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IICalendar No. 119118th CONGRESS1st SessionS. 2226IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATESJuly 11, 2023Mr. Reed, from the Committee on Armed Services, reported the following original bill; which was read twice and placed on the calendarA BILLTo authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2024 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for other purposes.

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Short title; table of contents

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Short title

This Act may be cited as the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024.(b)

Table of contents

The table of contents for this Act is as follows:Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.Sec. 2. Organization of Act into divisions; table of contents.Sec. 3. Congressional defense committees.Sec. 4. Budgetary effects of this Act.DIVISION A—Department of Defense authorizationsTITLE I—ProcurementSubtitle A—Authorization of appropriationsSec. 101. Authorization of appropriations.Subtitle B—Army programsSec. 111. Report on Army requirements and acquisition strategy for night vision devices.Sec. 112. Army plan for ensuring sources of cannon tubes.Sec. 113. Strategy for Army tactical wheeled vehicle program.Sec. 114. Extension and modification of annual updates to master plans and investment strategies for Army ammunition plants.Sec. 115. Report on acquisition strategies of the logistics augmentation program of the Army.Subtitle C—Navy programsSec. 121. Reduction in the minimum number of Navy carrier air wings and carrier air wing headquarters required to be maintained.Sec. 122. Extension of prohibition on availability of funds for Navy port waterborne security barriers.Sec. 123. Multiyear procurement authority for Virginia class submarine program.Subtitle D—Air Force programsSec. 131. Limitations and minimum inventory requirement relating to RQ–4 aircraft.Sec. 132. Limitation on divestiture of T–1A training aircraft.Sec. 133. Modification to minimum inventory requirement for A–10 aircraft.Sec. 134. Modification to minimum requirement for total primary mission aircraft inventory of Air Force fighter aircraft.Sec. 135. Modification of limitation on divestment of F–15 aircraft.Sec. 136. Report on Air Force executive aircraft.Subtitle E—Defense-wide, joint, and multiservice mattersSec. 141. Pilot program to accelerate the procurement and fielding of innovative technologies.Sec. 142. Requirement to develop and implement policies to establish the datalink strategy of the Department of Defense.Sec. 143. Report on contract for cybersecurity capabilities and briefing.TITLE II—Research, development, test, and evaluationSubtitle A—Authorization of appropriationsSec. 201. Authorization of appropriations.Subtitle B—Program requirements, restrictions, and limitationsSec. 211. Updated guidance on planning for exportability features for future programs.Sec. 212. Support to the Defence Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic.Sec. 213. Modification to personnel management authority to attract experts in science and engineering.Sec. 214. Administration of the Advanced Sensors Application Program.Sec. 215. Delegation of responsibility for certain research programs.Sec. 216. Program of standards and requirements for microelectronics.Sec. 217. Clarifying role of partnership intermediaries to promote defense research and education.Sec. 218. Competition for technology that detects and watermarks the use of generative artificial intelligence.Subtitle C—Plans, reports, and other mattersSec. 221. Department of Defense prize competitions for business systems modernization.Sec. 222. Update to plans and strategies for artificial intelligence.Sec. 223. Western regional range complex demonstration.Sec. 224. Report on feasibility and advisability of establishing a quantum computing innovation center.Sec. 225. Briefing on the impediments to the transition of the Semantic Forensics program to operational use.Sec. 226. Annual report on Department of Defense hypersonic capability funding and investment.Sec. 227. Limitation on availability of funds for travel for office of Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness pending a plan for modernizing Defense Travel System.Sec. 228. Annual report on unfunded priorities for research, development, test, and evaluation activities.TITLE III—Operation and MaintenanceSubtitle A—Authorization of AppropriationsSec. 301. Authorization of appropriations.Subtitle B—Energy and EnvironmentSec. 311. Requirement for approval by Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment of any waiver for a system that does not meet fuel efficiency key performance parameter.Sec. 312. Improvement and codification of Sentinel Landscapes Partnership program authority.Sec. 313. Modification of definition of sustainable aviation fuel for purpose of pilot program on use of such fuel.Sec. 314. Payment to Environmental Protection Agency of stipulated penalties in connection with Naval Air Station Moffett Field, California.Sec. 315. Technical assistance for communities and individuals potentially affected by releases at current and former Department of Defense facilities.Subtitle C—Treatment of Perfluoroalkyl Substances and Polyfluoroalkyl SubstancesSec. 321. Treatment of certain materials contaminated with perfluoroalkyl substances or polyfluoroalkyl substances.Sec. 322. 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. 323. Modification of authority for environmental restoration projects at National Guard facilities.Sec. 324. Limitation on availability of travel funds until submittal of plan for restoring data sharing on testing of water for perfluoroalkyl or polyfluoroalkyl substances.Sec. 325. Dashboard of funding relating to perfluoroalkyl substances and polyfluoroalkyl substances.Sec. 326. Report on schedule and cost estimates for completion of testing and remediation of contaminated sites and publication of cleanup information.Sec. 327. Modification of timing of report on activities of PFAS Task Force.Sec. 328. Government Accountability Office report on testing and remediation of perfluoroalkyl substances and polyfluoroalkyl substances.Subtitle D—Logistics and SustainmentSec. 331. Assuring Critical Infrastructure Support for Military Contingencies Pilot Program.Sec. 332. Strategy and assessment on use of automation and artificial intelligence for shipyard optimization.Subtitle E—Briefings and ReportsSec. 341. Critical infrastructure conditions at military installations.Sec. 342. Report on establishing sufficient stabling, pasture, and training area for the Old Guard Caisson Platoon equines.Sec. 343. Quarterly briefings on operational status of amphibious warship fleet of Department of the Navy.Sec. 344. Briefing on plan for maintaining proficiency in emergency movement of munitions in Joint Region Marianas, Guam.Subtitle F—Other MattersSec. 351. Continued designation of Secretary of the Navy as executive agent for Naval Small Craft Instruction and Technical Training School.Sec. 352. Restriction on retirement of U–28 Aircraft.Sec. 353. Tribal liaisons.Sec. 354. Limitation on use of funds to expand leased facilities for the Joint Military Information Support Operations Web Operations Center.Sec. 355. Modifications to the Contested Logistics Working Group of the Department of Defense.Sec. 356. Establishment of Caisson Platoon to support military and State funeral services.Sec. 357. Limitation on availability of funds pending 30-year shipbuilding plan that maintains 31 amphibious warships for the Department of the Navy.Sec. 358. Modification of rule of construction regarding provision of support and services to non-Department of Defense organizations and activities.TITLE IV—Military personnel authorizationsSubtitle A—Active forcesSec. 401. End strengths for active forces.Sec. 402. End strength level matters.Sec. 403. Extension of additional authority to vary Space Force end strength.Subtitle B—Reserve forcesSec. 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 appropriationsSec. 