identification of the foreign government or
            governments involved from which contributions were received.
                (2) For each foreign government--
                        (A) the amount of funds, equipment, or type of
                    services provided by the foreign government; and
                        (B) the amount of any remaining unobligated balance
                    or accepted equipment remaining in United States
                    inventory.
                (3) A description of the purpose of such contributions were
            provided.
                (4) A description of any written agreement entered into
            with a country under this section, including the date on which
            the agreement was signed.
        (f) Submission of Instruments.--
                (1) In general.--Not later than 30 days after the
            signature, conclusion, or other finalization of any non-binding
            instrument related to the implementation of this section, the
            President shall submit to the appropriate committees of
            Congress the text of such agreement or instrument.
                (2) Non-duplication of efforts; rule of construction.--To
            the extent the text of a non-binding instrument is submitted to
            the appropriate committees of Congress pursuant to paragraph
            (1), such text shall not be required to be submitted to
            Congress pursuant to section 112b(a)(1)(A)(ii) of title 1,
            United States Code. Paragraph (1) may not be construed to
            relieve the executive branch of any other requirement of
            section 112b of title 1, United States Code, or any other
            provision of law.
                (3) Definitions.--
                        (A) The term ``text'', with respect to a non-
                    binding instrument, includes--
                                (i) any annex, appendix, codicil, side
                            agreement, side letter, or any document of
                            similar purpose or function to the
                            aforementioned, regardless of the title of the
                            document, that is entered into
                            contemporaneously and in conjunction with the
                            non-binding instrument; and
                                (ii) any implementing agreement or
                            arrangement, or any document of similar purpose
                            or function to the aforementioned, regardless
                            of the title of the document, that is entered
                            into contemporaneously and in conjunction with
                            the non-binding instrument.
                        (B) The term ``contemporaneously and in conjunction
                    with''--
                                (i) shall be construed liberally; and
                                (ii) may not be interpreted to require any
                            action to have occurred simultaneously or on
                            the same day.
        (g) Appropriate Committees of Congress Defined.--In this section,
    the term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
                (1) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on
            Appropriations, and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the
            Senate; and
                (2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on
            Appropriations, and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the
            House of Representatives.
        (h) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section may be construed
    as circumventing the applicable requirements of the Arms Export Control
    Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.).
        (i) Termination.--The authority provided by this section shall
    terminate on December 31, 2029.

    SEC. 1209. TEMPORARY AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE TRAINING TO MILITARY FORCES
                  OR NATIONAL SECURITY FORCES OF COSTA RICA AND PANAMA.

        In conducting training with friendly foreign countries under
    section 321 of title 10, United States Code, notwithstanding subsection
    (a)(2) of that section, beginning on the date of the enactment of this
    Act and ending on December 31, 2030, the general purpose forces of the
    United States Armed Forces may train with the military forces or
    national security forces of the following countries:
                (1) Costa Rica.
                (2) Panama.

    SEC. 1210. IMPROVEMENTS TO DEFENSE ACQUISITION WORKFORCE FOR FOREIGN
                  MILITARY SALES.

        (a) Study and Report.--
                (1) Study.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the
            enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall seek to
            enter into a contract with a nonprofit organization or
            federally funded research and development center to study--
                        (A) the feasibility and advisability of
                    establishing a contracting capacity that is specific to
                    the execution of contracts for foreign military sales;
                    and
                        (B) the feasibility and advisability of
                    establishing a dedicated contracting capacity to
                    directly support foreign military sales contracting
                    activities.
                (2) Report.--Not later than December 1, 2025, the Secretary
            shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report
            that contains--
                        (A) the results of the study required by paragraph
                    (1); and
                        (B) any comments of the Secretary with respect to
                    the study.
        (b) Foreign Military Sales Continuous Process Improvement Board.--
                (1) Establishment.--The Secretary of Defense shall
            establish a Foreign Military Sales Continuous Process
            Improvement Board (in this section referred to as the
            ``Board'') to serve as an enduring governance structure within
            the Department of Defense that reports to the Secretary on
            matters relating to the foreign military sales process so as to
            enhance accountability and continuous improvement within the
            Department, including the objectives of--
                        (A) improving the understanding, among officials of
                    the Department, of ally and partner requirements;
                        (B) enabling efficient reviews for release of
                    technology;
                        (C) providing ally and partner countries with
                    relevant priority equipment;
                        (D) accelerating acquisition and contracting
                    support;
                        (E) expanding the capacity of the defense
                    industrial base;
                        (F) working with other departments and agencies to
                    promote broad United States Government support; and
                        (G) any other matters determined by the Secretary
                    to be relevant to the Board.
                (2) Membership.--The Board shall be composed of not fewer
            than seven members, each of whom shall have expertise in
            security cooperation, security assistance, defense acquisition,
            business process reform, or any disciplines the Secretary
            determines to be important to the functioning of the Board.
                (3) Sunset.--This subsection shall terminate on December
            31, 2030.
        (c) Definitions.--In this section:
                (1) The term ``defense acquisition workforce'' means the
            Department of Defense acquisition workforce described in
            chapter 87 of title 10, United States Code.
                (2) The term ``nonprofit organization'' means an
            organization described in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal
            Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from tax under section 501(a)
            of such Code
                (3) The term ``security cooperation workforce'' has the
            meaning given the term in section 384 of title 10, United
            States Code.

                     Subtitle B--Matters Relating to Israel

    SEC. 1211. STATEMENT OF POLICY ENSURING ISRAEL'S DEFENSE.

        It is the policy of the United States to work with Israel to ensure
    adequate stocks of interceptors and weapons system components to defend
    Israel against air and missile threats from Iran and Iranian military
    proxies, such as Hamas, Hezbollah, the Houthis, and the Palestinian
    Islamic Jihad, if the transfer of such interceptors and weapons system
    components are in the national security interests of the United States.

    SEC. 1212. MODIFICATION OF UNITED STATES-ISRAEL ANTI-TUNNEL
                  COOPERATION.

        Subsection (a)(1) of section 1279 of the National Defense
    Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (22 U.S.C. 8606 note) is
    amended, in the first sentence, by striking ``detect, map, and
    neutralize underground tunnels'' and inserting ``detect, map, maneuver
    in, and neutralize underground tunnels''.

    SEC. 1213. REQUIREMENT TO CONDUCT SUBTERRANEAN WARFARE MILITARY
                  EXERCISES.

        (a) Exercises Required.--Beginning on January 1 of the year that
    begins after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of
    Defense shall require the United States Central Command or other
    relevant commands, units, or organizations of the United States
    military services, as the Secretary determines appropriate, to conduct
    military exercises that--
                (1) occur not fewer than once in a calendar year;
                (2) shall include invitations for the armed forces of
            Israel, provided that the Government of Israel consents to the
            participation of its forces in such exercises;
                (3) may include invitations for the armed forces of other
            allies and partners of the United States to take part in the
            exercises;
                (4) seek to enhance the interoperability and effectiveness
            of the United States military services, the armed forces of
            Israel, and the armed forces of other allies and partners of
            the United States in coalition operations; and
                (5) shall include, if available resources permit, the
            following activities--
                        (A) practicing or simulating locating subterranean
                    tunnel entrances and exits;
                        (B) practicing infiltrating and mapping
                    subterranean tunnels;
                        (C) practicing maneuvering within subterranean
                    tunnels of varying sizes; and
                        (D) practicing neutralizing or demolishing
                    subterranean tunnels.
        (b) Sunset.--The requirements in subsection (a) shall terminate on
    December 31 of the year described in subsection (a).

    SEC. 1214. STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP ON DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL PRIORITIES
                  BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND ISRAEL.

        The Secretary of Defense shall seek to establish a partnership
    between the Defense Innovation Unit of the Department of Defense and
    appropriate counterparts of Israel in order to--
                (1) enhance market opportunities for United States-based
            and Israeli-based defense technology companies;
                (2) increase interoperability through dual-use and emerging
            technologies;
                (3) counter Iran and Iran-aligned adversarial proxy group
            development of dual-use defense technologies; and
                (4) in coordination with appropriate counterpart offices of
            the Israeli ministry of defense--
                        (A) enable coordination on defense industrial
                    priorities;
                        (B) streamline emerging defense technology research
                    and development;
                        (C) create more pathways to market for defense
                    technology startups;
                        (D) collaborate on the development of dual-use
                    defense capabilities through coordination; and
                        (E) leverage other private capital, equity or
                    venture funding opportunities to augment government
                    funds for technology deployment or scaling.

    SEC. 1215. ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND
                  ISRAEL FOR MILITARY TRAUMA EDUCATION AND TRAINING.

        (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the
    Secretary of State, may establish a joint education and training
    program with appropriate personnel of the Medical Corps of the Israel
    Defense Forces.
        (b) Education and Training Activities.--The joint program
    authorized by subsection (a) may include the following activities
    between personnel of the United States military health system and the
    Medical Corps of the Israel Defense Forces:
                (1) Dialogue on best practices for general trauma care,
            with a focus on amputation and amputee care, including the
            following elements of amputee care:
                        (A) Use of prosthetics.
                        (B) Wound care.
                        (C) Rehabilitative therapy.
                        (D) Family counseling.
                        (E) Mental health therapy.
                (2) Training and support on trauma care, including
            amputation and amputee care.
                (3) Conducting relevant joint conferences and exchanges of
            military medical professionals.
                (4) Opportunities for personnel to attend classes offered
            on best practices for trauma and amputee rehabilitation.
                (5) Any other relevant amputee care educational activity
            that the Secretary of Defense and appropriate officials from
            the Israel Defense Forces determine appropriate.
        (c) Use of Authorities.--In carrying out the joint program
    authorized under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense may use the
    authorities under chapter 16 of title 10, United States Code, and other
    applicable statutory authorities available to the Secretary.

            Subtitle C--Matters Relating to the Near and Middle East

    SEC. 1221. KEY PARTNERS FOR MIDDLE EAST REGIONAL INTEGRATION MILITARY
                  SUBJECT MATTER EXPERT EXCHANGE PROGRAM.

        (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense, using existing
    authorities, including section 311 of title 10, United States Code, as
    applicable, and in consultation with the Secretary of State and the
    head of any other Federal agency the Secretary of Defense determines
    appropriate, shall design and implement a foreign military officer
    subject matter expert exchange program to be known as the ``Middle East
    Regional Integration Military Subject Matter Expert Exchange Program''
    (referred to in this section as the ``exchange program'').
        (b) Purpose.--The purpose of the exchange program shall be to
    facilitate interaction, cultural exchange, and mutual learning of
    members of participating militaries in support of Middle East regional
    integration in order to deepen and expand such integration.
        (c) Membership.--
                (1) Composition.--The exchange program shall be composed of
            members of the armed forces of participating militaries in
            support of Middle East regional integration and members of the
            Armed Forces of the United States.
                (2) Subject matter.--
                        (A) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall
                    select exchange program participants with a wide range
                    of experiences collectively covering the tactical,
                    operational, and strategic levels.
                        (B) Participant pay grade levels.--The Secretary of
                    Defense shall include in the exchange program
                    participants at each of the following military pay
                    grades, or equivalent foreign military pay grades:
                                (i) E-7 through E-9.
                                (ii) CW-3 through CW-5.
                                (iii) O-3 through O-9.
                                (iv) Such other pay grade levels at the
                            discretion of the Secretary of Defense.
                        (C) Expertise.--Each participant in the exchange
                    program shall have expertise in one or more of the
                    following subject matter areas:
                                (i) Strategic doctrine.
                                (ii) Defense planning.
                                (iii) Civilian and military relations.
                                (iv) Military law.
                                (v) Public affairs.
                                (vi) Civil affairs.
                                (vii) Military budgeting and acquisitions.
                                (viii) Integrated air and missile defense.
                                (ix) Integrated maritime domain awareness
                            and interdiction.
                                (x) Cyber resilience and defense.
                                (xi) Counterterrorism.
                                (xii) Defense information sharing.
                                (xiii) Any other subject matter area that
                            the Secretary of Defense determines to be
                            appropriate.
        (d) Exchange Program Content.--The exchange program--
                (1) shall include learning modalities and methods, as
            determined by the Exchange Program Coordinator;
                (2) may include separate agendas and experiences for
            participants in order to--
                        (A) facilitate interaction on particular topics;
                        (B) cater to participant backgrounds or rank
                    levels; or
                        (C) achieve other pedagogical ends as determined by
                    the Exchange Program Coordinator; and
                (3) may include discussion, comparison, and information
            regarding the development of--
                        (A) defense doctrine;
                        (B) exercise development;
                        (C) budget planning;
                        (D) military law and law of armed conflict;
                        (E) military cooperation with civilian agencies;
                        (F) standard operating procedures;
                        (G) operational plans and the operational art;
                        (H) gaps and opportunities for improvement in
                    existing procedures and plans;
                        (I) existing technical challenges;
                        (J) emerging technical challenges;
                        (K) the current and future threat environment;
                        (L) trust and capacity for multilateral sharing of
                    information;
                        (M) additional mechanisms and ideas for integrated
                    cooperation;
                        (N) ways to promote the meaningful participation of
                    women in matters of peace and security; and
                        (O) other content, as appropriate, developed to
                    advance integration and tactical, operational, and
                    strategic proficiency.
        (e) Meetings.--Participants in the exchange program shall meet in
    person not less frequently than quarterly.
        (f) Exchange Program Coordinator.--
                (1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall designate
            an Exchange Program Coordinator, who shall be assigned to a
            Department of Defense School, to oversee the exchange program.
                (2) Duties.--The Exchange Program Coordinator shall--
                        (A) design the exchange program;
                        (B) ensure that the exchange program complies with
                    the requirements of this section;
                        (C) provide to the Secretary of Defense reports on
                    developments, insights, and progress of the exchange
                    program; and
                        (D) notify the Secretary of Defense of any failure
                    of the exchange program to comply with the in-person
                    requirements of subsection (e).
                (3) Notification to congress.--Not later than 15 days after
            receiving a notification under paragraph (2)(D), the Secretary
            of Defense shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of
            the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House of
            Representatives a report describing--
                        (A) the reasons an in-person meeting did not occur
                    during such quarter; and
                        (B) any measures taken to ensure that an in-person
                    meeting occurs during the following quarter.
        (g) Report.--
                (1) In general.--Not later than 1 year after the date of
            the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for 5 years,
            the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committee on Armed
            Services and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate
            and the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on
            Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives a report that
            includes--
                        (A) a summary of the activities of the exchange
                    program during the prior year, including--
                                (i) the countries participating;
                                (ii) the subject matter covered;
                                (iii) developments, insights, and progress
                            achieved through the program; and
                                (iv) any new topics added to the exchange
                            as well as a justification for adding the new
                            topic;
                        (B) an assessment of the effectiveness of the
                    exchange program; and
                        (C) recommendations on further improvements to the
                    exchange program.
                (2) Form.--The report required by paragraph (1) shall be
            submitted in unclassified form but may include a classified
            annex.
        (h) Definitions.--In this section:
                (1) Department of defense school.--The term ``Department of
            Defense school'' means any institution listed in section
            1595(c) or section 2162(d) of title 10, United States Code.
                (2) Participating militaries in support of middle east
            regional integration.--The term ``participating militaries in
            support of Middle East regional integration'' means military
            allies and partner forces of the United States working to
            advance regional integration in the Middle East.

    SEC. 1222. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF ANNUAL REPORT ON MILITARY
                  POWER OF IRAN.

        (a) Matters to Be Included.--Subsection (b) of section 1245 of the
    National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (10 U.S.C. 113
    note) is amended--
                (1) in paragraph (1)--
                        (A) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``and'' at the
                    end and inserting a semicolon;
                        (B) in subparagraph (D), by striking the period at
                    the end and inserting ``; and'';
                        (C) by redesignating subparagraphs (B), (C), and
                    (D), as subparagraphs (C), (D), and (E), respectively;
                    and
                        (D) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the
                    following subparagraph:
                        ``(B) any adjustments to the use of proxy forces by
                    Iran;'';
                (2) in paragraph (2)--
                        (A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``an analysis
                    of'';
                        (B) in subparagraph (C), by inserting after
                    ``military doctrine'' the following: ``, including
                    Iranian anti-access or area denial and other maritime
                    harassment capabilities'';
                (3) in paragraph (3)--
                        (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``Iranian
                    Revolutionary Guard'' and inserting ``Islamic
                    Revolutionary Guard'';
                        (B) in subparagraph (J), by striking the period at
                    the end and inserting ``; and'';
                        (C) by redesignating subparagraphs (E) through (J)
                    as subparagraphs (F) through (K), respectively; and
                        (D) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the
                    following subparagraph:
                        ``(E) the role of Iran in supporting, facilitating,
                    directing, or conducting attacks on United States
                    forces in the region;'';
                (4) in paragraph (4)--
                        (A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``and storage
                    sites;'' and inserting ``, storage, and production
                    sites;'';
                        (B) in subparagraph (E), by inserting ``an
                    intermediate-range ballistic missile or'' after
                    ``develop and field''; and
                        (C) in subparagraph (F), by striking ``; and'' at
                    the end and inserting ``and the exportation of Iranian
                    drones to the Middle East and Europe; and'';
                (5) in paragraph (12), by striking ``(9)'' and inserting
            ``(12)'';
                (6) by redesignating paragraphs (9) through (12) as
            paragraphs (10) through (13), respectively;
                (7) by inserting after paragraph (8) the following:
                ``(9) An assessment of the use of civilians by groups
            supported by Iran to shield military objectives from attack,
            including groups such as--
                        ``(A) Hezbollah, Hamas, and the Houthis; and
                        ``(B) the Special Groups in Iraq.''; and
                (8) by adding at the end the following:
                ``(14) An assessment of the manner and extent to which the
            advances or improvements in the capabilities of Iran's
            conventional and unconventional forces described in this
            section have affected Israel's qualitative military edge during
            the preceding year.''.
        (b) Definitions.--Subsection (c) of such section is amended--
                (1) in paragraph (2)(B)(i), by striking ``Iranian'' and
            inserting ``Islamic'';
                (2) in paragraph (2)(B)(ii)(bb), by inserting ``or its
            regional interests'' before the period at the end; and
                (3) in paragraph (4), by striking ``capable of flights less
            than 500 kilometers.''.
        (c) Termination.--Subsection (d) of such section is amended by
    striking ``December 31, 2025'' and inserting ``December 31, 2026''.

    SEC. 1223. MODIFICATION OF REPORT ON THE MILITARY CAPABILITIES OF IRAN
                  AND RELATED ACTIVITIES.

        Section 1227 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
    Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81) is amended--
                (1) in subsection (a)--
                        (A) in paragraph (1)--
                                (i) in subparagraph (A)--
                                        (I) by inserting ``all branches
                                    of'' before ``the Islamic Revolutionary
                                    Guard Corps''; and
                                        (II) by inserting ``including''
                                    before ``the Quds Force''; and
                                (ii) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ``,
                            and technologies as described in the Missile
                            Technology Control Regime'' before ``,
                            including''; and
                        (B) in paragraph (2)--
                                (i) in subparagraph (A), by adding at the
                            end before the period the following: ``, and on
                            the proliferation, procurement, and production
                            networks of Iran's drone program'';
                                (ii) in subparagraph (F), by adding at the
                            end before the period the following: ``, and
                            the effect of its expiration on these Iranian
                            proliferation activities'';
                                (iii) in subparagraph (H)--
                                        (I) in clause (ii), by inserting
                                    ``, and any of their precursors,''
                                    after ``narcotics'';
                                        (II) in clause (iv), by inserting
                                    ``and the Ministry of Intelligence and
                                    Security (MOIS)'' after ``IRGC''; and
                                        (III) in clause (v), by adding at
                                    the end before the period the
                                    following: ``and MOIS''; and
                                (iv) in subparagraph (I)--
                                        (I) by inserting ``and MOIS
                                    agents'' after ``operatives''; and
                                        (II) by adding at the end before
                                    the period the following: ``, including
                                    disinformation operations, recruitment
                                    of local assets, and targeting United
                                    States nationals and foreign
                                    dissidents''; and
                (2) in subsection (c)--
                        (A) by inserting ``and annually thereafter for a
                    period not to exceed 2 years'' after ``2024''; and
                        (B) by striking ``in June 2022'' inserting ``on the
                    day after the previous report was submitted''.

    SEC. 1224. PROHIBITION ON PROVIDING FUNDING TO IRANIAN ENTITIES.

        (a) In General.--None of the funds authorized to be appropriated to
    the Department of Defense or otherwise made available by this Act may
    be made available, directly or indirectly, to--
                (1) the Government of Iran;
                (2) any person owned or controlled by the Government of
            Iran;
                (3) any person that is on the List of Specially Designated
            Nationals and Blocked Persons maintained by the Office of
            Foreign Assets Control of the Department of the Treasury and
            the property and interests in property of which are blocked
            pursuant to the International Emergency Economic Powers Act; or
                (4) any person owned or controlled by a person described in
            paragraph (3).
        (b) Exception for Intelligence Activities.--The prohibition under
    subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to activities subject to
    the reporting requirements under title V of the National Security Act
    of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 3091 et seq.) or any authorized intelligence
    activities of the United States.

    SEC. 1225. NOTIFICATION RELATING TO ARMS TRAFFICKING BY IRAN.

        (a) Congressional Notification.--
                (1) In general.--Not later than 30 days after any
            identified transfer of weapons, ammunition, or component parts
            by the Islamic Republic of Iran to a terrorist proxy group or
            state actor outside the territory of Iran, the Secretary of
            Defense shall provide the congressional defense committees with
            the notification described in paragraph (2).
                (2) Notification described.--The notification described in
            this paragraph is a notification that includes the following:
                        (A) An identification of--
                                (i) the type and quantity of weapons,
                            ammunition, or component parts transferred by
                            the Islamic Republic of Iran to a terrorist
                            proxy group or state actor outside the
                            territory of Iran;
                                (ii) the intended destination and recipient
                            of such transfer; and
                                (iii) the mode of transportation of such
                            transfer.
                        (B) The status of such transfer at the time of the
                    notification.
                        (C) A description of actions taken or planned to be
                    taken by the United States Armed Forces or the military
                    forces of partner countries to expose, deter, disrupt,
                    or interdict such transfer, and the authorities under
                    which such actions may be taken.
        (b) Weapons, Ammunition, or Component Parts Defined.--The term
    ``weapons, ammunition, or component parts'' means--
                (1) conventional arms, such as firearms, artillery, and
            armored vehicles;
                (2) missiles, rockets, unmanned aerial systems, and other
            explosive ordnance;
                (3) military aircraft;
                (4) naval vessels and equipment related to such vessels;
                (5) chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear weapons
            and the delivery systems of such weapons; and
                (6) the component parts of any item described in any of
            paragraphs (1) through (5).
        (c) Termination.--This section shall cease to have effect on the
    date that is three years after the date of the enactment of this Act.

    SEC. 1226. ASSESSMENT AND PLAN WITH RESPECT TO EQUIPMENT PROVIDED TO
                  KURDISH PESHMERGA FORCES.

        (a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the
    enactment of this Act, and every 120 days thereafter, the Secretary of
    Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees--
                (1) a report that assesses whether equipment provided under
            section 1236 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ``Buck'' McKeon
            National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public
            Law 113-291; 128 Stat. 3558) and designated for Kurdish
            Peshmerga forces is being provided in a timely manner; and
                (2) a plan for resolving any delay of such equipment
            intended for Kurdish Peshmerga forces.
        (b) Notification Relating to Plan of Action.--Not later than 120
    days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and every 120 days
    thereafter until the plan of action required by section 1266 of the
    National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law
    118-31; 10 U.S.C. 113 note) is developed and implemented, the Secretary
    of Defense shall notify the congressional defense committees of the
    reasons for the delay in developing and implementing the plan.
        (c) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in the section may be construed
    as overturning or otherwise impeding United States policies toward
    Iraq.
        (d) Termination.--Subsection (a) shall cease to have effect
    beginning on the date that is 2 years after the date of the enactment
    of this Act.

    SEC. 1227. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR REIMBURSEMENT OF CERTAIN
                  COALITION NATIONS FOR SUPPORT PROVIDED TO UNITED STATES
                  MILITARY OPERATIONS.

        (a) Extension.--Subsection (a) of section 1233 of the National
    Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 (Public Law 110-181; 122
    Stat. 393) is amended in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by striking
    ``beginning on October 1, 2023, and ending on December 31, 2024, for
    overseas contingency operations'' and inserting ``beginning on October
    1, 2024, and ending on December 31, 2025''.
        (b) Modification to Limitations.--Subsection (d)(1) of such section
    is amended by striking ``beginning on October 1, 2023, and ending on
    December 31, 2024, may not exceed $15,000,000'' and inserting
    ``beginning on October 1, 2024, and ending on December 31, 2025, may
    not exceed $75,000,000''.

    SEC. 1228. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF SECURITY BRIEFINGS ON
                  AFGHANISTAN.

        Section 1092 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
    Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81; 135 Stat. 1934) is amended--
                (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``Not later than January
            15, 2022, and every 90 days thereafter through December 31,
            2025,'' and inserting ``Not later than January 15, 2025, and
            every 120 days thereafter through December 31, 2026,''; and
                (2) in subsection (b)--
                        (A) by redesignating paragraph (11) as paragraph
                    (12); and
                        (B) by inserting after paragraph (10) the following
                    new paragraph:
                ``(11) The extent to which the Department of Defense is
            tracking and monitoring the equipment the Taliban recovered
            from the Afghan National Security Forces, an assessment of how
            such equipment being used by the Taliban, and the operational
            readiness of such equipment.''.

    SEC. 1229. NOTIFICATIONS REGARDING TERRORIST GROUPS IN AFGHANISTAN.

        (a) In General.--Not later than 30 days after the Secretary of
    Defense identifies any new training facility in Afghanistan that is
    operated or staffed by al-Qaeda, ISIS Khorasan, or any other United
    States-designated terrorist organization, or at which members of any
    such terrorist organization receive training, the Secretary shall
    provide the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
    Representatives with a notification that includes the following:
                (1) A description of the location of the training facility.
                (2) An identification of the one or more terrorist groups
            operating, staffing, or being trained at the facility.
                (3) An assessment of the purpose of the facility.
                (4) An assessment as to whether the Taliban has provided
            any support to the facility, or whether the Taliban is taking
            action to close the facility consistent with its obligations
            under the February 29, 2020, United States-Taliban agreement.
                (5) An assessment as to whether there is a risk that the
            facility is being used to plan or train for a terrorist attack
            outside Afghanistan.
        (b) Form.--Each notification required by subsection (a) shall be
    submitted in unclassified form but may include a classified annex.
        (c) Sunset.--The notification requirement under subsection (a)
    shall terminate on the date that is two years after the date of the
    enactment of this Act.

    SEC. 1230. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO SUPPORT OPERATIONS AND ACTIVITIES
                  OF THE OFFICE OF SECURITY COOPERATION IN IRAQ.

        (a) Limitation on Amount.--Subsection (c) of section 1215 of the
    National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012 (10 U.S.C. 113
    note) is amended by striking ``fiscal year 2024'' and inserting
    ``fiscal year 2025''.
        (b) Source of Funds.--Subsection (d) of such section is amended by
    striking ``fiscal year 2024'' and inserting ``fiscal year 2025''.

    SEC. 1231. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE
                  ASSISTANCE TO COUNTER THE ISLAMIC STATE OF IRAQ AND
                  SYRIA.

        (a) In General.--Subsection (a) of section 1236 of the Carl Levin
    and Howard P. ``Buck'' McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for
    Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113-291; 128 Stat. 3559) is amended in the
    matter preceding paragraph (1) by striking ``December 31, 2024'' and
    inserting ``December 31, 2025''.
        (b) Funding.--Subsection (g) of such section is amended by striking
    ``fiscal year 2024, there are authorized to be appropriated
    $241,950,000'' and inserting ``fiscal year 2025, there are authorized
    to be appropriated $380,758,349.''.
        (c) Waiver Authority.--Subsection (o)(6) of such section is amended
    by striking ``December 31, 2024'' and inserting ``December 31, 2025''.

    SEC. 1232. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE ASSISTANCE TO VETTED
                  SYRIAN GROUPS AND INDIVIDUALS.

        Section 1209 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ``Buck'' McKeon
    National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law
    113-291; 128 Stat. 3559) is amended--
                (1) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding paragraph
            (1), by striking ``December 31, 2024'' and inserting ``December
            31, 2025''; and
                (2) in subsection (l)(3)(E), by striking ``December 31,
            2024'' and inserting ``December 31, 2025''.

    SEC. 1233. STATEMENT OF POLICY ON RECOGNITION OF THE ASSAD REGIME.

        It is the policy of the United States not to recognize or normalize
    relations with any government of Syria that is led by Bashar al-Assad
    due to the Assad regime's ongoing crimes against the Syrian people.

             TITLE XIII--OTHER MATTERS RELATING TO FOREIGN NATIONS

               Subtitle A--Matters Relating to Europe and Russia

    Sec. 1301. Modifications to North Atlantic Treaty Organization Special
                                Operations Headquarters.
    Sec. 1302. Extension and modification of training for Eastern European
                                national security forces in the course of
                                multilateral exercises.
    Sec. 1303. Extension of prohibition on availability of funds relating
                                to sovereignty of the Russian Federation
                                over internationally recognized territory
                                of Ukraine.
    Sec. 1304. Prohibition on New START Treaty information sharing.

            Subtitle B--Matters Relating to the Indo-Pacific Region

    Sec. 1311. Sense of Congress on defense alliances and partnerships in
                                the Indo-Pacific region.
    Sec. 1312. Modification of Indo-Pacific Maritime Security Initiative.
    Sec. 1313. Extension and modification of Pacific Deterrence Initiative.
    Sec. 1314. Indo-Pacific extended deterrence education pilot program.

                     Subtitle C--Matters Relating to Taiwan

    Sec. 1321. Modification of reporting requirement for transfer of
                                defense articles and defense services to
                                Taiwan.
    Sec. 1322. Establishment of program between the United States and
                                Taiwan for military trauma care.
    Sec. 1323. Taiwan security cooperation initiative.
    Sec. 1324. Sense of Congress regarding invitation to Taiwan to Rim of
                                the Pacific exercise.

              Subtitle D--Coordinating AUKUS Engagement With Japan

    Sec. 1331. Definitions.
    Sec. 1332. Sense of Congress.
    Sec. 1333. Engagement with Japan on AUKUS Pillar Two Cooperation.
    Sec. 1334. Assessment of Potential for Cooperation with Japan on AUKUS
                                Pillar Two.

                   Subtitle E--Matters Relating to East Asia

    Sec. 1341. Extension and modification of authority to transfer funds
                                for Bien Hoa dioxin cleanup.
    Sec. 1342. Modification of cooperative program with Vietnam to account
                                for Vietnamese personnel missing in action.
    Sec. 1343. Plan for establishment of a joint force headquarters in
                                Japan.
    Sec. 1344. Plan for Department of Defense activities to strengthen
                                United States extended deterrence
                                commitments to the Republic of Korea.
    Sec. 1345. Plan and annual report relating to trilateral defense
                                cooperation with Japan and the Republic of
                                Korea.
    Sec. 1346. Modification of public reporting of Chinese military
                                companies operating in the United States.
    Sec. 1347. Strategy to address malign activities by the People's
                                Liberation Army.

               Subtitle A--Matters Relating to Europe and Russia

    SEC. 1301. MODIFICATIONS TO NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION SPECIAL
                  OPERATIONS HEADQUARTERS.

        (a) In General.--Section 2350r of title 10, United States Code, is
    amended--
                (1) in the section heading, by striking ``Special
            Operations Headquarters'' and inserting ``Allied Special
            Operations Forces Command'';
                (2) in subsection (a), by striking ``$50,000,000'' and
            inserting ``$55,000,000''; and
                (3) in subsection (b), in the matter preceding paragraph
            (1), by striking ``Special Operations Headquarters'' and
            inserting ``Allied Special Operations Forces Command''.
        (b) References.--Any reference to the North Atlantic Treaty
    Organization Special Operations Headquarters or NATO Special Operations
    Headquarters in any law, regulation, map, document, record, or other
    paper of the United States shall be deemed to be a reference to the
    North Atlantic Treaty Organization Allied Special Operations Forces
    Command.

    SEC. 1302. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF TRAINING FOR EASTERN EUROPEAN
                  NATIONAL SECURITY FORCES IN THE COURSE OF MULTILATERAL
                  EXERCISES.

        Section 1251 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
    Year 2016 (10 U.S.C. 333 note) is amended--
                (1) in subsection (c)(1), by adding at the end the
            following new subparagraph:
                        ``(D) The Republic of Cyprus.''; and
                (2) in subsection (h), by striking ``December 31, 2026''
            each place it appears and inserting ``December 31, 2027''.

    SEC. 1303. EXTENSION OF PROHIBITION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS RELATING
                  TO SOVEREIGNTY OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION OVER
                  INTERNATIONALLY RECOGNIZED TERRITORY OF UKRAINE.

         Section 1245(a) of the James M. Inhofe National Defense
    Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-236; 136 Stat.
    2847) is amended by striking ``or 2024'' and inserting ``, 2024, or
    2025''.

    SEC. 1304. PROHIBITION ON NEW START TREATY INFORMATION SHARING.

        (a) Prohibition.--None of the funds authorized to be appropriated
    by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2025 for the
    Department of Defense may be used to provide the Russian Federation
    with notifications, biannual data exchange, inspection activities, or
    telemetric activities as required by the New START Treaty.
        (b) Waiver.--The Secretary of Defense, with concurrence from the
    Secretary of State, may waive the prohibition in subsection (a) on a
    case-by-case basis if the Secretary of Defense certifies to the
    appropriate congressional committees in writing, that--
                (1) it is in the national security interest of the United
            States to unilaterally provide notifications, biannual data
            exchange, inspection activities, or telemetric information to
            the Russian Federation; or
                (2) the Russian Federation is providing similar information
            to the United States as required by the New START Treaty.
        (c) Definitions.--In this section--
                (1) the term ``appropriate congressional committees''
            means--
                        (A) the Committee on Armed Services and the
                    Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of
                    Representatives; and
                        (B) the Committee on Armed Services and the
                    Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate; and
                (2) the term ``New START Treaty'' means the Treaty between
            the United States of America and the Russian Federation on
            Measures for the Further Reduction and Limitation of Strategic
            Offensive Arms, signed at Prague April 8, 2010, and entered
            into force February 5, 2011.

            Subtitle B--Matters Relating to the Indo-Pacific Region

    SEC. 1311. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON DEFENSE ALLIANCES AND PARTNERSHIPS IN
                  THE INDO-PACIFIC REGION.

        It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary of Defense should
    continue efforts that strengthen United States defense alliances and
    partnerships in the Indo-Pacific region so as to further the
    comparative advantage of the United States in strategic competition
    with the People's Republic of China, including by--
                (1) enhancing cooperation with Japan, consistent with the
            Treaty of Mutual Cooperation and Security Between the United
            States of America and Japan, signed at Washington, January 19,
            1960, including by developing advanced military capabilities,
            upgrading command and control relationships, fostering
            interoperability across all domains, and improving sharing of
            information and intelligence;
                (2) reinforcing the United States alliance with the
            Republic of Korea, including by maintaining the presence of
            approximately 28,500 members of the United States Armed Forces
            deployed to the Republic of Korea, enhancing mutual defense
            base cooperation, and affirming the United States extended
            deterrence commitment using the full range of United States
            defense capabilities, consistent with the Mutual Defense Treaty
            Between the United States and the Republic of Korea, signed at
            Washington, October 1, 1953, in support of the shared objective
            of a peaceful and stable Korean Peninsula;
                (3) fostering bilateral and multilateral cooperation with
            Australia, consistent with the Security Treaty Between
            Australia, New Zealand, and the United States of America,
            signed at San Francisco, September, 1951, and through the
            partnership among Australia, the United Kingdom, and United
            States (commonly known as ``AUKUS'')--
                        (A) to advance shared security objectives;
                        (B) to accelerate the fielding of advanced military
                    capabilities; and
                        (C) to build the capacity of emerging partners;
                (4) advancing United States alliances with the Philippines
            and Thailand and United States partnerships with other partners
            in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations to enhance
            maritime domain awareness, promote sovereignty and territorial
            integrity, leverage technology and promote innovation, and
            support an open, inclusive, and rules-based regional
            architecture;
                (5) broadening United States engagement with India,
            including through the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue--
                        (A) to advance the shared objective of a free and
                    open Indo-Pacific region through bilateral and
                    multilateral engagements and participation in military
                    exercises, expanded defense trade, and collaboration on
                    humanitarian aid and disaster response; and
                        (B) to enable greater cooperation on maritime
                    security;
                (6) strengthening the United States partnership with
            Taiwan, consistent with the Three Communiques, the Taiwan
            Relations Act (Public Law 96-8; 22 U.S.C. 3301 et seq.), and
            the Six Assurances, with the goal of improving Taiwan's
            defensive capabilities and promoting peaceful cross-strait
            relations;
                (7) reinforcing the status of the Republic of Singapore as
            a Major Security Cooperation Partner of the United States and
            continuing to strengthen defense and security cooperation
            between the military forces of the Republic of Singapore and
            the United States Armed Forces, including through participation
            in combined exercises and training;
                (8) engaging with the Federated States of Micronesia, the
            Republic of the Marshall Islands, the Republic of Palau, and
            other Pacific island countries, with the goal of strengthening
            regional security and addressing issues of mutual concern,
            including protecting fisheries from illegal, unreported, and
            unregulated fishing;
                (9) collaborating with Canada, the United Kingdom, France,
            and other members of the European Union and the North Atlantic
            Treaty Organization to build connectivity and advance a shared
            vision for the region that is principled, long-term, and
            anchored in democratic resilience; and
                (10) investing in enhanced military posture and
            capabilities in the area of responsibility of the United States
            Indo-Pacific Command and strengthening cooperation in bilateral
            relationships, multilateral partnerships, and other
            international fora to uphold global security and shared
            principles, with the goal of ensuring the maintenance of a free
            and open Indo-Pacific region.

    SEC. 1312. MODIFICATION OF INDO-PACIFIC MARITIME SECURITY INITIATIVE.

        Section 1263 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
    Year 2016 (10 U.S.C. 333 note) is amended--
                (1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking subparagraphs (A) and
            (B) and inserting the following:
                        ``(A) to provide assistance to--
                                ``(i) the national military or other
                            security forces of any such country that has
                            among its functional responsibilities a
                            maritime security mission; and
                                ``(ii) any other national-level
                            governmental organization of such a country
                            that has among its functional responsibilities
                            a maritime domain awareness mission, for
                            purposes of helping to achieve the maritime
                            domain awareness objectives of such country if
                            such assistance directly contributes to the
                            integration of a maritime domain awareness
                            activity with the national military or other
                            security forces described in clause (i); and
                        ``(B) to provide training to--
                                ``(i) ministry, agency, and headquarters-
                            level organizations for such forces; or
                                ``(ii) other national-level governmental
                            organizations described in paragraph
                            (A)(ii).''; and
                (2) in subsection (h)(1)(A), by inserting ``or national-
            level governmental organization'' after ``unit or units''.

    SEC. 1313. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF PACIFIC DETERRENCE INITIATIVE.

        (a) In General.--Subsection (c) of section 1251 of the William M.
    (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
    2021 (10 U.S.C. 113 note) is amended--
                (1) by striking ``the National Defense Authorization Act
            for Fiscal Year 2024'' and inserting ``the National Defense
            Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025''; and
                (2) by striking ``fiscal year 2024'' and inserting ``fiscal
            year 2025''.
        (b) Report.--Subsection (d)(1)(A) of such section is amended by
    striking ``fiscal years 2025 and 2026'' and inserting ``fiscal years
    2026 and 2027''.
        (c) Plan Required.--Subsection (e) of such section is amended by
    striking ``fiscal years 2025 and 2026'' and inserting ``fiscal years
    2026 and 2027''.

    SEC. 1314. INDO-PACIFIC EXTENDED DETERRENCE EDUCATION PILOT PROGRAM.

        (a) Establishment.--The Secretary of Defense, using the authorities
    provided in chapter 16 of title 10, United States Code, and other
    applicable statutory authorities available to the Secretary, may
    establish a pilot program, including an international defense personnel
    exchange program, to support the education of covered personnel in--
                (1) matters relating to nuclear deterrence, nuclear
            strategy, and nuclear defense strategy; and
                (2) any other matter the Secretary considers important to
            strengthening extended nuclear deterrence of--
                        (A) threats to United States allies posed by major-
                    power competitors; and
                        (B) any other persistent nuclear threat identified
                    in the 2022 National Defense Strategy published
                    pursuant to section 113(g) of title 10, United States
                    Code.
        (b) Institutional Partnership.--The Secretary may enter into an
    agreement with an existing university-affiliated research center or an
    institution of higher education with recognized subject matter
    expertise in nuclear deterrence and related matters, and demonstrated
    relevant experience, for the purpose of developing a curriculum to
    reinforce extended deterrence through education of covered personnel in
    deterrence, nuclear strategy, conventional-nuclear integration, command
    and control, and related matters.
        (c) Termination Date.--The authority of the Secretary to carry out
    the pilot program under this section shall terminate on December 31,
    2027.
        (d) Covered Personnel Defined.--In this section, the term ``covered
    personnel'' means--
                (1) an employee of the Department of Foreign Affairs and
            Trade, the Department of Defence, or equivalent component of
            the Government of Australia;
                (2) an employee of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the
            Ministry of Defense, or equivalent component of the Government
            of Japan;
                (3) an employee of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the
            Ministry of National Defense, or equivalent component of the
            Government of the Republic of Korea;
                (4) a member of the military forces of Australia, Japan, or
            the Republic of Korea; and
                (5) any other official of the Government of Australia, the
            Government of Japan, or the Government of the Republic of Korea
            the Secretary considers important to the extended deterrence
            relationship with the United States.