421. Military personnel.TITLE V—Military personnel policySubtitle A—Officer personnel policy Sec. 501. Authorized strength: general and flag officers on active duty.Sec. 502. Prohibition on appointment or nomination of certain officers who are subject to special selection review boards.Sec. 503. Exclusion of officers who are licensed behavioral health providers from limitations on active duty commissioned officer end strengths.Sec. 504. Updating authority to authorize promotion transfers between components of the same service or a different service.Sec. 505. Effect of failure of selection for promotion.Sec. 506. Permanent authority to order retired members to active duty in high-demand, low-density appointments.Sec. 507. Waiver authority expansion for the extension of service obligation for Marine Corps cyberspace operations officers.Sec. 508. Removal of active duty prohibition for members of the Air Force Reserve Policy Committee.Sec. 509. Extension of authority to vary number of Space Force officers considered for promotion to major general.Sec. 510. Realignment of Navy spot-promotion quotas.Sec. 511. Modification of limitation on promotion selection board rates.Sec. 512. Time in grade requirements.Sec. 513. Flexibility in determining terms of appointment for certain senior officer positions.Subtitle B—Reserve component managementSec. 521. Alternative promotion authority for reserve officers in designated competitive categories.Sec. 522. Selected Reserve and Ready Reserve order to active duty to respond to a significant cyber incident.Sec. 523. Mobilization of Selected Reserve for preplanned missions in support of the combatant commands.Sec. 524. Alternating selection of officers of the National Guard and the Reserves as deputy commanders of certain combatant commands.Sec. 525. Grade of Vice Chief of the National Guard Bureau.Subtitle C—General service authorities and military recordsSec. 531. Modification of limitation on enlistment and induction of persons whose score on the Armed Forces Qualification Test is below a prescribed level.Sec. 532. Non-medical counseling services for military families.Sec. 533. Primacy of needs of the service in determining individual duty assignments.Sec. 534. Requirement to use qualifications, performance, and merit as basis for promotions, assignments, and other personnel actions.Sec. 535. Requirement to base treatment in the military on merit and performance.Sec. 536. Tiger team for outreach to former members.Sec. 537. Diversity, equity, and inclusion personnel grade cap.Subtitle D—Military justice and other legal mattersSec. 541. Establishment of staggered terms for members of the Military Justice Review Panel.Sec. 542. Technical and conforming amendments to the Uniform Code of Military Justice.Subtitle E—Member Education, Training, TransitionSec. 551. Future servicemember preparatory course.Sec. 552. Determination of active duty service commitment for recipients of fellowships, grants, and scholarships.Sec. 553. Military service academy professional sports pathway report and legislative proposal required.Sec. 554. Community college Enlisted Training Corps demonstration program.Sec. 555. Language training centers for members of the Armed Forces and civilian employees of the Department of Defense.Sec. 556. Limitation on availability of funds for relocation of Army CID special agent training course.Sec. 557. Army Physical Fitness Test.Sec. 558. Opt-out sharing of information on members retiring or separating from the Armed Forces with community-based organizations and related entities.Sec. 559. Establishment of program to promote participation of foreign students in the Senior Reserve Officers' Training Corps.Sec. 560. Consideration of standardized test scores in military service academy application process.Subtitle F—Military Family Readiness and Dependents' EducationSec. 561. Pilot program on recruitment and retention of employees for child development programs.Sec. 562. Certain assistance to local educational agencies that benefit dependents of military and civilian personnel.Sec. 563. Modifications to assistance to local educational agencies that benefit dependents of members of the Armed Forces with enrollment changes due to base closures, force structure changes, or force relocations.Sec. 564. Assistance for military spouses to obtain doula certifications.Subtitle G—Junior Reserve Officers' Training CorpsSec. 571. Expansion of Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps.Sec. 572. JROTC program certification.Sec. 573. Memorandum of understanding required.Sec. 574. Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps instructor compensation.Sec. 575. Annual report on allegations of sexual misconduct in JROTC programs.Sec. 576. Comptroller General report on efforts to increase transparency and reporting on sexual violence in the Junior Reserve Officers’ Training Corps Program.Subtitle H—Decorations and other awards, miscellaneous reports and other mattersSec. 581. Extension of deadline for review of World War I valor medals.Sec. 582. Prohibition on former members of the Armed Forces accepting post-service employment with certain foreign governments.Sec. 583. Prohibition on requiring listing of gender or pronouns in official correspondence.Subtitle I—Enhanced recruiting effortsSec. 591. Short title.Sec. 592. Increased access to potential recruits at secondary schools.Sec. 593. Increased access to potential recruits at institutions of higher education.TITLE VI—COMPENSATION AND OTHER PERSONNEL BENEFITSSubtitle A—Pay and AllowancesSec. 601. Pay of members of reserve components for inactive-duty training to obtain or maintain an aeronautical rating or designation.Sec. 602. Modification of calculation method for basic allowance for housing to more accurately assess housing costs of junior members of uniformed services.Sec. 603. Basic allowance for housing for members assigned to vessels undergoing maintenance.Sec. 604. Dual basic allowance for housing for training for certain members of reserve components.Sec. 605. Modification of calculation of gross household income for basic needs allowance to address areas of demonstrated need.Sec. 606. Expansion of eligibility for reimbursement of qualified licensure, certification, and business relocation costs incurred by military spouses.Sec. 607. Cost-of-living allowance in the continental United States: high cost areas.Sec. 608. OCONUS cost-of-living allowance: adjustments.Sec. 609. Extension of one-time uniform allowance for officers who transfer to the Space Force.Sec. 610. Review of rates of military basic pay.Sec. 611. Government Accountability Office study on process for determining cost-of-living allowances for members of the uniformed services assigned to the continental United States, Hawaii, Alaska, and overseas locations.Subtitle B—Bonus and Incentive PaysSec. 621. Modification of special and incentive pay authorities for members of reserve components.Sec. 622. Expansion of continuation pay eligibility.Sec. 623. One-year extension of certain expiring bonus and special pay authorities.Sec. 624. Requirement to establish remote and austere condition assignment incentive pay program for Air Force.Subtitle C—Other MattersSec. 631. Modification of requirements for approval of foreign employment by retired and reserve members of uniformed services.Sec. 632. Restrictions on retired and reserve members of the Armed Forces receiving employment and compensation indirectly from foreign governments through private entities.TITLE VII—Health Care ProvisionsSubtitle A—TRICARE and Other Health Care BenefitsSec. 701. Extension of period of eligibility for health benefits under TRICARE Reserve Select for survivors of a member of the Selected Reserve.Sec. 702. Authority to provide dental care for dependents located at certain remote or isolated locations.Sec. 703. Inclusion of assisted reproductive technology and artificial insemination as required primary and preventive health care services for members of the uniformed services and dependents.Sec. 704. Program on treatment of members of the Armed Forces for post-traumatic stress disorder, traumatic brain injuries, and co-occurring disorders related to military sexual trauma.Sec. 705. Waiver of cost-sharing for three mental health outpatient visits for certain beneficiaries under the TRICARE program.Sec. 706. Expansion of doula care furnished by Department of Defense.Subtitle B—Health Care AdministrationSec. 711. Increase in stipend for participants in health professions scholarship and financial assistance programs.Sec. 712. Financial relief for civilians treated in military medical treatment facilities.Sec. 713. Department of Defense Overdose Data Act of 2023.Sec. 714. Modification of administration of medical malpractice claims by members of the uniformed services.Subtitle C—Reports and Other MattersSec. 721. Modification of partnership program between United States and Ukraine for military trauma care and research.Sec. 722. Requirement that Department of Defense disclose expert reports with respect to medical malpractice claims by members of the uniformed services.Sec. 723. Comptroller General study on impact of perinatal mental health conditions of members of the Armed Forces and their dependents on military readiness and retention.Sec. 724. Report on mental and behavioral health services provided by Department of Defense.Sec. 725. Report on activities of Department of Defense to prevent, intervene, and treat perinatal mental health conditions of members of the Armed Forces and their dependents.Sec. 726. Study on family planning and cryopreservation of gametes to improve retention of members of the Armed Forces.TITLE VIII—Acquisition policy, acquisition management, and related mattersSubtitle A—Acquisition policy and managementSec. 801. Amendments to multiyear procurement authority.Sec. 802. Modernizing the Department of Defense requirements process.Sec. 803. Head of Contracting Authority for Strategic Capabilities Office.Sec. 804. Pilot program for the use of innovative intellectual property strategies.Sec. 805. Focused commercial solutions openings opportunities.Sec. 806. Study on reducing barriers to acquisition of commercial products and services.Sec. 807. Sense of the Senate on independent cost assessment.Sec. 808. Emergency acquisition authority for purposes of replenishing United States stockpiles.Subtitle B—Amendments to general contracting authorities, procedures, and limitationsSec. 811. Commander initiated rapid contracting actions.Sec. 812. Extension and revisions to never contract with the enemy.Sec. 813. Enhancement of Department of Defense capabilities to prevent contractor fraud.Sec. 814. Modification of approval authority for high dollar other transaction agreements for prototypes.Sec. 815. Modifications to Earned Value Management system requirements.Sec. 816. Inventory of inflation and escalation indices.Sec. 817. Pilot program to incentivize progress payments.Sec. 818. Extension of pilot program to accelerate contracting and pricing processes.Sec. 819. Preventing conflicts of interest for Department of Defense consultants.Sec. 820. Prohibition on requiring defense contractors to provide information relating to greenhouse gas emissions.Sec. 821. Prohibition on contracts for the provision of online tutoring services by entities owned by the People's Republic of China.Sec. 822. Modification of truthful cost or pricing data submissions and report.Subtitle C—Industrial base mattersSec. 831. Defense industrial base advanced capabilities pilot program.Sec. 832. Department of Defense notification of certain transactions.Sec. 833. Analyses of certain activities for action to address sourcing and industrial capacity.Sec. 834. Pilot program on capital assistance to support defense investment in the industrial base.Sec. 835. Requirement to buy certain satellite components from national technology and industrial base.Subtitle D—Small business mattersSec. 841. Amendments to Defense Research and Development Rapid Innovation Program.Sec. 842. Department of Defense Mentor-Protégé Program.Sec. 843. Consideration of the past performance of affiliate companies of small businesses.Sec. 844. Timely payments for Department of Defense small business subcontractors.Sec. 845. Extension of Pilot Program for streamlined technology transition from the SBIR and STTR Programs of the Department of Defense.Sec. 846. Annual reports regarding the SBIR program of the Department of Defense.Sec. 847. Modifications to the Procurement Technical Assistance Program.Sec. 848. Extension of pilot program to incentivize contracting with employee-owned businesses.Subtitle E—Other mattersSec. 861. Limitation on the availability of funds pending a plan for implementing the replacement for the Selected Acquisition Reporting system.Sec. 862. Extension of pilot program for distribution support and services for weapons systems contractors.Sec. 863. Modification of effective date for expansion on the prohibition on acquiring certain metal products.Sec. 864. Foreign sources of specialty metals.Sec. 865. University Affiliated Research Center for critical minerals.TITLE IX—DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENTSubtitle A—Office of the Secretary of Defense and Related MattersSec. 901. Establishment of Office of Strategic Capital.Sec. 902. Reinstatement of position of Chief Management Officer of Department of Defense.Sec. 903. Modification of responsibilities of Director of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation.Sec. 904. Roles and responsibilities for components of Office of Secretary of Defense for joint all-domain command and control in support of integrated joint warfighting.Sec. 905. Principal Deputy Assistant Secretaries to support Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict.Sec. 906. Modification of cross-functional team to address emerging threat relating to directed energy capabilities.Sec. 907. Pilot program on protecting access to critical assets.Sec. 908. Extension of mission management pilot program.Sec. 909. Conforming amendments to carry out elimination of position of Chief Management Officer.Subtitle B—Other Department of Defense Organization and Management MattersSec. 921. Joint Energetics Transition Office.Sec. 922. Transition of oversight responsibility for the Defense Technology Security Administration.Sec. 923. Integrated and authenticated access to Department of Defense systems for certain congressional staff for oversight purposes.Sec. 924. Integration of productivity software suites for scheduling data.Sec. 925. Operationalizing audit readiness.Sec. 926. Next generation business health metrics.Sec. 927. Independent assessment of defense business enterprise architecture.Sec. 928. Limitation on establishment of new diversity, equity, and inclusion positions; hiring freeze.TITLE X—General provisionsSubtitle A—Financial mattersSec. 1001. General transfer authority.Sec. 1002. Annual report on budget prioritization by Secretary of Defense and military departments.Sec. 1003. Additional reporting requirements related to unfunded priorities.Sec. 1004. Sense of the Senate on need for emergency supplemental appropriations.Subtitle B—Counterdrug activitiesSec. 1011. Disruption of fentanyl trafficking.Sec. 1012. Enhanced support for counterdrug activities and activities to counter transnational organized crime.Sec. 1013. Modification of support for counterdrug activities and activities to counter transnational organized crime: increase in cap for small scale construction projects.Sec. 1014. Building the capacity of armed forces of Mexico to counter the threat posed by transnational criminal organizations.Subtitle C—Naval vesselsSec. 1021. Modification of authority to purchase used vessels under the National Defense Sealift Fund.Sec. 1022. Amphibious warship force availability.Sec. 1023. Prohibition on retirement of certain naval vessels.Sec. 1024. Report on the potential for an Army and Navy joint effort for watercraft vessels.Subtitle D—CounterterrorismSec. 1031. Extension of prohibition on use of funds to close or relinquish control of United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.Sec. 1032. 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. 1033. 