                     Subtitle C--Matters Relating to Taiwan

    SEC. 1321. MODIFICATION OF REPORTING REQUIREMENT FOR TRANSFER OF
                  DEFENSE ARTICLES AND DEFENSE SERVICES TO TAIWAN.

        Paragraph (3) of section 1259A(b) of the National Defense
    Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115-91; 131 Stat.
    11685; 22 U.S.C. 3302 note) is amended to read as follows:
                ``(3) Form.--Each report required under paragraph (1) may
            be submitted in classified form.''.

    SEC. 1322. ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND
                  TAIWAN FOR MILITARY TRAUMA CARE.

        (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the
    Secretary of State, may establish a joint program on military trauma
    care with appropriate personnel of the military forces of Taiwan,
    consistent with the Taiwan Relations Act (22 U.S.C. 3301 et seq.).
        (b) Activities.--The program authorized by subsection (a) may
    consist of the following activities between personnel of the United
    States military health system and the medical personnel of Taiwan's
    military forces related to general trauma care, amputation and amputee
    care, post-traumatic stress disorder, traumatic brain injuries, and any
    other mental health condition associated with post-traumatic stress
    disorder or traumatic brain injuries:
                (1) Dialogue on best practices for general trauma care,
            with a focus on amputation and amputee care, including the
            following elements of amputee care:
                        (A) Use of prosthetics.
                        (B) Wound care.
                        (C) Rehabilitative therapy.
                        (D) Family counseling.
                        (E) Mental health therapy.
                (2) Training and support on trauma care, to include
            amputation and amputee care.
                (3) The conduct of relevant joint conferences and exchanges
            with military medical professionals.
                (4) Opportunities for personnel to attend classes on best
            practices for trauma and amputee rehabilitation.
                (5) Any other relevant military trauma care educational
            activities that the Secretary of Defense and appropriate
            officials from Taiwan's military forces determine appropriate.
        (c) Use of Authorities.--In carrying out the joint program
    authorized by subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense may use the
    authorities under chapter 16 of title 10, United States Code, and other
    applicable statutory authorities available to the Secretary.

    SEC. 1323. TAIWAN SECURITY COOPERATION INITIATIVE.

        (a) Authority to Provide Assistance.--
                (1) In general.--Consistent with the Taiwan Relations Act
            (22 U.S.C. 3301 et. seq.), the Secretary of Defense, with the
            concurrence of the Secretary of State, may provide, for the
            purpose described in paragraph (2), appropriate assistance as
            defined in subsection (b) to--
                        (A) the military, central government security
                    forces, and central government security agencies of
                    Taiwan; and
                        (B) civilian central government entities of Taiwan
                    that have among their functional responsibilities the
                    support of military and central government security
                    forces.
                (2) Purpose.--The purpose described in this paragraph is to
            enable Taiwan to maintain sufficient self-defense capabilities,
            including through one or more of the following:
                        (A) The capabilities of the military, central
                    government security forces, and central government
                    security agencies of Taiwan to defend against coercion
                    and aggression.
                        (B) The ability of the civilian central
                    governmental institutions of Taiwan to provide
                    oversight and support, ensure accountability of, or
                    manage, such forces.
        (b) Appropriate Assistance Defined.--
                (1) For purposes of subparagraph (A) of subsection (a)(1),
            the term ``appropriate assistance'' includes the following:
                        (A) Modifications to equipment provided by the
                    United States for exportability or technology security.
                        (B) Technology or services for effective end-use
                    monitoring.
                        (C) Intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance
                    capabilities or support.
                        (D) Anti-armor capabilities.
                        (E) Radars.
                        (F) Manned and unmanned aerial capabilities.
                        (G) Defensive cyber capabilities.
                        (H) Long-range precision fires.
                        (I) Integrated air and missile defense systems.
                        (J) Anti-ship missiles.
                        (K) Electronic warfare and counter-electronic
                    warfare capabilities or support.
                        (L) Secure communications equipment and other
                    electronic protection systems.
                        (M) Undersea warfare capabilities.
                        (N) Survivable swarming maritime assets.
                        (O) Integrated air and missile defense systems or
                    capabilities.
                        (P) Mine and counter-mine capabilities.
                        (Q) Littoral-zone and coastal defense vessels.
                        (R) Coastal defense capabilities.
                        (S) Transportation capabilities.
                        (T) Command and control capabilities.
                        (U) Munitions.
                        (V) Training for critical operations and as
                    required to maintain or employ systems and capabilities
                    specified in subparagraphs (B) through (U).
                (2) For purposes of subparagraph (B) of subsection (a)(1),
            the term ``appropriate assistance'' includes the following:
                        (A) Modifications to equipment provided by the
                    United States for exportability or technology security.
                        (B) Technology or services for effective end-use
                    monitoring.
                        (C) Intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance
                    capabilities or support.
                        (D) Radars.
                        (E) Manned and unmanned aerial capabilities.
                        (F) Defensive cyber capabilities or support.
                        (G) Secure communications equipment and other
                    electronic protection systems.
                        (H) Transportation capabilities.
                        (I) Command and control capabilities.
                        (J) Training for critical operations and as
                    required to maintain or employ systems and capabilities
                    specified in subparagraphs (B) through (I).
        (c) Construction of Authorization.--Nothing in this section may be
    construed to constitute a specific statuary authorization for the
    introduction of United States Armed Forces into hostilities or into
    situations wherein hostilities are clearly indicated by the
    circumstances.
        (d) Funding.--Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated for
    fiscal year 2025 for the Department of Defense, not more than
    $300,000,000 may be made available for the purposes of subsection (a).
        (e) Additional Authority for Use of United States Inventory.--The
    Secretary of Defense, with the concurrence of the Secretary of State,
    may, in such quantity as the Secretary of Defense determines
    appropriate to achieve the purposes of subsection (a)(2)--
                (1) make available to the military, central government
            security forces, and central government security agencies of
            Taiwan defense articles from the United States inventory and
            defense services, and to recover or dispose of such defense
            articles; or
                (2) make available to the foreign military and national
            security forces and ministries of defense (or security agencies
            serving a similar defense function) of foreign partners defense
            articles to replenish comparable stocks that such governments
            have provided to the military, central government security
            forces, and central government security agencies of Taiwan.
        (f) Notification to Congress.--
                (1) In general.--Not later than 15 days before providing
            assistance or support under subsection (a)(1) or (e), the
            Secretary of Defense shall submit to the appropriate committees
            of Congress a notice containing a description of the defense
            articles or defense services that will be provided.
                (2) Assistance or support provided under subsection (a).--A
            report under paragraph (1) with respect to the provision of
            assistance or support under subsection (a)(1) shall include the
            following:
                        (A) An identification of the specific recipient of
                    the defense articles or defense services.
                        (B) Objectives of providing the defense articles or
                    defense services.
                        (C) The cost of providing the defense articles or
                    defense services.
                        (D) The anticipated timeline for delivery of the
                    defense articles or defense services.
                (3) Assistance or support provided under subsection (e).--A
            report under paragraph (1) with respect to the provision of
            assistance or support under subsection (e) shall include the
            following:
                        (A) An identification of the recipient foreign
                    country.
                        (B) A detailed description of the articles to be
                    provided, including the dollar value, origin, and
                    capabilities associated with the articles.
                        (C) A detailed description of the articles provided
                    to Taiwan to be replenished, including the dollar
                    value, origin, and capabilities associated with the
                    articles.
                        (D) The impact on United States inventory and
                    readiness of transferring the articles.
                        (E) An assessment of any security, intellectual
                    property, or end use monitoring issues associated with
                    transferring the articles.
                (4) Appropriate committees of congress defined.--In this
            subsection, the term ``appropriate committees of Congress''
            means--
                        (A) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee
                    on Appropriations, and the Committee on Foreign
                    Relations of the Senate; and
                        (B) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee
                    on Appropriations, and the Committee on Foreign Affairs
                    of the House of Representatives.
        (g) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section may be construed
    as circumventing the applicable requirements of the Arms Export Control
    Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.).
        (h) Termination.--The authority provided by this section shall
    terminate on December 31, 2029.

    SEC. 1324. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING INVITATION TO TAIWAN TO RIM OF
                  THE PACIFIC EXERCISE.

        It is the sense of Congress that the naval forces of Taiwan may be
    invited to participate in the Rim of the Pacific exercise, as
    appropriate, conducted in 2025.

              Subtitle D--Coordinating AUKUS Engagement With Japan

    SEC. 1331. DEFINITIONS.

        In this subtitle:
                (1) The term ``appropriate congressional committees''
            means--
                        (A) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the
                    Committee on Armed Services of the Senate; and
                        (B) the Committee on Foreign Affairs and the
                    Committee on Armed Services of the House of
                    Representatives.
                (2) The term ``AUKUS official'' means a government official
            with responsibilities related to the implementation of the
            AUKUS partnership.
                (3) The term ``AUKUS partnership'' has the meaning given
            that term in section 1321 of the National Defense Authorization
            Act of Fiscal Year 2024 (22 U.S.C. 10401).
                (4) The term ``State AUKUS Coordinator'' means the senior
            advisor at the Department of State designated under section
            1331(a)(1) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
            Year 2024 (22 U.S.C. 10411(a)(1)).
                (5) The term ``Defense AUKUS Coordinator'' means the senior
            civilian official of the Department of Defense designated under
            section 1332(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for
            Fiscal Year 2024 (22 U.S.C. 10412(a)).
                (6) The term ``Pillar Two'' has the meaning given that term
            in section 1321(2)(B) of the National Defense Authorization Act
            of Fiscal Year 2024 (22 U.S.C. 10401(2)(B)).
                (7) The term ``United States Munitions List'' means the
            list set forth in part 121 of title 22, Code of Federal
            Regulations (or successor regulations).

    SEC. 1332. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

        It is the sense of Congress that--
                (1) the United States should continue to strengthen
            relationships and cooperation with allies in order to
            effectively counter the People's Republic of China;
                (2) the United States should capitalize on the
            technological advancements allies have made in order to deliver
            more advanced capabilities at speed and at scale to the United
            States military and the militaries of partner countries;
                (3) the historic announcement of the AUKUS partnership laid
            out a vision for future defense cooperation in the Indo-Pacific
            among Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States;
                (4) Pillar Two of the AUKUS partnership envisions
            cooperation on advanced technologies, including hypersonic
            capabilities, electronic warfare capabilities, cyber
            capabilities, quantum technologies, undersea capabilities, and
            space capabilities;
                (5) trusted partners of the United States, the United
            Kingdom, and Australia, such as Japan, could benefit from and
            offer significant contributions to a range of projects related
            to Pillar Two of the AUKUS partnership;
                (6) Japan is a treaty ally of the United States and a
            technologically advanced country with the world's third-largest
            economy;
                (7) in 2022, Australia signed a Reciprocal Access Agreement
            with Japan to facilitate reciprocal access and cooperation
            between the Self-Defense Forces of Japan and the Australian
            Defence Force;
                (8) in 2023, the United Kingdom signed a Reciprocal Access
            Agreement with Japan to facilitate reciprocal access and
            cooperation between the Self-Defense Forces of Japan and the
            Armed Forces of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and
            Northern Ireland;
                (9) in 2014, Japan relaxed its post-war constraints on the
            export of non-lethal defense equipment, and in March 2024,
            Japan further refined that policy to allow for the export of
            weapons to countries with which it has an agreement in place on
            defense equipment and technology transfers;
                (10) in 2013, Japan passed a secrecy law obligating
            government officials to protect diplomatic and defense
            information, and in February 2024, the Cabinet approved a bill
            creating a new security clearance system covering economic
            secrets; and
                (11) in April 2024, the United States, Australia, and the
            United Kingdom announced they would consider cooperating with
            Japan on advanced capability projects under Pillar Two of the
            AUKUS partnership.

    SEC. 1333. ENGAGEMENT WITH JAPAN ON AUKUS PILLAR TWO COOPERATION.

        (a) Engagement Required.--
                (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
            the enactment of this Act, the State AUKUS Coordinator and the
            Defense AUKUS Coordinator shall jointly engage directly, at a
            technical level, with the relevant stakeholders in the
            Government of Japan--
                        (A) to better understand the export control,
                    technology security, and cyber security policies of
                    Japan and the effects of the reforms the Government of
                    Japan has made to those policies since 2014;
                        (B) to determine overlapping areas of interest and
                    the potential for cooperation with Australia, the
                    United Kingdom, and the United States on projects
                    related to the AUKUS partnership and other projects;
                    and
                        (C) to identify areas in which the Government of
                    Japan might need to strengthen the export control,
                    technology security, and cyber security systems of
                    Japan in order to guard against export control
                    violations, cyber espionage, technology theft, or other
                    related issues in order to be a successful potential
                    partner in Pillar Two of the AUKUS partnership.
                (2) Consultation with aukus officials.--In carrying out the
            engagement required by paragraph (1), the State AUKUS
            Coordinator and the Defense AUKUS Coordinator shall consult
            with relevant AUKUS officials from the United Kingdom and
            Australia.
        (b) Briefing Requirement.--Not later than 30 days after the date of
    the engagement required by subsection (a), the State AUKUS Coordinator
    and the Defense AUKUS Coordinator shall jointly brief the appropriate
    congressional committees on the following:
                (1) The findings of that engagement.
                (2) A strategy for follow-on engagement.

    SEC. 1334. ASSESSMENT OF POTENTIAL FOR COOPERATION WITH JAPAN ON AUKUS
                  PILLAR TWO.

        Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this
    Act, the Secretary of State, with the concurrence of the Secretary of
    Defense, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a
    report assessing the potential for cooperation with Japan on Pillar Two
    of the AUKUS partnership, detailing the following:
                (1) Projects the Government of Japan is engaged in related
            to the development of advanced defense capabilities under
            Pillar Two of the AUKUS partnership.
                (2) Areas of potential cooperation with Japan on advanced
            defense capabilities within and outside the scope of Pillar Two
            of the AUKUS partnership.
                (3) The Secretaries' assessment of the current export
            control, technology security, and cyber security systems of
            Japan, including--
                        (A) the procedures under those systems for
                    protecting classified and sensitive defense,
                    technological, diplomatic, and economic information;
                        (B) the effectiveness of those systems in
                    protecting such information; and
                        (C) such other matters as the Secretaries consider
                    appropriate.
                (4) Any reforms. regulations, and technical capabilities
            that the Secretary of State considers necessary for Japan to
            adopt before considering including Japan in the privileges
            provided under Pillar Two of the AUKUS partnership.
                (5) Any recommendations regarding the scope and conditions
            of potential cooperation with Japan under Pillar Two of the
            AUKUS partnership.
                (6) A strategy and forum for communicating the potential
            benefits of and requirements for engaging in projects related
            to Pillar Two of the AUKUS partnership with the Government of
            Japan.
                (7) Any views provided by AUKUS officials from the United
            Kingdom and Australia on issues relevant to the report, and a
            plan for cooperation with such officials on future engagement
            with the Government of Japan related to Pillar Two of the AUKUS
            partnership.

                   Subtitle E--Matters Relating to East Asia

    SEC. 1341. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO TRANSFER FUNDS
                  FOR BIEN HOA DIOXIN CLEANUP.

        Section 1253(b) of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense
    Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283; 134 Stat.
    3955) is amended--
                (1) by striking ``$15,000,000'' and inserting
            ``$30,000,000''; and
                (2) by striking ``fiscal year 2024'' and inserting ``fiscal
            year 2025''.

    SEC. 1342. MODIFICATION OF COOPERATIVE PROGRAM WITH VIETNAM TO ACCOUNT
                  FOR VIETNAMESE PERSONNEL MISSING IN ACTION.

        Section 1245 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
    Year 2022 (10 U.S.C. 113 note) is amended--
                (1) by striking the section heading and inserting ``vietnam
            wartime accounting initiative.'';
                (2) in subsection (a), by striking ``Vietnamese personnel
            missing in action'' and inserting ``killed or missing
            Vietnamese persons from the Vietnam War (referred to in this
            section as `missing persons from the Vietnam War')'';
                (3) in subsection (b)--
                        (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting
                    ``verification,'' after ``digitization,'';
                        (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``conduct
                    archival research, investigations, and excavations''
                    and inserting ``manage archival information and
                    personal data''; and
                        (C) by amending paragraphs (3) and (4) to read as
                    follows:
                ``(3) Supporting activities to build the capacity of
            Vietnam for locating, recovering, and conducting DNA analysis
            and identification of missing persons from the Vietnam War.
                ``(4) Increasing exchanges, training, and dialogue among
            veterans and families of missing persons from the Vietnam
            War.'';
                (4) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d);
                (5) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new
            subsection (c):
        ``(c) Designation of Lead Coordinating Office.--The Secretary shall
    designate an office within the Department of Defense to serve as the
    lead coordinating office for the program carried out under this
    section.''; and
                (6) in subsection (d), as redesignated, by striking
            ``October 1, 2026'' and inserting ``October 1, 2031''.

    SEC. 1343. PLAN FOR ESTABLISHMENT OF A JOINT FORCE HEADQUARTERS IN
                  JAPAN.

        (a) Plan Required.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
    enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the
    congressional defense committees a plan to reconstitute U.S. Forces
    Japan as a joint force headquarters consistent with the Joint Statement
    of the Security Consultative Committee released on July 28, 2024.
        (b) Elements.--The plan required by subsection (a) shall include a
    description of each of the following:
                (1) The operational chain of command of the joint force
            headquarters as it relates to--
                        (A) United States Indo-Pacific Command and the
                    component commands of United States Indo-Pacific
                    Command;
                        (B) the standing joint force headquarters required
                    by section 1087 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense
                    Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-
                    263; 10 U.S.C. 161 note); and
                        (C) any United States military forces deployed to
                    Japan on a permanent, rotational, or temporary basis.
                (2) The manning and resourcing required for the
            establishment of such a joint force headquarters.
                (3) The mission and operational authorities that will be
            delegated to the joint force headquarters during peacetime,
            crisis, and conflict.
                (4) The relationship of the joint force headquarters with
            the Japan Self-Defense Forces Joint Operations Command,
            including coordination and decision-making mechanisms,
            necessary to enable seamless integration of operations and
            capabilities and allow for greater interoperability and
            planning between United States forces and Japanese forces in
            peacetime and during contingencies.
                (5) The infrastructure required to support the joint force
            headquarters and milestones and timelines for the joint force
            headquarters to achieve initial operational capability and full
            operational capability.
                (6) Such other matters as the Secretary of Defense
            considers appropriate.
        (c) Annual Report Required.--Not later than June 1, 2026, and
    annually thereafter until the joint force headquarters to be
    established reaches full operational capability, the Secretary of
    Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report
    providing an update on progress toward achieving the milestones
    identified under subsection (b)(5) and any other matters the Secretary
    determines to be relevant.

    SEC. 1344. PLAN FOR DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ACTIVITIES TO STRENGTHEN
                  UNITED STATES EXTENDED DETERRENCE COMMITMENTS TO THE
                  REPUBLIC OF KOREA.

        (a) Plan.--Not later than March 1, 2025, the Secretary of Defense
    shall submit to the congressional defense committees a plan for
    Department of Defense activities to strengthen United States extended
    deterrence commitments to the Republic of Korea as identified in the
    December 16, 2023, Joint Press Statement on the United States-Republic
    of Korea Nuclear Consultative Group.
        (b) Elements.--The plan required by subsection (a) shall include
    the following:
                (1) A description of the resources, budget, and personnel
            needed to strengthen United States extended deterrence
            commitments to the Republic of Korea, including those related
            to--
                        (A) nuclear consultation processes between the
                    United States and the Republic of Korea in crises and
                    contingencies;
                        (B) nuclear and strategic planning between the
                    United States and the Republic of Korea;
                        (C) United States-Republic of Korea conventional
                    and nuclear integration;
                        (D) security and information-sharing protocols;
                        (E) exercises, simulations, training, and other
                    investment activities; and
                        (F) risk-reduction practices.
                (2) Any other matter the Secretary of Defense considers
            relevant.

    SEC. 1345. PLAN AND ANNUAL REPORT RELATING TO TRILATERAL DEFENSE
                  COOPERATION WITH JAPAN AND THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA.

        (a) Plan.--
                (1) In general.--Not later than March 1, 2025, the
            Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the Secretary of
            State, shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a
            plan to advance trilateral defense cooperation among the United
            States, Japan, and the Republic of Korea.
                (2) Elements.-- The plan required by paragraph (1) shall
            include the following:
                        (A) A description of the resources necessary to
                    advance trilateral defense cooperation among the United
                    States, Japan, and the Republic of Korea, including
                    with respect to activities relating to--
                                (i) trilateral communication mechanisms,
                            consultations, and senior leadership
                            engagements;
                                (ii) ballistic missile defense, including
                            real-time information sharing;
                                (iii) trilateral exercises and other
                            activities under the multi-year trilateral
                            exercise plan agreed to by the United States,
                            Japan, and the Republic of Korea in August
                            2023;
                                (iv) the Trilateral Maritime Security
                            Cooperation Framework established by the United
                            States, Japan, and the Republic of Korea in
                            August 2023;
                                (v) countering malicious cyber and
                            disinformation activities; and
                                (vi) disaster relief and humanitarian
                            assistance activities.
                        (B) An identification of challenges to improving
                    such trilateral defense cooperation with respect to the
                    activities described in subparagraph (A).
                        (C) Any other matter the Secretary of Defense
                    considers relevant.
        (b) Annual Report.--Not later than March 1, 2026 and annually
    thereafter through 2029, the Secretary of Defense, in coordination with
    the Secretary of State, shall submit to the appropriate committees of
    Congress a report on trilateral defense cooperation among the United
    States, Japan, and the Republic of Korea that includes, with respect to
    the activities described in subsection (a)(2)(A), a description of any
    such activities conducted during the preceding year.
        (c) Appropriate Committees of Congress Defined.--In this section,
    the term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
                (1) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on
            Appropriations, and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the
            Senate; and
                (2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on
            Appropriations, and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the
            House of Representatives.

    SEC. 1346. MODIFICATION OF PUBLIC REPORTING OF CHINESE MILITARY
                  COMPANIES OPERATING IN THE UNITED STATES.

        Section 1260H of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense
    Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283; 134 Stat.
    3965; 10 U.S.C. 113 note) is amended--
                (1) in subsection (b)--
                        (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``an explanation
                    of any entities deleted from such list with respect to
                    a prior list'' and inserting ``a justification for
                    adding any entities to the list and for deleting any
                    entities from a prior list'';
                        (B) in paragraph (2)--
                                (i) by striking ``Concurrent with'' and
                            inserting the following:
                        ``(A) In general.--Concurrent with''; and
                                (ii) by adding at the end the following:
                        ``(B) Inclusion.--The publication required by
                    subparagraph (A) shall include, for each entity
                    included in the unclassified portion of such list, the
                    justification for inclusion in such list.'';
                        (C) in paragraph (3)--
                                (i) in the paragraph heading, by striking
                            ``ongoing'' and inserting ``annual''; and
                                (ii) by striking ``on an ongoing basis''
                            and inserting ``not less frequently than
                            annually''; and
                        (D) by adding at the end the following:
                ``(4) Language requirement.--The Secretary shall prepare
            the list required by paragraph (1) in English and in Mandarin
            Chinese. If the name of a Chinese military company included on
            the list is referred to by the Government of China in a
            language other than English or Mandarin Chinese, the Secretary
            shall also include on the list the name of that company in that
            language.'';
                (2) in subsection (d)--
                        (A) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), and (3)
                    as paragraphs (2), (3), and (5), respectively;
                        (B) by inserting before paragraph (2), as so
                    redesignated, the following:
                ``(1) Affiliated with.--The term `affiliated with' means in
            close formal or informal association.'';
                        (C) in paragraph (2), as so redesignated--
                                (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking
                            ``and'' at the end;
                                (ii) in subparagraph (B)--
                                        (I) in clause (i), by amending
                                    subclause (I) to read as follows:
                                ``(I) directly or indirectly owned by,
                            controlled by, or beneficially owned by,
                            affiliated with, or in an official or
                            unofficial capacity acting as an agent of or on
                            behalf of, the People's Liberation Army,
                            Chinese military and paramilitary elements,
                            security forces, police, law enforcement,
                            border control, the People's Armed Police, the
                            Ministry of State Security (MSS), or any other
                            organization subordinate to the Central
                            Military Commission of the Chinese Communist
                            Party, the Chinese Ministry of Industry and
                            Information Technology (MIIT), the State-Owned
                            Assets Supervision and Administration
                            Commission of the State Council (SASAC), or the
                            State Administration of Science, Technology,
                            and Industry for National Defense (SASTIND);
                            or''; and
                                        (II) in clause (ii), by striking
                                    the period at the end and inserting ``;
                                    and''; and
                                (iii) by adding at the end the following:
                        ``(C) includes a wholly-owned or wholly-controlled
                    subsidiary or wholly-owned or wholly-controlled
                    affiliate of such an entity or any entity that owns in
                    the aggregate, directly or indirectly, 50 percent or
                    more of any entity or entities described in
                    subparagraph (B).'';
                        (D) in paragraph (3), as so redesignated--
                                (i) by amending subparagraphs (A) and (B)
                            to read as follows:
                        ``(A) Entities knowingly receiving assistance from
                    the Government of China or the Chinese Communist Party
                    through science, technology, research, and industrial
                    efforts initiated, granted, or created by, or provided
                    under, or related to, the Chinese military industrial
                    planning apparatus, or in furtherance of Chinese
                    military industrial planning objectives, including
                    selection or designation as a `Single Champion',
                    `Little Giant', or any other successor selection or
                    designation as an enterprise associated with industrial
                    planning or military-civil fusion efforts.
                        ``(B) Entities managed, overseen, or supervised by,
                    otherwise under the control of, or affiliated with
                    (including by means of formal participation in research
                    partnerships and projects)--
                                ``(i) the Chinese Ministry of Industry and
                            Information Technology (MIIT);
                                ``(ii) the State-Owned Assets Supervision
                            and Administration Commission of the State
                            Council (SASAC);
                                ``(iii) the State Administration of
                            Science, Technology and Industry for National
                            Defense (SASTIND);
                                ``(iv) the Ministry of State Security
                            (MSS); or
                                ``(v) the People's Liberation Army.''; and
                                (ii) in subparagraph (F), by striking
                            ``such as'' and inserting ``including'';
                        (E) by inserting after paragraph (3), as so
                    redesignated, the following:
                ``(4) Operating directly or indirectly in the united states
            or any of its territories and possessions.--With respect to an
            entity, the term `operating directly or indirectly in the
            United States or any of its territories and possessions'
            includes an entity selling goods in, or receiving goods or
            services from, the United States or any of its territories or
            possessions, regardless of whether the entity has a physical
            presence in the United States.''; and
                        (F) in paragraph (5), as so redesignated--
                                (i) by inserting ``or intelligence'' after
                            ``security''; and
                                (ii) by adding at the end before the period
                            the following; ``, including other Chinese
                            military and paramilitary elements, security
                            forces, police, law enforcement, border
                            control, and the Ministry of State Security'';
                (3) by redesignating subsection (d), as so amended, as
            subsection (g); and
                (4) by inserting after subsection (c) the following:
        ``(d) Defense Industrial Base Report.--
                ``(1) In general.--Not later than December 31, 2026, and
            biennially thereafter through December 31, 2031, the Secretary
            shall submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate
            and the House of Representatives a report on the status of
            Department of Defense procurement restrictions on entities
            included in the list described in subsection (b)(1).
                ``(2) Elements.--Each report required by paragraph (1)
            shall include the following:
                        ``(A) A list of each entity included in the list
                    described in subsection (b)(1) that is likely present
                    in the United States defense industrial base.
                        ``(B) Available unclassified data on any such
                    entity and its presence within the United States
                    defense industrial base.
                        ``(C) A description of any update to policies or
                    procedures implemented to enforce procurement
                    restrictions on entities included in the list described
                    in subsection (b)(1).
        ``(e) Procedures for Implementation.--The Secretary of Defense
    shall establish such reasonable procedures as are necessary to
    implement the provisions of this section, including for obtaining
    information from outside entities relevant to the list described in
    subsection (b)(1) and procedures for removal of entities from the list
    described in subsection (b)(1).
        ``(f) Judicial Review.-- In any judicial review of a determination
    made under this section, if the determination was based on classified
    information (as defined in section 1(a) of the Classified Information
    Procedures Act) such information may be submitted to the reviewing
    court ex parte and in camera. This subsection does not confer or imply
    any right to judicial review.''.

    SEC. 1347. STRATEGY TO ADDRESS MALIGN ACTIVITIES BY THE PEOPLE'S
                  LIBERATION ARMY.

        (a) In General.--Not later than 270 days after the date of the
    enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the
    congressional defense committees a transregional, multi-functional, and
    multi-domain strategy to coordinate activities among combatant commands
    for identifying and, if necessary and appropriate, addressing malign
    activities by the People's Liberation Army of the People's Republic of
    China.
        (b) Combatant Command Liaisons.--Concurrently with the submission
    of the strategy required by subsection (a), the Secretary shall
    designate, within each combatant command (other than the United States
    Indo-Pacific Command), an official liaison for coordinated
    transregional, multi-functional, and multi-domain efforts to address
    malign activities by the People's Liberation Army.

                        TITLE XIV--OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS

                         Subtitle A--Military Programs

    Sec. 1401. Working capital funds.
    Sec. 1402. Chemical agents and munitions destruction, defense.
    Sec. 1403. Drug interdiction and counter-drug activities, defense-wide.
    Sec. 1404. Defense Inspector General.
    Sec. 1405. Defense Health Program.

                     Subtitle B--National Defense Stockpile

    Sec. 1411. Restoring the National Defense Stockpile.
    Sec. 1412. Consultations with respect to environmental reviews of
                                projects that will increase availability of
                                strategic and critical materials for
                                acquisition for National Defense Stockpile.

                           Subtitle C--Other Matters

    Sec. 1421. Extension of authorities for funding and management of Joint
                                Department of Defense-Department of
                                Veterans Affairs Medical Facility
                                Demonstration Fund for Captain James A.
                                Lovell Health Care Center, Illinois.
    Sec. 1422. Eligibility of Space Force officers for membership on Armed
                                Forces Retirement Home Advisory Council.
    Sec. 1423. Armed Forces Retirement Home: availability of licensed
                                practitioners.
    Sec. 1424. Authorization of appropriations for Armed Forces Retirement
                                Home.

                         Subtitle A--Military Programs

    SEC. 1401. WORKING CAPITAL FUNDS.

        Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2025
    for the use of the Armed Forces and other activities and agencies of
    the Department of Defense for providing capital for working capital and
    revolving funds, as specified in the funding table in section 4501.

    SEC. 1402. CHEMICAL AGENTS AND MUNITIONS DESTRUCTION, DEFENSE.

        (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--Funds are hereby authorized
    to be appropriated for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2025
    for expenses, not otherwise provided for, for Chemical Agents and
    Munitions Destruction, Defense, as specified in the funding table in
    section 4501.
        (b) Use.--Amounts authorized to be appropriated under subsection
    (a) are authorized for the destruction of lethal chemical agents and
    munitions in accordance with section 1412 of the Department of Defense
    Authorization Act, 1986 (50 U.S.C. 1521).

    SEC. 1403. DRUG INTERDICTION AND COUNTER-DRUG ACTIVITIES, DEFENSE-WIDE.

        Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for the Department
    of Defense for fiscal year 2025 for expenses, not otherwise provided
    for, for Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense-wide,
    as specified in the funding table in section 4501.

    SEC. 1404. DEFENSE INSPECTOR GENERAL.

        Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for the Department
    of Defense for fiscal year 2025 for expenses, not otherwise provided
    for, for the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of
    Defense, as specified in the funding table in section 4501.

    SEC. 1405. DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM.

        Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2025
    for the Defense Health Program for use of the Armed Forces and other
    activities and agencies of the Department of Defense for providing for
    the health of eligible beneficiaries, as specified in the funding table
    in section 4501.

                     Subtitle B--National Defense Stockpile

    SEC. 1411. RESTORING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE STOCKPILE.

        (a) Plan to Fully Fund Existing National Defense Stockpile
    Requirements.--Not later than April 15, 2025, the Secretary of Defense
    shall submit to the congressional defense committees a plan that
    includes the following:
                (1) An identification of the strategic and critical
            materials for which there is a shortfall in the National
            Defense Stockpile, as determined by the Secretary, and the
            estimated cost of resolving such shortfalls.
                (2) A plan for resolving the shortfalls identified under
            paragraph (1) and to avoid any future shortfall in the National
            Defense Stockpile--
                        (A) with respect to the military and industrial
                    needs of the United States during a national emergency,
                    not later than December 31, 2027; and
                        (B) with respect to the essential civilian needs of
                    the United States during a national emergency, not
                    later than December 31, 2029.
                (3) A description of the additional funds that would be
            necessary to resolve the shortfalls identified under paragraph
            (1) if the National Defense Stockpile was required to meet the
            national defense needs of the United States for a period of--
                        (A) not less than two years during a national
                    emergency; and
                        (B) not less than three years during a national
                    emergency.
        (b) Definitions.--In this section:
                (1) The term ``national emergency'' has the meaning given
            such term under section 12 of the Strategic and Critical
            Materials Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98h-3).
                (2) The term ``strategic and critical materials'' means
            materials determined pursuant to section 3(a) of the Strategic
            and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98b(a)) to
            be strategic and critical materials.

    SEC. 1412. CONSULTATIONS WITH RESPECT TO ENVIRONMENTAL REVIEWS OF
                  PROJECTS THAT WILL INCREASE AVAILABILITY OF STRATEGIC AND
                  CRITICAL MATERIALS FOR ACQUISITION FOR NATIONAL DEFENSE
                  STOCKPILE.

        (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall consult with the
    head of any agency responsible for the development of an environmental
    document for a project that will result in an increase in the
    availability of strategic and critical materials for acquisition for
    the Stockpile.
        (b) Definitions.--In this section:
                (1) Agency.--The term ``agency'' has the meaning given such
            term in section 551 of title 5, United States Code.
                (2) Environmental document.--The term ``environmental
            document'' has the meaning given that term in section 111 of
            the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C.
            4336e).
                (3) Stockpile.--The term ``Stockpile'' means the National
            Defense Stockpile established under section 3 of the Strategic
            and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98b).
                (4) Strategic and critical materials.--The term ``strategic
            and critical materials'' means materials, including rare earth
            elements, that are necessary to meet national defense and
            national security requirements, including requirements relating
            to supply chain resiliency, and for the economic security of
            the United States.

                           Subtitle C--Other Matters

    SEC. 1421. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITIES FOR FUNDING AND MANAGEMENT OF JOINT
                  DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE-DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
                  MEDICAL FACILITY DEMONSTRATION FUND FOR CAPTAIN JAMES A.
                  LOVELL HEALTH CARE CENTER, ILLINOIS.

        (a) In General.--Section 1704(e) of the National Defense
    Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111-84; 123 Stat.
    2573), as most recently amended by section 305 of division B of the
    Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025 (Public Law 118-83,
    138 Stat. 1539), is amended by striking ``September 30, 2025'' and
    inserting ``September 30, 2026''.
        (b) Authority for Transfer of Funds.--Of the funds authorized to be
    appropriated for section 1405 and available for the Defense Health
    Program for operation and maintenance, $162,500,000 may be transferred
    by the Secretary of Defense to the Joint Department of Defense-
    Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund
    established by subsection (a)(1) of section 1704 of the National
    Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 (Public Law 111-84; 123
    Stat. 2571). For purposes of subsection (a)(2) of such section 1704,
    any funds so transferred shall be treated as amounts authorized and
    appropriated specifically for the purpose of such a transfer.
        (c) Use of Transferred Funds.--For the purposes of subsection (b)
    of such section 1704, facility operations for which funds transferred
    under subsection (b) of this section may be used are operations of the
    Captain James A. Lovell Federal Health Care Center, consisting of the
    North Chicago Veterans Affairs Medical Center, the Navy Ambulatory Care
    Center, and supporting facilities designated as a combined Federal
    medical facility under an operational agreement covered by section 706
    of the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
    2009 (Public Law 110-417; 122 Stat. 4500).

    SEC. 1422. ELIGIBILITY OF SPACE FORCE OFFICERS FOR MEMBERSHIP ON ARMED
                  FORCES RETIREMENT HOME ADVISORY COUNCIL.

        (a) Space Force Chief Personnel Officer.--Section 1502(5) of the
    Armed Forces Retirement Home Act of 1991 (24 U.S.C. 401(5)) is
    amended--
                (1) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``and'' at the end;
                (2) in subparagraph (E), by striking the period at the end
            and inserting ``; and''; and
                (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
                        ``(F) the Deputy Chief of Space Operations for
                    Human Capital of the Space Force.''.
        (b) Space Force Senior Noncommissioned Officer.--Section 1502(6) of
    such Act (24 U.S.C. 401(6)) is amended by adding at the end the
    following new subparagraph:
                        ``(F) The Chief Master Sergeant of the Space
                    Force.''.

    SEC. 1423. ARMED FORCES RETIREMENT HOME: AVAILABILITY OF LICENSED
                  PRACTITIONERS.

        Subsection (c) of section 1513 of the Armed Forces Retirement Home
    Act of 1991 (24 U.S.C. 413) is amended to read as follows:
        ``(c) Availability of Licensed Practitioners.--(1) In providing for
    the health care needs of residents at a facility of the Retirement Home
    under subsection (b), the Retirement Home shall have appropriate
    licensed practitioners, as determined under paragraph (2), available
    during the daily business hours of the facility and on an on-call basis
    at other times.
        ``(2) In accordance with accrediting organization standards
    pursuant to section 1511(g), the Chief Operating Officer, in
    consultation with the Medical Director, shall ensure that the skills,
    experience, and availability of the practitioners are suited to
    residents of the facility.''.

    SEC. 1424. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR ARMED FORCES RETIREMENT
                  HOME.

        There is hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2025
    from the Armed Forces Retirement Home Trust Fund the sum of
    $100,520,000 for the operation of the Armed Forces Retirement Home.

                      TITLE XV--CYBERSPACE-RELATED MATTERS

                          Subtitle A--Cyber Operations

    Sec. 1501. Modification of prohibition on purchase of cyber data
                                products or services other than through the
                                program management office for Department of
                                Defense-wide procurement of cyber data
                                products and services.
    Sec. 1502. Department of Defense Information Network subordinate
                                unified command.
    Sec. 1503. Establishment of the Department of Defense Hackathon
                                program.
    Sec. 1504. Support for cyber threat tabletop exercise program with the
                                defense industrial base.
    Sec. 1505. Accounting of cloud computing capabilities of the Department
                                of Defense.

                           Subtitle B--Cybersecurity

    Sec. 1511. Termination of reporting requirement for cross domain
                                incidents and exemptions to policies for
                                information technology.
    Sec. 1512. Information technology programs of the National Background
                                Investigation Service.
    Sec. 1513. Guidance for application of zero trust strategy to Internet
                                of Things hardware used in military
                                operations.
    Sec. 1514. Management and cybersecurity of multi-cloud environments.
    Sec. 1515. Protective measures for mobile devices within the Department
                                of Defense.

             Subtitle C--Information Technology and Data Management

    Sec. 1521. Usability of antiquated and proprietary data formats for
                                modern operations.
    Sec. 1522. Modernization of the Department of Defense's Authorization
                                to Operate processes.
    Sec. 1523. Update of biometric policy of Department of Defense.

                      Subtitle D--Artificial Intelligence

    Sec. 1531. Artificial Intelligence Human Factors Integration
                                Initiative.
    Sec. 1532. Advanced computing infrastructure to enable advanced
                                artificial intelligence capabilities.
    Sec. 1533. Cost budgeting for artificial intelligence data.
    Sec. 1534. Evaluation of Federated Artificial Intelligence-Enabled
                                Weapon Systems Center of Excellence.

                     Subtitle E--Reports and Other Matters

    Sec. 1541. Oversight and reporting on the Mission Partner Environment
                                and associated activities within the
                                Department of Defense.
    Sec. 1542. Extension of certification requirement regarding contracting
                                for military recruiting.
    Sec. 1543. Prohibition on disestablishment or merger of officer career
                                paths within the Cyber Branch of the United
                                States Army.
    Sec. 1544. Independent assessment of cyber organizational models.
    Sec. 1545. Limitation on availability of funds for the Joint Cyber
                                Warfighting Architecture.
    Sec. 1546. Risk framework for foreign mobile applications of concern.
    Sec. 1547. Joint partner-sharing network capabilities for Middle East
                                defense integration.

                          Subtitle A--Cyber Operations

    SEC. 1501. MODIFICATION OF PROHIBITION ON PURCHASE OF CYBER DATA
                  PRODUCTS OR SERVICES OTHER THAN THROUGH THE PROGRAM
                  MANAGEMENT OFFICE FOR DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE-WIDE
                  PROCUREMENT OF CYBER DATA PRODUCTS AND SERVICES.

        Section 1521(c) of the National Defense Authorization Act for
    Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81; 10 U.S.C. 2224 note) is amended--
                (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``; or'' and inserting a
            semicolon;
                (2) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and
            inserting ``; or''; and
                (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
                ``(3) such component submits to such office a justification
            for such component to independently procure such product or
            service that such component determines as demonstrating--
                        ``(A) the compelling need for such product or
                    service; and
                        ``(B) either the urgency for such product or
                    service or the need to ensure competition in the market
                    for such product or service supports such independent
                    procurement by such component.''.

    SEC. 1502. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE INFORMATION NETWORK SUBORDINATE
                  UNIFIED COMMAND.

        (a) In General.--Not later than 120 days after the date of the
    enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall designate the
    Joint Force Headquarters-Department of Defense Information Network as a
    subordinate unified command under the United States Cyber Command.
        (b) Designation Notice.--On the date on which the Secretary of
    Defense makes the designation required by subsection (a), the Secretary
    shall issue to the Secretary of each military department (as defined in
    section 101(a) of title 10, United States Code), the Chairman of the
    Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Under Secretaries of the Department of
    Defense, the Chief of the National Guard Bureau, the General Counsel of
    the Department of Defense, the Director of Cost Assessment and Program
    Evaluation, the Inspector General of the Department of Defense, the
    Director of Operational Test and Evaluation, the Chief Information
    Officer of the Department of Defense, the Assistant Secretary of
    Defense for Legislative Affairs, the Assistant Secretary of Defense for
    Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict, the Chief Digital and
    Artificial Intelligence Officer of the Department of Defense, the
    commander of each combatant command, and the head of each Defense
    Agency and Department of Defense Field Activity (as such terms are
    defined, respectively, in section 101(a) of title 10, United States
    Code) a notice regarding--
                (1) the designation of the Joint Force Headquarters-
            Department of Defense Information Network as a subordinate
            unified command under the United States Cyber Command; and
                (2) the mission of the Joint Force Headquarters-Department
            of Defense Information Network as the lead organization for the
            network operations, security, and defense of the Department of
            Defense Information Network.

    SEC. 1503. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE HACKATHON
                  PROGRAM.

        (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
    enactment of this Act, the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence
    Officer of the Department of Defense, in coordination with the Chairman
    of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Chief Information Officer of the
    Department of Defense, shall establish a program (to be known as the
    ``Department of Defense Hackathon Program'') under which the commanders
    of combatant commands and the Secretaries of the military departments
    shall carry out not fewer than four Hackathons each year.
        (b) Program Management.--The Chief Digital and Artificial
    Intelligence Officer of the Department of Defense shall develop and
    implement standards for carrying out Hackathons, provide supporting
    technical infrastructure to the host of each Hackathon, and determine
    the hosts each year under subsection (c)(1).
        (c) Hosts.--
                (1)(A) Each year, two commanders of combatant commands
            shall each carry out a Hackathon and two Secretaries of
            military departments shall each carry out a Hackathon, as
            determined by the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence
            Officer of the Department of Defense in accordance with this
            subsection.
                (B) The commanders of combatant commands and the
            Secretaries of military departments carrying out Hackathons
            pursuant to subparagraph (A) shall change each year.
                (C) Each host of a Hackathon shall--
                        (i) provide to the participants invited to
                    participate in such Hackathon a per diem allowance in
                    accordance with section 5702 of title 5, United States
                    Code, or section 452 of title 37, United States Code,
                    as applicable; and
                        (ii) not later than 60 days after the completion of
                    such Hackathon, make available to the Department of
                    Defense a report on such Hackathon.
                (2) Any commander of a combatant command or Secretary of a
            military department may carry out a Hackathon in addition to
            the Hackathons required under paragraph (1).
        (d) Hackathon Objectives.--
                (1) The host of each Hackathon shall establish objectives
            for the Hackathon that address a critical, technical challenge
            of the combatant command or military department of the host, as
            applicable, through the use of individuals with specialized and
            relevant skills, including data scientists, developers,
            software engineers, and other specialists as determined
            appropriate by the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence
            Officer of the Department of Defense or the host.
                (2) In addition to the objectives established by the host
            of a Hackathon under paragraph (1), the objectives for each
            Hackathon shall include--
                        (A) fostering innovation across the Department of
                    Defense, including in military departments and the
                    combatant commands; and
                        (B) creating repeatable processes enabling the
                    commanders of combatant commands and the Secretaries of
                    the military departments to more rapidly identify and
                    develop solutions to critical, technical challenges
                    across the Department of Defense.
        (e) Definitions.--In this section--
                (1) the term ``Hackathon'' means an event carried out under
            the Program at which employees across the Department of Defense
            meet to collaboratively attempt to develop functional software
            or hardware solutions during the event to solve a critical,
            technical challenge determined by the host;
                (2) the term ``host'', with respect to a Hackathon, means
            the commander of the combatant command or the Secretary of the
            military department carrying out the Hackathon;
                (3) the term ``military department'' has the meaning given
            such term in section 101(a) of title 10, United States Code;
            and
                (4) the term ``Program'' means the program established
            under subsection (a).

    SEC. 1504. SUPPORT FOR CYBER THREAT TABLETOP EXERCISE PROGRAM WITH THE
                  DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL BASE.

        (a) Development of Cyber Threat Tabletop Exercise Program.--
                (1) In general.-- Not later than one year after the date of
            the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, acting
            through the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Cyber Policy,
            shall establish a program (to be known as the ``Cyber Threat
            Tabletop Exercise Program'') to prepare the Department of
            Defense and the defense industrial base for cyber attacks
            preceding or during times of conflict or wars through the use
            of tabletop exercises.
                (2) Participation.--
                        (A) In general.--In carrying out the program, the
                    Secretary of Defense, acting through the Assistant
                    Secretary of Defense for Cyber Policy, shall consult
                    and coordinate with the following:
                                (i) The Chief Information Officer of the
                            Department of Defense.
                                (ii) The Under Secretary of Defense for
                            Acquisition and Sustainment.
                                (iii) The Commander of the United States
                            Cyber Command.
                                (iv) The Commander of the United States
                            Northern Command.
                                (v) The Commander of the Army Interagency
                            Training and Education Center.
                                (vi) The Director of the Defense Cyber
                            Crime Center.
                                (vii) Such other individuals and entities
                            as the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Cyber
                            Policy determines appropriate.
                        (B) Solicitation.--The Assistant Secretary of
                    Defense for Cyber Policy may solicit such individuals
                    and entities in the Department of Defense and the
                    defense industrial base as the Assistant Secretary
                    determines appropriate to participate in the program.
                (3) Cyber threat tabletop exercise program.----
                        (A) In general.--The program shall consist of the
                    following:
                                (i) A series of tabletop exercises that
                            simulate cyber attack scenarios affecting the
                            defense industrial base, which the Assistant
                            Secretary of Defense for Cyber Policy shall
                            carry out on a biannual basis beginning not
                            later than one year after the date of the
                            enactment of this Act until December 30, 2030,
                            and in which the Department of Defense and
                            entities in the defense industrial base shall
                            participate.
                                (ii) A series of tabletop exercises for use
                            by individual entities or collections of
                            entities in the defense industrial base that
                            simulate cyber attack scenarios affecting the
                            defense industrial base and which are designed
                            to test and improve the responses and plans of
                            such entities to such scenarios.
                        (B) Tabletop exercise development.--
                                (i) In general.--The Assistant Secretary of
                            Defense for Cyber Policy shall develop and
                            update the tabletop exercises described in
                            subparagraph (A).
                                (ii) Realistic attacks.--The Assistant
                            Secretary of Defense for Cyber Policy shall
                            ensure that the cyber attacks simulated by the
                            tabletop exercises described in subparagraph
                            (A) are based on the cyber attack capabilities
                            and activities of current and potential
                            adversaries of the United States.
                (4) Procedures for identification of vulnerabilities and
            lessons learned.--Not later than one year after the date of the
            enactment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary of Defense for
            Cyber Policy shall establish procedures to--
                        (A) identify vulnerabilities in the cybersecurity
                    of the Department of Defense and the defense industrial
                    base pursuant to the tabletop exercises carried out
                    under the program; and
                        (B) identify other lessons learned that can improve
                    national security or the quality of such tabletop
                    exercises.
        (b) Annual Report.--Not later than September 30, 2025, and annually
    thereafter until the October 1, 2029, the Secretary of Defense, acting
    through the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Cyber Policy, shall
    submit to the congressional defense committees a report describing the
    activities of the Department of Defense pursuant to this section during
    the preceding year.
        (c) Program Defined.--In this section, the term ``program'' means
    the program established under subsection (a).

    SEC. 1505. ACCOUNTING OF CLOUD COMPUTING CAPABILITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT
                  OF DEFENSE.

        (a) In General.--Not later than October 15, 2025, and every six
    months thereafter, the Chief Information Officer of the Department of
    Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report
    containing each covered cloud contract of the Department of Defense.
        (b) Report Contents.--Each report under subsection (a) shall
    include--
                (1) the covered cloud contracts submitted by the Office of
            the Secretary of Defense, the Secretaries of the military
            departments, the head of each Department of Defense Field
            Activity, and the commander of each combatant command under
            subsection (c);
                (2) a list of the cloud capabilities and services acquired
            across the Department of Defense under contracts other than
            covered cloud contracts; and
                (3) for each current or planned cloud contract of the
            Department of Defense, the information described in the
            memorandum described in subsection (f) to show where cloud
            environments under such contracts are being used and the costs
            incurred by the Department outside of contracts authorized by
            the Chief Information Officer of the Department of Defense for
            cloud capabilities.
        (c) Collection of Cloud Contracts.--Upon the request of the Chief
    Information Officer of the Department of Defense, the Office of the
    Secretary of Defense, the Secretaries of the military departments, the
    head of each Department of Defense Field Activity, and the commander of
    each combatant command shall each submit to the Chief Information
    Officer of the Department of Defense the covered cloud contracts of
    such office, military department, Department of Defense Field Activity,
    or combatant command, respectively.
        (d) Report.--The Secretary of Defense shall include the information
    required to be contained in the report under subsection (a) for the
    covered cloud contracts of the Department of Defense in the budget
    justification materials (as defined in section 3(b)(2) of the Federal
    Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 (31 U.S.C. 6101
    note)) submitted by the Department of Defense with respect to the
    budget of the President submitted to Congress pursuant to section 1105
    of title 31, United States Code, for fiscal year 2027, and for each
    fiscal year thereafter.
        (e) Sunset.--This section shall terminate on December 31, 2030.
        (f) Covered Cloud Contract Defined.--The term ``covered cloud
    contract'' means a contract entered into under the multiple award
    contract described in the memorandum of the Chief Information Officer
    of the Department of Defense titled ``Department of Defense Joint
    Warfighting Cloud Capability and Next Steps to Rationalize Cloud Use
    Across the Department of Defense'' and dated July 31, 2023.

                           Subtitle B--Cybersecurity

    SEC. 1511. TERMINATION OF REPORTING REQUIREMENT FOR CROSS DOMAIN
                  INCIDENTS AND EXEMPTIONS TO POLICIES FOR INFORMATION
                  TECHNOLOGY.

        Section 1727 of the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense
    Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283; 134 Stat.
    4117; 10 U.S.C. 2224 note) is amended by adding at the end the
    following new subsection:
        ``(c) Termination Date.--The requirement of the Secretary of
    Defense to submit a monthly report under subsection (a) shall terminate
    on December 31, 2025.''.

    SEC. 1512. INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY PROGRAMS OF THE NATIONAL BACKGROUND
                  INVESTIGATION SERVICE.

        Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this
    Act, the authorizing official of the Defense Counterintelligence and
    Security Agency, in coordination with the Chief Information Officer of
    the Department of Defense, shall--
                (1) take such actions as may be necessary to ensure that
            the National Background Investigation Services are in
            compliance with the relevant standards and guidelines published
            by the National Institution of Standards and Technology in NIST
            Special Publication 800-53, Revision 5 (relating to security
            and privacy controls for information systems and
            organizations), or successor publication or revision thereto;
            and
                (2) submit to Congress a notice either--
                        (A) certifying that such services are in compliance
                    with such standards and guidelines; or
                        (B) explaining why the authorizing official of the
                    Defense Counterintelligence and Security Agency is
                    unable to certify that such services are in compliance
                    with such standards and guidelines.

    SEC. 1513. GUIDANCE FOR APPLICATION OF ZERO TRUST STRATEGY TO INTERNET
                  OF THINGS HARDWARE USED IN MILITARY OPERATIONS.

        (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
    enactment of this Act, the Chief Information Officer of the Department
    of Defense shall develop guidance for how--
                (1) the zero trust strategy of the Department of Defense
            developed under section 1528 of the National Defense
            Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (10 U.S.C. 2224 note)
            applies to Internet of Things hardware, including human-
            wearable devices, sensors, and other smart technology used by
            the United States in military operations; and
                (2) the role identity, credential, and access management
            technologies serve in enforcing such zero trust strategy.
        (b) Internet of Things Defined.--In this section, the term
    ``Internet of Things'' has the meaning given such term by the National
    Institution of Standards and Technology in NIST Special Publication
    800-172 and any amendatory or superseding document relating thereto.

    SEC. 1514. MANAGEMENT AND CYBERSECURITY OF MULTI-CLOUD ENVIRONMENTS.

        (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
    enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall, acting through
    the Chief Information Officer of the Department of Defense, develop a
    strategy for the management and cybersecurity of the multi-cloud
    environments of the Department.
        (b) Strategy.--The strategy required under subsection (a) shall--
                (1) align with the zero trust strategy of the Department of
            Defense entitled ``DoD Zero Trust Strategy'' and dated October
            21, 2022, or any successor thereto;
                (2) provide the Department with network visibility and
            interoperability across the entirety of the multi-cloud
            environments of the Department;
                (3) rationalize user identities across such multi-cloud
            environments, including through the implementation of identity,
            credential, and access management technologies;
                (4) maintain the same means to secure endpoints across the
            Department;
                (5) provide means for improving the identification and
            resolution of security concerns for each cloud environment
            prior to and during the adoption of such cloud environment by
            the Department;
                (6) assess means to increase the adoption of artificial
            intelligence applications into the multi-cloud environments of
            the Department;
                (7) increase the transparency of the reporting by the
            Department on the usage of such multi-cloud environments by the
            Department to improve planning for capacity demand, budgeting,
            and predictability for users and the contractors of the
            Department providing such multi-cloud environments and the
            goods and services related to such multi-cloud environments;
                (8) identify opportunities to improve the planning of the
            Department for data use and storage in such cloud environments,
            including policies and processes to enforce protection of data
            provided by the Government when such data is used to train
            artificial intelligence models or other commercially developed
            software systems;
                (9) identify opportunities to streamline certification
            processes related to the provision of cloud services for cloud
            service providers; and
                (10) include a plan for training the necessary personnel of
            the Department on how to--
                        (A) incorporate the use of multi-cloud environments
                    into the performance of the functions of the
                    Department; and
                        (B) effectively leverage cybersecurity capabilities
                    in such multi-cloud environments.
        (c) Briefing.--Not later than 240 days after the date of the
    enactment of this Act, the Chief Information Officer of the Department
    of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees the
    strategy developed pursuant to subsection (a) and, concurrent with such
    submission, provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing
    on such strategy.

    SEC. 1515. PROTECTIVE MEASURES FOR MOBILE DEVICES WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT
                  OF DEFENSE.

        (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall carry out a
    detailed evaluation of the cybersecurity products and services for
    mobile devices to identify products and services that may improve the
    cybersecurity of mobile devices used by the Department of Defense,
    including mitigating the risk to the Department of Defense from cyber
    attacks against mobile devices.
        (b) Cybersecurity Technologies.--In carrying out the evaluation
    required under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall evaluate
    each of the following technologies:
                (1) Anonymizing-enabling technologies, including dynamic
            selector rotation, un-linkable payment structures, and
            anonymous onboarding.
                (2) Network-enabled full content inspection.
                (3) Mobile-device case hardware solutions.
                (4) On-device virtual private networks.
                (5) Protected Domain Name Server infrastructure.
                (6) Extended coverage for mobile device endpoint detection.
                (7) Smishing, phishing, and business text or email
            compromise protection leveraging generative artificial
            intelligence.
                (8) Any other emerging or established technologies
            determined appropriate by the Secretary.
        (c) Elements.--In carrying out the evaluation required under
    subsection (a), for each technology described in subsection (b), the
    Secretary of Defense shall--
                (1) assess the efficacy and value of the cybersecurity
            provided by the technology for mobile devices;
                (2) assess the feasibility of scaling the technology across
            the entirety or components of the Department of Defense,
            including the timeline for deploying the technology across the
            entirety or components of the Department of Defense; and
                (3) evaluate the ability of the Department of Defense to
            integrate the technology with the existing cybersecurity
            architecture of the Department of Defense.
        (d) Report.--Not later than 270 days after the date of the
    enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the
    congressional defense committees a report of the findings of the
    evaluation carried out under subsection (a), including a determination
    whether the Department of Defense or any component thereof should
    procure or incorporate any of the technologies evaluated pursuant to
    subsection (b).

             Subtitle C--Information Technology and Data Management

    SEC. 1521. USABILITY OF ANTIQUATED AND PROPRIETARY DATA FORMATS FOR
                  MODERN OPERATIONS.

        (a) Strategy and Roadmap.--
                (1) In general.--Not later than 270 days after the date of
            enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in
            coordination with the Secretaries of the military departments,
            shall develop--
                        (A) a strategy for the Department of Defense,
                    including each of the military departments, to
                    identify, implement, and use modern data formats as the
                    primary method of electronic communication for command
                    and control activities and for weapon systems,
                    including sensors associated with such weapon systems;
                    and
                        (B) an associated five-year roadmap for the
                    Department of Defense, including each of the military
                    departments, to implement modern data formats under the
                    strategy described in subparagraph (A).
                (2) Elements.--The strategy and roadmap required under
            paragraph (1) shall include the following elements:
                        (A) The activities of the Chief Digital and
                    Artificial Intelligence Officer of the Department of
                    Defense to increase and synchronize the use of modern
                    data formats and modern data sharing standards across
                    the Department of Defense.
                        (B) Development of standard definitions for modern
                    and antiquated data formats, including a representative
                    catalog of the types of data formats that fall under
                    each category.
                        (C) The activities of the military departments to
                    increase the use of modern data formats and modern data
                    sharing standards for command and control systems,
                    weapon systems, and sensors associated with such weapon
                    systems.
                        (D) An identification of barriers to the use of
                    modern data formats and modern data sharing standards
                    within weapon systems and sensors associated with such
                    weapon systems across the Department of Defense.
                        (E) An identification of barriers to the use of
                    modern data formats and modern data sharing standards
                    within command and control systems across the
                    Department of Defense.
                        (F) An identification of limitations on combined
                    joint all-domain command and control capabilities
                    resulting from the use of antiquated data formats.
                        (G) An identification of policy documents,
                    instructions, or other guidance requiring an update
                    pursuant to such strategy.
                        (H) The sources of funding for each military
                    department with respect to implementation of such
                    strategy.
                (3) Submission to congress.--Upon completion of the
            strategy and roadmap required under this subsection, the
            Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committees on Armed
            Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives such
            strategy.
                (4) Modern data formats.--For the purposes of this
            subsection, the term ``modern data formats'' includes--
                        (A) the JavaScript Object Notation data format;
                        (B) the Binary JavaScript Object Notation data
                    format;
                        (C) the Protocol Buffers data format; and
                        (D) such other data formats that the Secretary of
                    Defense determines would meet the requirements in this
                    section.
        (b) Pilot Programs.--
                (1) Establishment.--Not later than 60 days after the
            completion of the strategy required by subsection (a)--
                        (A) the Secretary of Defense shall establish a
                    pilot program under which the Department of Defense,
                    other than the military departments, shall use modern
                    data formats to improve the usability and functionality
                    of information stored or produced in antiquated data
                    formats, including by the automated conversion of such
                    information to modern data formats; and
                        (B) each Secretary of a military department shall
                    establish a pilot program under which such military
                    department shall use modern data formats as described
                    in subparagraph (A).
                (2) Briefing.--Not later than 180 days after the completion
            of the strategy required by subsection (a), the Secretary of
            Defense and the Secretaries of the military departments shall
            each submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate
            and the House of Representatives a briefing on the progress of
            the pilot program established by such Secretary under this
            subsection, including specific examples of the use of modern
            data formats under such pilot program to improve the usability
            and functionality of information stored or produced in
            antiquated data formats.
                (3) Sunset.--Each pilot program established under this
            subsection shall terminate on the date that is five years after
            the date of the enactment of this Act.
        (c) Military Department Defined.--In this section, the term
    ``military department'' has the meaning given such term in section
    101(a) of title 10, United States Code.

    SEC. 1522. MODERNIZATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE'S AUTHORIZATION
                  TO OPERATE PROCESSES.

        (a) Active Directory of Authorizing Officials.--
                (1) In general.--Not later than 270 days after the date of
            the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, acting
            through the Chief Information Officer of the Department of
            Defense and in coordination with the Chief Information Officers
            of the military departments, shall establish and regularly
            update a digital directory of all authorizing officials in the
            military departments.
                (2) Contents.--The directory established under paragraph
            (1) shall include--
                        (A) the most current contact information for such
                    authorizing official; and
                        (B) a list of each training required to perform the
                    duties and responsibilities of an authorizing official
                    completed by such authorizing official.
        (b) Presumption of Reciprocal Software Accrediting Standards.--
                (1) Policy required.--Not later than 180 days after the
            date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense,
            acting through the Chief Information Officer of the Department
            of Defense, shall implement a policy that requires authorizing
            officials to adopt the security analysis and artifacts, as
            appropriate, of a cloud-hosted platform, service, or
            application that has already been authorized by another
            authorizing official in the Department of Defense in order to
            more rapidly adopt and use such cloud-hosted platforms,
            services, and applications, at the corresponding classification
            level and in accordance with the existing authorization
            conditions, without additional authorizations or reviews.
                (2) Elements.--The Secretary shall ensure that the policy
            implemented under paragraph (1)--
                        (A) ensures the development of standardized and
                    transparent documentation of the security,
                    accreditation, performance, and operational
                    capabilities of cloud-hosted platforms, services, and
                    applications to enable decision making by mission
                    owners of such cloud-hosted platforms, services, and
                    applications;
                        (B) provides for an intuitive and digital workflow
                    to document acknowledgments among mission owners and
                    system owners of use of the operational capabilities of
                    cloud-hosted platforms, services, and applications;
                        (C) directs a review by mission owners of existing
                    authorization information, at the appropriate
                    classification level, regarding the status of the
                    operational capabilities of cloud-hosted platforms,
                    services, and applications, including through
                    management dashboards or other management analytic
                    capabilities; and
                        (D) defines a process, including required
                    timelines, to allow authorizing officials that disagree
                    with the security analysis of a cloud-hosted platform,
                    service, or application that such official would be
                    required to adopt under such policy to present such
                    disagreement to the Chief Information Officer of the
                    Department of Defense, or such other individual or
                    entity designated by the Chief Information Officer, for
                    adjudication.
                (3) Applicability.--The policy implemented pursuant to
            subsection (a) shall apply to--
                        (A) all authorizing officials in the Department of
                    Defense, including in each military department,
                    component, and agency of the Department; and
                        (B) all operational capabilities of cloud-hosted
                    platforms, services, and applications, including
                    capabilities on public cloud infrastructure, as
                    authorized through the Federal Risk and Authorization
                    Management Program established under section 3608 of
                    title 44, United States Code, and the Defense
                    Information Systems Agency, and capabilities on private
                    cloud landing zones managed by the Department of
                    Defense that are authorized by Department accrediting
                    officials.
        (c) Report.--Not later than 120 days after the date of the
    enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the congressional
    defense committees a report on the status of the implementation of
    subsections (a) and (b).
        (d) Definitions.--In this section--
                (1) the term ``Authorization to Operate'' has the meaning
            given such term in the Office of Management and Budget Circular
            A-130;
                (2) the term ``authorizing official'' means an officer who
            is authorized to assume responsibility for operating an
            information system at an acceptable level of risk to
            organizational operations (including mission, functions, image,
            or reputation), organizational assets, individuals, other
            organizations, and the United States;
                (3) the term ``military departments'' has the meaning given
            such term in section 101(a) of title 10, United States Code;
                (4) the term ``mission owner'' means the user of a cloud-
            based platform, service, or application; and
                (5) the term ``system owner'' means the element of the
            Department of Defense responsible for acquiring a cloud-based
            platform, service, or application, but which is not a mission
            owner of such cloud-based platform, service, or application.

    SEC. 1523. UPDATE OF BIOMETRIC POLICY OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

        (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
    enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence
    and Security shall update the policy of the Department of Defense
    regarding the protection of biometric data.
        (b) Elements.--The policy updates required by subsection (a) shall
    include the following:
                (1) Standards for encrypting and protecting data on
            biometric collection devices.
                (2) A requirement to sanitize biometric data from
            collection devices and hard drives prior to disposal of the
            devices and hard drives.
                (3) A requirement that components of the Department
            maintain records that they have sanitized all data from
            biometric collection devices when the devices are turned in for
            disposal.

                      Subtitle D--Artificial Intelligence

    SEC. 1531. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE HUMAN FACTORS INTEGRATION
                  INITIATIVE.

        (a) Initiative Required.--
                (1) In general.--The Under Secretary of Defense for
            Research and Engineering, in coordination with the Under
            Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment and the
            Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer of the
            Department of Defense, shall establish an initiative--
                        (A) to improve the human usability of artificial
                    intelligence systems and information derived from such
                    systems through the application of cognitive ergonomics
                    techniques; and
                        (B) to improve the human usability and cognitive
                    effectiveness of artificial intelligence systems
                    adopted by the Department of Defense by ensuring that
                    design tools and metrics are available for artificial
                    intelligence and machine learning programs that ensure
                    human factors considerations are included for such
                    systems.
                (2) Designation.--The initiative established pursuant to
            paragraph (1) shall be known as the ``Artificial Intelligence
            Human Factors Integration Initiative'' (in this section the
            ``Initiative'').
        (b) Briefing.--Not later than one year after the date of the
    enactment of this Act, the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and
    Engineering, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and
    Sustainment, and the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer
    of the Department of Defense shall jointly brief the Committee on Armed
    Services of the Senate and the Committee on Armed Services of the House
    of Representatives on the following:
                (1) Existing research and development work within the
            Department of Defense laboratories relating to human-machine
            teaming, human-centered design, cognitive load, cognitive
            ergonomics, and similar topics that are currently being used or
            could be used to inform or enhance Department personnel
            usability of artificial intelligence systems and artificial
            intelligence-derived information.
                (2) Identification of gaps in research with respect to
            interactions of personnel of the Department with artificial
            intelligence systems in warfighting and nonwarfighting
            environments that may necessitate additional research within
            the Federal Government, industry, or academia.
                (3) Identification of relevant tools, methodologies,
            testing processes or systems, and evaluation metrics that may
            be of use to the Department in improving the cognitive
            ergonomic and human usability features of artificial
            intelligence systems for personnel of the Department.
        (c) Plan.--Not later than 90 days after the date on which the
    briefing required by subsection (b) is provided, the Under Secretary of
    Defense for Research and Engineering, the Under Secretary of Defense
    for Acquisition and Sustainment, and the Chief Digital and Artificial
    Intelligence Officer of the Department of Defense shall jointly develop
    and implement a plan to--
                (1) work with the military departments (as defined in
            section 101(a) of title 10, United States Code) and other
            components of the Department to ensure human factors and human
            systems integration elements are considered early in the
            development or evaluation process with respect to the
            procurement, adoption, or use of artificial intelligence
            systems or artificial intelligence-derived information;
                (2) convene research meetings or other forums to coordinate
            cognitive ergonomics research or related research challenges
            with a broad community of academic, commercial, and
            international partners;
                (3) work with the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence
            Officer of the Department of Defense to review commercial
            toolsets to assess the level of human factors integration
            investment of such commercial toolsets; and
                (4) develop guidance based on the research and development
            work identified pursuant to subsection (b)(1) regarding how to
            create a framework or taxonomy for characterizing the exercise
            of appropriate levels of human judgment within Department of
            Defense Directive 3000.09 (relating to Autonomy in Weapons
            Systems), or successor directive, for artificial intelligence
            programs in the Department.
        (d) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be
    construed to prohibit or otherwise limit the authority of the Secretary
    of Defense to research, develop, improve, or acquire any weapon system
    or other capability that is enabled, empowered, enhanced, or improved
    by artificial intelligence, machine learning, or a large language
    model.

    SEC. 1532. ADVANCED COMPUTING INFRASTRUCTURE TO ENABLE ADVANCED
                  ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE CAPABILITIES.

        (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall establish a
    program, or designate an existing program, to meet the testing and
    processing requirements for next generation advanced artificial
    intelligence capabilities.
        (b) Development and Expansion of High-performance Computing
    Infrastructure.--
                (1) In general.--Under the program established or
            designated under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall
            expand the infrastructure of the Department of Defense for
            development and deployment of military applications of high-
            performance computing and artificial intelligence capabilities
            that are located at installations of the Department or
            accessible through commercial cloud or hybrid-cloud
            environments.
                (2) Artificial intelligence applications.--(A) The
            Secretary of Defense shall ensure that a portion of the
            infrastructure added pursuant to paragraph (1) is--
                        (i) dedicated to providing access to modern
                    artificial intelligence accelerators for training,
                    fine-tuning, modifying, and deploying large artificial
                    intelligence systems; and
                        (ii) configured in accordance with industry best
                    practices.
                (B) In carrying out subparagraph (A), the Secretary of
            Defense shall ensure, to the extent practical, that the
            Department of Defense does not use the portion of the
            infrastructure described in such subparagraph for the
            development of new artificial intelligence systems to the
            extent that such infrastructure is duplicative of readily
            available commercial or open source products or services that
            meet or are reasonably capable of meeting the physical and data
            security standards of the Department.
        (c) High-performance Computing Roadmap.--
                (1) In general.--Under the program established or
            designated under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall
            develop a roadmap that describes the high-performance computing
            infrastructure needed for the Department of Defense to
            research, test, develop, and evaluate advanced artificial
            intelligence applications projected over the period covered by
            the future-years defense program.
                (2) Assessment.--The roadmap required by paragraph (1)
            shall include assessments of the following:
                        (A) The anticipated processing for advanced
                    artificial intelligence applications of the Department
                    of Defense during the period covered by the roadmap,
                    including the computing needs associated with the
                    development of such advanced artificial intelligence
                    applications.
                        (B) The physical and data security standards
                    required for the infrastructure for the research,
                    development, testing, and evaluation of advanced
                    artificial intelligence applications, including data
                    handling requirements.
                        (C) The evaluation, milestones, and resourcing
                    needs to maintain and expand the computing
                    infrastructure necessary for the computing needs
                    described in subparagraph (A).
        (d) Artificial Intelligence System Development.--
                (1) In general.--Using the infrastructure added under the
            program established or designated under subsection (a), the
            Secretary of Defense shall develop advanced artificial
            intelligence systems that have general-purpose military
            applications for multiple data formats, including text, audio,
            and graphical.
                (2) Training of systems.--The Secretary of Defense shall
            ensure that advanced artificial intelligence systems developed
            pursuant to paragraph (1) are trained using datasets curated by
            the Department of Defense using general, openly or commercially
            available sources of such data, or data owned by the
            Department, depending on the appropriate use case. Such systems
            may use openly or commercially available artificial
            intelligence systems, including those available through
            infrastructure located at installations of the Department or
            cloud or hybrid-cloud environments, for development or fine-
            tuning.
        (e) Coordination and Duplication.--In establishing or designating
    the program under subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall
    consult with the Secretary of Energy to ensure that none of the
    activities carried out under this section are duplicative of any
    activity of a research entity of the Department of Energy, including
    the following:
                (1) The National Laboratories.
                (2) The Advanced Scientific Computing Research program.
                (3) The Advanced Simulation and Computing program.

    SEC. 1533. COST BUDGETING FOR ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE DATA.

        (a) Plan Required.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
    enactment of this Act, the Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence
    Officer of the Department of Defense, in consultation with the Under
    Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment and the Under
    Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering, shall develop a plan
    to ensure that the budgeting process for programs containing artificial
    intelligence components or subcomponents, including artificial
    intelligence support systems, models, or analysis tools, includes
    estimates for the types of data required to train, maintain, or improve
    the artificial intelligence components or subcomponents contained
    within such programs and estimated costs for the acquisition and
    sustainment of such data.
        (b) Elements of Plan.--The plan required under subsection (a) shall
    include the following:
                (1) An assessment of the current programs of the Department
            of Defense containing artificial intelligence components or
            subcomponents, such as large language models, including the
            sources and costs for structured and unstructured training data
            for such artificial intelligence components.
                (2) An estimate of the costs associated with the data
            required to train, maintain, or improve artificial intelligence
            models or systems for programs that are ongoing or proposed as
            of enactment of this Act and which are not otherwise currently
            accounted for in a program of record.
                (3) An estimate of the costs associated with providing
            access to capabilities for data preparation, including tooling,
            indexing, and data tagging or labeling, including for the
            protection of data provided by the Government from unauthorized
            use during the algorithm training process and the ongoing
            control by the Government of such data during such process.
                (4) Mapping of the acquisition lifecycle for the programs
            described in paragraph (1) to align budgeting milestones with
            critical design or decision points in the budgeting and
            execution processes of the Department of Defense.
                (5) A framework for estimating the costs described in
            paragraph (2) and ensuring the costs associated with the data
            required to train, maintain, or improve artificial intelligence
            models or systems are appropriately incorporated into lifecycle
            sustainment estimates for future programs containing artificial
            intelligence components or subcomponents.
        (c) Implementation.--The Secretary of Defense shall begin
    implementing the plan required by subsection (a) not later than 90 days
    after the date on which development of the plan required by subsection
    (a) is completed.
        (d) Briefings.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
    enactment of this Act, and not less frequently than once annually
    thereafter until 2027, the Secretary shall provide the congressional
    defense committees a briefing on the implementation of the plan
    developed pursuant to subsection (a).

    SEC. 1534. EVALUATION OF FEDERATED ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE-ENABLED
                  WEAPON SYSTEMS CENTER OF EXCELLENCE.

        (a) Evaluation of Centers of Excellence.--The Secretary of Defense
    shall determine the advisability and feasibility of establishing a
    center or centers of excellence to carry out the functions described in
    subsection (b) to support the development and maturation of artificial
    intelligence-enabled weapon systems by organizations within the
    Department of Defense that--
                (1) were in effect on the day before the date of the
            enactment of this Act; and
                (2) have appropriate core competencies relating to the
            functions described in subsection (b).
        (b) Functions.--The functions described in this subsection are the
    following:
                (1) Capturing, analyzing, assessing, and sharing lessons
            learned across the Department of Defense regarding the latest
            advancements in artificial intelligence-enabled weapon systems,
            countermeasures, tactics, techniques and procedures, and
            training methodologies.
                (2) Facilitating collaboration among the Department of
            Defense and foreign partners, including Ukraine, to identify
            and promulgate best practices, safety guidelines, standards,
            and benchmarks.
                (3) Facilitating collaboration among the Department,
            industry, academia, and not-for-profit organizations in the
            United States, including industry with expertise in autonomous
            weapon systems and other nontraditional weapon systems that
            utilize artificial intelligence as determined by the Secretary
            of Defense.
                (4) Serving as a focal point for digital talent training
            and upskilling for the Department, and as the Secretary of
            Defense considers appropriate, providing enterprise-level tools
            and solutions based on these best practices, standards, and
            benchmarks.
                (5) Carrying out such other responsibilities as the
            Secretary of Defense determines appropriate.
        (c) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
    enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall--
                (1) submit to the congressional defense committees a report
            on the determination of the Secretary required under subsection
            (a) and, if such determination is that establishing a center or
            centers of excellence described in such subsection is advisable
            and feasible, a plan for establishing such center or centers;
            and
                (2) if the Secretary submits a plan under paragraph (1),
            provide the congressional defense committees a briefing on such
            plan.
        (d) Artificial Intelligence-enabled Weapon System Defined.--In this
    section, the term ``artificial intelligence-enabled weapon system''
    includes autonomous weapon systems, as determined by the Secretary of
    Defense.

                     Subtitle E--Reports and Other Matters

    SEC. 1541. OVERSIGHT AND REPORTING ON THE MISSION PARTNER ENVIRONMENT
                  AND ASSOCIATED ACTIVITIES WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF
                  DEFENSE.

        (a) Limitation.--Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this
    Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2025 for the Mission
    Partner Environment program, not more than 90 percent may be obligated
    or expended prior to the date on which the Secretary of Defense makes
    the certification required by subsection (b).
        (b) Certification.--The Secretary of Defense shall certify to the
    congressional defense committees that--
                (1) the Secretary of the Air Force, in conjunction with the
            Chief Information Officer of the Department of Defense, has
            developed an executable implementation plan for the Mission
            Partner Environment to meet the operational requirements of the
            Department for command and control information sharing
            networks, including a modernization plan that reduces
            nonstandardized hardware solutions, sunsets legacy hardware,
            and fully integrates into the combined joint all-domain command
            and control initiative; and
                (2) in coordination with the commander of each geographic
            combatant command, the Secretary of the Air Force is
            implementing defined and measurable actions to meet the
            operational planning, implementation, and ongoing operational
            Mission Partner Environment requirements for global and
            regional processing nodes to sustain existing information
            networks for the area of responsibility for each such combatant
            command.
        (c) Annual Briefings.--
                (1) In general.--Not later than October 1, 2025, and
            annually thereafter until October 1, 2030, the Deputy Secretary
            of Defense, the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the
            Chief Information Officer of the Department of Defense, the
            head of the Information Security Risk Management Committee of
            the Department of Defense, the director of the Mission Partner
            Capability Office, the Executive Agent for the Mission Partner
            Environment, and a senior military service representative for
            each of the Armed Forces shall provide to the congressional
            defense committees a briefing on the Mission Partner
            Environment and related activities within the Department of
            Defense, including the modernization of the Mission Partner
            Environment.
                (2) Combatant commands.--A senior representative from each
            unified combatant command shall attend and participate in each
            briefing required by paragraph (1).
        (d) Elements.--Each briefing required by subsection (c) shall
    include the following:
                (1) A description of all efforts of the Department of
            Defense for the Mission Partner Environment.
                (2) A description of the overall progress on implementation
            and modernization of the Mission Partner Environment across the
            entirety of the Department of Defense as of the date of the
            briefing and, for each such briefing after the first such
            briefing, the progress made on such implementation and
            modernization since the preceding briefing under such
            subsection.
                (3) An explanation of any changes in policy necessary to
            execute on the Mission Partner Environment, including changes
            made during the period covered by the briefing and changes that
            are planned as of the time of the briefing.
                (4) An explanation of any changes to the governance of the
            Mission Partner Environment within the Department of Defense,
            including changes made during the period covered by the
            briefing and changes that are planned as of the time of the
            briefing.
                (5) A detailed programmatic table of the funding for the
            combined Mission Partner Environment efforts of the Office of
            the Secretary of Defense, the military departments, and the
            combatant commands as set forth in the budget of the President
            most recently submitted to Congress under section 1105 of title
            31, United States Code.
        (e) Modification to CJADC2 Briefing Requirement.--Section 1076 of
    the William M. (Mac) Thornberry National Defense Authorization Act for
    Fiscal Year 2021 (Public Law 116-283; 134 Stat. 3866), as amended by
    section 1504 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
    2024 (Public Law 118-31; 137 Stat. 538), is further amended by amending
    subsection (a) to read as follows:
        ``(a) Biannual Briefings.--
                ``(1) In general.--During the period beginning on October
            1, 2021, and ending on October 1, 2028, the Deputy Secretary of
            Defense, the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the
            Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Officer of the
            Department of Defense, the Chief Information Officer of the
            Department of Defense, and a senior military service
            representative for each of the Armed Forces shall provide to
            the congressional defense committees biannual briefings on the
            progress of the Joint All Domain Command and Control (in this
            section referred to as `JADC2') effort of the Department of
            Defense.
                ``(2) Annual participation by certain combatant commands.--
            For each fiscal year during the period specified in paragraph
            (1), a senior representative from each of the United States
            Indo-Pacific Command, United States Central Command, and United
            States European Command shall participate in the provision of
            the first biannual briefing under such paragraph following the
            submission of the budget of the President to Congress under
            section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, for that fiscal
            year.''.
        (f) Definitions.--In this section--
                (1) the terms ``Defense Agency'' and ``military
            departments'' have the meanings given such terms, respectively,
            in section 101(a) of title 10, United States Code;
                (2) the term ``Mission Partner Environment'' means the
            operating framework enabling command and control, information
            sharing, and the exchange of data between the Department of
            Defense and partners and allies of the United States
            participating in a military or other operation for the purposes
            of planning and executing such operation through the use of
            common standards governance and procedures, including
            activities the Office of the Secretary of Defense, military
            departments, unified combatant commands (as defined in section
            161 of title 10, United States Code), and Defense Agencies
            relating to the operation, modernization, implementation, or
            oversight of, or resourcing of networks or applications
            designed for such framework; and
                (3) the term ``unified combatant command'' has the meaning
            given such term in section 161 of title 10, United States Code.

    SEC. 1542. EXTENSION OF CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENT REGARDING CONTRACTING
                  FOR MILITARY RECRUITING.

        Section 1555(c) of the National Defense Authorization Act for
    Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31; 137 Stat. 581; 10 U.S.C. 503 note)
    is amended by striking ``one year'' and inserting ``two years''.

    SEC. 1543. PROHIBITION ON DISESTABLISHMENT OR MERGER OF OFFICER CAREER
                  PATHS WITHIN THE CYBER BRANCH OF THE UNITED STATES ARMY.