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. 1034. 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.Subtitle E—Miscellaneous authorities and limitationsSec. 1041. Extension of admission to Guam or the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands for certain nonimmigrant H–2B workers.Sec. 1042. Authority to include funding requests for the chemical and biological defense program in budget accounts of military departments.Sec. 1043. Unfavorable security clearance eligibility determinations and appeals.Sec. 1044. Assistance in support of Department of Defense accounting for missing United States Government personnel.Sec. 1045. Implementation of arrangements to build transparency, confidence, and security.Sec. 1046. Access to and use of military post offices by United States citizens employed overseas by the North Atlantic Treaty Organization who perform functions in support of military operations of the Armed Forces.Sec. 1047. Removal of time limitations of temporary protection and authorization of reimbursement for security services and equipment for former or retired Department of Defense personnel.Sec. 1048. Annual Defense POW/MIA Accounting Agency (DPAA) capabilities required to expand accounting for persons missing from designated past conflicts.Subtitle F—Studies and reportsSec. 1051. Annual report and briefing on implementation of Force Design 2030.Sec. 1052. Plan for conversion of Joint Task Force North into Joint Interagency Task Force North.Sec. 1053. Report on use of tactical fighter aircraft and bomber aircraft for deployments and homeland defense missions.Sec. 1054. Modifications of reporting requirements.Sec. 1055. Report on equipping certain ground combat units with small unmanned aerial systems.Sec. 1056. Comprehensive assessment of Marine Corps Force Design 2030.Sec. 1057. Strategy to achieve critical mineral supply chain independence for the Department of Defense.Sec. 1058. Quarterly briefing on homeland defense planning.Sec. 1059. Special operations force structure.Sec. 1060. Briefing on commercial tools employed by the Department of Defense to assess foreign ownership, control, or influence.Sec. 1061. Plan on countering human trafficking.Sec. 1062. Briefing and report on use and effectiveness of United States Naval Station, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.Subtitle G—Other mattersSec. 1071. Matters related to irregular warfare.Sec. 1072. Joint concept for competing implementation updates.Sec. 1073. Limitation on certain funding until submission of the Chairman’s Risk Assessment and briefing requirement.Sec. 1074. Notification of safety and security concerns at certain Department of Defense laboratories.Sec. 1075. Assessment and recommendations relating to infrastructure, capacity, resources, and personnel in Guam.Sec. 1076. Program and processes relating to foreign acquisition.Sec. 1077. Technical and conforming amendments related to the Space Force.Sec. 1078. Authority to establish commercial integration cells within certain combatant commands.Sec. 1079. Modification on limitation on funding for institutions of higher education hosting Confucius Institutes.Sec. 1080. Modification of definition of domestic source for title III of Defense Production Act of 1950.Sec. 1081. Comprehensive strategy for talent development and management of Department of Defense computer programming workforce.Sec. 1082. Limitation on availability of funds for destruction of landmines.TITLE XI—Civilian personnel mattersSec. 1101. One-year extension of authority to waive annual limitation on premium pay and aggregate limitation on pay for Federal civilian employees working overseas.Sec. 1102. One-year extension of temporary authority to grant allowances, benefits, and gratuities to civilian personnel on official duty in a combat zone.Sec. 1103. Exclusion of positions in nonappropriated fund instrumentalities from limitations on dual pay.Sec. 1104. Exception to limitation on number of Senior Executive Service positions for the Department of Defense.Sec. 1105. Removal of Washington Headquarters Services direct support from personnel limitation on the Office of the Secretary of Defense.Sec. 1106. Consolidation of direct hire authorities for candidates with specified degrees at science and technology reinvention laboratories.Sec. 1107. Expansion and extension of direct hire authority for certain personnel of the Department of Defense.Sec. 1108. Extension of direct hire authority for the Department of Defense for post-secondary students and recent graduates.Sec. 1109. Extension of direct hire authority for domestic industrial base facilities and Major Range and Test Facilities Base.Sec. 1110. Authority to employ civilian faculty members at Space Force schools.Sec. 1111. Report and sunset relating to inapplicability of certification of executive qualifications by qualification review boards of Office of Personnel Management.Sec. 1112. Extension of date of first employment for acquisition of competitive status for employees of Inspectors General for overseas contingency operations.Sec. 1113. Expansion of noncompetitive appointment eligibility to spouses of Department of Defense civilians.Sec. 1114. Elimination of Government Accountability Office review requirement relating to Department of Defense personnel authorities.Sec. 1115. Amendments to the John S. McCain Strategic Defense Fellows Program.Sec. 1116. Civilian Cybersecurity Reserve pilot project.TITLE XII—Matters relating to foreign nationsSubtitle A—Assistance and trainingSec. 1201. Middle East integrated maritime domain awareness and interdiction capability.Sec. 1202. Authority to provide mission training through distributed simulation.Sec. 1203. Increase in small-scale construction limit and modification of authority to build capacity.Sec. 1204. Extension of legal institutional capacity building initiative for foreign defense institutions.Sec. 1205. Extension and modification of authority for reimbursement of certain coalition nations for support provided to United States military operations.Sec. 1206. Extension of authority for Department of Defense support for stabilization activities in national security interest of the United States.Sec. 1207. Extension of cross servicing agreements for loan of personnel protection and personnel survivability equipment in coalition operations.Sec. 1208. Limitation on availability of funds for International Security Cooperation Program.Sec. 1209. Modification of Department of Defense security cooperation workforce development.Sec. 1210. Modification of authority to provide support to certain governments for border security operations.Sec. 1211. Modification of Defense Operational Resilience International Cooperation Pilot Program.Sec. 1212. Assistance to Israel for aerial refueling.Subtitle B—Matters relating to Syria, Iraq, and IranSec. 1221. Extension and modification of authority to provide assistance to vetted Syrian groups and individuals.Sec. 1222. Extension of authority to support operations and activities of the Office of Security Cooperation in Iraq.Sec. 1223. Extension and modification of authority to provide assistance to counter the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria.Sec. 1224. Briefing on nuclear capability of Iran.Subtitle C—Matters relating to Europe and the Russian FederationSec. 1231. Extension and modification of Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative.Sec. 1232. Extension and modification of training for Eastern European national security forces in the course of multilateral exercises.Sec. 1233. Extension of prohibition on availability of funds relating to sovereignty of the Russian Federation over internationally recognized territory of Ukraine.Sec. 1234. Extension and modification of temporary authorizations related to Ukraine and other matters.Sec. 1235. Prioritization for basing, training, and exercises in North Atlantic Treaty Organization member countries.Sec. 1236. Study and report on lessons learned regarding information operations and deterrence.Sec. 1237. Report on progress on multi-year strategy and plan for Baltic security cooperation.Sec. 1238. Sense of the Senate on the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.Sec. 1239. Sense of the Senate on Defence Innovation Accelerator for the North Atlantic (DIANA) in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization.Sec. 1240. Sense of the Senate regarding the arming of Ukraine.Subtitle D—Matters relating to the Indo-Pacific regionSec. 