        (a) Notice Required.--The Secretary of the Army may not initiate a
    covered activity until the date that is 270 days after the date on
    which the Secretary submits to the congressional defense committees a
    notice described in subsection (b) with respect to such covered
    activity.
        (b) Notice Elements.--The notice described in this subsection is a
    written notice of the intent of the Secretary of the Army to initiate a
    covered activity and includes--
                (1) an explanation of such covered activity;
                (2) an estimate of the costs associated with such covered
            activity;
                (3) an explanation of the effects associated with such
            covered activity, including any changes to personnel training;
            and
                (4) a timeline for the covered activity.
        (c) Covered Activity Defined.--In this section, the term ``covered
    activity'' means any actions to disestablish or merge the Cyber Warfare
    Officer and Cyber Electromagnetic Warfare Officer career paths within
    the Cyber Branch of the Army.

    SEC. 1544. INDEPENDENT ASSESSMENT OF CYBER ORGANIZATIONAL MODELS.

        (a) Agreement.--
                (1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense shall seek to
            enter into an agreement with the National Academies of
            Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (in this section referred
            to as the ``National Academies'') for the National Academies to
            conduct an evaluation of alternative organizational models for
            the cyber forces of the Armed Forces.
                (2) Timing.--The Secretary shall seek to enter into the
            agreement described in paragraph (1) by the date that is not
            later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
        (b) Evaluation.--
                (1) In general.--The evaluation of alternative
            organizational models conducted by the National Academies under
            an agreement entered into pursuant to subsection (a) shall
            include--
                        (A) refining and further evolving the current
                    organizational approach for the cyber forces of the
                    Armed Forces;
                        (B) the feasibility and advisability of
                    establishing a separate Armed Force in the Department
                    of Defense dedicated to operations in the cyber domain;
                        (C) consideration of adoption or adaptation of
                    alternative organizational models for the cyber forces
                    of the Armed Forces;
                        (D) consideration of an organizational model
                    combining the refinement and evolution described in
                    subparagraph (A) and the establishment of a separate
                    Armed Force described in subparagraph (B); and
                        (E) any other organizational models for the cyber
                    forces of the Armed Forces determined feasible and
                    advisable by the National Academies.
                (2) Scope.--In carrying out the evaluation described in
            paragraph (1), for each organizational model evaluated the
            National Academies shall consider--
                        (A) the effects of the organizational model on--
                                (i) the ability of the Department of
                            Defense to effectively conduct military cyber
                            operations, including offensive, defensive and
                            analytical missions;
                                (ii) the ability of the Department to
                            organize, train, and equip military cyber
                            operations forces (including military, civilian
                            and other enabling personnel);
                                (iii) the recruitment, retention, and
                            workforce development policies of the
                            Department of Defense with respect to the
                            personnel needed for military cyber operations;
                                (iv) the division of responsibilities
                            between a dedicated cyber force and the other
                            Armed Forces with respect to network
                            management, resourcing, policy, and operations;
                                (v) the doctrine and use of the military
                            cyber operations forces; and
                                (vi) the costs to the Department resulting;
                        (B) such other effects of the organizational model
                    on the operations of the Department; and
                        (C) the relevant authorities and policies of the
                    Department of Defense.
        (c) Support From Federally Funded Research and Development
    Center.--Upon a request from the National Academies, the Secretary
    shall seek to enter into an agreement with a federally funded research
    and development center under which such federally funded research and
    development center shall support the National Academies in conducting
    the evaluation of alternative organizational models under an agreement
    entered into pursuant to subsection (a).
        (d) Access to Department of Defense Personnel, Information, and
    Resources.--An agreement entered into between the Secretary of Defense
    and the National Academies pursuant to subsection (a) shall--
                (1) require the Secretary to provide to the National
            Academies access to such personnel, information, and resources
            of the Department of Defense as jointly determined necessary by
            the National Academies and the Secretary for the National
            Academies to conduct the evaluation of alternative
            organizational models under such agreement; and
                (2) if the Secretary refuses to provide the access
            described in paragraph (1) or any other major obstacle to such
            access occurs, require the National Academies to notify the
            congressional defense committees of such refusal or obstacle
            not later than seven days after the date of such refusal or on
            which the National Academies become aware of such obstacle, as
            applicable.
        (e) Report.--
                (1) Submission to congress.--An agreement entered into
            between the Secretary of Defense and the National Academies
            under subsection (a) shall--
                        (A) require the National Academies to submit to the
                    congressional defense committees a consensus report
                    containing the findings of the National Academies with
                    respect to the evaluation of alternative organizational
                    models conducted by the National Academies under an
                    agreement entered into pursuant to subsection (a);
                        (B) require the National Academies to submit such
                    report in an unclassified manner; and
                        (C) permit the National Academies to include in
                    such report a classified annex.
                (2) Prohibition against interference.--No officer or
            employee of the Federal Government may take or fail to take any
            action, or cause any action to be taken or not be taken, for
            the purpose of altering the findings of the National Academies
            in the report required pursuant to paragraph (1) prior to the
            submission of such report pursuant to such paragraph.
                (3) Department of defense views on assessment.--Not later
            than 90 days after the date on which the National Academies
            submits to the congressional defense committees the report
            required pursuant to paragraph (1) with respect to the
            evaluation of alternative organizational models conducted by
            the National Academies under an agreement entered into pursuant
            to subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall provide to
            the congressional defense committees a briefing on the opinions
            of the Secretary with respect to such evaluation.

    SEC. 1545. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR THE JOINT CYBER
                  WARFIGHTING ARCHITECTURE.

        (a) Limitation.--Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this
    Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2025 for the Joint
    Cyber Warfighting Architecture, not more than 95 percent may be
    obligated or expended until the date on which the Commander of United
    States Cyber Command provides to the congressional defense committees
    the plan required in subsection (b).
        (b) Plan.--
                (1) In general.--The Commander of United States Cyber
            Command shall provide to the congressional defense committees a
            plan to transition the Department of Defense from the Joint
            Cyber Warfighting Architecture to the successor to the Joint
            Cyber Warfighting Architecture.
                (2) Contents.--The plan required by paragraph (1) shall
            include the following:
                        (A) Details for ceasing or minimizing continued
                    development on the current Joint Cyber Warfighting
                    Architecture components, including a timeline for
                    stabilizing the current architecture of the Joint Cyber
                    Warfighting Architecture within 12 to 18 months of the
                    date on which the Commander of United States Cyber
                    Command submits such plan to the congressional defense
                    and the resources available across the future-years
                    defense plan as a result of such actions.
                        (B) Requirements and an initial plan for a
                    successor to the Joint Cyber Warfighting Architecture,
                    including timelines, coordination with the military
                    departments, descriptions of proposed new capability
                    sets, mapping of current Joint Cyber Warfighting
                    Architecture capabilities to proposed new capabilities,
                    and any additional authority or resource required to
                    transition to such successor beyond those available
                    under the rephasing of the program.
        (c) Joint Cyber Warfighting Architecture Defined.--In this section,
    the term ``Joint Cyber Warfighting Architecture'' has the meaning given
    such term under section 1509 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense
    Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263; 136 Stat.
    2886; 10 U.S.C. 167b note).

    SEC. 1546. RISK FRAMEWORK FOR FOREIGN MOBILE APPLICATIONS OF CONCERN.

        (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
    enactment of this Act, the Chief Information Officer of the Department
    of Defense, in coordination with the Under Secretary of Defense for
    Intelligence and Security, shall submit to Congress a report on--
                (1) the feasibility and advisability of developing
            comprehensive guidance on personal mobile devices and mobile
            applications for personnel of the Department of Defense;
                (2) the feasibility and advisability of developing
            categorical definitions of mobile applications of concern with
            respect to personnel or operations of the Department of
            Defense;
                (3) the feasibility and advisability of creating, and
            updating not less than annually, a risk framework with respect
            to Department personnel or operations that assesses mobile
            applications or groupings thereof for potential risks to the
            personnel or operations of the Department, including--
                        (A) the collection, retention, sale, and potential
                    misuse of data;
                        (B) exposure to misinformation and disinformation;
                        (C) software bill of materials; and
                        (D) ownership, origination, authorship, or other
                    relationship of an application with the governments of
                    the Russian Federation, the People's Republic of China,
                    the Islamic Republic of Iran, or the Democratic
                    People's Republic of Korea;
                (4) a description of any statutory or policy restrictions
            affecting ability of the Department to provide guidance to
            personnel of the Department regarding personal mobile devices
            and applications, including any variations of such guidance
            based on location, status, visibility, or work role; and
                (5) such other information as the Chief Information Officer
            of the Department of Defense determines appropriate.
        (b) Annual Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
    enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter until December 31, 2027,
    the Chief Information Officer of the Department of Defense, in
    coordination with the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and
    Security, shall provide to Congress a report describing--
                (1) not fewer than 10 mobile applications or application
            groupings of particular concern to the Department of Defense,
            including a description of the problematic characteristics of
            such applications or application groupings;
                (2) the current guidance of the Department related to
            personal mobile devices and mobile applications and, except for
            the first report submitted under this subsection, including a
            description of any changes to such guidance during the period
            since the previous report was submitted under this subsection;
                (3) the current and planned workforce education efforts
            undertaken by components of the Department that provide best
            practices, guidance, requirements, or other relevant material
            to personnel of the Department regarding personal mobile device
            and mobile applications, and, except for the first report
            submitted under this subsection, a description of any changes
            in such efforts during the period since the previous report was
            submitted under this subsection; and
                (4) any changes to the assessments of feasibility and
            advisability in the report required under subsection (a).
        (c) Update Briefing.--Not later than April 30, 2025, the Chief
    Information Officer of the Department of the Defense, in coordination
    with the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security,
    shall provide to Congress a briefing on the status of the report
    required under subsection (a).
        (d) Report Form.--The reports required under this section shall be
    in an unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.

    SEC. 1547. JOINT PARTNER-SHARING NETWORK CAPABILITIES FOR MIDDLE EAST
                  DEFENSE INTEGRATION.

        (a) Initiative Required.--
                (1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
            the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall
            submit to the congressional defense committees a report on how
            to improve cooperation between the Department of Defense and
            allies and partners of the United States located in the Middle
            East to improve the use of partner-sharing network capabilities
            to facilitate joint defense efforts among the United States and
            such allies and partners to protect the people, infrastructure,
            and territory of the United States and such allies and partners
            from state and non-state actors determined by the Secretary to
            undermine the national security interests of the United States.
                (2) Contents.--The report submitted pursuant to paragraph
            (1) shall include the following:
                        (A) A summary of ongoing efforts by United States
                    Central Command, or in which United States Central
                    Command is participating, to implement a joint partner-
                    sharing network capability integrated with the assets
                    of allies and partners of the United States who are
                    located in the Middle East.
                        (B) A summary of challenges to further facilitate
                    the implementation of a joint partner-sharing network
                    capability integrated with the assets of Middle Eastern
                    allies and partners, including actions or decisions
                    that need to be taken by other organizations.
                        (C) A recommendation of actions that can be taken
                    to address the challenges summarized pursuant to
                    subparagraph (B).
                        (D) An assessment of how the implementation of a
                    joint partner-sharing network capability that would be
                    available to integrate with allies and partners of the
                    United States in the Middle East--
                                (i) could demonstrate new tools,
                            techniques, or methodologies for data-driven
                            decision making;
                                (ii) accelerate sharing of relevant data,
                            data visualization, and data analysis
                            implemented through cryptographic data access
                            controls and enforcing existing data sharing
                            restrictions across multiple security levels;
                            and
                                (iii) leverage current activities in multi-
                            cloud computing environments to reduce the
                            reliance on solely hardware-based networking
                            solutions.
                        (E) A recommendation of actions that can be taken
                    to implement a joint partner-sharing network capability
                    integrated with allies and partners of the United
                    States in the Middle East, including identification of
                    policy, resource, workforce, or other shortfalls.
                        (F) Such other matters as the Secretary of Defense
                    considers relevant.
                (3) Metrics.--The Secretary of Defense shall include in the
            report required by paragraph (1) recommended metrics for
            assessing progress towards improving the use of partner-sharing
            network capabilities to facilitate the joint defense efforts
            described in such paragraph.
                (4) Form.--The report required by paragraph (1) shall be
            submitted in unclassified form, but may include a classified
            annex.
                (5) Protection of sensitive information.--No activity may
            be carried out under this section without an approved program
            protection plan and overarching classification guide to enforce
            technology and information protection protocols that protect
            sensitive information and the national security interests of
            the United States.
        (b) Assessment of the Establishment of a Combatant Command
    Warfighter Forum for Artificial Intelligence.--
                (1) Assessment.--Not later than 180 days after the date of
            the enactment of this Act, the Chief Data and Artificial
            Intelligence Officer of the Department of Defense shall
            determine the policies and procedures required to establish a
            forum for warfighters in the combatant commands on artificial
            intelligence that would help promote coordination and
            interchange on issues relating to artificial intelligence
            tools, methodologies, training, exercises, and operational
            research within and among the combatant commands.
                (2) Purposes for consideration.--In developing the policies
            and procedures required by paragraph (1), the Chief Data and
            Artificial Intelligence Officer of the Department of Defense
            shall consider the following as primary purposes of the forum:
                        (A) Identification of use cases for the near-term
                    application of artificial intelligence tools, including
                    commercially available artificial intelligence tools,
                    data, methodologies, or techniques.
                        (B) Categorization of risk for the use cases
                    identified pursuant to subparagraph (A), and
                    consideration of risk-management process or other
                    procedural guidelines for enforcing current policy.
                        (C) Identification and prioritization of current
                    artificial intelligence tools or emerging technologies
                    applicable to the use-cases identified pursuant to
                    subparagraph (A) that also meet policy guidelines and
                    standards set by the Department.
                        (D) Identification of shortfalls in training or
                    billets for artificial intelligence-related expertise
                    or personnel within the combatant commands.
                        (E) Coordination on training and experimentation
                    venues, including with regional partners and allies.
                        (F) Identification of opportunities for enhanced
                    cooperation with regional partners and allies.
                        (G) Identification of opportunities for the
                    combatant commands, working with other elements of the
                    Department of Defense, such as the Defense Innovation
                    Unit, to better procure commercial artificial
                    intelligence capabilities, including from partner and
                    allied industrial bases.
                (3) Report.--(A) Not later than one year after the date of
            the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall
            submit to the congressional defense committees a report on the
            assessment described in paragraph (1).
                (B) The report submitted pursuant to subparagraph (A) shall
            include the following:
                        (i) A summary of the policies and procedures needed
                    pursuant to paragraph (1).
                        (ii) A summary of the efforts described in
                    paragraph (1) to fulfill each of the purposes
                    considered under paragraph (2).

       TITLE XVI--SPACE ACTIVITIES, STRATEGIC PROGRAMS, AND INTELLIGENCE
                                    MATTERS

                          Subtitle A--Space Activities

    Sec. 1601. Modification of Air Force space contractor responsibility
                                watch list.
    Sec. 1602. Establishment of Commercial Augmentation Space Reserve.
    Sec. 1603. Space Force satellite ground systems.
    Sec. 1604. Modification of notification of foreign interference of
                                national security space.
    Sec. 1605. Modifications to National Security Space Launch program.
    Sec. 1606. Comptroller General review regarding Global Positioning
                                System modernization and other positioning,
                                navigation, and timing systems.
    Sec. 1607. Senior Advisor for Space Command, Control, and Integration.
    Sec. 1608. Pilot program to demonstrate hybrid satellite communication
                                architecture.
    Sec. 1609. Middle East integrated space and satellite security
                                assessment.
    Sec. 1610. Annual briefing on commercial space strategy of the Space
                                Force.

      Subtitle B--Defense Intelligence and Intelligence-Related Activities

    Sec. 1611. Extension and modification of authority to engage in certain
                                commercial activities as security for
                                intelligence collection activities.
    Sec. 1612. Cyber intelligence capability.
    Sec. 1613. Authority of Army counterintelligence agents.
    Sec. 1614. Extension and modification of defense intelligence and
                                counterintelligence expense authority.
    Sec. 1615. Intelligence advice and Department of Defense support for
                                Government of Israel in the defeat of
                                Hamas.

                           Subtitle C--Nuclear Forces

    Sec. 1621. Establishment of Assistant Secretary of Defense for Nuclear
                                Deterrence, Chemical, and Biological
                                Defense Policy and Programs; improvements
                                to processes of the Office of the Secretary
                                of Defense.
    Sec. 1622. Extension and modification of certifications regarding
                                integrated tactical warning and attack
                                assessment mission of the Department of the
                                Air Force.
    Sec. 1623. Periodic updates on the modernization of the Strategic
                                Automated Command and Control System.
    Sec. 1624. Modified requirements for report on the plan for the nuclear
                                weapons stockpile, nuclear weapons complex,
                                nuclear weapons delivery systems, and
                                nuclear weapons command and control system.
    Sec. 1625. Matters relating to pilot program on development of reentry
                                vehicles and related systems.
    Sec. 1626. Expansion of nuclear long range standoff capability.
    Sec. 1627. Matters relating to the nuclear-armed sea-launched cruise
                                missile.
    Sec. 1628. Availability of Air Force procurement funds for heat shield
                                material for Mark 21A reentry vehicle.
    Sec. 1629. Conditional requirements for Sentinel intercontinental
                                ballistic missile program.
    Sec. 1630. Prohibition on reduction of intercontinental ballistic
                                missiles of the United States.
    Sec. 1631. Limitation on use of funds for altering Air Force Global
                                Strike Command.
    Sec. 1632. Limitations on use of funds to dismantle B83-1 nuclear
                                gravity bomb.
    Sec. 1633. Limitation on availability of funds pending submission of
                                plan for decreasing the time to upload
                                additional warheads to the intercontinental
                                ballistic missile fleet.
    Sec. 1634. Limitation on availability of funds pending submission of
                                information on options for enhancing
                                National Nuclear Security Administration
                                access to the defense industrial base.
    Sec. 1635. Defense Industrial Base workforce development strategy.
    Sec. 1636. Long-term plan for strategic nuclear forces during delivery
                                vehicle transition.
    Sec. 1637. Reports and briefings on recommendations of the
                                Congressional Commission on the Strategic
                                Posture of the United States.
    Sec. 1638. Sense of Congress with respect to use of artificial
                                intelligence to support strategic
                                deterrence.

                      Subtitle D--Missile Defense Programs

    Sec. 1641. Expansion of certain prohibitions relating to missile
                                defense information and systems to apply to
                                People's Republic of China.
    Sec. 1642. Additional missile defense site for protection of United
                                States homeland.
    Sec. 1643. Advice and assistance regarding enhancement of Jordanian air
                                and missile defense.
    Sec. 1644. Iron Dome short-range rocket defense system and Israeli
                                cooperative missile defense program co-
                                development and co-production.
    Sec. 1645. Limitation on availability of funds with respect to certain
                                missile defense system governance
                                documents, policies, and procedures.
    Sec. 1646. Congressional notification requirement with respect to
                                incidents that affect availability of
                                United States homeland missile defenses.
    Sec. 1647. Plan for comprehensive ballistic missile defense radar
                                coverage of Guam.
    Sec. 1648. Annual briefing on missile defense of Guam.
    Sec. 1649. Organization and codification of provisions of law relating
                                to missile defense.

                           Subtitle E--Other Matters

    Sec. 1651. Cooperative threat reduction funds.
    Sec. 1652. Temporary continuation of requirement for reports on
                                activities and assistance under Department
                                of Defense Cooperative Threat Reduction
                                Program.
    Sec. 1653. Modification to annual assessment of budget with respect to
                                electromagnetic spectrum operations
                                capabilities.
    Sec. 1654. Modification of milestone decision authority for space-based
                                ground and airborne moving target
                                indication systems.
    Sec. 1655. Designation of a senior defense official responsible for
                                establishment of national integrated air
                                and missile defense architecture for the
                                United States.

                          Subtitle A--Space Activities

    SEC. 1601. MODIFICATION OF AIR FORCE SPACE CONTRACTOR RESPONSIBILITY
                  WATCH LIST.

        (a) Clarification of Watch List Requirements.--Chapter 135 of title
    10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 2271 the
    following:
    ``Sec. 2271a. Space Contractor Responsibility Watch List
        ``(a) Establishment.--The Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for
    Space Acquisition and Integration, acting as the service acquisition
    executive for the Air Force for space systems and programs, shall
    maintain a list of contractors with a history of poor performance on
    space procurement contracts.
        ``(b) Basis for Inclusion on Watch List.--(1) The Assistant
    Secretary shall place a contractor, which may consist of the entire
    contracting entity or a specific division of the contracting entity, on
    the watch list based on a determination made under paragraph (2).
        ``(2)(A) In considering whether to place a contractor on the watch
    list, the Assistant Secretary shall determine whether there is evidence
    of any of the following:
                ``(i) Poor performance on one or more space procurement
            contracts, or award fee scores below 50 percent.
                ``(ii) Inadequate management, operational or financial
            controls, or resources.
                ``(iii) Inadequate security controls or resources,
            including unremediated vulnerabilities arising from foreign
            ownership, control, or influence.
                ``(iv) Any other failure of controls or performance of a
            nature so serious or compelling as to warrant placement of the
            contractor on the watch list.
        ``(B) If the Assistant Secretary determines, based on evidence
    described in any of clauses (i) through (iv) of subparagraph (A), that
    the ability of a contractor to responsibly perform is meaningfully
    impaired, the Assistant Secretary shall place the contractor on the
    watch list.
        ``(C) The Assistant Secretary shall establish written policies for
    the consideration of contractors for placement on the watch list,
    including policies that require that--
                ``(i) contractors proposed for placement on the watch list
            shall be provided with notice and an opportunity to respond;
                ``(ii) the basis for a final determination placing a
            contractor on the watch list shall be documented in writing;
            and
                ``(iii) at the request of a contractor, the contractor
            shall be removed from the watch list if the Assistant Secretary
            determines that there is evidence that the issue resulting in
            placement on the list has been satisfactorily remediated.
        ``(c) Effect of Listing.--(1) The Assistant Secretary may not
    solicit an offer from, award a contract to, consent to a subcontract
    with, execute a grant, cooperative agreement, or other transaction
    with, or exercise an option on any space procurement contract with, an
    entity included on the watch list unless the Assistant Secretary makes
    a written determination that there is a compelling reason to do so.
        ``(2) Not later than 10 days after the Assistant Secretary makes a
    determination under paragraph (1), the Assistant Secretary shall notify
    the congressional defense committees and the Interagency Committee on
    Debarment and Suspension constituted under sections 4 and 5 of
    Executive Order 12549 (51 Fed. Reg. 6370; relating to debarment and
    suspension) of the determination.
        ``(d) Limitation on Delegation.--The Assistant Secretary may
    delegate the authority to make a determination under subsection
    (b)(2)(B) or subsection (c)(1) only if the following criteria are met:
                ``(1) The delegation is to the suspension and debarment
            official of the Air Force.
                ``(2) The delegation is made on a case-by-case basis.
                ``(3) Not later than seven days after the date on which
            such determination is made, the Assistant Secretary notifies
            the congressional defense committees of the delegation.
        ``(e) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be
    construed as preventing the suspension or debarment of a contractor,
    but inclusion on the watch list shall not be construed as a punitive
    measure or de facto suspension or debarment of a contractor.
        ``(f) Definitions.--In this section:
                ``(1) The term `contract' includes a grant, cooperative
            agreement, or other transaction.
                ``(2) The term `contractor' means any individual or entity
            that enters into a contract.
                ``(3) The term `watch list' means the watch list maintained
            under subsection (a).''.
        (b) Conforming Repeal.--Section 1612 of the National Defense
    Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115-91; 10 U.S.C.
    2271 note) is repealed.

    SEC. 1602. ESTABLISHMENT OF COMMERCIAL AUGMENTATION SPACE RESERVE.

        (a) In General.--Chapter 963 of title 10, United States Code, is
    amended by inserting before section 9532 the following new section:
    ``Sec. 9531. Commercial Augmentation Space Reserve.
        ``(a) Program.--The Secretary may carry out a program to be known
    as the `Commercial Augmentation Space Reserve' program. Under the
    program, the Secretary may include in a contract for the procurement of
    space products or services one or more provisions under which a
    qualified contractor agrees to provide additional space products or
    services to the Department of Defense on an as-needed basis under
    circumstances determined by the Secretary.
        ``(b) Security Measures.--In carrying out the program under
    subsection (a), the Secretary--
                ``(1) shall ensure that each contract under, and qualified
            contractor participating in, the program complies with
            applicable security measures, including any security measures
            required under the National Industrial Security program (or any
            successor to such program); and
                ``(2) may establish and implement such additional security
            measures as the Secretary determines appropriate to protect the
            national security interests of the United States.
        ``(c) Commitment of Space Products or Services as a Business
    Factor.--In determining the quantity of business to be received under a
    space product or services contract pursuant to subsection (a), the
    Secretary may use as a factor the relative amount of space product or
    service committed to the program under subsection (a) by the qualified
    contractor involved.
        ``(d) Definitions.--In this section:
                ``(1) The term `citizen of the United States' means--
                        ``(A) an individual who is a citizen of the United
                    States;
                        ``(B) a partnership each of whose partners is an
                    individual who is a citizen of the United States; or
                        ``(C) a corporation or association organized under
                    the laws of the United States or a State, the District
                    of Columbia, or a territory or possession of the United
                    States.
                ``(2) The term `qualified contractor' means a contractor
            that is a citizen of the United States.
                ``(3) The term `Secretary' means the Secretary of Defense.
                ``(4) The term `space products or services' means
            commercial products and commercial services (as those terms are
            defined in section 2.101 of the Federal Acquisition Regulation)
            and noncommercial products and noncommercial services offered
            by commercial companies that operate to, through, or from
            space, including any required terrestrial ground, support, and
            network systems and associated services that can be used to
            support military functions and missions.''.
        (b) Study and Report.--
                (1) Study.--The Secretary of Defense, in coordination with
            the Secretary of the Air Force, shall seek to enter into an
            agreement with a federally funded research and development
            center or university-affiliated research center to conduct a
            study on--
                        (A) the availability and adequacy of commercial
                    insurance to protect the financial interests of
                    contractors providing support services to space-related
                    operations and activities of the Department of Defense,
                    taking into account the risks that may be anticipated
                    to arise from such support;
                        (B) the adequacy of any existing authorities under
                    Federal law that would enable the Federal Government to
                    protect such interests in the event commercial space
                    insurance is not available or not available on
                    reasonable terms; and
                        (C) potential options for Government-provided
                    insurance similar to existing aviation and maritime
                    insurance programs under titles 49 and 46 of the United
                    States Code, respectively.
                (2) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of the
            enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to
            the congressional defense committees a report on the results of
            the study conducted under paragraph (1).

    SEC. 1603. SPACE FORCE SATELLITE GROUND SYSTEMS.

        (a) Requirement.--Chapter 135 of title 10, United States Code, is
    amended by inserting after section 2275b the following new section:
    ``Sec. 2275c. Space Force satellite ground systems
        ``(a) Requirement.--The Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for
    Space Acquisitions and Integration, acting as the service acquisition
    executive for the Air Force for space systems and programs, may not
    authorize a launch associated with a Space Force satellite acquisition
    program unless--
                ``(1) the associated ground systems and modifications are
            completed and ready for operation at the time of the launch;
            and
                ``(2) the applicable satellite capabilities may be used on
            completion of the launch.
        ``(b) Waiver.--(1) The Secretary of the Air Force may waive the
    requirement under subsection (a) if the Secretary determines that such
    waiver is necessary for reasons of national security.
        ``(2) Not later than 10 days after making a waiver under paragraph
    (1), the Secretary shall notify the congressional defense committees of
    such waiver.''.
        (b) Conforming Repeal.--Such chapter is further amended by striking
    section 2275.

    SEC. 1604. MODIFICATION OF NOTIFICATION OF FOREIGN INTERFERENCE OF
                  NATIONAL SECURITY SPACE.

        Section 2278 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
                (1) in subsection (a)--
                        (A) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as
                    subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively;
                        (B) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), as
                    redesignated--
                                (i) by inserting ``critical'' before
                            ``national security space capability''; and
                                (ii) by striking ``The Commander of the
                            United States Space Command'' and inserting
                            ``(1) Except as provided by paragraph (2), the
                            Commander of the United States Space Command'';
                            and
                        (C) by adding at the end the following new
                    paragraph (2):
        ``(2) With respect to intentional attempts by a foreign actor to
    disrupt, degrade, or destroy a United States critical national security
    space capability that are continuous or repetitive in nature, the
    Commander shall--
                ``(A) provide the notice and notification regarding the
            first attempt by such foreign actor in accordance with
            paragraph (1); and
                ``(B) during the period in which such foreign actor
            continues or repeats such attempts, provide to the appropriate
            congressional committees a consolidated monthly notice and
            notification of such attempts by not later than the tenth day
            of each month following the month in which the first notice
            under paragraph (1) was provided.''; and
                (2) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following
            new subsection:
        ``(c) Definitions.--In this section:
                ``(1) The term `appropriate congressional committees' means
            the following:
                        ``(A) The congressional defense committees.
                        ``(B) With respect to a notice or notification
                    relating to an attempt by a foreign actor to disrupt,
                    degrade, or destroy a capability that is intelligence-
                    related, the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence
                    of the House of Representatives and the Select
                    Committee on Intelligence of the Senate.
                ``(2) The term `United States critical national security
            space capability' means a national security space capability of
            the United States provided by an asset on the critical asset
            list established by the Commander of the United States Space
            Command pursuant to Department of Defense Directive 3020.40,
            Department of Defense Instruction 3020.45, Joint Publication 3-
            01 of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, or such other relevant
            requirements of the Department of Defense.''.

    SEC. 1605. MODIFICATIONS TO NATIONAL SECURITY SPACE LAUNCH PROGRAM.

        (a) Extension of Policy on Contracts for Launch Services.--Section
    1601 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022
    (Public Law 117-81; 10 U.S.C. 2276 note) is amended--
                (1) in subsection (b), by striking ``2024'' and inserting
            ``2029''; and
                (2) in subsection (c), by striking ``phase two contracts''
            and inserting ``the National Security Space Launch program''.
        (b) Notification of Changes in Phase Three Acquisition Strategy.--
    Not later than seven days before implementing any modification to the
    final phase three acquisition strategy under the National Security
    Space Launch program, the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for
    Space Acquisition and Integration shall submit to the appropriate
    congressional committees notice of the proposed modification together
    with an explanation of the reasons for such modification.
        (c) Definitions.--In this section:
                (1) The term ``appropriate congressional committees''
            means--
                        (A) the congressional defense committees; and
                        (B) the congressional intelligence committees (as
                    defined in section 3 of the National Security Act of
                    1947 (50 U.S.C. 3003)).
                (2) The term ``final phase three acquisition strategy''
            means the acquisition strategy for phase three of the National
            Security Space Launch program, as approved by the Assistant
            Secretary of the Air Force for Space Acquisition and
            Integration on March 4, 2024.
                (3) The term ``phase three'' has the meaning given that
            term in section 1601(e) of the National Defense Authorization
            Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 118-71; 10 U.S.C. 2276
            note).

    SEC. 1606. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REVIEW REGARDING GLOBAL POSITIONING
                  SYSTEM MODERNIZATION AND OTHER POSITIONING, NAVIGATION,
                  AND TIMING SYSTEMS.

        Subsection (c) of section 1621 of the National Defense
    Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114-92; 129 Stat.
    1109; 10 U.S.C. 2281 note) is amended to read as follows:
        ``(c) Comptroller General Review and Assessment; Briefing.--
                ``(1) Requirements.--The Comptroller General shall--
                        ``(A) review and assess the efforts of the
                    Department of the Air Force with respect to Global
                    Positioning System modernization and other positioning,
                    navigation, and timing systems; and
                        ``(B) provide to the congressional defense
                    committees a briefing on--
                                ``(i) the progress made by the Space Force
                            in fielding military code from the Global
                            Positioning System (commonly known as `M-
                            code');
                                ``(ii) the efforts the Department of the
                            Air Force has planned or made to develop
                            complementary or alternative solutions for M-
                            code to obtain positioning, navigation, and
                            timing information through new signals,
                            systems, and subsystems; and
                                ``(iii) the extent to which the military
                            departments have developed and fielded user
                            equipment with the ability to use M-code and
                            complementary or alternative solutions.
                ``(2) Timing.--The Comptroller General shall provide to the
            congressional defense committees--
                        ``(A) not later than March 1, 2025, the briefing
                    required by paragraph (1)(B);
                        ``(B) a report on the matters described in that
                    paragraph, to be submitted on a date agreed upon at
                    such briefing; and
                        ``(C) any subsequent briefing on the matters
                    described in that paragraph, as the Comptroller General
                    considers appropriate.''.

    SEC. 1607. SENIOR ADVISOR FOR SPACE COMMAND, CONTROL, AND INTEGRATION.

        (a) Designation.--Not later than 30 days after the date of the
    enactment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for
    Space Acquisition and Integration, acting as the service acquisition
    executive for the Air Force for space systems and programs, shall
    designate from among qualified officers and employees of the Department
    of Defense a Senior Advisor for Space Command, Control, and
    Integration.
        (b) Responsibilities.--The Senior Advisor shall be responsible for
    conducting oversight of all acquisition efforts within the authority of
    the Assistant Secretary with respect to developing, upgrading,
    deploying, and sustaining space command, control, and integration to
    meet the space command, control, and integration requirements of the
    combatant commands, including by monitoring system-level integration of
    each of the following:
                (1) Space domain sensors.
                (2) Space catalog.
                (3) Target recognition.
                (4) Weapons system selection and control.
                (5) Battle damage assessment.
                (6) Associated communications among elements of the space
            control and command architecture of the Department of Defense.
        (c) Notification.--Not later than 10 days after the date on which a
    designation is made under subsection (a), the Assistant Secretary shall
    notify the congressional defense committees of such designation.
        (d) Annual Review.--Not later than June 30 of each year, the Space
    Acquisition Council established by section 9021 of title 10, United
    States Code, shall review whether the requirements of the United States
    Space Command with respect to space command, control, and integration
    are being fulfilled.
        (e) Annual Briefing.--At the same time as the submission of each
    budget of the President under section 1105(a) of title 31, United
    States Code, through fiscal year 2029, the Assistant Secretary, in
    consultation with the Commander of the United States Space Command,
    shall provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing on the
    status of all space command, control, and integration activities to
    support the missions of the Armed Forces. The briefing shall include--
                (1) accomplishments achieved in the year prior to the
            submission of the respective budget; and
                (2) actions to meet the requirements of the United States
            Space Command with respect to space command, control, and
            integration that will be taken during the period covered by the
            most recent future-years defense program submitted under
            section 221 of title 10, United States Code, as of the date of
            the briefing.

    SEC. 1608. PILOT PROGRAM TO DEMONSTRATE HYBRID SATELLITE COMMUNICATION
                  ARCHITECTURE.

        (a) Program Required.--Beginning in fiscal year 2025, the Assistant
    Secretary of the Air Force for Space Acquisition and Integration shall
    carry out a pilot program to demonstrate a hybrid satellite
    communication architecture at the Space Systems Command of the Space
    Force.
        (b) Requirements and Considerations.--In carrying out the pilot
    program under subsection (a), the Assistant Secretary shall include in
    the hybrid satellite communication architecture at least one military
    satellite communications system, such as the Wideband Global Satcom
    system or the Micro Geostationary Earth Orbit system.
        (c) Briefing.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
    enactment of this Act, the Assistant Secretary shall provide to the
    congressional defense committees a briefing that includes--
                (1) a description of the hybrid satellite communication
            architecture developed under the pilot program under subsection
            (a) and a summary of the results of the program as of the date
            of the briefing; and
                (2) a plan for supporting the transition of the hybrid
            satellite communication architecture efforts to a program of
            record within the Space Force and the Space Systems Command.
        (d) Hybrid Satellite Communication Architecture.--In this section,
    the term ``hybrid satellite communication architecture'' means the
    network of integrated United States Government, allied Government, and
    commercially owned and operated capabilities both for on-orbit
    communication constellations and ground systems.

    SEC. 1609. MIDDLE EAST INTEGRATED SPACE AND SATELLITE SECURITY
                  ASSESSMENT.

        (a) Assessment.--
                (1) In general.--The Secretary of Defense, in consultation
            with the Secretary of State, shall conduct an assessment of
            space and satellite security for the purpose of identifying
            mechanisms, such as improved multilateral data-sharing
            agreements, that may be implemented to better protect ally and
            partner countries in the area of responsibility of the United
            States Central Command from hostile activities conducted by
            adversaries against space systems of the United States or such
            countries.
                (2) Matters to be included.--The assessment required by
            paragraph (1) shall include the following:
                        (A) An assessment of the threats posed to the
                    United States and ally or partner countries in the area
                    of responsibility of the United States Central Command
                    by adversaries, including Iran and its proxies, from
                    conducting hostile activities--
                                (i) against space systems of the United
                            States or such countries; and
                                (ii) using capabilities originating from
                            the space domain.
                        (B) A description of progress made in--
                                (i) advancing the integration of countries
                            in the area of responsibility of the United
                            States Central Command, including Israel, into
                            existing multilateral space and satellite
                            security partnerships; and
                                (ii) establishing such partnerships with
                            such countries.
                        (C) A description of efforts among ally and partner
                    countries in the area of responsibility of the United
                    States Central Command to coordinate intelligence,
                    reconnaissance, and surveillance capabilities and
                    indicators and warnings with respect to the threats
                    described in subparagraph (A), and a description of
                    factors limiting the effectiveness of such efforts.
                        (D) An assessment of current gaps in the ability of
                    the Department of Defense to provide space situational
                    awareness for allies and partners in the area of
                    responsibility of the United States Central Command.
                        (E) A description of multilateral space situational
                    awareness data-sharing agreements and an integrated
                    space and satellite security architecture that would
                    improve collective security in the area of
                    responsibility of the United States Central Command.
                        (F) A description of current and planned efforts to
                    engage ally and partner countries in the area of
                    responsibility of the United States Central Command in
                    establishing such a multilateral space situational
                    awareness data-sharing agreement and an integrated
                    space and satellite security architecture.
                        (G) A description of key challenges in achieving
                    integrated space and satellite security described in
                    paragraph (1) using the metrics identified in
                    accordance with paragraph (3).
                        (H) Recommendations for development and the
                    implementation of an integrated space and satellite
                    security strategy based on such metrics.
                        (I) A cost estimate of establishing an integrated
                    space and satellite security strategy, and an
                    assessment of the resources that could be contributed
                    by ally and partner countries of the United States to
                    establish and strengthen such capabilities.
                        (J) Other matters the Secretary of Defense
                    considers relevant.
                (3) Metrics.--The Secretary of Defense shall identify and
            propose metrics to assess progress in the implementation of the
            assessment required by paragraph (1).
        (b) Report.--
                (1) In general.--Not later than one year after the date of
            the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall
            submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on
            the results of the assessment conducted under subsection (a).
                (2) Form of report.--The report required by paragraph (1)
            shall be submitted in unclassified form but may include a
            classified annex.
        (c) Protection of Sensitive Information.--Any activity carried out
    under this section shall be conducted in a manner that appropriately
    protects sensitive information and the national security interests of
    the United States.
        (d) Appropriate Committees of Congress Defined.--In this section,
    the term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means--
                (1) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on
            Appropriations, and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the
            Senate; and
                (2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on
            Appropriations, and the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the
            House of Representatives.

    SEC. 1610. ANNUAL BRIEFING ON COMMERCIAL SPACE STRATEGY OF THE SPACE
                  FORCE.

        (a) Findings.--Congress finds that the strategy of the Space Force
    titled ``U.S. Space Force Commercial Space Strategy'' published in
    April 2024, indicates that the Space Force intends to focus future
    efforts and resources on the following mission areas:
                (1) Satellite communications.
                (2) Space domain awareness.
                (3) Space access mobility and logistics.
                (4) Tactical surveillance, reconnaissance, and tracking.
                (5) Space-based environmental monitoring.
                (6) Cyberspace operations.
                (7) Command and control.
                (8) Positioning, navigation, and timing.
        (b) Briefing Required.--
                (1) In general.--Not later than 10 days after the date on
            which the budget of the President for each of fiscal years 2026
            through 2029 is submitted to Congress pursuant to section 1105
            of title 31, United States Code, the Chief of Space Operations,
            in coordination with the Assistant Secretary of the Air Force
            for Space Acquisition and Integration, shall provide to the
            congressional defense committees a briefing that includes the
            information described in paragraph (2) with respect to each
            mission area specified in subsection (a).
                (2) Elements.--Each briefing under paragraph (1) shall
            include, with respect to each mission area specified in
            subsection (a) for the fiscal year concerned, the following:
                        (A) Of the funds requested for the mission area,
                    the percentage that are expected to be used to fulfill
                    requirements through the provision of commercial
                    solutions compared to the percentage that are expected
                    to be used to fulfill such requirements through
                    programs of record.
                        (B) A description of the requirements for each
                    mission area and an explanation of whether and how the
                    use of commercial solutions has been considered for
                    fulfilling such requirements.
                        (C) A description of any training or wargaming
                    exercises that are expected to integrate commercial
                    solutions and include the participation of providers of
                    such solutions.
                        (D) Any force designs of the Space Warfighting
                    Analysis Center for which commercial solutions were
                    considered as part of a force design analysis from the
                    previous fiscal year.
                        (E) An update on the status of any efforts to
                    integrate commercial systems into respective Government
                    architecture.
                        (F) With respect to the contracts entered into to
                    support the mission area--
                                (i) the number of such contracts;
                                (ii) the types of contracts used;
                                (iii) the length of time covered by such
                            contracts; and
                                (iv) the amount of funds committed under
                            such contracts.
        (c) Commercial Solutions Defined.--In this section, the term
    ``commercial solutions'' includes commercial products, commercial
    services, and providers of such products and services.

      Subtitle B--Defense Intelligence and Intelligence-Related Activities

    SEC. 1611. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO ENGAGE IN CERTAIN
                  COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES AS SECURITY FOR INTELLIGENCE
                  COLLECTION ACTIVITIES.

        Section 431 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
                (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``December 31, 2024''
            and inserting ``December 31, 2028''; and
                (2) in subsection (b), by striking paragraph (1) and
            inserting the following new paragraph:
                ``(1)(A) be pre-coordinated with the Director of the
            Central Intelligence Agency using procedures mutually agreed
            upon by the Secretary of Defense and the Director; and
                ``(B) where appropriate, be supported by the Director;
            and''.

    SEC. 1612. CYBER INTELLIGENCE CAPABILITY.

        (a) Establishment.--Chapter 21 of title 10, United States Code, is
    amended by inserting after section 430c, as added by section 921, the
    following new section:
    ``Sec. 430d. Cyber intelligence capability
        ``(a) Requirement.--Not later than October 1, 2026, the Secretary
    of Defense, in consultation with the Director of National Intelligence,
    shall ensure that the Department of Defense has a dedicated cyber
    intelligence capability in support of the military cyber operations
    requirements for the warfighting missions of the United States Cyber
    Command, the other combatant commands, the military departments, the
    Defense Agencies, the Joint Staff, and the Office of the Secretary of
    Defense with respect to foundational, scientific and technical, and
    all-source intelligence on cyber technology development, capabilities,
    concepts of operation, operations, and plans and intentions of cyber
    threat actors.
        ``(b) Nonduplication.--In carrying out subsection (a), the
    Secretary may not unnecessarily duplicate intelligence activities of
    the Department of Defense.
        ``(c) Resources.--(1) The Secretary shall ensure the defense budget
    materials submitted for each fiscal year beginning with fiscal year
    2027 include a request for funds necessary to carry out subsection (a).
        ``(2) The Secretary shall carry out subsection (a) using funds made
    available for the United States Cyber Command under the Military
    Intelligence Program.
        ``(3) The National Security Agency may not provide information
    technology services for the dedicated cyber intelligence capability
    under subsection (a) unless such services are provided under the
    Military Intelligence Program or the Information Systems Security
    Program.
        ``(d) Defense Budget Materials Defined.--In this section, the term
    `defense budget materials', with respect to a fiscal year, means the
    materials submitted to Congress by the Secretary of Defense in support
    of the budget for that fiscal year.''.
        (b) Report and Briefing.--
                (1) Report.--Not later than January 1, 2026, the Secretary
            of Defense shall submit to the appropriate congressional
            committees a report containing an implementation plan for
            ensuring the dedicated cyber intelligence capability under
            section 430d of title 10, United States Code, as added by
            subsection (a). The implementation plan shall include--
                        (A) an articulation of the requirements for such
                    capability, including with respect to the number and
                    type of intelligence analysts or other personnel
                    required to fulfill those requirements;
                        (B) an assessment by the Director of Cost
                    Assessment and Program Evaluation with respect to the
                    estimated annual cost for developing and maintaining
                    such capability, including the initial budget
                    requirements for such capability for fiscal year 2027;
                    and
                        (C) an initial staffing plan, including the
                    development of specific career identifiers, a
                    recruiting plan, and a career progression plan.
                (2) Briefing.--Not later than 60 days after the date on
            which the Secretary submits the report under paragraph (1), the
            Secretary shall provide to the appropriate congressional
            committees a briefing on the implementation plan contained in
            the report.
                (3) Appropriate congressional committees defined.--In this
            subsection, the term ``appropriate congressional committees''
            means the congressional defense committees and the Permanent
            Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of
            Representatives.

    SEC. 1613. AUTHORITY OF ARMY COUNTERINTELLIGENCE AGENTS.

        (a) Authority to Execute Warrants and Make Arrests.--Section 7377
    of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
                (1) in the section heading, by striking ``Civilian'' and
            all that follows through the colon and inserting ``Certain
            civilian special agents:''; and
                (2) in subsection (b)--
                        (A) by inserting ``(1)'' before ``Subsection (a)
                    applies''; and
                        (B) by adding at the end the following new
                    paragraph:
        ``(2) In addition to paragraph (1), during the four-year period
    beginning on the date of the enactment of the National Defense
    Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025, subsection (a) applies to any
    employee of the Department of the Army who is a special agent of the
    Army Counterintelligence Command (or a successor to that command) whose
    duties include conducting, supervising, or coordinating
    counterintelligence investigations in programs and operations of the
    Department of the Army.''.
        (b) Annual Report and Briefing.--Not later than one year after the
    date of the enactment of this Act and not less frequently than annually
    thereafter through 2028, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the
    congressional defense committees and the Committees on the Judiciary of
    the House of Representatives and Senate an annual report, and shall
    provide to such committees an annual briefing, on the administration of
    section 7377 of title 10, United States Code, as amended by subsection
    (a).

    SEC. 1614. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE AND
                  COUNTERINTELLIGENCE EXPENSE AUTHORITY.

        (a) Codification.--
                (1) In general.--Section 1057 of the National Defense
            Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (Public Law 116-92; 133
            Stat. 1593) is--
                        (A) transferred to subchapter I of chapter 21 of
                    title 10, United States Code;
                        (B) inserted after section 429 of such title; and
                        (C) redesignated as section 429a.
                (2) Section heading typeface and typestyle.--Section 429a
            of title 10, as added by paragraph (1), is amended--
                        (A) in the enumerator, by striking ``SEC.'' and
                    inserting ``Sec. ''; and
                        (B) in the section heading--
                                (i) by striking the period at the end; and
                                (ii) by conforming the typeface and
                            typestyle, including capitalization, to the
                            typeface and typestyle as used in the section
                            heading of section 430b of such title.
        (b) Permanent Extension.--Subsection (a) of section 429a, as added
    by subsection (a)(1) of this section, is amended by striking ``for any
    of fiscal years 2020 through 2025''.
        (c) Annual Reports.--Subsection (d) of such section 429a is amended
    by striking ``Not later than December 31 of each of 2020 through 2025''
    and inserting ``Not later than December 31 of each year''.
        (d) Limitation on Delegations.--Subsection (e) of such section 429a
    is amended by striking ``$100,000'' and inserting ``$200,000''.
        (e) Exclusive Authority.--
                (1) In general.--Such section 429a is amended--
                        (A) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection
                    (g); and
                        (B) by inserting after subsection (e) the following
                    new subsection (f):
        ``(f) Nonapplication of Section 127.--The authority provided by
    subsection (a) shall be the exclusive authority available to the
    Secretary of Defense to expend amounts made available for the Military
    Intelligence Program for intelligence and counterintelligence objects
    of a confidential, extraordinary, or emergency nature.''.
                (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 127(a) of title 10,
            United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the
            following new sentence: ``The authority to expend amounts made
            available for the Military Intelligence Program for
            intelligence and counterintelligence objects of a confidential,
            extraordinary, or emergency nature is provided by section 429a
            of this title instead of this section.''.

    SEC. 1615. INTELLIGENCE ADVICE AND DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE SUPPORT FOR
                  GOVERNMENT OF ISRAEL IN THE DEFEAT OF HAMAS.

        (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense and the Director of the
    Defense Intelligence Agency are authorized to continue, as directed by
    the President of the United States, to jointly cooperate with the
    Government of Israel on defense intelligence, advice, and support, to
    the extent practicable and consistent with United States objectives, to
    support Israel's pursuit of the lasting defeat of Hamas.
        (b) Briefing.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the
    enactment of this Act, and not less frequently than once every 90 days
    thereafter, the Secretary of Defense shall provide to the congressional
    defense committees, the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of
    the House of Representatives, and the Select Committee on Intelligence
    of the Senate a briefing on the intelligence, advice, and support
    provided to assist the Government of Israel in achieving the objectives
    described in subsection (a).
        (c) Sunset.--The authority under subsection (a) shall terminate on
    the date that is two years after the date of the enactment of this Act.

                           Subtitle C--Nuclear Forces

    SEC. 1621. ESTABLISHMENT OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR NUCLEAR
                  DETERRENCE, CHEMICAL, AND BIOLOGICAL DEFENSE POLICY AND
                  PROGRAMS; IMPROVEMENTS TO PROCESSES OF THE OFFICE OF THE
                  SECRETARY OF DEFENSE.

        (a) In General.--Section 138(b)(4) of title 10, United States Code,
    is amended to read as follows:
        ``(4) One of the Assistant Secretaries is the Assistant Secretary
    of Defense for Nuclear Deterrence, Chemical, and Biological Defense
    Policy and Programs. The Assistant Secretary is the principal civilian
    adviser to the Secretary of Defense on nuclear deterrence policies,
    operations, and associated programs within the senior management of the
    Department of Defense. The principal duty of the Assistant Secretary
    shall be the overall supervision of nuclear deterrence policy,
    resources, and activities of the Department of Defense.
                ``(A) Subject to the authority, direction, and control of
            the Secretary of Defense, the Assistant Secretary shall--
                        ``(i) advise and assist the Secretary of Defense,
                    the Deputy Secretary of Defense, the Under Secretary of
                    Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, and the Under
                    Secretary of Defense for Policy in the development and
                    supervision of policy, program planning and execution,
                    and allocation and use of resources for the activities
                    of the Department of Defense on all matters relating to
                    the sustainment, operation, and modernization of United
                    States nuclear forces as defined in section 499c(d) of
                    this title;
                        ``(ii) communicate views on issues within the
                    responsibility of the Assistant Secretary directly to
                    the Secretary of Defense and the Deputy Secretary of
                    Defense without obtaining the approval or concurrence
                    of any other official within the Department of Defense;
                        ``(iii) serve as the Staff Director of the Nuclear
                    Weapons Council established by section 179 of this
                    title;
                        ``(iv) serve as the principal Department of Defense
                    civilian responsible for oversight of portfolio
                    management for nuclear forces established by section
                    499c of this title;
                        ``(v) serve as the principal interface with the
                    Department of Energy on issues relating to nuclear
                    fuels;
                        ``(vi) in coordination with the Assistant Secretary
                    of Defense for Energy, Installations, and Environment,
                    advise the Secretary of Defense on nuclear energy
                    matters; and
                        ``(vii) advise and assist the Secretary of Defense,
                    the Deputy Secretary of Defense, the Under Secretary of
                    Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, and the Under
                    Secretary of Defense for Policy on all matters relating
                    to the defense against chemical, biological, and other
                    weapons of mass destruction.
                ``(B) Unless otherwise directed by the President or
            statute, no officer other than the Secretary of Defense, Deputy
            Secretary of Defense, the Under Secretary of Defense for
            Acquisition and Sustainment, and the Under Secretary of Defense
            for Policy may intervene to exercise authority, direction, or
            control over the Assistant Secretary in the discharge of
            responsibilities specified in subparagraph (A).''.
        (b) Modification of Duties for Under Secretary of Defense for
    Acquisition and Sustainment.--Section 133b(b) of title 10, United
    States Code, is amended--
                (1) in paragraph (5)--
                        (A) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``; and'' and
                    inserting a semicolon; and
                        (B) by adding after subparagraph (C), the
                    following:
                        ``(D) chairman of the Nuclear Weapons Council
                    established by section 179 of this title; and
                        ``(E) co-chairman of the Council on Oversight of
                    the National Leadership Command, Control, and
                    Communications System established by section 171a of
                    this title;''; and
                (2) by amending paragraph (6) to read as follows:
                ``(6) overseeing--
                        ``(A) the sustainment and modernization of United
                    States nuclear forces, including the nuclear command,
                    control, and communications system; and
                        ``(B) military department and Defense Agency
                    programs to develop defenses against chemical and
                    biological weapons and capabilities to counter weapons
                    of mass destruction;''.
        (c) Modification of Duties for Under Secretary for Defense for
    Policy.--Section 134(b)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is
    amended--
                (1) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``; and'' and
            inserting a semicolon;
                (2) in subparagraph (E), by striking the period at the end
            and inserting ``; and''; and
                (3) by adding at the end, the following new subparagraph
            (F):
                ``(F) the development of strategic policy guidance for the
            Department of Defense to enable the achievement of Presidential
            objectives outlined within the nuclear weapons employment
            guidance of the United States, as described in section 491 of
            this title.''.
        (d) Conforming Amendments.--The following provisions of law are
    amended by striking ``Nuclear, Chemical, and Biological Defense
    Programs'' each place it appears and inserting ``Nuclear Deterrence,
    Chemical, and Biological Defense Policy and Programs'':
                (1) Section 179(c) of title 10, United States Code.
                (2) Section 492b(b)(2) of such title.
                (3) Section 2284(b)(3)(E) of such title.
                (4) Section 1412(m) of the Department of Defense
            Authorization Act, 1986 (50 U.S.C. 1521(m)).
                (5) Section 1067(a)(1) of the National Defense
            Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (50 U.S.C. 1528(a)(1)).

    SEC. 1622. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF CERTIFICATIONS REGARDING
                  INTEGRATED TACTICAL WARNING AND ATTACK ASSESSMENT MISSION
                  OF THE DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE.

        Section 1666 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
    Year 2017 (Public Law 114-328; 130 Stat. 2617) is amended--
                (1) in subsection (a), in the matter preceding paragraph
            (1)--
                        (A) by striking ``2026'' and inserting ``2030'';
                    and
                        (B) by striking ``the Commander of the United
                    States Strategic Command'' and inserting ``the Under
                    Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment,
                    the Commander of the United States Strategic
                    Command,'';
                (2) by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:
        ``(b) Inability To Certify.--If the Commander of the United States
    Space Command does not make a certification under subsection (a) by
    March 31 of any year in which a certification is required under such
    subsection, the Secretary of the Air Force shall--
                ``(1) not later than June 30 of that year, consolidate all
            terrestrial and aerial components of the integrated tactical
            warning and attack assessment system of the Department of the
            Air Force that are survivable and endurable under the major
            command of the Department of the Air Force commanded by the
            single general officer that is responsible for all aspects of
            the Department of the Air Force nuclear mission, as described
            by Air Force Program Action Directive D16-01, dated August 2,
            2016; and
                ``(2) not later than April 30 of that year, submit to the
            Secretary of Defense and the congressional defense committees a
            report describing a plan to achieve such certification, and the
            status of programs and plans to meet the requirements of
            Presidential directives and Department of Defense policies
            applicable to integrated tactical warning and attack assessment
            systems that are survivable and endurable.'';
                (3) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and
                (4) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new
            subsection (c):
        ``(c) Waiver Authority.--The Secretary of Defense may waive the
    requirement of paragraph (1) of subsection (b), if the Secretary
    certifies to the congressional defense committees that--
                ``(1) the plan described in paragraph (2) of that
            subsection is sufficient to ensure that the Department of the
            Air Force is able to satisfy the criteria under subsection (a);
                ``(2) resourcing for executing such plan shall be
            addressed, to the maximum extent possible, within the current
            fiscal year; and
                ``(3) any additional resources necessary to execute such
            plan shall be included in future budgetary requests of the
            Department of Defense.''.

    SEC. 1623. PERIODIC UPDATES ON THE MODERNIZATION OF THE STRATEGIC
                  AUTOMATED COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEM.

        Section 1644 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
    Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31; 137 Stat. 598) is amended by adding at
    the end the following subsection:
        ``(c) Periodic Updates.--Beginning not later than March 1, 2025,
    and not later than each of March 1 and September 1 annually thereafter,
    the Secretary of the Air Force shall provide to the congressional
    defense committees a briefing on the progress of the modernization
    effort described in subsection (a).''.

    SEC. 1624. MODIFIED REQUIREMENTS FOR REPORT ON THE PLAN FOR THE NUCLEAR
                  WEAPONS STOCKPILE, NUCLEAR WEAPONS COMPLEX, NUCLEAR
                  WEAPONS DELIVERY SYSTEMS, AND NUCLEAR WEAPONS COMMAND AND
                  CONTROL SYSTEM.

        Section 492a of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
                (1) in the heading, by striking ``Annual'' and inserting
            ``Biennial'';
                (2) in subsection (a)--
                        (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``the odd-
                    numbered'' after ``for each of''; and
                        (B) in paragraph (2)(G), by striking ``year'' both
                    places it appears and inserting ``report''; and
                (3) in subsection (b)--
                        (A) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3);
                        (B) by striking ``Budget Office.--'' and all that
                    follows through ``Not later than July 1'' and inserting
                    ``Budget Office.--Not later than July 1'';
                        (C) by redesignating subparagraphs (A), (B), (C),
                    and (D) as paragraphs (1), (2), (3), and (4),
                    respectively;
                        (D) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), as
                    redesignated by subparagraph (C) of this paragraph, by
                    striking ``covered odd-numbered fiscal year report''
                    and inserting ``report required under subsection (a)'';
                        (E) in paragraph (1), as so redesignated, by
                    striking ``covered odd-numbered fiscal year''; and
                        (F) in paragraph (2), as so redesignated, by
                    striking ``covered odd-numbered fiscal year''.

    SEC. 1625. MATTERS RELATING TO PILOT PROGRAM ON DEVELOPMENT OF REENTRY
                  VEHICLES AND RELATED SYSTEMS.

        Section 1645 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
    Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31; 10 U.S.C. 4421 note prec.) is amended--
                (1) in subsection (a)--
                        (A) by striking, ``The Secretary of the Air Force''
                    and inserting, ``The Secretary of the Army, the
                    Secretary of the Navy, and the Secretary of the Air
                    Force, acting jointly or separately,'';
                        (B) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as
                    paragraphs (3) and (4), respectively;
                        (C) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following
                    new paragraph (2):
                ``(2) expand the availability of operationally qualifiable
            vendors within the defense industrial base;''; and
                        (D) by striking, ``reentry vehicles'' each place it
                    appears and inserting ``reentry vehicles and reentry
                    systems'';
                (2) in subsection (b)(1)--
                        (A) by striking ``the Secretary'' and inserting
                    ``each Secretary''; and
                        (B) by striking ``and systems'' and inserting ``and
                    reentry systems'';
                (3) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following:
        ``(c) Coordination.--If the Secretary of the Army, the Secretary of
    the Navy, or the Secretary of the Air Force, acting jointly or
    separately, carries out a pilot program under this section, such
    Secretary or Secretaries shall ensure that the activities under the
    pilot program are carried out in coordination with the Under Secretary
    of Defense for Research and Engineering and the Director of the Missile
    Defense Agency.'';
                (4) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e); and
                (5) by inserting after subsection (c) the following new
            subsection (d):
        ``(d) Semiannual Briefings.--Not later than March 1 and September 1
    of each year in which the Secretary of the Army, the Secretary of the
    Navy, or the Secretary of the Air Force, acting jointly or separately,
    carries out a pilot program under this section, such Secretary or
    Secretaries shall provide to the congressional defense committees a
    briefing on the activities of the pilot program.''.

    SEC. 1626. EXPANSION OF NUCLEAR LONG RANGE STANDOFF CAPABILITY.

        (a) In General.--The Secretary of the Air Force may reconvert the
    B-52 bombers that had been modified to carry only conventional weapons
    to conform to the Treaty between the United States of America and the
    Russian Federation on Measures for the Further Reduction and Limitation
    of Strategic Offensive Arms signed on April 8, 2010, and entered into
    force on February 5, 2011 (commonly known as the ``New START Treaty''),
    to be able to carry nuclear weapons.
        (b) Conversion of B-52 Bombers.--If the Secretary elects to
    exercise the authority under subsection (a), the Secretary shall--
                (1) not later than 30 days after the expiration of the New
            Start Treaty, commence the process of making available for
            nuclear certification the B-52 bombers described in subsection
            (a); and
                (2) ensure the reconversion of B-52 bombers described in
            such subsection is complete by not later than December 31,
            2029.
        (c) Funding Profile for Increased Production of the Long Range
    Standoff Weapon.--Not later than 120 days after the date of the
    enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to
    the congressional defense committees a report on the funding profile
    necessary, by fiscal year, to expand by one-third the planned purchase
    of the Long Range Standoff Weapon.

    SEC. 1627. MATTERS RELATING TO THE NUCLEAR-ARMED SEA-LAUNCHED CRUISE
                  MISSILE.

        (a) James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
    Year 2023.--Section 1642 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense
    Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263; 136 Stat.
    2945) is amended by striking ``W80-4 warhead'' each place it appears
    and inserting ``W80-4 ALT or an alternative warhead''.
        (b) National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024.--
    Section 1640 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
    2024 (Public Law 118-31; 137 Stat. 595) is amended--
                (1) in subsection (a)--
                        (A) in paragraph (3)--
                                (i) by striking ``nuclear weapon project
                            for'' and inserting ``nuclear weapon system
                            project with''; and
                                (ii) by inserting ``(or an alternative
                            warhead in accordance subsection (e))'' after
                            ``W80-4 ALT warhead'';
                        (B) in paragraph (4), by striking ``W80-4 ALT'';
                    and inserting ``nuclear weapon system''; and
                        (C) in paragraph (5), by striking ``W80-4 ALT
                    nuclear weapon project'' and inserting ``nuclear weapon
                    system'';
                (2) in subsection (c), by striking ``W80-4 ALT project''
            and inserting ``nuclear weapon system project described in
            subsection (a)(3)'';
                (3) by redesignating subsections (e) through (g) as
            subsections (f) through (h), respectively; and
                (4) by inserting after subsection (d) the following new
            subsection (e):
        ``(e) Selection of a Nuclear Weapon System With an Alternative
    Warhead.--
                ``(1) Briefing, certification, and waiting period.--For
            purposes of subsection (a)(3), the Secretary of Defense, in
            coordination with the Secretary of Energy, may carry out a
            nuclear weapons system project with an alternative warhead to
            the W80-4 ALT warhead, if--
                        ``(A) the Secretaries jointly provide to the
                    congressional defense committees a briefing that
                    includes--
                                ``(i) a description of the alternative
                            warhead to be developed under the project;
                                ``(ii) an estimate and description of the
                            balance among the costs, schedule, and
                            programmatic impacts for the research,
                            development, and production of such alternative
                            warhead;
                                ``(iii) an explanation of the reasons the
                            Secretaries intend to develop a nuclear weapon
                            system with such alternative warhead instead
                            of--
                                        ``(I) the W80-4 ALT warhead; or
                                        ``(II) any other warhead options
                                    that may have been considered;
                                ``(iv) a written certification from the
                            Secretaries that--
                                        ``(I) if selected as the preferred
                                    option, the nuclear weapon system with
                                    the alternative warhead is expected to
                                    more favorably balance military
                                    effectiveness, cost, schedule, and
                                    programmatic impacts than the nuclear
                                    weapons system with the W80-4 ALT
                                    warhead; and
                                        ``(II) any funds required for such
                                    alternative warhead will be included in
                                    the materials submitted by the
                                    Secretaries in support of the budget of
                                    the President (as submitted to Congress
                                    pursuant to section 1105 of title 31,
                                    United States Code) until the selected
                                    warhead achieves full operational
                                    capability, as determined by the
                                    Commander of United States Strategic
                                    Command; and
                        ``(B) a period of 45 days has elapsed following the
                    date on which such briefing was provided.
                ``(2) Form of briefing.--The briefing under paragraph
            (1)(A) may be submitted in classified form.''.
        (c) Establishment of Program Element.--Beginning on the date of the
    submission of the budget of the President for fiscal year 2026 in
    accordance with section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, the
    Secretary of the Navy shall--
                (1) establish a separate, dedicated program element for the
            development of a nuclear-armed, sea-launched cruise missile
            within the budget program elements for Navy Strategic Systems
            Programs; and
                (2) ensure that Navy activities in support of such
            development are executed within such program element.
        (d) Funding Limitation.--Of the funds authorized to be appropriated
    or otherwise made available by this Act for fiscal year 2025 for
    operations and maintenance, Navy, and made available to the Secretary
    of the Navy for the travel of persons, not more than 90 percent may be
    obligated or expended until the date on which the Secretary of the Navy
    submits to the congressional defense committees a certification that
    the Department of the Navy--
                (1) has established and staffed a program office for the
            development of a nuclear-armed, sea-launched cruise missile
            required by section 1640 of the National Defense Authorization
            Act for Fiscal Year 2024; and
                (2) is taking the steps required to comply with the
            direction promulgated by Under Secretary of Defense for
            Acquisition and Sustainment memorandum titled ``Nuclear-Armed,
            Sea-Launched Cruise Missile Program Material Development
            Decision Acquisition Memorandum,'' dated March 21, 2024.

    SEC. 1628. AVAILABILITY OF AIR FORCE PROCUREMENT FUNDS FOR HEAT SHIELD
                  MATERIAL FOR MARK 21A REENTRY VEHICLE.

        The Secretary of the Air Force may enter into contracts for the
    life-of-program procurement of heat shield material and related
    processing activities for the Mark 21A reentry vehicle.

    SEC. 1629. CONDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS FOR SENTINEL INTERCONTINENTAL
                  BALLISTIC MISSILE PROGRAM.

        (a) In General.--The Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and
    Sustainment shall ensure, to the maximum extent practicable that--
                (1) the contract structure for the Sentinel
            intercontinental ballistic missile (previously referred to as
            the ``ground-based strategic weapon'') program allows for
            maximum Federal Government oversight of--
                        (A) the Aerospace Vehicle Segment program area;
                        (B) the Launch Control Center program area; and
                        (C) the Launch Control Facility program area;
                (2) such Federal Government oversight includes Federal
            Government control of--
                        (A) preliminary and critical design reviews
                    entrance criteria, exit criteria; and
                        (B) certification of completion at the subsystem
                    level through total system architecture; and
                (3) there are opportunities for competition throughout the
            lifecycle of the Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile
            program, including competition across each of the program areas
            specified in paragraph (1).
        (b) Report.--If the Under Secretary completes a revised Milestone B
    approval for such program, the Under Secretary shall, not later than 60
    days after the date on which the Under Secretary completes such
    approval, submit to the congressional defense committees a report that
    includes a description of how the Under Secretary intends to satisfy
    the requirements of subsection (a).
        (c) Milestone B Approval Defined.--In this section, the term
    ``Milestone B approval'' has the meaning given in section 4172 of title
    10, United States Code.

    SEC. 1630. PROHIBITION ON REDUCTION OF INTERCONTINENTAL BALLISTIC
                  MISSILES OF THE UNITED STATES.

        (a) Prohibition.--Except as provided in subsection (b), none of the
    funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act for fiscal year 2025
    for the Department of Defense may be obligated or expended for the
    following, and the Department may not otherwise take any action to do
    the following:
                (1) Reduce, or prepare to reduce, the responsiveness or
            alert level of the intercontinental ballistic missiles of the
            United States.
                (2) Reduce, or prepare to reduce, the quantity of deployed
            intercontinental ballistic missiles of the United States to a
            number less than 400.
        (b) Exception.--The prohibition in subsection (a) shall not apply
    to any of the following activities:
                (1) The maintenance or sustainment of intercontinental
            ballistic missiles.
                (2) Ensuring the safety, security, or reliability of
            intercontinental ballistic missiles.
                (3) Facilitating the transition from the LGM-30G Minuteman
            III intercontinental ballistic missile to the LGM-35A Sentinel
            intercontinental ballistic missile.

    SEC. 1631. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR ALTERING AIR FORCE GLOBAL
                  STRIKE COMMAND.

        (a) Limitation.--None of the funds authorized to be appropriated or
    otherwise made available by this Act for fiscal year 2025 for the
    Department of the Air Force may be obligated or expended to alter or
    adjust the existing composition, roles, or responsibilities of Air
    Force Global Strike Command in the--
                (1) development of military requirements relating to
            strategic deterrence; or
                (2) execution of Joint Forces Air Component Command
            operational and planning support for United States Strategic
            Command.
        (b) Report Required.--Not later than April 30, 2025, the Secretary
    of the Air Force, in coordination with the Commander of United States
    Strategic Command, shall submit to the congressional defense committees
    a report outlining a plan for ensuring that any future adjustments to
    the composition, roles, or responsibilities of Air Force Global Strike
    Command will not adversely affect the missions of the Air Force Global
    Strike Command in supporting the operational requirements of the United
    States Strategic Command or activities of the Department of Defense to
    achieve Presidential nuclear employment guidance objectives.
        (c) Termination.--The limitation under subsection (a) shall
    terminate 90 days after the date on which the Secretary of the Air
    Force submits the report required by subsection (b).

    SEC. 1632. LIMITATIONS ON USE OF FUNDS TO DISMANTLE B83-1 NUCLEAR
                  GRAVITY BOMB.

        (a) Limitation on Travel Expenses.--Of the funds authorized to be
    appropriated by this Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year
    2025 for operation and maintenance, Defense-wide, and available for the
    Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering
    for travel expenses, not more than 80 percent may be obligated or
    expended until the Secretary of Defense submits to the congressional
    defense committees the proposed strategy required by paragraph (3) of
    subsection (b) of section 1674 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense
    Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263).
        (b) Limitation on Use to Dismantle.--Except as provided in
    subsection (c), none of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this
    Act or otherwise made available for fiscal year 2025 for the Department
    of Energy may be used to dismantle B83-1 nuclear gravity bombs.
        (c) Exceptions.--The limitation on the use of funds under
    subsection (b) shall not apply--
                (1) if the Commander of the United States Strategic Command
            submits to the congressional defense committees a certification
            that--
                        (A) the use of funds described in such subsection
                    to dismantle B83-1 nuclear gravity bombs is in the best
                    interest of the United States; and
                        (B) there are no gaps as of the date of the
                    submission of such certification in the strategic
                    deterrence posture of the United States; or
                (2) with respect to the dismantlement of B83-1 nuclear
            gravity bombs for the purpose of supporting safety and
            surveillance, sustainment, life extension or modification
            programs for the B83-1 or other weapons currently in, or
            planned to become part of, the nuclear weapons stockpile of the
            United States.

    SEC. 1633. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS PENDING SUBMISSION OF
                  PLAN FOR DECREASING THE TIME TO UPLOAD ADDITIONAL
                  WARHEADS TO THE INTERCONTINENTAL BALLISTIC MISSILE FLEET.

        Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act for fiscal
    year 2025 for operation and maintenance, Air Force, and available for
    the Office of the Secretary of the Air Force for the travel of persons,
    not more than 80 percent may be obligated or expended until the date on
    which the Secretary of the Air Force submits the plan required by
    section 1650 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
    2024 (Public Law 118-31; 137 Stat. 601).

    SEC. 1634. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS PENDING SUBMISSION OF
                  INFORMATION ON OPTIONS FOR ENHANCING NATIONAL NUCLEAR
                  SECURITY ADMINISTRATION ACCESS TO THE DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL
                  BASE.

        Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act for fiscal
    year 2025 for operation and maintenance, Defense-wide, and available to
    the Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Industrial Base
    Policy for the travel of persons, not more than 90 percent may be
    obligated or expended until the date on which the Assistant Secretary
    provides the briefing on options for enhancing National Nuclear
    Security Administration access to the defense industrial base required
    by the report of the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate
    accompanying S.2226 of the 118th Congress (Senate Report 118-58).

    SEC. 1635. DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL BASE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY.

        (a) Strategy.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the
    enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense, in consultation with
    the Administrator for Nuclear Security and other individuals as the
    Secretary determines appropriate, shall commence the implementation of
    a strategy for promoting the development of a skilled manufacturing and
    high-demand vocational trade workforce to support the expansion of the
    national technology and industrial base and nuclear security
    enterprise.
        (b) Report; Briefings.--
                (1) Report.--Not later than 60 days after the development
            of the strategy under subsection (a), the Secretary shall
            submit to the Committees on Armed Services of the House of
            Representatives and the Senate a report that outlines the
            strategy and includes a detailed description of measures to
            implement the strategy, including planned schedules and
            progress milestones.
                (2) Briefings.--Beginning in 2026, and on a biennial basis
            until 2032, the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Industrial
            Base Policy shall provide to the Committees on Armed Services
            of the House of Representatives and the Senate a briefing on
            progress made in implementing the strategy under subsection
            (a).
        (c) Definitions.--In this section:
                (1) The term ``national technology and industrial base''
            has the meaning given that term in section 4801 of title 10,
            United States Code.
                (2) The term ``nuclear security enterprise'' has the
            meaning given that term in section 4002 of the Atomic Energy
            Defense Act (50 U.S.C. 2501).

    SEC. 1636. LONG-TERM PLAN FOR STRATEGIC NUCLEAR FORCES DURING DELIVERY
                  VEHICLE TRANSITION.

        (a) Plan Required.--Not later than one year after the date of the
    enactment of this Act and biennially thereafter through 2031, the
    Commander of the United States Strategic Command shall submit to the
    congressional defense committees a plan for deployed strategic nuclear
    warheads over the covered period, during which changes are expected to
    be made to strategic delivery systems.
        (b) Elements.--Each plan under subsection (a) shall include the
    following:
                (1) A baseline strategy for maintaining a minimum of 1,550
            nuclear warheads deployed on land-based intercontinental
            ballistic missiles, submarine-launched intercontinental
            ballistic missiles, and counted for deployed heavy bombers (as
            defined under the New START Treaty) during the covered period.
                (2) For each year of the covered period, an estimate of the
            number of available strategic delivery systems, by type, and
            the number of deployed warheads associated with such systems.
                (3) A summary of operational considerations, including, as
            necessary, the identification of areas in which greater risk is
            being accepted.
                (4) A description of contingency plans in the event of
            reduced strategic delivery system availability due to
            programmatic delays, aging, or other such factors.
                (5) A review of the importance and impact of nuclear risk
            and reduction arms control.
                (6) Any other matters the Commander of the United States
            Strategic Command determines appropriate for inclusion in the
            plan.
        (c) Coordination.--In preparing each plan required under this
    section, the Commander of the United States Strategic Command shall
    coordinate with--
                (1) the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and
            Sustainment;
                (2) the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy; and
                (3) the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
        (d) Definitions.--
                (1) The term ``covered period'' means the period beginning
            on January 1, 2028, and ending on January 1, 2036.
                (2) The term ``New START Treaty'' means the Treaty between
            the United States of America and the Russian Federation on
            Measures for the Further Reduction and Limitation of Strategic
            Offensive Arms, signed on April 8, 2010, and entered into force
            on February 5, 2011.
                (3) The term ``strategic delivery system'' means land-based
            intercontinental ballistic missiles, submarine-launched
            intercontinental ballistic missiles, long range air-launched
            cruise missiles, and nuclear-capable heavy bomber aircraft.

    SEC. 1637. REPORTS AND BRIEFINGS ON RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE
                  CONGRESSIONAL COMMISSION ON THE STRATEGIC POSTURE OF THE
                  UNITED STATES.

        (a) Statement of Policy.--It is the policy of the United States
    that--
                (1) the deterrence of strategic attacks, and in particular
            nuclear attacks, against the United States and its allies is
            the highest defense priority of the United States; and
                (2) the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Energy
            are provided with all necessary authorities and resources
            required to ensure the maintenance of a modern, effective
            strategic deterrent to meet the emerging suite of unprecedented
            strategic threats against the United States.
        (b) In General.--Not later than March 31 of each of years 2025
    through 2030, the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Energy,
    acting through the Chairman of the Nuclear Weapons Council, shall
    provide to the congressional defense committees a briefing on the
    progress of each such Secretary with respect to implementing the
    recommendations made by the Congressional Commission on the Strategic
    Posture of the United States established under section 1687 of the
    National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law
    117-81) in the document titled ``America's Strategic Posture: The Final
    Report of the Congressional Commission on the Strategic Posture of the
    United States'' (and dated October 2023).
        (c) Elements.--Each briefing required by subsection (b) shall
    include the following:
                (1) An assessment of the extent to which the implementation
            of each recommendation may contribute to the deterrence of
            particular threats anticipated during the period covered by
            such document.
                (2) A determination of whether each recommendation has
            been, or will be, implemented by the Secretary of Defense or
            the Secretary of Energy.
                (3) For each recommendation that has been, or will be,
            implemented--
                        (A) the plan for such implementation, or, if
                    applicable, a description of how such recommendation
                    was implemented;
                        (B) an estimate of the cost of implementation;
                        (C) the timeline for such implementation; and
                        (D) a description of any additional resources the
                    Secretary concerned determines necessary for such
                    implementation.
                (4) In the case of a recommendation the Secretary concerned
            determines the relevant Department is already implementing
            through a separate effort, the analysis and justification of
            the Secretary for such determination.
                (5) A description of any anticipated impacts to the Defense
            Industrial Base or the Nuclear Security Enterprise required to
            support a recommendation, and any projected net benefits to the
            economic competitiveness of the United States.
                (6) A description of the impact, if any, of implementing a
            recommendation with respect to other activities of the
            Department of Defense or the Department of Energy.
                (7) Such other information as the Chairman of the Nuclear
            Weapons Council determines relevant.

    SEC. 1638. SENSE OF CONGRESS WITH RESPECT TO USE OF ARTIFICIAL
                  INTELLIGENCE TO SUPPORT STRATEGIC DETERRENCE.

        (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
                (1) the considered use of artificial intelligence and
            machine learning tools presents opportunities to strengthen the
            security of critical strategic communications and early warning
            networks, improve the efficiency of planning processes to
            reduce the risk of collateral damage, and enhance U.S.
            capabilities for modeling weapons functionality in support of
            stockpile stewardship; and
                (2) even with such applications, particular care must be
            taken to ensure that the incorporation of artificial
            intelligence and machine learning tools does not increase the
            risk that our Nation's most critical strategic assets can be
            compromised.
        (b) Statement of Policy.--It is the policy of the United States
    that the use of artificial intelligence efforts should not compromise
    the integrity of nuclear safeguards, whether through the functionality
    of weapons systems, the validation of communications from command
    authorities, or the principle of requiring positive human actions in
    execution of decisions by the President with respect to the employment
    of nuclear weapons.

                      Subtitle D--Missile Defense Programs

    SEC. 1641. EXPANSION OF CERTAIN PROHIBITIONS RELATING TO MISSILE
                  DEFENSE INFORMATION AND SYSTEMS TO APPLY TO PEOPLE'S
                  REPUBLIC OF CHINA.

        Section 5551 of title 10, United States Code, as added by section
    1649, is amended--
                (1) in subsection (a), by inserting ``or the People's
            Republic of China'' after ``the Russian Federation'';
                (2) in subsection (b), by inserting ``or the People's
            Republic of China'' after ``the Russian Federation''; and
                (3) in subsection (c), by inserting ``or the People's
            Republic of China'' after ``the Russian Federation''.

    SEC. 1642. ADDITIONAL MISSILE DEFENSE SITE FOR PROTECTION OF UNITED
                  STATES HOMELAND.

        (a) Establishment of Additional Interceptor Site.--Subject to the
    availability of appropriations for such purpose, not later than
    December 31, 2030, the Director of the Missile Defense Agency shall
    establish a fully operational third continental United States
    interceptor site on the East Coast of the United States. The Director
    shall establish such site at a location optimized to support the
    defense of the homeland of the United States from emerging long-range
    missile threats.
        (b) Coordination.--In establishing the interceptor site required
    under subsection (a), the Director shall coordinate with the commander
    of the relevant combatant command.
        (c) Plan and Updates.--Concurrent with the submission of the budget
    of the President to Congress pursuant to section 1105(a) of title 31,
    United States Code, for each of fiscal years 2026 through 2031, the
    Director shall submit to the congressional defense committees--
                (1) a plan for establishing the interceptor site required
            under subsection (a); and
                (2) an update on the progress of the Director in
            establishing such site.

    SEC. 1643. ADVICE AND ASSISTANCE REGARDING ENHANCEMENT OF JORDANIAN AIR
                  AND MISSILE DEFENSE.

        (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense, in coordination with the
    Secretary of State and the Commander of the United States Central
    Command, may seek to advise and assist the Kingdom of Jordan in
    enhancing capabilities for countering air and missile threats from Iran
    and groups linked to Iran, including the threat from unmanned aerial
    systems, that threaten the United States, Jordan, and other allies and
    partners of the United States.
        (b) Protection of Sensitive Technology and Information.--The
    Secretary shall ensure that any advice or assistance provided under
    this section appropriately protects sensitive technology and
    information and the national security interests of the United States
    and Jordan.
        (c) Middle East Integrated Air and Missile Defense.--Pursuant to
    section 1658 of the James M. Inhofe National Defense Authorization Act
    for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263; 136 Stat. 2951), the
    Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of State,
    shall assess the feasibility of including Jordan in a multinational
    integrated air and missile defense architecture to protect the people,
    infrastructure, and territory of Jordan from cruise and ballistic
    missiles, manned and unmanned aerial systems, and rocket attacks from
    Iran and groups linked to Iran.

    SEC. 1644. IRON DOME SHORT-RANGE ROCKET DEFENSE SYSTEM AND ISRAELI
                  COOPERATIVE MISSILE DEFENSE PROGRAM CO-DEVELOPMENT AND
                  CO-PRODUCTION.