1241. Indo-Pacific Campaigning Initiative.Sec. 1242. Training, advising, and institutional capacity-building program for military forces of Taiwan.Sec. 1243. Indo-Pacific Maritime Domain Awareness Initiative.Sec. 1244. Extension of Pacific Deterrence Initiative.Sec. 1245. Extension of authority to transfer funds for Bien Hoa dioxin cleanup.Sec. 1246. Extension and modification of pilot program to improve cyber cooperation with foreign military partners in Southeast Asia.Sec. 1247. Extension and modification of certain temporary authorizations.Sec. 1248. Plan for enhanced security cooperation with Japan.Sec. 1249. Plan for improvements to certain operating locations in Indo-Pacific region.Sec. 1250. Strategy for improving posture of ground-based theater-range missiles in Indo-Pacific region.Sec. 1251. Enhancing major defense partnership with India.Sec. 1252. Military cybersecurity cooperation with Taiwan.Sec. 1253. Designation of senior official for Department of Defense activities relating to, and implementation plan for, security partnership among Australia, the United Kingdom, and the United States.Sec. 1254. Report and notification relating to transfer of operational control on Korean Peninsula.Sec. 1255. Report on range of consequences of war with the People’s Republic of China.Sec. 1256. Study and report on command structure and force posture of United States Armed Forces in Indo-Pacific region.Sec. 1257. Studies on defense budget transparency of the People’s Republic of China and the United States.Sec. 1258. Briefing on provision of security assistance by the People’s Republic of China and summary of Department of Defense mitigation activities.Sec. 1259. Semiannual briefings on bilateral agreements supporting United States military posture in the Indo-Pacific region.Sec. 1260. Semiannual briefings on military of the People's Republic of China.Sec. 1261. Prohibition on use of funds to support entertainment projects with ties to the Government of the People's Republic of China.Sec. 1262. Prohibition on use of funds for the Wuhan Institute of Virology.Sec. 1263. Audit to identify diversion of Department of Defense funding to China's research labs.Sec. 1264. Prohibiting Federal funding for EcoHealth Alliance Inc.Sec. 1265. Assessment relating to contingency operational plan of United States Indo-Pacific Command.Sec. 1266. Assessment of absorptive capacity of military forces of Taiwan.Sec. 1267. Analysis of risks and implications of potential sustained military blockade of Taiwan by the People's Republic of China.Sec. 1268. Sense of the Senate on defense alliances and partnerships in the Indo-Pacific region.Subtitle E—Securing maritime data from ChinaSec. 1271. Short title.Sec. 1272. LOGINK defined.Sec. 1273. Countering the spread of LOGINK.Subtitle F—ReportsSec. 1281. Report on Department of Defense roles and responsibilities in support of National Strategy for the Arctic Region.Subtitle G—Other mattersSec. 1291. Military intelligence collection and analysis partnerships.Sec. 1292. Collaboration with partner countries to develop and maintain military-wide transformational strategies for operational energy.Sec. 1293. Modification of support of special operations for irregular warfare.Sec. 1294. Modification of authority for expenditure of funds for clandestine activities that support operational preparation of the environment.Sec. 1295. Modification of initiative to support protection of national security academic researchers from undue influence and other security threats.Sec. 1296. Modification of authority for certain payments to redress injury and loss.Sec. 1297. Modification of authority for cooperation on directed energy capabilities.Sec. 1298. Modification of Arctic Security Initiative.Sec. 1299. Termination of authorization of non-conventional assisted recovery capabilities.Sec. 1299A. Extension of prohibition on in-flight refueling to non-United States aircraft that engage in hostilities in the ongoing civil war in Yemen.Sec. 1299B. Extension of United States-Israel anti-tunnel cooperation.Sec. 1299C. Prohibition on delegation of authority to designate foreign partner forces as eligible for the provision of collective self-defense support by United States Armed Forces.Sec. 1299D. Participation by military departments in interoperability programs with military forces of Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom.Sec. 1299E. Cooperation with allies and partners in Middle East on development of integrated regional cybersecurity architecture.Sec. 1299F. Foreign Advance Acquisition Account.Sec. 1299G. Limitation on availability of funds for travel expenses of the Office of the Secretary of Defense.Sec. 1299H. Plans related to rapid transfer of certain missiles and defense capabilities.Sec. 1299I. Ensuring peace through strength in Israel.Sec. 1299J. Improvements to security cooperation workforce and defense acquisition workforce.Sec. 1299K. Modification of foreign military sales processing.TITLE XIII—COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTIONSec. 1301. Cooperative Threat Reduction funds.TITLE XIV—Other authorizationsSubtitle A—Military programsSec. 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 StockpileSec. 1411. Recovery of rare earth elements and other strategic and critical materials through end-of-life equipment recycling.Sec. 1412. Improvements to Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act.Sec. 1413. Authority to dispose of materials from the National Defense Stockpile.Sec. 1414. Beginning balances of the National Defense Stockpile Transaction Fund for audit purposes.Subtitle C—Other mattersSec. 1421. Authority for transfer of funds to joint Department of Defense-Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Facility Demonstration Fund for Captain James A. Lovell Health Care Center, Illinois.Sec. 1422. Authorization of appropriations for Armed Forces Retirement Home.Sec. 1423. Modification of leasing authority of Armed Forces Retirement Home.TITLE XV—Space activities, strategic programs, and intelligence mattersSubtitle A—Space activitiesSec. 1501. Acquisition strategy for Phase 3 of the National Security Space Launch program.Sec. 1502. Initial operating capability for Advanced Tracking and Launch Analysis System and system-level review.Sec. 1503. Department of the Air Force responsibility for space-based ground and airborne moving target indication.Sec. 1504. Principal Military Deputy for Space Acquisition and Integration.Sec. 1505. Use of middle tier acquisition authority for Space Development Agency acquisition program.Sec. 1506. Special authority for provision of commercial space launch support services.Sec. 1507. Treatment of Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Resiliency, Modifications, and Improvements program as acquisition category 1D program.Sec. 1508. Briefing on classification practices and foreign disclosure policies required for combined space operations.Sec. 1509. Limitation on availability of certain funds relating to selection of permanent location for headquarters of United States Space Command.Subtitle B—Nuclear forcesSec. 1511. Prohibition on reduction of the intercontinental ballistic missiles of the United States.Sec. 1512. Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile program silo activity.Sec. 1513. Matters relating to the acquisition and deployment of the Sentinel intercontinental ballistic missile weapon system.Sec. 1514. Plan for decreasing the time to upload additional warheads to the intercontinental ballistic missile fleet.Sec. 1515. Tasking and oversight authority with respect to intercontinental ballistic missile site activation task force for Sentinel Program.Sec. 1516. Long-term sustainment of Sentinel ICBM guidance system.Sec. 1517. Sense of Senate on Polaris Sales Agreement.Sec. 1518. Matters relating to the nuclear-armed sea-launched cruise missile.Sec. 1519. Operational timeline for Strategic Automated Command and Control System.Sec. 1520. Amendment to annual report on the plan for the nuclear weapons stockpile, nuclear weapons complex, nuclear weapons delivery systems, and nuclear weapons command and control systems.Sec. 1521. Technical amendment to additional report matters on strategic delivery systems.Sec. 1522. Amendment to study of weapons programs that allow Armed Forces to address hard and deeply buried targets.Sec. 1523. Limitation on use of funds until provision of Department of Defense information to Government Accountability Office.Subtitle C—Missile defenseSec. 1531. Designation of official responsible for missile defense of Guam.Sec. 1532. Selection of a Director of the Missile Defense Agency.Sec. 1533. Modification of requirement for Comptroller General of the United States review and assessment of missile defense acquisition programs.Sec. 1534. Iron Dome short-range rocket defense system and Israeli cooperative missile defense program co-development and co-production.Sec. 1535. Modification of scope of program accountability matrices requirements for next generation interceptors for missile defense of the United States homeland.Sec. 1536. Limitation on availability of funds for Office of Cost Assessment and Program Evaluation until submission of missile defense roles and responsibilities report.Sec. 1537. Integrated air and missile defense architecture for the Indo-Pacific region.Sec. 1538. Modification of National Missile Defense policy.Subtitle D—Other mattersSec. 1541. Electronic warfare.Sec. 1542. Study on the future of the Integrated Tactical Warning Attack Assessment System.Sec. 1543. Comprehensive review of electronic warfare test ranges and future capabilities.Sec. 1544. Extension of authorization for protection of certain facilities and assets from unmanned aircraft.Sec. 1545. Addressing serious deficiencies in electronic protection of systems that operate in the radio frequency spectrum.Sec. 1546. Funding limitation on certain unreported programs.Sec. 1547. Revision of Secretary of Defense authority to engage in commercial activities as security for intelligence collection activities.TITLE XVI—Cyberspace-related mattersSubtitle A—Matters relating to cyber operations and cyber forcesSec. 1601. Measures to enhance the readiness and effectiveness of the Cyber Mission Force.Sec. 1602. Cyber intelligence center.Sec. 1603. Performance metrics for pilot program for sharing cyber capabilities and related information with foreign operational partners.Sec. 1604. Next generation cyber red teams.Sec. 1605. Management of data assets by Chief Digital Officer.Sec. 1606. Authority for countering illegal trafficking by Mexican transnational criminal organizations in cyberspace.Sec. 1607. Pilot program for cybersecurity collaboration center inclusion of semiconductor manufacturers.Sec. 1608. Independent evaluation regarding potential establishment of United States Cyber Force and further evolution of current model for management and execution of cyber mission.Subtitle B—Matters relating to Department of Defense cybersecurity and information technologySec. 1611. Requirements for deployment of fifth generation information and communications capabilities to Department of Defense bases and facilities.Sec. 1612. Department of Defense information network boundary and cross-domain defense.Sec. 1613. Policy and guidance on memory-safe software programming.Sec. 1614. Development of regional cybersecurity strategies.Sec. 1615. Cyber incident reporting.Sec. 1616. Management by Department of Defense of mobile applications.Sec. 1617. Security enhancements for the nuclear command, control, and communications network.Sec. 1618. Guidance regarding securing laboratories of the Armed Forces.Sec. 1619. Establishing Identity, Credential, and Access Management initiative as a program of record.Sec. 1620. Strategy on cybersecurity resiliency of Department of Defense space enterprise.Sec. 1621. Requirements for implementation of user activity monitoring for cleared personnel and operational and information technology administrators and other privileged users.Sec. 1622. Department of Defense digital content provenance.Sec. 1623. Post-graduate employment of Cyber Service Academy scholarship recipients in intelligence community.Sec. 1624. Minimum number of scholarships to be awarded annually through Cyber Service Academy.TITLE XVII—Space Force personnel managementSec. 1701. Short title.Sec. 1702. Space Force Personnel Management Act transition plan.Sec. 1703. Comprehensive assessment of Space Force equities in the National Guard.Subtitle A—Space Force military personnel system without componentSec. 1711. Establishment of military personnel management system for the Space Force.Sec. 1712. Composition of the Space Force without component.Sec. 1713. Definitions for single personnel management system for the Space Force.Sec. 1714. Basic policies relating to service in the Space Force.Sec. 1715. Status and participation.Sec. 1716. Officers.Sec. 1717. Enlisted members.Sec. 1718. Retention and separation generally.Sec. 1719. Separation of officers for substandard performance of duty or for certain other reasons.Sec. 1720. Retirement.Subtitle B—Conforming amendments related to Space Force military personnel systemSec. 1731. Amendments to Department of the Air Force provisions of title 10, United States Code.Sec. 1732. Amendments to subtitle A of title 10, United States Code.Sec. 1733. Title 38, United States Code (veterans’ benefits).Subtitle C—Transition provisionsSec. 1741. Transition period.Sec. 1742. Change of duty status of members of the Space Force.Sec. 1743. Transfer to the Space Force of members of the Air Force Reserve and the Air National Guard.Sec. 1744. Placement of officers on the Space Force officer list.Sec. 1745. Disestablishment of regular Space Force.Sec. 1746. End strength flexibility.Sec. 1747. Promotion authority flexibility.Subtitle D—Other amendments related to the Space ForceSec. 1751. Title 10, United States Code.Sec. 1752. Other provisions of law.DIVISION B—Military construction authorizationsSec. 2001. Short title.Sec. 2002. Expiration of authorizations and amounts required to be specified by law.Sec. 2003. Effective date.TITLE XXI—Army military constructionSec. 2101. Authorized Army construction and land acquisition projects.Sec. 2102. Family housing.Sec. 2103. Authorization of appropriations, Army.Sec. 2104. Extension of authority to use cash payments in special account from land conveyance, Natick Soldier Systems Center, Massachusetts.Sec. 2105. Extension of authority to carry out fiscal year 2018 project at Kunsan Air Base, Korea.Sec. 2106. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2019 projects.Sec. 2107. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2021 projects.TITLE XXII—Navy military constructionSec. 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 certain fiscal year 2021 projects.TITLE XXIII—Air Force military constructionSec. 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 certain fiscal year 2017 projects.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 2021 projects.TITLE XXIV—Defense Agencies military constructionSec. 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 certain fiscal year 2018 projects.Sec. 2405. Extension and modification of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2019 projects.Sec. 2406. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2021 projects.Sec. 2407. Additional authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2022 projects.Sec. 2408. Additional authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2023 projects.TITLE XXV—International programsSubtitle A—North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment ProgramSec. 2501. Authorized NATO construction and land acquisition projects.Sec. 2502. Authorization of appropriations, NATO.Subtitle B—Host country in-kind contributionsSec. 