        (a) Iron Dome Short-range Rocket Defense System.--
                (1) Availability of funds.--Of the funds authorized to be
            appropriated by this Act for fiscal year 2025 for procurement,
            Defense-wide, and available for the Missile Defense Agency, not
            more than $110,000,000 may be provided to the Government of
            Israel to procure components for the Iron Dome short-range
            rocket defense system through co-production of such components
            in the United States by industry of the United States.
                (2) Conditions.--
                        (A) Agreement.--Funds described in paragraph (1)
                    for the Iron Dome short-range rocket defense program
                    shall be available subject to the terms and conditions
                    in the Agreement Between the Department of Defense of
                    the United States of America and the Ministry of
                    Defense of the State of Israel Concerning Iron Dome
                    Defense System Procurement, signed on March 5, 2014, as
                    amended to include co-production for Tamir
                    interceptors.
                        (B) Certification.--Not later than 30 days prior to
                    the initial obligation of funds described in paragraph
                    (1), the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and
                    Sustainment shall submit to the appropriate
                    congressional committees--
                                (i) a certification that the amended
                            bilateral international agreement specified in
                            subparagraph (A) is being implemented as
                            provided in such agreement;
                                (ii) an assessment detailing any risks
                            relating to the implementation of such
                            agreement; and
                                (iii) for system improvements resulting in
                            modified Iron Dome components and Tamir
                            interceptor sub-components, a certification
                            that the Government of Israel has demonstrated
                            successful completion of Production Readiness
                            Reviews, including the validation of production
                            lines, the verification of component
                            conformance, and the verification of
                            performance to specification as defined in the
                            Iron Dome Defense System Procurement Agreement,
                            as further amended.
        (b) Israeli Cooperative Missile Defense Program, David's Sling
    Weapon System Co-production.--
                (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (3), of the funds
            authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2025 for
            procurement, Defense-wide, and available for the Missile
            Defense Agency not more than $40,000,000 may be provided to the
            Government of Israel to procure the David's Sling Weapon
            System, including for co-production of parts and components in
            the United States by United States industry.
                (2) Agreement.--Provision of funds specified in paragraph
            (1) shall be subject to the terms and conditions in the
            bilateral co-production agreement, including--
                        (A) a one-for-one cash match is made by Israel or
                    in another matching amount that otherwise meets best
                    efforts (as mutually agreed to by the United States and
                    Israel); and
                        (B) co-production of parts, components, and all-up
                    rounds (if appropriate) in the United States by United
                    States industry for the David's Sling Weapon System is
                    not less than 50 percent.
                (3) Certification and assessment.--The Under Secretary of
            Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment shall submit to the
            appropriate congressional committees--
                        (A) a certification that the Government of Israel
                    has demonstrated the successful completion of the
                    knowledge points, technical milestones, and Production
                    Readiness Reviews required by the research,
                    development, and technology agreement and the bilateral
                    co-production agreement for the David's Sling Weapon
                    System; and
                        (B) an assessment detailing any risks relating to
                    the implementation of such agreement.
        (c) Israeli Cooperative Missile Defense Program, Arrow 3 Upper Tier
    Interceptor Program Co-production.--
                (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), of the funds
            authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 2025 for
            procurement, Defense-wide, and available for the Missile
            Defense Agency not more than $50,000,000 may be provided to the
            Government of Israel for the Arrow 3 Upper Tier Interceptor
            Program, including for co-production of parts and components in
            the United States by United States industry.
                (2) Certification.--The Under Secretary of Defense for
            Acquisition and Sustainment shall submit to the appropriate
            congressional committees a certification that--
                        (A) the Government of Israel has demonstrated the
                    successful completion of the knowledge points,
                    technical milestones, and Production Readiness Reviews
                    required by the research, development, and technology
                    agreement for the Arrow 3 Upper Tier Interceptor
                    Program;
                        (B) funds specified in paragraph (1) will be
                    provided on the basis of a one-for-one cash match made
                    by Israel or in another matching amount that otherwise
                    meets best efforts (as mutually agreed to by the United
                    States and Israel);
                        (C) the United States has entered into a bilateral
                    international agreement with Israel that establishes,
                    with respect to the use of such funds--
                                (i) in accordance with subparagraph (D),
                            the terms of co-production of parts and
                            components on the basis of the greatest
                            practicable co-production of parts, components,
                            and all-up rounds (if appropriate) by United
                            States industry and minimizes nonrecurring
                            engineering and facilitization expenses to the
                            costs needed for co-production;
                                (ii) complete transparency on the
                            requirement of Israel for the number of
                            interceptors and batteries that will be
                            procured, including with respect to the
                            procurement plans, acquisition strategy, and
                            funding profiles of Israel;
                                (iii) technical milestones for co-
                            production of parts and components and
                            procurement;
                                (iv) a joint affordability working group to
                            consider cost reduction initiatives; and
                                (v) joint approval processes for third-
                            party sales; and
                        (D) the level of co-production described in
                    subparagraph (C)(i) for the Arrow 3 Upper Tier
                    Interceptor Program is not less than 50 percent.
        (d) Number.--In carrying out paragraph (2) of subsection (b) and
    paragraph (2) of subsection (c), the Under Secretary may submit--
                (1) one certification covering both the David's Sling
            Weapon System and the Arrow 3 Upper Tier Interceptor Program;
            or
                (2) separate certifications for each respective system.
        (e) Timing.--The Under Secretary shall submit to the congressional
    defense committees the certification and assessment under subsection
    (b)(3) and the certification under subsection (c)(2) not later than 30
    days before the funds specified in paragraph (1) of subsections (b) and
    (c) for the respective system covered by the certification are provided
    to the Government of Israel.
        (f) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this section,
    the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means the following:
                (1) The congressional defense committees.
                (2) The Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate.
                (3) The Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of
            Representatives.

    SEC. 1645. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS WITH RESPECT TO CERTAIN
                  MISSILE DEFENSE SYSTEM GOVERNANCE DOCUMENTS, POLICIES,
                  AND PROCEDURES.

        Of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or otherwise
    made available for fiscal year 2025 for the Under Secretary of Defense
    for Research and Engineering for travel, not more than 90 percent may
    be obligated or expended until the date on which such Under Secretary
    submits to the congressional defense committees a certification that a
    notification to repeal, replace, or supersede the Directive-type
    Memorandum 20-002 has been submitted--
                (1) in accordance with section 205(b) of title 10, United
            States Code; and
                (2) pursuant to section 1667 of the National Defense
            Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31; 10
            U.S.C. 205 note).

    SEC. 1646. CONGRESSIONAL NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT WITH RESPECT TO
                  INCIDENTS THAT AFFECT AVAILABILITY OF UNITED STATES
                  HOMELAND MISSILE DEFENSES.

        (a) Requirement.--If the Secretary of Defense determines that an
    incident has affected the availability of the ground-based midcourse
    defense system, or has impeded the function of such system, in a manner
    that inhibits the capability of such system to adequately respond to
    the operational mission of such system as required by the Commander of
    the United States Northern Command, the Secretary shall submit to the
    appropriate Members of Congress a notification of such incident by not
    later than 24 hours after the Secretary makes such determination.
        (b) Appropriate Members of Congress Defined.--In this section, the
    term ``appropriate Members of Congress'' means each chair and ranking
    member of the congressional defense committees.

    SEC. 1647. PLAN FOR COMPREHENSIVE BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE RADAR
                  COVERAGE OF GUAM.

        Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act,
    the Commander of the United States Indo-Pacific Command, in
    coordination with the Secretary of the Army, the Under Secretary of
    Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, and the Director of the
    Missile Defense Agency, shall submit to the congressional defense
    committees a plan, including an implementation schedule, for--
                (1) providing simultaneous radar coverage of ballistic
            missile threats against Guam from the People's Republic of
            China and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea; and
                (2) enabling the effective engagement of Terminal High
            Altitude Area Defense interceptors against incoming ballistic
            missile attacks on Guam, as required.

    SEC. 1648. ANNUAL BRIEFING ON MISSILE DEFENSE OF GUAM.

        (a) Briefings Required.--Concurrent with the first submission to
    Congress of a budget pursuant to section 1105(a) of title 31, United
    States Code, after the date of the enactment of this Act, and with each
    submission of a budget to Congress pursuant to such section until the
    Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment determines
    that the missile defense system protecting Guam achieves full
    operational capability, the Under Secretary shall provide to the
    congressional defense committees a briefing on the missile defense of
    Guam.
        (b) Elements.--Each briefing under subsection (a) shall cover the
    following:
                (1) The current architecture of the missile defense system
            protecting Guam as compared to the prior year.
                (2) A consolidated list of funds estimated within the most
            recent future-years defense program under section 221 of title
            10, United States Code, for the missile defense of Guam as
            compared to the prior fiscal year, including with respect to--
                        (A) missile defense systems;
                        (B) missile defense interceptors;
                        (C) network and communications systems;
                        (D) research, development, test, and evaluation;
                        (E) software development;
                        (F) military construction;
                        (G) operations and maintenance, including advanced
                    planning and infrastructure sustainment, renovation,
                    and maintenance funds;
                        (H) civilian and military personnel, including
                    quality of life supporting functions; and
                        (I) such other matters as the Under Secretary
                    considers appropriate.
        (c) Major Highlights.--Each briefing under subsection (a) shall
    include notable highlights and changes affecting the progress towards
    initial and full operational capability of the missile defense system
    protecting Guam.

    SEC. 1649. ORGANIZATION AND CODIFICATION OF PROVISIONS OF LAW RELATING
                  TO MISSILE DEFENSE.

        (a) In General.--Subtitle A of title 10, United States Code, is
    amended by adding at the end the following new part:

         ``PART VI--ELEMENTS OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AND OTHER MATTERS

                             ``Subpart A--Elements

                         ``CHAPTER 551--MISSILE DEFENSE

                          ``subchapter i--organization

    ``5501. National missile defense policy.
    ``5502. Missile defense agency.

                 ``subchapter ii--budget and acquisition matters

    ``5511. Ballistic missile defense programs: program elements.
    ``5512. Ballistic missile defense programs: display of amounts for
                                research, development, test, and
                                evaluation.
    ``5513. Unfunded priorities of the missile defense agency: annual
                                report.
    ``5514. Acquisition accountability on the missile defense system.
    ``5515. Missile defense and defeat programs: major force program and
                                budget assessment.

                 ``subchapter iii--missile defense capabilities

    ``5531. Technical authority for integrated air and missile defense
                                activities and programs.
    ``5532. Hypersonic defense capability development.
    ``5533. Required testing of ground-based midcourse defense element of
                                ballistic missile defense system.
    ``5534. Integration and interoperability of air and missile defense
                                capabilities.
    ``5535. Development of requirements to support integrated air and
                                missile defense capabilities.
    ``5536. Testing and assessment of missile defense systems prior to
                                production and deployment.
    ``5537. Limitation on Missile Defense Agency production of satellites
                                and ground systems associated with
                                operation of such satellites.

                  ``subchapter iv--missile defense information

    ``5551. Prohibitions relating to missile defense information and
                                systems.
    ``5552. Biannual briefing on missile defense and related activities.
    ``5553. Provision of information on flight testing of ground-based
                                midcourse national missile defense system.

                          ``SUBCHAPTER I--ORGANIZATION

    ``Sec. 5501. National missile defense policy
        ``It is the policy of the United States--
                ``(1) to research, develop, test, procure, deploy, and
            sustain, with funding subject to the annual authorization of
            appropriations for National Missile Defense, systems that
            provide effective, layered missile defense capabilities to
            defeat increasingly complex missile threats in all phases of
            flight; and
                ``(2) to rely on nuclear deterrence to address more
            sophisticated and larger quantity near-peer intercontinental
            missile threats to the homeland of the United States.
    ``Sec. 5502. Missile defense agency
        ``(a) Appointment of Director.--The Director of the Missile Defense
    Agency shall be a general or flag officer appointed for a six-year
    term.
        ``(b) Deputy Director.--(1) There is a Deputy Director of the
    Missile Defense Agency, who shall be appointed by the Secretary of
    Defense from among the general officers on active duty in the Army, Air
    Force, Marine Corps, or Space Force, or from among the flag officers on
    active duty in the Navy. In selecting an individual to serve as the
    Deputy Director, the Secretary of Defense shall select an individual
    who serves in a different armed force than the armed force in which the
    Director serves.
        ``(2) The Deputy Director shall be appointed for a term of not
    fewer than two, and not more than four years.
        ``(3) The Deputy Director shall be under the authority, direction,
    and control of the Director of the Missile Defense Agency.
        ``(4) The Deputy Director shall--
                ``(A) carry out such responsibilities as may be assigned by
            the Director; and
                ``(B) serve as acting director during periods of absence by
            the Director, or at such times as the office of the Director is
            vacant.
        ``(c) Notification of Changes to Non-standard Acquisition and
    Requirements Processes and Responsibilities.--(1) The Secretary of
    Defense may not make any changes to the missile defense non-standard
    acquisition and requirements processes and responsibilities unless,
    with respect to those proposed changes--
                ``(A) the Secretary, without delegation, has taken each of
            the actions specified in paragraph (2); and
                ``(B) a period of 120 days has elapsed following the date
            on which the Secretary submits the report under subparagraph
            (C) of such paragraph.
        ``(2) If the Secretary proposes to make changes to the missile
    defense non-standard acquisition and requirements processes and
    responsibilities, the Secretary shall--
                ``(A) consult with the Under Secretary of Defense for
            Research and Engineering, the Under Secretary of Defense for
            Acquisition and Sustainment, the Under Secretary of Defense for
            Policy, the Secretaries of the military departments, the
            Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Commander of the
            United States Strategic Command, the Commander of the United
            States Northern Command, and the Director of the Missile
            Defense Agency, regarding the changes;
                ``(B) certify to the congressional defense committees that
            the Secretary has coordinated the changes with, and received
            the views of, the individuals referred to in subparagraph (A);
                ``(C) submit to the congressional defense committees a
            report that contains--
                        ``(i) a description of the changes, the rationale
                    for the changes, and the views of the individuals
                    referred to in subparagraph (A) with respect to the
                    changes;
                        ``(ii) a certification that the changes will not
                    impair the missile defense capabilities of the United
                    States nor degrade the unique special acquisition
                    authorities of the Missile Defense Agency; and
                        ``(iii) with respect to any such changes to
                    Department of Defense Directive 5134.09, or successor
                    directive issued in accordance with this subsection, a
                    final draft of the proposed modified directive, both in
                    an electronic format and in a hard copy format; and
                ``(D) with respect to any such changes to Department of
            Defense Directive 5134.09, or successor directive issued in
            accordance with this subsection, provide to such committees a
            briefing on the proposed modified directive described in
            subparagraph (C)(iii).
        ``(3) In this subsection, the term `non-standard acquisition and
    requirements processes and responsibilities' means the processes and
    responsibilities described in--
                ``(A) the memorandum of the Secretary of Defense titled
            `Missile Defense Program Direction' signed on January 2, 2002,
            as in effect on the date of the enactment of this subsection or
            as modified in accordance with this subsection, or any
            successor memorandum issued in accordance with this subsection;
                ``(B) Department of Defense Directive 5134.09, as in effect
            on the date of the enactment of this subsection (without regard
            to any modifications described in Directive-type Memorandum 20-
            002 of the Deputy Secretary of Defense, or any amendments or
            extensions thereto made before the date of such enactment), or
            as modified in accordance with this subsection, or any
            successor directive issued in accordance with this subsection;
            and
                ``(C) United States Strategic Command Instruction 538-3
            titled `MD Warfighter Involvement Process', as in effect on the
            date of the enactment of this subsection or as modified in
            accordance with this subsection, or any successor instruction
            issued in accordance with this subsection.

                ``SUBCHAPTER II--BUDGET AND ACQUISITION MATTERS

    ``Sec. 5511. Ballistic missile defense programs: program elements
        ``(a) Program Elements Specified by President.--In the budget
    justification materials submitted to Congress in support of the
    Department of Defense budget for any fiscal year (as submitted with the
    budget of the President under section 1105(a) of title 31), the amount
    requested for activities of the Missile Defense Agency shall be set
    forth in accordance with such program elements as the President may
    specify.
        ``(b) Separate Program Elements for Programs Entering Engineering
    and Manufacturing Development.--(1) The Secretary of Defense shall
    ensure that each ballistic missile defense program that enters
    engineering and manufacturing development is assigned a separate,
    dedicated program element.
        ``(2) In this subsection, the term `engineering and manufacturing
    development' means the period in the course of an acquisition program
    during which the primary objectives are to--
                ``(A) translate the most promising design approach into a
            stable, interoperable, producible, supportable, and cost-
            effective design;
                ``(B) validate the manufacturing or production process; and
                ``(C) demonstrate system capabilities through testing.
        ``(c) Management and Support.--The amount requested for a fiscal
    year for any program element specified for that fiscal year pursuant to
    subsection (a) shall include requests for the amounts necessary for the
    management and support of the programs, projects, and activities
    contained in that program element.
    ``Sec. 5512. Ballistic missile defense programs: display of amounts for
                  research, development, test, and evaluation
        ``(a) Requirement.--Any amount in the budget submitted to Congress
    under section 1105 of title 31 for any fiscal year for research,
    development, test, and evaluation for the integration of a ballistic
    missile defense element into the overall ballistic missile defense
    architecture shall be set forth under the account of the Department of
    Defense for Defense-wide research, development, test, and evaluation
    and, within that account, under the subaccount (or other budget
    activity level) for the Missile Defense Agency.
        ``(b) Transfer Criteria.--(1) The Secretary of Defense shall
    establish criteria for the transfer of responsibility for a ballistic
    missile defense program from the Director of the Missile Defense Agency
    to the Secretary of a military department. The criteria established for
    such a transfer shall, at a minimum, address the following:
                ``(A) The technical maturity of the program.
                ``(B) The availability of facilities for production.
                ``(C) The commitment of the Secretary of the military
            department concerned to procurement funding for that program,
            as shown by funding through the future-years defense program
            and other defense planning documents.
        ``(2) The Secretary shall submit the criteria established, and any
    modifications to those criteria, to the congressional defense
    committees.
        ``(c) Notification of Transfer.--Before responsibility for a
    ballistic missile defense program is transferred from the Director of
    the Missile Defense Agency to the Secretary of a military department,
    the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense
    committees notice in writing of the Secretary's intent to make that
    transfer. The Secretary shall include with such notice a certification
    that the program has met the criteria established under subsection (b)
    for such a transfer. The transfer may then be carried out after the end
    of the 60-day period beginning on the date of such notice.
        ``(d) Conforming Budget and Planning Transfers.--When a ballistic
    missile defense program is transferred from the Missile Defense Agency
    to the Secretary of a military department in accordance with this
    section, the Secretary of Defense shall ensure that all appropriate
    conforming changes are made to proposed or projected funding
    allocations in the future-years defense program under section 221 of
    this title and other Department of Defense program, budget, and
    planning documents.
        ``(e) Follow-on Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation.--The
    Secretary of Defense shall ensure that, before a ballistic missile
    defense program is transferred from the Director of the Missile Defense
    Agency to the Secretary of a military department, roles and
    responsibilities for research, development, test, and evaluation
    related to system improvements for that program are clearly delineated.
    ``Sec. 5513. Unfunded priorities of the missile defense agency: annual
                  report
        ``(a) Reports.--Not later than 10 days after the date on which the
    budget of the President for a fiscal year is submitted to Congress
    pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, the Director of the Missile
    Defense Agency shall submit to the Secretary of Defense and the
    Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, and to the congressional defense
    committees, a report on the unfunded priorities of the Missile Defense
    Agency.
        ``(b) Elements.--
                ``(1) In general.--Each report under subsection (a) shall
            specify, for each unfunded priority covered by such report, the
            following:
                        ``(A) A summary description of such priority,
                    including the objectives to be achieved if such
                    priority is funded (whether in whole or in part).
                        ``(B) The additional amount of funds recommended in
                    connection with the objectives under subparagraph (A).
                        ``(C) Account information with respect to such
                    priority, including the following (as applicable):
                                ``(i) Line Item Number (LIN) for applicable
                            procurement accounts.
                                ``(ii) Program Element (PE) number for
                            applicable research, development, test, and
                            evaluation accounts.
                                ``(iii) Sub-activity group (SAG) for
                            applicable operation and maintenance accounts.
                ``(2) Prioritization of priorities.--Each report under
            subsection (a) shall present the unfunded priorities covered by
            such report in order of urgency of priority.
        ``(c) Unfunded Priority Defined.--In this section, the term
    `unfunded priority', in the case of a fiscal year, means a program,
    activity, or mission requirement of the Missile Defense Agency that--
                ``(1) is not funded in the budget of the President for the
            fiscal year as submitted to Congress pursuant to section 1105
            of title 31, United States Code;
                ``(2) is necessary to fulfill a requirement associated with
            an operational or contingency plan of a combatant command or
            other validated requirement; and
                ``(3) would have been recommended for funding through the
            budget referred to in paragraph (1) by the Director of the
            Missile Defense Agency in connection with the budget if
            additional resources had been available for the budget to fund
            the program, activity, or mission requirement.
    ``Sec. 5514. Acquisition accountability on the missile defense system
        ``(a) Baselines Required.--(1) In accordance with paragraph (2),
    the Director of the Missile Defense Agency shall establish and maintain
    an acquisition baseline for--
                ``(A) each program element of the missile defense system,
            as specified in section 223 of this title; and
                ``(B) each designated major subprogram of such program
            elements.
        ``(2) The Director shall establish an acquisition baseline required
    by paragraph (1) before the date on which the program element or major
    subprogram enters--
                ``(A) engineering and manufacturing development (or its
            equivalent); and
                ``(B) production and deployment.
        ``(3) Except as provided by subsection (c), the Director may not
    adjust or revise an acquisition baseline established under this
    section.
        ``(b) Elements of Baselines.--Each acquisition baseline required by
    subsection (a) for a program element or major subprogram shall include
    the following:
                ``(1) A comprehensive schedule, including--
                        ``(A) research and development milestones;
                        ``(B) acquisition milestones, including design
                    reviews and key decision points;
                        ``(C) key test events, including ground, flight,
                    and cybersecurity tests and ballistic missile defense
                    system tests;
                        ``(D) delivery and fielding schedules;
                        ``(E) quantities of assets planned for acquisition
                    and delivery in total and by fiscal year; and
                        ``(F) planned contract award dates.
                ``(2) A detailed technical description of--
                        ``(A) the capability to be developed, including
                    hardware and software;
                        ``(B) system requirements, including performance
                    requirements;
                        ``(C) how the proposed capability satisfies a
                    capability requirement or performance attribute
                    identified through--
                                ``(i) the missile defense warfighter
                            involvement process, as governed by United
                            States Strategic Command Instruction 538-03, or
                            such successor document; or
                                ``(ii) processes and products approved by
                            the Joint Chiefs of Staff or Joint Requirements
                            Oversight Council;
                        ``(D) key knowledge points that must be achieved to
                    permit continuation of the program and to inform
                    production and deployment decisions; and
                        ``(E) how the Director plans to improve the
                    capability over time.
                ``(3) A cost estimate, including--
                        ``(A) a life-cycle cost estimate that separately
                    identifies the costs regarding research and
                    development, procurement, military construction,
                    operations and sustainment, and disposal;
                        ``(B) program acquisition unit costs for the
                    program element;
                        ``(C) average procurement unit costs and program
                    acquisition costs for the program element;
                        ``(D) an identification of when the document
                    regarding the program joint cost analysis requirements
                    description is scheduled to be approved; and
                        ``(E) an explanation for why a program joint cost
                    analysis requirements description has not been prepared
                    and approved, and, if a program joint cost analysis
                    requirements description is not applicable, the
                    rationale for such inapplicability.
                ``(4) A test baseline summarizing the comprehensive test
            program for the program element or major subprogram outlined in
            the integrated master test plan.
        ``(c) Exception to Limitation on Revision.--The Director may adjust
    or revise an acquisition baseline established under this section if the
    Director submits to the congressional defense committees notification
    of--
                ``(1) a justification for such adjustment or revision;
                ``(2) the specific adjustments or revisions made to the
            acquisition baseline, including to the elements described in
            subsection (b); and
                ``(3) the effective date of the adjusted or revised
            acquisition baseline.
        ``(d) Operations and Sustainment Cost Estimates.--The Director
    shall ensure that each life-cycle cost estimate included in an
    acquisition baseline pursuant to subsection (b)(3)(A) includes--
                ``(1) all of the operations and sustainment costs for which
            the Director is responsible;
                ``(2) a description of the operations and sustainment
            functions and costs for which a military department is
            responsible;
                ``(3) the amount of operations and sustainment costs
            (dollar value and base year) for which the military department
            or other element of the Department of Defense is responsible;
            and
                ``(4)(A) a citation to the source (such as a joint cost
            estimate or one or more military department estimates) that
            captures the operations and sustainment costs for which a
            military department or other element of the Department of
            Defense is responsible;
                ``(B) the date the source was prepared; and
                ``(C) if and when the source was independently verified by
            the Office for Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation.
    ``Sec. 5515. Missile defense and defeat programs: major force program
                  and budget assessment
        ``(a) Establishment of Major Force Program.--The Secretary of
    Defense shall establish a unified major force program for missile
    defense and defeat programs pursuant to section 222(b) of this title to
    prioritize missile defense and defeat programs in accordance with the
    requirements of the Department of Defense and national security.
        ``(b) Budget Assessment.--(1) The Secretary shall include with the
    defense budget materials for each of fiscal years 2019 through 2030 a
    report on the budget for missile defense and defeat programs of the
    Department of Defense.
        ``(2) Each report on the budget for missile defense and defeat
    programs of the Department under paragraph (1) shall include the
    following:
                ``(A) An overview of the budget, including--
                        ``(i) a comparison between that budget, the
                    previous budget, the most recent and prior future-years
                    defense program submitted to Congress under section 221
                    of this title (such comparison shall exclude the
                    responsibility for research and development of the
                    continuing improvement of such missile defense and
                    defeat program), and the amounts appropriated for such
                    missile defense and defeat programs during the previous
                    fiscal year; and
                        ``(ii) the specific identification, as a budgetary
                    line item, for the funding under such programs.
                ``(B) An assessment of the budget, including significant
            changes, priorities, challenges, and risks.
                ``(C) Any additional matters the Secretary determines
            appropriate.
        ``(3) Each report under paragraph (1) shall be submitted in
    unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.
        ``(c) Definitions.--In this section:
                ``(1) The term `budget', with respect to a fiscal year,
            means the budget for that fiscal year that is submitted to
            Congress by the President under section 1105(a) of title 31.
                ``(2) The term `defense budget materials', with respect to
            a fiscal year, means the materials submitted to Congress by the
            Secretary of Defense in support of the budget for that fiscal
            year.
                ``(3) The term `missile defense and defeat programs' means
            active and passive ballistic missile defense programs, cruise
            missile defense programs for the homeland, and missile defeat
            programs.

                 ``SUBCHAPTER III--MISSILE DEFENSE CAPABILITIES

    ``Sec. 5531. Technical authority for integrated air and missile defense
                  activities and programs
        ``(a) In General.--The Director of the Missile Defense Agency is
    the technical authority of the Department of Defense for integrated air
    and missile defense activities and programs, including joint
    engineering and integration efforts for such activities and programs,
    including with respect to defining and controlling the interfaces of
    such activities and programs and the allocation of technical
    requirements for such activities and programs.
        ``(b) Detailees.--(1) In carrying out the technical authority under
    paragraph (1), the Director may seek to have staff detailed to the
    Missile Defense Agency from the Joint Functional Component Command for
    Integrated Missile Defense and the Joint Integrated Air and Missile
    Defense Organization in a number the Director determines necessary in
    accordance with subparagraph (B).
        ``(2) In detailing staff under subparagraph (A) to carry out the
    technical authority under paragraph (1), the total number of staff,
    including detailees, of the Missile Defense Agency who carry out such
    authority may not exceed the number that is twice the number of such
    staff carrying out such authority as of January 1, 2016.
    ``Sec. 5532. Hypersonic defense capability development
        ``(a) Executive Agent.--The Director of the Missile Defense Agency
    shall serve as the executive agent for the Department of Defense for
    the development of a capability by the United States to counter
    hypersonic boost-glide vehicle capabilities and conventional prompt
    strike capabilities that may be employed against the United States, the
    allies of the United States, and the deployed forces of the United
    States.
        ``(b) Duties.--In carrying out subsection (a), the Director shall--
                ``(1) develop architectures for a hypersonic defense
            capability, from detecting threats to intercepting such
            threats, that--
                        ``(A) involves systems of the military departments
                    and the Defense Agencies; and
                        ``(B) includes both kinetic and nonkinetic options
                    for such interception; and
                ``(2) not later than September 30, 2017, establish a
            program of record to develop a hypersonic defense capability.
    ``Sec. 5533. Required testing of ground-based midcourse defense element
                  of ballistic missile defense system
        ``(a) Testing Required.--Except as provided in subsection (c), not
    less frequently than once each fiscal year, the Director of the Missile
    Defense Agency shall administer a flight test of the ground-based
    midcourse defense element of the ballistic missile defense system.
    Beginning not later than five years after the date on which the next
    generation interceptor achieves initial operational capability, the
    Director shall ensure that such flight tests include the next
    generation interceptor.
        ``(b) Requirements.--The Director shall ensure that each test
    carried out under subsection (a) provides for one or more of the
    following:
                ``(1) The validation of technical improvements made to
            increase system performance and reliability.
                ``(2) The evaluation of the operational effectiveness of
            the ground-based midcourse defense element of the ballistic
            missile defense system.
                ``(3) The use of threat-representative targets and critical
            engagement conditions, including the use of threat-
            representative countermeasures.
                ``(4) The evaluation of new configurations of interceptors
            before they are fielded.
                ``(5) The satisfaction of the `fly before buy' acquisition
            approach for new interceptor components or software.
                ``(6) The evaluation of the interoperability of the ground-
            based midcourse defense element with other elements of the
            ballistic missile defense systems.
        ``(c) Exceptions.--The Director may forgo a test under subsection
    (a) in a fiscal year under one or more of the following conditions:
                ``(1) Such a test would jeopardize national security.
                ``(2) Insufficient time considerations between post-test
            analysis and subsequent pre-test design.
                ``(3) Insufficient funding.
                ``(4) An interceptor is unavailable.
                ``(5) A target is unavailable or is insufficiently
            representative of threats.
                ``(6) The test range or necessary test assets are
            unavailable.
                ``(7) Inclement weather.
                ``(8) Any other condition the Director considers
            appropriate.
        ``(d) Certification.--Not later than 45 days after forgoing a test
    for a condition or conditions under subsection (c)(8), the Under
    Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering shall submit to the
    congressional defense committees a certification setting forth the
    condition or conditions that caused the test to be forgone under such
    subsection.
        ``(e) Report.--Not later than 45 days after forgoing a test for any
    condition specified in subsection (c), the Director shall submit to the
    congressional defense committees a report setting forth the rationale
    for forgoing the test and a plan to restore an intercept flight test in
    the Integrated Master Test Plan of the Missile Defense Agency. In the
    case of a test forgone for a condition or conditions under subsection
    (c)(8), the report required by this subsection is in addition to the
    certification required by subsection (d).
    ``Sec. 5534. Integration and interoperability of air and missile
                  defense capabilities
        ``(a) Interoperability of Missile Defense Systems.--The Vice
    Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the chairman of the Missile
    Defense Executive Board (pursuant to section 1681(c) of the John S.
    McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (Public
    Law 115-232), acting through the Missile Defense Executive Board, shall
    ensure the interoperability and integration of the covered air and
    missile defense capabilities of the United States, including by
    carrying out operational testing.
        ``(b) Annual Demonstration.--(1) Except as provided by paragraph
    (2), the Director of the Missile Defense Agency and the Secretary of
    the Army shall jointly ensure that not less than one intercept or
    flight test is carried out each year that demonstrates interoperability
    and integration among the covered air and missile defense capabilities
    of the United States.
        ``(2) The Director and the Secretary may waive the requirement in
    paragraph (1) with respect to an intercept or flight test carried out
    during the year covered by the waiver if the chairman of the Missile
    Defense Executive Board--
                ``(A) determines that such waiver is necessary for such
            year; and
                ``(B) submits to the congressional defense committees
            notification of such waiver, including an explanation for how
            such waiver will not negatively affect demonstrating the
            interoperability and integration among the covered air and
            missile defense capabilities of the United States.
        ``(c) Definition of Covered Air and Missile Defense Capabilities.--
    In this section, the term `covered air and missile defense
    capabilities' means Patriot air and missile defense batteries and
    associated interceptors and systems, Aegis ships and associated
    ballistic missile interceptors (including Aegis Ashore capability), AN/
    TPY-2 radars, or terminal high altitude area defense batteries and
    interceptors.
    ``Sec. 5535. Development of requirements to support integrated air and
                  missile defense capabilities
        ``(a) In General.--Consistent with the memorandum of the Chairman
    of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of January 27, 2014, regarding joint
    integrated air and missile defense, the Vice Chairman of the Joint
    Chiefs of Staff shall oversee the development of warfighter
    requirements for persistent and survivable capabilities to detect,
    identify, determine the status, track, and support engagement of
    strategically important mobile or relocatable assets in all phases of
    conflict in order to achieve the objective of preventing the effective
    employment of such assets, including through offensive actions against
    such assets prior to their use.
        ``(b) Purpose of Requirements.--The requirements developed pursuant
    to subsection (a) shall be used and updated, as appropriate, for the
    purpose of informing applicable acquisition programs and systems-of-
    systems architecture planning that are funded through the Military
    Intelligence Program, the National Intelligence Program, and non-
    intelligence programs.
        ``(c) Supporting Activities.--The Vice Chairman shall also oversee
    the development of the enabling framework for intelligence support for
    integrated air and missile defense, including concepts for the
    integrated operation of multiple systems, and, as appropriate, the
    development of requirements for capabilities to be acquired to achieve
    such integrated operations.
    ``Sec. 5536. Testing and assessment of missile defense systems prior to
                  production and deployment
        ``(a) Successful Testing Required Prior to Final Production or
    Operational Deployment.--The Secretary of Defense may not make a final
    production decision for, or operationally deploy, a covered system
    unless--
                ``(1) the Secretary ensures that--
                        ``(A) sufficient and operationally realistic
                    testing of the covered system is conducted to assess
                    the performance of the covered system in order to
                    inform a final production decision or an operational
                    deployment decision; and
                        ``(B) the results of such testing have demonstrated
                    a high probability that the covered system--
                                ``(i) will work in an operationally
                            effective manner; and
                                ``(ii) has the ability to accomplish the
                            intended mission of the covered system; and
                ``(2) the Director of Operational Test and Evaluation has
            carried out subsection (b) with respect to such covered system.
        ``(b) Assessment by Director of Operational Test and Evaluation.--
    The Director of Operational Test and Evaluation shall--
                ``(1) provide to the Secretary the assessment of the
            Director, based on the available test data, of the sufficiency,
            adequacy, and results of the testing of each covered system,
            including an assessment of whether the covered system will be
            sufficiently effective, suitable, and survivable when needed;
            and
                ``(2) submit to the congressional defense committees a
            written summary of such assessment.
        ``(c) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be
    construed to alter, modify, or otherwise affect a determination of the
    Secretary with respect to the participation of the Missile Defense
    Agency in the Joint Capabilities Integration Development System or the
    acquisition reporting process under the Department of Defense Directive
    5000 series, or to diminish the authority of the Secretary of Defense
    to deploy a missile defense system at the date on which the Secretary
    determines appropriate.
        ``(d) Covered System.--In this section, the term `covered system'
    means a new or substantially upgraded interceptor or weapon system of
    the ballistic missile defense system.
    ``Sec. 5537. Limitation on Missile Defense Agency production of
                  satellites and ground systems associated with operation
                  of such satellites
        ``(a) Production of Satellites and Ground Systems.--The Director of
    the Missile Defense Agency may not authorize or obligate funding for a
    program of record for the production of satellites or ground systems
    associated with the operation of such satellites.
        ``(b) Prototype Satellites.--(1) The Director, with the concurrence
    of the Space Acquisition Council established by section 9021 of this
    title, may authorize the production of one or more prototype
    satellites, consistent with the requirements of the Missile Defense
    Agency.
        ``(2) Not later than 30 days after the date on which the Space
    Acquisition Council concurs with the Director with respect to
    authorizing the production of a prototype satellite under paragraph
    (1), the chair of the Council shall submit to the congressional defense
    committees a report explaining the reasons for such concurrence.
        ``(3) The Director may not obligate funds for the production of a
    prototype satellite under paragraph (1) before the date on which the
    Space Acquisition Council submits the report for such prototype
    satellite under paragraph (2).

                  ``SUBCHAPTER IV--MISSILE DEFENSE INFORMATION

    ``Sec. 5551. Prohibitions relating to missile defense information and
                  systems
        ``(a) Certain `Hit-to-kill' Technology and Telemetry Data.--None of
    the funds authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available for
    any fiscal year for the Department of Defense may be used to provide
    the Russian Federation with `hit-to-kill' technology and telemetry data
    for missile defense interceptors or target vehicles.
        ``(b) Other Sensitive Missile Defense Information.--None of the
    funds authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available for any
    fiscal year for the Department of Defense may be used to provide the
    Russian Federation with--
                ``(1) information relating to velocity at burnout of
            missile defense interceptors or targets of the United States;
            or
                ``(2) classified or otherwise controlled missile defense
            information.
        ``(c) Exception.--The prohibitions in subsections (a) and (b) shall
    not apply to the United States providing to the Russian Federation
    information regarding ballistic missile early warning.
        ``(d) Integration.--None of the funds authorized to be appropriated
    or otherwise made available for any fiscal year for the Department of
    Defense may be obligated or expended to integrate a missile defense
    system of the Russian Federation or a missile defense system of the
    People's Republic of China into any missile defense system of the
    United States.
    ``Sec. 5552. Biannual briefing on missile defense and related
                  activities
        ``(a) In General.--On or about June 1 and December 1 of each year,
    the officials specified in subsection (b) shall provide to the
    Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of
    Representatives a briefing on matters relating to missile defense
    policies, operations, technology development, and other similar topics
    as requested by such committees.
        ``(b) Officials Specified.--The officials specified in this
    subsection are the following:
                ``(1) The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Acquisition.
                ``(2) The Assistant Secretary of Defense for Space Policy.
                ``(3) The Director of the Missile Defense Agency.
                ``(4) The Director for Strategy, Plans, and Policy of the
            Joint Staff.
        ``(c) Delegation.--An official specified in subsection (b) may
    delegate the authority to provide a briefing required by subsection (a)
    to a member of the Senior Executive Service who reports to the
    official.
        ``(d) Termination.--The requirement to provide a briefing under
    subsection (a) shall terminate on January 1, 2028.
    ``Sec. 5553. Provision of information on flight testing of ground-based
                  midcourse national missile defense system
        ``(a) Information to Be Furnished to Congressional Committees.--The
    Director of the Missile Defense Agency shall provide to the
    congressional defense committees information on the results of each
    flight test of the ground-based midcourse national missile defense
    system.
        ``(b) Content.--Information provided under subsection (a) on the
    results of a flight test shall include the following matters:
                ``(1) A thorough discussion of the content and objectives
            of the test.
                ``(2) For each such test objective, a statement regarding
            whether or not the objective was achieved.
                ``(3) For any such test objective not achieved--
                        ``(A) a thorough discussion describing the reasons
                    that the objective was not achieved; and
                        ``(B) a discussion of any plans for future tests to
                    achieve that objective.''.
        (b) Conforming Repeals.--The following provisions of law are
    repealed:
                (1) Sections 130h, 205, 222b, 223, 224, 225, 239a, 487 of
            title 10, United States Code.
                (2) Subsection (a) of section 1662 of the National Defense
            Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (Public Law 117-81; 10
            U.S.C. 4022 note).
                (3) Subsection (a) of section 1681 of the National Defense
            Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114-328; 10
            U.S.C. 4205 note).
                (4) Subsection (a) of section 1686 of the National Defense
            Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114-328; 10
            U.S.C. 4205 note).
                (5) Section 1687 of the National Defense Authorization Act
            for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114-328; 10 U.S.C. 4205 note).
                (6) Section 1689 of the National Defense Authorization Act
            for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114-328; 10 U.S.C. 4205 note).
                (7) Section 1675 of the National Defense Authorization Act
            for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114-92; 10 U.S.C. 4205 note).
                (8) Section 1687 of the National Defense Authorization Act
            for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114-92; 10 U.S.C. 4205 note).
                (9) Section 1662 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ``Buck''
            McKeon National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015
            (Public Law 113-291; 10 U.S.C. 4205 note).
                (10) Section 224 of the Bob Stump National Defense
            Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2003 (Public Law 107-314; 10
            U.S.C. 4205 note).
        (c) Further Repeals.--The following provisions of law are repealed:
                (1) Subsection (a) of section 1668 of the National Defense
            Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115-91; 10
            U.S.C. 4205 note).
                (2) Subsection (a) of section 1680 of the National Defense
            Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114-92; 10
            U.S.C. 4205 note).
                (3) Section 1681 of the National Defense Authorization Act
            for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114-92; 10 U.S.C. 4205 note).
                (4) Section 223 of the Ike Skelton National Defense
            Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 (Public Law 111-383; 10
            U.S.C. 4205 note).
                (5) Section 223 of the John Warner National Defense
            Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2007 (Public Law 109-364; 10
            U.S.C. 4205 note).

                           Subtitle E--Other Matters

    SEC. 1651. COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION FUNDS.

        (a) Funding Allocation.--Of the $350,116,000 authorized to be
    appropriated to the Department of Defense for fiscal year 2025 in
    section 301 and made available by the funding table in division D for
    the Department of Defense Cooperative Threat Reduction Program
    established under section 1321 of the Department of Defense Cooperative
    Threat Reduction Act (50 U.S.C. 3711), the following amounts may be
    obligated for the purposes specified:
                (1) For delivery system threat reduction, $7,036,000.
                (2) For chemical security and elimination, $20,717,000.
                (3) For global nuclear security, $33,665,000.
                (4) For biological threat reduction, $209,858,000.
                (5) For proliferation prevention, $45,610,000.
                (6) For activities designated as Other Assessments/
            Administration Costs, $33,230,000.
        (b) Specification of Cooperative Threat Reduction Funds.--Funds
    appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section
    301 and made available by the funding table in division D for the
    Department of Defense Cooperative Threat Reduction Program shall be
    available for obligation for fiscal years 2025, 2026, and 2027.

    SEC. 1652. TEMPORARY CONTINUATION OF REQUIREMENT FOR REPORTS ON
                  ACTIVITIES AND ASSISTANCE UNDER DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
                  COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION PROGRAM.

        (a) Continuation of Reporting Requirement.--
                (1) In general.--Section 1080(a) of the National Defense
            Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2016 (Public Law 114-92; 10
            U.S.C. 111 note) does not apply to the report required to be
            submitted to Congress under section 1343(a) of the Department
            of Defense Cooperative Threat Reduction Act (50 U.S.C.
            3743(a)).
                (2) Conforming repeal.--Section 1061(d) of the National
            Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (Public Law 114-
            328; 10 U.S.C. 111 note) is amended by striking paragraph (14).
        (b) Termination Date.--Section 1343(a) of the Department of Defense
    Cooperative Threat Reduction Act (50 U.S.C. 3743(a)) is amended by
    adding at the end the following new subsection:
        ``(d) Termination Date.--The requirement to submit the report under
    subsection (a) shall terminate on January 1, 2030.''.

    SEC. 1653. MODIFICATION TO ANNUAL ASSESSMENT OF BUDGET WITH RESPECT TO
                  ELECTROMAGNETIC SPECTRUM OPERATIONS CAPABILITIES.

        Section 500c of title 10, United States Code, as redesignated by
    section 1701, is amended by adding at the end the following new
    paragraph:
                ``(3) The development of a capability for modeling and
            simulating multi-domain joint electromagnetic spectrum
            operations to--
                        ``(A) assess the ability of the joint force to
                    conduct such operations in support of the operational
                    plans of the combatant commands; and
                        ``(B) inform improvements to such operations.''.

    SEC. 1654. MODIFICATION OF MILESTONE DECISION AUTHORITY FOR SPACE-BASED
                  GROUND AND AIRBORNE MOVING TARGET INDICATION SYSTEMS.

        (a) Milestone Decision Authority.--Subsection (b) of section 1684
    of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public
    Law 118-31; 10 U.S.C. 2271 note) is amended--
                (1) by inserting ``the'' after ``shall be'';
                (2) by striking ``for Milestone A approval (as defined in
            section 4211 of such title)'';
                (3) by striking ``The Secretary of the Air Force'' and
            inserting the following:
                ``(1) In general.--The Secretary of the Air Force''; and
                (4) by adding at the end the following new paragraph (2):
                ``(2) Appointment of program executive officer.--The
            service acquisition executive for the Air Force for space
            systems and programs shall appoint a program executive officer,
            and designate an office, for the acquisition of space-based air
            and moving target indication systems.''.
        (b) Initial Operational Capability.--Such section is further
    amended--
                (1) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and
                (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new
            subsection (c):
        ``(c) Initial Operational Capability.--Not later than May 31, 2025,
    the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff shall--
                ``(1) designate a date by which the space-based ground
            moving target indication system will achieve initial
            operational capability; and
                ``(2) notify the congressional defense committees of such
            date.''.

    SEC. 1655. DESIGNATION OF A SENIOR DEFENSE OFFICIAL RESPONSIBLE FOR
                  ESTABLISHMENT OF NATIONAL INTEGRATED AIR AND MISSILE
                  DEFENSE ARCHITECTURE FOR THE UNITED STATES.

        (a) Requirement.--Not later than 120 days after the date of the
    enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall designate a
    senior official of the Department of Defense who shall be responsible,
    subject to appropriations, for the establishment of a national
    integrated air and missile defense architecture for the United States.
        (b) Duties.--The duties of the official designated under subsection
    (a) shall include the following:
                (1) Designing the national integrated air and missile
            defense architecture for the United States.
                (2) Overseeing development of an integrated missile defense
            acquisition strategy for the United States.
                (3) Evaluating the budget requests of each military
            department and Defense Agency to ensure such budget requests
            are sufficient to enable the development of such defense
            architecture.
                (4) Siting the integrated missile defense systems
            comprising such defense architecture.
                (5) Overseeing long-term acquisition and sustainment of
            such defense architecture.
                (6) Such other duties as the Secretary determines
            appropriate.
        (c) Termination.--The authority of this section shall terminate on
    the date that is 90 days after the date on which the official
    designated under subsection (a) determines that the national integrated
    air and missile defense architecture for the United States has achieved
    initial operational capability.

                       TITLE XVII--OTHER DEFENSE MATTERS

    Sec. 1701. Technical and conforming amendments.
    Sec. 1702. Modification of humanitarian assistance authority.
    Sec. 1703. Display of United States flag for patriotic and military
                                observances.
    Sec. 1704. Exclusion of oceanographic research vessels from certain
                                sourcing requirements.
    Sec. 1705. Expanding cooperative research and development agreements to
                                partnerships with United States territorial
                                governments.
    Sec. 1706. Use of royalty gas at McAlester Army Ammunition Plant.
    Sec. 1707. Report on Iranian oil sales proceeds.
    Sec. 1708. Prohibition on use of funds for temporary pier in Gaza.
    Sec. 1709. Analysis of certain unmanned aircraft systems entities.

    SEC. 1701. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

        (a) Title 10, United States Code.--Title 10, United States Code, is
    amended as follows:
                (1) In the subtitle analysis for subtitle A--
                        (A) by striking the item relating to chapter 19 and
                    inserting the following new item:

    ``19. Cyber and Information Operations Matters..............     391'';
                        (B) by striking the item relating to chapter 25 and
                    inserting the following new item:

    ``25. Electromagnetic Warfare...............................     500'';
                        (C) by striking the item relating to chapter 326
                    and inserting the following new item:

    ``327. Weapon Systems Development and Related Matters
                                4401'';.
                        (D) in part V, by striking the second item relating
                    to subpart F, including the items relating to chapters
                    321 through 327 appearing under the second item
                    relating to subpart F;
                        (E) by striking the item relating to chapter 363
                    and inserting the following new item:

    ``363. Prohibition and Penalties............................4651''; and
                        (F) by striking the item relating to chapter 367
                    and inserting the following new item:

    ``367. Other Administrative Matters.........................    4751''.
                (2) In section 130i(j)(3)(C)(ix), by striking ``sections''
            and inserting ``section''.
                (3) In section 139a(h)--
                        (A) by striking ``out by Director'' and inserting
                    ``out by the Director''; and
                        (B) by striking ``an any'' and inserting ``and
                    any''.
                (4) In section 167b--
                        (A) in subsection (a)--
                                (i) in paragraph (1), by striking
                            ``referred to as the `cyber command''' and
                            inserting ``referred to as the `United States
                            Cyber Command'''; and
                                (ii) in paragraph (2), by striking ``Cyber
                            Command'' and inserting ``United States Cyber
                            Command'';
                        (B) in subsection (b), by striking ``Cyber
                    Command'' each place it appears and inserting ``United
                    States Cyber Command''; and
                        (C) in subsections (c) and (d)--
                                (i) by striking ``cyber command'' each
                            place it appears and inserting ``United States
                            Cyber Command'';
                                (ii) by striking ``such command'' each
                            place it appears and inserting ``such
                            Command''; and
                                (iii) by striking ``commander'' each place
                            it appears and inserting ``Commander''.
                (5) In section 222a(d), by striking ``the'' before ``all of
            the reports''.
                (6) In section 381(b), by striking ``Defense--.'' and
            inserting ``Defense--''.
                (7) In section 391b(e)(1)(B), by striking the colon and
            inserting a semicolon.
                (8) In section 392a(b)(3)(B)(ix), by inserting ``section''
            before ``932(c)(3)''.
                (9) In section 486, by redesignating subsection (e) as
            subsection (d).
                (10) In chapter 25, by redesignating sections 501 through
            506 as sections 500a through 500f, respectively.
                (11) In section 510(h)(2)(B), by striking ``subchapters I
            and II'' and inserting ``subchapters II and III''.
                (12) In section 520(a)(2), by striking ``armed forced'' and
            inserting ``armed force''.
                (13) In section 578(g), by striking ``is approved'' and
            inserting ``as approved''.
                (14) In section 624(e), by striking ``is approved'' and
            inserting ``as approved''.
                (15) In section 628a--
                        (A) in subsection (e)(2), by striking ``apply to
                    report'' and inserting ``apply to the report''; and
                        (B) in subsection (f), by striking ``section
                    20251'' and inserting ``section 20252''.
                (16) In section 714(b)(1)(A), by striking ``an serious''
            and inserting ``a serious''.
                (17) In section 937(a)(2)(B) (article 137(a)(2)(B) of the
            Uniform Code of Military Justice), by inserting ``the'' before
            ``Space Force''.
                (18) In section 1073c--
                        (A) by redesignating subsection (i) as subsection
                    (j); and
                        (B) by redesignating the second subsection (h)
                    (relating to rule of construction regarding secretaries
                    concerned and medical evaluation boards) as subsection
                    (i).
                (19) In section 1073d(b)(5)(C)(ii), by striking ``fulfil''
            and inserting ``fulfill''.
                (20) In section 1370--
                        (A) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ``or, Space
                    Force'' and inserting ``or Space Force''; and
                        (B) in subsection (f)(6)--
                                (i) in subparagraph (A), by inserting a
                            comma after ``Air Force''; and
                                (ii) in subparagraph (B), by inserting a
                            comma after ``Navy''.
                (21) In section 1465(e), by inserting ``shall'' before
            ``provide''.
                (22) In section 1448(d)(1), by striking ``paragraph
            (2)(B)'' and inserting ``paragraph (2)''.
                (23) In section 1558--
                        (A) by striking ``,,'' each place it appears and
                    inserting a comma; and
                        (B) in subsection (b)(2)(A), by striking ``14507''
                    and inserting ``14705''.
                (24) In section 1559(c)(3), by striking ``the the'' and
            inserting ``the''.
                (25) In section 2031--
                        (A) in subsection (b)--
                                (i) in paragraph (1)(E), by striking ``..''
                            and inserting a period; and
                                (ii) in paragraph (2)(E)(vi), by striking
                            ``report under subsection (i)'' and inserting
                            ``report under subsection (j)'';
                        (B) by redesignating the second subsection (i) as
                    subsection (j).
                (26) In section 2200g(a), by striking ``Under Secretary for
            Defense'' and inserting ``Under Secretary of Defense''.
                (27) In the section heading for section 2275b, by striking
            the period at the end.
                (28) In section 2285--
                        (A) by redesignating subsections (d) through (f) as
                    subsections (c) through (e), respectively; and
                        (B) by redesignating the second subsection (b) as
                    subsection (f).
                (29) In section 2688(g)(4), by striking ``installation
            energy''.
                (30) In the table of sections at the beginning of
            subchapter III of chapter 169, by striking the item relating to
            section 2856 and inserting the following:

    ``2856. Military unaccompanied housing: standards.''.
                (31) In section 2856(a), by striking ``,.'' and inserting a
            period.
                (32) In section 2911(c)(3), by striking ``installation
            energy''.
                (33) In section 2922g(g)(1), by striking ``2202'' and
            inserting ``2002''.
                (34) In the chapter analysis for part V of subtitle A--
                        (A) by striking the item relating to chapter 207
                    and inserting the following new item:

    ``207. Budgeting and Appropriations.........................    3131'';
                        (B) by striking the item relating to chapter 225
                    and inserting the following new item:

    ``225. [Reserved]...........................................    3271'';
                        (C) by striking the item relating to chapter 243
                    and inserting the following new item:

    ``243. Other Matters Relating to Awarding of Contracts......    3341'';
                        (D) by striking the item relating to chapter 272
                    and inserting the following new item:

    ``272. [Reserved]...........................................    3721'';
                        (E) in the item relating to chapter 287, by
                    striking ``3961'' and inserting ``3901'';
                        (F) by inserting after the item relating to chapter
                    307 the following new items:

      ``subpart f--major systems, major defense acquisition programs, and
                           weapon systems development

    ``321. General Matters......................................      4201
    ``322. Major Systems and Major Defense Acquisition Programs       4211
                                Generally.
    ``323. Life-Cycle and Sustainment...........................      4321
    ``324. Selected Acquisition Reports.........................      4350
    ``325. Cost Growth-Unit Cost Reports (Nunn-McCurdy).........      4371
    ``326. Weapon Systems Development And Related Matters.......    4401'';
                        (G) by striking the item relating to chapter 363
                    and inserting the following new item:

    ``363. Prohibition and Penalties............................    4651'';
                        (H) by striking the item relating to chapter 367
                    and inserting the following new item:

    ``367. Other Administrative Matters.........................4751''; and
                        (I) by striking the item relating to chapter 383
                    and inserting the following new item:

    ``383. Development, Application, and Support of Dual-use        4831''.
                                Technologies.
                (35) In section 3221(b)(6)(A)--
                        (A) in clause (iii), by striking the semicolon and
                    inserting ``; and'';
                        (B) by striking clause (iv); and
                        (C) by redesignating clause (v) as clause (iv).
                (36) In section 3225(3)(B), by striking ``, or the next
            quarterly report pursuant to section 2445c of this title in the
            case of a major automated information system program''.
                (37) In section 3601(a)(2), by inserting ``note'' before
            ``prec.''.
                (38) In section 4141(a)(2)--
                        (A) by striking ``section 2304'' and inserting
                    ``section 3204''; and
                        (B) by striking ``subsection (c)(5)'' and inserting
                    ``subsection (a)(5)''.
                (39) In section 4211--
                        (A) by striking ``, major automated information
                    system,'' each place it appears;
                        (B) in subsection (a), by striking ``, each major
                    automated information system,''; and
                        (C) in subsection (c)(2)(H), by striking ``sections
                    3501 through 3511'' and inserting ``section 3501''.
                (40) In section 4505(h)(6), by striking ``(as that term is
            defined in section 4505(g)(5) of this title)''.
                (41) In section 4816(b)(6), by striking ``section 2430 of
            this title) or major automated information systems (as defined
            in section 2445a of this title)'' and inserting ``section 4201
            of this title''.
                (42) In section 4902--
                        (A) in subsection (e)--
                                (i) in paragraph (1)(A)(iii), by inserting
                            ``the'' before ``protege firm''; and
                                (ii) by redesignating paragraph (3) as
                            subparagraph (C) of paragraph (1), and
                            adjusting the margins accordingly; and
                        (B) in subsection (n)(5)(D), by inserting ``of
                    1938'' after ``Act''.
                (43) In section 4127, by striking the section heading and
            inserting the following:
    ``Sec. 4127. Defense Innovation Unit''.
                (44) In section 4273(d), by striking ``4736'' and inserting
            ``4376''.
                (45) In section 8581(a), by striking ``Provost and Academic
            Dean of the Postgraduate School'' and inserting ``Provost and
            Chief Academic Officer''.
                (46) In section 15109, by striking ``(a) In general.--''.
                (47) In section 15110, by striking ``the title'' and
            inserting ``this subtitle''.
                (48) In the chapter analysis for part I of subtitle F, by
            striking the item relating to chapter 2013 and inserting the
            following new item:

    ``2013. Voluntary Retirement for Length of Service..........   20601''.
                (49) In the table of sections at the beginning of chapter
            2009, by striking the item relating to the second section 20404
            (relating to Force shaping authority) and inserting the
            following:

    ``20405. Force shaping authority.''.
                (50) In section 20404, by striking ``space force'' both
            places it appears and inserting ``Space Force''.
        (b) National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024.--
    Section 1608(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
    Year 2024 (Public Law 118-31; 10 U.S.C. 2271 note) is amended--
                (1) by striking ``tranches of the of the'' and inserting
            ``tranches of the''; and
                (2) by striking ``Tranch'' each place it appears and
            inserting ``Tranche''.
        (c) National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023.--
    Paragraph (3) of section 862(d) of the National Defense Authorization
    Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (Public Law 117-263; 10 U.S.C. 4811 note) is
    amended--
                (1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``; and'' and
            inserting a semicolon;
                (2) in subparagraph (C), by striking the period and
            inserting ``; and'';
                (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
                        ``(D) the Chief of Space Operations, with respect
                    to matters concerning the Space Force.''.
        (d) National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018.--The
    National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law
    115-91) is amended--
                (1) in section 886(a)(1) of by striking ``the term
            `Procurement Administrative Lead Time' or `PALT','' and
            inserting ``the term `procurement administrative lead time' or
            `PALT',''; and
                (2) in section 913(b)(6) of the National Defense
            Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (Public Law 115-91; 131
            Stat. 1523) is amended by striking ``of the Air Force,'' and
            inserting ``of the Air Force, the Chief of Space Operations,''.
        (e) National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015.--
    Section 843 of the Carl Levin and Howard P. ``Buck'' McKeon National
    Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2015 (Public Law 113-291; 10
    U.S.C. 4871 note prec.) is amended by striking paragraph (4).
        (f) National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011.--
    Section 863(b)(1) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal
    Year 2011 (Public Law 111-383; 124 Stat. 4293) is amended by striking
    ``Air Force,'' and inserting ``Air Force, the Chief of Space
    Operations,''.
        (g) National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006.--
    Section 806 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
    2006 (Public Law 109-163; 119 Stat. 3373), is repealed.
        (h) Coordination With Other Amendments Made by This Act.--For
    purposes of applying amendments made by provisions of this Act other
    than this section, the amendments made by this section shall be treated
    as having been enacted immediately before any such amendments by other
    provisions of this Act.

    SEC. 1702. MODIFICATION OF HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE AUTHORITY.

        Section 2561 of title 10, United States Code is amended--
                (1) by redesignating subsections (c) through (f) as
            subsections (d) through (g), respectively;
                (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new
            subsection (c):
        ``(c) Notice Before Provision of Assistance.--
                ``(1) If the Secretary of Defense uses the authority under
            subsection (a) to provide assistance for any program or
            activity in an amount in excess of $5,000,000, the Secretary
            shall provide to the congressional committees specified in
            subsection (g) notice in writing of the use of such authority
            in accordance with paragraph (2). Notice under this subsection
            shall include an identification of each of the following:
                        ``(A) The amount, type, and purpose of assistance
                    to be provided and the recipient of the assistance.
                        ``(B) The goals and objectives of the assistance.
                        ``(C) The number and role of any members of the
                    Armed Forces involved in the provision of the
                    assistance.
                        ``(D) Any other information the Secretary
                    determines is relevant.
                ``(2) Notice required under paragraph (1) shall be
            provided--
                        ``(A) before the provision of assistance under
                    subsection (a) using funds authorized to be
                    appropriated to the Department of Defense for a fiscal
                    year for humanitarian assistance; or
                        ``(B) not later than 48 hours after the provision
                    of such assistance, if the Secretary determines that
                    extraordinary circumstances that affect the national
                    security interests of the United States exist.'';
                (4) in subsections (d) and (e), as so redesignated, by
            striking ``subsection (f)'' each place it appears and inserting
            ``subsection (g)''; and
                (5) in subsection (g) as so redesignated, by striking
            ``subsections (c)(1) and (d)'' and inserting ``subsections
            (c)(1), (d)(1), and (e)''.

    SEC. 1703. DISPLAY OF UNITED STATES FLAG FOR PATRIOTIC AND MILITARY
                  OBSERVANCES.

        (a) Amendment to Flag Code.--Section 8(c) of title 4, United States
    Code, is amended by inserting ``, except as may be necessary in limited
    circumstances and done in a respectful manner as part of a military or
    patriotic observance'' after ``aloft and free''.
        (b) Modification of Department of Defense Policy.--The Secretary of
    Defense shall--
                (1) rescind the February 10, 2023, Department of Defense
            memorandum entitled, ``Clarification of Department of Defense
            Community Engagement Policy on Showing Proper Respect to the
            United States Flag''; and
                (2) support military recruitment through public outreach
            events during patriotic and military observances, including the
            display of the United States flag regardless of size and
            position, including horizontally, provided that, in accordance
            with section 8(b) of title 4, United States Code, the flag
            never touch anything beneath it, such as the ground, the floor,
            water, or merchandise.

    SEC. 1704. EXCLUSION OF OCEANOGRAPHIC RESEARCH VESSELS FROM CERTAIN
                  SOURCING REQUIREMENTS.

        Section 70912(5)(C) of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
    (Public Law 117-58) is amended by inserting ``(except vessels which are
    oceanographic research vessels operated by academic institutions)''
    after ``facilities''.

    SEC. 1705. EXPANDING COOPERATIVE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS TO
                  PARTNERSHIPS WITH UNITED STATES TERRITORIAL GOVERNMENTS.

        Section 12 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of
    1980 (15 U.S.C. 3710a) is amended--
                (1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ``State or local
            government'' and inserting ``State, local, or territorial
            government''; and
                (2) by adding at the end the following:
        ``(h) Territorial Governments.--For the purposes of this section,
    the government of a territory of the United States shall be considered
    a non-Federal party.''.

    SEC. 1706. USE OF ROYALTY GAS AT MCALESTER ARMY AMMUNITION PLANT.

        Section 342 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (42 U.S.C. 15902) is
    amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
        ``(j) McAlester Army Ammunition Plant.--At the request of the
    Secretary of Defense, the Secretary shall--
                ``(1) take in-kind royalty gas from any lease on the
            McAlester Army Ammunition Plant in McAlester, Oklahoma; and
                ``(2) sell such royalty gas to the Department of Defense in
            accordance with subsection (h)(1), for use only at that plant,
            only for energy resilience purposes, and only to the extent
            necessary to meet the natural gas needs of that plant.''.

    SEC. 1707. REPORT ON IRANIAN OIL SALES PROCEEDS.

        (a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the
    enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to the appropriate
    congressional committees a report that includes each of the following:
                (1) An assessment of how proceeds from illicit Iranian oil
            sales support Iran's military and security budget.
                (2) An assessment of the extent to which the funds
            described in paragraph (1) have been used directly or
            indirectly by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, Hamas,
            Hizballah, or other Iranian proxies.
                (3) An overview of efforts undertaken to enforce sanctions
            against Iran's energy sector, including interdictions of
            tankers.
        (b) Form.--The report required by subsection (a) shall be submitted
    in unclassified form, but may include a classified annex.
        (c) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--In this section,
    the term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
                (1) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on
            Foreign Relations of the Senate; and
                (2) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on
            Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives.

    SEC. 1708. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR TEMPORARY PIER IN GAZA.

        None of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act or
    otherwise made available for fiscal year 2025 for the Department of
    Defense may be made available for the acquisition, construction,
    installation, maintenance, or restoration of a temporary pier located
    in Gaza or off the western coast of Gaza in the Mediterranean Sea, or
    for the deployment of any equipment to Gaza relating to such a pier.

    SEC. 1709. ANALYSIS OF CERTAIN UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS ENTITIES.

        (a) Evaluation of Communications Services and Equipment to Covered
    List.--
                (1) In general.--Not later than one year after the date of
            the enactment of this Act, an appropriate national security
            agency shall determine if any of the following communications
            or video surveillance equipment or services pose an
            unacceptable risk to the national security of the United States
            or the security and safety of United States persons:
                        (A) Communications or video surveillance equipment
                    produced by Shenzhen Da-Jiang Innovations Sciences and
                    Technologies Company Limited (commonly known as ``DJI
                    Technologies'').
                        (B) Communications or video surveillance equipment
                    produced by Autel Robotics.
                        (C) With respect to an entity described in
                    subparagraph (A) or (B) (referred to in this
                    subparagraph as a ``named entity'')--
                                (i) any subsidiary, affiliate, or partner
                            of the named entity;
                                (ii) any entity in a joint venture with the
                            named entity; or
                                (iii) any entity to which the named entity
                            has a technology sharing or licensing
                            agreement.
                        (D) Communications or video surveillance services,
                    including software, provided by an entity described in
                    subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) or using equipment
                    described in such subparagraphs.
                (2) Addition to covered list.--If the appropriate national
            security agency does not make a determination as required by
            paragraph (1) within one year after the enactment of this Act,
            the Commission shall add all communications equipment and
            services listed in paragraph (1) to the covered list.
        (b) Inclusion of Certain Communications Services and Equipment to
    Covered List.--
                (1) Determinations.--Not later than 30 days after an
            appropriate national security agency determines that any of the
            communications equipment or services specified in subsection
            (a)(1) present an unacceptable risk to the national security of
            the United States or the security and safety of United States
            persons--
                        (A) the Commission shall place such communications
                    equipment or services on the covered list; and
                        (B) the appropriate national security agency shall
                    submit to the appropriate congressional committees a
                    report on their determination which shall be submitted
                    in unclassified form but may contain a classified
                    annex.
                (2) Other determinations.--Not later than 30 days after an
            appropriate national security agency determines that any of the
            communications equipment or services specified in subsection
            (a)(1) do not present an unacceptable risk to the national
            security of the United States or the security and safety of
            United States persons--
                        (A) that agency shall submit to the appropriate
                    congressional committees a report on their
                    determinations, which shall be submitted in
                    unclassified form but may contain a classified annex;
                    and
                        (B) within 180 days following the determination,
                    all other appropriate national security agencies shall
                    review the determination and shall submit to the
                    appropriate congressional committees a report on their
                    determinations, which shall be submitted in
                    unclassified form but may contain a classified annex.
        (c) Definitions.--In this section:
                (1) The term ``appropriate national security agency'' has
            the same meaning as the term in section 9 of the Secure and
            Trusted Communications Networks Act of 2019 (47 U.S.C. 1608)).
                (2) The term ``Commission'' means the Federal
            Communications Commission.
                (3) The term ``covered list'' means the list of covered
            communications equipment or services published by the
            Commission under section 2(a) of the Secure and Trusted
            Communications Networks Act.
                (4) The term ``appropriate congressional committees''
            means--
                        (A) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee
                    on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, the
                    Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and
                    the Select Committee on Intelligence in the Senate; and
                        (B) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee
                    on Homeland Security, the Committee on Energy and
                    Commerce, and the Permanent Select Committee on
                    Intelligence in the House of Representatives.
                (5) The term ``technology sharing agreement'' means an
            agreement where a named entity licenses their technology to a
            company directly or through an intermediary manufacturer.
        (d) Savings Clause.--Nothing herein shall be construed to override
    or affect the uses permitted by sections 1823 through 1832 of the
    National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (Public Law
    118-31) and sections 936 and 1032 of the Federal Aviation
    Administration Reauthorization Act of 2024 (Public Law 118-63),
    including the duration thereof. If the Commission places communications
    equipment or services on the covered list pursuant to subsection
    (b)(1)(A) of this section, the appropriate national security agency
    shall provide the Commission with necessary information on whether
    enabling those uses is appropriate and how to enable those uses if
    necessary, and the Commission may promulgate implementing rules or
    policies accordingly.

                DIVISION B--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZATIONS

    SEC. 2001. SHORT TITLE.

        This division may be cited as the ``Military Construction
    Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2025''.

    SEC. 2002. EXPIRATION OF AUTHORIZATIONS AND AMOUNTS REQUIRED TO BE
                  SPECIFIED BY LAW.

        (a) Expiration of Authorizations After Three Years.--Except as
    provided in subsection (b), all authorizations contained in titles XXI
    through XXVII for military construction projects, land acquisition,
    family housing projects and facilities, and contributions to the North
    Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Program (and
    authorizations of appropriations therefor) shall expire on the later
    of--
                (1) October 1, 2027; or
                (2) the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds
            for military construction for fiscal year 2028.
        (b) Exception.--Subsection (a) shall not apply to authorizations
    for military construction projects, land acquisition, family housing
    projects and facilities, and contributions to the North Atlantic Treaty
    Organization Security Investment Program (and authorizations of
    appropriations therefor), for which appropriated funds have been
    obligated before the later of--
                (1) October 1, 2027; or
                (2) the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds
            for fiscal year 2028 for military construction projects, land
            acquisition, family housing projects and facilities, or
            contributions to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization
            Security Investment Program.

    SEC. 2003. EFFECTIVE DATE.

        Titles XXI through XXVII shall take effect on the later of--
                (1) October 1, 2024; or
                (2) the date of the enactment of this Act.

                     TITLE XXI--ARMY MILITARY CONSTRUCTION

    Sec. 2101. Authorized Army construction and land acquisition projects.
    Sec. 2102. Family housing.
    Sec. 2103. Authorization of appropriations, Army.
    Sec. 2104. Extension of authority to carry out fiscal year 2018 project
                                at Kunsan Air Base, Korea.
    Sec. 2105. Extension of authority to carry out fiscal year 2019 project
                                at Mihail Kogalniceanu forward operating
                                site, Romania.
    Sec. 2106. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2020
                                projects.
    Sec. 2107. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2021
                                projects.
    Sec. 2108. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2022
                                projects.

    SEC. 2101. AUTHORIZED ARMY CONSTRUCTION AND LAND ACQUISITION PROJECTS.

        (a) Inside the United States.--Using amounts appropriated pursuant
    to the authorization of appropriations in section 2103(a) and available
    for military construction projects inside the United States as
    specified in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the
    Army may acquire real property and carry out military construction
    projects for the installations or locations inside the United States,
    and in the amounts, set forth in the following table:

                                             Army: Inside the United States
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                         State                                        Installation                        Amount
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Alaska.........................................  Fort Wainwright...............................      $23,000,000
    California.....................................  Fort Irwin....................................      $44,000,000
                                                     Military Ocean Terminal Concord...............      $68,000,000
    Florida........................................  Naval Air Station Key West....................      $90,000,000
    Guam...........................................  Joint Region Marianas.........................     $386,000,000
    Hawaii.........................................  Pohakuloa Training Area.......................      $20,000,000
                                                     Wheeler Army Airfield.........................     $231,000,000
    Kentucky.......................................  Fort Campbell.................................      $11,800,000
    Louisiana......................................  Fort Johnson..................................     $105,000,000
    Maryland.......................................  Fort Meade....................................      $46,000,000
    Michigan.......................................  Detroit Arsenal...............................      $37,000,000
    Missouri.......................................  Fort Leonard Wood.............................     $144,000,000
    New York.......................................  Watervliet Arsenal............................      $53,000,000
    Oklahoma.......................................  McAlester Army Ammunition Plant...............      $74,000,000
    Pennsylvania...................................  Letterkenny Army Depot........................     $346,000,000
    Texas..........................................  Fort Cavazos..................................     $147,000,000
                                                     Red River Army Depot..........................      $34,000,000
    Virginia.......................................  Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall................     $180,000,000
    Washington.....................................  Joint Base Lewis-McChord......................     $192,000,000
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

        (b) Outside the United States.--Using amounts appropriated pursuant
    to the authorization of appropriations in section 2103(a) and available
    for military construction projects outside the United States as
    specified in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the
    Army may acquire real property and carry out military construction
    projects for the installations or locations outside the United States,
    and in the amounts, set forth in the following table:

                                             Army: Outside the United States
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                        Country                                 Installation or Location                  Amount
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Belgium........................................  SHAPE Headquarters............................      $45,000,000
    Germany........................................  Hohenfels Training Area.......................      $61,000,000
                                                     U.S. Army Garrison Ansbach....................     $191,000,000
                                                     U.S. Army Garrison Bavaria....................      $12,856,000
                                                     U.S. Army Garrison Wiesbaden..................      $44,000,000
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    SEC. 2102. FAMILY HOUSING.

        (a) Construction and Acquisition.--Using amounts appropriated
    pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2103(a) and
    available for military family housing functions as specified in the
    funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the Army may construct
    or acquire family housing units (including land acquisition and
    supporting facilities) at the installations or locations, and in the
    amounts, set forth in the following table:

                              Army: Family Housing
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                        Installation or
                Country                    Location              Amount
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Belgium........................  Chievres Air Base...  $100,954,000
    Germany........................  Army Garrison         $63,246,000
                                      Rheinland-Pfalz....
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------

        (b) Improvements to Military Family Housing Units.--
                (1) In general.--Subject to section 2825 of title 10,
            United States Code, and using amounts appropriated pursuant to
            the authorization of appropriations in section 2103(a) and
            available for military family housing functions as specified in
            the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the Army
            may improve existing military family housing units in an amount
            not to exceed $81,114,000.
                (2) Clarification of authority to carry out prior year
            improvements to military family housing units improvements.--
                        (A) Fiscal year 2019.--Notwithstanding section 2102
                    of the Military Construction Authorization Act for
                    Fiscal Year 2019 (division B of Public Law 115-232; 132
                    Stat. 2242), subject to section 2825 of title 10,
                    United States Code, and using amounts appropriated
                    pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in
                    section 2103(a) of such Act and available for military
                    family housing functions as specified in the funding
                    table in section 4601 of that Act, the Secretary of the
                    Army may improve existing military family housing units
                    in an amount not to exceed $80,100,000.
                        (B) Fiscal year 2020.--Notwithstanding section 2102
                    of the Military Construction Authorization Act for
                    Fiscal Year 2020 (division B of Public Law 116-92; 133
                    Stat. 1864), subject to section 2825 of title 10,
                    United States Code, and using amounts appropriated
                    pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in
                    section 2103(a) of such Act and available for military
                    family housing functions as specified in the funding
                    table in section 4601 of that Act, the Secretary of the
                    Army may improve existing military family housing units
                    in an amount not to exceed $87,205,000.
                        (C) Fiscal year 2023.--Notwithstanding section 2102
                    of the Military Construction Authorization Act for
                    Fiscal Year 2023 (division B of Public Law 117-263; 136
                    Stat. 2972), subject to section 2825 of title 10,
                    United States Code, and using amounts appropriated
                    pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in
                    section 2103(a) of such Act and available for military
                    family housing functions as specified in the funding
                    table in section 4601 of that Act, the Secretary of the
                    Army may improve existing military family housing units
                    in an amount not to exceed $26,500,000.
        (c) Planning and Design.--Using amounts appropriated pursuant to
    the authorization of appropriations in section 2103(a) and available
    for military family housing functions as specified in the funding table
    in section 4601, the Secretary of the Army may carry out architectural
    and engineering services and construction design activities with
    respect to the construction or improvement of family housing units in
    an amount not to exceed $31,333,000.

    SEC. 2103. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, ARMY.

        (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--Funds are hereby authorized
    to be appropriated for fiscal years beginning after September 30, 2024,
    for military construction, land acquisition, and military family
    housing functions of the Department of the Army as specified in the
    funding table in section 4601.
        (b) Limitation on Total Cost of Construction Projects.--
    Notwithstanding the cost variations authorized by section 2853 of title
    10, United States Code, and any other cost variation authorized by law,
    the total cost of all projects carried out under sections 2101 and 2102
    of this Act may not exceed the total amount authorized to be
    appropriated under subsection (a), as specified in the funding table in
    section 4601.

    SEC. 2104. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT FISCAL YEAR 2018 PROJECT
                  AT KUNSAN AIR BASE, KOREA.

        (a) Extension.--Notwithstanding section 2002 of the Military
    Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (division B of
    Public Law 115-91; 131 Stat. 1817), the authorization set forth in the
    table in subsection (b), as provided in section 2101(b) of that Act
    (131 Stat. 1819) and extended by section 2106(a) of the Military
    Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (division B of
    Public Law 117-263; 136 Stat. 2395) and amended by section 2105 of the
    Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (division
    B of Public Law 118-31; 137 Stat. 712), shall remain in effect until
    October 1, 2025, or the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing
    funds for military construction for fiscal year 2026, whichever is
    later.
        (b) Table.--The table referred to in subsection (a) is as follows:

                                      Army: Extension of 2018 Project Authorization
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                        Original
                    Country                  Installation or Location            Project           Authorized Amount
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Korea.................................  Kunsan Air Base...........  Unmanned Aerial Vehicle          $53,000,000
                                                                         Hangar..................
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    SEC. 2105. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT FISCAL YEAR 2019 PROJECT
                  AT MIHAIL KOGALNICEANU FORWARD OPERATING SITE, ROMANIA.

        (a) Extension.--Notwithstanding section 2002 of the Military
    Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (division B of
    Public Law 115-232; 132 Stat. 2240), the authorization set forth in the
    table in subsection (b), as provided in section 2901 of that Act (132
    Stat. 2286) and extended by section 2106(b)(1) of the Military
    Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (division B of
    Public Law 118-31; 137 Stat. 713), shall remain in effect until October
    1, 2025, or the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds for
    military construction for fiscal year 2026, whichever is later.
        (b) Table.--The table referred to in subsection (a) is as follows:

                                      Army: Extension of 2019 Project Authorization
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                        Original
                    Country                  Installation or Location            Project           Authorized Amount
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Romania...............................  Mihail Kogalniceanu FOS...  EDI: Explosives and Ammo         $21,651,000
                                                                         Load/Unload Apron.......
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    SEC. 2106. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 2020
                  PROJECTS.

        (a) Extension.--Notwithstanding section 2002 of the Military
    Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (division B of
    Public Law 116-92; 133 Stat. 1862), the authorizations set forth in the
    table in subsection (b), as provided in section 2101 of that Act (133
    Stat. 1862), shall remain in effect until October 1, 2025, or the date
    of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds for military construction
    for fiscal year 2026, whichever is later.
        (b) Table.--The table referred to in subsection (a) is as follows:

                                     Army: Extension of 2020 Project Authorizations
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                        Original
                 State/Country               Installation or Location            Project           Authorized Amount
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Kwajalein.............................  Kwajalein Atoll...........  Air Traffic Control Tower        $40,000,000
                                                                         and Terminal............
    South Carolina........................  Fort Jackson..............  Reception Complex, Ph2...        $88,000,000
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    SEC. 2107. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 2021
                  PROJECTS.

        (a) Extension.--Notwithstanding section 2002 of the Military
    Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (division B of
    Public Law 116-283; 134 Stat. 4294), the authorizations set forth in
    the table in subsection (b), as provided in section 2101(a) of that Act
    (134 Stat. 4295) and extended by section 2107(a) of the Military
    Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (division B of
    Public Law 118-31; 137 Stat. 713), shall remain in effect until October
    1, 2025, or the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds for
    military construction for fiscal year 2026, whichever is later.
        (b) Table.--The table referred to in subsection (a) is as follows:

                                     Army: Extension of 2021 Project Authorizations
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                        Original
                     State                   Installation or Location            Project           Authorized Amount
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Arizona...............................  Yuma Proving Ground.......  Ready Building...........        $14,000,000
    Georgia...............................  Fort Gillem...............  Forensic Laboratory......        $71,000,000
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    SEC. 2108. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 2022
                  PROJECTS.

        (a) Extension.--Notwithstanding section 2002 of the Military
    Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (division B of
    Public Law 117-81; 135 Stat. 2161), the authorizations set forth in the
    table in subsection (b), as provided in sections 2101 and 2105 of that
    Act (135 Stat. 2163, 2165), shall remain in effect until October 1,
    2025, or the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds for
    military construction for fiscal year 2026, whichever is later.
        (b) Table.--The table referred to in subsection (a) is as follows:

                                      Army: Extension of 2022 Project Authorization
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                        Original
                     State                   Installation or Location            Project           Authorized Amount
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Georgia...............................  Fort Stewart..............  Barracks.................       $105,000,000
    Germany...............................  Smith Barracks............  Live Fire Exercise               $16,000,000
                                                                         Shoothouse..............
                                                                        Indoor Small Arms Range..        $17,500,000
    Hawaii................................  West Loch Naval Magazine    Ammunition Storage.......        $51,000,000
                                             Annex....................
                                            Wheeler Army Airfield.....  Aviation Unit OPS                $84,000,000
                                                                         Building................
    Kansas................................  Fort Leavenworth..........  Child Development Center.        $37,000,000
    Kentucky..............................  Fort Knox.................  Child Development Center.        $30,000,000
    Louisiana.............................  Fort Johnson..............  Joint Operations Center..       $116,000,000
    Maryland..............................  Fort Detrick..............  Incinerator Facility.....        $27,000,000
    New Mexico............................  White Sands Missile Range.  Missile Assembly Support         $29,000,000
                                                                         Building................
    Pennsylvania..........................  Letterkenny Army Depot....  Fire Station.............        $25,400,000
    Texas.................................  Fort Bliss................  Defense Access Roads.....        $20,000,000
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                     TITLE XXII--NAVY MILITARY CONSTRUCTION

    Sec. 2201. Authorized Navy construction and land acquisition projects.
    Sec. 2202. Family housing.
    Sec. 2203. Authorization of appropriations, Navy.
    Sec. 2204. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2019
                                projects.
    Sec. 2205. Extension of authority to carry out fiscal year 2020 project
                                at Marine Corps Air Station Yuma, Arizona.
    Sec. 2206. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2021
                                projects.
    Sec. 2207. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2022
                                projects.

    SEC. 2201. AUTHORIZED NAVY CONSTRUCTION AND LAND ACQUISITION PROJECTS.