2511. Republic of Korea funded construction projects.Sec. 2512. Republic of Poland funded construction projects.TITLE XXVI—Guard and Reserve Forces facilitiesSec. 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 fiscal year 2019 project at Francis S. Gabreski Airport, New York.Sec. 2609. Extension of authority to carry out certain fiscal year 2021 projects.Sec. 2610. Modification of authority to carry out fiscal year 2022 project at Nickell Memorial Armory, Kansas.Sec. 2611. Modification of authority to carry out fiscal year 2023 project at Camp Pendleton, California.Sec. 2612. Authority to conduct restoration and modernization projects at the First City Troop Readiness Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.TITLE XXVII—Base realignment and closure activitiesSec. 2701. Authorization of appropriations for base realignment and closure activities funded through Department of Defense Base Closure Account.Sec. 2702. Prohibition on conducting additional base realignment and closure (BRAC) round.Sec. 2703. Closure and disposal of the Pueblo Chemical Depot, Pueblo County, Colorado.TITLE XXVIII—Military construction general provisionsSubtitle A—Military Construction ProgramSec. 2801. Authority for Indo-Pacific posture military construction projects.Sec. 2802. Ordering authority for maintenance, repair, and construction of facilities of Department of Defense.Sec. 2803. Application of area construction cost indices outside the United States.Sec. 2804. Authorization of cost-plus incentive-fee contracting for military construction projects to mitigate risk to the Sentinel Program schedule and cost.Sec. 2805. Extensions to the Military Lands Withdrawal Act relating to Barry M. Goldwater range.Sec. 2806. Authority to lease land parcel for hospital and medical campus, Barrigada Transmitter Site, Guam.Sec. 2807. Revision to access and management of Air Force memorial.Sec. 2808. Development and operation of the Marine Corps Heritage Center and the National Museum of the Marine Corps.Sec. 2809. Authority for acquisition of real property interest in park land owned by the Commonwealth of Virginia.Sec. 2810. Movement or consolidation of Joint Spectrum Center to Fort Meade, Maryland, or another appropriate location.Sec. 2811. Temporary expansion of authority for use of one-step turn-key selection procedures for repair projects.Sec. 2812. Modification of temporary increase of amounts in connection with authority to carry out unspecified minor military construction.Sec. 2813. Pilot program on replacement of substandard enlisted barracks.Sec. 2814. Expansion of Defense Community Infrastructure Pilot Program to include installations of the Coast Guard.Sec. 2815. Modification of pilot program on increased use of sustainable building materials in military construction.Subtitle B—Military HousingPART I—Military Unaccompanied HousingSec. 2821. Uniform condition index for military unaccompanied housing.Sec. 2822. Certification of habitability of military unaccompanied housing.Sec. 2823. Maintenance work order management process for military unaccompanied housing.Sec. 2824. Expansion of uniform code of basic standards for military housing to include military unaccompanied housing.Sec. 2825. Oversight of military unaccompanied housing.Sec. 2826. Elimination of flexibilities for adequacy or construction standards for military unaccompanied housing.Sec. 2827. Design standards for military unaccompanied housing.Sec. 2828. Termination of habitability standard waivers and assessment and plan with respect to military unaccompanied housing.Sec. 2829. Requirement for security cameras in common areas and entry points of military unaccompanied housing.Sec. 2830. Annual report on military unaccompanied housing.PART II—Privatized Military HousingSec. 2841. Improvements to privatized military housing.Sec. 2842. Implementation of Comptroller General Recommendations relating to strengthening oversight of privatized military housing.Sec. 2843. Treatment of nondisclosure agreements with respect to privatized military housing.PART III—Other Housing MattersSec. 2851. Department of Defense Military Housing Readiness Council.Sec. 2852. Inclusion in annual status of forces survey of questions regarding living conditions of members of the Armed Forces.Subtitle C—Land ConveyancesSec. 2861. Land conveyance, BG J Sumner Jones Army Reserve Center, Wheeling, West Virginia.Sec. 2862. Land conveyance, Wetzel County Memorial Army Reserve Center, New Martinsville, West Virginia.Subtitle D—Other MattersSec. 2871. Authority to conduct energy resilience and conservation projects at installations where non-Department of Defense funded energy projects have occurred.Sec. 2872. Limitation on authority to modify or restrict public access to Greenbury Point Conservation Area at Naval Support Activity Annapolis, Maryland.Sec. 2873. Authorization for the Secretary of the Navy to resolve the electrical utility operations at Former Naval Air Station Barbers Point (currently known as Kalaeloa), Hawaii.Sec. 2874. Clarification of other transaction authority for installation or facility prototyping.Sec. 2875. Requirement that Department of Defense include military installation resilience in real property management and installation master planning of Department.Sec. 2876. Increase of limitation on fee for architectural and engineering services procured by military departments.Sec. 2877. Requirement that all material types be considered for design-bid-build military construction projects.Sec. 2878. Continuing education curriculum for members of the military construction planning and design workforce and acquisition workforce of the Department of Defense.Sec. 2879. Guidance on Department of Defense-wide standards for access to installations of the Department.Sec. 2880. Deployment of existing construction materials.Sec. 2881. Technical corrections.DIVISION C—Department of Energy national security authorizations and other authorizationsTITLE XXXI—Department of Energy national security programsSubtitle A—National security programs and authorizationsSec. 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 limitationsSec. 3111. Limitation on use of funds for naval nuclear fuel systems based on low-enriched uranium.Sec. 3112. Prohibition on ARIES expansion before realization of 30 pit per year base capability.Sec. 3113. Plutonium Modernization Program management.Sec. 3114. Pantex explosives manufacturing capability.Sec. 3115. Limitation on establishing an enduring bioassurance program within the National Nuclear Security Administration.Sec. 3116. Extension of authority on acceptance of contributions for acceleration or removal or security of fissile materials, radiological materials, and related equipment at vulnerable sites worldwide.Sec. 3117. Modification of reporting requirements for program on vulnerable sites.Sec. 3118. Implementation of enhanced mission delivery initiative.Sec. 3119. Limitation on use of funds until provision of spend plan for W80-4 ALT weapon development.Sec. 3120. Analyses of nuclear programs of foreign countries.Sec. 3121. Enhancing National Nuclear Security Administration supply chain reliability.Sec. 3122. Transfer of cybersecurity responsibilities to Administrator for Nuclear Security.Sec. 3123. Redesignating duties related to departmental radiological and nuclear incident responses.Sec. 3124. Modification of authority to establish certain contracting, program management, scientific, engineering, and technical positions.Sec. 3125. Technical amendments to the Atomic Energy Defense Act.Sec. 3126. Amendment to period for briefing requirements.Sec. 3127. Repeal of reporting requirements for Uranium Capabilities Replacement Project.Subtitle C—Budget and financial management mattersSec. 3131. Updated financial integration policy.Subtitle D—Other mattersSec. 3141. Integration of technical expertise of Department of Energy into policymaking.TITLE XXXII—Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety BoardSec. 3201. Authorization.TITLE XXXV—Maritime AdministrationSec. 3501. Maritime Administration.DIVISION D—Funding TablesSec. 4001. Authorization of amounts in funding tables.

2.

Organization of Act into divisions; table of contents

(a)

Divisions

This Act is organized into four 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.(b)

Table of contents

The table of contents for this Act is as follows:

3.

Congressional defense committees

In this Act, the term congressional defense committees has the meaning given that term in section 101(a)(16) of title 10, United States Code.

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.

A

Department of Defense authorizations

B

Military construction authorizations

2001.

Short title

This division may be cited as the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2024.

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, 2026; or(2)the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds for military construction for fiscal year 2027.(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, 2026; or(2)the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds for fiscal year 2027 for military construction projects, land acquisition, family housing projects and facilities, or contributions to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Security Investment Program.

2003.

Effective date

Titles XXI through XXVII shall take effect on the later of—(1)October 1, 2023; or(2)the date of the enactment of this Act.

C

Department of Energy national security authorizations and other authorizations

D

Funding Tables

4001.

Authorization of amounts in funding tables

(a)

In general

Whenever a funding table in this division specifies a dollar amount authorized for a project, program, or activity, the obligation and expenditure of the specified dollar amount for the project, program, or activity is hereby authorized, subject to the availability of appropriations.(b)

Merit-based decisions

A decision to commit, obligate, or expend funds with or to a specific entity on the basis of a dollar amount authorized pursuant to subsection (a) shall—(1)be based on merit-based selection procedures in accordance with the requirements of sections 3201 and 4024 of title 10, United States Code, or on competitive procedures; and(2)comply with other applicable provisions of law.(c)

Relationship to transfer and programming authority

An amount specified in the funding tables in this division may be transferred or reprogrammed under a transfer or reprogramming authority provided by another provision of this Act or by other law. The transfer or reprogramming of an amount specified in such funding tables shall not count against a ceiling on such transfers or reprogrammings under section 1001 of this Act or any other provision of law, unless such transfer or reprogramming would move funds between appropriation accounts.(d)

Applicability to classified annex

This section applies to any classified annex that accompanies this Act.(e)

Oral or written communications

No oral or written communication concerning any amount specified in the funding tables in this division shall supersede the requirements of this section.

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