        (a) Inside the United States.--Using amounts appropriated pursuant
    to the authorization of appropriations in section 2203(a) and available
    for military construction projects inside the United States as
    specified in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the
    Navy may acquire real property and carry out military construction
    projects for the installations or locations inside the United States,
    and in the amounts, set forth in the following table:

                                             Navy: Inside the United States
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                        State                                  Installation or Location                   Amount
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Arizona......................................  Marine Corps Air Station Yuma...................     $261,160,000
    Florida......................................  Cape Canaveral Space Force Station..............     $221,060,000
    Georgia......................................  Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay..................     $264,030,000
    Guam.........................................  Andersen Air Force Base.........................     $561,730,000
                                                   Joint Region Marinas............................     $111,666,000
                                                   Naval Base Guam.................................     $241,880,000
    Hawaii.......................................   Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam.................     $505,000,000
                                                   Marine Corps Base Kaneohe Bay...................     $297,770,000
    Maryland.....................................  Naval Surface Warfare Center Indian Head........     $106,000,000
    Nevada.......................................  Naval Air Station Fallon........................      $93,300,000
    North Carolina...............................  Marine Corps Air Station Cherry Point...........     $849,520,000
    Virginia.....................................  Naval Weapons Station Yorktown..................     $151,850,000
                                                   Norfolk Naval Shipyard..........................     $635,739,000
    Washington...................................  Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor........................     $200,550,000
                                                   Puget Sound Naval Shipyard......................     $231,490,000
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

        (b) Outside the United States.--Using amounts appropriated pursuant
    to the authorization of appropriations in section 2203(a) and available
    for military construction projects outside the United States as
    specified in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the
    Navy may acquire real property and carry out military construction
    projects for the installations or locations outside the United States,
    and in the amounts, set forth in the following table:

                                             Navy: Outside the United States
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                        Country                                 Installation or Location                  Amount
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Australia.....................................  Royal Australian Air Force Base Darwin..........    $353,970,000
    El Salvador...................................  Cooperative Security Location Comalapa..........     $28,000,000
    Federated States of Micronesia................  Yap International Airport.......................    $807,700,000
    Palau.........................................  Koror, Port of Malakal..........................    $918,300,000
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    SEC. 2202. FAMILY HOUSING.

        (a) Construction and Acquisition.--Using amounts appropriated
    pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2203(a) and
    available for military family housing functions as specified in the
    funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the Navy may construct
    or acquire family housing units (including land acquisition and
    supporting facilities) at the installations or locations, and in the
    amounts, set forth in the following table:

                              Navy: Family Housing
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------
          Country or Territory             Installation           Amount
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Guam............................   Andersen Air Force       $488,186,000
                                       Base................
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------

        (b) Improvements to Military Family Housing Units.--Subject to
    section 2825 of title 10, United States Code, and using amounts
    appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section
    2203(a) and available for military family housing functions as
    specified in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the
    Navy may improve existing military family housing units in an amount
    not to exceed $35,438,000.
        (c) Planning and Design.--Using amounts appropriated pursuant to
    the authorization of appropriations in section 2203(a) and available
    for military family housing functions as specified in the funding table
    in section 4601, the Secretary of the Navy may carry out architectural
    and engineering services and construction design activities with
    respect to the construction or improvement of family housing units in
    an amount not to exceed $13,329,000.

    SEC. 2203. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, NAVY.

        (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--Funds are hereby authorized
    to be appropriated for fiscal years beginning after September 30, 2024,
    for military construction, land acquisition, and military family
    housing functions of the Department of the Navy, as specified in the
    funding table in section 4601.
        (b) Limitation on Total Cost of Construction Projects.--
    Notwithstanding the cost variations authorized by section 2853 of title
    10, United States Code, and any other cost variation authorized by law,
    the total cost of all projects carried out under sections 2201 and 2202
    of this Act may not exceed the total amount authorized to be
    appropriated under subsection (a), as specified in the funding table in
    section 4601.

    SEC. 2204. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 2019
                  PROJECTS.

        (a) Extension.--Notwithstanding section 2002 of the Military
    Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (division B of
    Public Law 115-232; 132 Stat. 2240) the authorizations set forth in the
    table in subsection (b), as provided in section 2201(b) and 2902 of
    that Act (132 Stat. 2244, 2286) and extended by section 2204 of the
    Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (division
    B of Public Law 118-31; 137 Stat. 716), shall remain in effect until
    October 1, 2025, or the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing
    funds for military construction for fiscal year 2026, whichever is
    later.
        (b) Table.--The table referred to in subsection (a) is as follows:

                                     Navy: Extension of 2019 Project Authorizations
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                        Original
                    Country                  Installation or Location            Project           Authorized Amount
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Bahrain...............................  SW Asia...................  Fleet Maintenance                $26,340,000
                                                                         Facility and TOC........
    Greece................................  Naval Support Activity      EDI: Joint Mobility              $41,650,000
                                             Souda Bay................   Processing Center.......
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    SEC. 2205. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT FISCAL YEAR 2020 PROJECT
                  AT MARINE CORPS AIR STATION YUMA, ARIZONA.

        (a) Extension.--Notwithstanding section 2002 of the Military
    Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (division B of
    Public Law 116-92; 133 Stat. 1862) the authorizations set forth in the
    table in subsection (b), as provided in sections 2201(a) and 2809 of
    that Act (133 Stat. 1865, 1887), shall remain in effect until October
    1, 2025, or the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds for
    military construction for fiscal year 2026, whichever is later.
        (b) Table.--The table referred to in subsection (a) is as follows:

                                     Navy: Extension of 2020 Project Authorizations
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                        Original
                     State                   Installation or Location            Project           Authorized Amount
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Arizona...............................  Marine Corps Air Station    Bachelor Enlisted                $99,600,000
                                             Yuma.....................   Quarters................
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    SEC. 2206. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 2021
                  PROJECTS.

        (a) Extension.--Notwithstanding section 2002 of the Military
    Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (division B of
    Public Law 116-283; 134 Stat. 4294), the authorizations set forth in
    the table in subsection (b), as provided in section 2201 of that Act
    (134 Stat. 4297) and extended by section 2205 of the Military
    Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (division B of
    Public Law 118-31; 137 Stat. 718), shall remain in effect until October
    1, 2025, or the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds for
    military construction for fiscal year 2026, whichever is later.
        (b) Table.--The table referred to in subsection (a) is as follows:

                                     Navy: Extension of 2021 Project Authorizations
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                        Original
                 State/Country               Installation or Location            Project           Authorized Amount
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Guam..................................  Joint Region Marianas.....  Joint Communications             $22,000,000
                                                                         Upgrade.................
    Maine.................................  NCTAMS LANT Detachment      Perimeter Security.......        $26,100,000
                                             Cutler...................
    Nevada................................  Fallon....................  Range Training Complex,          $29,040,000
                                                                         Phase 1.................
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    SEC. 2207. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 2022
                  PROJECTS.

        (a) Extension.--Notwithstanding section 2002 of the Military
    Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (division B of
    Public Law 117-81; 135 Stat. 2161), the authorizations set forth in the
    table in subsection (b), as provided in sections 2201 and 2202(a) of
    that Act (135 Stat. 2166, 2167), shall remain in effect until October
    1, 2025, or the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds for
    military construction for fiscal year 2026, whichever is later.
        (b) Table.--The table referred to in subsection (a) is as follows:

                                     Navy: Extension of 2022 Project Authorizations
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                               Installation or                                 Original Authorized
                State/Country                      Location                 Project                   Amount
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Arizona..............................  Marine Corps Air         Combat Training Tank     $29,300,000
                                            Station Yuma.            Complex.
    California...........................  Marine Corps Air         F-35 Centralized Engine  $31,400,000
                                            Station Miramar.         Repair Facility.
                                           Marine Corps Base Camp   CLB MEU Complex........  $83,900,000
                                            Pendleton.
                                           Marine Corps Base Camp   Warehouse Replacement..  $22,200,000
                                            Pendleton.
                                           Naval Base Ventura       MQ-25 Aircraft           $125,291,000
                                            County.                  Maintenance Hangar.
    District of Columbia.................  Marine Barracks          Family Housing           $10,415,000
                                            Washington.              Improvements.
    Florida..............................  Marine Corps Support     Lighterage and Small     $69,400,000
                                            Facility Blount Island.  Craft Facility.
    Hawaii...............................  Marine Corps Base        Electrical Distribution  $64,500,000
                                            Kaneohe.                 Modernization.
    South Carolina.......................  Marine Corps Air         Aircraft Maintenance     $122,600,000
                                            Station Beaufort.        Hangar.
    Spain................................  Naval Station Rota.....  EDI: Explosive Ordnance  $85,600,000
                                                                     Disposal (EOD) Mobile
                                                                     Unit Facilities.
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                  TITLE XXIII--AIR FORCE MILITARY CONSTRUCTION

    Sec. 2301. Authorized Air Force construction and land acquisition
                                projects.
    Sec. 2302. Family housing.
    Sec. 2303. Authorization of appropriations, Air Force.
    Sec. 2304. Extension of authority to carry out fiscal year 2017 project
                                at Spangdahlem Air Base, Germany.
    Sec. 2305. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2018
                                projects.
    Sec. 2306. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2019
                                projects.
    Sec. 2307. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2020
                                projects.
    Sec. 2308. Extension of authority to carry out fiscal year 2021 project
                                at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia.
    Sec. 2309. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2022
                                projects.

    SEC. 2301. AUTHORIZED AIR FORCE CONSTRUCTION AND LAND ACQUISITION
                  PROJECTS.

        (a) Inside the United States.--Using amounts appropriated pursuant
    to the authorization of appropriations in section 2303(a) and available
    for military construction projects inside the United States as
    specified in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the
    Air Force may acquire real property and carry out military construction
    projects for the installations or locations inside the United States,
    and in the amounts, set forth in the following table:

                                           Air Force: Inside the United States
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                         State                                 Installation or Location                  Amount
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Alaska.........................................  Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson.............       $355,000,000
    Arkansas.......................................  Ebbing Air National Guard Base..............        $74,000,000
    California.....................................  Beale Air Force Base........................       $148,000,000
                                                     Vandenberg Space Force Base.................       $277,000,000
    Colorado.......................................  Buckley Space Force Base....................        $68,000,000
    District of Columbia...........................  Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling................        $50,000,000
    Florida........................................  Eglin Air Force Base........................        $23,900,000
                                                     Tyndall Air Force Base......................        $48,000,000
    Idaho..........................................  Mountain Home Air Force Base................        $40,000,000
    Louisiana......................................  Barksdale Air Force Base....................        $22,000,000
    Massachusetts..................................  Hanscom Air Force Base......................       $315,000,000
    Mississippi....................................  Keesler Air Force Base......................        $25,000,000
    Montana........................................  Malmstrom Air Force Base....................        $20,000,000
    North Carolina.................................  SeymourJohnson Air Force Base...............        $41,000,000
    Oregon.........................................  Mountain Home Air Force Base................     $1,093,000,000
    South Dakota...................................  Ellsworth Air Force Base....................       $177,000,000
    Texas..........................................  Dyess Air Force Base........................        $31,300,000
                                                     Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland.............       $215,000,000
                                                     Joint Base San Antonio-Sam Houston..........       $469,000,000
                                                     Laughlin Air Force Base.....................        $56,000,000
    Utah...........................................  Hill Air Force Base.........................       $258,000,000
    Virginia.......................................  Joint Base Langley-Eustis...................        $81,000,000
    Wyoming........................................  F.E. Warren Air Force Base..................     $1,581,000,000
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

        (b) Outside the United States.--Using amounts appropriated pursuant
    to the authorization of appropriations in section 2303(a) and available
    for military construction projects outside the United States as
    specified in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the
    Air Force may acquire real property and carry out military construction
    projects for the installations or locations outside the United States,
    and in the amounts, set forth in the following table:

                                          Air Force: Outside the United States
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                        Country                                Installation or Location                  Amount
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Denmark........................................  Royal Danish Air Force Base Karup...........       $110,000,000
    Federated States of Micronesia.................  Yap International Airport...................       $949,314,000
    Germany........................................  Ramstein Air Base...........................        $22,000,000
    Spain..........................................  Naval Station Rota..........................        $15,200,000
    United Kingdom.................................  Royal Air Force Lakenheath..................       $185,000,000
                                                     Royal Air Force Mildenhall..................        $51,000,000
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    SEC. 2302. FAMILY HOUSING.

        (a) Construction and Acquisition.--Using amounts appropriated
    pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 2303(a) and
    available for military family housing functions as specified in the
    funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the Air Force may
    construct or acquire family housing units (including land acquisition
    and supporting facilities) at the installations or locations and in the
    amounts set forth in the following table:

                            Air Force: Family Housing
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------
                 Country                   Installation           Amount
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Germany.........................  Ramstein Air Base....       $5,750,000
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------

        (b) Improvements to Military Family Housing Units.--Subject to
    section 2825 of title 10, United States Code, and using amounts
    appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section
    2303(a) and available for military family housing functions as
    specified in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of the
    Air Force may improve existing military family housing units in an
    amount not to exceed $209,242,000.
        (c) Planning and Design.--Using amounts appropriated pursuant to
    the authorization of appropriations in section 2303(a) and available
    for military family housing functions as specified in the funding table
    in section 4601, the Secretary of the Air Force may carry out
    architectural and engineering services and construction design
    activities with respect to the construction or improvement of family
    housing units in an amount not to exceed $6,557,000.

    SEC. 2303. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, AIR FORCE.

        (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--Funds are hereby authorized
    to be appropriated for fiscal years beginning after September 30, 2024,
    for military construction, land acquisition, and military family
    housing functions of the Department of the Air Force, as specified in
    the funding table in section 4601.
        (b) Limitation on Total Cost of Construction Projects.--
    Notwithstanding the cost variations authorized by section 2853 of title
    10, United States Code, and any other cost variation authorized by law,
    the total cost of all projects carried out under sections 2301 and 2302
    of this Act may not exceed the total amount authorized to be
    appropriated under subsection (a), as specified in the funding table in
    section 4601.

    SEC. 2304. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT FISCAL YEAR 2017 PROJECT
                  AT SPANGDAHLEM AIR BASE, GERMANY.

        (a) Extension.--Notwithstanding section 2002 of the Military
    Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (division B of
    Public Law 114-328; 130 Stat. 2688), the authorization set forth in the
    table in subsection (b), as provided in section 2902 of that Act (130
    Stat. 2743) and extended by section 2304 of the Military Construction
    Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (division B of Public Law 117-
    81; 135 Stat. 2169) and amended by section 2304(b) of the Military
    Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (division B of
    Public Law 118-31; 137 Stat. 721), shall remain in effect until October
    1, 2025, or the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds for
    military construction for fiscal year 2026, whichever is later.
        (b) Table.--The table referred to in subsection (a) is as follows:

                                   Air Force: Extension of 2017 Project Authorization
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                        Original
                    Country                  Installation or Location            Project           Authorized Amount
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Germany...............................  Spangdahlem Air Base......  ERI: F/A-22 Low                  $12,000,000
                                                                         Observable/Comp Repair
                                                                         Fac.....................
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    SEC. 2305. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 2018
                  PROJECTS.

        (a) Extension.--Notwithstanding section 2002 of the Military
    Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (division B of
    Public Law 115-91; 131 Stat. 1817), the authorizations set forth in the
    table in subsection (b), as provided in section 2903 of that Act (131
    Stat. 1876) and extended by section 2304(b) of the Military
    Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (division B of
    Public Law 117-263; 136 Stat. 2980) and amended by section 2305(b) of
    the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024
    (division B of Public Law 118-31; 137 Stat. 722), shall remain in
    effect until October 1, 2025, or the date of the enactment of an Act
    authorizing funds for military construction for fiscal year 2026,
    whichever is later.
        (b) Table.--The table referred to in subsection (a) is as follows:

                                   Air Force: Extension of 2018 Project Authorizations
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                        Original
                    Country                  Installation or Location            Project           Authorized Amount
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Hungary...............................  Kecskemet Air Base........  ERI: Airfield Upgrades...        $12,900,000
                                            Kecskemet Air Base........  ERI: Construct Parallel          $30,000,000
                                                                         Taxiway.................
                                            Kecskemet Air Base........  ERI: Increase POL Storage        $12,500,000
                                                                         Capacity................
    Slovakia..............................  Malacky...................  ERI: Increase POL Storage        $20,000,000
                                                                         Capacity................
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    SEC. 2306. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 2019
                  PROJECTS.

        (a) Extension.--Notwithstanding section 2002 of the Military
    Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (division B of
    Public Law 115-232; 132 Stat. 2240), the authorizations set forth in
    the table in subsection (b), as provided in section 2903 of that Act
    (132 Stat. 2287) and extended by section 2306(b) of the Military
    Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (division B of
    Public Law 118-31; 137 Stat. 724), shall remain in effect until October
    1, 2025, or the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds for
    military construction for fiscal year 2026, whichever is later.
        (b) Table.--The table referred to in subsection (a) is as follows:

                                   Air Force: Extension of 2019 Project Authorizations
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                        Original
                    Country                  Installation or Location            Project           Authorized Amount
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    United Kingdom........................  Royal Air Force Fairford..  EDI: Construct DABS-FEV          $87,000,000
                                                                         Storage.................
                                            Royal Air Force Fairford..  EDI: Munitions Holding           $19,000,000
                                                                         Area....................
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    SEC. 2307. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 2020
                  PROJECTS.

        (a) Extension.--Notwithstanding section 2002 of the Military
    Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (division B of
    Public Law 116-92; 133 Stat. 1862), the authorizations set forth in the
    table in subsection (b), as provided in sections 2301(a) and 2912(a) of
    that Act (133 Stat. 1867, 1913), shall remain in effect until October
    1, 2025, or the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds for
    military construction for fiscal year 2026, whichever is later.
        (b) Table.--The table referred to in subsection (a) is as follows:

                                   Air Force: Extension of 2020 Project Authorizations
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                        Original
                     State                   Installation or Location            Project           Authorized Amount
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Florida...............................  Tyndall Air Force Base....  Deployment Center/Flight         $43,000,000
                                                                         Line Dining/AAFES.......
    Georgia...............................  Moody Air Force Base......  41 RQS HH-60W Apron......        $12,500,000
    New Mexico............................  Kirtland Air Force Base...  Combat Rescue Helicopter         $15,500,000
                                                                         Simulator (CRH) ADAL....
    Texas.................................  Joint Base San Antonio....  BMT Recruit Dormitory 8..       $110,000,000
    Washington............................  Fairchild-White Bluff.....  Consolidated TFI Base            $31,000,000
                                                                         Operations..............
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    SEC. 2308. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT FISCAL YEAR 2021 PROJECT
                  AT JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, VIRGINIA.

        (a) Extension.--Notwithstanding section 2002 of the Military
    Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (division B of
    Public Law 116-283; 134 Stat. 4294), the authorization set forth in the
    table in subsection (b), as provided in section 2301(a) of that Act
    (132 Stat. 2287) and extended by section 2307(a) of the Military
    Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (division B of
    Public Law 118-31; 137 Stat. 725), shall remain in effect until October
    1, 2025, or the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds for
    military construction for fiscal year 2026, whichever is later.
        (b) Table.--The table referred to in subsection (a) is as follows:

                                   Air Force: Extension of 2021 Project Authorization
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                        Original
                     State                   Installation or Location            Project           Authorized Amount
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Virginia..............................  Joint Base Langley-Eustis.  Access Control Point Main        $19,500,000
                                                                         Gate With Land Acq......
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    SEC. 2309. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 2022
                  PROJECTS.

        (a) Extension.--Notwithstanding section 2002 of the Military
    Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (division B of
    Public Law 117-81; 135 Stat. 2161), the authorizations set forth in the
    table in subsection (b), as provided in section 2301 of that Act (135
    Stat. 2168), shall remain in effect until October 1, 2025, or the date
    of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds for military construction
    for fiscal year 2026, whichever is later.
        (b) Table.--The table referred to in subsection (a) is as follows:

                                   Air Force: Extension of 2022 Project Authorizations
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                        Original
                 State/Country               Installation or Location            Project           Authorized Amount
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Australia.............................  Royal Australian Air Force  Squadron Operations               $7,400,000
                                             Base Darwin..............   Facility................
                                            Royal Australian Air Force  Aircraft Maintenance              $6,200,000
                                             Base Tindal..............   Support Facility........
                                            Royal Australian Air Force  Squadron Operations               $8,200,000
                                             Base Tindal..............   Facility................
    Massachusetts.........................  Hanscom Air Force Base....  NC3 Acquisitions                 $66,000,000
                                                                         Management Facility.....
    United Kingdom........................  Royal Air Force Lakenheath  F-35A Child Development          $24,000,000
                                                                         Center..................
                                            Royal Air Force Lakenheath  F-35A Munition Inspection        $31,000,000
                                                                         Facility................
                                            Royal Air Force Lakenheath  F-35A Weapons Load               $49,000,000
                                                                         Training Facility.......
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

               TITLE XXIV--DEFENSE AGENCIES MILITARY CONSTRUCTION

    Sec. 2401. Authorized Defense Agencies construction and land
                                acquisition projects.
    Sec. 2402. Authorized Energy Resilience and Conservation Investment
                                program projects.
    Sec. 2403. Authorization of appropriations, Defense Agencies.
    Sec. 2404. Extension of authority to carry out fiscal year 2018 project
                                at Iwakuni, Japan.
    Sec. 2405. Extension of authority to carry out fiscal year 2019 project
                                at Iwakuni, Japan.
    Sec. 2406. Extension of authority to carry out fiscal year 2020 project
                                at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania.
    Sec. 2407. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2021
                                projects.
    Sec. 2408. Modification of authority to carry out fiscal year 2022
                                project at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling,
                                District of Columbia.
    Sec. 2409. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2022
                                projects.

    SEC. 2401. AUTHORIZED DEFENSE AGENCIES CONSTRUCTION AND LAND
                  ACQUISITION PROJECTS.

        (a) Inside the United States.--Using amounts appropriated pursuant
    to the authorization of appropriations in section 2403(a) and available
    for military construction projects inside the United States as
    specified in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of
    Defense may acquire real property and carry out military construction
    projects for the installations or locations inside the United States,
    and in the amounts, set forth in the following table:

                                       Defense Agencies: Inside the United States
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  State or Territory                          Installation or Location                   Amount
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Alaska.......................................  Eielson Air Force Base.........................       $14,000,000
                                                   Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson................       $55,000,000
    Arizona......................................  U.S. Army Garrison Yuma Proving Grounds........       $64,000,000
     California..................................  Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton...............      $106,176,000
                                                   Marine Corps Mountain Warfare Training Center..       $19,300,000
    Colorado.....................................  Fort Carson....................................       $61,359,000
    Florida......................................  Hurlburt Field.................................       $14,000,000
    Georgia......................................  Hunter Army Airfield...........................       $64,300,000
    Guam.........................................  Joint Region Marianas..........................      $929,224,000
    Missouri.....................................  Whiteman Air Force Base........................       $19,500,000
    North Carolina...............................  Fort Liberty...................................       $47,000,000
                                                   Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune.................       $84,500,000
    South Carolina...............................  Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort..............       $31,500,000
                                                   Marine Corps Recruit Depot Parris Island.......       $72,050,000
    Texas........................................   Naval Air Station Corpus Christi..............       $79,300,000
    Virginia.....................................  Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort            $35,000,000
                                                    Story.........................................
                                                   Pentagon.......................................       $36,800,000
    Washington...................................  Naval Air Station Whidbey Island...............       $54,000,000
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

        (b) Outside the United States.--Using amounts appropriated pursuant
    to the authorization of appropriations in section 2403(a) and available
    for military construction projects outside the United States as
    specified in the funding table in section 4601, the Secretary of
    Defense may acquire real property and carry out military construction
    projects for the installations or locations outside the United States,
    and in the amounts, set forth in the following table:

                                       Defense Agencies: Outside the United States
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                       Country                                Installation or Location                   Amount
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Japan........................................  Marine Corps Base Camp Smedley D. Butler......       $160,000,000
    Korea........................................  Kunsan Air Base...............................        $64,942,000
    United Kingdom...............................  Royal Air Force Lakenheath....................       $153,000,000
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    SEC. 2402. AUTHORIZED ENERGY RESILIENCE AND CONSERVATION INVESTMENT
                  PROGRAM PROJECTS.

        (a) Inside the United States.--Using amounts appropriated pursuant
    to the authorization of appropriations in section 2403(a) and available
    for energy conservation projects as specified in the funding table in
    section 4601, the Secretary of Defense may carry out energy
    conservation projects under chapter 173 of title 10, United States
    Code, for the installations or locations inside the United States, and
    in the amounts, set forth in the following table:

                    ERCIP Projects: Inside the United States
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                        Installation or
                  State                     Location             Amount
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Alabama.........................  Anniston Army Depot        $56,450,000
     Delaware.......................  Major Joseph R.            $22,050,000
                                       ``Beau'' Biden III
                                       National Guard/
                                       Reserve Center....
    Hawaii..........................  Joint Base Pearl           $16,300,000
                                       Harbor-Hickam.....
    Illinois........................  Rock Island Arsenal        $73,470,000
    Indiana.........................  Camp Atterbury-            $39,180,000
                                       Muscatatuck.......
    Maine...........................  Portsmouth Naval           $28,700,000
                                       Shipyard..........
    Maryland........................  Aberdeen Proving           $34,400,000
                                       Ground............
                                      Joint Base Andrews.        $17,920,000
    New Jersey......................  Joint Base McGuire-        $19,500,000
                                       Dix-Lakehurst.....
                                      National Guard             $40,000,000
                                       Training Center
                                       Sea Girt..........
    Ohio............................  Wright-Patterson           $53,000,000
                                       Air Force Base....
    Washington......................  Joint Base Lewis-          $40,000,000
                                       McChord-Gray Army
                                       Airfield..........
                                      Naval Base Kitsap..        $77,270,000
                                      Naval Magazine             $39,490,000
                                       Indian Island.....
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------

        (b) Outside the United States.--Using amounts appropriated pursuant
    to the authorization of appropriations in section 2403(a) and available
    for energy conservation projects as specified in the funding table in
    section 4601, the Secretary of Defense may carry out energy
    conservation projects under chapter 173 of title 10, United States
    Code, for the installations or locations outside the United States, and
    in the amounts, set forth in the following table:

                    ERCIP Projects: Outside the United States
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                        Installation or
                 Country                    Location             Amount
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Bahrain.........................  Naval Support              $15,330,000
                                       Activity Bahrain..
     Greece.........................  Naval Support              $42,500,000
                                       Activity Souda Bay
    Italy...........................  Naval Air Station          $13,470,000
                                       Sigonella.........
    Japan...........................  Camp Fuji..........        $45,870,000
    ------------------------------------------------------------------------

        (c) Improvement of Conveyed Utility Systems.--In the case of a
    utility system that is conveyed under section 2688 of title 10, United
    States Code, and that only provides utility services to a military
    installation, notwithstanding subchapters I and III of chapter169 and
    chapters 221 and 223 of title 10, United States Code, the Secretary of
    Defense or the Secretary of a military department may authorize a
    contract with the conveyee of the utility system to carry out the
    military construction projects set forth in the following table:

                                         Improvement of Conveyed Utility Systems
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                        State                                 Installation or Location                  Project
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Maryland.....................................  Aberdeen Proving Ground.......................   Power Generation
                                                                                                       and Microgrid
    Washington...................................  Joint-Base Lewis-McChord Gray Army Airfield...   Power Generation
                                                                                                       and Microgrid
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    SEC. 2403. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, DEFENSE AGENCIES.

        (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--Funds are hereby authorized
    to be appropriated for fiscal years beginning after September 30, 2024,
    for military construction, land acquisition, and military family
    housing functions of the Department of Defense (other than the military
    departments), as specified in the funding table in section 4601.
        (b) Limitation on Total Cost of Construction Projects.--
    Notwithstanding the cost variations authorized by section 2853 of title
    10, United States Code, and any other cost variation authorized by law,
    the total cost of all projects carried out under sections 2401 and 2402
    of this Act may not exceed the total amount authorized to be
    appropriated under subsection (a), as specified in the funding table in
    section 4601.

    SEC. 2404. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT FISCAL YEAR 2018 PROJECT
                  AT IWAKUNI, JAPAN.

        (a) Extension.--Notwithstanding section 2002 of the Military
    Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2018 (division B of
    Public Law 115-91; 131 Stat. 1817), the authorization set forth in the
    table in subsection (b), as provided in section 2401(b) of that Act
    (131 Stat. 1829) and extended by section 2404 of the Military
    Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (division B of
    Public Law 117-263; 136 Stat.2984) and amended by section 2404 of the
    Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (division
    B of Public Law 118-31; 137 Stat. 728), shall remain in effect until
    October 1, 2025, or the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing
    funds for military construction for fiscal year 2026, whichever is
    later.
        (b) Table.--The table referred to in subsection (a) is as follows:

                                Defense Agencies: Extension of 2018 Project Authorization
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                        Original
                    Country                  Installation or Location            Project           Authorized Amount
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Japan.................................  Iwakuni...................  PDI: Construct Bulk              $30,800,000
                                                                         Storage Tanks PH 1......
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    SEC. 2405. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT FISCAL YEAR 2019 PROJECT
                  AT IWAKUNI, JAPAN.

        (a) Extension.--Notwithstanding section 2002 of the Military
    Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (division B of
    Public Law 115-232; 132 Stat. 2240), the authorization set forth in the
    table in subsection (b), as provided in section 2401(b) of that Act
    (132 Stat. 2250) and extended by section 2405(a) of the Military
    Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024 (division B of
    Public Law 118-31; 137 Stat. 729), shall remain in effect until October
    1, 2025, or the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds for
    military construction for fiscal year 2026, whichever is later.
        (b) Table.--The table referred to in subsection (a) is as follows:

                                Defense Agencies: Extension of 2019 Project Authorization
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                        Original
                    Country                  Installation or Location            Project           Authorized Amount
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Japan.................................  Iwakuni...................  Fuel Pier................        $33,200,000
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    SEC. 2406. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT FISCAL YEAR 2020 PROJECT
                  AT FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, PENNSYLVANIA.

        (a) Extension.--Notwithstanding section 2002 of the Military
    Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 (division B of
    Public Law 116-92; 133 Stat. 1862), the authorization set forth in the
    table in subsection (b), as authorized pursuant to section 2402 of such
    Act (133 Stat. 1872), shall remain in effect until October 1, 2025, or
    the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds for military
    construction for fiscal year 2026, whichever is later.
        (b) Table.--The table referred to in subsection (a) is as follows:

                                 ERCIP Project: Extension of 2020 Project Authorization
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                        Original
                 State/Country               Installation or Location            Project           Authorized Amount
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Pennsylvania..........................  Fort Indiantown Gap.......  Install Geothermal and            $3,950,000
                                                                         413 kW Solar
                                                                         Photovoltaic (PV) Array.
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    SEC. 2407. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 2021
                  PROJECTS.

        (a) Extension.--Notwithstanding section 2002 of the Military
    Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 (division B of
    Public Law 116-283; 134 Stat. 4294), the authorization set forth in the
    table in subsection (b), as provided in sections 2401(b) and 2402 of
    that Act (134 Stat. 4305, 4306) and extended by sections 2406 and 2407
    of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024
    (division B of Public Law 118-31; 137 Stat. 730), shall remain in
    effect until October 1, 2025, or the date of the enactment of an Act
    authorizing funds for military construction for fiscal year 2026,
    whichever is later.
        (b) Table.--The table referred to in subsection (a) is as follows:

                      Defense Agencies and ERCIP Projects: Extension of 2021 Project Authorizations
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                        Original
                 State/Country               Installation or Location            Project           Authorized Amount
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Arkansas..............................  Ebbing Air National Guard   PV Arrays and Battery             $2,600,000
                                             Base.....................   Storage.................
    California............................  Marine Corps Air Ground     Install 10 Mw Battery            $11,646,000
                                             Combat Center Twentynine    Energy Storage for
                                             Palms....................   Various Buildings.......
                                            Naval Support Activity      Cogeneration Plant at            $10,540,000
                                             Monterey.................   B236....................
    Italy.................................  Naval Support Activity      Smart Grid...............         $3,490,000
                                             Naples...................
    Japan.................................  Def Fuel Support Point      Fuel Wharf...............        $49,500,000
                                             Tsurumi..................
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    SEC. 2408. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT FISCAL YEAR 2022
                  PROJECT AT JOINT BASE ANACOSTIA-BOLLING, DISTRICT OF
                  COLUMBIA.

        In the case of the authorization contained in the table in section
    2402(a) of the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year
    2022 (division B of Public Law 117-81; 135 Stat. 2174) for Joint Base
    Anacostia-Bolling, District of Columbia, for construction of PV
    carports, the Secretary of Defense may install a 1.0-megawatt battery
    energy storage system for a total project amount of $40,650,000.

    SEC. 2409. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 2022
                  PROJECTS.

        (a) Extension.--Notwithstanding section 2002 of the Military
    Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022 (division B of
    Public Law 117-81; 135 Stat. 2161), the authorizations set forth in the
    table in subsection (b), as provided in sections 2401 and 2402 of that
    Act (135 Stat. 2173, 2174), shall remain in effect until October 1,
    2025, or the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds for
    military construction for fiscal year 2026, whichever is later.
        (b) Table.--The table referred to in subsection (a) is as follows:

                      Defense Agencies and ERCIP Projects: Extension of 2022 Project Authorizations
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                                                        Original
                 State/Country               Installation or Location            Project           Authorized Amount
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Alabama...............................  Fort Novosel..............  10 MW RICE Generator             $24,000,000
                                                                         Plant and Microgrid
                                                                         Controls................
    California............................  Marine Corps Air Station    Additional LFG Power              $4,054,000
                                             Miramar..................   Meter Station...........
                                            Naval Air Weapons Station   Solar Energy Storage              $9,120,000
                                             China Lake-Ridgecrest....   System..................
    Georgia...............................  Fort Moore................  4.8 MW Generation and            $17,593,000
                                                                         Microgrid...............
                                            Fort Stewart..............  10 MW Generation Plant,          $22,000,000
                                                                         with Microgrid Control..
    Guam..................................  Polaris Point Submarine     Inner Apra Harbor                $38,300,000
                                             Base.....................   Resiliency Upgrades Ph
                                                                         1.......................
    Michigan..............................  Camp Grayling.............  650 KW Gas-Fired Micro-           $5,700,000
                                                                         Turbine Generation
                                                                         System..................
    Mississippi...........................  Camp Shelby...............  10 MW Generation Plant an        $34,500,000
                                                                         Feeder level Microgrid
                                                                         System..................
                                            Camp Shelby...............  Electrical Distribution          $11,155,000
                                                                         Infrastructure
                                                                         Undergrounding Hardening
                                                                         Project.................
    New York..............................  Fort Drum.................  Wellfield Field Expansion        $27,000,000
                                                                         Project.................
    North Carolina........................  Fort Liberty..............  10 MW Microgrid Utilizing        $19,464,000
                                                                         Existing and New
                                                                         Generators..............
                                            Fort Liberty..............  Emergency Water System...         $7,705,000
    Ohio..................................  Springfield-Beckley         Base-Wide Microgrid With          $4,700,000
                                             Municipal Airport........   Natural Gas Generator,
                                                                         Photovoltaic and Battery
                                                                         Storage.................
    Puerto Rico...........................  Aguadilla.................  Microgrid Control System,        $10,120,000
                                                                         460 KW PV, 275 KW
                                                                         Generator, 660 Kwh Bess.
                                            Fort Allen................  Microgrid Control System,        $12,190,000
                                                                         690 KW PV, 275 KW Gen,
                                                                         570 Kwh Bess............
    Tennessee.............................  Memphis International       PV Arrays and Battery             $4,780,000
                                             Airport..................   Storage.................
    United Kingdom........................  Royal Air Force Lakenheath  Hospital Replacement-            $19,283,000
                                                                         Temporary Facilities....
    Virginia..............................  National Geospatial-        Electrical System                 $5,299,000
                                             Intelligence Agency         Redundancy..............
                                             Campus East..............
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                       TITLE XXV--INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS

      Subtitle A--North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment
                                    Program

    Sec. 2501. Authorized NATO construction and land acquisition projects.
    Sec. 2502. Authorization of appropriations, NATO.
    Sec. 2503. Extension of use of authorized amounts for North Atlantic
                                Treaty Organization Security Investment
                                Program.

                 Subtitle B--Host Country In-Kind Contributions

    Sec. 2511. Republic of Korea funded construction projects.
    Sec. 2512. Republic of Poland funded construction projects.

      Subtitle A--North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment
                                    Program

    SEC. 2501. AUTHORIZED NATO CONSTRUCTION AND LAND ACQUISITION PROJECTS.

        The Secretary of Defense may make contributions for the North
    Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Program as provided in
    section 2806 of title 10, United States Code, in an amount not to
    exceed the sum of the amount authorized to be appropriated for this
    purpose in section 2502 and the amount collected from the North
    Atlantic Treaty Organization as a result of construction previously
    financed by the United States.

    SEC. 2502. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, NATO.

        Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years
    beginning after September 30, 2024, for contributions by the Secretary
    of Defense under section 2806 of title 10, United States Code, for the
    share of the United States of the cost of projects for the North
    Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Program authorized by
    section 2501, and in the amounts, set forth in the following table:

                             North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Program
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                      Location                                 Installation or Location                   Amount
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Worldwide Unspecified.......................  NATO Security Investment Program.................     $463,864,000
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    SEC. 2503. EXTENSION OF USE OF AUTHORIZED AMOUNTS FOR NORTH ATLANTIC
                  TREATY ORGANIZATION SECURITY INVESTMENT PROGRAM.

        Section 2806(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
                (1) by striking ``Funds'' and inserting ``(1) Funds''; and
                (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
        ``(2) If any funds authorized for the North Atlantic Treaty
    Organization Security Investment program for a fiscal year are
    available to be obligated or expended at the end of that fiscal year
    and no funds have been authorized for the following fiscal year, not
    more than 50 percent of the amount authorized for the North Atlantic
    Treaty Organization Security Investment program for that fiscal year
    shall be deemed to be authorized by law for purposes of paragraph (1)
    for the following fiscal year.''.

                 Subtitle B--Host Country In-Kind Contributions

    SEC. 2511. REPUBLIC OF KOREA FUNDED CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS.

        Pursuant to agreement with the Republic of Korea for required in-
    kind contributions, the Secretary of Defense may accept military
    construction projects for the installations or locations in the
    Republic of Korea, and in the amounts, set forth in the following
    table:

                                     Republic of Korea Funded Construction Projects
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                               Installation or
                  Component                        Location                 Project                   Amount
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Army.................................  Camp Carroll...........  MSC-K Paint Removal      $9,400,000
                                                                     Booth.................
    Army.................................  Camp Carroll...........  Tactical Equipment       $72,000,000
                                                                     Maintenance Facility
                                                                     (TEMF)................
    Army.................................  Camp Walker............  Elementary School......  $46,000,000
    Army.................................  USAG Humphreys.........  Embedded Behavioral      $10,000,000
                                                                     Health Clinic.........
    Army.................................  USAG Humphreys.........  General Support          $180,000,000
                                                                     Aviation Battalion
                                                                     Hangar................
    Navy.................................  Chinhae................  Upgrade Main Access      $9,200,000
                                                                     Control Point.........
    Air Force............................  Daegu AB...............  Upgrade Water            $9,600,000
                                                                     Distribution System...
    Air Force............................  Kunsan AB..............  Combat Small Arms Range  $31,000,000
    Air Force............................  Kunsan AB..............  Fighter Squadron and     $46,000,000
                                                                     Fighter Generation
                                                                     Squadron Operations
                                                                     Facility..............
    Air Force............................  Osan AB................  Distributed Mission      $15,000,000
                                                                     Operations (DMO)
                                                                     Flight Simulator......
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    SEC. 2512. REPUBLIC OF POLAND FUNDED CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS.

        Pursuant to agreement with the Republic of Poland for required in-
    kind contributions, the Secretary of Defense may accept military
    construction projects for the installations or locations in the
    Republic of Poland, and in the amounts, set forth in the following
    table:

                                     Republic of Poland Funded Construction Projects
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                               Installation or
                  Component                        Location                 Project                   Amount
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Air Force............................  Lask AB................  AT/FP Upgrades for PPI   $22,000,000
                                                                     Mission...............
    Air Force............................  Lask AB................  Connecting Taxiways for  $18,000,000
                                                                     RPA Mission...........
    Air Force............................  Lask AB................  Ground Comms and Data    $5,000,000
                                                                     Support Area for RPA
                                                                     Mission...............
    Air Force............................  Lask AB................  Maintenance Hangar for   $69,000,000
                                                                     PPI Mission...........
    Air Force............................  Lask AB................  RPA Parking Apron......  $18,000,000
    Air Force............................  Wroclaw AB.............  AT/FP Upgrades for APOD  $46,000,000
                                                                     Mission...............
    Air Force............................  Wroclaw AB.............  Comms Infrastructure     $10,000,000
                                                                     for APOD Mission......
    ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

                TITLE XXVI--GUARD AND RESERVE FORCES FACILITIES

    Sec. 2601. Authorized Army National Guard construction and land
                                acquisition projects.
    Sec. 2602. Authorized Army Reserve construction and land acquisition
                                projects.
    Sec. 2603. Authorized Navy Reserve and Marine Corps Reserve
                                construction and land acquisition projects.
    Sec. 2604. Authorized Air National Guard construction and land
                                acquisition projects.
    Sec. 2605. Authorized Air Force Reserve construction and land
                                acquisition projects.
    Sec. 2606. Authorization of appropriations, National Guard and Reserve.
    Sec. 2607. Extension of authority to carry out fiscal year 2018 project
                                at Hulman Regional Airport, Indiana.
    Sec. 2608. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2020
                                projects.
    Sec. 2609. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2021
                                projects.
    Sec. 2610. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2022
                                projects.
    Sec. 2611. Modification of authority to carry out fiscal year 2022
                                project.

    SEC. 2601. AUTHORIZED ARMY NATIONAL GUARD CONSTRUCTION AND LAND
                  ACQUISITION PROJECTS.

        Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of
    appropriations in section 2606 and available for the National Guard and
    Reserve as specified in the funding table in section 4601, the
    Secretary of the Army may acquire real property and carry out military
    construction projects for the Army National Guard locations inside the
    United States, and in the amounts, set forth in the following table:

                                                   Army National Guard
    -------------------------------------